diff --git a/ekms/etsiqkdnclient/etsi-qkdn-client.go b/ekms/etsiqkdnclient/etsi-qkdn-client.go
index c735e7316f354557b0099ed22a425312f66fbd66..3c371edd0b6338ab15e9c2b52d3c60b44acaddd8 100644
--- a/ekms/etsiqkdnclient/etsi-qkdn-client.go
+++ b/ekms/etsiqkdnclient/etsi-qkdn-client.go
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ func emulatedKMS(config *Config, id uuid.UUID, peerChannel chan string) *kms.EKM
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Start the SDN/management and key retrieval interface
-	go kms.StartETSI(config.GRPCAddr, emuKMS)
-
 	// Start the akmsCkmsReceiverServer
 	if config.AkmsCkmsServerPort != "" {
 		akmsCkmsReceiverServer := akmsCkmsServer.NewAKMSReceiver(config.AkmsCkmsServerPort, emuKMS)
diff --git a/ekms/internal/api/gen/proto/go/kmsintercom/kmsintercom.pb.go b/ekms/internal/api/gen/proto/go/kmsintercom/kmsintercom.pb.go
index 9f408312653d459a5fbc8ea1ebbb868062a08ce0..da879bd4cf3a91ba5335afe35977d391010ae2dd 100644
--- a/ekms/internal/api/gen/proto/go/kmsintercom/kmsintercom.pb.go
+++ b/ekms/internal/api/gen/proto/go/kmsintercom/kmsintercom.pb.go
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ type KeyForwardingRequest struct {
 
 	Timestamp int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=timestamp,proto3" json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 	PathId    string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=pathId,proto3" json:"pathId,omitempty"`
-	Key       *Key   `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"` //string payload = 3;
+	ProcessId string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=processId,proto3" json:"processId,omitempty"`
+	Key       *Key   `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"` //string payload = 3;
 }
 
 func (x *KeyForwardingRequest) Reset() {
@@ -536,6 +537,13 @@ func (x *KeyForwardingRequest) GetPathId() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (x *KeyForwardingRequest) GetProcessId() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ProcessId
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (x *KeyForwardingRequest) GetKey() *Key {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Key
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 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/ekms/internal/api/kmsintercom/kmsintercom/kmsintercom.proto b/ekms/internal/api/kmsintercom/kmsintercom/kmsintercom.proto
index 84de5baa39c259be325ab8b73950063fba7980f4..8d84b411d10b631d411dc4fdb03d262a76da51bc 100644
--- a/ekms/internal/api/kmsintercom/kmsintercom/kmsintercom.proto
+++ b/ekms/internal/api/kmsintercom/kmsintercom/kmsintercom.proto
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ message InterComTransportKeyNegotiationResponse {
 message KeyForwardingRequest {
 	int64 timestamp = 1;
 	string pathId = 2;
-    Key key = 3;
+    string processId = 3;
+    Key key = 4;
 	//string payload = 3;
 }
 
diff --git a/ekms/internal/kms/kms.go b/ekms/internal/kms/kms.go
index 0f3d3d0957633b679787fb3e6789b6ee79ec0f60..24cf0e4f0a23272a641ec5eec4b8d61955a17eba 100644
--- a/ekms/internal/kms/kms.go
+++ b/ekms/internal/kms/kms.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	healthpb "google.golang.org/grpc/health/grpc_health_v1"
 
 	"code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/quant/ekms/internal/akmsCkmsClient"
-	pbETSI "code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/quant/ekms/internal/api/gen/proto/go/kmsetsi"
 	pbIC "code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/quant/ekms/internal/api/gen/proto/go/kmsintercom"
 	"code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/quant/ekms/internal/kms/crypto"
 	"code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/quant/ekms/internal/kms/event"
@@ -43,6 +42,12 @@ const (
 	BitKeyLen512 BitKeyLength = "512"
 )
 
