diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62c62f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Dev-/Test-Abhängigkeiten (Laufzeit braucht KEIN composer)
+/vendor/
+composer.lock
+.phpunit.result.cache
+.phpunit.cache/
+
+# Updater-Laufzeitdaten
+/updater/storage/.version
+/updater/storage/.maintenance
+/updater/storage/.update-progress
+/updater/storage/.update.zip
+/updater/storage/.update-staging/
+/updater/storage/.migrations-lock
+/updater/storage/updater-settings.json
diff --git a/forgot_password.php b/forgot_password.php
index aff3b62..ef5cc38 100644
--- a/forgot_password.php
+++ b/forgot_password.php
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@ $success = '';
 if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
     $email = trim($_POST['email'] ?? '');
 
-    if (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
+    // Einfacher Throttle: max. 3 Anfragen pro 15 Minuten je Session (gegen Spam)
+    $now = time();
+    $rl = array_values(array_filter($_SESSION['pwreset_times'] ?? [], fn($t) => ($now - $t) < 900));
+    if (count($rl) >= 3) {
+        $error = 'Zu viele Anfragen. Bitte warten Sie einige Minuten.';
+    } elseif (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
         $error = __('error_email_invalid');
     } else {
+        $rl[] = $now;
+        $_SESSION['pwreset_times'] = $rl;
         $user = $db->fetchOne("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ? AND is_active = 1 AND password_hash IS NOT NULL", [$email]);
 
         // Always show success (don't reveal whether email exists)
diff --git a/includes/Auth.php b/includes/Auth.php
index 22764e1..2c62e79 100644
--- a/includes/Auth.php
+++ b/includes/Auth.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 require_once __DIR__ . '/Totp.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/Notifier.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/Crypto.php';
 
 class Auth {
     private $db;
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ class Auth {
             return false;
         }
         // Entweder gueltiger TOTP-Code ODER ein Recovery-/Backup-Code
-        $ok = Totp::verify($user['totp_secret'], $code);
+        // (Secret wird verschluesselt gespeichert; Klartext-Fallback via decrypt)
+        $ok = Totp::verify(Crypto::decrypt($user['totp_secret']), $code);
         if (!$ok && $this->consumeBackupCode($user, $code)) {
             $ok = true;
             $this->writeAuditLog($user['id'], 'user_login_backup_code', 'user', $user['id'], 'Login per Recovery-Code');
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ class Auth {
         $hashes = array_map(function ($c) { return hash('sha256', $c); }, $codes);
         $this->db->query(
             "UPDATE users SET totp_secret = ?, totp_enabled = 1, totp_backup_codes = ? WHERE id = ?",
-            [$secret, json_encode($hashes), $userId]
+            [Crypto::encrypt($secret), json_encode($hashes), $userId]
         );
         $this->writeAuditLog($userId, 'totp_enabled', 'user', $userId, '2FA aktiviert');
         return $codes;