diff --git a/crypto_utils.py b/crypto_utils.py
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+import base64
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import BinaryIO, Union
+
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead import AESGCM
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes import SHA256
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.kdf.hkdf import HKDF
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.padding import PKCS7
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hmac
+
+class CryptoUtils:
+    @staticmethod
+    def decrypt_fernet(data: bytes, key: str) -> bytes:
+        """
+        Decrypt data using Fernet symmetric encryption.
+
+        :param data: Encrypted data.
+        :param key: Base64-encoded 32-byte key.
+        :return: Decrypted data.
+        """
+        f = Fernet(base64.b64decode(key))
+        return f.decrypt(data)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def decrypt_aes_gcm(data: bytes, nonce: bytes, key: bytes) -> bytes:
+        """
+        Decrypt data using AES GCM symmetric encryption.
+
+        :param data: Encrypted data.
+        :param nonce: Nonce used for encryption.
+        :param key: 32-byte encryption key.
+        :return: Decrypted data.
+        """
+        aes_gcm = AESGCM(key)
+        return aes_gcm.decrypt(nonce, data, None)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def decrypt_hkdf_hmac_sha256(data: bytes, salt: bytes, key: bytes) -> bytes:
+        """
+        Decrypt data using HKDF-HMAC-SHA256 key derivation and symmetric encryption.
+
+        :param data: Encrypted data.
+        :param salt: Salt used for key derivation.
+        :param key: 32-byte encryption key.
+        :return: Decrypted data.
+        """
+        kdf = HKDF(
+            algorithm=SHA256(),
+            length=32,
+            salt=salt,
+            info=None,
+            backend=None,
+        )
+        derived_key = kdf.derive(key)
+
+        decryptor = hmac.HMAC(derived_key, SHA256(), backend=None)
+        decryptor.update(data[:16])
+        tag = decryptor.finalize()
+
+        pkcs7_padding = PKCS7(128).unpad(data[16:])
+
+        if hmac.new(derived_key, pkcs7_padding, SHA256()).digest() != tag:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid tag.")
+
+        return pkcs7_padding
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def decrypt_file(file_path: Union[str, Path], password: str) -> bytes:
+        """
+        Decrypt a file using the provided password.
+
+        :param file_path: Path to the encrypted file.
+        :param password: Password used for decryption.
+        :return: Decrypted file content.
+        """
+        with open(file_path, "rb") as file:
+            file_content = file.read()
+
+        encryption_method = file_content[:4].decode("utf-8")
+
+        if encryption_method == "fern":
+            return CryptoUtils.decrypt_fernet(file_content[4:], password.encode())
+
+        if encryption_method == "aesg":
+            nonce = file_content[4:16]
+            encrypted_data = file_content[16:]
+            return CryptoUtils.decrypt_aes_gcm(encrypted_data, nonce, password.encode())
+
+        if encryption_method == "hkdf":
+            salt = file_content[4:16]
+            encrypted_data = file_content[16:]
+            return CryptoUtils.decrypt_hkdf_hmac_sha256(encrypted_data, salt, password.encode())
+
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported encryption method: {encryption_method}")
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diff --git a/tests/test_crypto_utils.py b/tests/test_crypto_utils.py
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+ import os
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
+
+
+def generate_key():
+    """
+    Generates a new encryption key.
+
+    Returns:
+        bytes: The encryption key.
+    """
+    return Fernet.generate_key()
+
+
+def encrypt_file(file_path: str, key: bytes):
+    """
+    Encrypts a file using the given key.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path (str): The path to the file to encrypt.
+        key (bytes): The encryption key.
+
+    Returns:
+        None
+    """
+    f = Fernet(key)
+    with open(file_path, "rb") as file:
+        data = file.read()
+    encrypted_data = f.encrypt(data)
+    with open(file_path, "wb") as file:
+        file.write(encrypted_data)
+
+
+def decrypt_file(file_path: str, key: bytes):
+    """