diff --git a/age.go b/age.go
index a603eee..948390f 100644
--- a/age.go
+++ b/age.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 // There is no default path for age keys. Instead, they should be stored at
 // application-specific paths. The CLI supports files where private keys are
 // listed one per line, ignoring empty lines and lines starting with "#". These
-// files can be parsed with ParseX25519Identities.
+// files can be parsed with ParseIdentities.
 //
 // When integrating age into a new system, it's recommended that you only
 // support X25519 keys, and not SSH keys. The latter are supported for manual
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ type Stanza struct {
 const fileKeySize = 16
 const streamNonceSize = 16
 
-// Encrypt returns a WriteCloser. Writes to the returned value are encrypted and
-// written to dst as an age file. Every recipient will be able to decrypt the file.
+// Encrypt encrypts a file to one or more recipients.
 //
-// The caller must call Close on the returned value when done for the last chunk
-// to be encrypted and flushed to dst.
+// Writes to the returned WriteCloser are encrypted and written to dst as an age
+// file. Every recipient will be able to decrypt the file.
+//
+// The caller must call Close on the WriteCloser when done for the last chunk to
+// be encrypted and flushed to dst.
 func Encrypt(dst io.Writer, recipients ...Recipient) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 	if len(recipients) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("no recipients specified")
@@ -137,7 +139,9 @@ func Encrypt(dst io.Writer, recipients ...Recipient) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 	return stream.NewWriter(streamKey(fileKey, nonce), dst)
 }
 
-// Decrypt returns a Reader reading the decrypted plaintext of the age file read
+// Decrypt decrypts a file encrypted to one or more identities.
+//
+// It returns a Reader reading the decrypted plaintext of the age file read
 // from src. All identities will be tried until one successfully decrypts the file.
 func Decrypt(src io.Reader, identities ...Identity) (io.Reader, error) {
 	if len(identities) == 0 {
diff --git a/age_test.go b/age_test.go
index 6e1245d..42f139e 100644
--- a/age_test.go
+++ b/age_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -78,6 +79,32 @@ func ExampleDecrypt() {
 	// File contents: "Black lives matter."
 }
 
+func ExampleParseIdentities() {
+	keyFile, err := os.Open("testdata/keys.txt")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to open private keys file: %v", err)
+	}
+	identities, err := age.ParseIdentities(keyFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to parse private key %q: %v", privateKey, err)
+	}
+
+	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	f := bytes.NewReader(fileContents)
+
+	r, err := age.Decrypt(f, identities...)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to open encrypted file: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := io.Copy(out, r); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to read encrypted file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("File contents: %q\n", out.Bytes())
+	// Output:
+	// File contents: "Black lives matter."
+}
+
 func ExampleGenerateX25519Identity() {
 	identity, err := age.GenerateX25519Identity()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -164,7 +191,7 @@ func TestEncryptDecryptScrypt(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestParseX25519Identities(t *testing.T) {
+func TestParseIdentities(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name      string
 		wantCount int
@@ -184,13 +211,13 @@ AGE-SECRET-KEY--1D6K0SGAX3NU66R4GYFZY0UQWCLM3UUSF3CXLW4KXZM342WQSJ82QKU59Q`},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := age.ParseX25519Identities(strings.NewReader(tt.file))
+			got, err := age.ParseIdentities(strings.NewReader(tt.file))
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("ParseX25519Identities() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				t.Errorf("ParseIdentities() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
 			}
 			if len(got) != tt.wantCount {
-				t.Errorf("ParseX25519Identities() returned %d identities, want %d", len(got), tt.wantCount)
+				t.Errorf("ParseIdentities() returned %d identities, want %d", len(got), tt.wantCount)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/age/parse.go b/cmd/age/parse.go
index 622bd7a..e58f668 100644
--- a/cmd/age/parse.go
+++ b/cmd/age/parse.go
@@ -51,15 +51,11 @@ func parseIdentitiesFile(name string) ([]age.Identity, error) {
 		return parseSSHIdentity(name, contents)
 	}
 
-	ids, err := age.ParseX25519Identities(b)
+	ids, err := age.ParseIdentities(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read %q: %v", name, err)
 	}
-	res := make([]age.Identity, 0, len(ids))
-	for _, id := range ids {
-		res = append(res, id)
-	}
-	return res, nil
+	return ids, nil
 }
 
 func parseSSHIdentity(name string, pemBytes []byte) ([]age.Identity, error) {
diff --git a/testdata/keys.txt b/testdata/keys.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d30bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/keys.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Test key for ExampleParseX25519Identities.
+AGE-SECRET-KEY-184JMZMVQH3E6U0PSL869004Y3U2NYV7R30EU99CSEDNPH02YUVFSZW44VU
diff --git a/x25519.go b/x25519.go
index 4375ee8..5dac27e 100644
--- a/x25519.go
+++ b/x25519.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func ParseX25519Identity(s string) (*X25519Identity, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed secret key: %v", err)
 	}
 	if t != "AGE-SECRET-KEY-" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed secret key: invalid type %q", t)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed secret key: unknown type %q", t)
 	}
 	r, err := newX25519IdentityFromScalar(k)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -159,15 +159,18 @@ func ParseX25519Identity(s string) (*X25519Identity, error) {
 	return r, nil
 }
 
-// ParseX25519Identities parses a file with one or more Bech32 private key
-// encodings, one per line. Empty lines and lines starting with "#" are ignored.
+// ParseIdentities parses a file with one or more private key encodings, one per
+// line. Empty lines and lines starting with "#" are ignored.
 //
 // This is the same syntax as the private key files accepted by the CLI, except
 // the CLI also accepts SSH private keys, which are not recommended for the
 // average application.
-func ParseX25519Identities(f io.Reader) ([]*X25519Identity, error) {
+//
+// Currently, all returned values are of type X25519Identity, but different
+// types might be returned in the future.
+func ParseIdentities(f io.Reader) ([]Identity, error) {
 	const privateKeySizeLimit = 1 << 24 // 16 MiB
-	var ids []*X25519Identity
+	var ids []Identity
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(io.LimitReader(f, privateKeySizeLimit))
 	var n int
 	for scanner.Scan() {