diff --git a/c_micasad/verbs/ReadKey.cs b/c_micasad/verbs/ReadKey.cs
index 4779a899..1f6b9ca7 100644
--- a/c_micasad/verbs/ReadKey.cs
+++ b/c_micasad/verbs/ReadKey.cs
@@ -126,8 +126,14 @@ namespace sscs.verbs
 						else
 						{
 							secret = keyChain.GetSecret(secretId);
-							string valStr = secret.GetKeyValue(key).GetValue();
-							val = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(valStr);
+							KeyValue kv = secret.GetKeyValue(key);
+							if (kv != null)
+							{
+								string valStr = secret.GetKeyValue(key).GetValue();
+								val = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(valStr);
+							}
+							else
+								retCode = IPCRetCodes.SSCS_E_SECRETID_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
 						}
 					}
 					else
diff --git a/c_micasadk/sscs_ndk.c b/c_micasadk/sscs_ndk.c
index f99ee827..4d27c6d9 100644
--- a/c_micasadk/sscs_ndk.c
+++ b/c_micasadk/sscs_ndk.c
@@ -536,6 +536,51 @@ static int32_t sscsshs_UnescapeSecretIDBuf
 /* ############################### CODE ENDS HERE ############################# */
 }	/* end of sscsshs_UnescapeSecretIDBuf */
 
+static int32_t unescapeString(uint8_t *val, uint32_t *valueLen)
+{
+	uint32_t k,i = 0;
+	uint32_t len = 0;
+	uint8_t *temp; 
+	uint32_t rc = NSSCS_SUCCESS;
+
+	len = *valueLen;
+	temp = malloc(len);	
+	if (temp)
+	{
+		for(k = i = 0; i < len; i++)
+		{
+			rc = NSSCS_SUCCESS;
+			if(val[i] == (SS_UTF8_T)'\\')
+			{
+				if(i + 1 < len)
+				{
+					if(val[i + 1] == (SS_UTF8_T)'\\' 
+						|| val[i + 1] == (SS_UTF8_T)'=' 
+						|| val[i + 1] == (SS_UTF8_T)':')
+					{
+						temp[k++] = val[i + 1];
+						i++;
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					temp[k] = val[i];
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				temp[k++] = val[i];
+			}
+		} // end for ...
+		temp[k] = '\0';
+		sscs_Utf8Strcpy(val, temp);
+		*valueLen = k;
+		free(temp);
+		return rc;	
+	}	
+	else
+		return NSSCS_E_PARSER_FAILURE;				
+}
 
 
 /*
@@ -1798,6 +1843,11 @@ miCASAReadKey
 								epPassword, 
 								bytesRequired,
 								ext);
+	
+	if (rc == NSSCS_SUCCESS)
+	{				
+		unescapeString(val, valLen);		
+	}
 
 /* ############################### CODE EXITS HERE ############################# */
 
diff --git a/include/micasa.h b/include/micasa.h
index 849d269d..93bcffd8 100644
--- a/include/micasa.h
+++ b/include/micasa.h
@@ -478,6 +478,22 @@ miCASAWriteBinaryKey
 	SSCS_EXT_T			*	ext
 );
 
+SSCS_EXTERN_LIBCALL(int32_t)
+miCASAReadKey
+(
+	void				*	context,	
+	uint32_t				ssFlags, 
+	SSCS_KEYCHAIN_ID_T	*	keyChainID, 	
+	SSCS_SECRET_ID_T	*	sharedSecretID,
+    SS_UTF8_T           *	key,
+    uint32_t                keyLen,
+    uint8_t             *	val,
+    uint32_t            *   valLen,	
+	SSCS_PASSWORD_T		*	epPassword, 
+	uint32_t			*   bytesRequired,
+	SSCS_EXT_T			*	ext
+);
+
 SSCS_EXTERN_LIBCALL(int32_t)
 miCASAReadBinaryKey
 (
diff --git a/include/sscs_cache.h b/include/sscs_cache.h
index 898025ce..d8c053ff 100644
--- a/include/sscs_cache.h
+++ b/include/sscs_cache.h
@@ -487,6 +487,21 @@ int sscs_CacheWriteBinaryKey
 	void				*reserved
 );
 
+int sscs_CacheReadKey 
+(
+	void 				*ssHandle,
+    uint32_t	         ssFlags,
+	SSCS_KEYCHAIN_ID_T	*keychainID,
+	SSCS_SECRET_ID_T    *secretID,
+    SS_UTF8_T           *key,
+    uint32_t             keyLen,
+    uint8_t             *val,
+    uint32_t            *valLen,
+	SSCS_PASSWORD_T		*epPassword,
+	uint32_t			*bytesRequired,
+	void				*reserved
+);
+
 int sscs_CacheReadBinaryKey 
 (
 	void 				*ssHandle,