Release: v0.4.0-alpha

- Remove unused .ttf and .woff font files
- Fix preload URL mismatch causing double font download
- Remove content-visibility: auto (Firefox freeze on tab hover)
- Add font-display: swap for non-blocking font loading
- Add tools/subset-icons.py for future icon subsetting

.env.example

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ KEYWARDEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY=change-me-encryption-key-32chars
 # Log level: ERROR, WARN, INFO (default), DEBUG, TRACE
 KEYWARDEN_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
 
+# --- Timezone ---
+# IANA timezone name (e.g. Europe/Berlin, America/New_York).
+# Affects all displayed timestamps in the UI.
+TZ=Europe/Berlin
+
 # --- Paths (optional, Docker defaults are usually fine) ---
 # IMPORTANT: These paths refer to locations INSIDE the Docker container.
 # The Dockerfile already sets correct defaults (/data/...). Only override

.gitea/workflows/release-docker.yml

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: .
           push: true
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
           tags: |
             ${{ steps.version.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
             ${{ steps.version.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}

.gitignore

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ vendor/
 # AI workspace
 .ki-workspace/
 
+# Python (tools/subset-icons.py)
+.venv/
+
 # OS
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db

Dockerfile

@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ RUN go mod download
 
 COPY . .
 
-ARG VERSION=dev
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux go build -o keywarden -ldflags="-s -w -X main.Version=${VERSION}" ./cmd/keywarden/
+ARG VERSION=""
+RUN set -e; \
+    if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then \
+      VERSION=$(grep 'var Version' internal/version/version.go | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/'); \
+    fi; \
+    CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux go build -o keywarden -ldflags="-s -w -X git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/version.Version=${VERSION}" ./cmd/keywarden/
 
 # Stage 2: Runtime
 FROM alpine:3.21
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ ENV KEYWARDEN_DATA_DIR=/data
 ENV KEYWARDEN_KEYS_DIR=/data/keys
 ENV KEYWARDEN_MASTER_DIR=/data/master
 ENV KEYWARDEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY=change-me-encryption-key-32chars
+ENV TZ=UTC
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 

cmd/keywarden/main.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/audit"
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/auth"
@@ -25,17 +26,11 @@ import (
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/security"
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/servers"
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/updater"
+	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/version"
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/worker"
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/web"
 )
 
-// Version is set at build time via -ldflags:
-//
-//	go build -ldflags "-X main.Version=v1.0.0" ./cmd/keywarden/
-//
-// When building with Docker, pass --build-arg VERSION=v1.0.0
-var Version = "dev"
-
 func main() {
 	// Handle CLI subcommands before starting the server
 	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
@@ -52,11 +47,15 @@ func main() {
 	// Load config first (needed for log level)
 	cfg := config.Load()
 
+	// Set application-wide timezone from TZ environment variable
+	time.Local = cfg.Timezone
+
 	// Initialize structured logging
 	logging.Init(cfg.LogLevel)
 
-	logging.Info("🔑 Keywarden %s - Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment", Version)
+	logging.Info("🔑 Keywarden %s - Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment", version.Version)
 	logging.Info("   https://git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden")
+	logging.Info("Timezone: %s", cfg.Timezone)
 
 	// Validate data paths – relative paths inside a container bypass the
 	// persistent volume mount and lead to silent data loss on restart.
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Initialize update checker
-	updaterSvc := updater.NewService(Version)
+	updaterSvc := updater.NewService(version.Version)
 
 	// Setup HTTP handlers
 	handler := handlers.New(authSvc, keysSvc, serversSvc, deploySvc, auditSvc, cronSvc, workerSvc, mailSvc, db, web.TemplateFS, web.StaticFS, cfg.DataDir, cfg.SecureCookies, cfg.BaseURL, updaterSvc)
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Build middleware chain (innermost → outermost)
 	var h http.Handler = mux
+	h = security.GzipMiddleware()(h)
 	h = security.CSRFMiddleware(cfg.SecureCookies)(h)
 	h = security.SizeLimitMiddleware(cfg.MaxRequestSize)(h)
 	h = security.RateLimitMiddleware(cfg.RateLimitLogin)(h)
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func handleResetPassword(args []string) {
 
 // printUsage displays available CLI subcommands
 func printUsage() {
-	fmt.Printf("Keywarden %s - Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment\n", Version)
+	fmt.Printf("Keywarden %s - Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment\n", version.Version)
 	fmt.Println()
 	fmt.Println("Usage:")
 	fmt.Println("  keywarden                                         Start the server")

docs/admin-guide.md

@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ Server groups are used as targets for:
 1. Navigate to **Deploy**
 2. Select an **SSH key** from the dropdown (shows all keys from all users)
 3. Select a **target server**
-4. Click **Deploy**
+4. Choose an authentication method (password or existing key)
+5. Click **Deploy**
 
-Keywarden connects to the target server using the system master key and appends the selected public key to the server user's `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`.
+Keywarden connects to the target server and appends the selected public key to the server user's `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`.
+
+> **Owner only:** The SSH key dropdown includes the **[MASTER] System Master Key** as the first option. This allows the owner to deploy the system master key directly to servers from the Deploy page — useful for initial server setup or re-deployment after master key regeneration.
 
 ### Group Deployment
 
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@ The key is deployed to all servers in the group sequentially.
 
 ### Deployment History
 
-The deploy page shows the last 50 deployment results with status (success/failed) and error messages.
+The deploy page shows the last 50 deployment results with status (success/failed) and error messages. Master key deployments are included in the history as **[MASTER] System Master Key**.
+
+After each deployment (single host or group), a flash message is displayed at the top of the page indicating success or failure.
 
 ## Access Assignments
 
@@ -220,7 +225,7 @@ Navigate to **System** to view runtime information:
 
 Keywarden automatically checks for new releases in the background by querying the Gitea releases API. If a newer version is available, a yellow update badge is displayed in the top header for **Admin** and **Owner** users. The badge links directly to the release page on Gitea.
 
-The update checker is only active when the application was built with a version tag (via `--build-arg VERSION=...`). Development builds (`dev`) skip the check entirely.
+The update checker is only active when the application was built with a proper version tag. Development builds without a version skip the check entirely.
 
 ## Admin Settings (Owner Only)
 
@@ -228,6 +233,10 @@ See [Roles & Permissions](roles.md) for details on which settings are owner-only
 
 Navigate to **Admin Settings** (owner only) to configure:
 
+### Login Page Customization
+
+- **Background Image** — Upload a custom background image for the login page (max 5 MB, JPEG/PNG/WebP). The image is centered and fills the screen without distortion (`background-size: cover`). The text color (heading, subtitle, footer) is automatically adjusted based on the image brightness — light text for dark images, dark text for bright images. The login card always uses a glass effect (transparent, blurred backdrop).
+
 ### Application Settings
 
 - **App Name** — Custom application name displayed in the UI

docs/architecture.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ internal/
   logging/                ← Structured logging with levels
   mail/                   ← SMTP email service (notifications, invitations)
   models/                 ← Data models (User, SSHKey, Server, etc.)
-  security/               ← CSRF, security headers, rate limiting, proxy detection
+  security/               ← CSRF, security headers, rate limiting, gzip compression, proxy detection
   servers/                ← Server and server group management, access assignments
   sshutil/                ← SSH key generation (RSA, Ed25519, Ed448)
   updater/                ← Background update checker (Gitea releases API)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ web/
 8. **Configure security** subsystem (trusted proxy parsing)
 9. **Set up HTTP routes** and load templates
 10. **Start session cleanup** goroutine (removes expired sessions every minute)
-11. **Apply middleware chain**: request logger → security headers → rate limiting → size limiting → CSRF
+11. **Apply middleware chain**: request logger → security headers → rate limiting → size limiting → CSRF → gzip compression
 12. **Start cron scheduler** (checks for pending jobs every 30 seconds)
 13. **Start key enforcement worker** (if enabled in Admin Settings)
 14. **Start HTTP server**
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Client → [Nginx/Caddy] → Keywarden HTTP Server
                               ├── Rate Limit Middleware (login endpoints)
                               ├── Size Limit Middleware
                               ├── CSRF Middleware (double-submit cookie)
+                              ├── Gzip Compression Middleware
                               │
                               ├── Public Routes (/login, /invite/*)
                               ├── Auth Routes (requireAuth → all authenticated users)

docs/backup-restore.md

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Keywarden provides a built-in encrypted backup and restore feature for the entir
 | Audit Log | ✅ |
 | Application Settings | ✅ |
 
+> **Note:** Uploaded branding assets (e.g., custom login background images in `data/branding/`) are stored as files and are **not** included in the `.kwbak` database backup. Use a Docker volume backup to include these files.
+
 > **Note:** SSH private keys are stored with double encryption in backups — first with the application's `KEYWARDEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY`, then with the backup password. Both keys are needed to access the private keys.
 
 ## Importing a Backup

docs/contributing.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ go mod download
 CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -o keywarden ./cmd/keywarden/
 
 # Build with version (optional, enables update checker)
-CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -ldflags="-X 'main.Version=v1.0.0'" -o keywarden ./cmd/keywarden/
+CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -ldflags="-X 'git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/version.Version=v1.0.0'" -o keywarden ./cmd/keywarden/
 
 # Run
 ./keywarden
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ keywarden/
 │   │   ├── csrf.go             # CSRF double-submit cookie middleware
 │   │   ├── headers.go          # Security headers middleware (CSP, X-Frame-Options, etc.)
 │   │   ├── proxy.go            # Trusted proxy IP extraction
+│   │   ├── gzip.go             # Gzip compression middleware
 │   │   ├── ratelimit.go        # IP-based rate limiting middleware
 │   │   └── sizelimit.go        # Request body size limit middleware
 │   ├── servers/servers.go      # Server and group management, access assignments
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ keywarden/
 │   ├── embed.go                # Go embed directives
 │   ├── static/                 # CSS, JS, fonts (Tabler UI)
 │   └── templates/              # HTML templates
+├── tools/
+│   ├── subset-icons.py         # Tabler Icons font/CSS subset tool
+│   └── tabler-icons-full/      # Full Tabler Icons source files
 ├── docs/                       # Documentation
 ├── Dockerfile                  # Multi-stage Docker build
 ├── docker-compose.yml          # Docker Compose configuration

docs/deployment.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The Dockerfile uses a two-stage build:
 
 The runtime container runs as a non-root user (`keywarden`).
 
-The build accepts an optional `VERSION` build arg (e.g. `--build-arg VERSION=v1.0.0`) which is injected into the binary via `-ldflags`. This enables the built-in update checker to compare the running version against the latest Gitea release. If omitted, the version defaults to `dev` and the update checker is disabled.
+The build accepts an optional `VERSION` build arg (e.g. `--build-arg VERSION=v1.0.0`) which is injected into the binary via `-ldflags`. If omitted, the version is automatically extracted from `internal/version/version.go`. The CI release pipeline passes the Git tag as `VERSION` automatically.
 
