diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 31c7c8fa..ce762901 100755
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diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index e7e41069..fb04f1bd 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
       });
       this.callSubscriptions();
     }
+    clear() {
+      this.remove(...this.value.values());
+    }
     // handlers
     handleAddition(handler) {
       this.additionHandlers.add(handler);
@@ -211,10 +214,14 @@
             break;
           }
           case "toggle": {
-            const state = value;
-            state.subscribe(
-              (newValue) => element.toggleAttribute(directiveValue, newValue)
-            );
+            if (value.subscribe) {
+              const state = value;
+              state.subscribe(
+                (newValue) => element.toggleAttribute(directiveValue, newValue)
+              );
+            } else {
+              element.toggleAttribute(directiveValue, value);
+            }
             break;
           }
           case "set": {
@@ -232,6 +239,57 @@
     return element;
   }
 
+  // src/cryptUtility.ts
+  var IV_SIZE = 12;
+  var ENCRYPTION_ALG = "AES-GCM";
+  function encode(string) {
+    return new TextEncoder().encode(string);
+  }
+  function decode(array) {
+    return new TextDecoder("utf-8").decode(array);
+  }
+  async function encrypt(iv, key, message) {
+    const arrayBuffer = await window.crypto.subtle.encrypt(
+      { name: ENCRYPTION_ALG, iv },
+      key,
+      encode(message)
+    );
+    return new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+  }
+  async function decrypt(iv, key, cyphertext) {
+    const arrayBuffer = await crypto.subtle.decrypt(
+      { name: ENCRYPTION_ALG, iv },
+      key,
+      cyphertext
+    );
+    return arrayBufferToString(arrayBuffer);
+  }
+  async function hash(encoded) {
+    return await crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-256", encoded);
+  }
+  function generateIV() {
+    return crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(IV_SIZE));
+  }
+  async function importKey(passphrase, purpose) {
+    return await crypto.subtle.importKey(
+      "raw",
+      await hash(encode(passphrase)),
+      { name: ENCRYPTION_ALG },
+      false,
+      [purpose]
+    );
+  }
+  function arrayBufferToString(arrayBuffer) {
+    const uInt8Array = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+    return decode(uInt8Array);
+  }
+  function uInt8ToArray(uInt8Array) {
+    return Array.from(uInt8Array);
+  }
+  function arrayToUint8(array) {
+    return new Uint8Array(array);
+  }
+
   // node_modules/udn-frontend/index.ts
   var UDNFrontend = class {
     ws;
@@ -312,14 +370,15 @@
   var serverAddress = restoreState("socket-address", "");
   var isConnected = new State(false);
   var cannotConnect = createProxyState(
-    [serverAddress, isConnected],
+    [serverAddress, currentAddress, isConnected],
     () => serverAddress.value == "" || currentAddress.value == serverAddress.value && isConnected.value == true
   );
+  var encryptionKey = restoreState("encryption-key", "");
+  var isEncryptionUnavailable = window.crypto.subtle == void 0;
   var currentPrimaryChannel = new State("");
   var primaryChannel = restoreState("primary-channel", "");
   var newSecondaryChannelName = new State("");
   var secondaryChannels = restoreListState("secondary-channels");
-  var encryptionKey = restoreState("encryption-key", "");
   var senderName = restoreState("sender-name", "");
   var messageBody = restoreState("message", "");
   var cannotSetChannel = createProxyState(
@@ -338,9 +397,10 @@
   function connect() {
     if (cannotConnect.value == true) return;
     currentAddress.value = serverAddress.value;
+    isConnected.value = false;
     UDN.connect(serverAddress.value);
   }
-  function sendMessage() {
+  async function sendMessage() {
     if (cannotSendMessage.value == true) return;
     const secondaryChannelNames = [
       ...secondaryChannels.value.values()
@@ -349,17 +409,22 @@
       primaryChannel.value,
       ...secondaryChannelNames
     ];
+    const encrypted = await encryptMessage();
+    if (encrypted == void 0) return;
     const joinedChannelName = allChannelNames.join("/");
     const messageObject = new Message(
       joinedChannelName,
       senderName.value,
-      messageBody.value,
+      encrypted,
       (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString()
     );
     const messageString = JSON.stringify(messageObject);
     UDN.sendMessage(joinedChannelName, messageString);
     messageBody.value = "";
   }
+  function clearMessageHistory() {
+    messages.clear();
+  }
   function setChannel() {
     if (cannotSetChannel.value == true) return;
     if (currentPrimaryChannel != void 0) {
@@ -378,6 +443,7 @@
   }
   UDN.onconnect = () => {
     isConnected.value = true;
+    setChannel();
   };
   UDN.onmessage = (data) => {
     if (data.subscribed != void 0 && data.messageChannel != void 0) {
@@ -390,12 +456,11 @@
     isConnected.value = false;
   };
   function handleSubscriptionConfirmation(channel, isSubscribed) {
-    console.log(channel, isSubscribed);
     if (isSubscribed == true) {
       currentPrimaryChannel.value = channel;
     }
   }
-  function handleMessage(body) {
+  async function handleMessage(body) {
     try {
       const object = JSON.parse(body);
       if (!object.channel || !object.sender || !object.body || !object.isoDate)
@@ -403,13 +468,37 @@
       const messageObject = new Message(
         object.channel,
         object.sender,
-        object.body,
+        await decryptMessage(object.body),
         object.isoDate
       );
       messages.add(messageObject);
     } catch {
     }
   }
+  async function encryptMessage() {
+    if (encryptionKey.value == "") return messageBody.value;
+    if (!window.crypto.subtle) return messageBody.value;
+    const iv = generateIV();
+    const key = await importKey(encryptionKey.value, "encrypt");
+    const encryptedArray = await encrypt(iv, key, messageBody.value);
+    const encryptionData = {
+      iv: uInt8ToArray(iv),
+      encryptedArray: uInt8ToArray(encryptedArray)
+    };
+    return btoa(JSON.stringify(encryptionData));
+  }
+  async function decryptMessage(encryptionData) {
+    try {
+      const encrypionData = JSON.parse(atob(encryptionData));
+      const iv = arrayToUint8(encrypionData.iv);
+      const encryptedArray = arrayToUint8(encrypionData.encryptedArray);
+      const key = await importKey(encryptionKey.value, "decrypt");
+      return await decrypt(iv, key, encryptedArray);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+      return encryptionData;
+    }
+  }
 
