diff --git a/internal/autocert/provider_test/ovh_test.go b/internal/autocert/provider_test/ovh_test.go
index 6428dd31..6b84e1c1 100644
--- a/internal/autocert/provider_test/ovh_test.go
+++ b/internal/autocert/provider_test/ovh_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ oauth2_config:
 	testYaml = testYaml[1:] // remove first \n
 	opt := make(map[string]any)
 	require.NoError(t, yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(testYaml), &opt))
-	require.NoError(t, utils.Deserialize(opt, cfg))
+	require.NoError(t, utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(opt, cfg))
 	require.Equal(t, cfg, cfgExpected)
 }
diff --git a/internal/autocert/providers.go b/internal/autocert/providers.go
index 7e5e12ab..dbbcb6d3 100644
--- a/internal/autocert/providers.go
+++ b/internal/autocert/providers.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func DNSProvider[CT any, PT challenge.Provider](
 ) Generator {
 	return func(opt map[string]any) (challenge.Provider, gperr.Error) {
 		cfg := defaultCfg()
-		err := utils.Deserialize(opt, &cfg)
+		err := utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(opt, &cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index ffcf7738..7aacdf18 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (cfg *Config) load() gperr.Error {
 	}
 
 	model := config.DefaultConfig()
-	if err := utils.DeserializeYAML(data, model); err != nil {
+	if err := utils.UnmarshalValidateYAML(data, model); err != nil {
 		gperr.LogFatal(errMsg, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/types/config.go b/internal/config/types/config.go
index 0934d6f7..a6396fee 100644
--- a/internal/config/types/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/types/config.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func HasInstance() bool {
 
 func Validate(data []byte) gperr.Error {
 	var model Config
-	return utils.DeserializeYAML(data, &model)
+	return utils.UnmarshalValidateYAML(data, &model)
 }
 
 var matchDomainsRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[^\.]?([\w\d\-_]\.?)+[^\.]?$`)
diff --git a/internal/docker/container.go b/internal/docker/container.go
index 915f988d..3e260386 100644
--- a/internal/docker/container.go
+++ b/internal/docker/container.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (c *Container) loadDeleteIdlewatcherLabels(helper containerHelper) {
 				ContainerName: c.ContainerName,
 			},
 		}
-		err := utils.Deserialize(cfg, idwCfg)
+		err := utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(cfg, idwCfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			gperr.LogWarn("invalid idlewatcher config", gperr.PrependSubject(c.ContainerName, err))
 		} else {
diff --git a/internal/logging/accesslog/config_test.go b/internal/logging/accesslog/config_test.go
index 55adde48..6d10f09a 100644
--- a/internal/logging/accesslog/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/logging/accesslog/config_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	expect.NoError(t, err)
 
 	var config RequestLoggerConfig
-	err = utils.Deserialize(parsed, &config)
+	err = utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(parsed, &config)
 	expect.NoError(t, err)
 
 	expect.Equal(t, config.BufferSize, 10)
diff --git a/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/middleware.go b/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/middleware.go
index ccf67059..c6b5fd80 100644
--- a/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (m *Middleware) apply(optsRaw OptionsRaw) gperr.Error {
 	} else {
 		m.priority = DefaultPriority
 	}
-	return utils.Deserialize(optsRaw, m.impl)
+	return utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(optsRaw, m.impl)
 }
 
 func (m *Middleware) finalize() error {
diff --git a/internal/notif/config.go b/internal/notif/config.go
index 1f35cdb5..5f48f2e6 100644
--- a/internal/notif/config.go
+++ b/internal/notif/config.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (cfg *NotificationConfig) UnmarshalMap(m map[string]any) (err gperr.Error)
 	}
 
 	// unmarshal provider config
-	if err := utils.Deserialize(m, cfg.Provider); err != nil {
+	if err := utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(m, cfg.Provider); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/notif/config_test.go b/internal/notif/config_test.go
index 465cefb5..1ade43e4 100644
--- a/internal/notif/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/notif/config_test.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestNotificationConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var cfg NotificationConfig
 			provider := tt.cfg["provider"]
-			err := utils.Deserialize(tt.cfg, &cfg)
+			err := utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(tt.cfg, &cfg)
 			if tt.wantErr {
 				ExpectHasError(t, err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/internal/route/provider/docker.go b/internal/route/provider/docker.go
index 67c995a0..29d85184 100755
--- a/internal/route/provider/docker.go
+++ b/internal/route/provider/docker.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) routesFromContainerLabels(container *docker.Container)
 		}
 
 		// deserialize map into entry object
-		err := U.Deserialize(entryMap, r)
+		err := U.MapUnmarshalValidate(entryMap, r)
 		if err != nil {
 			errs.Add(err.Subject(alias))
 		} else {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) routesFromContainerLabels(container *docker.Container)
 	}
 	if wildcardProps != nil {
 		for _, re := range routes {
-			if err := U.Deserialize(wildcardProps, re); err != nil {
+			if err := U.MapUnmarshalValidate(wildcardProps, re); err != nil {
 				errs.Add(err.Subject(docker.WildcardAlias))
 				break
 			}
diff --git a/internal/route/provider/file.go b/internal/route/provider/file.go
index 79855b93..6c23a602 100644
--- a/internal/route/provider/file.go
+++ b/internal/route/provider/file.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func FileProviderImpl(filename string) (ProviderImpl, error) {
 }
 
 func validate(data []byte) (routes route.Routes, err gperr.Error) {
-	err = utils.DeserializeYAML(data, &routes)
+	err = utils.UnmarshalValidateYAML(data, &routes)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/route/rules/rules_test.go b/internal/route/rules/rules_test.go
index e5bd7af3..aa8e8d16 100644
--- a/internal/route/rules/rules_test.go
+++ b/internal/route/rules/rules_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestParseRule(t *testing.T) {
 	var rules struct {
 		Rules Rules
 	}
-	err := utils.Deserialize(utils.SerializedObject{"rules": test}, &rules)
+	err := utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(utils.SerializedObject{"rules": test}, &rules)
 	ExpectNoError(t, err)
 	ExpectEqual(t, len(rules.Rules), len(test))
 	ExpectEqual(t, rules.Rules[0].Name, "test")
diff --git a/internal/route/types/http_config_test.go b/internal/route/types/http_config_test.go
index 52d9d3aa..c6ea8cf8 100644
--- a/internal/route/types/http_config_test.go
+++ b/internal/route/types/http_config_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestHTTPConfigDeserialize(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg := Route{}
 			tt.input["host"] = "internal"
-			err := utils.Deserialize(tt.input, &cfg)
+			err := utils.MapUnmarshalValidate(tt.input, &cfg)
 			if err != nil {
 				expect.NoError(t, err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/utils/serialization.go b/internal/utils/serialization.go
index cf6e7715..d4491b55 100644
--- a/internal/utils/serialization.go
+++ b/internal/utils/serialization.go
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ func dive(dst reflect.Value) (v reflect.Value, t reflect.Type, err gperr.Error)
 	}
 }
 
-// Deserialize takes a SerializedObject and a target value, and assigns the values in the SerializedObject to the target value.
-// Deserialize ignores case differences between the field names in the SerializedObject and the target.
+// MapUnmarshalValidate takes a SerializedObject and a target value, and assigns the values in the SerializedObject to the target value.
+// MapUnmarshalValidate ignores case differences between the field names in the SerializedObject and the target.
 //
 // The target value must be a struct or a map[string]any.
 // If the target value is a struct , and implements the MapUnmarshaller interface,
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ func dive(dst reflect.Value) (v reflect.Value, t reflect.Type, err gperr.Error)
 // If the target value is a map[string]any the SerializedObject will be deserialized into the map.
 //
 // The function returns an error if the target value is not a struct or a map[string]any, or if there is an error during deserialization.
-func Deserialize(src SerializedObject, dst any) (err gperr.Error) {
-	return deserialize(src, dst, true)
+func MapUnmarshalValidate(src SerializedObject, dst any) (err gperr.Error) {
+	return mapUnmarshalValidate(src, dst, true)
 }
 
-func deserialize(src SerializedObject, dst any, checkValidateTag bool) (err gperr.Error) {
+func mapUnmarshalValidate(src SerializedObject, dst any, checkValidateTag bool) (err gperr.Error) {
 	dstV := reflect.ValueOf(dst)
 	dstT := dstV.Type()
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func Convert(src reflect.Value, dst reflect.Value, checkValidateTag bool) gperr.
 		if !ok {
 			return ErrUnsupportedConversion.Subject(dstT.String() + " to " + srcT.String())
 		}
-		return deserialize(obj, dst.Addr().Interface(), checkValidateTag)
+		return mapUnmarshalValidate(obj, dst.Addr().Interface(), checkValidateTag)
 	case srcKind == reflect.Slice:
 		if src.Len() == 0 {
 			return nil
@@ -500,21 +500,21 @@ func ConvertString(src string, dst reflect.Value) (convertible bool, convErr gpe
 	return true, Convert(reflect.ValueOf(tmp), dst, true)
 }
 
-func DeserializeYAML[T any](data []byte, target *T) gperr.Error {
+func UnmarshalValidateYAML[T any](data []byte, target *T) gperr.Error {
 	m := make(map[string]any)
 	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &m); err != nil {
 		return gperr.Wrap(err)
 	}
-	return Deserialize(m, target)
+	return MapUnmarshalValidate(m, target)
 }
 
-func DeserializeYAMLMap[V any](data []byte) (_ functional.Map[string, V], err gperr.Error) {
+func UnmarshalValidateYAMLXSync[V any](data []byte) (_ functional.Map[string, V], err gperr.Error) {
 	m := make(map[string]any)
 	if err = gperr.Wrap(yaml.Unmarshal(data, &m)); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	m2 := make(map[string]V, len(m))
-	if err = Deserialize(m, m2); err != nil {
+	if err = MapUnmarshalValidate(m, m2); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	return functional.NewMapFrom(m2), nil
diff --git a/internal/utils/serialization_test.go b/internal/utils/serialization_test.go
index df08211e..9990095e 100644
--- a/internal/utils/serialization_test.go
+++ b/internal/utils/serialization_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestDeserialize(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("deserialize", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var s2 S
-		err := Deserialize(testStructSerialized, &s2)
+		err := MapUnmarshalValidate(testStructSerialized, &s2)
 		ExpectNoError(t, err)
 		ExpectEqual(t, s2, testStruct)
 	})
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ func TestDeserializeAnonymousField(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	// all, anon := extractFields(reflect.TypeOf(s2))
 	// t.Fatalf("anon %v, all %v", anon, all)
-	err := Deserialize(map[string]any{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}, &s)
+	err := MapUnmarshalValidate(map[string]any{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}, &s)
 	ExpectNoError(t, err)
 	ExpectEqual(t, s.A, 1)
 	ExpectEqual(t, s.B, 2)
 	ExpectEqual(t, s.C, 3)
 
-	err = Deserialize(map[string]any{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}, &s2)
+	err = MapUnmarshalValidate(map[string]any{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}, &s2)
 	ExpectNoError(t, err)
 	ExpectEqual(t, s2.A, 1)
 	ExpectEqual(t, s2.B, 2)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (c *testType) Parse(v string) (err error) {
 func TestConvertor(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("valid", func(t *testing.T) {
 		m := new(testModel)
-		ExpectNoError(t, Deserialize(map[string]any{"Test": "123"}, m))
+		ExpectNoError(t, MapUnmarshalValidate(map[string]any{"Test": "123"}, m))
 
 		ExpectEqual(t, m.Test.foo, 123)
 		ExpectEqual(t, m.Test.bar, "123")
@@ -156,18 +156,18 @@ func TestConvertor(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("int_to_string", func(t *testing.T) {
 		m := new(testModel)
-		ExpectNoError(t, Deserialize(map[string]any{"Test": "123"}, m))
+		ExpectNoError(t, MapUnmarshalValidate(map[string]any{"Test": "123"}, m))
 
 		ExpectEqual(t, m.Test.foo, 123)
 		ExpectEqual(t, m.Test.bar, "123")
 
-		ExpectNoError(t, Deserialize(map[string]any{"Baz": 123}, m))
+		ExpectNoError(t, MapUnmarshalValidate(map[string]any{"Baz": 123}, m))
 		ExpectEqual(t, m.Baz, "123")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
 		m := new(testModel)
-		ExpectError(t, ErrUnsupportedConversion, Deserialize(map[string]any{"Test": struct{}{}}, m))
+		ExpectError(t, ErrUnsupportedConversion, MapUnmarshalValidate(map[string]any{"Test": struct{}{}}, m))
 	})
 }