 ### Docker Compose
 
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ KEYWARDEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY=generate-another-random-string-32-chars
 KEYWARDEN_PORT=8080
 KEYWARDEN_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
 
+# Timezone (IANA, e.g. Europe/Berlin, America/New_York)
+TZ=UTC
+
 # Initial owner (only used on first startup)
 KEYWARDEN_OWNER_USER=admin
 KEYWARDEN_OWNER_EMAIL=admin@example.com
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ All persistent data is stored in the `/data` volume:
 | `/data/keys/` | Reserved for future use |
 | `/data/master/` | Reserved for future use |
 | `/data/avatars/` | User profile pictures |
+| `/data/branding/` | Login page branding assets (background images) |
 
 > **Important:** The SQLite database contains encrypted private keys. Back up the `/data` volume regularly. See [Backup & Restore](backup-restore.md).
 

docs/environment-variables.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Complete reference of all configuration options for Keywarden. All settings are
 | `KEYWARDEN_KEYS_DIR` | `./data/keys` | Directory for key storage (reserved) |
 | `KEYWARDEN_MASTER_DIR` | `./data/master` | Directory for master key storage (reserved) |
 | `KEYWARDEN_LOG_LEVEL` | `INFO` | Log level: `ERROR`, `WARN`, `INFO`, `DEBUG`, `TRACE` |
+| `TZ` | `UTC` | Timezone for all displayed timestamps (e.g., `Europe/Berlin`, `America/New_York`). Uses standard IANA timezone names. |
 
 ## Security
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ When running in the Docker container, these defaults are set in the Dockerfile:
 | `KEYWARDEN_DATA_DIR` | `/data` |
 | `KEYWARDEN_KEYS_DIR` | `/data/keys` |
 | `KEYWARDEN_MASTER_DIR` | `/data/master` |
+| `TZ` | `UTC` |
 
 ## Example .env File
 
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ KEYWARDEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY=mX9nP2qR4sT6uV8wY0zA1bC3dE5fG7hI
 KEYWARDEN_PORT=8080
 KEYWARDEN_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
 
+# Timezone (IANA timezone name, e.g. Europe/Berlin)
+TZ=Europe/Berlin
+
 # Initial owner (only used on first startup)
 KEYWARDEN_OWNER_USER=admin
 KEYWARDEN_OWNER_EMAIL=admin@example.com
@@ -115,3 +120,4 @@ In addition to environment variables, the following settings are configured thro
 | `lockout_attempts` | `5` | Failed login attempts before lockout (0 = disabled) |
 | `lockout_duration` | `15` | Lockout duration in minutes |
 | `mfa_required` | `false` | Enforce MFA for all users |
+| `login_text_color` | `light` | Login text color over background image: `light` or `dark` (auto-detected on upload) |

docs/roles.md

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Owner  →  Admin  →  User
 | Test server connectivity | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
 | **Deployments** | | | |
 | Manual key deployment | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Deploy system master key | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
 | Group deployment | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
 | **Access Assignments** | | | |
 | Create/edit/delete assignments | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ Admins **cannot** access the Admin Settings page, regenerate the master key, man
 
 The **Owner** role has unrestricted access. In addition to all Admin permissions, the owner can:
 
+- Deploy the system master key to servers (via the Deploy page)
 - Access the Admin Settings page
 - Configure application settings (app name, session timeout, default key type)
 - Configure security settings (password policy, account lockout, MFA enforcement)

docs/security.md

@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ Login endpoints (`POST /login`, `POST /login/mfa`) are rate-limited per IP addre
 
 A background goroutine cleans up expired rate limit entries every 5 minutes.
 
+## Gzip Compression
+
+HTTP responses are compressed using gzip for clients that send `Accept-Encoding: gzip`. Only compressible content types are compressed (HTML, CSS, JS, JSON, SVG). Already-compressed formats (woff2, images) are passed through unchanged.
+
+The middleware uses a `sync.Pool` of gzip writers for efficient memory reuse.
+
 ## Request Size Limiting
 
 Request bodies are limited to prevent denial-of-service via large uploads.
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@ WARN: KEYWARDEN_TRUSTED_PROXIES not set – proxy headers (X-Forwarded-For) are
 - Cookie name: `keywarden_session`
 - Cookie flags:
   - `HttpOnly` — Not accessible via JavaScript
-  - `SameSite=Lax` — Prevents CSRF from external sites
+  - `SameSite=Strict` — Prevents CSRF from external sites
   - `Secure` — Only over HTTPS (when enabled)
   - `MaxAge=86400` — 24 hours
 - Sessions stored in-memory (not persisted across restarts)

docs/user-guide.md

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ If email is configured, you can enable **Login Notifications**. Every time someo
 
 ### Profile Picture
 
-Upload a profile picture (avatar) that is displayed next to your name in the navigation. Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP. Maximum size is limited by the server's request size limit.
+Upload a profile picture (avatar) that is displayed next to your name in the navigation. Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP. Maximum file size: 5 MB.
 
 ## Audit Log
 

entrypoint.sh

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# Configure timezone if TZ is set (requires tzdata package)
+if [ -n "$TZ" ] && [ -f "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ" ]; then
+  ln -sf "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ" /etc/localtime
+  echo "$TZ" > /etc/timezone
+fi
+
 # Create data directories (bind-mount from host may be owned by root)
 mkdir -p /data/keys /data/master /data/avatars
 

go.mod

@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 // indirect
+require (
+	golang.org/x/image v0.39.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 // indirect
+)

go.sum

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.38 h1:tDUzL85kMvOrvpCt8P64SbGgVFtJB11GPi2AdmIT
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.38/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0 h1:+Ng2ULVvLHnJ/ZFEq4KdcDd/cfjrrjjNSXNzxg0Y4U4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0/go.mod h1:ErX4dUh2UM+CFYiXZRTcMpEcN8b/1gxEuv3nODoYtCA=
+golang.org/x/image v0.39.0 h1:skVYidAEVKgn8lZ602XO75asgXBgLj9G/FE3RbuPFww=
+golang.org/x/image v0.39.0/go.mod h1:sIbmppfU+xFLPIG0FoVUTvyBMmgng1/XAMhQ2ft0hpA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 h1:omrd2nAlyT5ESRdCLYdm3+fMfNFE/+Rf4bDIQImRJeo=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.41.0 h1:QCgPso/Q3RTJx2Th4bDLqML4W6iJiaXFq2/ftQF13YU=

internal/audit/audit.go

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const (
 	ActionMasterKeyRegenerated = "masterkey_regenerated"
 	ActionMasterKeyRegenFailed = "masterkey_regen_failed"
 	ActionAvatarChanged        = "avatar_changed"
+	ActionBrandingChanged      = "branding_changed"
 
 	// Email
 	ActionEmailNotifyChanged = "email_notify_changed"

internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ func (s *Service) Register(username, email, password, role string, mustChangePas
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// dummyHash is a pre-computed bcrypt hash used for constant-time comparison
+// when a user is not found, preventing timing-based username enumeration.
+var dummyHash, _ = bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte("dummy-constant-time-padding"), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+
 // Login authenticates a user and returns the user if successful
 func (s *Service) Login(username, password string) (*models.User, error) {
 	user := &models.User{}
@@ -86,6 +90,10 @@ func (s *Service) Login(username, password string) (*models.User, error) {
 	).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Username, &user.Email, &user.PasswordHash, &user.Role, &user.MFAEnabled, &user.MFASecret, &user.Theme, &user.EmailNotifyLogin, &user.MustChangePassword, &user.FailedLoginAttempts, &user.LockedUntil, &user.CreatedAt, &user.UpdatedAt)
 
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		// Perform a dummy bcrypt comparison to prevent timing-based username enumeration.
+		// Without this, an attacker could distinguish "user not found" (fast) from
+		// "wrong password" (slow due to bcrypt) by measuring response time.
+		bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword(dummyHash, []byte(password))
 		return nil, ErrInvalidCredentials
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -311,17 +319,27 @@ func (s *Service) markInitialSetupComplete() {
 	)
 }
 
-// generateSecurePassword creates a cryptographically secure random password
+// generateSecurePassword creates a cryptographically secure random password.
+// It uses rejection sampling to avoid modulo bias when mapping random bytes
+// to the character set.
 func generateSecurePassword(length int) (string, error) {
 	const charset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
-	b := make([]byte, length)
-	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
-		return "", err
+	const cLen = byte(len(charset))             // 62
+	const maxUnbiased = 256 - (256 % int(cLen)) // 252 — largest multiple of 62 that fits in a byte
+
+	result := make([]byte, length)
+	for i := 0; i < length; {
+		var b [1]byte
+		if _, err := rand.Read(b[:]); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if int(b[0]) >= maxUnbiased {
+			continue // reject to eliminate modulo bias
+		}
+		result[i] = charset[b[0]%cLen]
+		i++
 	}
-	for i := range b {
-		b[i] = charset[b[i]%byte(len(charset))]
-	}
-	return string(b), nil
+	return string(result), nil
 }
 
 // UpdateUser updates user details (admin function)

internal/auth/security_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+// Keywarden - Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Patrick Asmus (scriptos)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"unicode"
+)
+
+// ---------- generateSecurePassword ----------
+
+func TestGenerateSecurePassword_Length(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, length := range []int{8, 16, 20, 32, 64} {
+		pw, err := generateSecurePassword(length)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("generateSecurePassword(%d) error: %v", length, err)
+		}
+		if len(pw) != length {
+			t.Fatalf("generateSecurePassword(%d) returned length %d", length, len(pw))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerateSecurePassword_CharacterSet(t *testing.T) {
+	const charset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
+	pw, err := generateSecurePassword(1000)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("generateSecurePassword error: %v", err)
+	}
+	for i, c := range pw {
+		if !strings.ContainsRune(charset, c) {
+			t.Fatalf("character at position %d (%c) not in allowed charset", i, c)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerateSecurePassword_Uniqueness(t *testing.T) {
+	passwords := make(map[string]bool)
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		pw, err := generateSecurePassword(20)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("generateSecurePassword error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if passwords[pw] {
+			t.Fatal("generated duplicate password — insufficient randomness")
+		}
+		passwords[pw] = true
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerateSecurePassword_NoBias(t *testing.T) {
+	// Generate many characters and check that the distribution is roughly
+	// uniform. With rejection sampling and charset length 62, each character
+	// should appear about 1/62 ≈ 1.6% of the time. We use a generous margin.
+	const total = 62000
+	pw, err := generateSecurePassword(total)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("generateSecurePassword error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	freq := make(map[rune]int)
+	for _, c := range pw {
+		freq[c]++
+	}
+
+	expected := float64(total) / 62.0 // ~1000
+	for c, count := range freq {
+		ratio := float64(count) / expected
+		// Allow 20% deviation (generous for 62k samples)
+		if ratio < 0.8 || ratio > 1.2 {
+			t.Errorf("character %c appeared %d times (expected ~%.0f, ratio %.2f) — possible bias", c, count, expected, ratio)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- dummyHash (timing attack prevention) ----------
+
+func TestDummyHash_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
+	if dummyHash == nil {
+		t.Fatal("dummyHash should not be nil")
+	}
+	if len(dummyHash) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("dummyHash should not be empty")
+	}
+	// It should be a valid bcrypt hash (starts with $2a$ or $2b$)
+	s := string(dummyHash)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "$2a$") && !strings.HasPrefix(s, "$2b$") {
+		t.Fatalf("dummyHash does not look like a bcrypt hash: %s", s)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- Password character class helpers ----------
+
+func TestPasswordCharacterClasses(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		password   string
+		hasUpper   bool
+		hasLower   bool
+		hasDigit   bool
+		hasSpecial bool
+	}{
+		{"abc", false, true, false, false},
+		{"ABC", true, false, false, false},
+		{"123", false, false, true, false},
+		{"!@#", false, false, false, true},
+		{"aB1!", true, true, true, true},
+		{"", false, false, false, false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		var upper, lower, digit, special bool
+		for _, r := range tt.password {
+			if unicode.IsUpper(r) {
+				upper = true
+			}
+			if unicode.IsLower(r) {
+				lower = true
+			}
+			if unicode.IsDigit(r) {
+				digit = true
+			}
+			if !unicode.IsLetter(r) && !unicode.IsDigit(r) {
+				special = true
+			}
+		}
+		if upper != tt.hasUpper || lower != tt.hasLower || digit != tt.hasDigit || special != tt.hasSpecial {
+			t.Errorf("password %q: got upper=%v lower=%v digit=%v special=%v, want upper=%v lower=%v digit=%v special=%v",
+				tt.password, upper, lower, digit, special, tt.hasUpper, tt.hasLower, tt.hasDigit, tt.hasSpecial)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/config/config.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Config holds all application configuration
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	SMTPTLS      bool
 	SMTPEnabled  bool
 
