diff --git a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/cordio/source/PalSecurityManagerImpl.cpp b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/cordio/source/PalSecurityManagerImpl.cpp
index 772f7fa3a2..993bb4d482 100644
--- a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/cordio/source/PalSecurityManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/cordio/source/PalSecurityManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -220,21 +220,6 @@ ble_error_t PalSecurityManager::set_private_address_timeout(
     return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
-/**
- * @see ::ble::PalSecurityManager::get_identity_address
- */
-
-ble_error_t PalSecurityManager::get_identity_address(
-    address_t &address,
-    bool &public_address
-)
-{
-    // On cordio, the public address is hardcoded as the identity address.
-    address = address_t(HciGetBdAddr());
-    public_address = true;
-    return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Keys
 //
@@ -288,6 +273,17 @@ ble_error_t PalSecurityManager::set_irk(const irk_t &irk)
     return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
+ble_error_t PalSecurityManager::set_identity_address(
+    const address_t &address,
+    bool public_address
+)
+{
+    DmSecSetLocalIdentityAddr(
+        address.data(),
+        public_address ? DM_ADDR_PUBLIC : DM_ADDR_RANDOM
+    );
+    return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
+}
 
 ble_error_t PalSecurityManager::set_csrk(
     const csrk_t &csrk,
diff --git a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/cordio/source/PalSecurityManagerImpl.h b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/cordio/source/PalSecurityManagerImpl.h
index ec955653f6..e38e37431e 100644
--- a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/cordio/source/PalSecurityManagerImpl.h
+++ b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/cordio/source/PalSecurityManagerImpl.h
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@ public:
      */
     ble_error_t set_private_address_timeout(uint16_t timeout_in_seconds) final;
 
-    /**
-     * @see ::ble::PalSecurityManager::get_identity_address
-     */
-    ble_error_t get_identity_address(address_t &address, bool &public_address) final;
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Keys
     //
@@ -214,6 +209,13 @@ public:
      */
     ble_error_t set_irk(const irk_t &irk) final;
 
+    /**
+     * @see ::ble::PalSecurityManager::set_identity_address
+     */
+    ble_error_t set_identity_address(
+        const address_t &address, bool public_address
+    ) final;
+
     /**
      * @see ::ble::PalSecurityManager::set_csrk
      */
diff --git a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/pal/PalSecurityManager.h b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/pal/PalSecurityManager.h
index 5a4e09cb8c..99caec6d8e 100644
--- a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/pal/PalSecurityManager.h
+++ b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/pal/PalSecurityManager.h
@@ -761,20 +761,6 @@ public:
         uint16_t timeout_in_seconds
     ) = 0;
 
-    /**
-     * Retrieve the identity address used by the controller
-     *
-     * @param address Will contain the address retrieved.
-     * @param public_address will be true if the address is public and false
-     * otherwise.
-     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE On success, else an error code indicating the reason
-     * of the failure
-     */
-    virtual ble_error_t get_identity_address(
-        address_t& address,
-        bool& public_address
-    ) = 0;
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Keys
     //
@@ -814,6 +800,18 @@ public:
     virtual ble_error_t set_irk(
         const irk_t &irk
     ) = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Set the local identity address.
+     *
+     * @param[in] address identity address of the device
+     * @param[in] public_address true if a public address is used and false otherwise.
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE On success, else an error code indicating reason for failure
+     */
+    virtual ble_error_t set_identity_address(
+        const address_t &address, bool public_address
+    ) = 0;
+
     /**
      * Set the local CSRK.
      *