+type PlatformKey struct {
+	Id        uuid.UUID
+	Value     []byte
+	ProcessId string
+}
+
 // The general emulated KMS.
 type EKMS struct {
 	kmsName      string
@@ -53,13 +58,12 @@ type EKMS struct {
 	quantumModulesMutex sync.RWMutex
 	kmsPeersMutex       sync.Mutex
 	// NOTE: There is probably a better way to handle this
-	PKStore      map[string]map[uuid.UUID][]byte
+	PKStore      map[string]map[uuid.UUID]*PlatformKey
 	PKStoreMutex sync.Mutex
 	// TODO(maba): find a better name for this
 	routingTable      map[uuid.UUID]*Route
 	routingTableMutex sync.RWMutex
 	KmsPeers          map[string]*kmsPeer
-	pbETSI.UnimplementedKmsETSIServer
 	pbIC.UnimplementedKmsTalkerServer
 	supportedKeyLengths map[BitKeyLength]bool
 	eventBus            *event.EventBus
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ func NewEKMS(kmsName string, kmsUUID uuid.UUID, logOutput io.Writer, logLevel lo
 		interComAddr:        interComAddr,
 		quantumModules:      make(map[string]QuantumModule),
 		routingTable:        make(map[uuid.UUID]*Route),
-		PKStore:             make(map[string]map[uuid.UUID][]byte),
+		PKStore:             make(map[string]map[uuid.UUID]*PlatformKey),
 		KmsPeers:            make(map[string]*kmsPeer),
 		supportedKeyLengths: make(map[BitKeyLength]bool),
 		eventBus:            event.NewEventBus(),
@@ -219,7 +223,10 @@ func (kms *EKMS) AssignForwardingRoute(pId, pHop, nHop, initiatingAddress string
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err = tmpRoute.Next.SendPayload(pk, tmpRoute.PathId)
+		// generate process id
+		processId := uuid.New()
+
+		err = tmpRoute.Next.SendInitialPayloadBasedOnGRPCClient(pk, tmpRoute.PathId, processId, kms.kmsUUID.String(), tmpRoute.InitiatingKMSAddress)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
 			return err
@@ -229,11 +236,19 @@ func (kms *EKMS) AssignForwardingRoute(pId, pHop, nHop, initiatingAddress string
 		kms.PKStoreMutex.Lock()
 		keys, ok := kms.PKStore[tmpRoute.InitiatingKMSAddress]
 		if !ok {
-			kms.PKStore[tmpRoute.InitiatingKMSAddress] = map[uuid.UUID][]byte{
-				pk.ID: pk.Key,
+			kms.PKStore[tmpRoute.InitiatingKMSAddress] = map[uuid.UUID]*PlatformKey{
+				pk.ID: {
+					Id:        pk.ID,
+					Value:     pk.Key,
+					ProcessId: processId.String(),
+				},
 			}
 		} else {
-			keys[pk.ID] = pk.Key
+			keys[pk.ID] = &PlatformKey{
+				Id:        pk.ID,
+				Value:     pk.Key,
+				ProcessId: processId.String(),
+			}
 		}
 		kms.PKStoreMutex.Unlock()
 	}
@@ -260,10 +275,10 @@ func (kms *EKMS) GenerateAndSendKSAKey(address string, requestId string, number
 	if !ok {
 		// TODO: return proper error
 		log.Errorf("path not found for: %s", address)
-		log.Errorf("error with he following pk store: %s", kms.PKStore)
+		log.Errorf("error with he following pk store: %v", kms.PKStore)
 		return fmt.Errorf("")
 	}
-	keyId, pk, err := RandomItemFromMapAndRemove[uuid.UUID, []byte](keyIds)
+	keyId, pk, err := RandomItemFromMapAndRemove[uuid.UUID, *PlatformKey](keyIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 		return err
@@ -283,7 +298,7 @@ func (kms *EKMS) GenerateAndSendKSAKey(address string, requestId string, number
 		}
 
 		// encrypt the key
-		encryptedKSAKey, err := cryptoAlgo.Encrypt(ksaKey.Key, pk)
+		encryptedKSAKey, err := cryptoAlgo.Encrypt(ksaKey.Key, pk.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
 			return err
@@ -326,7 +341,7 @@ func (kms *EKMS) GenerateAndSendKSAKey(address string, requestId string, number
 	}
 
 	// Use the real processID when we know what it is
-	err = kms.ckmsAkmsClient.SendKSAKeys(requestId, requestId, akmsKSAKeys)
+	err = kms.ckmsAkmsClient.SendKSAKeys(requestId, pk.ProcessId, akmsKSAKeys)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 		return err
diff --git a/ekms/internal/kms/kmsetsi.go b/ekms/internal/kms/kmsetsi.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f29eff6d0e1aa8a8d2d8e98197fccf5ad0b67236..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/ekms/internal/kms/kmsetsi.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,197 +0,0 @@
-package kms
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"flag"
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	pb "code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/quant/ekms/internal/api/gen/proto/go/kmsetsi"
-	"code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/quant/ekms/internal/kms/crypto"
-	"code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/quant/ekms/internal/kms/event"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-)
-
-// TODO: remove etsiServer.
-type etsiServer struct {
-	pb.UnimplementedKmsETSIServer
-	handlingEkms *EKMS
-}
-
-func (es *etsiServer) ETSICapabilities(ctx context.Context, in *pb.ETSICapabilitiesRequest) (capReply *pb.ETSICapabilitiesReply, err error) {
-	log.Debugf("Received: %v", in.GetMyKmsName())
-
-	return &pb.ETSICapabilitiesReply{
-		PeerKmsName: "whatever",
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (es *etsiServer) ETSIGetQuantumInterfaces(ctx context.Context, in *pb.ETSIKMSQuantumInterfaceListRequest) (qleReply *pb.ETSIKMSQuantumInterfaceListReply, err error) {
-	var qleList []*pb.QuantumElementInfo
-
-	// Walk through QuantumLayerInterfaces and return their information
-	for _, qlWorks := range es.handlingEkms.quantumModules {
-		qleElement := pb.QuantumElementInfo{
-			QleID:   qlWorks.ID().String(),
-			UdpAddr: qlWorks.Address(),
-		}
-		qleList = append(qleList, &qleElement)
-	}
-	return &pb.ETSIKMSQuantumInterfaceListReply{
-		QlElementInfo: qleList,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// TODO: reimplement.
-func (es *etsiServer) ETSIAddKMSPeer(ctx context.Context, in *pb.ETSIKMSPeerRequest) (*pb.ETSIKMSPeerReply, error) {
-	// determine the kms structure to call
-	log.Debugf("AddKMSPeer called.")
-
-	// Check first if KmsLocalQLEId is actually one of ours...
-	qleID := uuid.MustParse(in.KmsLocalQLEId)
-	servingQLE := es.handlingEkms.quantumModules[""]
-	if servingQLE == nil {
-		// no such element!
-		err := fmt.Errorf("Unknown local quantum element with ID %d", qleID)
-
-		return &pb.ETSIKMSPeerReply{}, err
-	}
-
-	// TODO: remove hardcoded id
-	_, err := es.handlingEkms.AddPeer("default", in.GetKmsPeerSocket(), servingQLE, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &pb.ETSIKMSPeerReply{
-		KmsPeerName: es.handlingEkms.kmsName,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (es *etsiServer) ETSIRemoveKMSPeer(ctx context.Context, in *pb.ETSIKMSPeerRequest) (*pb.ETSIKMSPeerReply, error) {
-	// kms.RemovePeer(in.GetKmsPeerSocket())
-
-	return &pb.ETSIKMSPeerReply{
-		// KmsPeerName: kms.kmsName,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (es *etsiServer) ETSIGetPeerList(ctx context.Context, in *pb.ETSIKMSPeerListRequest) (*pb.ETSIKMSPeerListReply, error) {
-	ep := make([]*pb.ETSIKMSPeer, 2)
-
-	r := new(pb.ETSIKMSPeerListReply)
-
-	r.Peer = ep
-
-	p := pb.ETSIKMSPeer{
-		PeerName:   "Yo",
-		PeerStatus: "bla",
-	}
-
-	r.Peer[0] = &p
-
-	return r, nil
-}
-
-func (es *etsiServer) ETSIAssignForwarding(ctx context.Context, in *pb.ETSIAssignForwardingRequest) (*pb.ETSIAssignForwardingReply, error) {
-	pathId, err := uuid.Parse(in.GetPathId())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "The given path id %s is no uuid; err = %s", in.GetPathId(), err)
-	}
-
-	var previousHop *kmsPeer
-	var nextHop *kmsPeer
-	var ok bool
-	if in.GetPrevHop() != "" {
-		previousHop, ok = es.handlingEkms.KmsPeers[in.GetPrevHop()]
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "No peer for %s", in.GetPrevHop())
-		}
-	}
-	if in.GetNextHop() != "" {
-		nextHop, ok = es.handlingEkms.KmsPeers[in.GetNextHop()]
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "No peer for %s", in.GetNextHop())
-		}
-	}
-
-	// set the route within routing table
-	es.handlingEkms.routingTable[pathId] = &Route{
-		PathId:   pathId,
-		Previous: previousHop,
-		Next:     nextHop,
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("%s added a routing table entry for path id: %s", es.handlingEkms.kmsName, pathId.String())
-
-	err = es.handlingEkms.eventBus.Publish(event.NewRouteEvent())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
-	}
-
-	return &pb.ETSIAssignForwardingReply{
-		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (es *etsiServer) ETSISendPayload(ctx context.Context, in *pb.ETSISendPayloadRequest) (*pb.ETSISendPayloadResponse, error) {
-	pathId, err := uuid.Parse(in.GetPathId())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "The given path id %s is no uuid; err = %s ", in.GetPathId(), err)
-	}
-
-	route, ok := es.handlingEkms.routingTable[pathId]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "No route found for path id: %s", in.GetPathId())
-	}
-
-	// NOTE: For demo purpose only
-	//json, err := json.Marshal(KMSInfo{
-	//	Name:             es.handlingEkms.kmsName,
-	//	EncryptedMessage: in.Payload,
-	//	DecryptedMessage: in.Payload,
-	//})
-	//if err != nil {
-	//	log.Println("Failed to marshal: ", err)
-	//}
-
-	//err = sendKmsInfoMessage("http://172.20.10.21:4000/kmsinfo", json)
-	//if err != nil {
-	//	log.Println("Failed to send KMS info message: ", err)
-	//}
-
-	if err := route.Next.SendPayload(&crypto.Key{
-		ID:  uuid.New(),
-		Key: []byte(in.Payload),
-	}, pathId); err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Failed to send payload: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	return &pb.ETSISendPayloadResponse{
-		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func StartETSI(listenAddr string, callingKMS *EKMS) {
-	flag.Parse()
-
-	// lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", *etsiPort))
-	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", listenAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to listen: %v", err)
-	}
-	s := grpc.NewServer()
-	pb.RegisterKmsETSIServer(s, &etsiServer{
-		handlingEkms: callingKMS,
-	})
-	log.Infof("server listening at %v", lis.Addr())
-	if err := s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to serve: %v", err)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/ekms/internal/kms/kmsintercom.go b/ekms/internal/kms/kmsintercom.go
index 092a3150e0a9cbda22de082f2af22c0c6bcb91da..cc235d6567e744eb4cab5c15efc1e4f52a5d4fa5 100644
--- a/ekms/internal/kms/kmsintercom.go
+++ b/ekms/internal/kms/kmsintercom.go
@@ -207,7 +207,12 @@ func (s *kmsTalkerServer) InterComTransportKeyNegotiation(ctx context.Context, i
 }
 
