diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef0f0cf..2e52194 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,25 +95,25 @@ If you need strong memory protection before and after a `Secret` is dropped cons
 [PartialOrd],
 [Eq],
 [PartialEq],
-[ops::Add],
-[ops::AddAssign],
-[ops::BitAnd],
-[ops::BitAndAssign],
-[ops::BitOr],
-[ops::BitOrAssign],
-[ops::BitXor],
-[ops::BitXorAssign],
-[ops::Div],
-[ops::DivAssign],
-[ops::Mul],
-[ops::MulAssign],
-[ops::Rem],
-[ops::RemAssign],
-[ops::Shl],
-[ops::ShlAssign],
-[ops::Shr],
-[ops::ShrAssign],
-[ops::Sub],
-[ops::SubAssign],
-[ops::Neg] and
-[ops::Not]
+[std::ops::Add],
+[std::ops::AddAssign],
+[std::ops::BitAnd],
+[std::ops::BitAndAssign],
+[std::ops::BitOr],
+[std::ops::BitOrAssign],
+[std::ops::BitXor],
+[std::ops::BitXorAssign],
+[std::ops::Div],
+[std::ops::DivAssign],
+[std::ops::Mul],
+[std::ops::MulAssign],
+[std::ops::Rem],
+[std::ops::RemAssign],
+[std::ops::Shl],
+[std::ops::ShlAssign],
+[std::ops::Shr],
+[std::ops::ShrAssign],
+[std::ops::Sub],
+[std::ops::SubAssign],
+[std::ops::Neg] and
+[std::ops::Not]
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b50eabb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use crate::Secret;
+
+use core::fmt;
+use std::error::Error;
+
+impl<E: Error> fmt::Display for Secret<E> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        <Self as fmt::Debug>::fmt(self, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<E: Error> Error for Secret<E> {}
diff --git a/src/fake.rs b/src/fake.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62951e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fake.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use crate::Secret;
+
+use fake::Dummy;
+use rand::Rng;
+
+impl<T: Dummy<U>, U> Dummy<U> for Secret<T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn dummy_with_rng<R: Rng + ?Sized>(config: &U, rng: &mut R) -> Self {
+        Secret(T::dummy_with_rng(config, rng))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn dummy(config: &U) -> Self {
+        Secret(T::dummy(config))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 08ff4f4..e40050f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,18 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std)]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
-use core::{any::type_name, fmt, ops, str::FromStr};
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+mod error;
+#[cfg(feature = "fake")]
+mod fake;
+mod ops;
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+mod serde;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+pub use crate::serde::expose_secret;
+
+use core::{any::type_name, fmt, str::FromStr};
 
 /// See [module level documentation][crate]
 #[derive(Default, Hash, Copy, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq)]
@@ -87,102 +98,6 @@ impl<S: FromIterator<T>, T> FromIterator<Secret<T>> for Secret<S> {
     }
 }
 
-macro_rules! ops {
-    { ($type:tt, $trait:ident, $method:ident), $($tt:tt)* } => {
-        ops!(($type, $trait, $method));
-        ops!($($tt)*);
-    };
-    { (binary, $trait:ident, $method:ident)} => {
-        impl<T, U> ops::$trait<Secret<U>> for Secret<T>
-        where
-            T: ops::$trait<U>,
-        {
-            type Output = Secret<T::Output>;
-            #[inline]
-            fn $method(self, rhs: Secret<U>) -> Self::Output {
-                Secret(self.0.$method(rhs.0))
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    { (assign, $trait:ident, $method:ident)} => {
-        impl<T, U> ops::$trait<Secret<U>> for Secret<T>
-        where
-            T: ops::$trait<U>,
-        {
-            #[inline]
-            fn $method(&mut self, rhs: Secret<U>) {
-                self.0.$method(rhs.0)
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    { (unary, $trait:ident, $method:ident)} => {
-        impl<T> ops::$trait for Secret<T>
-        where
-            T: ops::$trait,
-        {
-            type Output = Secret<T::Output>;
-            #[inline]
-            fn $method(self) -> Self::Output {
-                Secret(self.0.$method())
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    () => ()
-}
-
-ops! {
-    (binary, Add, add),
-    (assign, AddAssign, add_assign),
-    (binary, BitAnd, bitand),
-    (assign, BitAndAssign, bitand_assign),
-    (binary, BitOr, bitor),
-    (assign, BitOrAssign, bitor_assign),
-    (binary, BitXor, bitxor),
-    (assign, BitXorAssign, bitxor_assign),
-    (binary, Div, div),
-    (assign, DivAssign, div_assign),
-    (binary, Mul, mul),
-    (assign, MulAssign, mul_assign),
-    (binary, Rem, rem),
-    (assign, RemAssign, rem_assign),
-    (binary, Shl, shl),
-    (assign, ShlAssign, shl_assign),
-    (binary, Shr, shr),
-    (assign, ShrAssign, shr_assign),
-    (binary, Sub, sub),
-    (assign, SubAssign, sub_assign),
-    (unary, Neg, neg),
-    (unary, Not, not),
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-mod error {
-    use crate::Secret;
-
-    use core::fmt;
-    use std::error::Error;
-
-    impl<E: Error> fmt::Display for Secret<E> {
-        #[inline]
-        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-            <Self as fmt::Debug>::fmt(self, f)
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl<E: Error> Error for Secret<E> {}
-}
-
-use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
-
-#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
-/// *This API requires the following crate features to be activated: `serde`*
-impl<'de, T: Deserialize<'de>> Deserialize<'de> for Secret<T> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
-        T::deserialize(deserializer).map(Self)
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct Test {
@@ -236,20 +151,3 @@ pub fn expose_secret<S: Serializer, T: Serialize>(
         .serialize(serializer)
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "fake")]
-use fake::Dummy;
-#[cfg(feature = "fake")]
-use rand::Rng;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "fake")]
-impl<T: Dummy<U>, U> Dummy<U> for Secret<T> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn dummy_with_rng<R: Rng + ?Sized>(config: &U, rng: &mut R) -> Self {
-        Secret(T::dummy_with_rng(config, rng))
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn dummy(config: &U) -> Self {
-        Secret(T::dummy(config))
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/ops.rs b/src/ops.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7aece84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ops.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use crate::Secret;
+
+use core::ops;
+
+macro_rules! ops {
+    { ($type:tt, $trait:ident, $method:ident), $($tt:tt)* } => {
+        ops!(($type, $trait, $method));
+        ops!($($tt)*);
+    };
+    { (binary, $trait:ident, $method:ident)} => {
+        impl<T, U> ops::$trait<Secret<U>> for Secret<T>
+        where
+            T: ops::$trait<U>,
+        {
+            type Output = Secret<T::Output>;
+            #[inline]
+            fn $method(self, rhs: Secret<U>) -> Self::Output {
+                Secret(self.0.$method(rhs.0))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    { (assign, $trait:ident, $method:ident)} => {
+        impl<T, U> ops::$trait<Secret<U>> for Secret<T>
+        where
+            T: ops::$trait<U>,
+        {
+            #[inline]
+            fn $method(&mut self, rhs: Secret<U>) {
+                self.0.$method(rhs.0)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    { (unary, $trait:ident, $method:ident)} => {
+        impl<T> ops::$trait for Secret<T>
+        where
+            T: ops::$trait,
+        {
+            type Output = Secret<T::Output>;
+            #[inline]
+            fn $method(self) -> Self::Output {
+                Secret(self.0.$method())
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    () => ()
+}
+
+ops! {
+    (binary, Add, add),
+    (assign, AddAssign, add_assign),
+    (binary, BitAnd, bitand),
+    (assign, BitAndAssign, bitand_assign),
+    (binary, BitOr, bitor),
+    (assign, BitOrAssign, bitor_assign),
+    (binary, BitXor, bitxor),
+    (assign, BitXorAssign, bitxor_assign),
+    (binary, Div, div),
+    (assign, DivAssign, div_assign),
+    (binary, Mul, mul),
+    (assign, MulAssign, mul_assign),
+    (binary, Rem, rem),
+    (assign, RemAssign, rem_assign),
+    (binary, Shl, shl),
+    (assign, ShlAssign, shl_assign),
+    (binary, Shr, shr),
+    (assign, ShrAssign, shr_assign),
+    (binary, Sub, sub),
+    (assign, SubAssign, sub_assign),
+    (unary, Neg, neg),
+    (unary, Not, not),
+}
diff --git a/src/serde.rs b/src/serde.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b33ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/serde.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use crate::Secret;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+
+/// *This API requires the following crate features to be activated: `serde`*
+impl<'de, T: Deserialize<'de>> Deserialize<'de> for Secret<T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+        T::deserialize(deserializer).map(Self)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Exposes a [Secret] for serialization.
+///
+/// For general-purpose secret exposing see [Secret::expose_secret].
+///
+/// See [module level documentation][crate] for usage example.
+///
+/// *This API requires the following crate features to be activated: `serde`*
+#[inline]
+pub fn expose_secret<S: Serializer, T: Serialize>(
+    secret: &Secret<T>,
+    serializer: S,
+) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+    secret.expose_secret().serialize(serializer)
+}