diff --git a/demo/server.go b/demo/server.go
index cf14828..b4a03f3 100644
--- a/demo/server.go
+++ b/demo/server.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 			go func(ch chan []byte, eCh chan error) {
 				for {
 					// try to read the data
-					data := make([]byte, 64)
+					data := make([]byte, 8)
 					chN, err = c.Read(data)
 					if err != nil {
 						// send an error if it's encountered
diff --git a/hkexchan.go b/hkexchan.go
index 4ea537d..884e45c 100644
--- a/hkexchan.go
+++ b/hkexchan.go
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@
 package herradurakex
 
 /* Support functions to set up encryption once an HKEx Conn has been
- established with FA exchange */
+established with FA exchange */
 
 import (
 	"crypto/aes"
 	"crypto/cipher"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
 )
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ const (
 /* Support functionality to set up encryption after a channel has
 been negotiated via hkexnet.go
 */
-func (hc Conn) getStreamReader(keymat *big.Int, flags uint32, r io.Reader) (ret *cipher.StreamReader) {
+func (hc Conn) getStream(keymat *big.Int, flags uint32) (ret cipher.Stream) {
 	var key []byte
 	var block cipher.Block
 	var err error
@@ -53,10 +52,16 @@ func (hc Conn) getStreamReader(keymat *big.Int, flags uint32, r io.Reader) (ret
 	case C_AES_256:
 		key = keymat.Bytes()[0:aes.BlockSize]
 		block, err = aes.NewCipher(key)
+		iv := make([]byte, aes.BlockSize)
+		//if _, err = io.ReadFull(crand.Reader, iv); err != nil {
+		//	panic(err)
+		//}
+		iv = keymat.Bytes()[aes.BlockSize:]
+		ret = cipher.NewOFB(block, iv)
 		break
 	default:
 		fmt.Println("DOOFUS SET A VALID CIPHER ALG")
-		block, err = aes.NewCipher(key)
+		block, err = nil, nil
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -64,53 +69,5 @@ func (hc Conn) getStreamReader(keymat *big.Int, flags uint32, r io.Reader) (ret
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	// If the key is unique for each ciphertext, then it's ok to use a zero
-	// IV.
-	var iv [aes.BlockSize]byte
-	stream := cipher.NewOFB(block, iv[:])
-
-	ret = &cipher.StreamReader{S: stream, R: r}
-
-	// Note that this example is simplistic in that it omits any
-	// authentication of the encrypted data. If you were actually to use
-	// StreamReader in this manner, an attacker could flip arbitrary bits in
-	// the output.
-	return
-}
-
-func (hc Conn) getStreamWriter(keymat *big.Int, flags uint32, w io.Writer) (ret *cipher.StreamWriter) {
-	var key []byte
-	var block cipher.Block
-	var err error
-
-	// 256 algs should be enough for everybody.(tm)
-	cipherAlg := (flags & 8)
-	//TODO: flags for HMAC from keymat
-	switch cipherAlg {
-	case C_AES_256:
-		key = keymat.Bytes()[0:aes.BlockSize]
-		block, err = aes.NewCipher(key)
-		break
-	default:
-		fmt.Println("DOOFUS SET A VALID CIPHER ALG")
-		block, err = aes.NewCipher(key)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	// If the key is unique for each ciphertext, then it's ok to use a zero
-	// IV.
-	var iv [aes.BlockSize]byte
-	stream := cipher.NewOFB(block, iv[:])
-
-	ret = &cipher.StreamWriter{S: stream, W: w}
-
-	// Note that this example is simplistic in that it omits any
-	// authentication of the encrypted data. If you were actually to use
-	// StreamReader in this manner, an attacker could flip arbitrary bits in
-	// the output.
 	return
 }
diff --git a/hkexnet.go b/hkexnet.go
index 8de7bda..29658be 100644
--- a/hkexnet.go
+++ b/hkexnet.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package herradurakex
 // 'net.Dial', 'net.Listen' etc. with 'hkex.Dial', 'hkex.Listen' and so
 // forth.
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/cipher"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ import (
 type Conn struct {
 	c net.Conn // which also implements io.Reader, io.Writer, ...
 	h *HerraduraKEx
-	r *cipher.StreamReader
-	w *cipher.StreamWriter
+	r cipher.Stream
+	w cipher.Stream
 }
 
 // Dial as net.Dial(), but with implicit HKEx PeerD read on connect
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ func Dial(protocol string, ipport string) (hc *Conn, err error) {
 	hc.h.FA()
 	fmt.Printf("**(c)** FA:%s\n", hc.h.fa)
 
-	hc.r = hc.getStreamReader(hc.h.fa, 0x0, hc.c)
-	hc.w = hc.getStreamWriter(hc.h.fa, 0x0, hc.c)
+	hc.r = hc.getStream(hc.h.fa, 0x0)
+	hc.w = hc.getStream(hc.h.fa, 0x0)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func (hl *HKExListener) Accept() (hc Conn, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return Conn{nil, nil, nil, nil}, err
 	}
-	hc = Conn{c, New(0, 0), nil, nil}
+	hc = Conn{c: c, h: New(0, 0), r: nil, w: nil}
 
 	d := big.NewInt(0)
 	_, err = fmt.Fscanln(c, d)
@@ -113,35 +114,36 @@ func (hl *HKExListener) Accept() (hc Conn, err error) {
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(c, "0x%s\n", hc.h.d.Text(16))
 
-	hc.r = hc.getStreamReader(hc.h.fa, 0x0, hc.c)
-	hc.w = hc.getStreamWriter(hc.h.fa, 0x0, hc.c)
+	hc.r = hc.getStream(hc.h.fa, 0x0)
+	hc.w = hc.getStream(hc.h.fa, 0x0)
 	return
 }
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 func (hc Conn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = hc.c.Read(b)
 	fmt.Printf("[Decrypting...]\n")
-	fmt.Printf("[ciphertext:%+v]\n", b[0:n])
-	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		//for i, _ := range b {
-		// FOR TESTING ONLY!! USE REAL CRYPTO HERE
-		//b[i] ^= byte( hc.h.d.Mod(hc.h.d, big.NewInt(int64(c))).Int64() )
-		b[i] ^= hc.h.fa.Bytes()[0]
+	n, err = hc.c.Read(b)
+	if err != nil && err.Error() != "EOF" {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if n > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("  ctext:%+v\n", b[:n])
+		db := bytes.NewBuffer(b[:n])
+		rs := &cipher.StreamReader{S: hc.r, R: db}
+		n, err = rs.Read(b)
+		fmt.Printf("  ptext:%+v\n", b[:n])
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("[plaintext:%+v]\n", b[0:n])
 	return
 }
 
 func (hc Conn) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	fmt.Printf("[Encrypting...]\n")
-	for i, _ := range b {
-		// FOR TESTING ONLY!! USE REAL CRYPTO HERE
-		//b[i] ^= byte( hc.h.d.Mod(hc.h.d, big.NewInt(int64(c))).Int64() )
-		b[i] ^= hc.h.fa.Bytes()[0]
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("[ciphertext:%+v]\n", b)
-	n, err = hc.c.Write(b)
+	fmt.Printf("  ptext:%+v\n", b)
+	var wb bytes.Buffer
+	ws := &cipher.StreamWriter{S: hc.w, W: &wb}
+	n, err = ws.Write(b)
+	fmt.Printf("  ctext:%+v\n", wb.Bytes())
+	n, err = hc.c.Write(wb.Bytes())
 	return
 }