diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fb5aa5cc1..9fbbd3245 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ version = "0.5.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d122413f284cf2d62fb1b7db97e02edb8cda96d769b16e443a4f6195e35662b0"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
@@ -34,8 +34,19 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b169f7a6d4742236a0a00c541b845991d0ac43e546831af1249753ab4c3aa3a0"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cipher",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "aes"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "66bd29a732b644c0431c6140f370d097879203d79b80c94a6747ba0872adaef8"
+dependencies = [
+ "cipher 0.5.1",
+ "cpubits",
+ "cpufeatures 0.3.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -45,8 +56,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "831010a0f742e1209b3bcea8fab6a8e149051ba6099432c8cb2cc117dec3ead1"
 dependencies = [
  "aead",
- "aes",
- "cipher",
+ "aes 0.8.4",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
  "ctr",
  "ghash",
  "subtle",
@@ -176,7 +187,7 @@ checksum = "3c3610892ee6e0cbce8ae2700349fcf8f98adb0dbfbee85aec3c9179d29cc072"
 dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
  "blake2",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "password-hash",
 ]
 
@@ -716,7 +727,7 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "26b52a9543ae338f279b96b0b9fed9c8093744685043739079ce85cd58f289a6"
 dependencies = [
- "cipher",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -810,8 +821,18 @@ version = "0.4.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "773f3b9af64447d2ce9850330c473515014aa235e6a783b02db81ff39e4a3dad"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
- "inout",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
+ "inout 0.1.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cipher"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e34d8227fe1ba289043aeb13792056ff80fd6de1a9f49137a5f499de8e8c78ea"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-common 0.2.1",
+ "inout 0.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1018,6 +1039,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cpubits"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "15b85f9c39137c3a891689859392b1bd49812121d0d61c9caf00d46ed5ce06ae"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cpufeatures"
 version = "0.2.17"
@@ -1027,6 +1054,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cpufeatures"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b2a41393f66f16b0823bb79094d54ac5fbd34ab292ddafb9a0456ac9f87d201"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cranelift-assembler-x64"
 version = "0.130.1"
@@ -1282,6 +1318,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "typenum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-common"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77727bb15fa921304124b128af125e7e3b968275d1b108b379190264f4423710"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cssparser"
 version = "0.29.6"
@@ -1338,7 +1383,7 @@ version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0369ee1ad671834580515889b80f2ea915f23b8be8d0daa4bbaf2ac5c7590835"
 dependencies = [
- "cipher",
+ "cipher 0.4.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1348,7 +1393,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "97fb8b7c4503de7d6ae7b42ab72a5a59857b4c937ec27a3d4539dba95b5ab2be"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "curve25519-dalek-derive",
  "digest",
  "fiat-crypto",
@@ -1503,7 +1548,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
 dependencies = [
  "block-buffer",
- "crypto-common",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -2687,6 +2732,15 @@ version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "df3b46402a9d5adb4c86a0cf463f42e19994e3ee891101b1841f30a545cb49a9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hybrid-array"
+version = "0.4.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "08d46837a0ed51fe95bd3b05de33cd64a1ee88fc797477ca48446872504507c5"
+dependencies = [
+ "typenum",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "1.8.1"
@@ -3000,6 +3054,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "inout"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4250ce6452e92010fdf7268ccc5d14faa80bb12fc741938534c58f16804e03c7"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "instability"
 version = "0.3.12"
@@ -4003,7 +4066,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "openfang-channels"
 version = "0.6.4"
 dependencies = [
- "aes",
+ "aes 0.9.0",
  "async-trait",
  "axum",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -4857,7 +4920,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d1fe60d06143b2430aa532c94cfe9e29783047f06c0d7fd359a9a51b729fa25"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "opaque-debug",
  "universal-hash",
 ]
@@ -6151,7 +6214,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3bf829a2d51ab4a5ddf1352d8470c140cadc8301b2ae1789db023f01cedd6ba"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "digest",
 ]
 
@@ -6168,7 +6231,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7507d819769d01a365ab707794a4084392c824f54a7a6a7862f8c3d0892b283"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "digest",
 ]
 
@@ -7042,7 +7105,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "32497e9a4c7b38532efcdebeef879707aa9f794296a4f0244f6f69e9bc8574bd"
 dependencies = [
  "fastrand",
- "getrandom 0.3.4",
+ "getrandom 0.4.2",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix 1.1.4",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
@@ -7599,9 +7662,9 @@ checksum = "bc7d623258602320d5c55d1bc22793b57daff0ec7efc270ea7d55ce1d5f5471c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
-version = "1.19.0"
+version = "1.20.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "562d481066bde0658276a35467c4af00bdc6ee726305698a55b86e61d7ad82bb"
+checksum = "40ce102ab67701b8526c123c1bab5cbe42d7040ccfd0f64af1a385808d2f43de"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ucd-trie"
@@ -7714,7 +7777,7 @@ version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fc1de2c688dc15305988b563c3854064043356019f97a4b46276fe734c4f07ea"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f9fe30e5b..a96bda257 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ walkdir = "2"
 # Security
 sha2 = "0.10"
 sha1 = "0.10"
-aes = "0.8"
+aes = "0.9"
 cbc = "0.1"
 hmac = "0.12"
 hex = "0.4"
diff --git a/crates/openfang-channels/Cargo.toml b/crates/openfang-channels/Cargo.toml
index e0ef71d55..322c82d51 100644
--- a/crates/openfang-channels/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/openfang-channels/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ axum = { workspace = true }
 hmac = { workspace = true }
 sha2 = { workspace = true }
 sha1 = { workspace = true }
-aes = "0.8"
+aes = "0.9"
 cbc = "0.1"
 base64 = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }