diff --git a/common/cache/cache.go b/common/cache/cache.go
index e587d77b7..b87392b43 100644
--- a/common/cache/cache.go
+++ b/common/cache/cache.go
@@ -7,50 +7,50 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Cache store element with a expired time
-type Cache struct {
-	*cache
+type Cache[K comparable, V any] struct {
+	*cache[K, V]
 }
 
-type cache struct {
+type cache[K comparable, V any] struct {
 	mapping sync.Map
-	janitor *janitor
+	janitor *janitor[K, V]
 }
 
-type element struct {
+type element[V any] struct {
 	Expired time.Time
-	Payload any
+	Payload V
 }
 
 // Put element in Cache with its ttl
-func (c *cache) Put(key any, payload any, ttl time.Duration) {
-	c.mapping.Store(key, &element{
+func (c *cache[K, V]) Put(key K, payload V, ttl time.Duration) {
+	c.mapping.Store(key, &element[V]{
 		Payload: payload,
 		Expired: time.Now().Add(ttl),
 	})
 }
 
 // Get element in Cache, and drop when it expired
-func (c *cache) Get(key any) any {
+func (c *cache[K, V]) Get(key K) V {
 	item, exist := c.mapping.Load(key)
 	if !exist {
-		return nil
+		return getZero[V]()
 	}
-	elm := item.(*element)
+	elm := item.(*element[V])
 	// expired
 	if time.Since(elm.Expired) > 0 {
 		c.mapping.Delete(key)
-		return nil
+		return getZero[V]()
 	}
 	return elm.Payload
 }
 
 // GetWithExpire element in Cache with Expire Time
-func (c *cache) GetWithExpire(key any) (payload any, expired time.Time) {
+func (c *cache[K, V]) GetWithExpire(key K) (payload V, expired time.Time) {
 	item, exist := c.mapping.Load(key)
 	if !exist {
 		return
 	}
-	elm := item.(*element)
+	elm := item.(*element[V])
 	// expired
 	if time.Since(elm.Expired) > 0 {
 		c.mapping.Delete(key)
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ func (c *cache) GetWithExpire(key any) (payload any, expired time.Time) {
 	return elm.Payload, elm.Expired
 }
 
-func (c *cache) cleanup() {
+func (c *cache[K, V]) cleanup() {
 	c.mapping.Range(func(k, v any) bool {
 		key := k.(string)
-		elm := v.(*element)
+		elm := v.(*element[V])
 		if time.Since(elm.Expired) > 0 {
 			c.mapping.Delete(key)
 		}
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ func (c *cache) cleanup() {
 	})
 }
 
-type janitor struct {
+type janitor[K comparable, V any] struct {
 	interval time.Duration
 	stop     chan struct{}
 }
 
-func (j *janitor) process(c *cache) {
+func (j *janitor[K, V]) process(c *cache[K, V]) {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(j.interval)
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -88,19 +88,19 @@ func (j *janitor) process(c *cache) {
 	}
 }
 
-func stopJanitor(c *Cache) {
+func stopJanitor[K comparable, V any](c *Cache[K, V]) {
 	c.janitor.stop <- struct{}{}
 }
 
 // New return *Cache
-func New(interval time.Duration) *Cache {
-	j := &janitor{
+func New[K comparable, V any](interval time.Duration) *Cache[K, V] {
+	j := &janitor[K, V]{
 		interval: interval,
 		stop:     make(chan struct{}),
 	}
-	c := &cache{janitor: j}
+	c := &cache[K, V]{janitor: j}
 	go j.process(c)
-	C := &Cache{c}
-	runtime.SetFinalizer(C, stopJanitor)
+	C := &Cache[K, V]{c}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(C, stopJanitor[K, V])
 	return C
 }
diff --git a/common/cache/cache_test.go b/common/cache/cache_test.go
index cf4a39148..0945d905e 100644
--- a/common/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/common/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -11,48 +11,50 @@ import (
 func TestCache_Basic(t *testing.T) {
 	interval := 200 * time.Millisecond
 	ttl := 20 * time.Millisecond
-	c := New(interval)
+	c := New[string, int](interval)
 	c.Put("int", 1, ttl)
-	c.Put("string", "a", ttl)
+
+	d := New[string, string](interval)
+	d.Put("string", "a", ttl)
 
 	i := c.Get("int")
-	assert.Equal(t, i.(int), 1, "should recv 1")
+	assert.Equal(t, i, 1, "should recv 1")
 