+	// Timezone
+	Timezone *time.Location // parsed from TZ env var; defaults to UTC
+
 	// Security / Hardening
 	BaseURL        string // e.g. "https://keywarden.example.com" (used for emails, cookie config)
 	TrustedProxies string // comma-separated CIDRs, e.g. "10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12"
@@ -55,6 +59,13 @@ func Load() *Config {
 	rateLimitLogin := getEnvInt("KEYWARDEN_RATE_LIMIT_LOGIN", 10)
 	maxRequestSize := getEnvInt64("KEYWARDEN_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE", 10*1024*1024) // 10 MB
 
+	// Load timezone from TZ environment variable (standard for Docker)
+	tzName := getEnv("TZ", "UTC")
+	tz, err := time.LoadLocation(tzName)
+	if err != nil {
+		tz = time.UTC
+	}
+
 	return &Config{
 		Port:          getEnv("KEYWARDEN_PORT", "8080"),
 		DBPath:        getEnv("KEYWARDEN_DB_PATH", "./data/keywarden.db"),
@@ -73,6 +84,8 @@ func Load() *Config {
 		SMTPTLS:      getEnv("KEYWARDEN_SMTP_TLS", "true") == "true",
 		SMTPEnabled:  smtpHost != "",
 
+		Timezone: tz,
+
 		BaseURL:        baseURL,
 		TrustedProxies: getEnv("KEYWARDEN_TRUSTED_PROXIES", ""),
 		SecureCookies:  secureCookies,

internal/database/backup.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (d *DB) ExportAll() (*BackupData, error) {
 		{`SELECT id, user_id, name, hostname, port, username, description, created_at, updated_at FROM servers ORDER BY id`, &backup.Servers},
 		{`SELECT id, user_id, name, description, created_at, updated_at FROM server_groups ORDER BY id`, &backup.ServerGroups},
 		{`SELECT id, group_id, server_id FROM server_group_members ORDER BY id`, &backup.GroupMembers},
-		{`SELECT id, ssh_key_id, server_id, deployed_at, status, message FROM key_deployments ORDER BY id`, &backup.KeyDeployments},
+		{`SELECT id, ssh_key_id, server_id, deployed_at, status, message, key_name FROM key_deployments ORDER BY id`, &backup.KeyDeployments},
 		{`SELECT id, user_id, action, details, ip_address, created_at FROM audit_log ORDER BY id`, &backup.AuditLog},
 		{`SELECT key, value, updated_at FROM settings ORDER BY key`, &backup.Settings},
 		{`SELECT id, user_id, ssh_key_id, server_id, group_id, system_user, desired_state, sudo, create_user, initial_password, status, last_sync_at, created_at, updated_at FROM access_assignments ORDER BY id`, &backup.AccessAssign},
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (d *DB) ImportAll(backup *BackupData) error {
 		{"servers", []string{"id", "user_id", "name", "hostname", "port", "username", "description", "created_at", "updated_at"}, backup.Servers},
 		{"server_groups", []string{"id", "user_id", "name", "description", "created_at", "updated_at"}, backup.ServerGroups},
 		{"server_group_members", []string{"id", "group_id", "server_id"}, backup.GroupMembers},
-		{"key_deployments", []string{"id", "ssh_key_id", "server_id", "deployed_at", "status", "message"}, backup.KeyDeployments},
+		{"key_deployments", []string{"id", "ssh_key_id", "server_id", "deployed_at", "status", "message", "key_name"}, backup.KeyDeployments},
 		{"audit_log", []string{"id", "user_id", "action", "details", "ip_address", "created_at"}, backup.AuditLog},
 		{"settings", []string{"key", "value", "updated_at"}, backup.Settings},
 		{"access_assignments", []string{"id", "user_id", "ssh_key_id", "server_id", "group_id", "system_user", "desired_state", "sudo", "create_user", "initial_password", "status", "last_sync_at", "created_at", "updated_at"}, backup.AccessAssign},
@@ -145,7 +145,12 @@ func (d *DB) ImportAll(backup *BackupData) error {
 		for _, row := range imp.data {
 			args := make([]interface{}, len(imp.columns))
 			for i, col := range imp.columns {
-				args[i] = row[col]
+				v := row[col]
+				// For columns with NOT NULL DEFAULT '', treat nil as empty string
+				if v == nil && col == "key_name" {
+					v = ""
+				}
+				args[i] = v
 			}
 			if _, err := stmt.Exec(args...); err != nil {
 				stmt.Close()

internal/database/database.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package database
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -266,5 +267,40 @@ func (d *DB) migrate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Migration: recreate key_deployments with nullable ssh_key_id and key_name column
+	// This is needed so the system master key (which has no ssh_keys row) can be logged.
+	{
+		var migCount int
+		d.QueryRow(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM _migrations WHERE name = 'key_deployments_nullable_keyid'`).Scan(&migCount)
+		if migCount == 0 {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			conn, err := d.DB.Conn(ctx)
+			if err == nil {
+				conn.ExecContext(ctx, `PRAGMA foreign_keys = OFF`)
+				conn.ExecContext(ctx, `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS key_deployments_new (
+					id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+					ssh_key_id INTEGER,
+					server_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+					deployed_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+					status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending',
+					message TEXT,
+					key_name TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+					FOREIGN KEY (ssh_key_id) REFERENCES ssh_keys(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+					FOREIGN KEY (server_id) REFERENCES servers(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+				)`)
+				conn.ExecContext(ctx, `INSERT INTO key_deployments_new (id, ssh_key_id, server_id, deployed_at, status, message, key_name)
+					SELECT kd.id, kd.ssh_key_id, kd.server_id, kd.deployed_at, kd.status, kd.message,
+						COALESCE(sk.name, '')
+					FROM key_deployments kd
+					LEFT JOIN ssh_keys sk ON kd.ssh_key_id = sk.id`)
+				conn.ExecContext(ctx, `DROP TABLE key_deployments`)
+				conn.ExecContext(ctx, `ALTER TABLE key_deployments_new RENAME TO key_deployments`)
+				conn.ExecContext(ctx, `PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`)
+				conn.Close()
+			}
+			d.Exec(`INSERT INTO _migrations (name) VALUES ('key_deployments_nullable_keyid')`)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }

internal/deploy/deploy.go

@@ -615,20 +615,32 @@ func (s *Service) TestSSHAuth(hostname string, port int, username string, privat
 
 // logDeployment records a deployment attempt
 func (s *Service) logDeployment(keyID, serverID int64, status, message string) {
-	s.db.Exec(
-		`INSERT INTO key_deployments (ssh_key_id, server_id, status, message) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-		keyID, serverID, status, message,
-	)
+	if keyID <= 0 {
+		// Master key or virtual key: store with NULL ssh_key_id
+		s.db.Exec(
+			`INSERT INTO key_deployments (ssh_key_id, server_id, status, message, key_name) VALUES (NULL, ?, ?, ?, '[MASTER] System Master Key')`,
+			serverID, status, message,
+		)
+	} else {
+		var keyName string
+		s.db.QueryRow(`SELECT name FROM ssh_keys WHERE id = ?`, keyID).Scan(&keyName)
+		s.db.Exec(
+			`INSERT INTO key_deployments (ssh_key_id, server_id, status, message, key_name) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+			keyID, serverID, status, message, keyName,
+		)
+	}
 }
 
 // GetDeployments returns deployment history for a user's keys
 func (s *Service) GetDeployments(userID int64) ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	rows, err := s.db.Query(
-		`SELECT kd.id, sk.name as key_name, srv.name as server_name, kd.status, kd.message, kd.deployed_at
+		`SELECT kd.id,
+			CASE WHEN kd.key_name != '' THEN kd.key_name ELSE COALESCE(sk.name, 'Unknown') END as key_name,
+			srv.name as server_name, kd.status, kd.message, kd.deployed_at
 		 FROM key_deployments kd
-		 JOIN ssh_keys sk ON kd.ssh_key_id = sk.id
+		 LEFT JOIN ssh_keys sk ON kd.ssh_key_id = sk.id
 		 JOIN servers srv ON kd.server_id = srv.id
-		 WHERE sk.user_id = ?
+		 WHERE sk.user_id = ? OR kd.ssh_key_id IS NULL
 		 ORDER BY kd.deployed_at DESC LIMIT 50`, userID,
 	)
 	if err != nil {

internal/encryption/encryption.go

@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ type Service struct {
 	key []byte // 32 bytes for AES-256
 }
 
-// NewService creates a new encryption service from a passphrase
+// NewService creates a new encryption service from a passphrase.
+//
+// NOTE: Key derivation currently uses SHA-256 for backward compatibility with
+// existing encrypted data. A migration to a proper KDF (e.g. Argon2id) would
+// require re-encrypting all stored secrets and is tracked as a future improvement.
 func NewService(passphrase string) *Service {
-	// Derive a 32-byte key from the passphrase using SHA-256
 	hash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(passphrase))
 	return &Service{key: hash[:]}
 }

internal/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/hmac"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha1"
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
+	"image"
+	_ "image/jpeg"
+	_ "image/png"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"math"
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	_ "golang.org/x/image/webp"
+
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/audit"
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/auth"
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/cron"
@@ -194,6 +200,7 @@ type SystemInfo struct {
 	Runtime      string // e.g. "Docker" or "Native"
 	Hostname     string
 	Uptime       string
+	Timezone     string
 }
 
 // AdminUserInfo holds user info for the admin settings page
@@ -266,6 +273,12 @@ func New(authSvc *auth.Service, keysSvc *keys.Service, serversSvc *servers.Servi
 		logging.Warn("Failed to create avatars directory %s: %v", avatarsDir, err)
 	}
 
+	// Ensure branding directory exists
+	brandingDir := filepath.Join(dataDir, "branding")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(brandingDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		logging.Warn("Failed to create branding directory %s: %v", brandingDir, err)
+	}
+
 	h := &Handler{
 		auth:          authSvc,
 		keys:          keysSvc,
@@ -317,6 +330,59 @@ func (h *Handler) loadTemplates(templateFS embed.FS) {
 		"releaseURL": func() string {
 			return h.updater.ReleaseURL()
 		},
+		"releasesPageURL": func() string {
+			return updater.ReleasesPageURL
+		},
+		"loginBgImage": func() string {
+			bgPath := filepath.Join(h.dataDir, "branding", "login_bg")
+			if _, err := os.Stat(bgPath); err == nil {
+				return "/branding/login-bg"
+			}
+			return ""
+		},
+		"loginTextColor": func() string {
+			c, _ := h.auth.GetSetting("login_text_color")
+			if c == "" {
+				return "light"
+			}
+			return c
+		},
+		// formatTime converts a time.Time to the app timezone and formats as "2006-01-02 15:04"
+		"formatTime": func(v interface{}) string {
+			switch t := v.(type) {
+			case time.Time:
+				return t.Local().Format("2006-01-02 15:04")
+			case *time.Time:
+				if t != nil {
+					return t.Local().Format("2006-01-02 15:04")
+				}
+			}
+			return ""
+		},
+		// formatDateTime converts a time.Time to the app timezone and formats as "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
+		"formatDateTime": func(v interface{}) string {
+			switch t := v.(type) {
+			case time.Time:
+				return t.Local().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
+			case *time.Time:
+				if t != nil {
+					return t.Local().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
+				}
+			}
+			return ""
+		},
+		// formatDateTimeLocal converts a time.Time to the app timezone and formats for HTML datetime-local inputs
+		"formatDateTimeLocal": func(v interface{}) string {
+			switch t := v.(type) {
+			case time.Time:
+				return t.Local().Format("2006-01-02T15:04")
+			case *time.Time:
+				if t != nil {
+					return t.Local().Format("2006-01-02T15:04")
+				}
+			}
+			return ""
+		},
 	}
 
 	baseLayout, err := fs.ReadFile(templateFS, "templates/layout/base.html")
@@ -399,6 +465,7 @@ func (h *Handler) RegisterRoutes(mux *http.ServeMux) {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/static/", h.handleStatic)
 
