diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70e39ba..60de8a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # Log file
 *.log
+logfileConf.txt
 
 # BlueJ files
 *.ctxt
diff --git a/JFramework/crypto/src/main/java/it/richkmeli/jframework/crypto/Crypto.java b/JFramework/crypto/src/main/java/it/richkmeli/jframework/crypto/Crypto.java
index 6990a2f..08f29eb 100644
--- a/JFramework/crypto/src/main/java/it/richkmeli/jframework/crypto/Crypto.java
+++ b/JFramework/crypto/src/main/java/it/richkmeli/jframework/crypto/Crypto.java
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ public void deleteClientData() {
      * @see #encryptAES(String, String)
      */
     @Deprecated
-    public static String encryptRC4(String input, String key) {
-        return RC4.encrypt(input, key);
+    public static String encryptRC4(String input, String key) throws CryptoException {
+        //return RC4.encrypt(input, key);
+        throw new CryptoException("RC4 is insecure and should not be used. Use AES instead.");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ public static String encryptRC4(String input, String key) {
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static String decryptRC4(String input, String key) throws CryptoException {
-        return RC4.decrypt(input, key);
+        //return RC4.decrypt(input, key);
+        throw new CryptoException("RC4 is insecure and should not be used. Use AES instead.");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/JFramework/crypto/src/test/java/crypto/algorithm/RC4Test.java b/JFramework/crypto/src/test/java/crypto/algorithm/RC4Test.java
index 55e2a84..440e728 100644
--- a/JFramework/crypto/src/test/java/crypto/algorithm/RC4Test.java
+++ b/JFramework/crypto/src/test/java/crypto/algorithm/RC4Test.java
@@ -9,43 +9,20 @@
 
 public class RC4Test {
 
-    @Test
-    public void encrypt_decrypt() {
-
-        for (int i : plainTextLengths) {
-            for (int i2 : keyLengths) {
-
-                String plain = genString(i);
-                String key = genString(i2);
-
-                String encrypted = Crypto.encryptRC4(plain, key);
-                String decrypted = null;
-                try {
-                    decrypted = Crypto.decryptRC4(encrypted, key);
-                } catch (CryptoException e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                    assert false;
-                }
-
-                assertEquals(plain, decrypted);
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    @Test(expected = CryptoException.class)
+    public void encryptRC4ShouldFail() throws CryptoException {
+        String plain = genString(10);
+        String key = genString(10);
 
-    @Test
-    public void decryptWrongString() {
-        String encrypted = "NJ12_eEyaN8cf348RQf9_w=";
-        try {
-            Crypto.decryptRC4(encrypted, "richktest");
-            assert false;
-        } catch (CryptoException e) {
-            //e.printStackTrace();
-            assert true;
-        }
+        // this should fail, as RC4 is insecure
+        Crypto.encryptRC4(plain, key);
     }
 
-        @Test
-    public void encrypt_decrypt__BcCompability() {
+    @Test(expected = CryptoException.class)
+    public void decryptRC4ShouldFail() throws CryptoException {
+        String encrypted = "NJ12_eEyaN8cf348RQf9_w=";
+        // this should fail, as RC4 is insecure
+        Crypto.decryptRC4(encrypted, "richktest");
     }