diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 86b2406..f277398 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     "@redwoodjs/api": "8.3.0",
     "@redwoodjs/api-server": "8.3.0",
     "@redwoodjs/auth-dbauth-api": "8.3.0",
-    "@redwoodjs/graphql-server": "8.3.0"
+    "@redwoodjs/graphql-server": "8.3.0",
+    "crypto-js": "^4.2.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/crypto-js": "^4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 359f1ba..cd04705 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7476,6 +7476,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/crypto-js@npm:^4":
+  version: 4.2.2
+  resolution: "@types/crypto-js@npm:4.2.2"
+  checksum: 10c0/760a2078f36f2a3a1089ef367b0d13229876adcf4bcd6e8824d00d9e9bfad8118dc7e6a3cc66322b083535e12be3a29044ccdc9603bfb12519ff61551a3322c6
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/debug@npm:^4.1.7":
   version: 4.1.12
   resolution: "@types/debug@npm:4.1.12"
@@ -8624,6 +8631,8 @@ __metadata:
     "@redwoodjs/api-server": "npm:8.3.0"
     "@redwoodjs/auth-dbauth-api": "npm:8.3.0"
     "@redwoodjs/graphql-server": "npm:8.3.0"
+    "@types/crypto-js": "npm:^4"
+    crypto-js: "npm:^4.2.0"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -20856,11 +20865,11 @@ __metadata:
 
 "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A5.6.2#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>":
   version: 5.6.2
-  resolution: "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A5.6.2#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>::version=5.6.2&hash=74658d"
+  resolution: "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A5.6.2#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>::version=5.6.2&hash=8c6c40"
   bin:
     tsc: bin/tsc
     tsserver: bin/tsserver
-  checksum: 10c0/e6c1662e4852e22fe4bbdca471dca3e3edc74f6f1df043135c44a18a7902037023ccb0abdfb754595ca9028df8920f2f8492c00fc3cbb4309079aae8b7de71cd
+  checksum: 10c0/94eb47e130d3edd964b76da85975601dcb3604b0c848a36f63ac448d0104e93819d94c8bdf6b07c00120f2ce9c05256b8b6092d23cf5cf1c6fa911159e4d572f
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard