diff --git a/media/libaudioclient/AudioEffect.cpp b/media/libaudioclient/AudioEffect.cpp
index ad8ad7b..d5047b1 100644
--- a/media/libaudioclient/AudioEffect.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudioclient/AudioEffect.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 using aidl_utils::statusTFromBinderStatus;
 using binder::Status;
 using media::IAudioPolicyService;
+using media::permission::Identity;
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-AudioEffect::AudioEffect(const String16& opPackageName)
-    : mOpPackageName(opPackageName)
+AudioEffect::AudioEffect(const Identity& identity)
+    : mClientIdentity(identity)
 {
 }
 
@@ -107,9 +108,12 @@
     mDescriptor.type = *(type != NULL ? type : EFFECT_UUID_NULL);
     mDescriptor.uuid = *(uuid != NULL ? uuid : EFFECT_UUID_NULL);
 
+    // TODO b/182392769: use identity util
     mIEffectClient = new EffectClient(this);
-    mClientPid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid();
-    mClientUid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid();
+    pid_t pid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid();
+    mClientIdentity.pid = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(legacy2aidl_pid_t_int32_t(pid));
+    pid_t uid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid();
+    mClientIdentity.uid = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(legacy2aidl_uid_t_int32_t(uid));
 
     media::CreateEffectRequest request;
     request.desc = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(
@@ -119,8 +123,7 @@
     request.output = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(legacy2aidl_audio_io_handle_t_int32_t(io));
     request.sessionId = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(legacy2aidl_audio_session_t_int32_t(mSessionId));
     request.device = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(legacy2aidl_AudioDeviceTypeAddress(device));
-    request.opPackageName = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(legacy2aidl_String16_string(mOpPackageName));
-    request.pid = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(legacy2aidl_pid_t_int32_t(mClientPid));
+    request.identity = mClientIdentity;
     request.probe = probe;
 
     media::CreateEffectResponse response;
@@ -175,10 +178,10 @@
 
     IInterface::asBinder(iEffect)->linkToDeath(mIEffectClient);
     ALOGV("set() %p OK effect: %s id: %d status %d enabled %d pid %d", this, mDescriptor.name, mId,
-            mStatus, mEnabled, mClientPid);
+            mStatus, mEnabled, mClientIdentity.pid);
 
     if (!audio_is_global_session(mSessionId)) {
-        AudioSystem::acquireAudioSessionId(mSessionId, mClientPid, mClientUid);
+        AudioSystem::acquireAudioSessionId(mSessionId, pid, uid);
     }
 
     return mStatus;
@@ -219,7 +222,8 @@
 
     if (!mProbe && (mStatus == NO_ERROR || mStatus == ALREADY_EXISTS)) {
         if (!audio_is_global_session(mSessionId)) {
-            AudioSystem::releaseAudioSessionId(mSessionId, mClientPid);
+            AudioSystem::releaseAudioSessionId(mSessionId,
+                VALUE_OR_FATAL(aidl2legacy_int32_t_pid_t(mClientIdentity.pid)));
         }
         if (mIEffect != NULL) {
             mIEffect->disconnect();