diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 9a179b7..c981a0a 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -79,7 +79,16 @@ func handleLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	now := time.Now().Unix()
+	// timeout ist clientgesteuert -> serverseitig deckeln, damit niemand eine
+	// quasi-unbegrenzte Session anlegen kann. Default 1 Tag, Maximum 30 Tage.
 	timeoutSec, _ := strconv.ParseInt(r.FormValue("timeout"), 10, 64)
+	const maxTimeout = 30 * 86400
+	if timeoutSec <= 0 {
+		timeoutSec = 86400
+	}
+	if timeoutSec > maxTimeout {
+		timeoutSec = maxTimeout
+	}
 	expires := now + timeoutSec
 
 	token, err := newToken()
@@ -104,6 +113,7 @@ func handleLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Expires:  time.Unix(expires, 0),
 		Path:     "/",
 		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   isHTTPS(r),
 		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
 	})
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"status": "ok"})
@@ -114,11 +124,14 @@ func handleLogout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		db.Exec(`DELETE FROM session WHERE value = ?`, s.Value)
 	}
 	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
-		Name:    "session",
-		Value:   "",
-		Path:    "/",
-		Expires: time.Unix(0, 0),
-		MaxAge:  -1,
+		Name:     "session",
+		Value:    "",
+		Path:     "/",
+		Expires:  time.Unix(0, 0),
+		MaxAge:   -1,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   isHTTPS(r),
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
 	})
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"status": "ok"})
 }
@@ -184,6 +197,13 @@ func sanitizeUsername(u string) string {
 	return u
 }
 
+// isHTTPS erkennt, ob die Anfrage über TLS kam — direkt oder über einen
+// TLS-terminierenden Reverse-Proxy (X-Forwarded-Proto). Steuert das Secure-Flag,
+// ohne lokale Tests über http zu brechen.
+func isHTTPS(r *http.Request) bool {
+	return r.TLS != nil || r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Proto") == "https"
+}
+
 func newToken() (string, error) {
 	b := make([]byte, 32)
 	if _, err := crand.Read(b); err != nil {
diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index bb3e0f1..bf37a44 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vote (
 
 func initDB(dsn string) error {
 	var err error
-	db, err = sql.Open("sqlite", dsn)
+	// SQLite hat genau einen Schreiber: busy_timeout wartet bei Sperren, statt
+	// sofort mit SQLITE_BUSY zu scheitern; WAL erlaubt parallele Leser.
+	db, err = sql.Open("sqlite", dsn+"?_pragma=busy_timeout(5000)&_pragma=journal_mode(WAL)&_pragma=foreign_keys(on)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/entry.go b/entry.go
index 816015f..1ec08a3 100644
--- a/entry.go
+++ b/entry.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"image/gif"
 	"image/jpeg"
 	_ "image/png"
+	"io"
 	"math/rand/v2"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/http"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func scanEntries(rows *sql.Rows) ([]Entry, error) {
 		var e Entry
 		if err := rows.Scan(&e.PID, &e.UID, &e.CreatedAt, &e.Content, &e.Filepath,
 			&e.ReplyTo, &e.ReplyCount, &e.LastActivity, &e.Deleted, &e.Username); err != nil {
-			continue
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		entries = append(entries, e)
 	}
@@ -393,6 +394,12 @@ func handleVote(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Nur auf existierende Beiträge abstimmen, sonst entstehen Waisen-Votes.
+	if _, err := entryByPID(pid); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "Beitrag nicht gefunden")
+		return
+	}
+
 	var prev string
 	readErr := db.QueryRow(`SELECT mode FROM vote WHERE uid = ? AND pid = ?`, uid, pid).Scan(&prev)
 	if readErr != nil && readErr != sql.ErrNoRows {
@@ -428,6 +435,21 @@ func storeImage(fh *multipart.FileHeader) (string, error) {
 	}
 	defer src.Close()
 
+	// Dimensionen aus dem Header prüfen, bevor wir die vollen Pixel allokieren:
+	// eine kleine Datei kann riesige Maße deklarieren (Decompression-Bomb) und
+	// sonst beim Decode den Speicher sprengen.
+	const maxPixels = 50_000_000 // ~50 MP
+	cfg, _, err := image.DecodeConfig(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if cfg.Width <= 0 || cfg.Height <= 0 || cfg.Width*cfg.Height > maxPixels {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("bild zu groß: %dx%d", cfg.Width, cfg.Height)
+	}
+	if _, err := src.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
 	img, format, err := image.Decode(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8b329cb..1a84e92 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.3.0
+	github.com/go-chi/httprate v0.15.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0
 	golang.org/x/image v0.41.0
 	modernc.org/sqlite v1.51.0
@@ -12,9 +13,11 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
+	github.com/zeebo/xxh3 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.45.0 // indirect
 	modernc.org/libc v1.72.3 // indirect
 	modernc.org/mathutil v1.7.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index df930d1..2faa3f5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,18 +2,26 @@ github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkp
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+mFykh5fBlto=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.3.0 h1:halUjDxhshgXHMrao5bB8eNBXo/rnzwr8m5m36glehM=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.3.0/go.mod h1:R+tYY2hNuVUUjxoPtqUdgBqevM9s9njzkTLutVsOCto=
+github.com/go-chi/httprate v0.15.0 h1:j54xcWV9KGmPf/X4H32/aTH+wBlrvxL7P+SdnRqxh5g=
+github.com/go-chi/httprate v0.15.0/go.mod h1:rzGHhVrsBn3IMLYDOZQsSU4fJNWcjui4fWKJcCId1R4=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250317173921-a4b03ec1a45e h1:ijClszYn+mADRFY17kjQEVQ1XRhq2/JR1M3sGqeJoxs=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250317173921-a4b03ec1a45e/go.mod h1:boTsfXsheKC2y+lKOCMpSfarhxDeIzfZG1jqGcPl3cA=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.7 h1:a+bsQ5rvGLjzHuww6tVxozPZFVghXaHOwFs4luLUK2k=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.7/go.mod h1:QeFd9opnmA6QUJc5vARoKUSoFhyfM2/ZepoAG6RGpeM=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10 h1:tBs3QSyvjDyFTq3uoc/9xFpCuOsJQFNPiAhYdw2skhE=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10/go.mod h1:hqwkgyIinND0mEev00jJYCxPNVRVXFQeu1XKlok6oO0=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v1.0.0 h1:HMFp8mLCTPp341M/ZnA4qaf7ZlsbTc+miZjCLOFAw7w=
 github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Fwc5htZGVVkseilnfgOVb9mKy6w1naJmn9CehxcKcls=
 github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec h1:W09IVJc94icq4NjY3clb7Lk8O1qJ8BdBEF8z0ibU0rE=
 github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec/go.mod h1:qqbHyh8v60DhA7CoWK5oRCqLrMHRGoxYCSS9EjAz6Eo=
+github.com/zeebo/assert v1.3.0 h1:g7C04CbJuIDKNPFHmsk4hwZDO5O+kntRxzaUoNXj+IQ=
+github.com/zeebo/assert v1.3.0/go.mod h1:Pq9JiuJQpG8JLJdtkwrJESF0Foym2/D9XMU5ciN/wJ0=
+github.com/zeebo/xxh3 v1.0.2 h1:xZmwmqxHZA8AI603jOQ0tMqmBr9lPeFwGg6d+xy9DC0=
+github.com/zeebo/xxh3 v1.0.2/go.mod h1:5NWz9Sef7zIDm2JHfFlcQvNekmcEl9ekUZQQKCYaDcA=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0 h1:RMs7fP2rXdep0CftQlK8Uf+kibLm7qkCcradZWYz988=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0/go.mod h1:1QgfPxDqh0T2M/elOJtp9RvuR95kVjir0e6/BvEmGbc=
 golang.org/x/image v0.41.0 h1:8wS72eGJMJaBxK6okTzd4WaXumUlTVlb753MlsSvTCo=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 59243c3..120bc9e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
+	"github.com/go-chi/httprate"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -28,9 +30,14 @@ func routes() http.Handler {
 	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
 
 	// --- Auth (öffentlich) ---
-	r.Post("/auth/login", handleLogin)
+	// Login und Registrierung pro IP drosseln (Brute-Force-Bremse). bcrypt bremst
+	// zusätzlich, aber das Limit kappt automatisiertes Durchprobieren früh.
+	r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Use(httprate.LimitByIP(20, time.Minute))
+		r.Post("/auth/login", handleLogin)
+		r.Post("/auth/newuser", handleNewUser)
+	})
 	r.Get("/auth/logout", handleLogout)
-	r.Post("/auth/newuser", handleNewUser)
 	r.Get("/auth/sessioninfo", handleSessionInfo)
 	r.Get("/auth/headerbar", handleHeaderbar)
 
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 8542341..227d25c 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func createUser(username, password string) error {
-	uid := int64(rand.IntN(99999999))
 	now := time.Now().Unix()
 
 	hash, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
@@ -20,11 +19,22 @@ func createUser(username, password string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = db.Exec(
-		`INSERT INTO user (uid, created_at, username, password) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-		uid, now, username, hash,
-	)
-	return err
+	// uid ist nie 0: 0 ist Sentinel für "gelöscht"/"anonym" (siehe handleDeleteEntry,
+	// uidFromContext). Bei der seltenen UNIQUE-Kollision auf uid neu würfeln.
+	var lastErr error
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		uid := int64(rand.IntN(99999999)) + 1
+		_, lastErr = db.Exec(
+			`INSERT INTO user (uid, created_at, username, password) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+			uid, now, username, hash,
+		)
+		if lastErr == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		// username ist ebenfalls UNIQUE und wird vom Aufrufer vorab geprüft;
+		// eine Kollision hier kann also nur die uid sein -> erneut versuchen.
+	}
+	return lastErr
 }
 
 // idFromUsername liefert die interne id oder 0, wenn der Nutzer nicht existiert.
@@ -169,11 +179,14 @@ func handleUserDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
-		Name:    "session",
-		Value:   "",
-		Path:    "/",
-		Expires: time.Unix(0, 0),
-		MaxAge:  -1,
+		Name:     "session",
+		Value:    "",
+		Path:     "/",
+		Expires:  time.Unix(0, 0),
+		MaxAge:   -1,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   isHTTPS(r),
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
 	})
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"status": "deleted"})
 }