diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d49280f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+## Nim-LibP2P
+## Copyright (c) 2018 Status Research & Development GmbH
+## Licensed under either of
+##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
+##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
+## at your option.
+## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
+## those terms.
+
+import chronos
+import secure,
+       ../../connection
+
+const SecioCodec* = "/plaintext/1.0.0"
+
+type
+  Secio = ref object of Secure
+
+proc encodeProposalMsg*() = discard
+proc decodeProposalMsg*() = discard
+
+method init(p: Secio) {.gcsafe.} =
+  proc handle(conn: Connection, proto: string) {.async, gcsafe.} = 
+    discard
+
+  p.codec = SecioCodec
+  p.handler = handle
+
+proc newSecio*(): Secio =
+  new result
+  result.init()
+
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/secure/seciocrypto.nim b/libp2p/protocols/secure/seciocrypto.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b43953ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/secure/seciocrypto.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+## Nim-LibP2P
+## Copyright (c) 2018 Status Research & Development GmbH
+## Licensed under either of
+##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
+##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
+## at your option.
+## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
+## those terms.
+
+type
+  Exchanges* {.pure.} = enum
+    P256 = "P-256",
+    P384 = "P-384",
+    P521 = "P-521"
+
+  Ciphers* {.pure.} = enum
+    AES256 = "AES-256",
+    AES128 = "AES-128"
+
+  Hashes* {.pure.} = enum
+    SHA256 = "SHA256"
+    SHA512 = "SHA512"
+
+  Propose* = tuple
+    rand: seq[byte]
+    pubkey: seq[byte]
+    exchanges: string
+    ciphers: string
+    hashes: string
+  
+  Exchange = tuple
+    epubkey: seq[byte]
+    signature: seq[byte]
+
+proc proposal*() = discard
+proc exchange*() = discard
+proc selectBest*() = discard
+proc verify*() = discard
+proc generateKeys*() = discard
+proc verifyNonce*() = discard
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/secure.nim b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
similarity index 75%
rename from libp2p/protocols/secure.nim
rename to libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
index be9eac40d..03207b716 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/secure.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 ## those terms.
 
 import chronos
-import protocol
-import ../connection
+import ../protocol
+import ../../connection
 
 const PlainTextCodec* = "/plaintext/1.0.0"
 
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ type
   PlainText* = ref object of Secure
 
 method init(p: PlainText) {.gcsafe.} =
-  proc handle(conn: Connection, proto: string) {.async, gcsafe.} = discard
+  proc handle(conn: Connection, proto: string) 
+    {.async, gcsafe.} = discard
     ## plain text doesn't do anything
 
   p.codec = PlainTextCodec
   p.handler = handle
 
+method secure(p: Secure, conn: Connection): Future[Connection] 
+  {.base, async, gcsafe.} = discard
+
 proc newPlainText*(): PlainText =
   new result
   result.init()