diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8a4eca6ea76d3b47ec2988aeb785a4c9b22e04c7..4cfd3433674a7047822b8685866f239a71d47c30 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.1
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316192645-36e23d019d12
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210309193114-8a6225c667e2
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316212548-21282c4ffdeb
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210316212419-025ba777a80b
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/gpumathsgo v0.1.0
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210309193003-ef42ebb4800b
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210309192940-6b7fb39b4d01
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210309192854-cf32117afb96
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316212314-d9a2a5e589c8
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210316212152-504c0a1e0da0
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210309173740-eb8cd411334a
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.3-0.20201120004140-b0e268db06d1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b5a7e1b4231a9e4fa1a4e65df7f65468e2a69517..44c422f87617293c58e9c2f2d22671032fdca1b4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210315190821-f82a14c64d8e h1:0aVompsgMwGt22H
 gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210315190821-f82a14c64d8e/go.mod h1:96cMuVVlarB+I6nuFKdq4zCagQkbhVK/MUzRk3yOymI=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316192645-36e23d019d12 h1:AgcrSaZ7dDTnpyHTV1rR5pOIIyod4qiC9gR1Goj2uW4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316192645-36e23d019d12/go.mod h1:96cMuVVlarB+I6nuFKdq4zCagQkbhVK/MUzRk3yOymI=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316212548-21282c4ffdeb h1:uHSUmO4Z1GKj+khrFu261AjQhTmj0zrPJwi6HPdqF1Y=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316212548-21282c4ffdeb/go.mod h1:yMy042ResQpS2cM6mdaoRYhAtQX9Yx5r3H9jS7619AU=
 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 v0.0.6/go.mod h1:V8lricBRpa8v1ySymXQ1/lsb+8/lSak5S7ZWRT6OACY=
@@ -290,6 +292,8 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210310222014-49f59517a4ee h1:WepXwTY2H47AbN
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210310222014-49f59517a4ee/go.mod h1:ugRjIGSOJJvVKGfIDpS/k62yeG4cTIrS/YNLqmpEIDM=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210310223119-f6784b2fa32f h1:JY+UPtys8OpacypRgemOkjWbii8YbvQlCS+TXw7wMTM=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210310223119-f6784b2fa32f/go.mod h1:TMZMB24OsjF6y3LCyBMzDucbOx1cGQCCeuKV9lJA/DU=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210316212419-025ba777a80b h1:YpXzYPgkV22hVS2q1Ni3wLjFeQZKpY9UjPKoa/IQDlQ=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210316212419-025ba777a80b/go.mod h1:3SqRFi6QwGRBuQ4on0gJmPI4jpJdgnPIWPBwK/TnY5g=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/gpumathsgo v0.0.2-0.20210126215525-7262661491c7 h1:X3UiIX7EsyEVqBI9aZ3k3NIpbHWLjSQk+3zkJgeEvxo=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/gpumathsgo v0.0.2-0.20210126215525-7262661491c7/go.mod h1:rlTvOgZ7h7NCj3VskHDYRfafe7NyljjF5Svx7WyuLJE=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/gpumathsgo v0.1.0 h1:ZUmwNvbKERbxzbt4ZPJVKDk2/PQ42Gz1Ioc7MwFZ8HA=
@@ -308,6 +312,8 @@ gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTR
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210305221336-a7e28febdbf6/go.mod h1:bs4GLnnL1UqInyjT4MbHamgTpiTLNtdC5e61CCnVapo=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210309192940-6b7fb39b4d01 h1:f93iz7mTHt3r37O97vaQD8otohihLN3OnAEEbDGQdVs=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210309192940-6b7fb39b4d01/go.mod h1:aNPRHmPssXc1JMJ83DAknT2C2iMgKL1wH3//AqQrhQc=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316212314-d9a2a5e589c8 h1:WED5SlL+t6nW/gwFgyJv5vqPb/1pFVd1HRC1wgL+9wY=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210316212314-d9a2a5e589c8/go.mod h1:+4Qb4c5K0yj9Je0b8fxxw+aKZdM5y3PrpQ+ZXUwdUsI=
 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 v0.0.5-0.20201124194022-366c10b1bce0/go.mod h1:+lcQEy+Th4eswFgQDwT0EXKp4AXrlubxalwQFH5O0Mk=
@@ -316,6 +322,8 @@ gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20201201003055-12e514a638ae/go.mod h1:+lcQ
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210305221255-f0ef174f5135/go.mod h1:Kg4EgRbpzHjxavzuKP9E1JEgYBT0ez80rFtB7Bwuw+g=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210309192854-cf32117afb96 h1:VZGJNhuU6YunKyK4MbNZf25UxQsmU1bH5SnbK93tI7Q=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210309192854-cf32117afb96/go.mod h1:TtaHpuX0lcuTTtcq+pz+lMusjyTgvSohIHFOlVwN1uU=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210316212152-504c0a1e0da0 h1:3ZuCXkP5sH23xUFdNhatIN2YX+EOl8G4jrewKQHsNnk=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210316212152-504c0a1e0da0/go.mod h1:rSBB1QLVgUQoaUvWXQTDCGNV9fGjgJahvted+7DEqSw=
 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 h1:r45yKenJ9e7PylI1ZXJ1Es09oYNaYXjxVy9+uYlwo7Y=