diff --git a/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/AddressBook/AddressBookAddContact.php b/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/AddressBook/AddressBookAddContact.php
index 7af29fd..4e4f7e4 100644
--- a/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/AddressBook/AddressBookAddContact.php
+++ b/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/AddressBook/AddressBookAddContact.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                 throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('peer', $e);
             }
 
-            if($rpcRequest->containsParameter('relationship'))
+            if($rpcRequest->containsParameter('relationship') && $rpcRequest->getParameter('relationship') !== null)
             {
                 $relationship = ContactRelationshipType::tryFrom(strtoupper($rpcRequest->getParameter('relationship')));
                 if($relationship === null)
diff --git a/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/Encryption/EncryptionAcceptChannel.php b/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/Encryption/EncryptionAcceptChannel.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df946c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/Encryption/EncryptionAcceptChannel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+    namespace Socialbox\Classes\StandardMethods\Encryption;
+
+    use Exception;
+    use InvalidArgumentException;
+    use Socialbox\Abstracts\Method;
+    use Socialbox\Classes\Cryptography;
+    use Socialbox\Classes\Validator;
+    use Socialbox\Enums\ReservedUsernames;
+    use Socialbox\Enums\StandardError;
+    use Socialbox\Exceptions\Standard\InvalidRpcArgumentException;
+    use Socialbox\Exceptions\Standard\MissingRpcArgumentException;
+    use Socialbox\Exceptions\Standard\StandardRpcException;
+    use Socialbox\Interfaces\SerializableInterface;
+    use Socialbox\Managers\EncryptionChannelManager;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\ClientRequest;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\PeerAddress;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\RpcRequest;
+
+    class EncryptionAcceptChannel extends Method
+    {
+
+        /**
+         * @inheritDoc
+         */
+        public static function execute(ClientRequest $request, RpcRequest $rpcRequest): ?SerializableInterface
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/Encryption/EncryptionCreateChannel.php b/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/Encryption/EncryptionCreateChannel.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f690365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Socialbox/Classes/StandardMethods/Encryption/EncryptionCreateChannel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+<?php
+
+    namespace Socialbox\Classes\StandardMethods\Encryption;
+
+    use Exception;
+    use InvalidArgumentException;
+    use Socialbox\Abstracts\Method;
+    use Socialbox\Classes\Configuration;
+    use Socialbox\Classes\Cryptography;
+    use Socialbox\Classes\Validator;
+    use Socialbox\Enums\ReservedUsernames;
+    use Socialbox\Enums\SigningKeyState;
+    use Socialbox\Enums\StandardError;
+    use Socialbox\Exceptions\DatabaseOperationException;
+    use Socialbox\Exceptions\Standard\InvalidRpcArgumentException;
+    use Socialbox\Exceptions\Standard\MissingRpcArgumentException;
+    use Socialbox\Exceptions\Standard\StandardRpcException;
+    use Socialbox\Interfaces\SerializableInterface;
+    use Socialbox\Managers\EncryptionChannelManager;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\ClientRequest;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\PeerAddress;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\RpcRequest;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\Standard\SigningKey;
+    use Socialbox\Socialbox;
+
+    class EncryptionCreateChannel extends Method
+    {
+        /**
+         * @inheritDoc
+         */
+        public static function execute(ClientRequest $request, RpcRequest $rpcRequest): ?SerializableInterface
+        {
+            // Check the calling peer, if a server is making the request, it must be identified
+            // Otherwise, we assume the authenticated user is the calling peer
+            // But a server must provide a UUID. This is to prevent a user from creating a channel with a UUID
+            $callingPeer = self::getCallingPeer($request, $rpcRequest);
+            $callingPeerSignature = self::getCallingSignature($callingPeer, $rpcRequest);
+            $receivingPeer = self::getReceivingPeer($rpcRequest);
+            $receivingPeerSignature = self::getReceivingSignature($receivingPeer, $rpcRequest);
+            $channelUuid = self::getChannelUuid($request, $rpcRequest);
+
+            // Verify the calling encryption public key
+            if(!$rpcRequest->containsParameter('calling_encryption_public_key'))
