diff --git a/sys/apps/network/transport.lua b/sys/apps/network/transport.lua
index 2732d12..c8cc035 100644
--- a/sys/apps/network/transport.lua
+++ b/sys/apps/network/transport.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 local Crypto = require('opus.crypto.chacha20')
 local Event  = require('opus.event')
+local SHA    = require('opus.crypto.sha2')
 
 local network = _G.network
 local os = _G.os
@@ -35,7 +36,19 @@ function transport.read(socket)
 	local data = table.remove(socket.messages, 1)
 	if data then
 		if socket.options.ENCRYPT then
-			return table.unpack(Crypto.decrypt(data[1], socket.enckey)), data[2]
+			local ciphertext = data[1]
+			-- Verify HMAC if present (new protocol)
+			if socket.hmackey and type(ciphertext) == 'table' and ciphertext.hmac then
+				local expected = SHA.hmac(
+					ciphertext[1] .. ciphertext[2],
+					socket.hmackey
+				):toHex()
+				if expected ~= ciphertext.hmac then
+					_G._syslog('transport: HMAC verification failed on port ' .. socket.sport)
+					return nil
+				end
+			end
+			return table.unpack(Crypto.decrypt(ciphertext, socket.enckey)), data[2]
 		end
 		return table.unpack(data)
 	end
@@ -78,7 +91,15 @@ Event.on('transport_encrypt', function()
 
 		if socket and socket.connected then
 			local msg = entry[2]
-			msg.data = Crypto.encrypt({ msg.data }, socket.enckey)
+			local encrypted = Crypto.encrypt({ msg.data }, socket.enckey)
+			-- Attach HMAC if key is available
+			if socket.hmackey then
+				encrypted.hmac = SHA.hmac(
+					encrypted[1] .. encrypted[2],
+					socket.hmackey
+				):toHex()
+			end
+			msg.data = encrypted
 			socket.transmit(socket.dport, socket.dhost, msg)
 		end
 	end