diff --git a/js/cryptoLib/crypto.js b/js/cryptoLib/crypto.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e1b92cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/cryptoLib/crypto.js
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+/**
+ * AES GCM Stream
+ * This module exports encrypt and decrypt stream constructors which can be
+ * used to protect data with authenticated encryption.
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+let stream = require('stream');
+let Transform = stream.Transform;
+let util = require('util');
+let crypto = require('crypto');
+let forge = require('node-forge');
+
+let KEY_LENGTH = 32; // bytes
+let GCM_NONCE_LENGTH = 12; //bytes
+let GCM_MAC_LENGTH = 16; //bytes
+
+let keyEncoding = 'base64';
+
+/**
+ * Private helper method to validate a key passed into the Encrypt and Decrypt streams.
+ * Strings are converted it into a buffer, buffers are returned as they are.
+ * @param key
+ * @throws Missing, Encoding, or Length errors
+ * @returns Buffer
+ */
+let validateAndConvertKey = function(key) {
+    if (key && key instanceof Buffer && key.length === KEY_LENGTH) {
+        return key;
+    } else if (key && typeof key === 'string') {
+        // This is for temporary purpose only. Will be retrieving the key from the backend
+        // Todo: remove node-forge
+        let md = forge.md.sha256.create();
+        md.update(key);
+        let bufKey = new Buffer(bits2b64(md.digest().getBytes()), keyEncoding);
+        if (bufKey.length !== KEY_LENGTH) {
+            let encodingErrorMessage = 'Provided key string is either of an unknown encoding (expected: ' +
+                keyEncoding + ') or the wrong length.';
+            throw new Error(encodingErrorMessage);
+        }
+        return bufKey;
+    }
+    let message = 'The key options property is required! Expected ' +
+        keyEncoding + ' encoded string or a buffer.';
+    throw new Error(message);
+};
+
+/**
+ * encode bits to b64
+ * @param bits
+ * @returns {*}
+ */
+let bits2b64 = function (bits) {
+    return forge.util.encode64(bits);
+};
+
+exports.encrypt = EncryptionStream;
+exports.decrypt = DecryptionStream;
+
+
+/**
+ * createSalt
+ * Helper method that returns a salt
+ * @returns string
+ * @throws error
+ */
+exports.createSalt = function(length) {
+    try {
+        return crypto.randomBytes(length);
+    } catch (ex) {
+        console.error('Problem reading random data and generating salt!');
+        throw ex;
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * EncryptionStream
+ * A constructor which returns an encryption stream
+ * The stream first outputs a 12 byte nonce then encrypted cipher text.
+ * When the stream is flushed it outputs a 16 byte MAC.
+ * @param options Object Object.key is the only required param
+ * @returns {EncryptionStream}
+ * @constructor
+ */
+function EncryptionStream(options) {
+    if (!(this instanceof EncryptionStream)) {
+        return new EncryptionStream(options);
+    }
+
+    let nonce = options.nonce || exports.createSalt(12);
+
+    this._key = validateAndConvertKey(options.key);
+    this._cipher = crypto.createCipheriv('aes-256-gcm', this._key, nonce);
+
+    Transform.call(this, options);
+    this.push(nonce);
+}
+util.inherits(EncryptionStream, Transform);
+
+EncryptionStream.prototype._transform = function(chunk, enc, cb) {
+    this.push(this._cipher.update(chunk));
+    cb();
+};
+
+EncryptionStream.prototype._flush = function(cb) {
+    // final must be called on the cipher before generating a MAC
+    this._cipher.final(); // this will never output data
+    this.push(this._cipher.getAuthTag()); // 16 bytes
+
+    cb();
+};
+
+/**
+ * DecryptionStream
+ * A constructor which returns a decryption stream
+ * The stream assumes the first 12 bytes of data are the nonce and the final
+ * 16 bytes received is the MAC.
+ * @param options Object Object.key is the only required param
+ * @returns {DecryptionStream}
+ * @constructor
+ */
+function DecryptionStream(options) {
+    if (!(this instanceof DecryptionStream)) {
+        return new DecryptionStream(options);
+    }
+
+    this._started = false;
+    this._nonce = new Buffer(GCM_NONCE_LENGTH);
+    this._nonceBytesRead = 0;
+    this._cipherTextChunks = [];
+    this._key = validateAndConvertKey(options.key);
+
+    Transform.call(this, options);
+}
+util.inherits(DecryptionStream, Transform);
+
+DecryptionStream.prototype._transform = function(chunk, enc, cb) {
+    let chunkLength = chunk.length;
+    let chunkOffset = 0;
+    let _chunk = chunk;
+    if (!this._started) {
+        if (this._nonceBytesRead < GCM_NONCE_LENGTH) {
+            let nonceRemaining = GCM_NONCE_LENGTH - this._nonceBytesRead;
+            chunkOffset = chunkLength <= nonceRemaining ? chunkLength : nonceRemaining;
+            _chunk.copy(this._nonce, this._nonceBytesRead, 0, chunkOffset);
+            _chunk = _chunk.slice(chunkOffset);
+            chunkLength = _chunk.length;
+            this._nonceBytesRead += chunkOffset;
+        }
+
+
+        if (this._nonceBytesRead === GCM_NONCE_LENGTH) {
+            this._decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv('aes-256-gcm', this._key, this._nonce);
+            this._started = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // We can't use an else because we have no idea how long our chunks will be
+    // all we know is that once we've got a nonce we can start storing cipher text
+    if (this._started) {
+        this._cipherTextChunks.push(_chunk);
+    }
+
+    cb();
+};
+
+DecryptionStream.prototype._flush = function(cb) {
+    let mac = pullOutMac(this._cipherTextChunks);
+    if (!mac) {
+        return this.emit('error', new Error('Decryption failed: bad cipher text.'));
+    }
+    this._decipher.setAuthTag(mac);
+    let decrypted = this._cipherTextChunks.map(function(item) {
+        return this._decipher.update(item);
+    }, this);
+    try {
+        this._decipher.final();
+    } catch (e) {
+        return cb(e);
+    }
+    decrypted.forEach(function(item) {
+        this.push(item);
+    }, this);
+    return cb();
+};
+
+function pullOutMac(array) {
+    let macBits = [];
+    let macByteCount = 0;
+    let current, macStartIndex;
+    while (macByteCount !== GCM_MAC_LENGTH && array.length) {
+        current = array.pop();
+        if (macByteCount + current.length <= GCM_MAC_LENGTH) {
+            macBits.push(current);
+            macByteCount += current.length;
+        } else {
+            macStartIndex = (macByteCount + current.length) - GCM_MAC_LENGTH;
+            macBits.push(current.slice(macStartIndex));
+            array.push(current.slice(0, macStartIndex));
+            macByteCount += (current.length - macStartIndex);
+        }
+    }
+    if (macByteCount !== GCM_MAC_LENGTH) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    macBits.reverse();
+    return Buffer.concat(macBits, GCM_MAC_LENGTH);
+}
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diff --git a/js/cryptoLib/index.js b/js/cryptoLib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f05ed8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/cryptoLib/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+'use strict';
+const electron = require('electron');
+const app = electron.app;
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const archiver = require('archiver');
+const zipArchive = archiver('zip');
+const extract = require('extract-zip');
+const isDevEnv = require('../utils/misc.js').isDevEnv;
+const crypto = require('./crypto');
+
+const userData = path.join(app.getPath('userData'));
+const INDEX_DATA_FOLDER = isDevEnv ? './data/search_index' : path.join(userData, 'data/search_index');
+const TEMPORARY_PATH = isDevEnv ? path.join(__dirname, '..', '..') : userData;
+
+class Crypto {
+
+    // TODO: Need to pass key for encryption and decryption
+    constructor() {
+
+        // will be handling after implementing in client app
+        let userId = 'user_data';
+        let INDEX_VERSION = 'v1';
+        // will be handling after implementing in client app
+
+        this.indexDataFolder = INDEX_DATA_FOLDER + '_' + userId + '_' + INDEX_VERSION;
+        this.permanentIndexFolderName = 'search_index_' + userId + '_' + INDEX_VERSION;
+        this.dump = TEMPORARY_PATH;
+        this.extractToPath = `${TEMPORARY_PATH}/data/${this.permanentIndexFolderName}`;
+        this.key = "XrwVgWR4czB1a9scwvgRUNbXiN3W0oWq7oUBenyq7bo="; // temporary only
+        this.encryptedIndex = `${INDEX_DATA_FOLDER + '_' + userId + '_' + INDEX_VERSION}.enc`;
+        this.zipErrored = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a zip of the data folder and encrypting
+     * removing the data folder and the dump files
+     * @returns {Promise}
+     */
+    encryption() {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+
+            if (!fs.existsSync(this.indexDataFolder)){
+                // will be handling after implementing in client app
+                reject();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let output = fs.createWriteStream(`${this.dump}/${this.permanentIndexFolderName}.zip`);
+
+
+            zipArchive.on('end', () => {
+
+                if (!fs.existsSync(`${this.dump}/${this.permanentIndexFolderName}.zip`)){
+                    // will be handling after implementing in client app
+                    reject();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                const input = fs.createReadStream(`${this.dump}/${this.permanentIndexFolderName}.zip`);
+                const outputEncryption = fs.createWriteStream(this.encryptedIndex);
+                let config = {
+                    key: this.key
+                };
+                const encrypt = crypto.encrypt(config);
+
+                input.pipe(encrypt).pipe(outputEncryption).on('finish', (err, res) => {
+                    if (err) {
+                        reject(new Error(err));
+                    }
+                    if (!this.zipErrored) {
+                        fs.unlinkSync(`${this.dump}/${this.permanentIndexFolderName}.zip`);
+                        Crypto.deleteFolderRecursive(this.indexDataFolder)
+                            .then(function () {
+                                resolve(res);
+                            })
+                            .catch(function (error) {
+                                reject(new Error(error))
+                            });
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+
+            zipArchive.pipe(output);
+
+            zipArchive.directory(this.indexDataFolder + '/', false);
+
+            zipArchive.finalize((err) => {
+                if (err) {
+                    this.zipErrored = true;
+                    reject(new Error(err));
+                }
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decrypting the .enc file and unzipping
+     * removing the .enc file and the dump files
+     * @returns {Promise}
+     */
+    decryption() {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+
+            if (!fs.existsSync(this.encryptedIndex)){
+                // will be handling after implementing in client app
+                reject();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const input = fs.createReadStream(this.encryptedIndex);
+            const output = fs.createWriteStream(`${this.dump}/decrypted.zip`);
+            let config = {
+                key: this.key
+            };
+            const decrypt = crypto.decrypt(config);
+
+            input.pipe(decrypt).pipe(output).on('finish', () => {
+
+                if (!fs.existsSync(`${this.dump}/decrypted.zip`)){
+                    // will be handling after implementing in client app
+                    reject();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                let readStream = fs.createReadStream(`${this.dump}/decrypted.zip`);
+                readStream
+                    .on('data', (data) => {
+                        if (!data) {
+                            reject(new Error("error reading zip"));
+                        }
+                        extractZip();
+                    })
+                    .on('error', (error) => {
+                        reject(new Error(error.message));
+                    });
+            });
+
+            let extractZip = () => {
+                extract(`${this.dump}/decrypted.zip`, {dir: `${this.extractToPath}`}, (err) => {
+                    if (err) {
+                        reject(new Error(err));
+                    }
+                    fs.unlink(`${this.dump}/decrypted.zip`, () => {
+                        fs.unlink(this.encryptedIndex, () => {
+                            resolve('success');
+                        })
+                    });
+                })
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removing all the folders and files inside the data folder
+     * @param {String} location
+     * @returns {Promise}
+     */
+    static deleteFolderRecursive(location) {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            if (fs.existsSync(location)) {
+                fs.readdirSync(location).forEach((file) => {
+                    let curPath = location + "/" + file;
+                    if (fs.lstatSync(curPath).isDirectory()) {
+                        Crypto.deleteFolderRecursive(curPath);
+                    } else {
+                        fs.unlinkSync(curPath);
+                    }
+                });
+                resolve(fs.rmdirSync(location));
+            } else {
+                reject('no file');
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = Crypto;
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diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 592e2319..490da048 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ const childProcess = require('child_process');
 const path = require('path');
 const AppDirectory = require('appdirectory');
 const dirs = new AppDirectory('Symphony');
+const Crypto = require('./cryptoLib');
+const crypto = new Crypto();
 
