diff --git a/bitwardenBackup.py b/bitwardenBackup.py
index 736f21b..6666675 100644
--- a/bitwardenBackup.py
+++ b/bitwardenBackup.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import platform
 import json
 import configparser
 import getpass
+from kmip.core import enums
+from kmip.demos import utils
+from kmip.pie import client
 
 os_detected = platform.system()
 script_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
@@ -25,6 +28,137 @@ else:
 #encrypted_api_secret = 
 #encrypted_vault_password = 
 
+def create_encryption_key(client):
+    # Create an encryption key.
+    try:
+        key_id = client.create(
+            enums.CryptographicAlgorithm.AES,
+            256,
+            cryptographic_usage_mask=[
+                enums.CryptographicUsageMask.ENCRYPT,
+                enums.CryptographicUsageMask.DECRYPT
+            ]
+        )
+        logger.debug("Successfully created a new encryption key.")
+        logger.debug("Encryption Key ID: {}".format(key_id))
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    # Activate the encryption key so that it can be used.
+    try:
+        client.activate(key_id)
+        logger.debug("Successfully activated the encryption key.")
+        return key_id
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+        
+def create_hmac_key(client):
+    # Create an encryption key.
+    try:
+        key_id = client.create(
+            enums.CryptographicAlgorithm.AES,
+            256,
+            cryptographic_usage_mask=[
+                enums.CryptographicUsageMask.MAC_GENERATE,
+                enums.CryptographicUsageMask.MAC_VERIFY
+            ]
+        )
+        logger.debug("Successfully created a new HMAC key.")
+        logger.debug("HMAC Key ID: {}".format(key_id))
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    # Activate the HMAC key so that it can be used.
+    try:
+        client.activate(key_id)
+        logger.debug("Successfully activated the HMAC key.")
+        return key_id
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+def encrypt(client, data):
+    try:
+        data = data.encode('UTF-8')
+        key_id = create_encryption_key(client)
+        iv = secrets.token_bytes(16)
+        cipher_text, autogenerated_iv = client.encrypt(
+            data,
+            uid=key_id,
+            cryptographic_parameters={
+                'cryptographic_algorithm':
+                    enums.CryptographicAlgorithm.AES,
+                'block_cipher_mode': enums.BlockCipherMode.CBC,
+                'padding_method': enums.PaddingMethod.ANSI_X923
+            },
+            iv_counter_nonce=(
+                iv
+            )
+        )
+        hmac_key_id, hmac = client.mac(
+            key_id.encode() + iv + cipher_text,
+            uid = create_hmac_key(client),
+            algorithm = enums.CryptographicAlgorithm.HMAC_SHA512
+        )
+        logger.debug("Successfully encrypted the data.")
+        array = dict()
+        array['version'] = 1
+        array['cipher_key_id'] = key_id
+        array['cipher_text'] = base64.b64encode(cipher_text).decode()
+        array['iv'] = base64.b64encode(iv).decode()
+        array['hmac_key_id'] = hmac_key_id
+        array['hmac'] = base64.b64encode(hmac).decode()
+        logger.debug("Dict of info: {}".format(array))
+        array_json = json.dumps(array)
+        array_json_b64 = base64.b64encode(array_json.encode('utf-8')).decode()
+        return array_json_b64
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
+
+        
+    
+def decrypt(client, data):
+    try:
+        array_json = base64.b64decode(data)
+        array = json.loads(array_json)
+        logger.debug("Dict of info: {}".format(array))
+        key_id = array['cipher_key_id']
+        iv = base64.b64decode(array['iv'])
+        cipher_text = base64.b64decode(array['cipher_text'])
+        hmac_key_id = array['hmac_key_id']
+        hmac = base64.b64decode(array['hmac'])
+        hmac_key_id_test, hmac_test = client.mac(
+            key_id.encode() + iv + cipher_text,
+            uid = hmac_key_id,
+            algorithm = enums.CryptographicAlgorithm.HMAC_SHA512
+        )
+        if pyhmac.compare_digest(hmac, hmac_test):
+            logger.debug("HMAC matches.")
+        else:
+            logger.error("HMAC does not match, data is corrupted/tampered.")
+            sys.exit(-1) 
+        plain_text = client.decrypt(
+            cipher_text,
+            uid=key_id,
+            cryptographic_parameters={
+                'cryptographic_algorithm':
+                    enums.CryptographicAlgorithm.AES,
+                'block_cipher_mode': enums.BlockCipherMode.CBC,
+                'padding_method': enums.PaddingMethod.ANSI_X923
+            },
+            iv_counter_nonce=(
+                iv
+            )
+        )
+        logger.debug("Successfully decrypted the data.")
+        plain_text = plain_text.decode('utf-8')
+        return plain_text
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
+
 def does_file_exist(filepath):
     return os.path.exists(filepath)