diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 23e83db..61e16dc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ members = [
   "chat"
 ]
 resolver = "2"
+
+[profile.dev.package.num-bigint-dig]
+opt-level = 3
diff --git a/chat/migrations/20240116203402_init.sql b/chat/migrations/20240116203402_init.sql
index 2178b46..2a76fed 100644
--- a/chat/migrations/20240116203402_init.sql
+++ b/chat/migrations/20240116203402_init.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ create table users (
     instance_id text not null references identity_instances (id) on delete cascade,
     remote_user_id text not null,
     username       text not null,
-    
+
     avatar text -- URL, not hash, as this is a remote file
 );
 
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ create table messages (
     channel_id text not null references channels (id) on delete cascade,
     author_id  text not null,
     updated_at timestamptz not null default now(),
-    
+
     content text not null
 );
+
+create table instance (
+    id integer not null primary key default 1,
+    public_key  text not null,
+    private_key text not null,
+
+    constraint singleton check (id = 1)
+);
diff --git a/chat/src/app_state.rs b/chat/src/app_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b052dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/src/app_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+
+use crate::config::Config;
+
+pub struct AppState {
+    pub pool: Pool<Postgres>,
+    pub config: Config,
+}
diff --git a/chat/src/config.rs b/chat/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40729de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+use eyre::Result;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::{env, fs};
+use tracing::Level;
+
+pub const CONFIG_FILE: &str = "config.chat.toml";
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub database_url: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+    pub domain: String,
+    pub auto_migrate: Option<bool>,
+    pub log_level: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn load() -> Result<Self> {
+        let cwd = env::current_dir()?;
+        let config_file = Path::join(cwd.as_path(), Path::new(CONFIG_FILE));
+        println!("config file: {}", config_file.display());
+
+        let s = fs::read_to_string(config_file)?;
+        let config = toml::from_str(s.as_str())?;
+
+        Ok(config)
+    }
+
+    pub fn tracing_level(&self) -> Option<Level> {
+        match self
+            .log_level
+            .as_deref()
+            .unwrap_or("INFO")
+        {
+            "TRACE" => Some(Level::TRACE),
+            "DEBUG" => Some(Level::DEBUG),
+            "INFO" => Some(Level::INFO),
+            "WARN" => Some(Level::WARN),
+            "ERROR" => Some(Level::ERROR),
+            _ => None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Config {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Config {
+            database_url: env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap_or("".into()),
+            domain: "".into(),
+            port: 3000,
+            auto_migrate: None,
+            log_level: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/chat/src/db/mod.rs b/chat/src/db/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb07435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use eyre::{OptionExt, Result};
+use rsa::pkcs1::{EncodeRsaPrivateKey, EncodeRsaPublicKey, LineEnding};
+use rsa::{RsaPrivateKey, RsaPublicKey};
+use sqlx::postgres::PgPoolOptions;
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+pub async fn init(dsn: &str) -> Result<Pool<Postgres>> {
+    let pool = PgPoolOptions::new()
+        .acquire_timeout(Duration::from_secs(2)) // Fail fast and don't hang
+        .max_connections(100)
+        .connect(dsn)
+        .await?;
+
+    Ok(pool)
+}
+
+const PRIVATE_KEY_BITS: usize = 2048;
+
+pub async fn init_instance(pool: &Pool<Postgres>) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tx = pool.begin().await?;
+
+    // Check if we already have an instance configuration
+    let row = sqlx::query!("select exists(select * from instance)")
+        .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+    if row.exists.ok_or_eyre("exists was null")? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    // Generate public/private key
+    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+    let priv_key = RsaPrivateKey::new(&mut rng, PRIVATE_KEY_BITS)?;
+    let pub_key = RsaPublicKey::from(&priv_key);
+
+    let priv_key_string = priv_key.to_pkcs1_pem(LineEnding::LF)?;
+    let pub_key_string = pub_key.to_pkcs1_pem(LineEnding::LF)?;
+
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "insert into instance (public_key, private_key) values ($1, $2)",
+        pub_key_string,
+        priv_key_string.to_string(),
+    )
+    .execute(&mut *tx)
+    .await?;
+