+            {
+                throw new MissingRpcArgumentException('calling_encryption_public_key');
+            }
+            if(!Cryptography::validatePublicEncryptionKey($rpcRequest->getParameter('calling_encryption_public_key')))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('calling_encryption_public_key', 'Invalid calling encryption public key');
+            }
+
+            // Transport Algorithm Validation
+            if(!$rpcRequest->containsParameter('transport_encryption_algorithm'))
+            {
+                throw new MissingRpcArgumentException('transport_encryption_algorithm');
+            }
+            if(!Cryptography::isSupportedAlgorithm($rpcRequest->getParameter('transport_encryption_algorithm')))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('transport_encryption_algorithm', 'Unsupported Transport Encryption Algorithm');
+            }
+
+            // Create/Import the encryption channel
+            try
+            {
+                $channelUuid = EncryptionChannelManager::createChannel(
+                    callingPeer: $callingPeer,
+                    receivingPeer: $receivingPeer,
+                    signatureUuid: $callingPeerSignature->getUuid(),
+                    signingPublicKey: $callingPeerSignature->getPublicKey(),
+                    encryptionPublicKey: $rpcRequest->getParameter('calling_encryption_public_key'),
+                    transportEncryptionAlgorithm: $rpcRequest->getParameter('transport_encryption_algorithm'),
+                    uuid: $channelUuid
+                );
+            }
+            catch (DatabaseOperationException $e)
+            {
+                throw new StandardRpcException('Failed to create the encryption channel', StandardError::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, $e);
+            }
+
+            // If the receiving peer resides on an external server, then we need to tell the external server
+            // about the encryption channel so that the receiving peer can see it.
+            if($receivingPeer->getDomain() !== Configuration::getInstanceConfiguration()->getDomain())
+            {
+                $rpcClient = Socialbox::getExternalSession($receivingPeer->getDomain());
+
+            }
+
+            return $rpcRequest->produceResponse($channelUuid);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the PeerAddress of the calling peer, if a server is making a request then the server must provide
+         * both the UUID of the encryption channel and the PeerAddress of the calling peer to prevent UUID conflicts
+         *
+         * Otherwise, the calling peer is assumed to be the authenticated user and no UUID is required
+         *
+         * @param ClientRequest $request The full client request
+         * @param RpcRequest $rpcRequest The focused RPC request
+         * @return PeerAddress The calling peer
+         * @throws StandardRpcException If the calling peer cannot be resolved
+         */
+        private static function getCallingPeer(ClientRequest $request, RpcRequest $rpcRequest): PeerAddress
+        {
+            if($request->getIdentifyAs() !== null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    // Prevent UUID conflicts if the server is trying to use an UUID that already exists on this server
+                    if (EncryptionChannelManager::channelExists($rpcRequest->getParameter('uuid')))
+                    {
+                        throw new StandardRpcException('UUID Conflict, a channel with this UUID already exists', StandardError::UUID_CONFLICT);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (DatabaseOperationException $e)
+                {
+                    throw new StandardRpcException('Failed to resolve channel UUID', StandardError::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, $e);
+                }
+
+                if($request->getIdentifyAs()->getUsername() == ReservedUsernames::HOST)
+                {
+                    throw new StandardRpcException('The identifier cannot be a host', StandardError::BAD_REQUEST);
+                }
+
+                if($request->getIdentifyAs()->getDomain() !== Configuration::getInstanceConfiguration()->getDomain())
+                {
+                    Socialbox::resolvePeer($request->getIdentifyAs());
+                }
+
+                return $request->getIdentifyAs();
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                return PeerAddress::fromAddress($request->getPeer()->getAddress());
+            }
+            catch(StandardRpcException $e)
+            {
+                throw $e;
+            }
+            catch(Exception $e)
+            {
+                throw new StandardRpcException('The calling peer cannot be resolved', StandardError::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, $e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Resolves and returns the calling peer's signing key, if the calling peer is coming from an external server
