diff --git a/app/pgp_utils.py b/app/pgp_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b30b0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/pgp_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import gnupg
+
+from app.config import GNUPGHOME
+
+gpg = gnupg.GPG(gnupghome=GNUPGHOME)
+
+class PGPException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+def load_public_key(public_key: str) -> str:
+    """Load a public key into keyring and return the fingerprint. If error, raise Exception"""
+    import_result = gpg.import_keys(public_key)
+    try:
+        return import_result.fingerprints[0]
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise PGPException("Cannot load key") from e
+
+
+def encrypt(data: str, fingerprint: str) -> str:
+    r = gpg.encrypt(data, fingerprint, always_trust=True)
+    if not r.ok:
+        raise PGPException("Cannot encrypt")
+
+    return str(r)
diff --git a/tests/test_pgp_utils.py b/tests/test_pgp_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9cd5f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pgp_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+from app.pgp_utils import load_public_key, gpg, encrypt
+
+pubkey = """-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
+Version: Keybase OpenPGP v1.0.0
+Comment: https://keybase.io/crypto
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+"""
+
+private_key = """-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----
+Version: Keybase OpenPGP v1.0.0
+Comment: https://keybase.io/crypto
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+-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----"""
+
+
+def test_load_public_key():
+    load_public_key(pubkey)
+    assert len(gpg.list_keys()) == 1
+
+
+def test_encrypt():
+    fingerprint = load_public_key(pubkey)
+    secret = encrypt("abcd", fingerprint)
+    assert secret != ""