diff --git a/pkg/KFData/KFEncryption/KFEncryption.go b/pkg/KFData/KFEncryption/KFEncryption.go
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+package KFEncryption
+
+import (
+	"crypto/aes"
+	"crypto/cipher"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"io"
+)
+
+// Encrypt takes a plaintext byte array and encrypts it using the provided key.
+// it returns the ciphertext and an error if one occurs.
+// it generates the cipher text using AES-CGM and a nonce.
+// a nonce is a number that can only be used once and will be unique for each encryption, but it is not a secret..
+// it is safe to store the nonce along the cipher text.
+// the nonce is prepended to the cipher text.
+func Encrypt(plaintext []byte, key string) ([]byte, error) {
+	block, err := aes.NewCipher(validateKey([]byte(key), 32))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	nonce := make([]byte, 12)
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, nonce); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	newCGM, err := cipher.NewGCM(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cipherText := newCGM.Seal(nonce, nonce, plaintext, nil)
+	return cipherText, nil
+}
+
+// Decrypt takes a cipher text byte array and decrypts it using the provided key
+func Decrypt(cipherText []byte, key string) ([]byte, error) {
+	block, err := aes.NewCipher(validateKey([]byte(key), 32))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	newCGM, err := cipher.NewGCM(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	nonceSize := newCGM.NonceSize()
+	if len(cipherText) < nonceSize {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	nonce, cipherText := cipherText[:nonceSize], cipherText[nonceSize:]
+	plainText, err := newCGM.Open(nil, nonce, cipherText, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return plainText, nil
+}
+
+// validateKey takes a key and a length and returns a key of the correct length by truncating or padding it
+func validateKey(key []byte, length int) []byte {
+	if len(key) == length {
+		return key
+	}
+
+	newKey := make([]byte, length)
+	copy(newKey, key)
+	return newKey
+}