diff --git a/GCryptCLI/include/DataIngestionLayer.h b/GCryptCLI/include/DataIngestionLayer.h
index e69de29..3fd24e6 100644
--- a/GCryptCLI/include/DataIngestionLayer.h
+++ b/GCryptCLI/include/DataIngestionLayer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef GCRYPTCLI_DATAINGESTIONLAYER_H
+#define GCRYPTCLI_DATAINGESTIONLAYER_H
+
+#include <istream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace IO {
+
+  // This class is used to read in data.
+  class DataIngestionLayer {
+    public:
+      //! Will initialize the ingestion
+      static void Init();
+
+    private:
+      static std::istream* in;
+
+      // We have to hold on to a reference to a filestream,
+      // even if we're always just reading from in.
+      // We still have to CLOSE the file handle afterwards!
+      static std::ifstream ifs;
+      static std::istringstream iss;
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/GCryptCLI/src/DataIngestionLayer.cpp b/GCryptCLI/src/DataIngestionLayer.cpp
index e69de29..27f6b54 100644
--- a/GCryptCLI/src/DataIngestionLayer.cpp
+++ b/GCryptCLI/src/DataIngestionLayer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "DataIngestionLayer.h"
+#include "CommandlineInterface.h"
+#include "Configuration.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cstring>
+
+using namespace IO;
+
+void DataIngestionLayer::Init() {
+
+  // Set our istream
+  switch (Configuration::inputFrom) {
+
+    // Are we reading from stdin?
+    case Configuration::INPUT_FROM::STDIN:
+
+      // Redirect our istream to stdin
+      in = &std::cin;
+      break;
+
+    // Are we reading from a file?
+    case Configuration::INPUT_FROM::FILE:
+
+      // Open the file
+      ifs.open(
+        Configuration::inputFilename,
+        std::ios::in | std::ios::binary
+      );
+
+      // A little bit of error handling
+      if (!ifs.good()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error( "Unable to open infilestream!");
+      }
+
+      // Redirect our istream to this infilestream
+      in = &ifs;
+      break;
+
+      // Are we reading from a parameter?
+      case Configuration::INPUT_FROM::PARAMETER:
+
+      // Create an instringstream with our parameter
+      iss = std::istringstream(
+        CommandlineInterface::Get()["--intext"].GetString()
+      );
+
+      // Redirect our istream t this instringstream
+      in = &iss;
+
+      break;
+  }
+
+  // Temporary
+  std::size_t n_last_bytes_read = 0;
+  char buf[64];
+  do {
+    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+    in->read(buf, sizeof(buf));
+    n_last_bytes_read = in->gcount();
+    std::cout << buf;
+
+  } while(n_last_bytes_read == 64);
+
+
+  return;
+}
+
+
+std::istream* DataIngestionLayer::in;
+std::ifstream DataIngestionLayer::ifs;
+std::istringstream DataIngestionLayer::iss;
+
diff --git a/GCryptCLI/src/main.cpp b/GCryptCLI/src/main.cpp
index a3dd30d..672566c 100644
--- a/GCryptCLI/src/main.cpp
+++ b/GCryptCLI/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "KeyManager.h"
 #include "ModuleGenerateKey.h"
 
+#include "DataIngestionLayer.h"
+
 int main(int argc, char* const* argv) {
 
   // Init cli args
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* const* argv) {
   // Prepare the key
   KeyManager::PrepareKey();
 
+  IO::DataIngestionLayer::Init();
+
   // Launch our module
   switch (Configuration::activeModule) {
     case Configuration::MODULE::GENERATE_KEY: