diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c991bd55..e15f953e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@
 	url = https://github.com/shadps4-emu/ext-zlib-ng.git
 [submodule "externals/zlib-ng-win"]
 	path = externals/zlib-ng-win
-	url = https://github.com/shadps4-emu/ext-zlib-ng-win.git
\ No newline at end of file
+	url = https://github.com/shadps4-emu/ext-zlib-ng-win.git
diff --git a/externals/cryptopp b/externals/cryptopp
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..782057f5
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 782057f5f18fbdad2bd2b291fb1ec558a8ab8225
diff --git a/externals/cryptopp-cmake b/externals/cryptopp-cmake
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..a99c80c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/externals/cryptopp-cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit a99c80c26686e44eddf0432140ae397f3efbd0b3
diff --git a/externals/cryptoppwin b/externals/cryptoppwin
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index 00000000..0dd224c6
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 0dd224c6812cd038e9f4691d2f869dd57b547ff1
diff --git a/externals/zlib-ng b/externals/zlib-ng
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..3ac71d9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/externals/zlib-ng
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 3ac71d9e2f860ac3634b43a99892255eb39179cf
diff --git a/externals/zlib-ng-win b/externals/zlib-ng-win
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..6ad2df3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/externals/zlib-ng-win
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 6ad2df3e3c2e58c009f70936a8c510b939bca1d9