diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 8697c85..5f688d5 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
 use slog::Logger;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ use lmdb::{
     RoTransaction,
     RwTransaction,
     WriteFlags,
+    Cursor,
+    RoCursor,
+    RwCursor,
+    Iter,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -117,6 +122,14 @@ impl DB {
         txn.del(self.db, key, value.map(AsRef::as_ref))
     }
 
+    pub fn iter<'txn, C: Cursor<'txn>>(&self, cursor: &'txn mut C) -> Iter<'txn> {
+        cursor.iter_start()
+    }
+
+    pub fn open_ro_cursor<'txn, T: Transaction>(&self, txn: &'txn T) -> lmdb::Result<RoCursor<'txn>> {
+        txn.open_ro_cursor(self.db)
+    }
+
     pub fn begin_ro_txn<'env>(&'env self) -> lmdb::Result<RoTransaction<'env>> {
         self.env.begin_ro_txn()
     }
@@ -147,23 +160,23 @@ fn bincode_default() -> impl bincode::Options {
 
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-pub struct TypedDatabase<'a, A, V: ?Sized> {
+pub struct Objectstore<'a, A, V: ?Sized> {
     pub db: DB,
-    adapter: A,
+    adapter: PhantomData<A>,
     marker: PhantomData<&'a V>
 }
 
-impl<A, V: ?Sized> TypedDatabase<'_, A, V> {
-    pub fn new(db: DB, adapter: A) -> Self {
+impl<A, V: ?Sized> Objectstore<'_, A, V> {
+    pub fn new(db: DB) -> Self {
         Self {
             db: db,
-            adapter: adapter,
+            adapter: PhantomData,
             marker: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'txn, A, V> TypedDatabase<'txn, A, V>
+impl<'txn, A, V> Objectstore<'txn, A, V>
     where A: DatabaseAdapter,
           V: ?Sized + Serialize + Deserialize<'txn>,
 {
@@ -205,6 +218,11 @@ impl<'txn, A, V> TypedDatabase<'txn, A, V>
             )
     }
 
+    pub fn iter<T: Transaction>(&self, txn: &'txn T) -> StdResult<ObjectIter<'txn, A, V>, A::Err> {
+        let mut cursor = self.db.open_ro_cursor(txn)?;
+        let iter = cursor.iter_start();
+        Ok(ObjectIter::new(cursor, iter))
+    }
 
     pub fn put(&self, txn: &'txn mut RwTransaction, key: &A::Key, value: &V, flags: lmdb::WriteFlags)
         -> StdResult<(), A::Err>
@@ -228,6 +246,38 @@ impl<'txn, A, V> TypedDatabase<'txn, A, V>
     }
 }
 
+pub struct ObjectIter<'txn, A, V: ?Sized> {
+    cursor: RoCursor<'txn>,
+    inner: Iter<'txn>,
+
+    adapter: PhantomData<A>,
+    marker: PhantomData<&'txn V>,
+}
+
+impl<'txn, A, V: ?Sized> ObjectIter<'txn, A, V> {
+    pub fn new(cursor: RoCursor<'txn>, inner: Iter<'txn>) -> Self {
+        let marker = PhantomData;
+        let adapter = PhantomData;
+        Self { cursor, inner, adapter, marker }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'txn, A, V> Iterator for ObjectIter<'txn, A, V>
+    where A: DatabaseAdapter,
+          V: ?Sized + Serialize + Deserialize<'txn>,
+{
+    type Item = StdResult<V, A::Err>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.inner.next()?
+            .map_or_else(
+                |err| Some(Err(err.into())),
+                |(_, v)| Some(bincode_default().deserialize(v).map_err(|e| e.into()))
+            )
+    }
+}
+
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -301,7 +351,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    type TestDB<'txn> = TypedDatabase<'txn, TestAdapter, &'txn str>;
+    type TestDB<'txn> = Objectstore<'txn, TestAdapter, &'txn str>;
 
     #[test]
     fn simple_get() {
@@ -311,11 +361,15 @@ mod tests {
         let db = DB::new(e.env.clone(), ldb);
 
         let adapter = TestAdapter;
-        let testdb = TestDB::new(db.clone(), adapter);
+        let testdb = TestDB::new(db.clone());
 
         let mut val = "value";
         let mut txn = db.begin_rw_txn().expect("Failed to being rw txn");
         testdb.put(&mut txn, "key", &val, WF::empty()).expect("Failed to insert");
+        testdb.put(&mut txn, "key2", &val, WF::empty()).expect("Failed to insert");
+        testdb.put(&mut txn, "key3", &val, WF::empty()).expect("Failed to insert");
+        testdb.put(&mut txn, "key4", &val, WF::empty()).expect("Failed to insert");
+        testdb.put(&mut txn, "key5", &val, WF::empty()).expect("Failed to insert");
         txn.commit().expect("commit failed");
 
         {
@@ -339,5 +393,17 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(found);
             assert_eq!("longer_value", val);
         }
+
+        {
+            let txn = db.begin_ro_txn().unwrap();
+            let mut it = testdb.iter(&txn).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!("longer_value", it.next().unwrap().unwrap());
+            let mut i = 0;
+            while let Some(e) = it.next() {
+                assert_eq!("value", e.unwrap());
+                i += 1;
+            }
+            assert_eq!(i, 4)
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/db/access.rs b/src/db/access.rs
index a47be69..a3fe9dc 100644
--- a/src/db/access.rs
+++ b/src/db/access.rs
@@ -549,6 +549,11 @@ mod tests {
             .expect("Couldn't load the example role defs. Does `examples/roles.toml` exist?");
 
         let expected = vec![
+            (RoleIdentifier { name: "anotherrole".to_string(), source: "lmdb".to_string() },
+            Role {
+                parents: vec![],
+                permissions: vec![],
+            }),
             (RoleIdentifier { name: "testrole".to_string(), source: "lmdb".to_string() },
             Role {
                 parents: vec![],