+    tx.commit().await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/chat/src/fed/mod.rs b/chat/src/fed/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b6b7a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/src/fed/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use axum::{
+    async_trait,
+    extract::FromRequestParts,
+    http::{
+        header::{CONTENT_LENGTH, DATE, HOST},
+        request::Parts,
+    },
+    Extension,
+};
+use foxchat::{
+    fed::{SERVER_HEADER, SIGNATURE_HEADER, USER_HEADER},
+    http::ApiError,
+    signature::{parse_date, verify_signature},
+    FoxError,
+};
+use tracing::error;
+
+use crate::{app_state::AppState, model::identity_instance::IdentityInstance};
+
+pub struct FoxRequestData {
+    pub instance: IdentityInstance,
+    pub user_id: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<S> FromRequestParts<S> for FoxRequestData
+where
+    S: Send + Sync,
+{
+    type Rejection = ApiError;
+
+    async fn from_request_parts(parts: &mut Parts, state: &S) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
+        let state: Extension<Arc<AppState>> = Extension::from_request_parts(parts, state)
+            .await
+            .expect("AppState was not added as an extension");
+
+        let domain = parts
+            .headers
+            .get(SERVER_HEADER)
+            .ok_or(FoxError::InvalidHeader)?
+            .to_str()?;
+        let instance = IdentityInstance::get(state.0, domain).await?;
+        let public_key = instance.parse_public_key()?;
+
+        let date = parse_date(
+            parts
+                .headers
+                .get(DATE)
+                .ok_or(FoxError::InvalidHeader)?
+                .to_str()?,
+        )?;
+        let signature = parts
+            .headers
+            .get(SIGNATURE_HEADER)
+            .ok_or(FoxError::MissingSignature)?
+            .to_str()?
+            .to_string();
+        let host = parts
+            .headers
+            .get(HOST)
+            .ok_or(FoxError::InvalidHeader)?
+            .to_str()?;
+
+        let content_length = if let Some(raw_length) = parts.headers.get(CONTENT_LENGTH) {
+            Some(raw_length.to_str()?.parse::<usize>()?)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        let user_id = if let Some(raw_id) = parts.headers.get(USER_HEADER) {
+            Some(raw_id.to_str()?)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        if let Err(e) = verify_signature(
+            &public_key,
+            signature,
+            date,
+            host,
+            parts.uri.path(),
+            content_length,
+            user_id,
+        ) {
+            error!(
+                "Verifying signature from request for {} from {}: {}",
+                parts.uri.path(),
+                domain,
+                e
+            );
+
+            return Err(FoxError::InvalidSignature.into());
+        }
+
+        Ok(FoxRequestData {
+            instance,
+            user_id: user_id.map(|v| v.to_string()),
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/chat/src/main.rs b/chat/src/main.rs
index e7a11a9..5d310f0 100644
--- a/chat/src/main.rs
+++ b/chat/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,65 @@
-fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+mod config;
+mod db;
+mod fed;
+mod app_state;
+mod model;
+
+use crate::config::Config;
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+use eyre::Result;
+use tracing::info;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+struct Cli {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Option<Command>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
+enum Command {
+    Serve,
+    Migrate,
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    color_eyre::install()?;
+
+    let config = Config::load()?;
+    let args = Cli::parse();
+
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_max_level(config.tracing_level().unwrap_or(tracing::Level::INFO))
+        .init();
+
+    match args.command.unwrap_or(Command::Serve) {
+        Command::Serve => main_web(config).await,
+        Command::Migrate => main_migrate(config).await,
+    }
+}
+
+async fn main_migrate(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
+    info!("Connecting to database");
+    let pool = db::init(&config.database_url).await?;
+    info!("Migrating database");
+    sqlx::migrate!().run(&pool).await?;
+    info!("Migrated database");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn main_web(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
+    info!("Connecting to database");
+    let pool = db::init(&config.database_url).await?;
+
+    if config.auto_migrate.unwrap_or(false) {
+        info!("Auto-migrate is enabled, migrating database");
+        sqlx::migrate!().run(&pool).await?;
+        info!("Migrated database");
+    }
+
+    info!("Initializing instance data");
+    db::init_instance(&pool).await?;
+    info!("Initialized instance data!");
+
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/chat/src/model/identity_instance.rs b/chat/src/model/identity_instance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4f3feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/src/model/identity_instance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use eyre::{Result, Context};
+use foxchat::{fed::request::is_valid_domain, FoxError};
+use rsa::{RsaPublicKey, pkcs1::DecodeRsaPublicKey};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::app_state::AppState;
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct IdentityInstance {
+    pub id: String,
+    pub domain: String,
+    pub base_url: String,
+    pub public_key: String,
+    pub status: InstanceStatus,
+    pub reason: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, sqlx::Type)]
+#[sqlx(type_name = "instance_status", rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum InstanceStatus {
+    Active,
+    Suspended,
+}
+
+impl IdentityInstance {
+    pub async fn get(state: Arc<AppState>, domain: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+        if !is_valid_domain(domain) {
+            return Err(FoxError::InvalidServer.into());
+        }
+
+        if let Some(instance) = sqlx::query_as!(
+            Self,
+            r#"select id, domain, base_url, public_key,
+            status as "status: InstanceStatus", reason
+            from identity_instances where domain = $1"#,
+            domain
+        )
+        .fetch_optional(&state.pool)
+        .await?
+        {
+            return Ok(instance);
+        }
+
+        return Err(FoxError::InvalidServer.into());
+    }
+
+    pub fn parse_public_key(&self) -> Result<RsaPublicKey> {
+        RsaPublicKey::from_pkcs1_pem(&self.public_key).wrap_err("parsing identity instance public key")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/chat/src/model/instance.rs b/chat/src/model/instance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b2553d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/src/model/instance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use eyre::Result;
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+use rsa::{RsaPrivateKey, RsaPublicKey, pkcs1::{DecodeRsaPublicKey, DecodeRsaPrivateKey}};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Instance {
+    pub public_key: RsaPublicKey,
+    pub private_key: RsaPrivateKey,
+}
+
+impl Instance {
+    /// Gets the instance's configuration.
+    /// This is a singleton row that is always present.
+    pub async fn get(pool: &Pool<Postgres>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let instance = sqlx::query!("SELECT * FROM instance WHERE id = 1")
+            .fetch_one(pool)
+            .await?;
+
+        let public_key = RsaPublicKey::from_pkcs1_pem(&instance.public_key)?;
+        let private_key = RsaPrivateKey::from_pkcs1_pem(&instance.private_key)?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            public_key,
+            private_key,
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/chat/src/model/mod.rs b/chat/src/model/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200e199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/src/model/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod instance;
+pub mod identity_instance;
diff --git a/config.chat.toml b/config.chat.toml
index 81b22c0..3b99cec 100644
--- a/config.chat.toml
+++ b/config.chat.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 database_url = "postgresql://foxchat:password@localhost/foxchat_chat_dev"
-port = 3001
+port = 7610
 log_level = "DEBUG"
+domain = "chat.fox.localhost"
diff --git a/config.identity.toml b/config.identity.toml
index f619e0f..9773d47 100644
--- a/config.identity.toml
+++ b/config.identity.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 database_url = "postgresql://foxchat:password@localhost/foxchat_ident_dev"
-port = 3000
+port = 7611
 log_level = "DEBUG"
-domain = "chat.foxchat.localhost"
+domain = "id.fox.localhost"
diff --git a/foxchat/src/error/mod.rs b/foxchat/src/error/mod.rs
index 7a4482d..129f179 100644
--- a/foxchat/src/error/mod.rs
+++ b/foxchat/src/error/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use axum::http::header::ToStrError;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug, Copy, Clone)]
@@ -10,4 +11,24 @@ pub enum FoxError {
     ResponseNotOk,
     #[error("server is invalid")]
     InvalidServer,
+    #[error("invalid header")]
+    InvalidHeader,
+    #[error("invalid date format")]
+    InvalidDate,
+    #[error("missing signature")]
+    MissingSignature,
+    #[error("invalid signature")]
+    InvalidSignature,
+}
+
+impl From<ToStrError> for FoxError {
+    fn from(_: ToStrError) -> Self {
+        Self::InvalidHeader
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<chrono::ParseError> for FoxError {
+    fn from(_: chrono::ParseError) -> Self {
+        Self::InvalidDate
+    }
 }
diff --git a/foxchat/src/fed/mod.rs b/foxchat/src/fed/mod.rs
index a2bba7b..89a0f6b 100644
--- a/foxchat/src/fed/mod.rs
+++ b/foxchat/src/fed/mod.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ pub mod request;
 pub mod signature;
 
 pub use request::{get, post};
+
+pub const SERVER_HEADER: &'static str = "X-Foxchat-Server";
+pub const SIGNATURE_HEADER: &'static str = "X-Foxchat-Signature";
+pub const USER_HEADER: &'static str = "X-Foxchat-User";
diff --git a/foxchat/src/fed/request.rs b/foxchat/src/fed/request.rs
index d65e825..36a1f46 100644
--- a/foxchat/src/fed/request.rs
+++ b/foxchat/src/fed/request.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 use eyre::Result;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use reqwest::{Response, StatusCode};
+use reqwest::{Response, StatusCode, header::{CONTENT_TYPE, CONTENT_LENGTH, DATE}};
 use rsa::RsaPrivateKey;
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
+use tracing::error;
 
 use crate::{
     signature::{build_signature, format_date},
     FoxError,
 };
 
+use super::{SIGNATURE_HEADER, USER_HEADER, SERVER_HEADER};
+
 static APP_USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"), "/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),);
 
 static CLIENT: Lazy<reqwest::Client> = Lazy::new(|| {
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ pub async fn get<R: DeserializeOwned>(
     self_domain: String,
     host: String,
     path: String,
-    user_id: Option<String>,
+    user_id: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Result<R> {
     let (signature, date) = build_signature(
         private_key,
@@ -39,12 +42,12 @@ pub async fn get<R: DeserializeOwned>(
 
     let mut req = CLIENT
         .get(format!("https://{host}{path}"))
-        .header("Date", format_date(date))
-        .header("X-Foxchat-Signature", signature)
-        .header("X-Foxchat-Server", self_domain);
+        .header(DATE, format_date(date))
+        .header(SIGNATURE_HEADER, signature)
+        .header(SERVER_HEADER, self_domain);
 
     req = if let Some(id) = user_id {
-        req.header("X-Foxchat-User", id)
+        req.header(USER_HEADER, id)
     } else {
         req
     };
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ pub async fn post<T: Serialize, R: DeserializeOwned>(
     self_domain: String,
     host: String,
     path: String,
-    user_id: Option<String>,
+    user_id: Option<&str>,
     body: &T,
 ) -> Result<R> {
     let body = serde_json::to_string(body)?;
@@ -73,15 +76,15 @@ pub async fn post<T: Serialize, R: DeserializeOwned>(
 
     let mut req = CLIENT
         .post(format!("https://{host}{path}"))
-        .header("Date", format_date(date))
-        .header("X-Foxchat-Signature", signature)
-        .header("X-Foxchat-Server", self_domain)
-        .header("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
-        .header("Content-Length", body.len().to_string())
+        .header(DATE, format_date(date))
+        .header(SIGNATURE_HEADER, signature)
+        .header(SERVER_HEADER, self_domain)
+        .header(CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+        .header(CONTENT_LENGTH, body.len().to_string())
         .body(body);
 
     req = if let Some(id) = user_id {
-        req.header("X-Foxchat-User", id)
+        req.header(USER_HEADER, id)
     } else {
         req
     };
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ pub async fn post<T: Serialize, R: DeserializeOwned>(
 
 async fn handle_response<R: DeserializeOwned>(resp: Response) -> Result<R> {
     if resp.status() != StatusCode::OK {
+        error!("federation request failed with status code {}", resp.status());
         return Err(FoxError::ResponseNotOk.into());
     }
 
diff --git a/foxchat/src/fed/signature.rs b/foxchat/src/fed/signature.rs
index ebb6fab..df2590a 100644
--- a/foxchat/src/fed/signature.rs
+++ b/foxchat/src/fed/signature.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use base64::prelude::{Engine, BASE64_URL_SAFE};
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc, Duration};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc, Duration, NaiveDateTime};
 use eyre::Result;
 use rsa::pkcs1v15::{SigningKey, VerifyingKey, Signature};
 use rsa::sha2::Sha256;
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ pub fn build_signature(
     host: String,
     request_path: String,
     content_length: Option<usize>,
-    user_id: Option<String>,
+    user_id: Option<&str>,
 ) -> (String, DateTime<Utc>) {
     let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
     let signing_key = SigningKey::<Sha256>::new(private_key.clone());
     let time = Utc::now();
 
