diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5f2adbf995..d0c007c505 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5124,6 +5124,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "sn_networking"
 version = "0.12.39"
 dependencies = [
+ "aes-gcm",
  "async-trait",
  "backoff",
  "blsttc",
diff --git a/sn_networking/Cargo.toml b/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
index 4751e973f4..9426648b1c 100644
--- a/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["io-util", "macros", "rt", "sync", "ti
 tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
 xor_name = "5.0.0"
 backoff = { version = "0.4.0", features = ["tokio"] }
+aes-gcm = "0.10.3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.1" }
diff --git a/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs b/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
index 0360d4bc2b..a4740f226e 100644
--- a/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
+++ b/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 
 use crate::target_arch::{spawn, Instant};
 use crate::{cmd::SwarmCmd, event::NetworkEvent, send_swarm_cmd};
+use aes_gcm::aead::generic_array::GenericArray;
+use aes_gcm::{
+    aead::{Aead, AeadCore, KeyInit, OsRng},
+    Aes256Gcm,
+};
 use libp2p::{
     identity::PeerId,
     kad::{
@@ -56,6 +61,11 @@ pub struct NodeRecordStore {
     record_count_metric: Option<Gauge>,
     /// Counting how many times got paid
     received_payment_count: usize,
+    /// Encyption key for the records, randomly generated at node startup
+    encryption_details: (
+        Aes256Gcm,
+        GenericArray<u8, <Aes256Gcm as AeadCore>::NonceSize>,
+    ),
 }
 
 /// Configuration for a `DiskBackedRecordStore`.
@@ -87,6 +97,10 @@ impl NodeRecordStore {
         network_event_sender: mpsc::Sender<NetworkEvent>,
         swarm_cmd_sender: mpsc::Sender<SwarmCmd>,
     ) -> Self {
+        let key = Aes256Gcm::generate_key(&mut OsRng);
+        let cipher = Aes256Gcm::new(&key);
+        let nonce = Aes256Gcm::generate_nonce(&mut OsRng);
+
         NodeRecordStore {
             local_key: KBucketKey::from(local_id),
             config,
@@ -97,6 +111,7 @@ impl NodeRecordStore {
             #[cfg(feature = "open-metrics")]
             record_count_metric: None,
             received_payment_count: 0,
+            encryption_details: (cipher, nonce),
         }
     }
 
@@ -117,26 +132,41 @@ impl NodeRecordStore {
         hex_string
     }
 
-    fn read_from_disk<'a>(key: &Key, storage_dir: &Path) -> Option<Cow<'a, Record>> {
+    fn read_from_disk<'a>(
+        encryption_details: &(
+            Aes256Gcm,
+            GenericArray<u8, <Aes256Gcm as AeadCore>::NonceSize>,
+        ),
+        key: &Key,
+        storage_dir: &Path,
+    ) -> Option<Cow<'a, Record>> {
+        let (cipher, nonce) = encryption_details;
+
         let start = Instant::now();
         let filename = Self::key_to_hex(key);
         let file_path = storage_dir.join(&filename);
 
         // we should only be reading if we know the record is written to disk properly
         match fs::read(file_path) {
-            Ok(value) => {
+            Ok(ciphertext) => {
                 // vdash metric (if modified please notify at https://github.com/happybeing/vdash/issues):
                 info!(
                     "Retrieved record from disk! filename: {filename} after {:?}",
                     start.elapsed()
                 );
-                let record = Record {
-                    key: key.clone(),
-                    value,
-                    publisher: None,
-                    expires: None,
-                };
-                Some(Cow::Owned(record))
+
+                if let Ok(value) = cipher.decrypt(nonce, ciphertext.as_ref()) {
+                    let record = Record {
+                        key: key.clone(),
+                        value,
+                        publisher: None,
+                        expires: None,
+                    };
+                    return Some(Cow::Owned(record));
+                } else {
+                    error!("Error while decrypting record. filename: {filename}");
+                    None
+                }
             }
             Err(err) => {
                 error!("Error while reading file. filename: {filename}, error: {err:?}");
@@ -252,27 +282,33 @@ impl NodeRecordStore {
             let _ = metric.set(self.records.len() as i64);
         }
 
+        let (cipher, nonce) = self.encryption_details.clone();
+
         let cloned_cmd_sender = self.swarm_cmd_sender.clone();
         spawn(async move {
-            let cmd = match fs::write(&file_path, r.value) {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    // vdash metric (if modified please notify at https://github.com/happybeing/vdash/issues):
-                    info!("Wrote record {record_key:?} to disk! filename: {filename}");
-
-                    SwarmCmd::AddLocalRecordAsStored {
-                        key: r.key,
-                        record_type,
+            if let Ok(value) = cipher.encrypt(&nonce, r.value.as_ref()) {
+                let cmd = match fs::write(&file_path, value) {
+                    Ok(_) => {
+                        // vdash metric (if modified please notify at https://github.com/happybeing/vdash/issues):
+                        info!("Wrote record {record_key:?} to disk! filename: {filename}");
+
+                        SwarmCmd::AddLocalRecordAsStored {
+                            key: r.key,
+                            record_type,
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    error!(
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        error!(
                         "Error writing record {record_key:?} filename: {filename}, error: {err:?}"
                     );
-                    SwarmCmd::RemoveFailedLocalRecord { key: r.key }
-                }
-            };
+                        SwarmCmd::RemoveFailedLocalRecord { key: r.key }
+                    }
+                };
 
-            send_swarm_cmd(cloned_cmd_sender, cmd);
+                send_swarm_cmd(cloned_cmd_sender, cmd);
+            } else {
+                warn!("Failed to encrypt record {record_key:?} filename: {filename}");
+            }
         });
 
         Ok(())
@@ -341,7 +377,7 @@ impl RecordStore for NodeRecordStore {
 
         debug!("GET request for Record key: {key}");
 
-        Self::read_from_disk(k, &self.config.storage_dir)
+        Self::read_from_disk(&self.encryption_details, k, &self.config.storage_dir)
     }
 
     fn put(&mut self, record: Record) -> Result<()> {
@@ -732,8 +768,12 @@ mod tests {
                 // Confirm the pruned_key got removed, looping to allow async disk ops to complete.
                 let mut iteration = 0;
                 while iteration < max_iterations {
-                    if NodeRecordStore::read_from_disk(&pruned_key, &store_config.storage_dir)
-                        .is_none()
+                    if NodeRecordStore::read_from_disk(
+                        &store.encryption_details,
+                        &pruned_key,
+                        &store_config.storage_dir,
+                    )
+                    .is_none()
                     {
                         break;
                     }