 require('electron-dl')();
 
+
 // used to check if a url was opened when the app was already open
 let isAppAlreadyOpen = false;
 
@@ -68,6 +71,19 @@ if (isMac) {
     });
 }
 
+/**
+ * This is for demo purpose only
+ * will be removing this after implementing
+ * in the client-app
+ */
+crypto.decryption()
+    .then(function () {
+        // will be handling after implementing client app
+    })
+    .catch(function () {
+        // will be handling after implementing client app
+    });
+
 /**
  * This method will be called when Electron has finished
  * initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
@@ -87,6 +103,25 @@ app.on('activate', function () {
     }
 });
 
+app.on('will-quit', function (e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    /**
+     * This is for demo purpose only
+     * will be removing this after implementing
+     * in client-app
+     */
+    crypto.encryption()
+        .then(function () {
+            // will be handling after implementing in client app
+            app.exit();
+        })
+        .catch(function () {
+            // will be handling after implementing client app
+            app.exit();
+        });
+});
+
 // adds 'symphony' as a protocol
 // in the system. plist file in macOS
 // and registry keys in windows
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44b0545c..feceb943 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,15 +98,18 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@paulcbetts/system-idle-time": "^1.0.4",
     "appdirectory": "^0.1.0",
+    "archiver": "^2.0.0",
     "async.map": "^0.5.2",
     "async.mapseries": "^0.5.2",
     "auto-launch": "^5.0.1",
     "electron-dl": "^1.9.0",
     "electron-spellchecker": "^1.2.0",
     "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.0",
+    "extract-zip": "^1.6.5",
     "ffi": "^2.2.0",
     "filesize": "^3.5.10",
     "keymirror": "0.1.1",
+    "node-forge": "^0.7.1",
     "randomstring": "^1.1.5",
     "ref": "^1.3.4",
     "winreg": "^1.2.3"