diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8aabf56ed7fc287f3475a39f5576e6e477c902b4..689ca5d5d5dd30d311fafc5c21226f95e626d3fd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.1
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211222215920-a3e8b1af437b
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211222204318-7e25b2123aa3
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211227175834-561af07513ff
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211227175609-b55aa9d76795
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.5
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211222204245-c570448170d3
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211227175615-540c4ae008d2
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211222204233-0fc63ca3f049
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211222204209-7beff39a5793
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20211222005558-11c44d609c7d
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20211222205802-03e9d7d835b0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210105202744-fe13368bc0e1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 514d40f71257779cdc138d3048d1abbba2a0da54..b5b0e0072087f3d9ddc822c0350add9afc1aa600 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -270,20 +270,22 @@ github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.0 h1:dt+dx+HvX8g7Un32rY9XWoYnd0NmKmrIzpHF7qiTDj0=
 github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.0/go.mod h1:09F0S9iiKrwn9rlI5yjLkmrug154/YRW6KnnXVDM/l4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228 h1:Gi6rj4mAlK0BJIk1HIzBVMjWNjIUfstrsXC2VqLYPcA=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228/go.mod h1:H6jztdm0k+wEV2QGK/KYA+MY9nj9Zzatux/qIvDDv3k=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211222215920-a3e8b1af437b h1:JFywcy4GscgMKVpQPOXHlwuyJUVTL6gbcSgluwwlnpY=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211222215920-a3e8b1af437b/go.mod h1:xC6c3+zocfbItvcxwheToLNWY7giYJn4VgQgxdJyPmM=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211227175834-561af07513ff h1:lh+HB+nZ9ye8bivRsszPpDmU0+9MZdiS2SLhlGyRRRo=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211227175834-561af07513ff/go.mod h1:xC6c3+zocfbItvcxwheToLNWY7giYJn4VgQgxdJyPmM=
 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 v0.0.7-0.20211222204318-7e25b2123aa3 h1:43k7+ymnaODsUvFonCfK4mUeha1KoLhAHKtq6BRiqks=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211222204318-7e25b2123aa3/go.mod h1:wJN9m4YpskBS1/1N62qTjll+4OCCwSBqxVdkRMu4MaU=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211227175609-b55aa9d76795 h1:e52m8cppmNN/njmS7a48g4dFVguIcttR9SKzElNh4ws=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211227175609-b55aa9d76795/go.mod h1:wJN9m4YpskBS1/1N62qTjll+4OCCwSBqxVdkRMu4MaU=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.5 h1:R8M1PA5zRU1HVnTyrtwybdABh7gUJSCvt1JZwUSeTzk=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.5/go.mod h1:e6WPUt97taFZe5PFLPb1Dupk7tqmDCTQu1kkstqJvw4=
 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=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.1/go.mod h1:kNp47yPqja2lHSiS4DddTvFpB/4D9dB2YKnw5c+LJCE=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211222204245-c570448170d3 h1:F585UEzQuqYyoabmL3v8J1UVlGJ2aGvbTl5lKc4szio=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211222204245-c570448170d3/go.mod h1:wVIhpJLgeiu972N8dhCCz+Gi/q8hS2CzQ8RVIJHReds=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211227175615-540c4ae008d2 h1:YOmALqmK7IdhhjCIsT4inLOidIwgcOUOiLxaJQGgXSQ=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211227175615-540c4ae008d2/go.mod h1:wVIhpJLgeiu972N8dhCCz+Gi/q8hS2CzQ8RVIJHReds=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211222204233-0fc63ca3f049 h1:upjCV/knZN9NuJWq/zBFoUji0fl6Dc1oyCT0CsOpok0=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211222204233-0fc63ca3f049/go.mod h1:5fTWBWGUJZ1DsN8ns3HCa6AjqgPkL8XRKqAUtQAawNI=