-	s := c.Get("string")
-	assert.Equal(t, s.(string), "a", "should recv 'a'")
+	s := d.Get("string")
+	assert.Equal(t, s, "a", "should recv 'a'")
 }
 
 func TestCache_TTL(t *testing.T) {
 	interval := 200 * time.Millisecond
 	ttl := 20 * time.Millisecond
 	now := time.Now()
-	c := New(interval)
+	c := New[string, int](interval)
 	c.Put("int", 1, ttl)
 	c.Put("int2", 2, ttl)
 
 	i := c.Get("int")
 	_, expired := c.GetWithExpire("int2")
-	assert.Equal(t, i.(int), 1, "should recv 1")
+	assert.Equal(t, i, 1, "should recv 1")
 	assert.True(t, now.Before(expired))
 
 	time.Sleep(ttl * 2)
 	i = c.Get("int")
 	j, _ := c.GetWithExpire("int2")
-	assert.Nil(t, i, "should recv nil")
-	assert.Nil(t, j, "should recv nil")
+	assert.True(t, i == 0, "should recv 0")
+	assert.True(t, j == 0, "should recv 0")
 }
 
 func TestCache_AutoCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 	interval := 10 * time.Millisecond
 	ttl := 15 * time.Millisecond
-	c := New(interval)
+	c := New[string, int](interval)
 	c.Put("int", 1, ttl)
 
 	time.Sleep(ttl * 2)
 	i := c.Get("int")
 	j, _ := c.GetWithExpire("int")
-	assert.Nil(t, i, "should recv nil")
-	assert.Nil(t, j, "should recv nil")
+	assert.True(t, i == 0, "should recv 0")
+	assert.True(t, j == 0, "should recv 0")
 }
 
 func TestCache_AutoGC(t *testing.T) {
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ func TestCache_AutoGC(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		interval := 10 * time.Millisecond
 		ttl := 15 * time.Millisecond
-		c := New(interval)
+		c := New[string, int](interval)
 		c.Put("int", 1, ttl)
 		sign <- struct{}{}
 	}()
diff --git a/listener/http/proxy.go b/listener/http/proxy.go
index 18f1e5d47..e8a805a93 100644
--- a/listener/http/proxy.go
+++ b/listener/http/proxy.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Dreamacro/clash/log"
 )
 
-func HandleConn(c net.Conn, in chan<- C.ConnContext, cache *cache.Cache) {
+func HandleConn(c net.Conn, in chan<- C.ConnContext, cache *cache.Cache[string, bool]) {
 	client := newClient(c.RemoteAddr(), in)
 	defer client.CloseIdleConnections()
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func HandleConn(c net.Conn, in chan<- C.ConnContext, cache *cache.Cache) {
 	conn.Close()
 }
 
-func authenticate(request *http.Request, cache *cache.Cache) *http.Response {
+func authenticate(request *http.Request, cache *cache.Cache[string, bool]) *http.Response {
 	authenticator := authStore.Authenticator()
 	if authenticator != nil {
 		credential := parseBasicProxyAuthorization(request)
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ func authenticate(request *http.Request, cache *cache.Cache) *http.Response {
 			return resp
 		}
 
-		var authed any
-		if authed = cache.Get(credential); authed == nil {
+		var authed bool
+		if authed = cache.Get(credential); !authed {
 			user, pass, err := decodeBasicProxyAuthorization(credential)
 			authed = err == nil && authenticator.Verify(user, pass)
 			cache.Put(credential, authed, time.Minute)
 		}
-		if !authed.(bool) {
+		if !authed {
 			log.Infoln("Auth failed from %s", request.RemoteAddr)
 
 			return responseWith(request, http.StatusForbidden)
diff --git a/listener/http/server.go b/listener/http/server.go
index bfdd9f1b6..6b9661439 100644
--- a/listener/http/server.go
+++ b/listener/http/server.go
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ func NewWithAuthenticate(addr string, in chan<- C.ConnContext, authenticate bool
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var c *cache.Cache
+	var c *cache.Cache[string, bool]
 	if authenticate {
-		c = cache.New(time.Second * 30)
+		c = cache.New[string, bool](time.Second * 30)
 	}
 
 	hl := &Listener{
diff --git a/listener/mixed/mixed.go b/listener/mixed/mixed.go
index 57fd055e0..14a81bc38 100644
--- a/listener/mixed/mixed.go
+++ b/listener/mixed/mixed.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 type Listener struct {
 	listener net.Listener
 	addr     string
-	cache    *cache.Cache
+	cache    *cache.Cache[string, bool]
 	closed   bool
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func New(addr string, in chan<- C.ConnContext) (*Listener, error) {
 	ml := &Listener{
 		listener: l,
 		addr:     addr,
-		cache:    cache.New(30 * time.Second),
+		cache:    cache.New[string, bool](30 * time.Second),
 	}
 	go func() {
 		for {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func New(addr string, in chan<- C.ConnContext) (*Listener, error) {
 	return ml, nil
 }
 
-func handleConn(conn net.Conn, in chan<- C.ConnContext, cache *cache.Cache) {
+func handleConn(conn net.Conn, in chan<- C.ConnContext, cache *cache.Cache[string, bool]) {
 	conn.(*net.TCPConn).SetKeepAlive(true)
 
 	bufConn := N.NewBufferedConn(conn)