diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 405c57d..76f8363 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Changed
+
+- Internal: Encryptor can now use other ciphers than the default
+
+
 
 ## [0.3.3] - 2020-07-25
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d88e021..7f5a0ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ There are a few ways to use the library, depending on how advanced your use case
 The easiest way to get started is to use the CLI.
 
 ```shell
-diffcrypt decrypt -k $(cat test/fixtures/master.key) test/fixtures/example.yml.enc
-diffcrypt encrypt -k $(cat test/fixtures/master.key) test/fixtures/example.yml
+diffcrypt decrypt -k $(cat test/fixtures/aes-128-gcm.key) test/fixtures/example.yml.enc
+diffcrypt encrypt -k $(cat test/fixtures/aes-128-gcm.key) test/fixtures/example.yml
 ```
 
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ the built in encrypter. All existing `rails credentials:edit` also work with thi
 require 'diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration'
 module Rails
   class Application
-    def encrypted(path, key_path: 'config/master.key', env_key: 'RAILS_MASTER_KEY')
+    def encrypted(path, key_path: 'config/aes-128-gcm.key', env_key: 'RAILS_MASTER_KEY')
       Diffcrypt::Rails::EncryptedConfiguration.new(
         config_path: Rails.root.join(path),
         key_path: Rails.root.join(key_path),
@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ end
 
 
 
+## Converting between ciphers
+
+Sometimes you may want to rotate the cipher used on a file. You cab do this rogramtically using the ruby code above, or you can also chain the CLI commands like so:
+
+```shell
+diffcrypt decrypt -k $(cat test/fixtures/aes-128-gcm.key) test/fixtures/example.yml.enc > test/fixtures/example.128.yml \
+&& diffcrypt encrypt --cipher aes-256-gcm -k $(cat test/fixtures/aes-256-gcm.key) test/fixtures/example.128.yml > test/fixtures/example.256.yml.enc && rm test/fixtures/example.128.yml
+```
+
+
+
 ## Development
 
 After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake test` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
diff --git a/diffcrypt.gemspec b/diffcrypt.gemspec
index c19d5b2..31a2bb1 100644
--- a/diffcrypt.gemspec
+++ b/diffcrypt.gemspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.
   # The `git ls-files -z` loads the files in the RubyGem that have been added into git.
-  spec.files = Dir.chdir(File.expand_path(__dir__)) do
+  spec.files = Dir.chdir(::File.expand_path(__dir__)) do
     `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0").reject { |f| f.match(%r{^(test|spec|features)/}) }
   end
   spec.bindir = 'bin'
diff --git a/lib/diffcrypt/cli.rb b/lib/diffcrypt/cli.rb
index a7ef412..930057f 100644
--- a/lib/diffcrypt/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/diffcrypt/cli.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require_relative './encryptor'
+require_relative './file'
 require_relative './version'
 
 module Diffcrypt
@@ -8,21 +9,22 @@ class CLI < Thor
     desc 'decrypt <path>', 'Decrypt a file'
     method_option :key, aliases: %i[k], required: true
     def decrypt(path)
-      ensure_file_exists(path)
-      contents = File.read(path)
-      puts encryptor.decrypt(contents)
+      file = File.new(path)
+      ensure_file_exists(file)
+      say file.decrypt(key)
     end
 
     desc 'encrypt <path>', 'Encrypt a file'
     method_option :key, aliases: %i[k], required: true
+    method_option :cipher, default: Encryptor::DEFAULT_CIPHER
     def encrypt(path)
-      ensure_file_exists(path)
-      contents = File.read(path)
-      puts encryptor.encrypt(contents)
+      file = File.new(path)
+      ensure_file_exists(file)
+      say file.encrypt(key, cipher: options[:cipher])
     end
 
     desc 'generate-key', 'Generate a 32 bit key'
-    method_option :cipher, default: Encryptor::CIPHER
+    method_option :cipher, default: Encryptor::DEFAULT_CIPHER
     def generate_key
       say Encryptor.generate_key(options[:cipher])
     end
@@ -41,8 +43,9 @@ def encryptor
         @encryptor ||= Encryptor.new(key)
       end
 
