diff --git a/libp2p/io/exceptions.py b/libp2p/io/exceptions.py
index b8e4e01..d4e1dfa 100644
--- a/libp2p/io/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/io/exceptions.py
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ class MissingLengthException(MsgioException):
 
 class MissingMessageException(MsgioException):
     pass
+
+
+class DecryptionFailedException(MsgioException):
+    pass
diff --git a/libp2p/peer/peerstore.py b/libp2p/peer/peerstore.py
index c1eae37..a416c47 100644
--- a/libp2p/peer/peerstore.py
+++ b/libp2p/peer/peerstore.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence
 from multiaddr import Multiaddr
 
 from .id import ID
-from .peerdata import PeerData
+from .peerdata import PeerData, PeerDataError
 from .peerinfo import PeerInfo
 from .peerstore_interface import IPeerStore
 
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ class PeerStore(IPeerStore):
 
     def get(self, peer_id: ID, key: str) -> Any:
         if peer_id in self.peer_map:
-            val = self.peer_map[peer_id].get_metadata(key)
+            try:
+                val = self.peer_map[peer_id].get_metadata(key)
+            except PeerDataError as error:
+                raise PeerStoreError(error)
             return val
         raise PeerStoreError("peer ID not found")
 
diff --git a/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py b/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
index 81e7047..5f6ea91 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
+from libp2p.crypto.exceptions import MissingDeserializerError
 from libp2p.crypto.keys import PrivateKey, PublicKey
 from libp2p.crypto.pb import crypto_pb2
 from libp2p.crypto.serialization import deserialize_public_key
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ class InsecureSession(BaseSession):
             raise HandshakeFailure(
                 f"unknown `key_type` of remote_msg.pubkey={remote_msg.pubkey}"
             )
+        except MissingDeserializerError as error:
+            raise HandshakeFailure(error)
         peer_id_from_received_pubkey = ID.from_pubkey(received_pubkey)
         if peer_id_from_received_pubkey != received_peer_id:
             raise HandshakeFailure(
diff --git a/libp2p/security/secio/exceptions.py b/libp2p/security/secio/exceptions.py
index c03fda4..d86ce3b 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/secio/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/secio/exceptions.py
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ class IncompatibleChoices(SecioException):
 
 class InconsistentNonce(SecioException):
     pass
+
+
+class SedesException(SecioException):
+    pass
diff --git a/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py b/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
index e1aa022..bd86251 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ from libp2p.crypto.authenticated_encryption import (
 from libp2p.crypto.authenticated_encryption import (
     initialize_pair as initialize_pair_for_encryption,
 )
+from libp2p.crypto.authenticated_encryption import InvalidMACException
 from libp2p.crypto.authenticated_encryption import MacAndCipher as Encrypter
 from libp2p.crypto.ecc import ECCPublicKey
+from libp2p.crypto.exceptions import MissingDeserializerError
 from libp2p.crypto.key_exchange import create_ephemeral_key_pair
 from libp2p.crypto.keys import PrivateKey, PublicKey
 from libp2p.crypto.serialization import deserialize_public_key
-from libp2p.io.exceptions import IOException
+from libp2p.io.exceptions import DecryptionFailedException, IOException
 from libp2p.io.msgio import MsgIOReadWriter
 from libp2p.network.connection.raw_connection_interface import IRawConnection
 from libp2p.peer.id import ID as PeerID
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ from .exceptions import (
     InvalidSignatureOnExchange,
     PeerMismatchException,
     SecioException,
+    SedesException,
     SelfEncryption,
 )
 from .pb.spipe_pb2 import Exchange, Propose
@@ -122,7 +125,11 @@ class SecureSession(BaseSession):
 
     async def read_msg(self) -> bytes:
         msg = await self.conn.read_msg()
-        return self.remote_encrypter.decrypt_if_valid(msg)
+        try:
+            decrypted_msg = self.remote_encrypter.decrypt_if_valid(msg)
+        except InvalidMACException:
+            raise DecryptionFailedException
+        return decrypted_msg
 
     async def write(self, data: bytes) -> int:
         await self.write_msg(data)
@@ -163,7 +170,10 @@ class Proposal:
 
         nonce = protobuf.rand
         public_key_protobuf_bytes = protobuf.public_key
-        public_key = deserialize_public_key(public_key_protobuf_bytes)
+        try:
+            public_key = deserialize_public_key(public_key_protobuf_bytes)
+        except MissingDeserializerError as error:
+            raise SedesException(error)
         exchanges = protobuf.exchanges
         ciphers = protobuf.ciphers
         hashes = protobuf.hashes
diff --git a/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex_stream.py b/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex_stream.py
index 7cc0564..8db4212 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex_stream.py
+++ b/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex_stream.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
         :return: number of bytes written
         """
         if self.event_local_closed.is_set():
-            raise MplexStreamClosed(f"cannot write to closed stream: data={data}")
+            raise MplexStreamClosed(f"cannot write to closed stream: data={data!r}")
         flag = (
             HeaderTags.MessageInitiator
             if self.is_initiator
diff --git a/libp2p/utils.py b/libp2p/utils.py
index 39c79e5..aeb7ae3 100644
--- a/libp2p/utils.py
+++ b/libp2p/utils.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async def read_delim(reader: Reader) -> bytes:
         raise ParseError(f"`len(msg_bytes)` should not be 0")
     if msg_bytes[-1:] != b"\n":
         raise ParseError(
-            f'`msg_bytes` is not delimited by b"\\n": `msg_bytes`={msg_bytes}'
+            f'`msg_bytes` is not delimited by b"\\n": `msg_bytes`={msg_bytes!r}'
         )
     return msg_bytes[:-1]