diff --git a/client/src/components/DataUpload.js b/client/src/components/DataUpload.js
index 2fb1209..aeffd9e 100755
--- a/client/src/components/DataUpload.js
+++ b/client/src/components/DataUpload.js
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ const DataUpload = ({ onUploadSuccess, onUploadError }) => {
     }
   };
 
+  const acceptedTypes = encryptionUpload.getAcceptedFileTypes().join(', ');
+
   return (
     <Container maxWidth="sm">
       <Box sx={{ mt: 4 }}>
diff --git a/client/src/components/EncryptionUpload.js b/client/src/components/EncryptionUpload.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4322dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/EncryptionUpload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// EncryptionUpload.js
+export class EncryptionUpload {
+
+    // accepted file types 
+    acceptedFileTypes = {
+        'application/pdf': ['.pdf']
+    };
+
+    validContentType(file){
+        const fileExtension = '.' + file.name.split('.').pop().toLowerCase();
+
+        const isValidFile = Object.entries(this.acceptedFileTypes).some(([mimeType, extensions]) => {
+            return file.type === mimeType || extensions.includes(fileExtension);
+        });
+
+        if (!isValidFile) {
+            const validExtension = Object.values(this.acceptedFileTypes).flat();
+            throw new Error(
+                `Invalid file type. Valid file types are: ${validExtension.join(',')}`
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (file.size > 10 * 1024 * 1024) {
+            throw new Error('File size must be within 10MB or less');
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    async generateEncryptionKey() {
+        return await crypto.subtle.generateKey(
+        {
+            name: 'AES-GCM',
+            length: 256
+        },
+        true,
+        ['encrypt', 'decrypt']
+        );
+    }
+
+    async exportKey(key) {
+        const rawKey = await crypto.subtle.exportKey('raw', key);
+        return btoa(String.fromCharCode(...new Uint8Array(rawKey)));
+    }
+
+    async encryptFile(file) {
+        try {
+            const initialVector = crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(16));
+            const key = await this.generateEncryptionKey();
+            const fileBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
+
+            const encryptedFile = await crypto.subtle.encrypt(
+                {
+                    name: 'AES-GCM',
+                    iv: initialVector
+                },
+                key,
+                fileBuffer
+            );
+
+            const base64 = await this.exportKey(key);
+
+            return {
+                encrypted: encryptedFile,
+                initialVector: Array.from(initialVector),
+                key: base64,
+                filename: file.name,
+                contentType: file.type,
+                fileSize: file.size
+            };
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error('Encryption error:', err);
+            throw new Error('Failed to encrypt the file you are uploading.');
+        }
+    }
+    getAcceptedFileTypes() {
+        return Object.values(this.acceptedFileTypes).flat();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
old mode 100644
new mode 100755