diff --git a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipher.cpp b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipher.cpp
index 95f91dc63..0e50dd4ad 100644
--- a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipher.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipher.cpp
@@ -49,16 +49,6 @@ SymmetricCipherBackend* SymmetricCipher::createBackend(SymmetricCipher::Algorith
     }
 }
 
-QByteArray SymmetricCipher::process(const QByteArray& data)
-{
-    return m_backend->process(data);
-}
-
-void SymmetricCipher::processInPlace(QByteArray& data)
-{
-    m_backend->processInPlace(data);
-}
-
 void SymmetricCipher::reset()
 {
     m_backend->reset();
diff --git a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipher.h b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipher.h
index 8a24f3172..c5a6f7ece 100644
--- a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipher.h
+++ b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipher.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QByteArray>
 #include <QtCore/QScopedPointer>
 
-class SymmetricCipherBackend;
+#include "crypto/SymmetricCipherBackend.h"
 
 class SymmetricCipher
 {
@@ -49,8 +49,18 @@ public:
                     SymmetricCipher::Direction direction, const QByteArray& key, const QByteArray& iv);
     ~SymmetricCipher();
 
-    QByteArray process(const QByteArray& data);
-    void processInPlace(QByteArray& data);
+    inline QByteArray process(const QByteArray& data) {
+        return m_backend->process(data);
+    }
+
+    inline void processInPlace(QByteArray& data) {
+        m_backend->processInPlace(data);
+    }
+
+    inline void processInPlace(QByteArray& data, int rounds) {
+        Q_ASSERT(rounds > 0);
+        m_backend->processInPlace(data, rounds);
+    }
 
     void reset();
     int blockSize() const;
diff --git a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherBackend.h b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherBackend.h
index a46052987..64a545003 100644
--- a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherBackend.h
+++ b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherBackend.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef KEEPASSX_SYMMETRICCIPHERBACKEND_H
 #define KEEPASSX_SYMMETRICCIPHERBACKEND_H
 
-#include "crypto/SymmetricCipher.h"
+#include <QtCore/QByteArray>
 
 class SymmetricCipherBackend
 {
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual QByteArray process(const QByteArray& data) = 0;
     virtual void processInPlace(QByteArray& data) = 0;
+    virtual void processInPlace(QByteArray& data, int rounds) = 0;
 
     virtual void reset() = 0;
     virtual int blockSize() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherGcrypt.cpp b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherGcrypt.cpp
index fb501a9e0..ba5c1455b 100644
--- a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherGcrypt.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherGcrypt.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,26 @@ void SymmetricCipherGcrypt::processInPlace(QByteArray& data)
     Q_ASSERT(error == 0);
 }
 
+void SymmetricCipherGcrypt::processInPlace(QByteArray& data, int rounds)
+{
+    // TODO check block size
+
+    gcry_error_t error;
+
+    if (m_direction == SymmetricCipher::Decrypt) {
+        for (int i = 0; i != rounds; ++i) {
+            error = gcry_cipher_decrypt(m_ctx, data.data(), data.size(), 0, 0);
+            Q_ASSERT(error == 0);
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        for (int i = 0; i != rounds; ++i) {
+            error = gcry_cipher_encrypt(m_ctx, data.data(), data.size(), 0, 0);
+            Q_ASSERT(error == 0);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void SymmetricCipherGcrypt::reset()
 {
     gcry_error_t error;
diff --git a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherGcrypt.h b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherGcrypt.h
index d8a871dd7..ccf84ada6 100644
--- a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherGcrypt.h
+++ b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherGcrypt.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <gcrypt.h>
 
+#include "crypto/SymmetricCipher.h"
 #include "crypto/SymmetricCipherBackend.h"
 
 class SymmetricCipherGcrypt : public SymmetricCipherBackend
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 
     QByteArray process(const QByteArray& data);
     void processInPlace(QByteArray& data);
+    void processInPlace(QByteArray& data, int rounds);
 
     void reset();
     int blockSize() const;
diff --git a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherSalsa20.cpp b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherSalsa20.cpp
index 53af8a8b9..53aa18baf 100644
--- a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherSalsa20.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherSalsa20.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ void SymmetricCipherSalsa20::processInPlace(QByteArray& data)
                          reinterpret_cast<u8*>(data.data()), data.size());
 }
 
+void SymmetricCipherSalsa20::processInPlace(QByteArray& data, int rounds)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT((data.size() < blockSize()) || ((data.size() % blockSize()) == 0));
+
+    for (int i = 0; i != rounds; ++i) {
+        ECRYPT_encrypt_bytes(&m_ctx, reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(data.constData()),
+                             reinterpret_cast<u8*>(data.data()), data.size());
+    }
+}
+
 void SymmetricCipherSalsa20::reset()
 {
     ECRYPT_ivsetup(&m_ctx, reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(m_iv.constData()));
diff --git a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherSalsa20.h b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherSalsa20.h
index b2366e45b..d0ba39849 100644
--- a/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherSalsa20.h
+++ b/src/crypto/SymmetricCipherSalsa20.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef KEEPASSX_SYMMETRICCIPHERSALSA20_H
 #define KEEPASSX_SYMMETRICCIPHERSALSA20_H
 
+#include "crypto/SymmetricCipher.h"
 #include "crypto/SymmetricCipherBackend.h"
 #include "crypto/salsa20/ecrypt-sync.h"
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public:
 
     QByteArray process(const QByteArray& data);
     void processInPlace(QByteArray& data);
+    void processInPlace(QByteArray& data, int rounds);
 
     void reset();
     int blockSize() const;
diff --git a/src/keys/CompositeKey.cpp b/src/keys/CompositeKey.cpp
index 922674d7c..0c7c43537 100644
--- a/src/keys/CompositeKey.cpp
+++ b/src/keys/CompositeKey.cpp
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ QByteArray CompositeKey::transformKeyRaw(const QByteArray& key, const QByteArray
 
     QByteArray result = key;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < rounds; i++) {
-        cipher.processInPlace(result);
-    }
+    cipher.processInPlace(result, rounds);
 
     return result;
 }