 func (s *kmsTalkerServer) KeyForwarding(ctx context.Context, in *pb.KeyForwardingRequest) (capReply *pb.KeyForwardingResponse, err error) {
-	pathId, err := uuid.Parse(in.PathId)
+	pathId, err := uuid.Parse(in.GetPathId())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "")
+	}
+
+	processId, err := uuid.Parse(in.GetProcessId())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "")
 	}
@@ -245,17 +250,25 @@ func (s *kmsTalkerServer) KeyForwarding(ctx context.Context, in *pb.KeyForwardin
 		go route.Next.SendPayload(&crypto.Key{
 			ID:  keyID,
 			Key: decryptedKey,
-		}, pathId) //nolint:errcheck
+		}, pathId, processId) //nolint:errcheck
 	} else {
 		log.Infof("%s received the final payload: %s", s.eKMS.kmsName, string(decryptedKey))
 		s.eKMS.PKStoreMutex.Lock()
 		keys, ok := s.eKMS.PKStore[route.InitiatingKMSAddress]
 		if !ok {
-			s.eKMS.PKStore[route.InitiatingKMSAddress] = map[uuid.UUID][]byte{
-				keyID: decryptedKey,
+			s.eKMS.PKStore[route.InitiatingKMSAddress] = map[uuid.UUID]*PlatformKey{
+				keyID: {
+					Id:        keyID,
+					Value:     decryptedKey,
+					ProcessId: in.GetProcessId(),
+				},
 			}
 		} else {
-			keys[keyID] = decryptedKey
+			keys[keyID] = &PlatformKey{
+				Id:        keyID,
+				Value:     decryptedKey,
+				ProcessId: in.GetProcessId(),
+			}
 		}
 
 		log.Debug("Current PKSTORE: ", s.eKMS.PKStore)
@@ -325,7 +338,7 @@ func (s *kmsTalkerServer) KeyDelivery(ctx context.Context, in *pb.KeyDeliveryReq
 		}
 		// decrypt the key
 		cryptoAlgo := crypto.NewAES()
-		decryptedKSAKey, err := cryptoAlgo.Decrypt(encryptedKeyAsByte, pk)
+		decryptedKSAKey, err := cryptoAlgo.Decrypt(encryptedKeyAsByte, pk.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "%s", err)
 		}
@@ -348,7 +361,7 @@ func (s *kmsTalkerServer) KeyDelivery(ctx context.Context, in *pb.KeyDeliveryReq
 	}
 
 	// Use the real processID when we know what it is
-	go s.eKMS.ckmsAkmsClient.SendKSAKeys(in.GetRequestId(), in.GetRequestId(), akmsKSAKeys) //nolint:errcheck
+	go s.eKMS.ckmsAkmsClient.SendKSAKeys(in.GetRequestId(), pk.ProcessId, akmsKSAKeys) //nolint:errcheck
 
 	return &pb.KeyDeliveryResponse{Timestamp: time.Now().Unix()}, nil
 }
diff --git a/ekms/internal/kms/kmspeers.go b/ekms/internal/kms/kmspeers.go
index 554f4f5a570960b0ebc4ec628ec794f5b67ca0bc..cf0d936dcf8e0306066de85c26ad3ea79ee7b47f 100644
--- a/ekms/internal/kms/kmspeers.go
+++ b/ekms/internal/kms/kmspeers.go
@@ -117,7 +117,14 @@ func (ph *kmsPeer) TransportKeyNegotiation() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ph *kmsPeer) SendPayload(payload *crypto.Key, pathId uuid.UUID) error {
+func (ph *kmsPeer) SendInitialPayloadBasedOnGRPCClient(key *crypto.Key, pathId, processId uuid.UUID, kmsId string, remoteKMSAddress string) error {
+	if ph.peerClient.KmsTalkerClient != nil {
+		return ph.SendPayload(key, pathId, processId)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("Could not find a valid peer client.")
+}
+
+func (ph *kmsPeer) SendPayload(payload *crypto.Key, pathId, processId uuid.UUID) error {
 	// NOTE: It should be assumed that there are keys available if we try to
 	// send.
 	if len(ph.servingQuantumModul.KeyStore().keyStore) == 0 {
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@ func (ph *kmsPeer) SendPayload(payload *crypto.Key, pathId uuid.UUID) error {
 	_, err = ph.peerClient.KeyForwarding(ctx2, &pbIC.KeyForwardingRequest{
 		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
 		PathId:    pathId.String(),
+		ProcessId: processId.String(),
 		Key: &pbIC.Key{
 			Id:  payload.ID.String(),
 			Key: encryptedPayloadAsString,