diff --git a/python/opendht.pyx b/python/opendht.pyx
index d859a04b..985f4dd4 100644
--- a/python/opendht.pyx
+++ b/python/opendht.pyx
@@ -866,6 +866,9 @@ cdef class DhtConfig(object):
     def setRateLimit(self, ssize_t max_req_per_sec, ssize_t max_peer_req_per_sec):
         self._config.dht_config.node_config.max_req_per_sec = max_req_per_sec
         self._config.dht_config.node_config.max_peer_req_per_sec = max_peer_req_per_sec
+    def setCryptoRateLimit(self, ssize_t max_crypto_per_sec, ssize_t max_peer_crypto_per_sec):
+        self._config.dht_config.node_config.max_crypto_per_sec = max_crypto_per_sec
+        self._config.dht_config.node_config.max_peer_crypto_per_sec = max_peer_crypto_per_sec
     def setProxyInfo(self, str proxy_server, str push_node_id="", str push_token="", str push_topic="", str push_platform="", str user_agent="", Certificate server_ca = Certificate()):
         self._config.proxy_server = proxy_server.encode()
         self._config.push_node_id = push_node_id.encode()
diff --git a/python/opendht_cpp.pxd b/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
index 24768b4d..1d5a1a1a 100644
--- a/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
+++ b/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ cdef extern from "opendht/callbacks.h" namespace "dht":
         string persist_path
         size_t max_req_per_sec
         size_t max_peer_req_per_sec
+        ssize_t max_crypto_per_sec
+        ssize_t max_peer_crypto_per_sec
     cppclass SecureDhtConfig:
         Config node_config
         Identity id
diff --git a/python/tools/pingpong.py b/python/tools/pingpong.py
index f708d8d6..a5ca19e6 100755
--- a/python/tools/pingpong.py
+++ b/python/tools/pingpong.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from opendht import aio as dht
 async def main():
 	config = dht.DhtConfig()
 	config.setRateLimit(-1, -1)
+	config.setCryptoRateLimit(-1, -1)
 
 	ping_node = dht.DhtRunner()
 	pong_node = dht.DhtRunner()
diff --git a/tools/perftest.cpp b/tools/perftest.cpp
index 92319d4a..484769b0 100644
--- a/tools/perftest.cpp
+++ b/tools/perftest.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ benchPingPong(unsigned netSize, unsigned n_parallel)
     DhtRunner::Config config {};
     config.dht_config.node_config.max_peer_req_per_sec = -1;
     config.dht_config.node_config.max_req_per_sec = -1;
+    config.dht_config.node_config.max_crypto_per_sec = -1;
+    config.dht_config.node_config.max_peer_crypto_per_sec = -1;
 
     DhtRunner ping_node, pong_node;
 
diff --git a/tools/tools_common.h b/tools/tools_common.h
index 0fb36517..76f524df 100644
--- a/tools/tools_common.h
+++ b/tools/tools_common.h
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ getDhtConfig(dht_params& params)
     if (params.no_rate_limit) {
         config.dht_config.node_config.max_req_per_sec = -1;
         config.dht_config.node_config.max_peer_req_per_sec = -1;
+        config.dht_config.node_config.max_crypto_per_sec = -1;
+        config.dht_config.node_config.max_peer_crypto_per_sec = -1;
         config.dht_config.node_config.max_searches = -1;
         config.dht_config.node_config.max_store_size = -1;
     }