diff --git a/src/PubNub/CryptoModule.php b/src/PubNub/CryptoModule.php
index 98c94a4e..7ace2d2a 100644
--- a/src/PubNub/CryptoModule.php
+++ b/src/PubNub/CryptoModule.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function registerCryptor(Cryptor $cryptor, ?string $cryptorId = null): se
         return $this;
     }
 
-    protected function stringify(mixed $data): string
+    protected function stringify($data): string
     {
         if (is_string($data)) {
             return $data;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ protected function stringify(mixed $data): string
         }
     }
 
-    public function encrypt(mixed $data, ?string $cryptorId = null): string
+    public function encrypt($data, ?string $cryptorId = null): string
     {
         if (($data) == '') {
             throw new PubNubResponseParsingException("Encryption error: message is empty");
@@ -70,12 +70,26 @@ public function encrypt(mixed $data, ?string $cryptorId = null): string
         return base64_encode($header . $cryptoPayload->getData());
     }
 
-    public function decrypt(string $input)
+    public function decrypt($cipherText)
     {
-        if (strlen($input) == '') {
+        if (is_array($cipherText)) {
+            if (array_key_exists("pn_other", $cipherText)) {
+                $cipherText = $cipherText["pn_other"];
+            } else {
+                if (is_array($cipherText)) {
+                    throw new PubNubResponseParsingException("Decryption error: message is not a string");
+                } else {
+                    throw new PubNubResponseParsingException("Decryption error: pn_other object key missing");
+                }
+            }
+        } elseif (!is_string($cipherText)) {
+            throw new PubNubResponseParsingException("Decryption error: message is not a string or object");
+        }
+
+        if (strlen($cipherText) == '') {
             throw new PubNubResponseParsingException("Decryption error: message is empty");
         }
-        $data = base64_decode($input);
+        $data = base64_decode($cipherText);
         $header = $this->decodeHeader($data);
 
         if (!$this->cryptorMap[$header->getCryptorId()]) {
diff --git a/src/PubNub/PNConfiguration.php b/src/PubNub/PNConfiguration.php
index a24b0544..7b6062e5 100755
--- a/src/PubNub/PNConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/PubNub/PNConfiguration.php
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class PNConfiguration
 
     private $usingUserId = null;
 
+    private string $cipherKey;
+
     /**
      * PNConfiguration constructor.
      */
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ public function setSecretKey($secretKey)
      */
     public function getCipherKey()
     {
-        return $this->getCrypto()->getCipherKey();
+        return $this->cipherKey;
     }
 
     public function isAesEnabled()
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ public function isAesEnabled()
      */
     public function setCipherKey($cipherKey)
     {
+        $this->cipherKey = $cipherKey;
         if ($this->crypto == null) {
             $this->crypto = CryptoModule::legacyCryptor($cipherKey, $this->getUseRandomIV());
         } else {