-      def ensure_file_exists(path)
-        abort('[ERROR] File does not exist') unless File.exist?(path)
+      # @param [Diffcrypt::File] path
+      def ensure_file_exists(file)
+        abort('[ERROR] File does not exist') unless file.exists?
       end
 
       def self.exit_on_failure?
diff --git a/lib/diffcrypt/encryptor.rb b/lib/diffcrypt/encryptor.rb
index c689635..1f394e5 100644
--- a/lib/diffcrypt/encryptor.rb
+++ b/lib/diffcrypt/encryptor.rb
@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@
 
 module Diffcrypt
   class Encryptor
-    CIPHER = 'aes-128-gcm'
+    DEFAULT_CIPHER = 'aes-128-gcm'
 
-    def self.generate_key(cipher = CIPHER)
+    def self.generate_key(cipher = DEFAULT_CIPHER)
       SecureRandom.hex(ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.key_len(cipher))
     end
 
-    def initialize(key)
+    def initialize(key, cipher: DEFAULT_CIPHER)
       @key = key
-      @encryptor ||= ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.new([key].pack('H*'), cipher: CIPHER)
+      @cipher = cipher
+      @encryptor ||= ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.new([key].pack('H*'), cipher: cipher)
     end
 
     # @param [String] contents The raw YAML string to be encrypted
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def encrypt(contents, original_encrypted_contents = nil)
       data = encrypt_data contents, original_encrypted_contents
       YAML.dump(
         'client' => "diffcrypt-#{Diffcrypt::VERSION}",
-        'cipher' => CIPHER,
+        'cipher' => @cipher,
         'data' => data,
       )
     end
diff --git a/lib/diffcrypt/file.rb b/lib/diffcrypt/file.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad6cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/diffcrypt/file.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative './encryptor'
+
+module Diffcrypt
+  class File
+    attr_reader :file
+
+    def initialize(path)
+      @path = ::File.absolute_path path
+    end
+
+    def encrypted?
+      to_yaml['cipher']
+    end
+
+    def cipher
+      to_yaml['cipher'] || Encryptor::DEFAULT_CIPHER
+    end
+
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def exists?
+      ::File.exist?(@path)
+    end
+
+    # @return [String] Raw contents of the file
+    def read
+      @read ||= ::File.read(@path)
+    end
+
+    def encrypt(key, cipher: DEFAULT_CIPHER)
+      return read if encrypted?
+
+      Encryptor.new(key, cipher: cipher).encrypt(read)
+    end
+
+    def decrypt(key)
+      return read unless encrypted?
+
+      Encryptor.new(key).decrypt(read)
+    end
+
+    def to_yaml
+      @to_yaml ||= YAML.safe_load(read)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration.rb b/lib/diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration.rb
index 05725ac..fe7dba6 100644
--- a/lib/diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration.rb
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@ class EncryptedConfiguration
       delegate_missing_to :options
 
       def initialize(config_path:, key_path:, env_key:, raise_if_missing_key:)
-        @content_path = Pathname.new(File.absolute_path(config_path)).yield_self do |path|
+        @content_path = Pathname.new(::File.absolute_path(config_path)).yield_self do |path|
           path.symlink? ? path.realpath : path
         end
         @key_path = Pathname.new(key_path)
         @env_key = env_key
         @raise_if_missing_key = raise_if_missing_key
-        @active_support_encryptor = ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.new([key].pack('H*'), cipher: Encryptor::CIPHER)
+
+        # TODO: Use Diffcrypt::File to ensure correct cipher is used
+        @active_support_encryptor = ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.new(
+          [key].pack('H*'),
+          cipher: Encryptor::DEFAULT_CIPHER,
+        )
       end
 
