diff --git a/src/magic.rs b/src/magic.rs
index 700f55d9c..7a9b81a2c 100644
--- a/src/magic.rs
+++ b/src/magic.rs
@@ -1108,6 +1108,17 @@ pub fn patterns() -> Vec<signatures::common::Signature> {
             description: signatures::dkbs::DESCRIPTION.to_string(),
             extractor: None,
         },
+        // known encrypted firmware
+        signatures::common::Signature {
+            name: "encfw".to_string(),
+            short: true,
+            magic_offset: 0,
+            always_display: true,
+            magic: signatures::encfw::encfw_magic(),
+            parser: signatures::encfw::encfw_parser,
+            description: signatures::encfw::DESCRIPTION.to_string(),
+            extractor: None,
+        },
     ];
 
     binary_signatures
diff --git a/src/signatures.rs b/src/signatures.rs
index 61dcbb7ed..9bd382001 100644
--- a/src/signatures.rs
+++ b/src/signatures.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ pub mod dxbc;
 pub mod ecos;
 pub mod efigpt;
 pub mod elf;
+pub mod encfw;
 pub mod encrpted_img;
 pub mod ext;
 pub mod fat;
diff --git a/src/signatures/encfw.rs b/src/signatures/encfw.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a6a2b9f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/signatures/encfw.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use crate::signatures::common::{
+    SignatureError, SignatureResult, CONFIDENCE_LOW, CONFIDENCE_MEDIUM,
+};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+/// Known encrypted firmware magics and their associated make/model
+fn encfw_known_firmware() -> HashMap<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    HashMap::from([
+        (
+            b"\xdf\x8c\x39\x0d".to_vec(),
+            "D-Link DIR-822 rev C".to_string(),
+        ),
+        (b"\x35\x66\x6f\x68".to_vec(), "D-Link DAP-1665".to_string()),
+        (
+            b"\xf5\x2a\xa0\xb4".to_vec(),
+            "D-Link DIR-842 rev C".to_string(),
+        ),
+        (
+            b"\xe3\x13\x00\x5b".to_vec(),
+            "D-Link DIR-850 rev A".to_string(),
+        ),
+        (
+            b"\x0a\x14\xe4\x24".to_vec(),
+            "D-Link DIR-850 rev B".to_string(),
+        ),
+    ])
+}
+
+/// Human readable description
+pub const DESCRIPTION: &str = "Known encrypted firmware";
+
+/// Known encrypted firmware magic bytes
+pub fn encfw_magic() -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
+    encfw_known_firmware().keys().cloned().collect()
+}
+
+/// Parse the magic signature match
+pub fn encfw_parser(file_data: &[u8], offset: usize) -> Result<SignatureResult, SignatureError> {
+    const MAGIC_LEN: usize = 4;
+
+    // Successful return value
+    let mut result = SignatureResult {
+        offset,
+        description: DESCRIPTION.to_string(),
+        confidence: CONFIDENCE_MEDIUM,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    if let Some(magic_bytes) = file_data.get(offset..offset + MAGIC_LEN) {
+        if encfw_known_firmware().contains_key(magic_bytes) {
+            if result.offset != 0 {
+                result.confidence = CONFIDENCE_LOW;
+            }
+
+            result.description = format!(
+                "{}, {}",
+                result.description,
+                encfw_known_firmware()[magic_bytes]
+            );
+
+            return Ok(result);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Err(SignatureError)
+}