diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43646e3..d359d9d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ captures/
 .cxx/
 *.keystore
 *.jks
+keystore.properties
+app/keystore.properties
diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 29a954d..28ba754 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+import java.util.Properties
+
 plugins {
     id("com.android.application")
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
 }
 
+// Signing secrets live in app/keystore.properties (gitignored), never in source control.
+val keystorePropsFile = rootProject.file("app/keystore.properties")
+val keystoreProps = Properties().apply {
+    if (keystorePropsFile.exists()) keystorePropsFile.inputStream().use { load(it) }
+}
+
 android {
     namespace = "me.khodak.mfa"
     compileSdk = 34
@@ -15,12 +23,15 @@ android {
         versionName = "1.2"
     }
 
+    val hasReleaseSigning = keystoreProps.getProperty("storePassword") != null
     signingConfigs {
-        create("release") {
-            storeFile = file("homelab-mfa-release.keystore")
-            storePassword = "HomelabMFA2026!"
-            keyAlias = "homelab-mfa"
-            keyPassword = "HomelabMFA2026!"
+        if (hasReleaseSigning) {
+            create("release") {
+                storeFile = file(keystoreProps.getProperty("storeFile", "homelab-mfa-release.keystore"))
+                storePassword = keystoreProps.getProperty("storePassword")
+                keyAlias = keystoreProps.getProperty("keyAlias")
+                keyPassword = keystoreProps.getProperty("keyPassword")
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -29,7 +40,10 @@ android {
             isMinifyEnabled = true
             isShrinkResources = true
             proguardFiles(getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro")
-            signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("release")
+            // Only attach the release signing config when keystore.properties is present.
+            // Without it (e.g. a fresh clone), the release build stays unsigned rather than
+            // failing the whole configuration.
+            if (hasReleaseSigning) signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("release")
         }
         debug {
             applicationIdSuffix = ".debug"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/me/khodak/mfa/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/me/khodak/mfa/MainActivity.kt
index eec291f..27a69fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/me/khodak/mfa/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/me/khodak/mfa/MainActivity.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             return
         }
 
+        // Local single-use guard: the same approval token can't be replayed on this device.
+        // Defence-in-depth only — real single-use enforcement must live server-side in Authentik.
+        if (isTokenConsumed(token)) {
+            showResult(false, "Already handled", "This login request was already approved or denied. Sign in again for a fresh prompt.")
+            scheduleClose(3000)
+            return
+        }
+
         // action == "approve" — show the request with its context and let the user decide.
         showApprovalRequest(uri, token)
     }
@@ -225,6 +233,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun sendDecision(token: String, action: String) {
+        // Consume the token on any decision so a replayed deep link can't re-drive it.
+        markTokenConsumed(token)
         val topic = if (action == "approve") "mfa-approve" else "mfa-deny"
         val body = "$action:$token"
         showResult(null, "Sending...", "")
@@ -283,4 +293,34 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             finish()
         }
     }
+
+    // ── Local single-use token guard ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Tokens are stored as SHA-256 hashes (never the raw secret) with a timestamp, and
+    // pruned after they'd have expired anyway. Every path fails OPEN: if the store is
+    // unreadable we allow the approval, because locking the user out of their own logins
+    // is worse than losing this defence-in-depth layer.
+
+    private val consumedPrefs by lazy { getSharedPreferences("mfa_consumed_tokens", MODE_PRIVATE) }
+
+    private fun isTokenConsumed(token: String): Boolean =
+        try { consumedPrefs.contains(hashToken(token)) } catch (_: Exception) { false }
+
+    private fun markTokenConsumed(token: String) {
+        try {
+            val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+            val editor = consumedPrefs.edit()
+            // Prune anything older than twice the max request age — it can't be replayed anyway.
+            for ((k, v) in consumedPrefs.all) {
+                if (now - ((v as? Long) ?: 0L) > maxRequestAgeMs * 2) editor.remove(k)
+            }
+            editor.putLong(hashToken(token), now).apply()
+        } catch (_: Exception) { /* fail open */ }
+    }
+
+    private fun hashToken(token: String): String =
+        try {
+            java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256")
+                .digest(token.toByteArray())
+                .joinToString("") { "%02x".format(it) }
+        } catch (_: Exception) { token }
 }