diff --git a/noise/functions.py b/noise/functions.py
index ecce98f..7c59219 100644
--- a/noise/functions.py
+++ b/noise/functions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from .crypto import ed448
 
 from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead import AESGCM
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import x25519
 
 
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ class DH(object):
             self.dh = self._25519_dh
         elif method == 'ed448':
             raise NotImplementedError
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError('DH method: {}'.format(method))
 
     def _25519_generate_keypair(self) -> 'KeyPair':
         private_key = x25519.X25519PrivateKey.generate()
@@ -25,13 +28,24 @@ class DH(object):
 
 class Cipher(object):
     def __init__(self, method):
-        pass
+        if method == 'AESGCM':
+            self._cipher = AESGCM
+            self.encrypt = self._aesgcm_encrypt
+            self.decrypt = self._aesgcm_decrypt
+        elif method == 'ChaCha20':
+            raise NotImplementedError
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError('Cipher method: {}'.format(method))
 
-    def encrypt(self, k, n, ad, plaintext):
-        pass
+    def _aesgcm_encrypt(self, k, n, ad, plaintext):
+        # Might be expensive to initialise AESGCM with the same key every time. The key should be (as per spec) kept in
+        # CipherState, but we may as well hold an initialised AESGCM and manage reinitialisation on CipherState.rekey
+        cipher = self._cipher(k)
+        return cipher.encrypt(nonce=n, data=plaintext, associated_data=ad)
 
-    def decrypt(self, k, n, ad, ciphertext):
-        pass
+    def _aesgcm_decrypt(self, k, n, ad, ciphertext):
+        cipher = self._cipher(k)
+        return cipher.encrypt(nonce=n, data=ciphertext, associated_data=ad)
 
 
 class Hash(object):
@@ -52,6 +66,8 @@ class Hash(object):
             self.hashlen = 64
             self.blocklen = 128
             self.hash = self._hash_blake2b
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError('Hash method: {}'.format(method))
 
     def _hash_sha256(self, data):
         digest = hashes.Hash(hashes.SHA256(), default_backend())
@@ -100,7 +116,7 @@ dh_map = {
 
 cipher_map = {
     'AESGCM': Cipher('AESGCM'),
-    'ChaChaPoly': Cipher('ChaCha20')
+    # 'ChaChaPoly': Cipher('ChaCha20')  # TODO ugh cryptography lacks chacha primitive. use nacl I guess.
 }
 
 hash_map = {
diff --git a/tests/test_vectors.py b/tests/test_vectors.py
index a93ec02..af181d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_vectors.py
+++ b/tests/test_vectors.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ def _prepare_test_vectors():
             vectors_list = json.load(fd)
 
         for vector in vectors_list:
-            if '_448_' in vector['protocol_name']:
-                continue  # TODO REMOVE WHEN ed448 IS IMPLEMENTED
+            if '_448_' in vector['protocol_name'] or 'ChaCha' in vector['protocol_name']:
+                continue  # TODO REMOVE WHEN ed448/ChaCha SUPPORT IS IMPLEMENTED
             for key, value in vector.copy().items():
                 if key in byte_fields:
                     vector[key] = value.encode()