diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 82b33e0649f6a566e030dcaa4d04cf33c706ecfc..a228f9cbda83777d8c6e72c737723c9087de4db5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ 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 v0.0.4-0.20211227194636-6c18b5e870ae
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211227194530-ccd1a1c13a48
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211230212713-e8d2ff321eda
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211230212606-1aefb03de56c
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.5
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211229173551-464848f93568
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211230211304-a134acdc9129
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211227194445-c099754b3cda
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211227194420-f311e8920467
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20211222205802-03e9d7d835b0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d579c8634d0fd0159c10f9c8821f410a823bce01..cc684ee91f1a0b9d1bb23f5dc7436e3412220f2d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -270,22 +270,20 @@ 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 v0.0.4-0.20211227194636-6c18b5e870ae h1:7rg49fTQrfKaqd9BYbwHFj+z4E8Uj7JTfl8pttNtXSs=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211227194636-6c18b5e870ae/go.mod h1:RzQ0m/+09p7K/wvdQoSZ+P4NU4FWtS6MxsjFOlcee9s=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211230212713-e8d2ff321eda h1:b9hHPe2cpxHGt8dH8HDjVDccIJYdbz766oc8l13LI9U=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211230212713-e8d2ff321eda/go.mod h1:sinBt/nli+x5PQPu3blVEjTHmFKikeij3fZKERzCZZ8=
 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 v0.0.7-0.20211227194530-ccd1a1c13a48 h1:ryuk6ZssItz7ArQANxC3ZJ5l2w3EoxaPQHUnUNpVUSw=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211227194530-ccd1a1c13a48/go.mod h1:0ebir69661mjvXspL0wPg8g1F0/yZm9AdPZ343OlgPU=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211230212606-1aefb03de56c h1:Yc0z75TY0iedBk/zulX26ChSan0z9Duc/ujWFrtxrJc=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211230212606-1aefb03de56c/go.mod h1:0j3psSl79Z0QjbpHrIaYjSlEwLyagQwMHLxdrPS0egg=
 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 v0.0.3-0.20211227194457-8745b796d1f5 h1:5RziGxgls+ZjhzCTBL35Yfquil9Sw/hjd6Ho36HLzJM=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211227194457-8745b796d1f5/go.mod h1:ZCFCwLN5ZFfEXduWnzhRtoCEq56kLTHAmj5IDaRcwDs=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211229173551-464848f93568 h1:qrJDFx3jZ4EMq3GkUSXIumkisFgTeP8hMDfOIR+pwYA=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211229173551-464848f93568/go.mod h1:ZCFCwLN5ZFfEXduWnzhRtoCEq56kLTHAmj5IDaRcwDs=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211230211304-a134acdc9129 h1:gufg1cknksHPD7Slwh9f0ajLe1J5Td+yMWaVNeWsdaI=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211230211304-a134acdc9129/go.mod h1:zA+1Lp9fGPo6pl1QxtMoNPLeZJ1O5m4kcH7HNxePQnQ=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211227194445-c099754b3cda h1:oWl8TuAgdx/6J9lwdH8wYGSb4W6D5TG1AZkzbA8EzbE=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211227194445-c099754b3cda/go.mod h1:5arueRMa2MNa6dALnfJwyZOhqhV53Gqc+tlHRz+Ycjw=