 	// Public routes
+	mux.HandleFunc("/branding/login-bg", h.handleLoginBgServe)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/login", h.handleLogin)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/login/mfa", h.handleLoginMFA)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/logout", h.handleLogout)
@@ -454,6 +521,8 @@ func (h *Handler) RegisterRoutes(mux *http.ServeMux) {
 
 	// Owner-only routes
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/settings", h.requireOwner(h.handleAdminSettings))
+	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/branding/upload", h.requireOwner(h.handleLoginBrandingUpload))
+	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/branding/remove-bg", h.requireOwner(h.handleLoginBrandingRemoveBg))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/masterkey/regenerate", h.requireOwner(h.handleMasterKeyRegenerate))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/backup/export", h.requireOwner(h.handleBackupExport))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/backup/import", h.requireOwner(h.handleBackupImport))
@@ -567,11 +636,13 @@ func (h *Handler) requireAuth(next http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 			h.mu.Unlock()
 			logging.Info("Session expired for user ID %d due to inactivity (%v timeout)", sess.UserID, timeout)
 			http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
-				Name:   "keywarden_session",
-				Value:  "",
-				Path:   "/",
-				Secure: h.secureCookies,
-				MaxAge: -1,
+				Name:     "keywarden_session",
+				Value:    "",
+				Path:     "/",
+				HttpOnly: true,
+				Secure:   h.secureCookies,
+				SameSite: http.SameSiteStrictMode,
+				MaxAge:   -1,
 			})
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/login", http.StatusSeeOther)
 			return
@@ -856,11 +927,13 @@ func (h *Handler) handleLogout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
-		Name:   "keywarden_session",
-		Value:  "",
-		Path:   "/",
-		Secure: h.secureCookies,
-		MaxAge: -1,
+		Name:     "keywarden_session",
+		Value:    "",
+		Path:     "/",
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   h.secureCookies,
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteStrictMode,
+		MaxAge:   -1,
 	})
 
 	http.Redirect(w, r, "/login", http.StatusSeeOther)
@@ -1430,6 +1503,36 @@ func (h *Handler) handleServerTestAuth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+// masterKeyForDeploy returns the system master key as a virtual SSHKey entry for deployment.
+// Returns nil if the master key is not available.
+func (h *Handler) masterKeyForDeploy() *models.SSHKey {
+	pub, err := h.keys.GetSystemMasterKeyPublic()
+	if err != nil || pub == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	fp, _ := h.keys.GetSystemMasterKeyFingerprint()
+	return &models.SSHKey{
+		ID:          -1,
+		UserID:      0,
+		Name:        "[MASTER] System Master Key",
+		KeyType:     "ed25519",
+		PublicKey:   pub,
+		Fingerprint: fp,
+	}
+}
+
+// prependMasterKey adds the system master key to the key list if the user is an owner.
+func (h *Handler) prependMasterKey(keyList []models.SSHKey, role string) []models.SSHKey {
+	if !isOwner(role) {
+		return keyList
+	}
+	mk := h.masterKeyForDeploy()
+	if mk == nil {
+		return keyList
+	}
+	return append([]models.SSHKey{*mk}, keyList...)
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) handleDeploy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userID := h.getUserID(r)
 	user, _ := h.auth.GetUserByID(userID)
@@ -1438,6 +1541,9 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDeploy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	groups, _ := h.servers.GetAllGroups()
 	deployments, _ := h.deploy.GetDeployments(userID)
 
+	// Owner can deploy the system master key
+	keyList = h.prependMasterKey(keyList, user.Role)
+
 	if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
 		data := &PageData{
 			Title:       "Deploy Keys",
@@ -1457,14 +1563,26 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDeploy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	serverID, _ := strconv.ParseInt(r.FormValue("server_id"), 10, 64)
 	authMethod := r.FormValue("auth_method")
 
-	key, err := h.keys.GetKeyByID(keyID, userID)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Try global access for admin/owner deploying other users' keys
-		key, err = h.keys.GetKeyByIDGlobal(keyID)
-		if err != nil {
+	var key *models.SSHKey
+	var err error
+
+	if keyID == -1 && isOwner(user.Role) {
+		// Owner deploying the system master key
+		key = h.masterKeyForDeploy()
+		if key == nil {
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/deploy", http.StatusSeeOther)
 			return
 		}
+	} else {
+		key, err = h.keys.GetKeyByID(keyID, userID)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Try global access for admin/owner deploying other users' keys
+			key, err = h.keys.GetKeyByIDGlobal(keyID)
+			if err != nil {
+				http.Redirect(w, r, "/deploy", http.StatusSeeOther)
+				return
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	server, err := h.servers.GetByIDGlobal(serverID)
@@ -1508,7 +1626,18 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDeploy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	logging.Info("Deploy successful: key='%s' target=%s@%s:%d", key.Name, server.Username, server.Hostname, server.Port)
 	h.audit.Log(userID, audit.ActionDeploySuccess, fmt.Sprintf("Deployed key '%s' to %s@%s:%d", key.Name, server.Username, server.Hostname, server.Port), clientIP(r))
-	http.Redirect(w, r, "/deploy", http.StatusSeeOther)
+	deployments, _ = h.deploy.GetDeployments(userID)
+	data := &PageData{
+		Title:       "Deploy Keys",
+		Active:      "deploy",
+		User:        user,
+		Keys:        keyList,
+		Servers:     serverList,
+		Groups:      groups,
+		Deployments: deployments,
+		Flash:       &Flash{Type: "success", Message: fmt.Sprintf("Key '%s' successfully deployed to %s@%s:%d.", key.Name, server.Username, server.Hostname, server.Port)},
+	}
+	h.templates["deploy"].ExecuteTemplate(w, "base", data)
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) handleDeployGroup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -1523,14 +1652,26 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDeployGroup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	groupID, _ := strconv.ParseInt(r.FormValue("group_id"), 10, 64)
 	authMethod := r.FormValue("auth_method")
 
-	key, err := h.keys.GetKeyByID(keyID, userID)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Try global access for admin/owner deploying other users' keys
-		key, err = h.keys.GetKeyByIDGlobal(keyID)
-		if err != nil {
+	var key *models.SSHKey
+	var keyErr error
+
+	if keyID == -1 && isOwner(user.Role) {
+		// Owner deploying the system master key
+		key = h.masterKeyForDeploy()
+		if key == nil {
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/deploy", http.StatusSeeOther)
 			return
 		}
+	} else {
+		key, keyErr = h.keys.GetKeyByID(keyID, userID)
+		if keyErr != nil {
+			// Try global access for admin/owner deploying other users' keys
+			key, keyErr = h.keys.GetKeyByIDGlobal(keyID)
+			if keyErr != nil {
+				http.Redirect(w, r, "/deploy", http.StatusSeeOther)
+				return
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	group, err := h.servers.GetGroupByIDGlobal(groupID)
@@ -1542,6 +1683,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDeployGroup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	members, err := h.servers.GetGroupMembersGlobal(groupID)
 	if err != nil || len(members) == 0 {
 		keyList, _ := h.keys.GetAllKeys()
+		keyList = h.prependMasterKey(keyList, user.Role)
 		serverList, _ := h.servers.GetAllServers()
 		groups, _ := h.servers.GetAllGroups()
 		deployments, _ := h.deploy.GetDeployments(userID)
@@ -1597,6 +1739,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDeployGroup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	keyList, _ := h.keys.GetAllKeys()
+	keyList = h.prependMasterKey(keyList, user.Role)
 	serverList, _ := h.servers.GetAllServers()
 	groups, _ := h.servers.GetAllGroups()
 	deployments, _ := h.deploy.GetDeployments(userID)
@@ -2480,9 +2623,9 @@ func (h *Handler) handleAvatarUpload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Limit upload to 2MB
-	r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, 2<<20)
-	if err := r.ParseMultipartForm(2 << 20); err != nil {
+	// Limit upload to 5MB
+	r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, 5<<20)
+	if err := r.ParseMultipartForm(5 << 20); err != nil {
 		http.Redirect(w, r, "/settings", http.StatusSeeOther)
 		return
 	}
@@ -3016,6 +3159,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleSystemInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Runtime:      runtimeEnv,
 		Hostname:     hostname,
 		Uptime:       uptimeStr,
+		Timezone:     time.Local.String(),
 	}
 
 	data := &PageData{
@@ -3027,6 +3171,146 @@ func (h *Handler) handleSystemInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	h.templates["system_info"].ExecuteTemplate(w, "base", data)
 }
 
+// handleLoginBrandingUpload handles background image upload for the login page
+func (h *Handler) handleLoginBrandingUpload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings", http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
+
+	userID := h.getUserID(r)
+
+	// Limit upload to 5MB
+	r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, 5<<20)
+	if err := r.ParseMultipartForm(5 << 20); err != nil {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings?flash_type=danger&flash_msg="+url.QueryEscape("File too large. Maximum size is 5 MB."), http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
+
+	file, header, err := r.FormFile("login_bg")
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings?flash_type=danger&flash_msg="+url.QueryEscape("No file selected."), http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	// Validate content type
+	ct := header.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	if ct != "image/png" && ct != "image/jpeg" && ct != "image/webp" {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings?flash_type=danger&flash_msg="+url.QueryEscape("Invalid file type. Only PNG, JPEG and WebP are allowed."), http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
+
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings?flash_type=danger&flash_msg="+url.QueryEscape("Failed to read uploaded file."), http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
+
+	bgPath := filepath.Join(h.dataDir, "branding", "login_bg")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(bgPath, data, 0600); err != nil {
+		logging.Warn("Failed to save login background image: %v", err)
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings?flash_type=danger&flash_msg="+url.QueryEscape("Failed to save background image."), http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Auto-detect brightness and set text color accordingly
+	textColor := analyzeImageBrightness(data)
+	if err := h.auth.SetSetting("login_text_color", textColor); err != nil {
+		logging.Warn("Failed to save auto-detected text color: %v", err)
+	}
+	logging.Info("Login background uploaded: auto-detected text color = %s", textColor)
+
+	h.audit.Log(userID, audit.ActionBrandingChanged, fmt.Sprintf("Login background image uploaded (auto text color: %s)", textColor), clientIP(r))
+	http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings?flash_type=success&flash_msg="+url.QueryEscape("Background image uploaded successfully."), http.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
+// handleLoginBrandingRemoveBg removes the login page background image
+func (h *Handler) handleLoginBrandingRemoveBg(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings", http.StatusSeeOther)
+		return
+	}
+
+	userID := h.getUserID(r)
+	bgPath := filepath.Join(h.dataDir, "branding", "login_bg")
+	os.Remove(bgPath)
+	// Reset auto-detected text color
+	_ = h.auth.SetSetting("login_text_color", "light")
+
+	h.audit.Log(userID, audit.ActionBrandingChanged, "Login background image removed", clientIP(r))
+	http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/settings?flash_type=success&flash_msg="+url.QueryEscape("Background image removed."), http.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
+// handleLoginBgServe serves the login page background image (public, no auth required)
+func (h *Handler) handleLoginBgServe(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
+		http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	bgPath := filepath.Join(h.dataDir, "branding", "login_bg")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(bgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.NotFound(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+
+	contentType := http.DetectContentType(data)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", contentType)
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=3600")
+	w.Write(data)
+}
+
+// analyzeImageBrightness decodes an image and computes the average perceived
+// brightness using the ITU-R BT.709 luminance formula. It samples every Nth
+// pixel for performance. Returns "light" if the image is dark (bright text
+// needed) or "dark" if the image is bright (dark text needed).
+func analyzeImageBrightness(data []byte) string {
+	img, _, err := image.Decode(bytes.NewReader(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		// Cannot decode → assume dark image, use light text
+		return "light"
+	}
+
+	bounds := img.Bounds()
+	width := bounds.Max.X - bounds.Min.X
+	height := bounds.Max.Y - bounds.Min.Y
+	totalPixels := width * height
+
+	// Sample step: aim for ~10 000 pixels max for performance
+	step := 1
+	if totalPixels > 10000 {
+		step = int(math.Sqrt(float64(totalPixels) / 10000))
+		if step < 1 {
+			step = 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	var sum float64
+	var count int
+	for y := bounds.Min.Y; y < bounds.Max.Y; y += step {
+		for x := bounds.Min.X; x < bounds.Max.X; x += step {
+			r, g, b, _ := img.At(x, y).RGBA()
+			// ITU-R BT.709 perceived luminance (values are 0–65535)
+			lum := 0.2126*float64(r) + 0.7152*float64(g) + 0.0722*float64(b)
+			sum += lum
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+
+	if count == 0 {
+		return "light"
+	}
+
+	avg := sum / float64(count)
+	// 65535 / 2 = 32767.5 → threshold at ~40% brightness
+	if avg < 26214 {
+		return "light" // dark image → use light/white text
+	}
+	return "dark" // bright image → use dark text
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) handleAdminSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userID := h.getUserID(r)
 	user, _ := h.auth.GetUserByID(userID)

