diff --git a/config.template.yml b/config.template.yml
index 0ed769971..9ae92436e 100644
--- a/config.template.yml
+++ b/config.template.yml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ session:
   # The name of the session cookie. (default: authelia_session).
   name: authelia_session
 
-  # The secret to encrypt the session cookie.
+  # The secret to encrypt the session data. This is only used with Redis.
   # This secret can also be set using the env variables AUTHELIA_SESSION_SECRET
   secret: unsecure_session_secret
 
diff --git a/internal/configuration/schema/validator.go b/internal/configuration/schema/validator.go
index 8ad09131e..2e52a3d5d 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/schema/validator.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/schema/validator.go
@@ -127,3 +127,8 @@ func (v *StructValidator) HasErrors() bool {
 func (v *StructValidator) Errors() []error {
 	return v.errors
 }
+
+// Clear errors
+func (v *StructValidator) Clear() {
+	v.errors = []error{}
+}
diff --git a/internal/configuration/validator/session.go b/internal/configuration/validator/session.go
index 4e3009990..d49ee185a 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/validator/session.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/validator/session.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func ValidateSession(configuration *schema.SessionConfiguration, validator *sche
 		configuration.Name = schema.DefaultSessionConfiguration.Name
 	}
 
-	if configuration.Secret == "" {
+	if configuration.Redis != nil && configuration.Secret == "" {
 		validator.Push(errors.New("Set secret of the session object"))
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/configuration/validator/session_test.go b/internal/configuration/validator/session_test.go
index 936a7fe02..29a2b1eba 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/validator/session_test.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/validator/session_test.go
@@ -24,13 +24,21 @@ func TestShouldSetDefaultSessionName(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "authelia_session", config.Name)
 }
 
-func TestShouldRaiseErrorWhenPasswordNotSet(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldRaiseErrorWhenRedisIsUsedAndPasswordNotSet(t *testing.T) {
 	validator := schema.NewStructValidator()
 	config := newDefaultSessionConfig()
 	config.Secret = ""
 
 	ValidateSession(&config, validator)
 
+	assert.Len(t, validator.Errors(), 0)
+	validator.Clear()
+
+	// Set redis config because password must be set only when redis is used.
+	config.Redis = &schema.RedisSessionConfiguration{}
+
+	ValidateSession(&config, validator)
+
 	assert.Len(t, validator.Errors(), 1)
 	assert.EqualError(t, validator.Errors()[0], "Set secret of the session object")
 }
diff --git a/internal/session/encrypting_serializer.go b/internal/session/encrypting_serializer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f54bae6b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/session/encrypting_serializer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package session
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/internal/utils"
+	"github.com/fasthttp/session"
+)
+
+// The implementation of Encode and Decode method comes from
+// https://github.com/gtank/cryptopasta/blob/master/hash.go
+
+// EncryptingSerializer a serializer encrypting the data with AES-GCM with 256-bit keys.
+type EncryptingSerializer struct {
+	key [32]byte
+}
+
+// NewEncryptingSerializer return new encrypt instance
+func NewEncryptingSerializer(secret string) *EncryptingSerializer {
+	key := sha256.Sum256([]byte(secret))
+	return &EncryptingSerializer{key}
+}
+
+// Encode encode and encrypt session
+func (e *EncryptingSerializer) Encode(src session.Dict) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(src.D) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	dst, err := src.MarshalMsg(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to marshal session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	encryptedDst, err := utils.Encrypt(dst, &e.key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to encrypt session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return encryptedDst, nil
+}
+
+// Decode decrypt and decode session
+func (e *EncryptingSerializer) Decode(dst *session.Dict, src []byte) error {
+	if len(src) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	dst.Reset()
+	decryptedSrc, err := utils.Decrypt(src, &e.key)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If an error is thrown while decrypting, it's probably an old unencrypted session
+		// so we just unmarshall it without decrypting. It's a way to avoid a breaking change
+		// requiring to flush redis.
+		// TODO(clems4ever): remove in few months
+		_, uerr := dst.UnmarshalMsg(src)
+		if uerr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to decrypt session: %s", err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	_, err = dst.UnmarshalMsg(decryptedSrc)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/internal/session/encrypting_serializer_test.go b/internal/session/encrypting_serializer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..682bb3593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/session/encrypting_serializer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package session
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/fasthttp/session"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestShouldEncryptAndDecrypt(t *testing.T) {
+	payload := session.Dict{}
+	payload.Set("key", "value")
+
+	dst, err := payload.MarshalMsg(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	serializer := NewEncryptingSerializer("asecret")
+	encryptedDst, err := serializer.Encode(payload)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.NotEqual(t, dst, encryptedDst)
+
+	decodedPayload := session.Dict{}
+	err = serializer.Decode(&decodedPayload, encryptedDst)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "value", decodedPayload.Get("key"))
+}
+
+func TestShouldSupportUnencryptedSessionForBackwardCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
+	payload := session.Dict{}
+	payload.Set("key", "value")
+
+	dst, err := payload.MarshalMsg(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	serializer := NewEncryptingSerializer("asecret")
+
+	decodedPayload := session.Dict{}
+	err = serializer.Decode(&decodedPayload, dst)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "value", decodedPayload.Get("key"))
+}
diff --git a/internal/session/provider_config.go b/internal/session/provider_config.go
index c8e078b85..ea33a8bc3 100644
--- a/internal/session/provider_config.go
+++ b/internal/session/provider_config.go
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@ func NewProviderConfig(configuration schema.SessionConfiguration) ProviderConfig
 	// If redis configuration is provided, then use the redis provider.
 	if configuration.Redis != nil {
 		providerName = "redis"
+		serializer := NewEncryptingSerializer(configuration.Secret)
 		providerConfig = &redis.Config{
 			Host:     configuration.Redis.Host,
 			Port:     configuration.Redis.Port,
 			Password: configuration.Redis.Password,
 			// DbNumber is the fasthttp/session property for the Redis DB Index
-			DbNumber:    configuration.Redis.DatabaseIndex,
-			PoolSize:    8,
-			IdleTimeout: 300,
-			KeyPrefix:   "authelia-session",
+			DbNumber:        configuration.Redis.DatabaseIndex,
+			PoolSize:        8,
+			IdleTimeout:     300,
+			KeyPrefix:       "authelia-session",
+			SerializeFunc:   serializer.Encode,
+			UnSerializeFunc: serializer.Decode,
 		}
 	} else { // if no option is provided, use the memory provider.
 		providerName = "memory"
diff --git a/internal/session/provider_config_test.go b/internal/session/provider_config_test.go
index fa61b11c1..0741deb3e 100644
--- a/internal/session/provider_config_test.go
+++ b/internal/session/provider_config_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 package session
 
 import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/authelia/authelia/internal/configuration/schema"
+	"github.com/authelia/authelia/internal/utils"
+	"github.com/fasthttp/session"
 	"github.com/fasthttp/session/memory"
 	"github.com/fasthttp/session/redis"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestShouldCreateInMemorySessionProvider(t *testing.T) {
@@ -76,3 +80,31 @@ func TestShouldSetDbNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	// DbNumber is the fasthttp/session property for the Redis DB Index
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, pConfig.DbNumber)
 }
+
+func TestShouldUseEncryptingSerializerWithRedis(t *testing.T) {
+	configuration := schema.SessionConfiguration{}
+	configuration.Secret = "abc"
+	configuration.Redis = &schema.RedisSessionConfiguration{
+		Host:          "redis.example.com",
+		Port:          6379,
+		Password:      "pass",
+		DatabaseIndex: 5,
+	}
+	providerConfig := NewProviderConfig(configuration)
+	pConfig := providerConfig.providerConfig.(*redis.Config)
+
+	payload := session.Dict{}
+	payload.Set("key", "value")
+
+	encoded, err := pConfig.SerializeFunc(payload)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Now we try to decrypt what has been serialized
+	key := sha256.Sum256([]byte("abc"))
+	decrypted, err := utils.Decrypt(encoded, &key)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	decoded := session.Dict{}
+	_, err = decoded.UnmarshalMsg(decrypted)
+	assert.Equal(t, "value", decoded.Get("key"))
+}
diff --git a/internal/utils/aes.go b/internal/utils/aes.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a137aaf3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/utils/aes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"crypto/aes"
+	"crypto/cipher"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+)
+
+// Encrypt encrypts data using 256-bit AES-GCM.  This both hides the content of
+// the data and provides a check that it hasn't been altered. Output takes the
+// form nonce|ciphertext|tag where '|' indicates concatenation.
+func Encrypt(plaintext []byte, key *[32]byte) (ciphertext []byte, err error) {
+	block, err := aes.NewCipher(key[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	gcm, err := cipher.NewGCM(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	nonce := make([]byte, gcm.NonceSize())
+	_, err = io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, nonce)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return gcm.Seal(nonce, nonce, plaintext, nil), nil
+}
+
+// Decrypt decrypts data using 256-bit AES-GCM.  This both hides the content of
+// the data and provides a check that it hasn't been altered. Expects input
+// form nonce|ciphertext|tag where '|' indicates concatenation.
+func Decrypt(ciphertext []byte, key *[32]byte) (plaintext []byte, err error) {
+	block, err := aes.NewCipher(key[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	gcm, err := cipher.NewGCM(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(ciphertext) < gcm.NonceSize() {
+		return nil, errors.New("malformed ciphertext")
+	}
+
+	return gcm.Open(nil,
+		ciphertext[:gcm.NonceSize()],
+		ciphertext[gcm.NonceSize():],
+		nil,
+	)
+}