diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/database/config.ts b/packages/contracts/src/database/config.ts
index b9359882..891e8d46 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/database/config.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/database/config.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface DatabaseConfig {
   /**
    * The default database connection name.
    */
-  connection: string
+  connection: keyof this['connections']
 
   /**
    * The settings of configured database connections.
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/http/request.ts b/packages/contracts/src/http/request.ts
index 71a21cab..805fb259 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/http/request.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/http/request.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { HttpMethods } from './methods.js'
 import { HttpContext } from './context.js'
 import { CookieBag } from './cookie-bag.js'
 import { IncomingMessage } from 'node:http'
+import type { Encrypter } from '../index.js'
 import { IncomingHttpHeaders } from 'node:http2'
 import { CookieConfig } from './cookie-config.js'
 import { MacroableCtor } from '@supercharge/macroable'
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export interface HttpRequestCtor extends MacroableCtor {
   /**
    * Create a new HTTP request instance.
    */
-  new (context: HttpContext, cookieConfig: CookieConfig): HttpRequest
+  new (context: HttpContext, cookieConfig: CookieConfig, encryption: Encrypter): HttpRequest
 }
 
 export type Protocol = 'http' | 'https' | string
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/http/response.ts b/packages/contracts/src/http/response.ts
index 5419a2fa..cbd48236 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/http/response.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/http/response.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { InputBag } from './input-bag.js'
 import { HttpContext } from './context.js'
 import { CookieBag } from './cookie-bag.js'
 import { HttpRedirect } from './redirect.js'
+import type { Encrypter } from '../index.js'
 import { OutgoingHttpHeaders } from 'node:http2'
 import { CookieConfig } from './cookie-config.js'
 import { MacroableCtor } from '@supercharge/macroable'
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export interface HttpResponseCtor extends MacroableCtor {
   /**
    * Create a new HTTP response instance.
    */
-  new (context: HttpContext, cookieConfig: CookieConfig): HttpResponse
+  new (context: HttpContext, cookieConfig: CookieConfig, encryption: Encrypter): HttpResponse
 }
 
 export interface HttpResponse<T = any> extends InteractsWithState {
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/logging/config.ts b/packages/contracts/src/logging/config.ts
index 2ae92cd2..0cdf13f7 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/logging/config.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/logging/config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export interface LoggingConfig {
   /**
    * The logging driver name.
    */
-  driver: string
+  driver: keyof this['channels']
 
   /**
    * The logging channels config.
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ export interface LoggingConfig {
 
 export interface LoggingChannels {
   /**
-   * The file channel.
+   * Stores the configuration for the file channel.
    */
   file?: FileChannelConfig
 
   /**
-   * The console channel.
+   * Stores the configuration for the console channel.
    */
   console?: ConsoleChannelConfig
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 985c015b..2814b0c4 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@supercharge/view": "^4.0.0-alpha.2",
+    "@supercharge/encryption": "^4.0.0-alpha.2",
     "c8": "~8.0.1",
     "expect": "~29.7.0",
     "mocked-env": "~1.3.5",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/bootstrappers/handle-shutdown.ts b/packages/core/src/bootstrappers/handle-shutdown.ts
index 803aec6a..f69aecdc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/bootstrappers/handle-shutdown.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/bootstrappers/handle-shutdown.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ export class HandleShutdown implements Bootstrapper {
    */
   async bootstrap (): Promise<void> {
     this.shutdownSignalListener
-      .onShutdown(async () => {
-        await this.app.shutdown()
-      })
+      .onShutdown(async () => await this.app.shutdown())
+      .onShutdown(() => this.shutdownSignalListener.cleanup())
       .listen()
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/shutdown-signal-listener.ts b/packages/core/src/shutdown-signal-listener.ts
index 8f1f612f..6994d9b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/shutdown-signal-listener.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/shutdown-signal-listener.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Os from 'node:os'
 import Set from '@supercharge/set'
 import { Application } from '@supercharge/contracts'
 
-export type OnShutdownCallback = () => Promise<void> | void
+export type OnShutdownCallback = () => Promise<unknown> | unknown
 
 export class ShutdownSignalListener {
   /**
diff --git a/packages/core/test/error-handler.js b/packages/core/test/error-handler.js
index fcc61aae..393b1830 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/error-handler.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/error-handler.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import { Server } from '@supercharge/http'
 import { ViewServiceProvider } from '@supercharge/view'
 import { Application, ErrorHandler } from '../dist/index.js'
+import { EncryptionServiceProvider } from '@supercharge/encryption'
 
 const viewMock = {
   boot () { },
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ function createApp () {
 
   app
     .bind('view', () => viewMock)
+    .register(new EncryptionServiceProvider(app))
 
   app.config()
     .set('app.key', 1234)
diff --git a/packages/http/src/http-service-provider.ts b/packages/http/src/http-service-provider.ts
index 03ee58f8..6a535817 100644
--- a/packages/http/src/http-service-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/http/src/http-service-provider.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Router } from './routing/index.js'
 import { Request } from './server/request.js'
 import { Response } from './server/response.js'
 import { ServiceProvider } from '@supercharge/support'
-import { ApplicationConfig, HttpConfig } from '@supercharge/contracts'
+import { ApplicationConfig, HttpConfig, type Encrypter } from '@supercharge/contracts'
 
