diff --git a/common-toolbox/src/main/java/com/onixbyte/common/util/AesUtil.java b/common-toolbox/src/main/java/com/onixbyte/common/util/AesUtil.java
index 74da677..62ee697 100644
--- a/common-toolbox/src/main/java/com/onixbyte/common/util/AesUtil.java
+++ b/common-toolbox/src/main/java/com/onixbyte/common/util/AesUtil.java
@@ -80,6 +80,22 @@ public final class AesUtil {
     private AesUtil() {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Encrypts the specified data using the AES algorithm with the provided secret key.
+     *
+     * @param data    the data to be encrypted
+     * @param secret  the secret key used for encryption
+     * @param ivParam the iv param
+     * @return the encrypted data as a byte array
+     * @throws GeneralSecurityException if any cryptographic error occurs during encryption
+     */
+    public static byte[] encrypt(byte[] data, byte[] secret, byte[] ivParam) throws GeneralSecurityException {
+        var secretKeySpec = new SecretKeySpec(new SecretKeySpec(secret, AES).getEncoded(), AES);
+        var cipher = Cipher.getInstance(AES_CBC_CIPHER);
+        cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, secretKeySpec, new IvParameterSpec(ivParam));
+        return cipher.doFinal(data);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Encrypts the specified data using the AES algorithm with the provided secret key.
      *
@@ -89,9 +105,22 @@ public final class AesUtil {
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if any cryptographic error occurs during encryption
      */
     public static byte[] encrypt(byte[] data, byte[] secret) throws GeneralSecurityException {
+        return encrypt(data, secret, secret);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decrypts the specified data using the AES algorithm with the provided secret key.
+     *
+     * @param data    the data to be decrypted
+     * @param secret  the secret key used for decryption
+     * @param ivParam the iv param
+     * @return the decrypted data as a byte array
+     * @throws GeneralSecurityException if any cryptographic error occurs during decryption
+     */
+    public static byte[] decrypt(byte[] data, byte[] secret, byte[] ivParam) throws GeneralSecurityException {
         var secretKeySpec = new SecretKeySpec(new SecretKeySpec(secret, AES).getEncoded(), AES);
         var cipher = Cipher.getInstance(AES_CBC_CIPHER);
-        cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, secretKeySpec, new IvParameterSpec(secret));
+        cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, secretKeySpec, new IvParameterSpec(ivParam));
         return cipher.doFinal(data);
     }
 
@@ -104,10 +133,24 @@ public final class AesUtil {
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if any cryptographic error occurs during decryption
      */
     public static byte[] decrypt(byte[] data, byte[] secret) throws GeneralSecurityException {
-        var secretKeySpec = new SecretKeySpec(new SecretKeySpec(secret, AES).getEncoded(), AES);
-        var cipher = Cipher.getInstance(AES_CBC_CIPHER);
-        cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, secretKeySpec, new IvParameterSpec(secret));
-        return cipher.doFinal(data);
+        return decrypt(data, secret, secret);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Encrypts the specified string data using the AES algorithm with the provided secret key.
+     *
+     * @param data    the string data to be encrypted
+     * @param secret  the secret key used for encryption
+     * @param ivParam the iv param
+     * @return the encrypted data encoded in Base64
+     * @throws GeneralSecurityException if any cryptographic error occurs during encryption
+     */
+    public static String encrypt(String data, String secret, String ivParam) throws GeneralSecurityException {
+        return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(encrypt(
+            data.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
+            secret.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
+            ivParam.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+        ));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -119,8 +162,24 @@ public final class AesUtil {
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if any cryptographic error occurs during encryption
      */
     public static String encrypt(String data, String secret) throws GeneralSecurityException {
-        return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(encrypt(data.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
-                secret.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
+        return encrypt(data, secret, secret);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decrypts the specified Base64-encoded string data using the AES algorithm with the provided secret key.
+     *
+     * @param data   the Base64-encoded string data to be decrypted
+     * @param secret the secret key used for decryption
+     * @return the decrypted string data
+     * @throws GeneralSecurityException if any cryptographic error occurs during decryption
+     */
+    public static String decrypt(String data, String secret, String ivParam) throws GeneralSecurityException {
+        var decrypted = decrypt(
+            Base64.getDecoder().decode(data.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)),
+            secret.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
+            ivParam.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+        );
+        return new String(decrypted, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -132,9 +191,7 @@ public final class AesUtil {
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if any cryptographic error occurs during decryption
      */
     public static String decrypt(String data, String secret) throws GeneralSecurityException {
-        var decrypted = decrypt(Base64.getDecoder().decode(data.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)),
-                secret.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        return new String(decrypted, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        return decrypt(data, secret, secret);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 29c0ce1..00e3c6a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2024-2025 OnixByte.
+# Copyright (c) 2024-2025 OnixByte
 #
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 #
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 #
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-#
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
 #
 
-artefactVersion=2.4.0
+artefactVersion=3.0.0
 projectUrl=https://onixbyte.com/projects/onixbyte-toolbox
 projectGithubUrl=https://github.com/onixbyte/onixbyte-toolbox
-licenseName=The Apache License, Version 2.0
+licenseName=MIT
 licenseUrl=https://onixbyte.com/projects/onixbyte-toolbox/LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 25da30d..e2b0bab 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 @rem
-@rem Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+@rem Copyright (c) 2024-2025 OnixByte
 @rem
-@rem Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-@rem you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-@rem You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@rem Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+@rem of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+@rem in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+@rem to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+@rem copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+@rem furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 @rem
-@rem      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@rem The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+@rem copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 @rem
-@rem Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-@rem distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-@rem WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-@rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-@rem limitations under the License.
+@rem THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+@rem IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+@rem FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+@rem AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+@rem LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+@rem OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+@rem SOFTWARE.
 @rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off