diff --git a/barbican/plugin/util/translations.py b/barbican/plugin/util/translations.py
index 35118d149..cf97f2643 100644
--- a/barbican/plugin/util/translations.py
+++ b/barbican/plugin/util/translations.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from Crypto.PublicKey import RSA
+from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
 from OpenSSL import crypto
 from oslo_serialization import base64
 import six
@@ -137,26 +138,54 @@ def convert_der_to_pem(der, secret_type):
 
 
 def _convert_private_pem_to_der(pem):
-    private_key = RSA.importKey(pem)
-    der = private_key.exportKey('DER', pkcs=8)
+    private_key = serialization.load_pem_private_key(
+        pem,
+        password=None,
+        backend=default_backend()
+        )
+    der = private_key.private_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.DER,
+        format=serialization.PrivateFormat.PKCS8,
+        encryption_algorithm=serialization.NoEncryption()
+        )
     return der
 
 
 def _convert_private_der_to_pem(der):
-    private_key = RSA.importKey(der)
-    pem = private_key.exportKey('PEM', pkcs=8)
+    private_key = serialization.load_der_private_key(
+        der,
+        password=None,
+        backend=default_backend()
+        )
+    pem = private_key.private_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+        format=serialization.PrivateFormat.PKCS8,
+        encryption_algorithm=serialization.NoEncryption()
+        )
     return pem
 
 
 def _convert_public_pem_to_der(pem):
-    pubkey = RSA.importKey(pem)
-    der = pubkey.exportKey('DER')
+    public_key = serialization.load_pem_public_key(
+        pem,
+        backend=default_backend()
+        )
+    der = public_key.public_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.DER,
+        format=serialization.PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo
+        )
     return der
 
 
 def _convert_public_der_to_pem(der):
-    pubkey = RSA.importKey(der)
-    pem = pubkey.exportKey('PEM')
+    public_key = serialization.load_der_public_key(
+        der,
+        backend=default_backend()
+        )
+    pem = public_key.public_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+        format=serialization.PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo
+        )
     return pem
 
 
diff --git a/barbican/tests/keys.py b/barbican/tests/keys.py
index ee26bad0c..c23b3cbdf 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/keys.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/keys.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ jIeFW9U1C6OcOGvm40Lr3UKzMa5Yrtq6MW4ri7uSCwKBgQDfdqVjT4uXmGwOh1z4
 Pzv6GCoc+6GobXg4DvvCUjP9MR+2+5sX0AY/f+aVCD05/Nj0RqpAwUc03zZU5ZtL
 2uNe6XDjEugfFtlzea6+rbD6KpFS+nxPJA8YyWYRpNhpRWGWQakHedr3BtMtGs0h
 pKNAQG72HKWtSfJQMXvn2RlicA==
------END PRIVATE KEY-----"""
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
+"""
 
 
 def get_private_key_der():
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ udQQn4RlVt+cOdjmP9t8eTHjuMr8eZsj3HJ8TFUONirg68yqowZUo5gZ3KRmMdCY
 Ak/rMhZh7JfKzpKgjzxS6NuGEJ/uP6a9QGMGmQGzE5fc6C7REI+rMUnLh3EvXvJ4
 qbQ8ZbGy0IKhlWhnRNde7LQveUB+1LyE27mM3Y2cARXNUoM/Bmf9oS0rB7oyYiEH
 LwIDAQAB
------END PUBLIC KEY-----"""
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
+"""
 
 
 def get_public_key_der():