-    let plaintext = plaintext_string(time, host, request_path, content_length, user_id);
+    let plaintext = plaintext_string(time, &host, &request_path, content_length, user_id);
     let signature = signing_key.sign_with_rng(&mut rng, plaintext.as_bytes());
 
     let str = BASE64_URL_SAFE.encode(signature.to_bytes());
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ pub fn build_signature(
 
 fn plaintext_string(
     time: DateTime<Utc>,
-    host: String,
-    request_path: String,
+    host: &str,
+    request_path: &str,
     content_length: Option<usize>,
-    user_id: Option<String>,
+    user_id: Option<&str>,
 ) -> String {
     let raw_time = format_date(time);
     let raw_content_length = content_length
         .map(|i| i.to_string())
         .unwrap_or("".to_owned());
-    let raw_user_id = user_id.unwrap_or("".to_owned());
+    let raw_user_id = user_id.unwrap_or("");
 
     format!(
         "{}:{}:{}:{}:{}",
@@ -50,14 +50,18 @@ pub fn format_date(time: DateTime<Utc>) -> String {
     time.format("%a, %d %b %Y %T GMT").to_string()
 }
 
+pub fn parse_date(input: &str) -> Result<DateTime<Utc>, chrono::ParseError> {
+    Ok(NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(input, "%a, %d %b %Y %T GMT")?.and_utc())
+}
+
 pub fn verify_signature(
     public_key: &RsaPublicKey,
     encoded_signature: String,
     time: DateTime<Utc>, // from Date header
-    host: String, // from Host header, verify that it's actually your host
-    request_path: String, // from router
+    host: &str, // from Host header, verify that it's actually your host
+    request_path: &str, // from router
     content_length: Option<usize>, // from Content-Length header
-    user_id: Option<String>, // from X-Foxchat-User header
+    user_id: Option<&str>, // from X-Foxchat-User header
 ) -> Result<bool> {
     let verifying_key = VerifyingKey::<Sha256>::new(public_key.clone());
 
diff --git a/foxchat/src/http/response.rs b/foxchat/src/http/response.rs
index e5f9449..0fd4602 100644
--- a/foxchat/src/http/response.rs
+++ b/foxchat/src/http/response.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use std::num::ParseIntError;
+
 use axum::{
-    http::StatusCode,
+    http::{StatusCode, header::ToStrError},
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
     Json,
 };
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ pub enum ErrorCode {
     InternalServerError,
     ObjectNotFound,
     InvalidServer,
+    InvalidHeader,
+    InvalidDate,
+    InvalidSignature,
+    MissingSignature,
 }
 
 impl From<sqlx::Error> for ApiError {
@@ -85,6 +91,16 @@ impl From<FoxError> for ApiError {
                 code: ErrorCode::InvalidServer,
                 message: "Invalid domain or server".into(),
             },
+            FoxError::MissingSignature => ApiError {
+                status: StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                code: ErrorCode::MissingSignature,
+                message: "Missing signature".into(),
+            },
+            FoxError::InvalidSignature => ApiError {
+                status: StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                code: ErrorCode::InvalidSignature,
+                message: "Invalid signature".into(),
+            },
             _ => ApiError {
                 status: StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
                 code: ErrorCode::InternalServerError,
@@ -93,3 +109,33 @@ impl From<FoxError> for ApiError {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl From<ToStrError> for ApiError {
+    fn from(_: ToStrError) -> Self {
+        ApiError {
+            status: StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            code: ErrorCode::InvalidHeader,
+            message: "Invalid header value".into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<chrono::ParseError> for ApiError {
+    fn from(_: chrono::ParseError) -> Self {
+        ApiError {
+            status: StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            code: ErrorCode::InvalidDate,
+            message: "Invalid date header value".into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ParseIntError> for ApiError {
+    fn from(_: ParseIntError) -> Self {
+        ApiError {
+            status: StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            code: ErrorCode::InvalidHeader,
+            message: "Invalid content length value".into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/identity/Cargo.toml b/identity/Cargo.toml
index 9de417f..272d930 100644
--- a/identity/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 rsa = { version = "0.9.6", features = ["serde", "sha2"] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 toml = "0.8.8"
-tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread", "sync"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.18"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 tower-http = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["trace"] }