diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1020e445b63ed87ac08333b289d28c792509a9bf..7cd8552fe9accbffc002f4103b4c555a3e2ce304 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ 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 v0.0.4-0.20211208211635-ad88fa2850b0
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211208211534-e1c1462d945f
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202195810-9dfc0b6cdb28
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211014163843-57b345890686
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211215181643-55748529a237
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211215181538-688f96f4c4c0
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211215181459-0918c1141509
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211215175729-3c916d3c5344
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20211014163031-53405cf191fb
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200318150045-ba25ddc85566 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 639eb7addaed096de2cd98b1445472d68866c4c3..d3e2b09f1b4077b31018d2b56ee84764a7c86824 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -381,12 +381,12 @@ 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=
 github.com/zenazn/goji v0.9.0/go.mod h1:7S9M489iMyHBNxwZnk9/EHS098H4/F6TATF2mIxtB1Q=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211208211635-ad88fa2850b0 h1:Xv0xV8zID5in8IqrJT0L6/QQiFEyQRgL6ibXCZlSIRA=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211208211635-ad88fa2850b0/go.mod h1:Q/9VctYnyN1T92Q/WhrFXYGWu819cKX33iRPvf6I63U=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211215181643-55748529a237 h1:kVFSZaqeX3md7W/tADOXAzejuaAqy7QLoJEJMPH1Svg=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211215181643-55748529a237/go.mod h1:Xsq9E5RDQ15CxsblsFeGd0gcOnRIVWTIgaufRHCRTfk=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.0-20200804182833-984246dea2c4/go.mod h1:ucm9SFKJo+K0N2GwRRpaNr+tKXMIOVWzmyUD0SbOu2c=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.3/go.mod h1:ZNgBOblhYToR4m8tj4cMvJ9UsJAUKq+p0gCp07WQmhA=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211208211534-e1c1462d945f h1:owzmRi0kBBWUJIZ50XB9ZmxcVJB4ZTlnh3sbKOi3HJ8=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211208211534-e1c1462d945f/go.mod h1:ftTGW5CHKj1QyLpF7BniMw1awB27KWKYwIV1aBrO39k=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211215181538-688f96f4c4c0 h1:WUrLqko7VYPRtxjL0o++RHFpS5Xjtlxed7qHuMu1iAo=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211215181538-688f96f4c4c0/go.mod h1:SQHmwjgX9taGCbzrtHGbIcZmV5iPielNP7c5wzLCUhM=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200731184040-494269b53b4d/go.mod h1:OQgUZq7SjnE0b+8+iIAT2eqQF+2IFHn73tOo+aV11mg=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200804170709-a1896d262cd9/go.mod h1:p0VelQda72OzoUckr1O+vPW0AiFe0nyKQ6gYcmFSuF8=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200804182913-788f47bded40/go.mod h1:tzdFFvb1ESmuTCOl1z6+yf6oAICDxH2NPUemVgoNLxc=
@@ -394,12 +394,12 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.1/go.mod h1:kNp47yPqja2lHSiS4DddTvFpB/4D9dB2Y
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211208211148-752546cf2e46 h1:KL/CVczLH7VXy9snvr7WJG2YtJRoHGfL9o9pY+CKzdw=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211208211148-752546cf2e46/go.mod h1:zZy8AlOISFm5IG4G4sylypnz7xNBfZ5mpXiibqJT8+8=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202195810-9dfc0b6cdb28 h1:CEZJfCiV6F6GQnWiYqoEjlzL2KpLipRy/ccV2smgf0E=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202195810-9dfc0b6cdb28/go.mod h1:wR9Vx0KZLrIs0g2Efcp0UwFPStjcDRWkg/DJLVQI2vw=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211215181459-0918c1141509 h1:1z5LpSCTUDiocy8V4Ujbtpv6o6Emw873p3TdMdFek6o=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211215181459-0918c1141509/go.mod h1:43s+Fb0F/q7MHH83YB5tJdLPzGeu2u7Y9dKxCm5Qsu0=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.3/go.mod h1:DF2HYvvCw9wkBybXcXAgQMzX+MiGbFPjwt3t17VRqRE=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.4/go.mod h1:+lcQEy+Th4eswFgQDwT0EXKp4AXrlubxalwQFH5O0Mk=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211014163843-57b345890686 h1:mEjKISxi9LrguYgz6evroFwsfxH78/hYmr32yws+WV0=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211014163843-57b345890686/go.mod h1:GeUUB5eMlu7G1u7LXpClfOyUYsSDxAhiZBf+RZeGftc=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211215175729-3c916d3c5344 h1:mkLcKpSw7WX1uXrSZoHNH6UYNWRNPBkbk3tZj2MmtFg=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211215175729-3c916d3c5344/go.mod h1:GeUUB5eMlu7G1u7LXpClfOyUYsSDxAhiZBf+RZeGftc=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.0-20200803231956-9b192c57ea7c/go.mod h1:wtdCMr7DPePz9qwctNoAUzZtbOSHSedcK++3Df3psjA=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.0-20200804183002-f99f7a7284da/go.mod h1:OK9xevzWCaPO7b1wiluVJGk7R5ZsuC7pHY5hteZFQug=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.2/go.mod h1:cs0QlFpdMDI6lAo61lDRH2JZz+3aVkHy+QogOB6F/qc=