internal/mail/mail.go

@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
+	htmltpl "html/template"
 	"mime"
 	"net"
 	"net/smtp"
 	"strings"
-	"text/template"
+	texttpl "text/template"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/config"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func (s *Service) SendLoginNotification(toEmail string, data LoginNotificationDa
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	htmlBody, err := renderTemplate(loginNotificationHTML, data)
+	htmlBody, err := renderHTMLTemplate(loginNotificationHTML, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to render HTML template: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *Service) SendInvitation(toEmail string, data InvitationData) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("email is not configured (KEYWARDEN_SMTP_HOST not set)")
 	}
 
-	htmlBody, err := renderTemplate(invitationHTML, data)
+	htmlBody, err := renderHTMLTemplate(invitationHTML, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to render invitation HTML template: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -317,7 +318,21 @@ func (s *Service) send(to string, msg []byte) error {
 }
 
 func renderTemplate(tmplStr string, data interface{}) (string, error) {
-	tmpl, err := template.New("email").Parse(tmplStr)
+	tmpl, err := texttpl.New("email").Parse(tmplStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := tmpl.Execute(&buf, data); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return buf.String(), nil
+}
+
+// renderHTMLTemplate uses html/template for proper context-aware escaping,
+// preventing XSS in HTML email bodies when user-supplied data is included.
+func renderHTMLTemplate(tmplStr string, data interface{}) (string, error) {
+	tmpl, err := htmltpl.New("email").Parse(tmplStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}

internal/security/gzip.go

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// Keywarden - Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Patrick Asmus (scriptos)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package security
+
+import (
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// compressibleTypes lists MIME types that benefit from gzip compression.
+// Binary formats like woff2, images, etc. are already compressed.
+var compressibleTypes = map[string]bool{
+	"text/html":              true,
+	"text/css":               true,
+	"text/plain":             true,
+	"text/javascript":        true,
+	"application/javascript": true,
+	"application/json":       true,
+	"application/xml":        true,
+	"image/svg+xml":          true,
+}
+
+var gzipWriterPool = sync.Pool{
+	New: func() interface{} {
+		w, _ := gzip.NewWriterLevel(io.Discard, gzip.BestSpeed)
+		return w
+	},
+}
+
+// GzipMiddleware compresses HTTP responses for clients that accept gzip.
+// Only compressible content types (text, CSS, JS, JSON, SVG) are compressed;
+// already-compressed formats (woff2, images) are passed through unchanged.
+func GzipMiddleware() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			if !strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept-Encoding"), "gzip") {
+				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+				return
+			}
+
+			gz := gzipWriterPool.Get().(*gzip.Writer)
+			gz.Reset(w)
+
+			grw := &gzipResponseWriter{
+				ResponseWriter: w,
+				gz:             gz,
+			}
+
+			next.ServeHTTP(grw, r)
+
+			if grw.compressed {
+				gz.Close()
+			}
+			gzipWriterPool.Put(gz)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type gzipResponseWriter struct {
+	http.ResponseWriter
+	gz         *gzip.Writer
+	compressed bool
+	decided    bool
+}
+
+func (w *gzipResponseWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
+	if w.decided {
+		w.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
+		return
+	}
+	w.decided = true
+
+	// Only compress successful full responses (not 304, 206, redirects, errors)
+	if code == http.StatusOK {
+		ct := w.Header().Get("Content-Type")
+		if idx := strings.Index(ct, ";"); idx >= 0 {
+			ct = strings.TrimSpace(ct[:idx])
+		}
+		if compressibleTypes[ct] {
+			w.compressed = true
+			w.Header().Del("Content-Length")
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
+			w.Header().Add("Vary", "Accept-Encoding")
+		}
+	}
+	w.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
+}
+
+func (w *gzipResponseWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	if !w.decided {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}
+	if w.compressed {
+		return w.gz.Write(b)
+	}
+	return w.ResponseWriter.Write(b)
+}
+
+// Flush implements http.Flusher for streaming responses.
+func (w *gzipResponseWriter) Flush() {
+	if w.compressed {
+		w.gz.Flush()
+	}
+	if f, ok := w.ResponseWriter.(http.Flusher); ok {
+		f.Flush()
+	}
+}

internal/security/security_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+// Keywarden - Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Patrick Asmus (scriptos)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package security
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// ---------- CSRF Middleware ----------
+
+func TestCSRFMiddleware_SetsTokenCookie(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := CSRFMiddleware(false)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	cookies := rec.Result().Cookies()
+	var csrfCookie *http.Cookie
+	for _, c := range cookies {
+		if c.Name == "_csrf" {
+			csrfCookie = c
+		}
+	}
+	if csrfCookie == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected _csrf cookie to be set on GET request")
+	}
+	if len(csrfCookie.Value) != 64 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 64-char hex token, got %d chars", len(csrfCookie.Value))
+	}
+	if csrfCookie.SameSite != http.SameSiteStrictMode {
+		t.Fatal("expected SameSite=Strict on CSRF cookie")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCSRFMiddleware_BlocksPOSTWithoutToken(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := CSRFMiddleware(false)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/action", nil)
+	req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "_csrf", Value: strings.Repeat("a", 64)})
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 403 Forbidden for POST without matching token, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCSRFMiddleware_AllowsPOSTWithValidToken(t *testing.T) {
+	token := strings.Repeat("ab", 32) // 64-char hex
+	handler := CSRFMiddleware(false)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	body := strings.NewReader("_csrf=" + token)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/action", body)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+	req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "_csrf", Value: token})
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200 OK for POST with valid CSRF token, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCSRFMiddleware_AllowsGETWithoutToken(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := CSRFMiddleware(false)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/page", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200 OK for GET without CSRF token, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCSRFMiddleware_AcceptsHeaderToken(t *testing.T) {
+	token := strings.Repeat("cd", 32) // 64-char hex
+	handler := CSRFMiddleware(false)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/action", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("X-CSRF-Token", token)
+	req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "_csrf", Value: token})
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200 OK for POST with X-CSRF-Token header, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- Security Headers Middleware ----------
+
+func TestHeadersMiddleware_SetsSecurityHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := HeadersMiddleware()(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/dashboard", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	expected := map[string]string{
+		"X-Frame-Options":        "DENY",
+		"X-Content-Type-Options": "nosniff",
+		"Referrer-Policy":        "strict-origin-when-cross-origin",
+	}
+	for header, want := range expected {
+		got := rec.Header().Get(header)
+		if got != want {
+			t.Errorf("header %s: got %q, want %q", header, got, want)
+		}
+	}
+
+	csp := rec.Header().Get("Content-Security-Policy")
+	if csp == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected Content-Security-Policy header to be set")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(csp, "frame-ancestors 'none'") {
+		t.Error("CSP should contain frame-ancestors 'none'")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(csp, "form-action 'self'") {
+		t.Error("CSP should contain form-action 'self'")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHeadersMiddleware_SetsCacheControlForNonStatic(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := HeadersMiddleware()(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/settings", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	cc := rec.Header().Get("Cache-Control")
+	if !strings.Contains(cc, "no-store") {
+		t.Errorf("expected no-store in Cache-Control for non-static page, got %q", cc)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- Rate Limit Middleware ----------
+
+func TestRateLimitMiddleware_BlocksAfterLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := RateLimitMiddleware(3)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/login", nil)
+		req.RemoteAddr = "192.0.2.1:12345"
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+		if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatalf("request %d: expected 200, got %d", i+1, rec.Code)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 4th request should be blocked
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/login", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "192.0.2.1:12345"
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusTooManyRequests {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 429 Too Many Requests, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitMiddleware_DisabledWhenZero(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := RateLimitMiddleware(0)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/login", nil)
+		req.RemoteAddr = "192.0.2.1:12345"
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+		if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatalf("request %d: expected 200 (rate limiting disabled), got %d", i+1, rec.Code)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitMiddleware_AllowsGETLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := RateLimitMiddleware(1)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	// Exhaust POST limit
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/login", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "192.0.2.1:12345"
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	// GET should still work
+	req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/login", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "192.0.2.1:12345"
+	rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected GET /login to pass rate limit, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitMiddleware_SeparatesIPs(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := RateLimitMiddleware(1)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	// Exhaust limit for IP 1
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/login", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "192.0.2.1:12345"
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	// IP 2 should still be allowed
+	req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/login", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "192.0.2.2:12345"
+	rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected different IP to be allowed, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- Size Limit Middleware ----------
+
+func TestSizeLimitMiddleware_BlocksOversizedBody(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := SizeLimitMiddleware(10)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+		_, err := r.Body.Read(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "body too large", http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	body := strings.NewReader(strings.Repeat("x", 100))
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/upload", body)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code == http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatal("expected request with body > 10 bytes to be rejected")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSizeLimitMiddleware_DisabledWhenZero(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := SizeLimitMiddleware(0)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	body := strings.NewReader(strings.Repeat("x", 1000))
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/upload", body)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200 with size limit disabled, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- Proxy / ClientIP ----------
+
+func TestClientIP_RemoteAddrFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	Init("") // no trusted proxies
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "10.0.0.1:54321"
+
+	ip := ClientIP(req)
+	if ip != "10.0.0.1" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 10.0.0.1, got %s", ip)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientIP_XForwardedFor_Legacy(t *testing.T) {
+	Init("") // legacy mode, trusts headers
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "10.0.0.1:54321"
+	req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", "203.0.113.50, 10.0.0.1")
+
+	ip := ClientIP(req)
+	if ip != "203.0.113.50" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected leftmost XFF IP 203.0.113.50, got %s", ip)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientIP_TrustedProxies(t *testing.T) {
+	Init("10.0.0.0/8")
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "10.0.0.1:54321"
+	req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", "203.0.113.50, 10.0.0.2")
+
+	ip := ClientIP(req)
+	if ip != "203.0.113.50" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected rightmost untrusted IP 203.0.113.50, got %s", ip)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientIP_UntrustedPeerIgnoresHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	Init("10.0.0.0/8")
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	req.RemoteAddr = "203.0.113.99:54321" // not in trusted range
+	req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", "1.2.3.4")
+
+	ip := ClientIP(req)
+	if ip != "203.0.113.99" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected direct peer IP when not trusted, got %s", ip)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- isStaticAsset ----------
+
+func TestIsStaticAsset(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		path string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"/static/css/style.css", true},
+		{"/avatar/1.png", true},
+		{"/dashboard", false},
+		{"/login", false},
+		{"", false},
+		{"/short", false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := isStaticAsset(tt.path)
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("isStaticAsset(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.path, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/updater/updater.go

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	// Gitea API endpoint for releases
 	releasesAPI = "https://git.techniverse.net/api/v1/repos/scriptos/keywarden/releases?limit=5"
+	// Public releases page URL
+	ReleasesPageURL = "https://git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/releases"
 	// How often to check for updates
 	checkInterval = 6 * time.Hour
 	// HTTP timeout for API requests
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ func (s *Service) check() {
 
 // isNewer returns true if latest is a higher version than current.
 // Both may optionally have a "v" prefix (e.g. "v1.2.3").
+// Pre-release versions (e.g. "v1.0.0-alpha") are considered older than the
+// same version without a suffix (e.g. "v1.0.0").
 func isNewer(latest, current string) bool {
 	latestParts := parseVersion(latest)
 	currentParts := parseVersion(current)
@@ -174,12 +178,25 @@ func isNewer(latest, current string) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Numeric parts are equal – a stable release is newer than a pre-release
+	// of the same version (e.g. v0.3.0 > v0.3.0-alpha).
+	if hasPreRelease(current) && !hasPreRelease(latest) {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	return false
 }
 
-// parseVersion strips the "v" prefix and splits "1.2.3" into [1, 2, 3].
+// parseVersion strips the "v" prefix and pre-release suffixes (e.g. "-alpha")
+// then splits "1.2.3" into [1, 2, 3].
+// A pre-release version is indicated by returning isPreRelease = true.
 func parseVersion(v string) []int {
 	v = strings.TrimPrefix(v, "v")
+	// Strip pre-release suffix (e.g. "-alpha", "-beta.1", "-rc1")
+	if idx := strings.IndexByte(v, '-'); idx >= 0 {
+		v = v[:idx]
+	}
 	parts := strings.Split(v, ".")
 	nums := make([]int, 0, len(parts))
 	for _, p := range parts {
@@ -191,3 +208,10 @@ func parseVersion(v string) []int {
 	}
 	return nums
 }
+
+// hasPreRelease returns true when the version string contains a pre-release
+// suffix (e.g. "-alpha", "-beta", "-rc1").
+func hasPreRelease(v string) bool {
+	v = strings.TrimPrefix(v, "v")
+	return strings.ContainsRune(v, '-')
+}

internal/version/version.go

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Keywarden - Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Patrick Asmus (scriptos)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package version
+
+// Version is the current application version.
+// This is the SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH for the version number.
+// Update this value for each release.
+//
+// It can still be overridden at build time via:
+//
+//	go build -ldflags "-X git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/version.Version=v1.0.0"
+var Version = "v0.4.0-alpha"

tools/subset-icons.py

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Tabler Icons Subset Tool for Keywarden
+=======================================
+Scans all HTML templates for used ti-* icon classes, then generates:
+  1. A subsetted woff2 font with only the needed glyphs
+  2. A minimal CSS file with only the matching icon rules
+
+Prerequisites (one-time):
+  pip install fonttools brotli
+
+Usage:
+  python tools/subset-icons.py
+
+Source files (full Tabler Icons 3.6.0) are stored in tools/tabler-icons-full/.
+Output goes directly to web/static/css/ and web/static/css/fonts/.
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+# ── Paths (relative to project root) ──
+SCRIPT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(SCRIPT_DIR)
+
+TEMPLATE_DIR = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "web", "templates")
+FULL_CSS = os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "tabler-icons-full", "tabler-icons.min.css")
+FULL_FONT = os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "tabler-icons-full", "tabler-icons.woff2")
+
+OUT_CSS = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "web", "static", "css", "tabler-icons.min.css")
+OUT_FONT = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "web", "static", "css", "fonts", "tabler-icons.woff2")
+
+
+def find_used_icons():
+    """Scan all .html templates for ti-* class names."""
+    icons = set()
+    pattern = re.compile(r"ti-[a-z][a-z0-9-]+")
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(TEMPLATE_DIR):
+        for f in files:
+            if not f.endswith(".html"):
+                continue
+            with open(os.path.join(root, f), encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+                for match in pattern.finditer(fh.read()):
+                    icons.add(match.group(0))
+    # ti-spin is a CSS animation class, not an icon glyph
+    icons.discard("ti-spin")
+    return sorted(icons)
+
+
+def extract_codepoints(css_text, icons):
+    """Extract Unicode codepoints from the full CSS for each icon."""
+    codepoints = []
+    missing = []
+    for icon in icons:
+        pat = re.escape("." + icon) + r':before\{content:"\\([0-9a-f]+)"\}'
+        m = re.search(pat, css_text)
+        if m:
+            codepoints.append(m.group(1))
+        else:
+            missing.append(icon)
+    return codepoints, missing
+
+
+def build_subset_css(css_text, icons):
+    """Build a minimal CSS containing only the @font-face, .ti base rule,
+    and the individual icon rules for the used icons."""
+    # Extract header comment + @font-face + .ti base rule
+    m = re.match(r'(/\*[\s\S]*?\*/)(@font-face\{[^}]+\})(\.ti\{[^}]+\})', css_text)
+    if not m:
+        print("ERROR: Could not parse base CSS rules from full source")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Patch @font-face: keep only woff2 and add font-display:swap
+    font_face = m.group(2)
+    # Remove woff and truetype sources, keep only woff2
+    font_face = re.sub(
+        r',url\("[^"]*\.woff\?[^"]*"\)\s*format\("woff"\)', '', font_face
+    )
+    font_face = re.sub(
+        r',url\("[^"]*\.ttf[^"]*"\)\s*format\("truetype"\)', '', font_face
+    )
+    # Add font-display:swap if not present
+    if "font-display" not in font_face:
+        font_face = font_face.replace(
+            "font-weight:400;",
+            "font-weight:400;font-display:swap;"
+        )
+
+    header = m.group(1) + font_face + m.group(3)
+
+    # Extract individual icon rules
+    rules = []
+    for icon in icons:
+        pat = re.escape("." + icon) + r':before\{content:"\\[0-9a-f]+"\}'
+        match = re.search(pat, css_text)
+        if match:
+            rules.append(match.group(0))
+
+    # Keep .ti-spin animation if present
+    result = header + "".join(rules)
+    spin_kf = re.search(r'@keyframes\s+spin\{[^}]+\{[^}]+\}\}', css_text)
+    spin_cls = re.search(r'\.ti-spin\{[^}]+\}', css_text)
+    if spin_kf:
+        result += spin_kf.group(0)
+    if spin_cls:
+        result += spin_cls.group(0)
+
+    return result, len(rules)
+
+
+def subset_font(codepoints):
+    """Run pyftsubset to create a woff2 with only the needed glyphs."""
+    unicodes = ",".join(f"U+{cp}" for cp in codepoints)
+    cmd = [
+        sys.executable, "-m", "fontTools.subset",
+        FULL_FONT,
+        f"--output-file={OUT_FONT}",
+        "--flavor=woff2",
+        "--no-layout-closure",
+        "--drop-tables+=GSUB,GPOS,GDEF",
+        f"--unicodes={unicodes}",
+    ]
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        print("ERROR: pyftsubset failed:")
+        print(result.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def main():
+    # Verify source files exist
+    for path in (FULL_CSS, FULL_FONT):
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            print(f"ERROR: Source file missing: {path}")
+            print("These should be in tools/tabler-icons-full/")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Try importing fonttools
+    try:
+        import fontTools  # noqa: F401
+    except ImportError:
+        print("ERROR: fonttools not installed. Run: pip install fonttools brotli")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("Scanning templates for icon usage...")
+    icons = find_used_icons()
+    print(f"  Found {len(icons)} unique icons")
+
+    print("Reading full CSS source...")
+    with open(FULL_CSS, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        full_css = f.read()
+
+    print("Extracting Unicode codepoints...")
+    codepoints, missing = extract_codepoints(full_css, icons)
+    if missing:
+        print(f"  WARNING: No codepoint found for: {', '.join(missing)}")
+    print(f"  Mapped {len(codepoints)} codepoints")
+
+    print("Subsetting font...")
+    subset_font(codepoints)
+    orig_size = os.path.getsize(FULL_FONT)
+    new_size = os.path.getsize(OUT_FONT)
+    print(f"  {orig_size//1024} KB -> {new_size//1024} KB ({100-round(new_size/orig_size*100,1)}% smaller)")
+
+    print("Building subset CSS...")
+    css_out, rule_count = build_subset_css(full_css, icons)
+    with open(OUT_CSS, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(css_out)
+    orig_css_size = os.path.getsize(FULL_CSS)
+    new_css_size = os.path.getsize(OUT_CSS)
+    print(f"  {rule_count} icon rules, {orig_css_size//1024} KB -> {new_css_size//1024} KB")
+
+    print("\nDone! Subsetted files written to:")
+    print(f"  Font: {os.path.relpath(OUT_FONT, PROJECT_ROOT)}")
+    print(f"  CSS:  {os.path.relpath(OUT_CSS, PROJECT_ROOT)}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

web/templates/admin_settings.html

@@ -1,6 +1,49 @@
 {{define "content"}}
 <div class="row row-deck row-cards">
 
+  <!-- Login Page Customization -->
+  <div class="col-12">
+    <div class="card">
+      <div class="card-header">
+        <h3 class="card-title"><i class="ti ti-palette"></i> Login Page Customization</h3>
+      </div>
+      <div class="card-body">
+        <!-- Background Image -->
+        <h4 class="mb-3"><i class="ti ti-photo"></i> Background Image</h4>
+        {{if loginBgImage}}
+        <div class="mb-3">
+          <div class="row align-items-center">
+            <div class="col-auto">
+              <img src="{{loginBgImage}}" class="rounded border" style="max-width: 240px; max-height: 140px; object-fit: cover;">
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-auto">
+              <form action="/admin/branding/remove-bg" method="post" onsubmit="return confirm('Remove the login background image?');">
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm">
+                  <i class="ti ti-trash"></i> Remove Image
+                </button>
+              </form>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        {{end}}
+        <form action="/admin/branding/upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+          <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+              <label class="form-label">Upload Background Image</label>
+              <input type="file" name="login_bg" class="form-control" accept="image/png,image/jpeg,image/webp">
+              <small class="form-hint">Max 5 MB. JPEG, PNG or WebP. The image is centered and fills the screen without distortion.</small>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="form-footer">
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
+              <i class="ti ti-upload"></i> Upload
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
   <!-- Application Settings -->
   <div class="col-12">
     <div class="card">

web/templates/assignments.html

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                 <span class="badge bg-yellow-lt"><i class="ti ti-clock"></i> Pending</span>
                 {{end}}
               </td>
-              <td class="text-secondary">{{.CreatedAt.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}}</td>
+              <td class="text-secondary">{{formatTime .CreatedAt}}</td>
               {{if or (eq $.User.Role "admin") (eq $.User.Role "owner")}}
               <td>
                 <div class="btn-list flex-nowrap">

