diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index 1d563854..cae61949 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,30 +10,30 @@ checksum = "320119579fcad9c21884f5c4861d16174d0e06250625266f50fe6898340abefa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aead"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d122413f284cf2d62fb1b7db97e02edb8cda96d769b16e443a4f6195e35662b0"
+checksum = "1973cfbc1a2daf9cf550e74e1f088c28e7f7d8c1e1418fb6c9dc5184b7e84c99"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
- "generic-array",
+ "crypto-common 0.2.2",
+ "inout",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aes"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b169f7a6d4742236a0a00c541b845991d0ac43e546831af1249753ab4c3aa3a0"
+checksum = "f8eb277bec05f56a0e0591f155a484cbd0f4f07ff2905051a48c72f004f7ed58"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
  "cipher",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpubits",
+ "cpufeatures 0.3.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aes-gcm"
-version = "0.10.3"
+version = "0.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "831010a0f742e1209b3bcea8fab6a8e149051ba6099432c8cb2cc117dec3ead1"
+checksum = "fdf011db2e21ce0d575593d749db5554b47fed37aff429e4dc50bc91ac93a028"
 dependencies = [
  "aead",
  "aes",
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "block-buffer"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d2f6c7dbe95a6ed67ad9f18e57daf93a2f034c524b99fd2b76d18fdfeb6660aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "hybrid-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bumpalo"
 version = "3.20.2"
@@ -361,14 +370,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cipher"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.5.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "773f3b9af64447d2ce9850330c473515014aa235e6a783b02db81ff39e4a3dad"
+checksum = "e8cf2a2c93cd704877c0858356ed03480ff301ee950b43f1cbe4573b088bfa6c"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
+ "block-buffer 0.12.1",
+ "crypto-common 0.2.2",
  "inout",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cmov"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0c9ea0ac24bc397ab3c98583a3c9ba74fa56b09a4449bbe172b9b1ddb016027a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "compression-codecs"
 version = "0.4.37"
@@ -423,6 +439,12 @@ version = "0.8.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "773648b94d0e5d620f64f280777445740e61fe701025087ec8b57f45c791888b"
 
+[[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"
@@ -487,19 +509,38 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "78c8292055d1c1df0cce5d180393dc8cce0abec0a7102adb6c7b1eef6016d60a"
 dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "typenum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-common"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ce6e4c961d6cd6c9a86db418387425e8bdeaf05b3c8bc1411e6dca4c252f1453"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.4.2",
+ "hybrid-array",
+ "rand_core 0.10.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ctr"
-version = "0.9.2"
+version = "0.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0369ee1ad671834580515889b80f2ea915f23b8be8d0daa4bbaf2ac5c7590835"
+checksum = "baaca1c4b237092596f64d571e9db6ce4109c4ef9742e27590f1709594461f21"
 dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ctutils"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d5515a3834141de9eafb9717ad39eea8247b5674e6066c404e8c4b365d2a29e"
+dependencies = [
+ "cmov",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dashmap"
 version = "5.5.3"
@@ -563,9 +604,9 @@ version = "0.10.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
 dependencies = [
- "block-buffer",
+ "block-buffer 0.10.4",
  "const-oid",
- "crypto-common",
+ "crypto-common 0.1.7",
  "subtle",
 ]
 
@@ -852,11 +893,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ghash"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f0d8a4362ccb29cb0b265253fb0a2728f592895ee6854fd9bc13f2ffda266ff1"
+checksum = "2eecf2d5dc9b66b732b97707a0210906b1d30523eb773193ab777c0c84b3e8d5"
 dependencies = [
- "opaque-debug",
  "polyval",
 ]
 
@@ -1013,6 +1053,15 @@ version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "df3b46402a9d5adb4c86a0cf463f42e19994e3ee891101b1841f30a545cb49a9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hybrid-array"
+version = "0.4.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "818356c5132c1fede50f837ca96afbe78ff42413047f4abb886217845e1b6c8c"
+dependencies = [
+ "typenum",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "1.9.0"
@@ -1220,11 +1269,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "inout"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "879f10e63c20629ecabbb64a8010319738c66a5cd0c29b02d63d272b03751d01"
+checksum = "4250ce6452e92010fdf7268ccc5d14faa80bb12fc741938534c58f16804e03c7"
 dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
+ "hybrid-array",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1533,12 +1582,6 @@ version = "1.21.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9f7c3e4beb33f85d45ae3e3a1792185706c8e16d043238c593331cc7cd313b50"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "opaque-debug"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c08d65885ee38876c4f86fa503fb49d7b507c2b62552df7c70b2fce627e06381"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "parking"
 version = "2.2.1"
@@ -1654,13 +1697,12 @@ checksum = "b4596b6d070b27117e987119b4dac604f3c58cfb0b191112e24771b2faeac1a6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polyval"
-version = "0.6.2"
+version = "0.7.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9d1fe60d06143b2430aa532c94cfe9e29783047f06c0d7fd359a9a51b729fa25"
+checksum = "f0fa31d631f2b2cb2a544d0aa321ce847a94764d701ca2becc411138b93d49cd"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
- "opaque-debug",
+ "cpubits",
+ "cpufeatures 0.3.0",
  "universal-hash",
 ]
 
@@ -3115,9 +3157,9 @@ checksum = "74b08b0c1257381af16a5c3605254d529d3e7e109f3c62befc5d168968192998"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
-version = "1.19.0"
+version = "1.20.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "562d481066bde0658276a35467c4af00bdc6ee726305698a55b86e61d7ad82bb"
+checksum = "b6f5e870be6c3b371b77fe0ee0bafb859fa4964b4404c27de1d380043c4dda20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicase"
@@ -3160,12 +3202,12 @@ checksum = "ebc1c04c71510c7f702b52b7c350734c9ff1295c464a03335b00bb84fc54f853"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "universal-hash"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fc1de2c688dc15305988b563c3854064043356019f97a4b46276fe734c4f07ea"
+checksum = "f4987bdc12753382e0bec4a65c50738ffaabc998b9cdd1f952fb5f39b0048a96"
 dependencies = [
- "crypto-common",
- "subtle",
+ "crypto-common 0.2.2",
+ "ctutils",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 7d17e91a..cf8a055c 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ sha2 = "0.10"
 serenity = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["client", "gateway", "model", "rustls_backend"] }
 
 # Secrets encryption (AES-256-GCM for at-rest settings storage)
-aes-gcm = "0.10"
+aes-gcm = "0.11"
 hex    = "0.4"
 
 # Pattern matching