diff --git a/lib/encryption/ssss.dart b/lib/encryption/ssss.dart
index ec9897c6..8828b6b2 100644
--- a/lib/encryption/ssss.dart
+++ b/lib/encryption/ssss.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:base58check/base58.dart';
 import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart';
-import 'package:encrypt/encrypt.dart';
 
 import '../famedlysdk.dart';
 import '../src/database/database.dart';
@@ -78,13 +77,13 @@ class SSSS {
     return _DerivedKeys(aesKey: aesKey.bytes, hmacKey: hmacKey.bytes);
   }
 
-  static _Encrypted encryptAes(String data, Uint8List key, String name,
-      [String ivStr]) {
+  static Future<_Encrypted> encryptAes(String data, Uint8List key, String name,
+      [String ivStr]) async {
     Uint8List iv;
     if (ivStr != null) {
       iv = base64.decode(ivStr);
     } else {
-      iv = Uint8List.fromList(SecureRandom(16).bytes);
+      iv = Uint8List.fromList(uc.secureRandomBytes(16));
     }
     // we need to clear bit 63 of the IV
     iv[8] &= 0x7f;
@@ -92,9 +91,7 @@ class SSSS {
     final keys = deriveKeys(key, name);
 
     final plain = Uint8List.fromList(utf8.encode(data));
-    final ciphertext = AES(Key(keys.aesKey), mode: AESMode.ctr, padding: null)
-        .encrypt(plain, iv: IV(iv))
-        .bytes;
+    final ciphertext = await uc.aesCtr.encrypt(plain, keys.aesKey, iv);
 
     final hmac = Hmac(sha256, keys.hmacKey).convert(ciphertext);
 
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ class SSSS {
         mac: base64.encode(hmac.bytes));
   }
 
-  static String decryptAes(_Encrypted data, Uint8List key, String name) {
+  static Future<String> decryptAes(_Encrypted data, Uint8List key, String name) async {
     final keys = deriveKeys(key, name);
     final cipher = base64.decode(data.ciphertext);
     final hmac = base64
@@ -113,8 +110,7 @@ class SSSS {
     if (hmac != data.mac.replaceAll(RegExp(r'=+$'), '')) {
       throw Exception('Bad MAC');
     }
-    final decipher = AES(Key(keys.aesKey), mode: AESMode.ctr, padding: null)
-        .decrypt(Encrypted(cipher), iv: IV(base64.decode(data.iv)));
+    final decipher = await uc.aesCtr.encrypt(cipher, keys.aesKey, base64.decode(data.iv));
     return String.fromCharCodes(decipher);
   }
 
@@ -196,9 +192,9 @@ class SSSS {
       // we need to derive the key off of the passphrase
       content.passphrase = PassphraseInfo();
       content.passphrase.algorithm = AlgorithmTypes.pbkdf2;
-      content.passphrase.salt =
-          base64.encode(SecureRandom(pbkdf2SaltLength).bytes); // generate salt
-      content.passphrase.iterations = pbkdf2DefaultIterations;
+      content.passphrase.salt = base64
+          .encode(uc.secureRandomBytes(pbkdf2SaltLength)); // generate salt
+      content.passphrase.iterations = pbkdf2DefaultIterations;;
       content.passphrase.bits = ssssKeyLength * 8;
       privateKey = await runInBackground(
         _keyFromPassphrase,
@@ -210,10 +206,10 @@ class SSSS {
       );
     } else {
       // we need to just generate a new key from scratch
-      privateKey = Uint8List.fromList(SecureRandom(ssssKeyLength).bytes);
+      privateKey = Uint8List.fromList(uc.secureRandomBytes(ssssKeyLength));
     }
     // now that we have the private key, let's create the iv and mac
-    final encrypted = encryptAes(zeroStr, privateKey, '');
+    final encrypted = await encryptAes(zeroStr, privateKey, '');
     content.iv = encrypted.iv;
     content.mac = encrypted.mac;
     content.algorithm = AlgorithmTypes.secretStorageV1AesHmcSha2;
@@ -223,7 +219,7 @@ class SSSS {
     // make sure we generate a unique key id
     final keyId = () sync* {
       for (;;) {
-        yield base64.encode(SecureRandom(keyidByteLength).bytes);
+        yield base64.encode(uc.secureRandomBytes(keyidByteLength));
       }
     }()
         .firstWhere((keyId) => getKey(keyId) == null);
@@ -238,14 +234,14 @@ class SSSS {
     await waitForAccountData;
 
     final key = open(keyId);
-    key.setPrivateKey(privateKey);
+    await key.setPrivateKey(privateKey);
     return key;
   }
 
-  bool checkKey(Uint8List key, SecretStorageKeyContent info) {
+  Future<bool> checkKey(Uint8List key, SecretStorageKeyContent info) async {
     if (info.algorithm == AlgorithmTypes.secretStorageV1AesHmcSha2) {
       if ((info.mac is String) && (info.iv is String)) {
-        final encrypted = encryptAes(zeroStr, key, '', info.iv);
+        final encrypted = await encryptAes(zeroStr, key, '', info.iv);
         return info.mac.replaceAll(RegExp(r'=+$'), '') ==
             encrypted.mac.replaceAll(RegExp(r'=+$'), '');
       } else {
@@ -303,7 +299,7 @@ class SSSS {
     final enc = secretInfo.content['encrypted'][keyId];
     final encryptInfo = _Encrypted(
         iv: enc['iv'], ciphertext: enc['ciphertext'], mac: enc['mac']);
-    final decrypted = decryptAes(encryptInfo, key, type);
+    final decrypted = await decryptAes(encryptInfo, key, type);
     if (cacheTypes.contains(type) && client.database != null) {
       // cache the thing
       await client.database
@@ -319,7 +315,7 @@ class SSSS {
       {bool add = false}) async {
     final triggerCacheCallback =
         _cacheCallbacks.containsKey(type) && await getCached(type) == null;
-    final encrypted = encryptAes(secret, key, type);
+    final encrypted = await encryptAes(secret, key, type);
     Map<String, dynamic> content;
     if (add && client.accountData[type] != null) {
       content = client.accountData[type].content.copy();
@@ -649,7 +645,7 @@ class OpenSSSS {
       throw Exception('Nothing specified');
     }
     // verify the validity of the key
-    if (!ssss.checkKey(privateKey, keyData)) {
+    if (!await ssss.checkKey(privateKey, keyData)) {
       privateKey = null;
       throw Exception('Inalid key');
     }
@@ -658,8 +654,8 @@ class OpenSSSS {
     }
   }
 
-  void setPrivateKey(Uint8List key) {
-    if (!ssss.checkKey(key, keyData)) {
+  Future<void> setPrivateKey(Uint8List key) async {
+    if (!await ssss.checkKey(key, keyData)) {
       throw Exception('Invalid key');
     }
     privateKey = key;
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/crypto/crypto.dart b/lib/src/utils/crypto/crypto.dart
index 5e16ecab..fc4d1c97 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/crypto/crypto.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/crypto/crypto.dart
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
 export 'native.dart' if (dart.library.js) 'js.dart';
+
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+import 'dart:math';
+
+Uint8List secureRandomBytes(int len) {
+  final rng = Random.secure();
+  final list = Uint8List(len);
+  list.setAll(0, Iterable.generate(list.length, (i) => rng.nextInt(256)));
+  return list;
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/crypto/ffi.dart b/lib/src/utils/crypto/ffi.dart
index 3e58f691..1a6aec8d 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/crypto/ffi.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/crypto/ffi.dart
@@ -28,3 +28,38 @@ final EVP_sha512 = libcrypto.lookupFunction<
   Pointer<NativeType> Function(),
   Pointer<NativeType> Function()
 >('EVP_sha512');
+
+final EVP_aes_128_ctr = libcrypto.lookupFunction<
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(),
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function()
+>('EVP_aes_128_ctr');
+
+final EVP_aes_256_ctr = libcrypto.lookupFunction<
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(),
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function()
+>('EVP_aes_256_ctr');
+
+final EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new = libcrypto.lookupFunction<
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(),
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function()
+>('EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new');
+
+final EVP_EncryptInit_ex = libcrypto.lookupFunction<
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(Pointer<NativeType> ctx, Pointer<NativeType> alg, Pointer<NativeType> some, Pointer<Uint8> key, Pointer<Uint8> iv),
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(Pointer<NativeType> ctx, Pointer<NativeType> alg, Pointer<NativeType> some, Pointer<Uint8> key, Pointer<Uint8> iv)
+>('EVP_EncryptInit_ex');
+
+final EVP_EncryptUpdate = libcrypto.lookupFunction<
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(Pointer<NativeType> ctx, Pointer<Uint8> output, Pointer<IntPtr> outputLen, Pointer<Uint8> input, IntPtr inputLen),
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(Pointer<NativeType> ctx, Pointer<Uint8> output, Pointer<IntPtr> outputLen, Pointer<Uint8> input, int inputLen)
+>('EVP_EncryptUpdate');
+
+final EVP_EncryptFinal_ex = libcrypto.lookupFunction<
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(Pointer<NativeType> ctx, Pointer<Uint8> data, Pointer<IntPtr> len),
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(Pointer<NativeType> ctx, Pointer<Uint8> data, Pointer<IntPtr> len)
+>('EVP_EncryptFinal_ex');
+
+final EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free = libcrypto.lookupFunction<
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(Pointer<NativeType> ctx),
+  Pointer<NativeType> Function(Pointer<NativeType> ctx)
+>('EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free');
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/crypto/js.dart b/lib/src/utils/crypto/js.dart
index 5db00f68..39606bc7 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/crypto/js.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/crypto/js.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'subtle.dart';
+import 'subtle.dart' as subtle;
 