web/templates/audit.html

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             {{range .AuditEntries}}
             <tr>
               <td class="text-secondary">
-                <i class="ti ti-clock"></i> {{.CreatedAt.Format "2006-01-02 15:04:05"}}
+                <i class="ti ti-clock"></i> {{formatDateTime .CreatedAt}}
               </td>
               <td>
                 <span class="badge bg-cyan-lt"><i class="ti ti-user"></i> {{.Username}}</span>

web/templates/cron.html

@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@
                 {{if eq .Status "done"}}
                 <span class="text-secondary">—</span>
                 {{else}}
-                {{.NextRun.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}} <small class="text-secondary">UTC</small>
+                {{formatTime .NextRun}}
                 {{end}}
               </td>
               <td>
                 {{if .LastRun}}
-                {{.LastRun.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}} <small class="text-secondary">UTC</small>
+                {{formatTime .LastRun}}
                 {{else}}
                 <span class="text-secondary">never</span>
                 {{end}}

web/templates/cron_edit.html

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
           <div class="mb-3 schedule-option" id="sched-once" {{if ne $job.Schedule "once"}}style="display:none;"{{end}}>
             <label class="form-label required">Date & Time</label>
             <input type="datetime-local" name="scheduled_at" class="form-control" id="cron-scheduled-at"
-              value="{{$job.ScheduledAt.Format "2006-01-02T15:04"}}">
+              value="{{formatDateTimeLocal $job.ScheduledAt}}">
             <small class="form-hint">Select the exact date and time for this one-time job.</small>
           </div>
 

web/templates/dashboard.html

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
           <tbody>
             {{range .RecentAudit}}
             <tr>
-              <td class="text-nowrap">{{.CreatedAt.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}}</td>
+              <td class="text-nowrap">{{formatTime .CreatedAt}}</td>
               <td>{{.Username}}</td>
               <td><span class="badge bg-secondary-lt">{{.Action}}</span></td>
               <td class="text-truncate" style="max-width: 300px;">{{.Details}}</td>

web/templates/deploy.html

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
                 <span class="badge bg-danger-lt"><i class="ti ti-x"></i> Failed</span>
                 {{end}}
               </td>
-              <td>{{index . "deployed_at"}}</td>
+              <td>{{formatDateTime (index . "deployed_at")}}</td>
             </tr>
             {{else}}
             <tr>

web/templates/force_password_change.html

@@ -15,13 +15,49 @@
     </script>
     <style>
       html[data-bs-theme="dark"],
-      html[data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #1a2234; color-scheme: dark; }
+      html[data-bs-theme="dark"] body {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 20%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.06) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #1a2234;
+        color-scheme: dark;
+      }
       html[data-bs-theme="light"],
-      html[data-bs-theme="light"] body { background-color: #f1f5f9; color-scheme: light; }
+      html[data-bs-theme="light"] body {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 20%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.10) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #f1f5f9;
+        color-scheme: light;
+      }
       [data-bs-theme="dark"] ::selection { background: #3d6098; color: #f0f4f8; }
       [data-bs-theme="dark"] ::-moz-selection { background: #3d6098; color: #f0f4f8; }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #b3d4fc; color: #1a1a1a; }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] ::-moz-selection { background: #b3d4fc; color: #1a1a1a; }
+      /* Dimmed subtitle */
+      .login-subtitle { opacity: 0.55; }
+      /* Consistent spacing between Tabler icons and adjacent text */
+      i.ti { margin-right: 0.25em; }
+      .btn-icon > i.ti, .input-icon-addon > i.ti { margin-right: 0; }
+      /* Glass Card Effect */
+      .card {
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45) !important;
+        backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) !important;
+        box-shadow:
+          0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .card {
+        background: rgba(26, 34, 52, 0.45) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) !important;
+        box-shadow:
+          0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+      }
+      .card .form-control { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .card .form-control { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.2); }
     </style>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/tabler.min.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/tabler-icons.min.css">
@@ -31,7 +67,7 @@
       <div class="container container-tight py-4">
         <div class="text-center mb-4">
           <h1><i class="ti ti-key"></i> {{appName}}</h1>
-          <p class="text-secondary">Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment</p>
+          <p class="text-secondary login-subtitle">Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment</p>
         </div>
         <div class="card card-md">
           <div class="card-body">

web/templates/invite_accept.html

@@ -15,13 +15,50 @@
     </script>
     <style>
       html[data-bs-theme="dark"],
-      html[data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #1a2234; color-scheme: dark; }
+      html[data-bs-theme="dark"] body {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 20%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.06) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #1a2234;
+        color-scheme: dark;
+      }
       html[data-bs-theme="light"],
-      html[data-bs-theme="light"] body { background-color: #f1f5f9; color-scheme: light; }
+      html[data-bs-theme="light"] body {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 20%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.10) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #f1f5f9;
+        color-scheme: light;
+      }
       [data-bs-theme="dark"] ::selection { background: #3d6098; color: #f0f4f8; }
       [data-bs-theme="dark"] ::-moz-selection { background: #3d6098; color: #f0f4f8; }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #b3d4fc; color: #1a1a1a; }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] ::-moz-selection { background: #b3d4fc; color: #1a1a1a; }
+      /* Dimmed subtitle & footer */
+      .login-subtitle { opacity: 0.55; }
+      .login-footer { opacity: 0.55; }
+      /* Consistent spacing between Tabler icons and adjacent text */
+      i.ti { margin-right: 0.25em; }
+      .btn-icon > i.ti, .input-icon-addon > i.ti { margin-right: 0; }
+      /* Glass Card Effect */
+      .card {
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45) !important;
+        backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) !important;
+        box-shadow:
+          0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .card {
+        background: rgba(26, 34, 52, 0.45) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) !important;
+        box-shadow:
+          0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+      }
+      .card .form-control { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .card .form-control { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.2); }
     </style>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/tabler.min.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/tabler-icons.min.css">
@@ -31,7 +68,7 @@
       <div class="container container-tight py-4">
         <div class="text-center mb-4">
           <h1><i class="ti ti-key"></i> {{appName}}</h1>
-          <p class="text-secondary">Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment</p>
+          <p class="text-secondary login-subtitle">Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment</p>
         </div>
         <div class="card card-md">
           <div class="card-body">
@@ -99,8 +136,8 @@
             {{end}}
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="text-center text-secondary mt-3">
-          &copy; 2026 Keywarden | AGPLv3
+        <div class="text-center text-secondary login-footer mt-3">
+          &copy; 2026 <a href="https://keywarden.app" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-secondary text-decoration-none">Keywarden</a>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>

web/templates/keys.html

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
               </td>
               <td>{{.Bits}}</td>
               <td><code class="small">{{.Fingerprint}}</code></td>
-              <td>{{.CreatedAt.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}}</td>
+              <td>{{formatTime .CreatedAt}}</td>
               <td>
                 <div class="btn-list flex-nowrap">
                   <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-icon btn-outline-primary" title="View Public Key" onclick="showPublicKey({{.ID}}, '{{.Name}}')">
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
               </td>
               <td>{{.Bits}}</td>
               <td><code class="small">{{.Fingerprint}}</code></td>
-              <td>{{.CreatedAt.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}}</td>
+              <td>{{formatTime .CreatedAt}}</td>
               <td>
                 <div class="btn-list flex-nowrap">
                   <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-icon btn-outline-primary" title="View Public Key" onclick="showPublicKey({{.ID}}, '{{.Name}}')">

web/templates/layout/base.html

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <title>{{.Title}} - {{appName}}</title>
     <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/static/favicon.svg">
     <!-- Preload icon font to prevent re-decode lag on tab restore -->
-    <link rel="preload" href="/static/css/fonts/tabler-icons.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
+    <link rel="preload" href="/static/css/fonts/tabler-icons.woff2?v3.6.0" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
     <!-- Resolve theme BEFORE loading CSS to prevent FOUC (flash of unstyled content) -->
     <script>
       (function() {
@@ -63,15 +63,17 @@
         overflow: hidden;
       }
 
-      /* ── Full-width top header ── */
+      /* ── Full-width top header (glass) ── */
       header.navbar.keywarden-top-header {
-        background: #1D2B38 !important;
+        background: rgba(29, 43, 56, 0.82) !important;
+        backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
         border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
         flex-shrink: 0;
         z-index: 1030;
       }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header {
-        background: #1D2B38 !important;
+        background: rgba(29, 43, 56, 0.82) !important;
         border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
       }
       header.navbar.keywarden-top-header .nav-link { color: #c8d6e5 !important; }
@@ -119,17 +121,19 @@
         border-radius: 4px;
       }
 
-      /* ── Sidebar (vertical, below header) ── */
+      /* ── Sidebar (vertical, below header – glass) ── */
       .navbar-vertical {
-        background: #1D2B38 !important;
+        background: rgba(29, 43, 56, 0.82) !important;
+        backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
         flex-shrink: 0;
         overflow: hidden;
         align-self: stretch;
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
       }
-      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .navbar-vertical { background: #0a1120 !important; }
-      [data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #0a1120 !important; border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .navbar-vertical { background: rgba(10, 17, 32, 0.82) !important; }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(10, 17, 32, 0.82) !important; border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); }
       .navbar-vertical > .container-fluid {
         flex: 1;
         display: flex;
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
       }
-      [data-bs-theme="light"] .navbar-vertical { background: #1D2B38 !important; }
+      [data-bs-theme="light"] .navbar-vertical { background: rgba(29, 43, 56, 0.82) !important; }
 
       /* ── Page content area ── */
       .page-wrapper {
@@ -156,11 +160,29 @@
         overflow-y: auto;
         margin-left: 0 !important;
       }
-      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper { background: #0F1829; }
-      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-body { background: #0F1829; }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 10%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.07) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 85% 60%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.06) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 90%, rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.04) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #0F1829;
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-body {
+        background: transparent;
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 10%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.10) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 85% 60%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 90%, rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.06) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #f1f5f9;
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="light"] .page-body {
+        background: transparent;
+      }
       html[data-bs-theme="dark"],
       html[data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #0F1829 !important; }
-      .page-body { content-visibility: auto; contain-intrinsic-size: auto 500px; }
+      /* content-visibility removed – causes Firefox to freeze/re-layout on tab hover */
 
