diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 89926aba..d8577b40 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2658,6 +2658,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "secrecy",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "snarkvm-algorithms 0.7.5 (git+https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM.git?rev=fc997c)",
  "snarkvm-dpc 0.7.5 (git+https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM.git?rev=fc997c)",
  "structopt",
  "unic-langid",
diff --git a/setup1-cli-tools/Cargo.toml b/setup1-cli-tools/Cargo.toml
index 85e52cfb..ac88cf13 100644
--- a/setup1-cli-tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/setup1-cli-tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,12 +8,21 @@ edition = "2018"
 name = "public-key-extractor"
 path = "src/public_key_extractor.rs"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "decrypt_text"
+path = "src/decrypt_text.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "encrypt_text"
+path = "src/encrypt_text.rs"
+
 [[bin]]
 name = "view-key"
 path = "src/view_key.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 snarkvm-dpc = { git = "https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM", rev = "fc997c" }
+snarkvm-algorithms = { git = "https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM", rev = "fc997c" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.38"
 age = { version = "0.7", features = ["cli-common", "armor", "plugin"] }
diff --git a/setup1-cli-tools/README.md b/setup1-cli-tools/README.md
index 2b79db03..7b7dc758 100644
--- a/setup1-cli-tools/README.md
+++ b/setup1-cli-tools/README.md
@@ -27,3 +27,17 @@ view-key > view_key.txt
 # To produce a public key out of a private key:
 public-key-extractor --path keys.json
 ```
+
+## Encrypt and Decrypt Guide
+
+Encrypt text:
+
+```bash
+cargo run --bin encrypt_text -- --address aleo1ekhu99p7m6e8slh5tpjay28vv3jklmxhtrmphg43t7hvva7hyqgqtkq846 --plaintext "foo"
+```
+
+Decrypt text (using `keys.json`):
+
+```bash
+cargo run --bin decrypt_text -- --path ./keys.json --ciphertext d62da3d3e9732ef58d98a7a1c987aa7fff8046451f4cdcf552b659171d7120057bf9c5485fcd77c5e3f6c56ed2b6d6df487e327c4de04b5ffe7e6d98761ac00a
+```
diff --git a/setup1-cli-tools/src/decrypt_text.rs b/setup1-cli-tools/src/decrypt_text.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0d1e422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup1-cli-tools/src/decrypt_text.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use hex::ToHex;
+use snarkvm_algorithms::EncryptionScheme;
+use snarkvm_dpc::{parameters::testnet2::Testnet2Parameters, Parameters, PrivateKey};
+
+use age::Decryptor;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use core::str;
+use secrecy::{ExposeSecret, SecretString, SecretVec};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::{fs, io::Read, str::FromStr};
+use structopt::StructOpt;
+use unic_langid::LanguageIdentifier;
+
+#[derive(Debug, StructOpt)]
+#[structopt(name = "Decrypt Text")]
+struct Options {
+    #[structopt(long)]
+    path: String,
+    #[structopt(short, long)]
+    ciphertext: String,
+}
+
+// Should be the same as the one from setup1-contributor/src/objects.rs
+// Copied here to reduce the compile time, which is
+// about 50% longer with setup1-contributor included
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct AleoSetupKeys {
+    pub encrypted_seed: String,
+    pub encrypted_private_key: String,
+}
+
+fn decrypt(passphrase: &SecretString, encrypted: &str) -> Result<SecretVec<u8>> {
+    let decoded = SecretVec::new(hex::decode(encrypted)?);
+    let decryptor = Decryptor::new(decoded.expose_secret().as_slice())?;
+    match decryptor {
+        Decryptor::Passphrase(decryptor) => {
+            let mut output = vec![];
+            let mut reader = decryptor.decrypt(passphrase, None)?;
+            reader.read_to_end(&mut output)?;
+            Ok(SecretVec::new(output))
+        }
+        Decryptor::Recipients(_) => Err(anyhow!("Wrong age Decryptor, should be Passphrase, but got Recipients")),
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_private_key(keys_path: &str) -> Result<PrivateKey<Testnet2Parameters>> {
+    let file_contents = fs::read(keys_path)?;
+    let keys: AleoSetupKeys = serde_json::from_slice(&file_contents)?;
+    let passphrase = age::cli_common::read_secret("Enter your Aleo setup passphrase", "Passphrase", None)
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Error reading passphrase: {}", e))?;
+    let decrypted = decrypt(&passphrase, &keys.encrypted_private_key)?;
+    PrivateKey::from_str(std::str::from_utf8(decrypted.expose_secret())?).map_err(Into::into)
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let options = Options::from_args();
+    let ciphertext = hex::decode(options.ciphertext).expect("Should decode the ciphertext");
+
+    let default_language: LanguageIdentifier = "en-US".parse().expect("Should parse a language indentifier");
+    age::localizer()
+        .select(&[default_language])
+        .expect("Should select the default language");
+
+    let scheme = Testnet2Parameters::account_encryption_scheme();
+
+    let private_key = read_private_key(&options.path).expect("Should read a private key");
+    let privkey = private_key
+        .to_decryption_key()
+        .expect("Should convert to decryption key");
+
+    let plaintext = scheme.decrypt(&privkey, &ciphertext).expect("Should decrypt the text");
+
+    println!(
+        "{}",
+        str::from_utf8(&plaintext)
+            .map(|s| s.to_owned())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| plaintext.encode_hex::<String>())
+    );
+}
diff --git a/setup1-cli-tools/src/encrypt_text.rs b/setup1-cli-tools/src/encrypt_text.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fe4c206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup1-cli-tools/src/encrypt_text.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use hex::ToHex;
+use snarkvm_algorithms::EncryptionScheme;
+use snarkvm_dpc::{parameters::testnet2::Testnet2Parameters, Address, Parameters};
+
+use structopt::StructOpt;
+
+#[derive(Debug, StructOpt)]
+#[structopt(name = "Encrypt Text")]
+struct Options {
+    #[structopt(short, long)]
+    address: Address<Testnet2Parameters>,
+    #[structopt(short, long)]
+    plaintext: String,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let options = Options::from_args();
+
+    let scheme = Testnet2Parameters::account_encryption_scheme();
+    let pubkey = options.address.to_encryption_key();
+    let randomness = scheme
+        .generate_randomness(pubkey, &mut rand::thread_rng())
+        .expect("Unable to generate randomness");
+    let ciphertext = scheme
+        .encrypt(pubkey, &randomness, options.plaintext.as_bytes())
+        .expect("Unable to encrypt the text");
+
+    println!("{}", ciphertext.encode_hex::<String>());
+}