+         * then the signature returned is the resolved signature from the external server, otherwise the signature
+         * is locally resolved and returned
+         *
+         * @param PeerAddress $callingPeer The calling peer
+         * @param RpcRequest $rpcRequest The focused RPC request
+         * @return SigningKey The resolved signing key
+         * @throws InvalidRpcArgumentException If one or more RPC parameters are invalid
+         * @throws MissingRpcArgumentException If one or more RPC parameters are missing
+         * @throws StandardRpcException If the calling signature cannot be resolved
+         */
+        private static function getCallingSignature(PeerAddress $callingPeer, RpcRequest $rpcRequest): SigningKey
+        {
+            // Caller signature verification
+            if(!$rpcRequest->containsParameter('calling_signature_uuid'))
+            {
+                throw new MissingRpcArgumentException('calling_signature_uuid');
+            }
+            if(!Validator::validateUuid($rpcRequest->getParameter('calling_signature_uuid')))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('calling_signature_uuid', 'Invalid UUID V4');
+            }
+            if(!$rpcRequest->containsParameter('calling_signature_public_key'))
+            {
+                throw new MissingRpcArgumentException('calling_signature_public_key');
+            }
+            if(!Cryptography::validatePublicSigningKey($rpcRequest->getParameter('calling_signature_public_key')))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('calling_signature_public_key', 'Invalid Public Key');
+            }
+
+            // Resolve the signature
+            $resolvedCallingSignature = Socialbox::resolvePeerSignature($callingPeer, $rpcRequest->getParameter('calling_signature_uuid'));
+            if($resolvedCallingSignature->getPublicKey() !== $rpcRequest->getParameter('calling_signature_public_key'))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('calling_signature_public_key', 'Public signing key of the calling peer does not match the resolved signature');
+            }
+            if($resolvedCallingSignature->getState() === SigningKeyState::EXPIRED)
+            {
+                throw new StandardRpcException('The public signing key of the calling peer has expired', StandardError::EXPIRED);
+            }
+
+            $resolvedSignature = Socialbox::resolvePeerSignature($callingPeer, $rpcRequest->getParameter('calling_signature_uuid'));
+            if($resolvedSignature === null)
+            {
+                throw new StandardRpcException('The calling peer signature could not be resolved', StandardError::NOT_FOUND);
+            }
+
+            return $resolvedSignature;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the PeerAddress of the receiving peer, if the receiving peer is from an external server then the
+         * receiving peer is resolved and returned, otherwise the receiving peer is locally resolved and returned
+         *
+         * @param RpcRequest $rpcRequest The focused RPC request
+         * @return PeerAddress The receiving peer
+         * @throws InvalidRpcArgumentException If one or more RPC parameters are invalid
+         * @throws MissingRpcArgumentException If one or more RPC parameters are missing
+         * @throws StandardRpcException If the receiving peer cannot be resolved
+         */
+        private static function getReceivingPeer(RpcRequest $rpcRequest): PeerAddress
+        {
+            if(!$rpcRequest->containsParameter('receiving_peer'))
+            {
+                throw new MissingRpcArgumentException('receiving_peer');
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                $receivingPeer = PeerAddress::fromAddress($rpcRequest->getParameter('receiving_peer'));
+            }
+            catch(InvalidArgumentException $e)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('receiving_peer', $e);
+            }
+
+            if($receivingPeer->getUsername() == ReservedUsernames::HOST)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('receiving_peer', 'Hosts cannot receive channels');
+            }
+
+            // Resolve the receiving peer if it's from an external server
+            if($receivingPeer->getDomain() !== Configuration::getInstanceConfiguration()->getDomain())
+            {
+                Socialbox::resolvePeer($receivingPeer);
+            }
+
+            return $receivingPeer;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @param PeerAddress $receivingPeer
+         * @param RpcRequest $rpcRequest
+         * @return SigningKey
+         * @throws InvalidRpcArgumentException
+         * @throws MissingRpcArgumentException
+         * @throws StandardRpcException
+         */