       /* ── Narrower dashboard stat cards ── */
       .stat-card-narrow { max-width: 220px; }
@@ -424,12 +446,22 @@
       html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="dark"],
       html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #0c1a2a !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="light"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #155e75 !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(21, 94, 117, 0.82) !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #071220 !important; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper { background: #ecfeff; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper,
-      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-body { background: #0c1a2a; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(7, 18, 32, 0.82) !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 10%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.12) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 85% 60%, rgba(14, 116, 144, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #ecfeff;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 10%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.09) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 85% 60%, rgba(14, 116, 144, 0.06) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #0c1a2a;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="ocean"] .page-body { background: transparent; }
       html[data-theme-pair="ocean"] .keywarden-header-brand .keywarden-brand i.ti { color: #22d3ee; }
       html[data-theme-pair="ocean"] .nav-category { color: rgba(160, 220, 230, 0.6); }
       html[data-theme-pair="ocean"][data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #a5f3fc; color: #155e75; }
@@ -455,12 +487,22 @@
       html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="dark"],
       html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #0a1a10 !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="light"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #14532d !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(20, 83, 45, 0.82) !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #061209 !important; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper { background: #f0fdf4; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper,
-      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-body { background: #0a1a10; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(6, 18, 9, 0.82) !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 15%, rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.12) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 70%, rgba(22, 163, 74, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #f0fdf4;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 15%, rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 70%, rgba(22, 163, 74, 0.05) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #0a1a10;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="forest"] .page-body { background: transparent; }
       html[data-theme-pair="forest"] .keywarden-header-brand .keywarden-brand i.ti { color: #4ade80; }
       html[data-theme-pair="forest"] .nav-category { color: rgba(160, 210, 170, 0.6); }
       html[data-theme-pair="forest"][data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #bbf7d0; color: #14532d; }
@@ -486,12 +528,22 @@
       html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="dark"],
       html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #1a1408 !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="light"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #78350f !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(120, 53, 15, 0.82) !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #110d04 !important; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper { background: #fffbeb; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper,
-      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-body { background: #1a1408; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(17, 13, 4, 0.82) !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 20%, rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.12) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(217, 119, 6, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #fffbeb;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 20%, rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(217, 119, 6, 0.05) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #1a1408;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="sunset"] .page-body { background: transparent; }
       html[data-theme-pair="sunset"] .keywarden-header-brand .keywarden-brand i.ti { color: #fbbf24; }
       html[data-theme-pair="sunset"] .nav-category { color: rgba(220, 190, 150, 0.6); }
       html[data-theme-pair="sunset"][data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #fde68a; color: #78350f; }
@@ -517,12 +569,22 @@
       html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="dark"],
       html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #1a0a14 !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="light"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #831843 !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(131, 24, 67, 0.82) !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #12060e !important; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper { background: #fdf2f8; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper,
-      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-body { background: #1a0a14; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(18, 6, 14, 0.82) !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 15%, rgba(244, 114, 182, 0.12) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 70%, rgba(219, 39, 119, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #fdf2f8;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 15%, rgba(244, 114, 182, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 70%, rgba(219, 39, 119, 0.05) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #1a0a14;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="rose"] .page-body { background: transparent; }
       html[data-theme-pair="rose"] .keywarden-header-brand .keywarden-brand i.ti { color: #f472b6; }
       html[data-theme-pair="rose"] .nav-category { color: rgba(220, 160, 190, 0.6); }
       html[data-theme-pair="rose"][data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #fbcfe8; color: #831843; }
@@ -548,18 +610,101 @@
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"],
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #1e2128 !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="light"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #2e3440 !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="light"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(46, 52, 64, 0.82) !important; }
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .navbar-vertical,
-      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: #14171c !important; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper { background: #eceff4; }
-      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper,
-      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-body { background: #1e2128; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] header.navbar.keywarden-top-header { background: rgba(20, 23, 28, 0.82) !important; }
+      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="light"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 10%, rgba(136, 192, 208, 0.12) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(94, 129, 172, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #eceff4;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 10%, rgba(136, 192, 208, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(94, 129, 172, 0.05) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #1e2128;
+      }
+      html[data-theme-pair="nord"] .page-body { background: transparent; }
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"] .keywarden-header-brand .keywarden-brand i.ti { color: #88c0d0; }
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"] .nav-category { color: rgba(160, 180, 200, 0.6); }
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #d8dee9; color: #2e3440; }
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="light"] ::-moz-selection { background: #d8dee9; color: #2e3440; }
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] ::selection { background: #434c5e; color: #eceff4; }
       html[data-theme-pair="nord"][data-bs-theme="dark"] ::-moz-selection { background: #434c5e; color: #eceff4; }
+
+      /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
+      /* GLASSMORPHISM                                               */
+      /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
+
+      /* ── Glass Cards ── */
+      .page-wrapper .card {
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45) !important;
+        backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) !important;
+        box-shadow:
+          0 4px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+        transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
+      }
+      .page-wrapper .card:hover {
+        box-shadow:
+          0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
+        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) !important;
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper .card {
+        background: rgba(15, 24, 41, 0.45) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) !important;
+        box-shadow:
+          0 4px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper .card:hover {
+        box-shadow:
+          0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
+        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15) !important;
+      }
+      .page-wrapper .card .form-control,
+      .page-wrapper .card .form-select {
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+        border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper .card .form-control,
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .page-wrapper .card .form-select {
+        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+      }
+
+      /* ── Glass Dropdown Menus ── */
+      .dropdown-menu {
+        backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) !important;
+        box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .dropdown-menu {
+        background: rgba(15, 24, 41, 0.88) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;
+        box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+      }
+
+      /* ── Glass Modal ── */
+      .modal-content {
+        backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) !important;
+        box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .modal-content {
+        background: rgba(15, 24, 41, 0.88) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;
+        box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+      }
     </style>
     <!-- Tabler CSS (self-hosted to prevent FOUC) -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/tabler.min.css">
@@ -793,7 +938,7 @@
           <div class="container-xl">
             <div class="row text-center align-items-center">
               <div class="col-12">
-                <span class="text-secondary">&copy; 2026 Keywarden – Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment | AGPLv3</span>
+                <span class="text-secondary">&copy; 2026 <a href="https://keywarden.app" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-secondary text-decoration-none">Keywarden</a> – Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment · <a href="{{releasesPageURL}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-secondary text-decoration-none">{{appVersion}}</a>{{if updateAvailable}} · <a href="{{releaseURL}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-warning" title="Update verfügbar"><i class="ti ti-download"></i> {{latestVersion}} verfügbar</a>{{end}}</span>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>

web/templates/login.html

@@ -26,6 +26,51 @@
       [data-bs-theme="dark"] ::-moz-selection { background: #3d6098; color: #f0f4f8; }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #b3d4fc; color: #1a1a1a; }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] ::-moz-selection { background: #b3d4fc; color: #1a1a1a; }
+      /* Dimmed subtitle & footer on login page */
+      .login-subtitle { opacity: 0.55; }
+      .login-footer { opacity: 0.55; }
+      /* Consistent spacing between Tabler icons and adjacent text */
+      i.ti { margin-right: 0.25em; }
+      .btn-icon > i.ti, .input-icon-addon > i.ti { margin-right: 0; }
+      {{if loginBgImage}}
+      /* Custom background image */
+      body {
+        background-image: url('{{loginBgImage}}') !important;
+        background-size: cover !important;
+        background-position: center center !important;
+        background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
+        background-attachment: fixed !important;
+      }
+      {{if eq (loginTextColor) "dark"}}
+      /* Dark text for light background images */
+      .login-heading { text-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(255,255,255,0.7); color: #0a0f1a !important; }
+      .login-subtitle.text-secondary { text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(255,255,255,0.6); color: rgba(10,15,26,0.85) !important; opacity: 0.75; }
+      .login-footer.text-secondary { text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(255,255,255,0.6); color: rgba(10,15,26,0.80) !important; opacity: 0.70; }
+      .login-footer.text-secondary a.text-secondary { color: rgba(10,15,26,0.80) !important; }
+      {{else}}
+      /* Light text for dark background images (default) */
+      .login-heading { text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.7); color: #fff !important; }
+      .login-subtitle.text-secondary { text-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.6); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.95) !important; opacity: 0.80; }
+      .login-footer.text-secondary { text-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.6); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.90) !important; opacity: 0.75; }
+      .login-footer.text-secondary a.text-secondary { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.90) !important; }
+      {{end}}
+      {{end}}
+      /* Glass card effect (always active) */
+      .card {
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15) !important;
+        backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important;
+        box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .card {
+        background: rgba(26, 34, 52, 0.6) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) !important;
+        box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+      }
+      .card .form-control { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .card .form-control { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3); }
+      .card .form-label, .card .h2, .card h2 { text-shadow: none; }
     </style>
     <!-- Tabler CSS (self-hosted to prevent FOUC) -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/tabler.min.css">
@@ -35,8 +80,8 @@
     <div class="page page-center">
       <div class="container container-tight py-4">
         <div class="text-center mb-4">
-          <h1><i class="ti ti-key"></i> {{appName}}</h1>
-          <p class="text-secondary">Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment</p>
+          <h1 class="login-heading"><i class="ti ti-key"></i> {{appName}}</h1>
+          <p class="text-secondary login-subtitle">Centralized SSH Key Management and Deployment</p>
         </div>
         <div class="card card-md">
           <div class="card-body">
@@ -103,8 +148,8 @@
             {{end}}
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="text-center text-secondary mt-3">
-          &copy; 2026 Keywarden | AGPLv3
+        <div class="text-center text-secondary login-footer mt-3">
+          &copy; 2026 <a href="https://keywarden.app" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-secondary text-decoration-none">Keywarden</a>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>

web/templates/mfa_required.html

@@ -15,13 +15,47 @@
     </script>
     <style>
       html[data-bs-theme="dark"],
-      html[data-bs-theme="dark"] body { background-color: #1a2234; color-scheme: dark; }
+      html[data-bs-theme="dark"] body {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 20%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.06) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #1a2234;
+        color-scheme: dark;
+      }
       html[data-bs-theme="light"],
-      html[data-bs-theme="light"] body { background-color: #f1f5f9; color-scheme: light; }
+      html[data-bs-theme="light"] body {
+        background:
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 20%, rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.10) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 60%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.08) 0%, transparent 50%),
+          #f1f5f9;
+        color-scheme: light;
+      }
       [data-bs-theme="dark"] ::selection { background: #3d6098; color: #f0f4f8; }
       [data-bs-theme="dark"] ::-moz-selection { background: #3d6098; color: #f0f4f8; }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] ::selection { background: #b3d4fc; color: #1a1a1a; }
       [data-bs-theme="light"] ::-moz-selection { background: #b3d4fc; color: #1a1a1a; }
+      /* Consistent spacing between Tabler icons and adjacent text */
+      i.ti { margin-right: 0.25em; }
+      .btn-icon > i.ti, .input-icon-addon > i.ti { margin-right: 0; }
+      /* Glass Card Effect */
+      .card {
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45) !important;
+        backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(180%);
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) !important;
+        box-shadow:
+          0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+      }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .card {
+        background: rgba(26, 34, 52, 0.45) !important;
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) !important;
+        box-shadow:
+          0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
+          inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+      }
+      .card .form-control { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); }
+      [data-bs-theme="dark"] .card .form-control { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.2); }
     </style>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/tabler.min.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/tabler-icons.min.css">

web/templates/system_info.html

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
             <div class="datagrid-title">Uptime</div>
             <div class="datagrid-content">{{.Uptime}}</div>
           </div>
+          <div class="datagrid-item">
+            <div class="datagrid-title">Timezone</div>
+            <div class="datagrid-content">{{.Timezone}}</div>
+          </div>
           <div class="datagrid-item">
             <div class="datagrid-title">Encryption</div>
             <div class="datagrid-content"><span class="badge bg-green-lt">AES-256-GCM</span></div>

web/templates/users.html

@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
               </td>
               <td class="text-secondary">
                 {{if .LastLoginAt}}
-                {{.LastLoginAt.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}}
+                {{formatTime .LastLoginAt}}
                 {{else}}
                 <span class="text-muted">Never</span>
                 {{end}}
               </td>
-              <td class="text-secondary">{{.CreatedAt.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}}</td>
+              <td class="text-secondary">{{formatTime .CreatedAt}}</td>
               <td>
                 <div class="btn-list flex-nowrap">
                   {{if .LockedUntil}}

web/templates/users_edit.html

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
               <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
                 <div class="me-3"><i class="ti ti-lock icon alert-icon"></i></div>
                 <div class="flex-fill">
-                  <strong>Account locked</strong> until {{.EditUser.LockedUntil.Format "2006-01-02 15:04"}} ({{.EditUser.FailedLoginAttempts}} failed attempts)
+                  <strong>Account locked</strong> until {{formatTime .EditUser.LockedUntil}} ({{.EditUser.FailedLoginAttempts}} failed attempts)
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>