 abstract class Hash {
   Hash._(this.name);
@@ -26,6 +27,26 @@ class _Sha512 extends Hash {
   _Sha512() : super._('SHA-512');
 }
 
+abstract class Cipher {
+  Cipher._(this.name);
+  String name;
+  Object params(Uint8List iv);
+  Future<Uint8List> encrypt(Uint8List input, Uint8List key, Uint8List iv) async {
+    final subtleKey = await importKey('raw', key, name, false, ['encrypt']);
+    return (await subtle.encrypt(params(iv), subtleKey, input))
+      .asUint8List();
+  }
+}
+
+final Cipher aesCtr = _AesCtr();
+
+class _AesCtr extends Cipher {
+  _AesCtr() : super._('AES-CTR');
+
+  @override
+  Object params(Uint8List iv) => AesCtrParams(name: name, counter: iv, length: 64);
+}
+
 Future<Uint8List> pbkdf2(Uint8List passphrase, Uint8List salt, Hash hash, int iterations, int bits) async {
   final raw = await importKey('raw', passphrase, 'PBKDF2', false, ['deriveBits']);
   final res = await deriveBits(Pbkdf2Params(name: 'PBKDF2', hash: hash.name, salt: salt, iterations: iterations), raw, bits);
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/crypto/native.dart b/lib/src/utils/crypto/native.dart
index c63f8026..66c9af0f 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/crypto/native.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/crypto/native.dart
@@ -25,6 +25,47 @@ class _Sha512 extends Hash {
   _Sha512() : super._(EVP_sha512());
 }
 
+abstract class Cipher {
+  Cipher._();
+  Pointer<NativeType> getAlg(int keysize);
+  Uint8List encrypt(Uint8List input, Uint8List key, Uint8List iv) {
+    final alg = getAlg(key.length * 8);
+    final mem = malloc.call<Uint8>(sizeOf<IntPtr>() + key.length + iv.length + input.length);
+    final lenMem = mem.cast<IntPtr>();
+    final keyMem = mem.elementAt(sizeOf<IntPtr>());
+    final ivMem = keyMem.elementAt(key.length);
+    final dataMem = ivMem.elementAt(iv.length);
+    try {
+      keyMem.asTypedList(key.length).setAll(0, key);
+      ivMem.asTypedList(iv.length).setAll(0, iv);
+      dataMem.asTypedList(input.length).setAll(0, input);
+      final ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
+      EVP_EncryptInit_ex(ctx, alg, nullptr, keyMem, ivMem);
+      EVP_EncryptUpdate(ctx, dataMem, lenMem, dataMem, input.length);
+      EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, dataMem.elementAt(lenMem.value), lenMem);
+      EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
+      return Uint8List.fromList(dataMem.asTypedList(input.length));
+    } finally {
+      malloc.free(mem);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+final Cipher aesCtr = _AesCtr();
+
+class _AesCtr extends Cipher {
+  _AesCtr() : super._();
+
+  @override
+  Pointer<NativeType> getAlg(int keysize) {
+    switch (keysize) {
+      case 128: return EVP_aes_128_ctr();
+      case 256: return EVP_aes_256_ctr();
+      default: throw ArgumentError('invalid key size');
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 Uint8List pbkdf2(Uint8List passphrase, Uint8List salt, Hash hash, int iterations, int bits) {
   final outLen = bits ~/ 8;
   final mem = malloc.call<Uint8>(passphrase.length + salt.length + outLen);
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/crypto/subtle.dart b/lib/src/utils/crypto/subtle.dart
index 814847e0..d5b84b24 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/crypto/subtle.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/crypto/subtle.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,29 @@ class Pbkdf2Params {
   int iterations;
 }
 
+@JS()
+@anonymous
+class AesCtrParams {
+  external factory AesCtrParams({String name, Uint8List counter, int length});
+  String name;
+  Uint8List counter;
+  int length;
+}
+
+@JS('crypto.subtle.encrypt')
+external dynamic _encrypt(dynamic algorithm, CryptoKey key, Uint8List data);
+
+Future<ByteBuffer> encrypt(dynamic algorithm, CryptoKey key, Uint8List data) {
+  return promiseToFuture(_encrypt(algorithm, key, data));
+}
+
+@JS('crypto.subtle.decrypt')
+external dynamic _decrypt(dynamic algorithm, CryptoKey key, Uint8List data);
+
+Future<ByteBuffer> decrypt(dynamic algorithm, CryptoKey key, Uint8List data) {
+  return promiseToFuture(_decrypt(algorithm, key, data));
+}
+
 @JS('crypto.subtle.importKey')
 external dynamic _importKey(String format, dynamic keyData, dynamic algorithm,
     bool extractable, List<String> keyUsages);
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e22894c3..4d6d081a 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ dependencies:
   html_unescape: ^1.0.2
   moor: ^4.0.0
   random_string: ^2.1.0
-  encrypt: ^5.0.0-beta.1
   crypto: ^3.0.0
   base58check: ^2.0.0
   olm: ^2.0.0
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ dependencies:
   isolate: ^2.0.3
   logger: ^1.0.0
   matrix_api_lite: ^0.2.4
-  pointycastle: ^3.0.0-nullsafety.2
 
 dev_dependencies:
   test: ^1.15.7
diff --git a/test/encryption/ssss_test.dart b/test/encryption/ssss_test.dart
index ee7ea000..83826236 100644
--- a/test/encryption/ssss_test.dart
+++ b/test/encryption/ssss_test.dart
@@ -18,17 +18,24 @@
 
 import 'dart:typed_data';
 import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:math';
 
 import 'package:famedlysdk/famedlysdk.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/encryption.dart';
 import 'package:logger/logger.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
-import 'package:encrypt/encrypt.dart';
 import 'package:olm/olm.dart' as olm;
 
 import '../fake_client.dart';
 import '../fake_matrix_api.dart';
 
+Uint8List secureRandomBytes(int len) {
+  final rng = Random.secure();
+  final list = Uint8List(len);
+  list.setAll(0, Iterable.generate(list.length, (i) => rng.nextInt(256)));
+  return list;
+}
+
 class MockSSSS extends SSSS {
   MockSSSS(Encryption encryption) : super(encryption);
 
@@ -69,12 +76,12 @@ void main() {
           '0FajDWYaM6wQ4O60OZnLvwZfsBNu4Bu3');
     });
 
-    test('encrypt / decrypt', () {
+    test('encrypt / decrypt', () async {
       if (!olmEnabled) return;
-      final key = Uint8List.fromList(SecureRandom(32).bytes);
+      final key = Uint8List.fromList(secureRandomBytes(32));
 
-      final enc = SSSS.encryptAes('secret foxies', key, 'name');
-      final dec = SSSS.decryptAes(enc, key, 'name');
+      final enc = await SSSS.encryptAes('secret foxies', key, 'name');
+      final dec = await SSSS.decryptAes(enc, key, 'name');
       expect(dec, 'secret foxies');
     });
 
@@ -117,7 +124,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('encode / decode recovery key', () async {
       if (!olmEnabled) return;
-      final key = Uint8List.fromList(SecureRandom(32).bytes);
+      final key = Uint8List.fromList(secureRandomBytes(32));
       final encoded = SSSS.encodeRecoveryKey(key);
       final decoded = SSSS.decodeRecoveryKey(encoded);
       expect(key, decoded);
@@ -472,13 +479,13 @@ void main() {
       expect(client.encryption.ssss.isKeyValid(newKey.keyId), true);
       var testKey = client.encryption.ssss.open(newKey.keyId);
       await testKey.unlock(passphrase: 'test');
-      testKey.setPrivateKey(newKey.privateKey);
+      await testKey.setPrivateKey(newKey.privateKey);
 
       // without passphrase
       newKey = await client.encryption.ssss.createKey();
       expect(client.encryption.ssss.isKeyValid(newKey.keyId), true);
       testKey = client.encryption.ssss.open(newKey.keyId);
-      testKey.setPrivateKey(newKey.privateKey);
+      await testKey.setPrivateKey(newKey.privateKey);
     });
 
     test('dispose client', () async {