diff --git a/api/crypto/aes.go b/api/crypto/aes.go
index 41f80f658..82da47aa3 100644
--- a/api/crypto/aes.go
+++ b/api/crypto/aes.go
@@ -389,3 +389,18 @@ func aesDecryptOFB(input io.Reader, passphrase []byte) (io.Reader, error) {
 
 	return reader, nil
 }
+
+// HasEncryptedHeader checks if the data has an encrypted header, note that fips
+// mode changes this behavior and so will only recognize data encrypted by the
+// same mode (fips enabled or disabled)
+func HasEncryptedHeader(data []byte) bool {
+	return hasEncryptedHeader(data, fips.FIPSMode())
+}
+
+func hasEncryptedHeader(data []byte, fipsMode bool) bool {
+	if fipsMode {
+		return bytes.HasPrefix(data, []byte(aesGcmFIPSHeader))
+	}
+
+	return bytes.HasPrefix(data, []byte(aesGcmHeader))
+}
diff --git a/api/crypto/aes_test.go b/api/crypto/aes_test.go
index 2d0e42944..9c4aa6dab 100644
--- a/api/crypto/aes_test.go
+++ b/api/crypto/aes_test.go
@@ -364,3 +364,62 @@ func legacyAesEncrypt(input io.Reader, output io.Writer, passphrase []byte) erro
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func Test_hasEncryptedHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		data     []byte
+		fipsMode bool
+		want     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "non-FIPS mode with valid header",
+			data:     []byte("AES256-GCM" + "some encrypted data"),
+			fipsMode: false,
+			want:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "non-FIPS mode with FIPS header",
+			data:     []byte("FIPS-AES256-GCM" + "some encrypted data"),
+			fipsMode: false,
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "FIPS mode with valid header",
+			data:     []byte("FIPS-AES256-GCM" + "some encrypted data"),
+			fipsMode: true,
+			want:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "FIPS mode with non-FIPS header",
+			data:     []byte("AES256-GCM" + "some encrypted data"),
+			fipsMode: true,
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "invalid header",
+			data:     []byte("INVALID-HEADER" + "some data"),
+			fipsMode: false,
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "empty data",
+			data:     []byte{},
+			fipsMode: false,
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "nil data",
+			data:     nil,
+			fipsMode: false,
+			want:     false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := hasEncryptedHeader(tt.data, tt.fipsMode)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/filesystem/filesystem.go b/api/filesystem/filesystem.go
index 43e38b4e7..284b6df33 100644
--- a/api/filesystem/filesystem.go
+++ b/api/filesystem/filesystem.go
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ func defaultMTLSCertPathUnderFileStore() (string, string, string) {
 	return caCertPath, certPath, keyPath
 }
 
-// GetDefaultChiselPrivateKeyPath returns the chisle private key path
+// GetDefaultChiselPrivateKeyPath returns the chisel private key path
 func (service *Service) GetDefaultChiselPrivateKeyPath() string {
 	privateKeyPath := defaultChiselPrivateKeyPathUnderFileStore()
 	return service.wrapFileStore(privateKeyPath)