diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/AesSecretValue.java b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/AesSecretValue.java
index ac4449e44..8df40535e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/AesSecretValue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/AesSecretValue.java
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
 import lombok.experimental.SuperBuilder;
 
+import javax.crypto.Cipher;
+import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
+import javax.crypto.SecretKeyFactory;
+import javax.crypto.spec.GCMParameterSpec;
+import javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec;
+import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
@@ -11,12 +17,6 @@ import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.security.spec.InvalidKeySpecException;
 import java.security.spec.KeySpec;
 import java.util.Random;
-import javax.crypto.Cipher;
-import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
-import javax.crypto.SecretKeyFactory;
-import javax.crypto.spec.GCMParameterSpec;
-import javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec;
-import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;
 
 @SuperBuilder
 @EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ public abstract class AesSecretValue extends EncryptedSecretValue {
         super(secret);
     }
 
+    public AesSecretValue(byte[] b) {
+        super(b);
+    }
+
     protected abstract int getIterationCount();
 
     protected byte[] getNonce(int numBytes) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/EncryptedSecretValue.java b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/EncryptedSecretValue.java
index f78667b6c..88d369725 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/EncryptedSecretValue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/EncryptedSecretValue.java
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ public abstract class EncryptedSecretValue implements SecretValue {
 
     String encryptedValue;
 
+    public EncryptedSecretValue(byte[] b) {
+        encryptedValue = SecretValue.toBase64e(encrypt(b));
+    }
+
     public EncryptedSecretValue(char[] c) {
         var utf8 = StandardCharsets.UTF_8.encode(CharBuffer.wrap(c));
         var bytes = new byte[utf8.limit()];
@@ -27,6 +31,17 @@ public abstract class EncryptedSecretValue implements SecretValue {
         return "<encrypted secret>";
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte[] getSecretRaw() {
+        try {
+            var bytes = SecretValue.fromBase64e(getEncryptedValue());
+            bytes = decrypt(bytes);
+            return bytes;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            return new byte[0];
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public char[] getSecret() {
         try {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/InPlaceSecretValue.java b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/InPlaceSecretValue.java
index 6f3f47204..1dac3f8a8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/InPlaceSecretValue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/InPlaceSecretValue.java
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.experimental.SuperBuilder;
 import lombok.extern.jackson.Jacksonized;
 
+import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
 import java.security.spec.InvalidKeySpecException;
 import java.util.Random;
-import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
 
 @JsonTypeName("default")
 @SuperBuilder
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
 @EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
 public class InPlaceSecretValue extends AesSecretValue {
 
+    public InPlaceSecretValue(byte[] b) {
+        super(b);
+    }
+
     public InPlaceSecretValue(char[] secret) {
         super(secret);
     }
@@ -27,6 +31,10 @@ public class InPlaceSecretValue extends AesSecretValue {
         return new InPlaceSecretValue(c);
     }
 
+    public static InPlaceSecretValue of(byte[] b) {
+        return new InPlaceSecretValue(b);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected int getIterationCount() {
         return 2048;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/SecretValue.java b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/SecretValue.java
index 3e8c40932..b8940670d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/SecretValue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/SecretValue.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public interface SecretValue {
         return r;
     }
 
+    byte[] getSecretRaw();
+
     char[] getSecret();
 
     default String getSecretValue() {