diff --git a/internal/ai/receipt.go b/internal/ai/receipt.go
index e4ee498..bbcbdc8 100644
--- a/internal/ai/receipt.go
+++ b/internal/ai/receipt.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 package ai
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -72,10 +73,10 @@ func readFile(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if info.IsDir() {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("readFile: %q is a directory, not a file", path)
 	}
 	if info.Size() > 10<<20 {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("readFile: %q exceeds 10 MB limit", path)
 	}
 	return os.ReadFile(path)
 }
diff --git a/internal/handlers/auth.go b/internal/handlers/auth.go
index 7745c59..759fb50 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/auth.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -199,13 +200,15 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) VerifyOTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Set the HTTP-only session cookie with a 24-hour TTL.
+	// Set the session cookie (HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax, Secure, 24h).
+	secure := strings.HasPrefix(os.Getenv("BASE_URL"), "https://")
 	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
 		Name:     "session_token",
 		Value:    token,
 		Path:     "/",
 		HttpOnly: true,
 		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+		Secure:   secure,
 		Expires:  time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour),
 	})
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a0fd924..8338ea1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ func main() {
 	smtpUser := os.Getenv("SMTP_USER")
 	smtpPass := os.Getenv("SMTP_PASS")
 
-	// DeepSeek API key is read directly by the ai package.
-	_ = os.Getenv("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY")
-
 	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Database
 	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -109,6 +106,25 @@ func main() {
 	r.Use(middleware.Logger)
 	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
 	r.Use(middleware.RealIP)
+	// Request body size limit on all endpoints (10 MB).
+	r.Use(func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, 10<<20)
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	})
+
+	// Security headers.
+	r.Use(func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			w.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
+			w.Header().Set("X-Frame-Options", "DENY")
+			w.Header().Set("Referrer-Policy", "strict-origin-when-cross-origin")
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Security-Policy",
+				"default-src 'self'; img-src 'self' data:; script-src 'self' https://unpkg.com; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'")
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	})
 
 	// PWA headers for service worker.
 	r.Use(func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
@@ -147,9 +163,6 @@ func main() {
 		http.ServeFile(w, r, "static/favicon.svg")
 	}))
 
-	// Serve uploaded receipt images.
-	r.Get("/storage/*", http.StripPrefix("/storage/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("storage"))).ServeHTTP)
-
 	// ---- Public routes (no auth required) ----
 
 	r.Get("/", authHandler.LandingPage)
@@ -179,6 +192,9 @@ func main() {
 
 		// Filing.
 		r.Post("/events/{id}/file", fileHandler.FileEvent)
+
+		// Storage (receipt images) — protected by auth middleware.
+		r.Get("/storage/*", http.StripPrefix("/storage/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("storage"))).ServeHTTP)
 	})
 
 	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------