diff --git a/src/crypto/aes.cpp b/src/crypto/aes.cpp
index 40df5690e0f..207a8e8a85d 100644
--- a/src/crypto/aes.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/aes.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <crypto/aes.h>
+#include <support/allocators/secure.h>
 
 #include <cstring>
 
@@ -12,32 +13,34 @@ extern "C" {
 
 AES256Encrypt::AES256Encrypt(const unsigned char key[32])
 {
-    AES256_init(&ctx, key);
+    ctx = allocator.allocate(1);
+    AES256_init(ctx, key);
 }
 
 AES256Encrypt::~AES256Encrypt()
 {
-    memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
+    allocator.deallocate(ctx, 1);
 }
 
 void AES256Encrypt::Encrypt(unsigned char ciphertext[16], const unsigned char plaintext[16]) const
 {
-    AES256_encrypt(&ctx, 1, ciphertext, plaintext);
+    AES256_encrypt(ctx, 1, ciphertext, plaintext);
 }
 
 AES256Decrypt::AES256Decrypt(const unsigned char key[32])
 {
-    AES256_init(&ctx, key);
+    ctx = allocator.allocate(1);
+    AES256_init(ctx, key);
 }
 
 AES256Decrypt::~AES256Decrypt()
 {
-    memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
+    allocator.deallocate(ctx, 1);
 }
 
 void AES256Decrypt::Decrypt(unsigned char plaintext[16], const unsigned char ciphertext[16]) const
 {
-    AES256_decrypt(&ctx, 1, plaintext, ciphertext);
+    AES256_decrypt(ctx, 1, plaintext, ciphertext);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/aes.h b/src/crypto/aes.h
index 4eae9a3bf7f..191cffd9110 100644
--- a/src/crypto/aes.h
+++ b/src/crypto/aes.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_CRYPTO_AES_H
 #define BITCOIN_CRYPTO_AES_H
 
+#include <support/allocators/secure.h>
 extern "C" {
 #include <crypto/ctaes/ctaes.h>
 }
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ static const int AES256_KEYSIZE = 32;
 class AES256Encrypt
 {
 private:
-    AES256_ctx ctx;
+    secure_allocator<AES256_ctx> allocator;
+    AES256_ctx *ctx;
 
 public:
     explicit AES256Encrypt(const unsigned char key[32]);
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ public:
 class AES256Decrypt
 {
 private:
-    AES256_ctx ctx;
+    secure_allocator<AES256_ctx> allocator;
+    AES256_ctx *ctx;
 
 public:
     explicit AES256Decrypt(const unsigned char key[32]);