diff --git a/crates/idfoto-core/src/attachment.rs b/crates/idfoto-core/src/attachment.rs
index 8af857c..d0da491 100644
--- a/crates/idfoto-core/src/attachment.rs
+++ b/crates/idfoto-core/src/attachment.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,96 @@ impl From<&AttachmentRef> for AttachmentSummary {
     }
 }
 
+use zeroize::Zeroizing;
+
+use crate::crypto::{decrypt, encrypt};
+use crate::error::{IdfotoError, Result};
+
+/// Encrypted attachment with the AID derived from plaintext content.
+pub struct EncryptedAttachment {
+    pub id: AttachmentId,
+    pub bytes: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+/// Encrypt raw attachment bytes, deriving the [`AttachmentId`] from `sha256(plaintext)`.
+///
+/// Returns [`IdfotoError::AttachmentTooLarge`] immediately if `plaintext.len() > max_bytes`,
+/// before any crypto work is done.
+///
+/// ## Call-site adaptation
+///
+/// `crypto::encrypt` accepts `&[u8; 32]`; we coerce `&Zeroizing<[u8; 32]>` via
+/// `&**master_key` (double-deref: `Zeroizing<[u8;32]>` → `[u8;32]` → `&[u8;32]`).
+pub fn encrypt_attachment(
+    plaintext: &[u8],
+    master_key: &Zeroizing<[u8; 32]>,
+    max_bytes: u64,
+) -> Result<EncryptedAttachment> {
+    if plaintext.len() as u64 > max_bytes {
+        return Err(IdfotoError::AttachmentTooLarge {
+            size: plaintext.len() as u64,
+            max: max_bytes,
+        });
+    }
+    let id = AttachmentId::from_plaintext(plaintext);
+    let bytes = encrypt(&**master_key, plaintext)?;
+    Ok(EncryptedAttachment { id, bytes })
+}
+
+/// Decrypt a blob produced by [`encrypt_attachment`], returning the plaintext
+/// wrapped in [`Zeroizing`] so it is wiped on drop.
+///
+/// ## Call-site adaptation
+///
+/// `crypto::decrypt` accepts `&[u8; 32]`; we coerce via `&**master_key`.
+pub fn decrypt_attachment(
+    encrypted: &[u8],
+    master_key: &Zeroizing<[u8; 32]>,
+) -> Result<Zeroizing<Vec<u8>>> {
+    let plaintext = decrypt(&**master_key, encrypted)?;
+    Ok(Zeroizing::new(plaintext))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod crypto_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn key() -> Zeroizing<[u8; 32]> {
+        Zeroizing::new([0x42u8; 32])
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn attachment_round_trip() {
+        let plaintext = b"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
+        let enc = encrypt_attachment(plaintext, &key(), 1024).unwrap();
+        let dec = decrypt_attachment(&enc.bytes, &key()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(dec.as_slice(), plaintext);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn attachment_id_matches_sha256() {
+        let plaintext = b"hello world";
+        let enc = encrypt_attachment(plaintext, &key(), 1024).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(enc.id, AttachmentId::from_plaintext(plaintext));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn oversize_attachment_rejected() {
+        let plaintext = vec![0u8; 11_000_000];
+        let err = encrypt_attachment(&plaintext, &key(), 10 * 1024 * 1024);
+        assert!(matches!(err, Err(IdfotoError::AttachmentTooLarge { .. })));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn wrong_key_fails_with_opaque_decrypt() {
+        let plaintext = b"x";
+        let enc = encrypt_attachment(plaintext, &key(), 1024).unwrap();
+        let wrong = Zeroizing::new([0u8; 32]);
+        let err = decrypt_attachment(&enc.bytes, &wrong);
+        assert!(matches!(err, Err(IdfotoError::Decrypt)));
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/idfoto-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/idfoto-core/src/lib.rs
index 569055f..bf5bde3 100644
--- a/crates/idfoto-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/idfoto-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub mod item;
 pub use item::{Field, FieldHistoryEntry, FieldKind, FieldValue, Item, Section};
 
 pub mod attachment;
-pub use attachment::{AttachmentRef, AttachmentSummary};
+pub use attachment::{decrypt_attachment, encrypt_attachment, AttachmentRef, AttachmentSummary, EncryptedAttachment};
 
 pub mod manifest;
 pub use manifest::{Manifest, ManifestEntry, MANIFEST_SCHEMA_VERSION};