diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a67b031..fd39b03 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ ifeq ($(CHECKSUM_MD5), 1)
     LDFLAGS += -lcrypto
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(ENCRYPT), 1)
+    # required for shared library preloading
+    MCFLAGS += -fPIC
+endif
+
 ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
     GCC_O = $(O)
 endif
@@ -99,6 +104,11 @@ B ?= .
 
 all: $(B)/memcr $(B)/memcr-client
 
+ifeq ($(ENCRYPT), 1)
+all: $(B)/libencrypt.so
+endif
+
+
 $(B)/parasite-head.o: arch/$(ARCH)/parasite-head.S
 	$(CC) $(PCFLAGS) -O0 -c $< -o $@
 
@@ -128,15 +138,27 @@ $(B)/memcr.o: memcr.c $(B)/parasite-blob.h
 
 $(B)/memcr: $(B)/memcr.o $(B)/cpu.o $(B)/enter.o
 	$(CC) $(MCFLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+	@stat -c "-> %n: %s bytes <-" $@
+	@size $@
+
 
 $(B)/memcr-client.o: memcr-client.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(B) -c $< -o $@
 
 $(B)/memcr-client: $(B)/memcr-client.o
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@
+	@stat -c "-> %n: %s bytes <-" $@
+	@size $@
+
+
+$(B)/libencrypt.so: libencrypt.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -shared -Wl,-soname,$(@F) $^ -lcrypto -o $@
+	@stat -c "-> %n: %s bytes <-" $@
+	@size $@
+
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(B)/*.o $(B)/*.s $(B)/*.bin $(B)/parasite-blob.h $(B)/memcr $(B)/memcr-client
+	rm -f $(B)/*.o $(B)/*.s $(B)/*.bin $(B)/parasite-blob.h $(B)/memcr $(B)/memcr-client $(B)/libencrypt.so
 
 help:
 	@echo 'Clean target:'
@@ -149,5 +171,6 @@ help:
 	@echo 'Compilation options:'
 	@echo '  COMPRESS_LZ4=1 - compile in support for memory dump LZ4 compression'
 	@echo '  CHECKSUM_MD5=1 - compile in support for memory dump MD5 checksumming'
+	@echo '  ENCRYPT=1      - compile libencrypt.so that can be preloaded for memcr'
 
