diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2aef372d17d16578e79caeba52f1501b93b5d410..6509d4d2c6e7ce05b6f999fecdb37d0cbe985fcd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 // indirect
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008202430-a66b4ff44ef6
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211006231624-44434504fff4
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008201730-adc33de72c11
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211006222352-8e0ac37b86b0
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210915220237-70cb4551d6f3
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211012202341-3bcf1066559b
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211012202037-c4f4ddf6c34f
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211012201830-5f8d4f171a3b
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211012201721-71f9e80ffdb7
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20211012163930-7d585c6d1cb4
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200318150045-ba25ddc85566 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/api v0.20.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5a9fa04496d45fdadd785f4fa82b0fa9ec5fdc87..0373dd98282eec30bf2ef61bb8f439b20ace17af 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -381,30 +381,30 @@ github.com/zeebo/pcg v0.0.0-20181207190024-3cdc6b625a05/go.mod h1:Gr+78ptB0MwXxm
 github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.0 h1:dt+dx+HvX8g7Un32rY9XWoYnd0NmKmrIzpHF7qiTDj0=
 github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.0/go.mod h1:09F0S9iiKrwn9rlI5yjLkmrug154/YRW6KnnXVDM/l4=
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-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008202430-a66b4ff44ef6 h1:ZSJ23JkdZGG2gkhpvdVbE/045+MUg94Kn2wIxK7k2Cw=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008202430-a66b4ff44ef6/go.mod h1:dIEoqVYjVMH0TIufpSCqQMYRJIxXLlIRPWapIjV2Qpk=
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-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211006231624-44434504fff4 h1:pnEkF6pZ0qwgLRaqBQDhEmo47qNx/H/+uQaqThKQjA8=
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+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211012202037-c4f4ddf6c34f h1:SbBBfmWmbhJw7yRLUZTt81zpy0/99Ovcps/zfvpXIdg=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211012202037-c4f4ddf6c34f/go.mod h1:IGquQeJtlRSgyIVqreQf/ZC9tXk2Hu3cTrYoMe4LlP0=
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 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200804182913-788f47bded40/go.mod h1:tzdFFvb1ESmuTCOl1z6+yf6oAICDxH2NPUemVgoNLxc=
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 gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.3-0.20210527191221-ce3f170aabd5/go.mod h1:aLzpP2TiZTQut/PVHR40EJAomzugDdHXetbieRClXIM=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
@@ -435,8 +435,9 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200510223506-06a226fb4e37/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPh
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200707235045-ab33eee955e0/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200728195943-123391ffb6de/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad h1:DN0cp81fZ3njFcrLCytUHRSUkqBjfTo4Tx9RJTWs0EY=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad/go.mod h1:jdWPYTVW3xRLrWPugEBEK3UY2ZEsg3UU495nc5E+M+I=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519 h1:7I4JAnoQBe7ZtJcBaYHi5UtiO8tQHbUSXxL+pnGRANg=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190306152737-a1d7652674e8/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
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@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200222125558-5a598a2470a0/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLL
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200301022130-244492dfa37a/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5 h1:wjuX4b5yYQnEQHzd+CBcrcC6OVR2J1CN6mUy0oSxIPo=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
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@@ -545,8 +547,9 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200519105757-fe76b779f299/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
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