+        private static function getReceivingSignature(PeerAddress $receivingPeer, RpcRequest $rpcRequest): SigningKey
+        {
+            // Receiving signature verification
+            if(!$rpcRequest->containsParameter('receiving_signature_uuid'))
+            {
+                throw new MissingRpcArgumentException('receiving_signature_uuid');
+            }
+            if(!Validator::validateUuid($rpcRequest->getParameter('receiving_signature_uuid')))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('receiving_signature_uuid', 'Invalid UUID V4');
+            }
+            if(!$rpcRequest->containsParameter('receiving_signature_public_key'))
+            {
+                throw new MissingRpcArgumentException('receiving_signature_public_key');
+            }
+            if(!Cryptography::validatePublicSigningKey($rpcRequest->getParameter('receiving_signature_public_key')))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('receiving_signature_public_key', 'Invalid Public Key');
+            }
+
+            // Resolve the signature
+            $resolvedReceivingSignature = Socialbox::resolvePeerSignature($receivingPeer, $rpcRequest->getParameter('receiving_signature_uuid'));
+            if($resolvedReceivingSignature->getPublicKey() !== $rpcRequest->getParameter('receiving_signature_public_key'))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('receiving_signature_public_key', 'Public signing key of the receiving peer does not match the resolved signature');
+            }
+            if($resolvedReceivingSignature->getState() === SigningKeyState::EXPIRED)
+            {
+                throw new StandardRpcException('The public signing key of the receiving peer has expired', StandardError::EXPIRED);
+            }
+
+            $resolvedSignature = Socialbox::resolvePeerSignature($receivingPeer, $rpcRequest->getParameter('receiving_signature_uuid'));
+            if($resolvedSignature === null)
+            {
+                throw new StandardRpcException('The receiving peer signature could not be resolved', StandardError::NOT_FOUND);
+            }
+
+            return $resolvedSignature;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @param ClientRequest $request
+         * @param RpcRequest $rpcRequest
+         * @return string|null
+         * @throws InvalidRpcArgumentException
+         * @throws MissingRpcArgumentException
+         */
+        private static function getChannelUuid(ClientRequest $request, RpcRequest $rpcRequest): ?string
+        {
+            if($request->getIdentifyAs() !== null)
+            {
+                if(!$rpcRequest->containsParameter('uuid'))
+                {
+                    throw new MissingRpcArgumentException('uuid');
+                }
+
+                if(!Validator::validateUuid($rpcRequest->getParameter('uuid')))
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidRpcArgumentException('uuid', 'Invalid UUID V4');
+                }
+
+                if(EncryptionChannelManager::channelExists($rpcRequest->getParameter('uuid')))
+                {
+                    throw new StandardRpcException('UUID Conflict, a channel with this UUID already exists', StandardError::UUID_CONFLICT);
+                }
+
+                return $rpcRequest->getParameter('uuid');
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Socialbox/Classes/Validator.php b/src/Socialbox/Classes/Validator.php
index 2e3165f..02ab8f5 100644
--- a/src/Socialbox/Classes/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Socialbox/Classes/Validator.php
@@ -68,4 +68,15 @@
         {
             return checkdate($month, $day, $year);
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Validates whether the given UUID is a valid UUID.
+         *
+         * @param string $uuid The UUID to validate.
+         * @return bool Returns true if the provided UUID is valid, otherwise false.
+         */
+        public static function validateUuid(string $uuid): bool
+        {
+            return preg_match("/^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/", $uuid) === 1;
+        }
     }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Socialbox/Managers/ContactManager.php b/src/Socialbox/Managers/ContactManager.php
index 51b06ae..5462e75 100644
--- a/src/Socialbox/Managers/ContactManager.php
+++ b/src/Socialbox/Managers/ContactManager.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     use Socialbox\Objects\Database\ContactDatabaseRecord;
     use Socialbox\Objects\Database\ContactKnownKeyRecord;
     use Socialbox\Objects\PeerAddress;
-    use Socialbox\Objects\Standard\ContactRecord;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\Standard\Contact;
     use Socialbox\Objects\Standard\SigningKey;
 
     class ContactManager
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
          * @param string $peerUuid The unique identifier for the peer whose contacts are to be retrieved.
          * @param int $limit The maximum number of contacts to retrieve per page. Defaults to 100.
          * @param int $page The page number to retrieve. Defaults to 1.
-         * @return ContactRecord[] An array of ContactRecord instances representing the contacts for the given peer.
+         * @return Contact[] An array of ContactRecord instances representing the contacts for the given peer.
          * @throws DatabaseOperationException If the database query fails.
          */
         public static function getStandardContacts(string $peerUuid, int $limit=100, int $page=1): array
@@ -551,10 +551,10 @@
          *
          * @param string $peerUuid The unique identifier of the peer.
          * @param string|PeerAddress $contactAddress The contact's address, either as a string or a PeerAddress instance.
-         * @return ContactRecord|null The standard contact record if found, or null if no matching contact exists.
+         * @return Contact|null The standard contact record if found, or null if no matching contact exists.
          * @throws DatabaseOperationException If the database query fails.
          */
-        public static function getStandardContact(string $peerUuid, string|PeerAddress $contactAddress): ?ContactRecord
+        public static function getStandardContact(string $peerUuid, string|PeerAddress $contactAddress): ?Contact
         {
             $contact = self::getContact($peerUuid, $contactAddress);
             if($contact === null)
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
                 return null;
             }
 
-            return new ContactRecord([
+            return new Contact([
                 'address' => $contact->getContactPeerAddress(),
                 'relationship' => $contact->getRelationship(),
                 'known_keys' => self::contactGetSigningKeys($contact),
diff --git a/src/Socialbox/Objects/Database/ContactDatabaseRecord.php b/src/Socialbox/Objects/Database/ContactDatabaseRecord.php
index 47551a0..d10914b 100644
--- a/src/Socialbox/Objects/Database/ContactDatabaseRecord.php
+++ b/src/Socialbox/Objects/Database/ContactDatabaseRecord.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     use InvalidArgumentException;
     use Socialbox\Enums\Types\ContactRelationshipType;
     use Socialbox\Interfaces\SerializableInterface;
-    use Socialbox\Objects\Standard\ContactRecord;
+    use Socialbox\Objects\Standard\Contact;
 
     class ContactDatabaseRecord implements SerializableInterface
     {
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
         /**
          * Converts the object to a standard contact record.
          *
-         * @return ContactRecord The standard contact record.
+         * @return Contact The standard contact record.
          */
-        public function toStandard(): ContactRecord
+        public function toStandard(): Contact
         {
-            return new ContactRecord([
+            return new Contact([
                 'address' => $this->contactPeerAddress,
                 'relationship' => $this->relationship,
                 'added_timestamp' => $this->created->getTimestamp()
diff --git a/src/Socialbox/Objects/Standard/ContactRecord.php b/src/Socialbox/Objects/Standard/Contact.php
similarity index 96%
rename from src/Socialbox/Objects/Standard/ContactRecord.php
rename to src/Socialbox/Objects/Standard/Contact.php
index 8b4cabd..4d56f5a 100644
--- a/src/Socialbox/Objects/Standard/ContactRecord.php
+++ b/src/Socialbox/Objects/Standard/Contact.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     use Socialbox\Interfaces\SerializableInterface;
     use Socialbox\Objects\PeerAddress;
 
-    class ContactRecord implements SerializableInterface
+    class Contact implements SerializableInterface
     {
         private PeerAddress $address;
         private ContactRelationshipType $relationship;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         /**
          * @inheritDoc
          */
-        public static function fromArray(array $data): ContactRecord
+        public static function fromArray(array $data): Contact
         {
             return new self($data);
         }