diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 !native/ios/pod-patch
 !native/cpp/CommonCpp/grpc
 !native/expo-modules/android-lifecycle/package.json
+!native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/package.json
 
 web/node_modules
 web/dist
diff --git a/keyserver/Dockerfile b/keyserver/Dockerfile
--- a/keyserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/keyserver/Dockerfile
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@
   keyserver/addons/rust-node-addon/
 COPY --chown=comm native/expo-modules/android-lifecycle/package.json \
   native/expo-modules/android-lifecycle/
+COPY --chown=comm native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/package.json \
+  native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/
 COPY --chown=comm services/electron-update-server/package.json \
   services/electron-update-server/
 
diff --git a/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/build.gradle b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
+
+group = 'app.comm.android.aescrypto'
+version = '0.1.0'
+
+buildscript {
+  def expoModulesCorePlugin = new File(project(":expo-modules-core").projectDir.absolutePath, "ExpoModulesCorePlugin.gradle")
+  if (expoModulesCorePlugin.exists()) {
+    apply from: expoModulesCorePlugin
+    applyKotlinExpoModulesCorePlugin()
+  }
+
+  // Simple helper that allows the root project to override versions declared by this library.
+  ext.safeExtGet = { prop, fallback ->
+    rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
+  }
+
+  // Ensures backward compatibility
+  ext.getKotlinVersion = {
+    if (ext.has("kotlinVersion")) {
+      ext.kotlinVersion()
+    } else {
+      ext.safeExtGet("kotlinVersion", "1.6.10")
+    }
+  }
+
+  repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+  }
+
+  dependencies {
+    classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${getKotlinVersion()}")
+  }
+}
+
+// Creating sources with comments
+task androidSourcesJar(type: Jar) {
+  classifier = 'sources'
+  from android.sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs
+}
+
+afterEvaluate {
+  publishing {
+    publications {
+      release(MavenPublication) {
+        from components.release
+        // Add additional sourcesJar to artifacts
+        artifact(androidSourcesJar)
+      }
+    }
+    repositories {
+      maven {
+        url = mavenLocal().url
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+android {
+  compileSdkVersion safeExtGet("compileSdkVersion", 31)
+
+  compileOptions {
+    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+  }
+
+  kotlinOptions {
+    jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.majorVersion
+  }
+
+  defaultConfig {
+    minSdkVersion safeExtGet("minSdkVersion", 21)
+    targetSdkVersion safeExtGet("targetSdkVersion", 31)
+    versionCode 1
+    versionName "0.1.0"
+  }
+  lintOptions {
+    abortOnError false
+  }
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+  implementation project(':expo-modules-core')
+  implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:${getKotlinVersion()}"
+}
diff --git a/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<manifest package="app.comm.android.aescrypto">
+</manifest>
diff --git a/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/src/main/java/app/comm/android/aescrypto/AESCryptoModule.kt b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/src/main/java/app/comm/android/aescrypto/AESCryptoModule.kt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/android/src/main/java/app/comm/android/aescrypto/AESCryptoModule.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package app.comm.android.aescrypto
+
+import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.Module
+import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.ModuleDefinition
+
+class AESCryptoModule : Module() {
+  override fun definition() = ModuleDefinition {
+    Name("AESCrypto")
+
+    Function("hello") {
+      return@Function "Hello world! 👋"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/expo-module.config.json b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/expo-module.config.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/expo-module.config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "platforms": ["ios", "android"],
+  "ios": {
+    "modules": ["AESCryptoModule"]
+  },
+  "android": {
+    "modules": ["app.comm.android.aescrypto.AESCryptoModule"]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/ios/AESCrypto.podspec b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/ios/AESCrypto.podspec
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/ios/AESCrypto.podspec
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require 'json'
+
+package = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join(__dir__, '..', 'package.json')))
+
+Pod::Spec.new do |s|
+  s.name           = 'AESCrypto'
+  s.version        = package['version']
+  s.summary        = package['description']
+  s.description    = package['description']
+  s.license        = package['license']
+  s.author         = 'Comm'
+  s.homepage       = 'https://comm.app'
+  s.platform       = :ios, '13.0'
+  s.swift_version  = '5.4'
+  s.source         = { git: 'https://github.com/CommE2E/comm' }
+  s.static_framework = true
+
+  s.dependency 'ExpoModulesCore'
+
+  # Swift/Objective-C compatibility
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    'DEFINES_MODULE' => 'YES',
+    'SWIFT_COMPILATION_MODE' => 'wholemodule'
+  }
+  
+  s.source_files = "**/*.{h,m,swift}"
+end
diff --git a/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/ios/AESCryptoModule.swift b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/ios/AESCryptoModule.swift
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/ios/AESCryptoModule.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import ExpoModulesCore
+
+public class AESCryptoModule: Module {
+  public func definition() -> ModuleDefinition {
+    Name("AESCrypto")
+
+    Function("hello") { () -> String in
+      return "Hello world! 👋"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/package.json b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/package.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/expo-modules/aes-crypto/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "name": "@commapp/aes-crypto",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+  "description": "AES GCM encryption and decryption",
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "expo-module-scripts": "^3.0.3",
+    "expo-modules-core": "^1.0.3"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "expo": "*",
+    "react": "*",
+    "react-native": "*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/native/ios/Podfile.lock b/native/ios/Podfile.lock
--- a/native/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/native/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 PODS:
+  - AESCrypto (0.0.1):
+    - ExpoModulesCore
   - boost (1.76.0)
   - DoubleConversion (1.1.6)
   - DVAssetLoaderDelegate (0.3.3)
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@
   - Yoga (1.14.0)
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
+  - AESCrypto (from `../expo-modules/aes-crypto/ios`)
   - boost (from `../../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/boost.podspec`)
   - DoubleConversion (from `../../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/DoubleConversion.podspec`)
   - EXApplication (from `../../node_modules/expo-application/ios`)
@@ -645,6 +648,8 @@
     - SPTPersistentCache
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
+  AESCrypto:
+    :path: "../expo-modules/aes-crypto/ios"
   boost:
     :podspec: "../../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/boost.podspec"
   DoubleConversion:
@@ -811,6 +816,7 @@
     :path: "../../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga"
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
+  AESCrypto: 3f397599b6b8e66c3b8a16e09bed17e6ad03482d
   boost: a7c83b31436843459a1961bfd74b96033dc77234
   DoubleConversion: 5189b271737e1565bdce30deb4a08d647e3f5f54
   DVAssetLoaderDelegate: 0caec20e4e08b8560b691131539e9180024d4bce
diff --git a/native/package.json b/native/package.json
--- a/native/package.json
+++ b/native/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@commapp/android-lifecycle": "0.0.1",
+    "@commapp/aes-crypto": "0.0.1",
     "@commapp/sqlcipher-amalgamation": "^4.4.3-a",
     "@ethersproject/shims": "^5.7.0",
     "@expo/react-native-action-sheet": "^3.14.0",
diff --git a/native/utils/aes-crypto-module.js b/native/utils/aes-crypto-module.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/utils/aes-crypto-module.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// @flow
+
+import { requireNativeModule } from 'expo-modules-core';
+
+const AESCryptoModule: {
+  +hello: () => string,
+} = requireNativeModule('AESCrypto');
+
+export function hello(): string {
+  return AESCryptoModule.hello();
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "desktop",
     "keyserver/addons/rust-node-addon",
     "native/expo-modules/android-lifecycle",
+    "native/expo-modules/aes-crypto",
     "services/electron-update-server"
   ],
   "scripts": {