   // src/translations.ts
   var englishTranslations = {
@@ -417,7 +506,7 @@
     setInput: "Set",
     connectionStatus: "Connection status",
     connectedTo: createProxyState(
-      [currentAddress],
+      [],
       () => `Connected to ${currentAddress}`
     ),
     disconnected: "Disconnected",
@@ -442,7 +531,10 @@
     // messages
     messages: "Messages",
     composerPlaceholder: "Type a message...",
-    sendMessage: "Send"
+    sendMessage: "Send",
+    clearHistory: "Clear history",
+    encryptionUnavailableTitle: "Encryption is not available",
+    encryptionUnavailableMessage: "Encryption is not available on insecure contexts. Obtain this app via HTTPS or continue without encryption"
   };
   var allTranslations = {
     en: englishTranslations
@@ -482,7 +574,14 @@
 
   // src/Tabs/messageTab.tsx
   function MessageTab() {
-    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("article", { id: "message-tab" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("header", null, translation.messages), ThreadView(), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("footer", null, MessageComposer()));
+    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("article", { id: "message-tab" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("header", null, translation.messages, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+      "button",
+      {
+        "aria-label": translation.clearHistory,
+        "on:click": clearMessageHistory
+      },
+      /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "delete_sweep")
+    ))), ThreadView(), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("footer", null, MessageComposer()));
   }
 
   // src/Views/communicationSection.tsx
@@ -593,9 +692,18 @@
     () => shouldShowKey.value ? "text" : "password"
   );
   function EncryptionSection() {
-    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("h2", null, translation.encryption), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("label", { class: "tile" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "key"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, translation.encryptionKey), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("h2", null, translation.encryption), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+      "div",
+      {
+        class: "error tile margin-bottom",
+        "toggle:hidden": !isEncryptionUnavailable
+      },
+      /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "warning"),
+      /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("b", null, translation.encryptionUnavailableTitle), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("p", null, translation.encryptionUnavailableMessage))
+    ), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("label", { class: "tile" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "key"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, translation.encryptionKey), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "input",
       {
+        "toggle:disabled": isEncryptionUnavailable,
         "bind:value": encryptionKey,
         "set:type": inputType,
         placeholder: translation.encryptionKeyPlaceholder
diff --git a/dist/styles.css b/dist/styles.css
index c38562c9..dc329713 100644
--- a/dist/styles.css
+++ b/dist/styles.css
@@ -932,6 +932,10 @@ main {
   overflow-x: scroll;
 }
 
+.tile {
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+
 /* scrolling */
 main {
   scrollbar-width: none;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f355fd4..73f7340e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
-    "bloatless-react": "^1.2.1",
+    "bloatless-react": "^1.2.3",
     "esbuild": "latest",
     "udn-frontend": "^1.0.2"
   },
diff --git a/src/Tabs/messageTab.tsx b/src/Tabs/messageTab.tsx
index f9323dd4..d0960fa3 100644
--- a/src/Tabs/messageTab.tsx
+++ b/src/Tabs/messageTab.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,23 @@ import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
 import { MessageComposer } from "../Views/messageComposer";
 import { ThreadView } from "../Views/threadView";
+import { clearMessageHistory } from "../model";
 import { translation } from "../translations";
 
 export function MessageTab() {
   return (
     <article id="message-tab">
-      <header>{translation.messages}</header>
+      <header>
+        {translation.messages}
+        <span>
+          <button
+            aria-label={translation.clearHistory}
+            on:click={clearMessageHistory}
+          >
+            <span class="icon">delete_sweep</span>
+          </button>
+        </span>
+      </header>
       {ThreadView()}
       <footer>{MessageComposer()}</footer>
     </article>
diff --git a/src/Views/encryptionSection.tsx b/src/Views/encryptionSection.tsx
index 0929cb9d..8533bd9c 100644
--- a/src/Views/encryptionSection.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/encryptionSection.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { encryptionKey } from "../model";
+import { encryptionKey, isEncryptionUnavailable } from "../model";
+
 import { translation } from "../translations";
 
 const shouldShowKey = new React.State(false);
@@ -12,11 +13,23 @@ export function EncryptionSection() {
   return (
     <div>
       <h2>{translation.encryption}</h2>
+      <div
+        class="error tile margin-bottom"
+        toggle:hidden={!isEncryptionUnavailable}
+      >
+        <span class="icon">warning</span>
+        <div>
+          <b>{translation.encryptionUnavailableTitle}</b>
+          <p>{translation.encryptionUnavailableMessage}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <label class="tile">
         <span class="icon">key</span>
         <div>
           <span>{translation.encryptionKey}</span>
           <input
+            toggle:disabled={isEncryptionUnavailable}
             bind:value={encryptionKey}
             set:type={inputType}
             placeholder={translation.encryptionKeyPlaceholder}
diff --git a/src/cryptUtility.ts b/src/cryptUtility.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58a904c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cryptUtility.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+const IV_SIZE = 12;
+const ENCRYPTION_ALG = "AES-GCM";
+
+// process
+export function encode(string: string): Uint8Array {
+  return new TextEncoder().encode(string);
+}
+
+export function decode(array: Uint8Array): string {
+  return new TextDecoder("utf-8").decode(array);
+}
+
+export async function encrypt(
+  iv: Uint8Array,
+  key: CryptoKey,
+  message: string
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  const arrayBuffer = await window.crypto.subtle.encrypt(
+    { name: ENCRYPTION_ALG, iv },
+    key,
+    encode(message)
+  );
+  return new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+}
+
+export async function decrypt(
+  iv: Uint8Array,
+  key: CryptoKey,
+  cyphertext: Uint8Array
+): Promise<string> {
+  const arrayBuffer = await crypto.subtle.decrypt(
+    { name: ENCRYPTION_ALG, iv },
+    key,
+    cyphertext
+  );
+  return arrayBufferToString(arrayBuffer);
+}
+
+export async function hash(encoded: Uint8Array): Promise<ArrayBuffer> {
+  return await crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-256", encoded);
+}
+
+// iv
+export function generateIV(): Uint8Array {
+  return crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(IV_SIZE));
+}
+
+export function splitMergedString(mergedString: string): [Uint8Array, string] {
+  const iv = mergedString.slice(0, IV_SIZE);
+  const encryptedString = mergedString.slice(IV_SIZE);
+
+  return [JSON.parse(iv), encryptedString];
+}
+
+// key
+export async function importKey(
+  passphrase: string,
+  purpose: "encrypt" | "decrypt"
+): Promise<CryptoKey> {
+  return await crypto.subtle.importKey(
+    "raw",
+    await hash(encode(passphrase)),
+    { name: ENCRYPTION_ALG },
+    false,
+    [purpose]
+  );
+}
+
+// conversion
+export function arrayBufferToString(arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer): string {
+  const uInt8Array = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+  return decode(uInt8Array);
+}
+
+export function uInt8ToArray(uInt8Array: Uint8Array): number[] {
+  return Array.from(uInt8Array);
+}
+
+export function arrayToUint8(array: number[]): Uint8Array {
+  return new Uint8Array(array);
+}
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index db3cd9f5..c48442d6 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import "./styles.css";
 
-import * as React from "bloatless-react";
-
 import { MessageTab } from "./Tabs/messageTab";
 import { SettingsTab } from "./Tabs/settingsTab";
-import { translation } from "./translations";
 
 document.querySelector("main")!.append(SettingsTab(), MessageTab());
 document.querySelector("main")!.classList.add("split");
diff --git a/src/model.ts b/src/model.ts
index 0c3ce268..1fb94344 100644
--- a/src/model.ts
+++ b/src/model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
+import {
+  arrayToUint8,
+  decode,
+  decrypt,
+  encrypt,
+  generateIV,
+  importKey,
+  splitMergedString,
+  uInt8ToArray,
+} from "./cryptUtility";
+
 import UDNFrontend from "udn-frontend";
+import { translation } from "./translations";
 
 const UDN = new UDNFrontend();
 
@@ -35,19 +47,22 @@ export const serverAddress = React.restoreState("socket-address", "");
 export const isConnected = new React.State(false);
 
 export const cannotConnect = React.createProxyState(
-  [serverAddress, isConnected],
+  [serverAddress, currentAddress, isConnected],
   () =>
     serverAddress.value == "" ||
     (currentAddress.value == serverAddress.value && isConnected.value == true)
 );
 
+// encryption
+export const encryptionKey = React.restoreState("encryption-key", "");
+export const isEncryptionUnavailable = window.crypto.subtle == undefined;
+
 // sending
 export const currentPrimaryChannel = new React.State("");
 export const primaryChannel = React.restoreState("primary-channel", "");
 export const newSecondaryChannelName = new React.State("");
 export const secondaryChannels =
   React.restoreListState<Channel>("secondary-channels");
-export const encryptionKey = React.restoreState("encryption-key", "");
 export const senderName = React.restoreState("sender-name", "");
 export const messageBody = React.restoreState("message", "");
 
@@ -79,10 +94,11 @@ export const messages = React.restoreListState<Message>("messages");
 export function connect() {
   if (cannotConnect.value == true) return;
   currentAddress.value = serverAddress.value;
+  isConnected.value = false;
   UDN.connect(serverAddress.value);
 }
 
-export function sendMessage() {
+export async function sendMessage(): Promise<void> {
   if (cannotSendMessage.value == true) return;
 
   // get channels
@@ -94,12 +110,16 @@ export function sendMessage() {
     ...secondaryChannelNames,
   ];
 
+  // encrypt
+  const encrypted = await encryptMessage();
+  if (encrypted == undefined) return;
+
   // create object
   const joinedChannelName = allChannelNames.join("/");
   const messageObject = new Message(
     joinedChannelName,
     senderName.value,
-    messageBody.value,
+    encrypted,
     new Date().toISOString()
   );
   const messageString = JSON.stringify(messageObject);
@@ -111,6 +131,10 @@ export function sendMessage() {
   messageBody.value = "";
 }
 
+export function clearMessageHistory() {
+  messages.clear();
+}
+
 export function setChannel(): void {
   if (cannotSetChannel.value == true) return;
 
@@ -135,6 +159,7 @@ export function removeSecondaryChannel(channel: Channel): void {
 // LISTENERS
 UDN.onconnect = () => {
   isConnected.value = true;
+  setChannel();
 };
 
 UDN.onmessage = (data) => {
@@ -154,13 +179,12 @@ function handleSubscriptionConfirmation(
   channel: string,
   isSubscribed: boolean
 ): void {
-  console.log(channel, isSubscribed);
   if (isSubscribed == true) {
     currentPrimaryChannel.value = channel;
   }
 }
 
-function handleMessage(body: string): void {
+async function handleMessage(body: string): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const object: Message = JSON.parse(body);
     if (!object.channel || !object.sender || !object.body || !object.isoDate)
@@ -169,9 +193,39 @@ function handleMessage(body: string): void {
     const messageObject = new Message(
       object.channel,
       object.sender,
-      object.body,
+      await decryptMessage(object.body),
       object.isoDate
     );
     messages.add(messageObject);
   } catch {}
 }
+
+async function encryptMessage(): Promise<string> {
+  if (encryptionKey.value == "") return messageBody.value;
+
+  if (!window.crypto.subtle) return messageBody.value;
+
+  const iv = generateIV();
+  const key = await importKey(encryptionKey.value, "encrypt");
+  const encryptedArray = await encrypt(iv, key, messageBody.value);
+
+  const encryptionData = {
+    iv: uInt8ToArray(iv),
+    encryptedArray: uInt8ToArray(encryptedArray),
+  };
+  return btoa(JSON.stringify(encryptionData));
+}
+
+async function decryptMessage(encryptionData: string): Promise<string> {
+  try {
+    const encrypionData = JSON.parse(atob(encryptionData));
+    const iv = arrayToUint8(encrypionData.iv);
+    const encryptedArray = arrayToUint8(encrypionData.encryptedArray);
+
+    const key = await importKey(encryptionKey.value, "decrypt");
+    return await decrypt(iv, key, encryptedArray);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    return encryptionData;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/translations.ts b/src/translations.ts
index 4eced328..531aa61e 100644
--- a/src/translations.ts
+++ b/src/translations.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { currentAddress, primaryChannel } from "./model";
+import { currentAddress } from "./model";
 
 const englishTranslations = {
   // general
   setInput: "Set",
   connectionStatus: "Connection status",
   connectedTo: React.createProxyState(
-    [currentAddress],
+    [],
     () => `Connected to ${currentAddress}`
   ),
   disconnected: "Disconnected",
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ const englishTranslations = {
   // messages
   messages: "Messages",
   composerPlaceholder: "Type a message...",
-  sendMessage: "Send"
+  sendMessage: "Send",
+  clearHistory: "Clear history",
+  encryptionUnavailableTitle: "Encryption is not available",
+  encryptionUnavailableMessage:
+    "Encryption is not available on insecure contexts. Obtain this app via HTTPS or continue without encryption",
 };
 
 const allTranslations = {