diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a33963b..5e85e78 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # Compiler and flags
 CPPC = g++
-CPPC_FLAGS = -s -O3 -lasound -Wall -Wextra 
-# Debug flags:
-# CPPC_FLAGS = -ggdb -lncurses -lcurl -lmenu -lpanel -Wall -Wextra
+CPPC_FLAGS = -s -O3 -lasound -lcryptopp -Wall -Wextra 
 
 
 SRC_PATH := src
diff --git a/src/crypt.cpp b/src/crypt.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e67a462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypt.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include <cryptopp/aes.h>
+#include <cryptopp/base64.h>
+#include <cryptopp/filters.h>
+#include <cryptopp/modes.h>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+int main() {
+  // Key and IV (Initialization Vector) for AES
+  CryptoPP::byte key[CryptoPP::AES::DEFAULT_KEYLENGTH] = {
+      'k', 'e', 'y', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5',
+      '6', '7', '8', '9', '1', '0', '1', '1'};
+  CryptoPP::byte iv[CryptoPP::AES::BLOCKSIZE] = {'i', 'v', '1', '2', '3', '4',
+                                                 '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '1',
+                                                 '0', '1', '1', '1'};
+
+  // Message to be encrypted
+  std::string plainText = "Hello, AES!";
+  std::string cipherText; // Declare cipherText variable
+
+  // Encrypt using AES in CBC mode
+  CryptoPP::CBC_Mode<CryptoPP::AES>::Encryption encryptor(key, sizeof(key), iv);
+  CryptoPP::StringSource(plainText, true,
+                         new CryptoPP::StreamTransformationFilter(
+                             encryptor, new CryptoPP::StringSink(cipherText)));
+
+  // Encode the encrypted message in Base64 format
+  std::string base64Encoded;
+  CryptoPP::StringSource(
+      cipherText, true,
+      new CryptoPP::Base64Encoder(new CryptoPP::StringSink(base64Encoded)));
+
+  // Display the Base64 encoded encrypted message
+  std::cout << "Encrypted Text (Base64): " << base64Encoded << std::endl;
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/helper_funcs.cpp b/src/helper_funcs.cpp
index 64841b2..7b09f61 100644
--- a/src/helper_funcs.cpp
+++ b/src/helper_funcs.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <unistd.h>
 void safe_exit(int code) {
+  try {
+    std::clog << "Exiting\n";
 
-  std::clog << "Exiting\n";
-
-  close(serverSocket);
+    close(serverSocket);
+  } catch (...) {
+  }
   exit(code);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3dd0b8d..e6e8238 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <string>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,13 @@ int serverSocket;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
+  std::string SecretNumCode_s = "";
+  for (char ch : SECRET) {
+    uint num = ch - 'a' + 1; // Convert 'a' to 1, 'b' to 2, etc.
+    SecretNumCode_s.append(std::to_string(num));
+  }
+  const long SecretNumCode = std::stoi(SecretNumCode_s);
+
   // signal handlers
   signal(SIGTERM, safe_exit);
   signal(SIGINT, safe_exit);