diff --git a/lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb b/lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb
index 0f4de546c..862d8bcc8 100644
--- a/lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb
+++ b/lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class StringEncoder
 
   def read_arguments
     # Get command line arguments
+    Print.local 'Reading args from STDIN'
     if ARGV.size == 0
       begin
         args_array = []
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ class StringEncoder
     Print.local module_name
 
     read_arguments
+    enforce_utf8(self.strings_to_encode)
 
     Print.local_verbose "Encoding '#{encoding_print_string}'"
     encode_all
@@ -129,6 +131,15 @@ class StringEncoder
       Print.local_verbose "(Displaying 1000/#{length} length output)"
     end
 
+    enforce_utf8(self.outputs)
+    print_outputs
+  end
+
+  def enforce_utf8(values)
+    values.map { |o| o.force_encoding('UTF-8') }
+  end
+
+  def print_outputs
     puts has_base64_inputs ? base64_encode_outputs : self.outputs
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/objects/local_string_generator.rb b/lib/objects/local_string_generator.rb
index ad570cfff..f03cdd894 100644
--- a/lib/objects/local_string_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/objects/local_string_generator.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class StringGenerator
 
   def read_arguments
     # Get command line arguments
+    Print.local 'Reading args from STDIN'
     if ARGV.size == 0
       begin
         args_array = []
@@ -112,10 +113,16 @@ class StringGenerator
       Print.local_verbose "(Displaying 1000/#{length} length output)"
     end
 
+    enforce_utf8(self.outputs)
+    print_outputs
+  end
+
+  def enforce_utf8(values)
+    values.map { |o| o.force_encoding('UTF-8') }
+  end
+
+  def print_outputs
     puts has_base64_inputs ? base64_encode_outputs : self.outputs
-
-    # TODO: Wrap data in {}
-
   end
 
   def base64_encode_outputs
diff --git a/lib/objects/system.rb b/lib/objects/system.rb
index 61f254be3..d822c09db 100644
--- a/lib/objects/system.rb
+++ b/lib/objects/system.rb
@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@ class System
         end
         # execute calculation script and format output to an array of Base64 strings
         Print.verbose "Running: ruby #{selected.local_calc_file} #{args_string[0..200]} ..."
-        $stdout.sync = true
-        $stderr.sync = true
         stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3("ruby #{selected.local_calc_file}", :stdin_data => args_string)
         puts stderr
         outputs = stdout.chomp
diff --git a/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/braille.pp b/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/braille.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/manifests/.no_puppet b/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/manifests/.no_puppet
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/secgen_local/local.rb b/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/secgen_local/local.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..867766bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/secgen_local/local.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+require_relative '../../../../../lib/objects/local_string_encoder.rb'
+require 'braille'
+require 'braille/translator'
+
+class BrailleEncoder < StringEncoder
+
+  def initialize
+    super
+    self.module_name = 'Braille Encoder'
+    self.strings_to_encode = []
+  end
+
+  def encode(str)
+    braille = Braille::Translator.new
+    translation = []
+    str.each_char do |char|
+      if ! char =~ /[a-zA-Z0-9]/   # If non-alphanumeric, return the character as is.
+        translation << char
+      else
+        translation << braille.translate_word(char)
+      end
+    end
+    translation.join
+  end
+end
+
+BrailleEncoder.new.run
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/secgen_metadata.xml b/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/secgen_metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d81127dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/encoders/cipher/braille/secgen_metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<encoder xmlns="http://www.github/cliffe/SecGen/encoder"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.github/cliffe/SecGen/encoder">
+  <name>Braille Code Encoder</name>
+  <author>Thomas Shaw</author>
+  <module_license>MIT</module_license>
+  <description>Encodes a string into Braille.</description>
+
+  <type>braille_encoder</type>
+  <type>ascii_reversible</type>
+  <type>string_encoder</type>
+  <platform>linux</platform>
+  <platform>windows</platform>
+
+  <reference>https://github.com/nicanor/braille</reference>
+
+  <solution>Braille decoders are available online e.g. https://www.dcode.fr/braille-alphabet</solution>
+
+  <read_fact>strings_to_encode</read_fact>
+
+  <default_input into="strings_to_encode">
+    <generator type="flag_generator"/>
+  </default_input>
+
+  <output_type>encoded_strings</output_type>
+</encoder>