diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index be836d5..0d2bd85 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/crates/core/src/traits.rs b/crates/core/src/traits.rs
index be8c135..b26fb56 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub trait AE<const KEY_LENGTH: usize, const NONCE_LENGTH: usize, const TAG_LENGT
     AE_InPlace<KEY_LENGTH, NONCE_LENGTH, TAG_LENGTH>
 {
     type Plaintext: AsRef<[u8]>;
-    type Ciphertext: AsRef<[u8]>;
+    type Ciphertext: AsRef<[u8]> + PartialEq + Eq + Serializable;
 
     /// Encrypts the given plaintext using the given nonce and key.
     fn encrypt(
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ pub trait KEM<const KEY_LENGTH: usize> {
 /// Public-Key Encryption.
 pub trait PKE {
     type Plaintext;
-    type Ciphertext;
+    type Ciphertext: PartialEq + Eq + Serializable;
     type PublicKey: Serializable;
     type SecretKey: ZeroizeOnDrop;
     type Error: std::error::Error;
diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index 3a70ed8..9df4687 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ feature-depth = 1
 # output a note when they are encountered.
 ignore = [
   { id = "RUSTSEC-2023-0071", reason = "rsa" },
+  { id = "RUSTSEC-2026-0173", reason = "dependency of dependency needs upgrade" }
+
   # { id = "RUSTSEC-0000-0000", reason = "you can specify a reason the advisory is ignored" },
   # "a-crate-that-is-yanked@0.1.1", # you can also ignore yanked crate versions if you wish
   # { crate = "a-crate-that-is-yanked@0.1.1", reason = "you can specify why you are ignoring the yanked crate" },