 .PHONY: all clean help
diff --git a/libencrypt.c b/libencrypt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cd4c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libencrypt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Liberty Global Service B.V.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2
+ * of the license.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
+#include <openssl/rand.h>
+
+
+#define IO_SIZE 4096
+#define ROUND_UP(n, m) ((n + m) & ~(m - 1))
+
+#define VERBOSE 0
+
+#define log(...) fprintf(stdout, "[x] " __VA_ARGS__)
+#if VERBOSE == 1
+#define dbg(...) fprintf(stdout, "[x] " __VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define dbg(...)
+#endif
+#define err(...) fprintf(stderr, "[x] " __VA_ARGS__)
+
+
+static const EVP_CIPHER *cipher;
+static EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx;
+static int block_size;
+static unsigned char key[16];
+static unsigned char iv[16];
+
+
+int lib__open(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode)
+{
+	dbg("%s(%s, 0x%x, 0x%x)\n", __func__, pathname, flags, mode);
+
+	if (!cipher)
+		return open(pathname, flags, mode);
+
+	ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
+	if (!ctx) {
+		err("EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new() failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return open(pathname, flags, mode);
+}
+
+int lib__close(int fd)
+{
+	dbg("%s(%d)\n", __func__, fd);
+
+	if (!cipher)
+		return close(fd);
+
+	EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
+	ctx = NULL;
+
+	return close(fd);
+}
+
+int lib__read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned char *p;
+	unsigned char data[IO_SIZE];
+	unsigned char dec_buf[IO_SIZE + EVP_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH];
+	int dec_len;
+	int bytes_read = 0;
+	int bytes_todo = ROUND_UP(count, block_size);
+
+	dbg("%s(%d, %p, %d)\n", __func__, fd, buf, (int)count);
+
+	if (!cipher)
+		return read(fd, buf, count);
+
+	if (!ctx) {
+		err("invalid cipher ctx\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, cipher, NULL, key, iv);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		err("EVP_DecryptInit_ex() failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	for (p = (unsigned char *)buf; p < (unsigned char *)buf + count; p += dec_len) {
+		int size;
+
+		if (bytes_todo - bytes_read < IO_SIZE)
+			size = bytes_todo - bytes_read;
+		else
+			size = IO_SIZE;
+
+		ret = read(fd, data, size);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			break;
+
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			err("read() failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		bytes_read += ret;
+
+		ret = EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, dec_buf, &dec_len, data, ret);
+		if (ret != 1) {
+			err("EVP_DecryptUpdate() failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		memcpy(p, dec_buf, dec_len);
+	}
+
+	if (!bytes_read)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, dec_buf, &dec_len);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		err("EVP_DecryptFinal_ex() failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(p, dec_buf, dec_len);
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+int lib__write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned char *p;
+	unsigned char data[IO_SIZE + EVP_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH];
+	int enc_len;
+
+	dbg("%s(%d, %p, %d)\n", __func__, fd, buf, (int)count);
+
+	if (!cipher)
+		return write(fd, buf, count);
+
+	if (!ctx) {
+		err("invalid cipher ctx\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = EVP_EncryptInit_ex(ctx, cipher, NULL, key, iv);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		err("EVP_EncryptInit_ex() failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	for (p = (unsigned char *)buf; p < (unsigned char *)buf + count; p += IO_SIZE) {
+		int size;
+
+		if (p > (unsigned char *)buf + count - IO_SIZE)
+			size = count % IO_SIZE;
+		else
+			size = IO_SIZE;
+
+		ret = EVP_EncryptUpdate(ctx, data, &enc_len, p, size);
+		if (ret != 1) {
+			err("EVP_EncryptUpdate() failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		ret = write(fd, data, enc_len);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			err("write() failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, data, &enc_len);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		err("EVP_EncryptFinal_ex() failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = write(fd, data, enc_len);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err("write() failed: %m\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+int lib__init(int enable, const char *arg)
+{
+	int ret;
+	const char *description;
+
+	dbg("%s(%d, %s)\n", __func__, enable, arg);
+
+	if (!enable) {
+		log("encryption not enabled\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!arg)
+		cipher = EVP_aes_128_cbc();
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "aes-128-cbc"))
+		cipher = EVP_aes_128_cbc();
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "aes-192-cbc"))
+		cipher = EVP_aes_192_cbc();
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "aes-256-cbc"))
+		cipher = EVP_aes_256_cbc();
+	else {
+		err("supported ciphers are:\n" \
+		    "\taes-128-cbc\n" \
+		    "\taes-192-cbc\n" \
+		    "\taes-256-cbc\n"
+		);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!cipher) {
+		err("EVP_aes_*_cbc() failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = RAND_bytes(key, sizeof(key));
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		err("RAND_bytes() for key failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = RAND_bytes(iv, sizeof(iv));
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		err("RAND_bytes() for iv failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	description = EVP_CIPHER_name(cipher);
+	block_size = EVP_CIPHER_block_size(cipher);
+	if (block_size <= 0) {
+		err("invalid block size\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	log("using %s, block size %d\n", description, block_size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int lib__fini(void)
+{
+	dbg("%s()\n", __func__);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/memcr.bb b/memcr.bb
index 7e8afcb..2852400 100644
--- a/memcr.bb
+++ b/memcr.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PV = "git${SRCPV}"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 do_compile () {
-	oe_runmake COMPRESS_LZ4=1 CHECKSUM_MD5=1
+	oe_runmake COMPRESS_LZ4=1 CHECKSUM_MD5=1 ENCRYPT=1
 }
 
 do_install () {