diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 80726c0..1dcc5bd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module github.com/jantytgat/go-transcrypt
 
-go 1.23
+go 1.24
 
 require (
 	github.com/minio/sio v0.4.1
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.33.0
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 // indirect
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f2b9979..59da895 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ github.com/minio/sio v0.4.1 h1:EMe3YBC1nf+sRQia65Rutxi+Z554XPV0dt8BIBA+a/0=
 github.com/minio/sio v0.4.1/go.mod h1:oBSjJeGbBdRMZZwna07sX9EFzZy+ywu5aofRiV1g79I=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0 h1:euUpcYgM8WcP71gNpTqQCn6rC2t6ULUPiOzfWaXVVfc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0/go.mod h1:ZnnJkOaASj8g0AjIduWNlq2NRxL0PlBrbKVyZ6V/Ugc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.33.0 h1:IOBPskki6Lysi0lo9qQvbxiQ+FvsCC/YWOecCHAixus=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.33.0/go.mod h1:bVdXmD7IV/4GdElGPozy6U7lWdRXA4qyRVGJV57uQ5M=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 h1:TPYlXGxvx1MGTn2GiZDhnjPA9wZzZeGKHHmKhHYvgaU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0 h1:QjkSwP/36a20jFYWkSue1YwXzLmsV5Gfq7Eiy72C1uc=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.28.0 h1:/Ts8HFuMR2E6IP/jlo7QVLZHggjKQbhu/7H0LJFr3Gg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.28.0/go.mod h1:Sw/lC2IAUZ92udQNf3WodGtn4k/XoLyZoh8v/8uiwek=
+golang.org/x/term v0.29.0 h1:L6pJp37ocefwRRtYPKSWOWzOtWSxVajvz2ldH/xi3iU=
diff --git a/pkg/transcrypt/crypto.go b/pkg/transcrypt/crypto.go
index bde6b69..cfa765f 100644
--- a/pkg/transcrypt/crypto.go
+++ b/pkg/transcrypt/crypto.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 // CreateHexKey generates a random key which can be used for encryption.
 // It generates a RSA Private Key with the supplied bitSize, and converts it to a hex-encoded PEM Block.
 func CreateHexKey(bitSize int) (string, error) {
-	if bitSize < 12 {
-		return "", errors.New("bit size must be at least 12")
+	if bitSize < 1024 {
+		return "", errors.New("bit size must be at least 1024")
 	}
 	var err error
 	var privKey *rsa.PrivateKey
diff --git a/pkg/transcrypt/crypto_test.go b/pkg/transcrypt/crypto_test.go
index d6fbb2c..5365981 100644
--- a/pkg/transcrypt/crypto_test.go
+++ b/pkg/transcrypt/crypto_test.go
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ func Test_CreateHexKey(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "valid_size_12",
+			name:    "invalid_size_12",
 			bitSize: 12,
-			wantErr: false,
+			wantErr: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "valid_size_256",
+			name:    "invalid_size_256",
 			bitSize: 256,
-			wantErr: false,
+			wantErr: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "valid_size_1024",