diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/aes/aes.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/aes/aes.go
index 8a180eb3c4b..daa82f711fe 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/aes/aes.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/aes/aes.go
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 package aes
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/aes"
 	"crypto/cipher"
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value"
 )
@@ -78,3 +82,71 @@ func (t *gcm) TransformToStorage(data []byte, context value.Context) ([]byte, er
 	cipherText := aead.Seal(result[nonceSize:nonceSize], result[:nonceSize], data, context.AuthenticatedData())
 	return result[:nonceSize+len(cipherText)], nil
 }
+
+// cbc implements encryption at rest of the provided values given a cipher.Block algorithm.
+type cbc struct {
+	block cipher.Block
+}
+
+// NewCBCTransformer takes the given block cipher and performs encryption and decryption on the given
+// data.
+func NewCBCTransformer(block cipher.Block) value.Transformer {
+	return &cbc{block: block}
+}
+
+var (
+	errInvalidBlockSize    = fmt.Errorf("the stored data is not a multiple of the block size")
+	errInvalidPKCS7Data    = errors.New("invalid PKCS7 data (empty or not padded)")
+	errInvalidPKCS7Padding = errors.New("invalid padding on input")
+)
+
+func (t *cbc) TransformFromStorage(data []byte, context value.Context) ([]byte, bool, error) {
+	blockSize := aes.BlockSize
+	if len(data) < blockSize {
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("the stored data was shorter than the required size")
+	}
+	iv := data[:blockSize]
+	data = data[blockSize:]
+
+	if len(data)%blockSize != 0 {
+		return nil, false, errInvalidBlockSize
+	}
+
+	result := make([]byte, len(data))
+	copy(result, data)
+	mode := cipher.NewCBCDecrypter(t.block, iv)
+	mode.CryptBlocks(result, result)
+
+	// remove and verify PKCS#7 padding for CBC
+	c := result[len(result)-1]
+	paddingSize := int(c)
+	size := len(result) - paddingSize
+	if paddingSize == 0 || paddingSize > len(result) {
+		return nil, false, errInvalidPKCS7Data
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < paddingSize; i++ {
+		if result[size+i] != c {
+			return nil, false, errInvalidPKCS7Padding
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result[:size], false, nil
+}
+
+func (t *cbc) TransformToStorage(data []byte, context value.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+	blockSize := aes.BlockSize
+	paddingSize := blockSize - (len(data) % blockSize)
+	result := make([]byte, blockSize+len(data)+paddingSize)
+	iv := result[:blockSize]
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, iv); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read sufficient random bytes")
+	}
+	copy(result[blockSize:], data)
+
+	// add PKCS#7 padding for CBC
+	copy(result[blockSize+len(data):], bytes.Repeat([]byte{byte(paddingSize)}, paddingSize))
+
+	mode := cipher.NewCBCEncrypter(t.block, iv)
+	mode.CryptBlocks(result[blockSize:], result[blockSize:])
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/aes/aes_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/aes/aes_test.go
index ea2ea3936f1..167d6d8a984 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/aes/aes_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/aes/aes_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/aes"
 	"crypto/cipher"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value"
@@ -93,6 +97,58 @@ func TestGCMKeyRotation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCBCKeyRotation(t *testing.T) {
+	testErr := fmt.Errorf("test error")
+	block1, err := aes.NewCipher([]byte("abcdefghijklmnop"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	block2, err := aes.NewCipher([]byte("0123456789abcdef"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	context := value.DefaultContext([]byte("authenticated_data"))
+
+	p := value.NewPrefixTransformers(testErr,
+		value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("first:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block1)},
+		value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("second:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block2)},
+	)
+	out, err := p.TransformToStorage([]byte("firstvalue"), context)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.HasPrefix(out, []byte("first:")) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected prefix: %q", out)
+	}
+	from, stale, err := p.TransformFromStorage(out, context)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if stale || !bytes.Equal([]byte("firstvalue"), from) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected data: %t %q", stale, from)
+	}
+
+	// verify changing the context fails storage
+	from, stale, err = p.TransformFromStorage(out, value.DefaultContext([]byte("incorrect_context")))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CBC mode does not support authentication: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// reverse the order, use the second key
+	p = value.NewPrefixTransformers(testErr,
+		value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("second:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block2)},
+		value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("first:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block1)},
+	)
+	from, stale, err = p.TransformFromStorage(out, context)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !stale || !bytes.Equal([]byte("firstvalue"), from) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected data: %t %q", stale, from)
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkGCMRead_16_1024(b *testing.B)        { benchmarkGCMRead(b, 16, 1024, false) }
 func BenchmarkGCMRead_32_1024(b *testing.B)        { benchmarkGCMRead(b, 32, 1024, false) }
 func BenchmarkGCMRead_32_16384(b *testing.B)       { benchmarkGCMRead(b, 32, 16384, false) }
@@ -170,3 +226,147 @@ func benchmarkGCMWrite(b *testing.B, keyLength int, valueLength int) {
 	}
 	b.StopTimer()
 }
+
+func BenchmarkCBCRead_32_1024(b *testing.B)        { benchmarkCBCRead(b, 32, 1024, false) }
+func BenchmarkCBCRead_32_16384(b *testing.B)       { benchmarkCBCRead(b, 32, 16384, false) }
+func BenchmarkCBCRead_32_16384_Stale(b *testing.B) { benchmarkCBCRead(b, 32, 16384, true) }
+
+func BenchmarkCBCWrite_32_1024(b *testing.B)  { benchmarkCBCWrite(b, 32, 1024) }
+func BenchmarkCBCWrite_32_16384(b *testing.B) { benchmarkCBCWrite(b, 32, 16384) }
+
+func benchmarkCBCRead(b *testing.B, keyLength int, valueLength int, stale bool) {
+	block1, err := aes.NewCipher(bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), keyLength))
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	block2, err := aes.NewCipher(bytes.Repeat([]byte("b"), keyLength))
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	p := value.NewPrefixTransformers(nil,
+		value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("first:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block1)},
+		value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("second:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block2)},
+	)
+
+	context := value.DefaultContext([]byte("authenticated_data"))
+	v := bytes.Repeat([]byte("0123456789abcdef"), valueLength/16)
+
+	out, err := p.TransformToStorage(v, context)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// reverse the key order if stale
+	if stale {
+		p = value.NewPrefixTransformers(nil,
+			value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("first:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block1)},
+			value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("second:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block2)},
+		)
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		from, stale, err := p.TransformFromStorage(out, context)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if stale {
+			b.Fatalf("unexpected data: %t %q", stale, from)
+		}
+	}
+	b.StopTimer()
+}
+
+func benchmarkCBCWrite(b *testing.B, keyLength int, valueLength int) {
+	block1, err := aes.NewCipher(bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), keyLength))
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	block2, err := aes.NewCipher(bytes.Repeat([]byte("b"), keyLength))
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	p := value.NewPrefixTransformers(nil,
+		value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("first:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block1)},
+		value.PrefixTransformer{Prefix: []byte("second:"), Transformer: NewCBCTransformer(block2)},
+	)
+
+	context := value.DefaultContext([]byte("authenticated_data"))
+	v := bytes.Repeat([]byte("0123456789abcdef"), valueLength/16)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := p.TransformToStorage(v, context)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	b.StopTimer()
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	lengths := []int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 128, 1024}
+
+	aes16block, err := aes.NewCipher([]byte(bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 16)))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	aes24block, err := aes.NewCipher([]byte(bytes.Repeat([]byte("b"), 24)))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	aes32block, err := aes.NewCipher([]byte(bytes.Repeat([]byte("c"), 32)))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		context value.Context
+		t       value.Transformer
+	}{
+		{name: "GCM 16 byte key", t: NewGCMTransformer(aes16block)},
+		{name: "GCM 24 byte key", t: NewGCMTransformer(aes24block)},
+		{name: "GCM 32 byte key", t: NewGCMTransformer(aes32block)},
+		{name: "CBC 32 byte key", t: NewCBCTransformer(aes32block)},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			context := tt.context
+			if context == nil {
+				context = value.DefaultContext("")
+			}
+			for _, l := range lengths {
+				data := make([]byte, l)
+				if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, data); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("unable to read sufficient random bytes: %v", err)
+				}
+				original := append([]byte{}, data...)
+
+				ciphertext, err := tt.t.TransformToStorage(data, context)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("TransformToStorage error = %v", err)
+					continue
+				}
+
+				result, stale, err := tt.t.TransformFromStorage(ciphertext, context)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("TransformFromStorage error = %v", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				if stale {
+					t.Errorf("unexpected stale output")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				switch {
+				case l == 0:
+					if len(result) != 0 {
+						t.Errorf("Round trip failed len=%d\noriginal:\n%s\nresult:\n%s", l, hex.Dump(original), hex.Dump(result))
+					}
+				case !reflect.DeepEqual(original, result):
+					t.Errorf("Round trip failed len=%d\noriginal:\n%s\nresult:\n%s", l, hex.Dump(original), hex.Dump(result))
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}