def encrypt_decrypt_aes(should_encrypt, password, data):
	from Crypto.Cipher import AES

	data = data.encode(REMOTE_ENC)

	key = get_key_from_pw(password)

	PADDING = b'{'
	BLOCK_SIZE = 32

	# create a cipher object using the random secret
	cipher = AES.new(key)

	if should_encrypt:
		data += (BLOCK_SIZE - len(data) % BLOCK_SIZE) * PADDING
		data = cipher.encrypt(data)
		data = base64.b64encode(data)		
	else:
		data = base64.b64decode(data)
		data = cipher.decrypt(data)
		data = data.rstrip(PADDING)		
	
	return data.decode(REMOTE_ENC)