 /**
  * Add container bindings for services from this provider.
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ export class HttpServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {
       .singleton('server', () => {
         const appConfig = this.config().get<ApplicationConfig>('app')
 
-        return new Server(this.app(), appConfig, this.httpConfig())
+        return new Server(
+          this.app(),
+          appConfig,
+          this.httpConfig(),
+          this.encrypter(),
+        )
       })
       .alias('server', 'http.server')
       .alias('server', Server)
@@ -50,8 +55,21 @@ export class HttpServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {
    */
   private bindRouter (): void {
     this.app()
-      .singleton('route', () => new Router(this.app(), this.httpConfig()))
-      .alias('route', 'router')
+      .singleton('router', () => {
+        return new Router(
+          this.app(),
+          this.httpConfig(),
+          this.encrypter(),
+        )
+      })
+      .alias('router', 'route')
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the encrypter instance.
+   */
+  private encrypter (): Encrypter {
+    return this.app().make('encryption')
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/http/src/routing/router.ts b/packages/http/src/routing/router.ts
index fd4315e7..e89eef47 100644
--- a/packages/http/src/routing/router.ts
+++ b/packages/http/src/routing/router.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { HandleErrorMiddleware } from '../middleware/handle-error.js'
 import { HttpContext, HttpRedirect, Response } from '../server/index.js'
 import KoaRouter, { RouterContext, Middleware as KoaMiddleware } from '@koa/router'
 import { Class, isConstructor, isFunction, isNotConstructor } from '@supercharge/classes'
-import { HttpRouter, RouteHandler, RouteAttributes, HttpMethods, MiddlewareCtor, NextHandler, Middleware, Application, HttpConfig } from '@supercharge/contracts'
+import { HttpRouter, RouteHandler, RouteAttributes, HttpMethods, MiddlewareCtor, NextHandler, Middleware, Application, HttpConfig, type Encrypter } from '@supercharge/contracts'
 
 export class Router implements HttpRouter {
   private readonly meta: {
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ export class Router implements HttpRouter {
      */
     app: Application
 
+    /**
+     * Stores the encrypter instance.
+     */
+    encryption: Encrypter
+
     /**
      * Stores the HTTP configuration object.
      */
@@ -51,9 +56,10 @@ export class Router implements HttpRouter {
   /**
    * Create a new router instance.
    */
-  constructor (app: Application, httpConfig: HttpConfig) {
+  constructor (app: Application, httpConfig: HttpConfig, encryption: Encrypter) {
     this.meta = {
       app,
+      encryption,
       httpConfig,
       groupStack: [],
       middleware: new Map(),
@@ -69,6 +75,13 @@ export class Router implements HttpRouter {
     return this.meta.app
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the encryption instance.
+   */
+  encryption (): Encrypter {
+    return this.meta.encryption
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the Koa router instance.
    */
@@ -251,7 +264,7 @@ export class Router implements HttpRouter {
    * Wrap the given Koa `ctx` into a Supercharge ctx.
    */
   private createContext (ctx: any): HttpContext {
-    return HttpContext.wrap(ctx, this.app(), this.meta.httpConfig.cookie)
+    return HttpContext.wrap(ctx, this.app(), this.meta.httpConfig.cookie, this.encryption())
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/http/src/server/http-context.ts b/packages/http/src/server/http-context.ts
index 267d6a55..4e1837c2 100644
--- a/packages/http/src/server/http-context.ts
+++ b/packages/http/src/server/http-context.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
 
 import { RouterContext } from '@koa/router'
 import { InteractsWithState } from './interacts-with-state.js'
-import { Application, HttpContext as HttpContextContract, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponseCtor, HttpRequestCtor, HttpConfig } from '@supercharge/contracts'
+import { Application, HttpContext as HttpContextContract, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponseCtor, HttpRequestCtor, HttpConfig, type Encrypter } from '@supercharge/contracts'
 
 export class HttpContext extends InteractsWithState implements HttpContextContract {
   /**
-   * The application instance.
+   * Stores the application instance.
    */
   private readonly app: Application
 
   /**
-   * The cookie config object.
+   * Stores the encrypter instance.
+   */
+  private readonly encryption: Encrypter
+
+  /**
+   * Stores the cookie config object.
    */
   private readonly cookieConfig: HttpConfig['cookie']
 
   /**
    * Create a new HTTP context instance.
    */
-  constructor (ctx: RouterContext, app: Application, cookieConfig: HttpConfig['cookie']) {
+  constructor (ctx: RouterContext, app: Application, cookieConfig: HttpConfig['cookie'], encryption: Encrypter) {
     super(ctx)
 
     this.app = app
+    this.encryption = encryption
     this.cookieConfig = cookieConfig
   }
 
   /**
    * Returns a wrapped HTTP context for the raw Koa HTTP `ctx`.
    */
-  static wrap (ctx: RouterContext, app: Application, cookieConfig: HttpConfig['cookie']): HttpContext {
-    return new this(ctx, app, cookieConfig)
+  static wrap (ctx: RouterContext, app: Application, cookieConfig: HttpConfig['cookie'], encryption: Encrypter): HttpContext {
+    return new this(ctx, app, cookieConfig, encryption)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ export class HttpContext extends InteractsWithState implements HttpContextContra
      */
     const Request = this.app.make<HttpRequestCtor>('request')
 
-    return new Request(this, this.cookieConfig)
+    return new Request(this, this.cookieConfig, this.encryption)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -63,6 +69,6 @@ export class HttpContext extends InteractsWithState implements HttpContextContra
      */
     const Response = this.app.make<HttpResponseCtor>('response')
 
-    return new Response(this, this.cookieConfig)
+    return new Response(this, this.cookieConfig, this.encryption)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/http/src/server/server.ts b/packages/http/src/server/server.ts
index c7374c15..c90d757b 100644
--- a/packages/http/src/server/server.ts
+++ b/packages/http/src/server/server.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Server as NodeHttpServer } from 'node:http'
 import { BodyparserMiddleware } from '../middleware/index.js'
 import { className, isConstructor } from '@supercharge/classes'
 import { HandleErrorMiddleware } from '../middleware/handle-error.js'
-import { Application, HttpServer as HttpServerContract, Middleware as MiddlewareContract, MiddlewareCtor, HttpRouter, HttpServerHandler, InlineMiddlewareHandler, ApplicationConfig, HttpConfig } from '@supercharge/contracts'
+import { Application, HttpServer as HttpServerContract, Middleware as MiddlewareContract, MiddlewareCtor, HttpRouter, HttpServerHandler, InlineMiddlewareHandler, ApplicationConfig, HttpConfig, type Encrypter } from '@supercharge/contracts'
 
 type Callback = (server: Server) => unknown | Promise<unknown>
 
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ export class Server implements HttpServerContract {
      */
     httpConfig: HttpConfig
 
+    /**
+     * The encrypter instance.
+     */
+    encryption: Encrypter
+
     /**
      * The Koa server instance.
      */
@@ -55,10 +60,11 @@ export class Server implements HttpServerContract {
   /**
    * Create a new HTTP context instance.
    */
-  constructor (app: Application, appConfig: ApplicationConfig, httpConfig: HttpConfig) {
+  constructor (app: Application, appConfig: ApplicationConfig, httpConfig: HttpConfig, encryption: Encrypter) {
     this.meta = {
       app,
       httpConfig,
+      encryption,
       bootedCallbacks: [],
       isBootstrapped: false,
       koa: this.createKoaInstance(appConfig)
@@ -162,6 +168,13 @@ export class Server implements HttpServerContract {
     return this.meta.app
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the encrypter instance.
+   */
+  encryption (): Encrypter {
+    return this.meta.encryption
+  }
+
   /**
    * Determine whether the HTTP server is already boostrapped.
    */
@@ -292,7 +305,7 @@ export class Server implements HttpServerContract {
    * Wrap the given Koa `ctx` into a Supercharge context.
    */
   private createContext (ctx: any): HttpContext {
-    return HttpContext.wrap(ctx, this.app(), this.cookieConfig())
+    return HttpContext.wrap(ctx, this.app(), this.cookieConfig(), this.encryption())
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/logging/src/console-logger.ts b/packages/logging/src/console-logger.ts
index c1012b12..cf53923e 100644
--- a/packages/logging/src/console-logger.ts
+++ b/packages/logging/src/console-logger.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class ConsoleLogger extends Logger<ConsoleChannelConfig> implements Loggi
    * error => bold red
    */
   getColorForLevel (label: string): ChalkInstance {
-    return this.logColors()[label] || Chalk.white
+    return this.logColors()[label] ?? Chalk.white
   }
 
   /**