       # Determines if file is using the diffable format, or still
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ def change(&block)
       # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
       def writing(contents)
         tmp_file = "#{Process.pid}.#{content_path.basename.to_s.chomp('.enc')}"
-        tmp_path = Pathname.new File.join(Dir.tmpdir, tmp_file)
+        tmp_path = Pathname.new ::File.join(Dir.tmpdir, tmp_file)
         tmp_path.binwrite contents
 
         yield tmp_path
diff --git a/test/diffcrypt/encryptor_test.rb b/test/diffcrypt/encryptor_test.rb
index f644eda..80fbbbd 100644
--- a/test/diffcrypt/encryptor_test.rb
+++ b/test/diffcrypt/encryptor_test.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 class Diffcrypt::EncryptorTest < Minitest::Test
   def test_it_includes_client_info_at_root
     content = "---\nkey: value"
-    expected_pattern = /---\nclient: diffcrypt-#{Diffcrypt::VERSION}\ncipher: #{Diffcrypt::Encryptor::CIPHER}\ndata:\n  key: #{ENCRYPTED_VALUE_PATTERN}\n/
+    expected_pattern = /---\nclient: diffcrypt-#{Diffcrypt::VERSION}\ncipher: #{Diffcrypt::Encryptor::DEFAULT_CIPHER}\ndata:\n  key: #{ENCRYPTED_VALUE_PATTERN}\n/
     assert_match expected_pattern, Diffcrypt::Encryptor.new(TEST_KEY).encrypt(content)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/diffcrypt/file_test.rb b/test/diffcrypt/file_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47f394a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/diffcrypt/file_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'test_helper'
+require 'thor'
+
+require_relative '../../lib/diffcrypt/file'
+
+class Diffcrypt::FileTest < Minitest::Test
+  def setup
+    @path = "#{__dir__}/../../tmp/test-content-plain.yml"
+    @content = 'key: value'
+    ::File.write(@path, @content)
+
+    @encrypted_path = "#{__dir__}/../../tmp/test-content-encrypted.yml"
+    @encrypted_content = "client: diffcrypt-test\ncipher: #{Diffcrypt::Encryptor::DEFAULT_CIPHER}\ndata:\n  key: value"
+    ::File.write(@encrypted_path, @encrypted_content)
+  end
+
+  def test_it_reads_content
+    file = Diffcrypt::File.new(@path)
+    assert_equal file.read, @content
+  end
+
+  def test_it_idntifies_as_unencrypted
+    file = Diffcrypt::File.new(@path)
+    refute file.encrypted?
+  end
+
+  def test_it_idntifies_as_encrypted
+    file = Diffcrypt::File.new(@encrypted_path)
+    assert file.encrypted?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration_test.rb b/test/diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration_test.rb
index 8e4799f..4dd5cf3 100644
--- a/test/diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration_test.rb
+++ b/test/diffcrypt/rails/encrypted_configuration_test.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Diffcrypt::Rails::EncryptedConfigurationTest < Minitest::Test
   def configuration
     Diffcrypt::Rails::EncryptedConfiguration.new(
       config_path: "#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/example.yml.enc",
-      key_path: "#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/master.key",
+      key_path: "#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/aes-128-gcm.key",
       env_key: 'RAILS_MASTER_KEY',
       raise_if_missing_key: false,
     )
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ def configuration
   # This verifies that encrypted and unecrypted data can't be accidently the
   # same, which would create false positive tests and a major security issue
   def test_that_fixtures_are_different
-    refute_equal File.read("#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/example.yml.enc"), File.read("#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/example.yml")
+    refute_equal ::File.read("#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/example.yml.enc"), ::File.read("#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/example.yml")
   end
 
   def test_that_fixture_can_be_decrypted
-    assert_equal configuration.read, File.read("#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/example.yml")
+    assert_equal configuration.read, ::File.read("#{__dir__}/../../fixtures/example.yml")
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/master.key b/test/fixtures/aes-128-gcm.key
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/master.key
rename to test/fixtures/aes-128-gcm.key
diff --git a/test/fixtures/aes-256-gcm.key b/test/fixtures/aes-256-gcm.key
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb295a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/aes-256-gcm.key
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+35bc348e9cbca231e05279ba668658333b45754e2b423c85fac831317d6f7bba
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 03b3223..fa8fd7d 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 #
 # @example Generate an expected value for tests
 #   Diffcrypt::Encryptor.new('99e1f86b9e61f24c56ff4108dd415091').encrypt_string('some value here')
-TEST_KEY = File.read("#{__dir__}/fixtures/master.key").strip
+TEST_KEY = ::File.read("#{__dir__}/fixtures/aes-128-gcm.key").strip
 
 require 'minitest/autorun'
diff --git a/tmp/.keep b/tmp/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29