diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03f3976..24e58c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,5 +88,8 @@ Configuration is done via environment variables.
 Environment variables:
 
 - `REDIS_URL`: URL for Redis access. Check what values are supported [here](https://redis.readthedocs.io/en/stable/connections.html#redis.Redis.from_url).
+- `SECRETS_ENCRYPTION_KEY`: Key used for encrypting stored data.
 
 You can also declare these variables in a `.env` file in the working directory.
+Protect this file (or other source from where `SECRETS_ENCRYPTION_KEY` is read by application)
+from being read by unauthorized parties.
diff --git a/pssecret_server/fernet.py b/pssecret_server/fernet.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90d010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pssecret_server/fernet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
+from pssecret_server.settings import Settings, get_settings
+from typing import Annotated
+from fastapi import Depends
+
+
+def get_fernet(settings: Annotated[Settings, Depends(get_settings)]) -> Fernet:
+    return Fernet(settings.secrets_encryption_key)
diff --git a/pssecret_server/main.py b/pssecret_server/main.py
index 45dadd3..46c39d8 100644
--- a/pssecret_server/main.py
+++ b/pssecret_server/main.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 from typing import Annotated
 
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
 from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
 from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException
 from redis.asyncio import Redis
 
+from pssecret_server.fernet import get_fernet
 from pssecret_server.models import Secret, SecretSaveResult
 from pssecret_server.redis_db import get_redis
-from pssecret_server.utils import save_secret
+from pssecret_server.utils import decrypt_secret, encrypt_secret, save_secret
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
 RedisDep = Annotated[Redis, Depends(get_redis)]
+FernetDep = Annotated[Fernet, Depends(get_fernet)]
 
 
 @app.post(
@@ -23,7 +26,8 @@ RedisDep = Annotated[Redis, Depends(get_redis)]
     ),
     response_model=SecretSaveResult,
 )
-async def set_secret(data: Secret, redis: RedisDep) -> dict[str, str]:
+async def set_secret(data: Secret, redis: RedisDep, fernet: FernetDep) -> dict[str, str]:
+    data = encrypt_secret(data, fernet)
     return {
         "key": await save_secret(data, redis),
     }
@@ -40,12 +44,12 @@ async def set_secret(data: Secret, redis: RedisDep) -> dict[str, str]:
     response_model=Secret,
     responses={404: {"description": "The item was not found"}},
 )
-async def get_secret(secret_key: str, redis: RedisDep) -> dict[str, bytes]:
+async def get_secret(secret_key: str, redis: RedisDep, fernet: FernetDep) -> dict[str, bytes]:
     data: bytes | None = await redis.getdel(secret_key)
 
     if data is None:
         raise HTTPException(404)
 
     return {
-        "data": data,
+        "data": decrypt_secret(data, fernet),
     }
diff --git a/pssecret_server/settings.py b/pssecret_server/settings.py
index e761e9a..ae7fffe 100644
--- a/pssecret_server/settings.py
+++ b/pssecret_server/settings.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 from pydantic import RedisDsn
-from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_file=".env")
+
     redis_url: RedisDsn = RedisDsn("redis://localhost")
+    secrets_encryption_key: bytes
 
 
 def get_settings() -> Settings:
diff --git a/pssecret_server/utils.py b/pssecret_server/utils.py
index 01dacfc..b1ae479 100644
--- a/pssecret_server/utils.py
+++ b/pssecret_server/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from redis.asyncio import Redis
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
 
 from pssecret_server.models import Secret
 
 
+def encrypt_secret(data: Secret, fernet: Fernet) -> Secret:
+    data.data = fernet.encrypt(data.data.encode()).decode()
+    return data
+
+
+def decrypt_secret(secret: bytes, fernet: Fernet) -> bytes:
+    return fernet.decrypt(secret)
+
+
 async def get_new_key(redis: Redis) -> str:
     """Returns free Redis key"""
     while True: