diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index 2eacfb2..7060a25 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ void App::update()
     using RefreshTimer = services::NetworkRefreshService::Timer;
     network_refresh_.tick(io.DeltaTime);
 
+    // Wipe a secret (seed/private key) from the clipboard once its auto-clear delay elapses.
+    pumpSecretClipboardClear();
+
     // Full-node RPC refreshes gate on ACTUAL RPC connectivity, not state_.connected. In lite
     // builds state_.connected is the lite-wallet "online" proxy (true when a wallet is open, to
     // enable the wallet UI), but there is no RPC daemon — so RPC polls (mining/balance/peers/txs)
@@ -2072,7 +2075,7 @@ void App::renderLiteFirstRunPrompt()
                 step = 2;
             }
             ImGui::SameLine();
-            if (ImGui::Button("Copy", ImVec2(80, 0))) ImGui::SetClipboardText(seed.c_str());
+            if (ImGui::Button("Copy", ImVec2(80, 0))) copySecretToClipboard(seed);
             ImGui::SameLine();
             if (ImGui::Button("Skip", ImVec2(80, 0))) {
                 ui::Notifications::instance().success(TR("lite_welcome_created"), 6.0f);
@@ -3659,6 +3662,33 @@ std::string App::transactionRefreshProgressText() const
     return TR("tx_loading_fetching_transparent");
 }
 
+void App::copySecretToClipboard(const std::string& secret)
+{
+    ImGui::SetClipboardText(secret.c_str());
+    // Keep only an FNV-1a hash of the secret so we can later confirm the clipboard still holds it
+    // (and shouldn't be clobbered) WITHOUT retaining the plaintext.
+    std::uint64_t h = 1469598103934665603ULL;
+    for (unsigned char c : secret) h = (h ^ c) * 1099511628211ULL;
+    clipboard_secret_hash_ = secret.empty() ? 0 : h;
+    clipboard_clear_deadline_ = secret.empty() ? 0.0 : (ImGui::GetTime() + 45.0);
+    if (!secret.empty())
+        ui::Notifications::instance().info("Copied — clipboard auto-clears in 45s", 4.0f);
+}
+
+void App::pumpSecretClipboardClear()
+{
+    if (clipboard_clear_deadline_ <= 0.0) return;
+    if (ImGui::GetTime() < clipboard_clear_deadline_) return;
+    // Only clear if the clipboard STILL holds our secret (the user may have copied something else).
+    if (const char* cb = ImGui::GetClipboardText()) {
+        std::uint64_t h = 1469598103934665603ULL;
+        for (const char* p = cb; *p; ++p) h = (h ^ static_cast<unsigned char>(*p)) * 1099511628211ULL;
+        if (h == clipboard_secret_hash_) ImGui::SetClipboardText("");
+    }
+    clipboard_clear_deadline_ = 0.0;
+    clipboard_secret_hash_ = 0;
+}
+
 void App::maybeFinishTransactionSendProgress()
 {
     using Job = services::NetworkRefreshService::Job;
diff --git a/src/app.h b/src/app.h
index a80485e..7324b39 100644
--- a/src/app.h
+++ b/src/app.h
@@ -389,6 +389,13 @@ public:
     bool hasTransactionSendProgress() const { return send_progress_active_ || send_submissions_in_flight_ > 0 || !pending_opids_.empty(); }
     std::string transactionSendProgressText() const;
     std::string transactionRefreshProgressText() const;
+
+    // Copy a SECRET (seed phrase, private key) to the clipboard and arm an auto-clear: after a
+    // short delay the clipboard is wiped IF it still holds this secret (so we don't clobber
+    // something the user copied afterwards). Only a hash of the secret is retained, never the
+    // plaintext. Call pumpSecretClipboardClear() each frame to action the clear.
+    void copySecretToClipboard(const std::string& secret);
+    void pumpSecretClipboardClear();
     bool isTransactionRefreshInProgress() const {
         return network_refresh_.jobInProgress(services::NetworkRefreshService::Job::Transactions);
     }
@@ -512,6 +519,9 @@ private:
     int daemon_wait_attempts_ = 0;
     bool daemon_start_error_shown_ = false;
     int daemon_last_seen_crashes_ = 0;  // surface each new embedded-daemon crash reason once
+    // Auto-clear for secrets copied to the clipboard. Only a hash of the copied secret is kept.
+    std::uint64_t clipboard_secret_hash_ = 0;
+    double clipboard_clear_deadline_ = 0.0;
     float loading_timer_ = 0.0f;  // spinner animation for loading overlay
 
     // Current page (sidebar navigation)
diff --git a/src/rpc/connection.cpp b/src/rpc/connection.cpp
index b6acd49..276cbaa 100644
--- a/src/rpc/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/connection.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,18 @@ bool Connection::createDefaultConfig(const std::string& path)
     file << "addnode=node4.dragonx.is\n";
     
     file.close();
-    
+
+    // The file holds the freshly-generated rpcuser/rpcpassword in plaintext. ofstream creates it
+    // with the process umask (typically world-readable 0644), so restrict it to owner read/write
+    // before another local user can read the credentials.
+    {
+        namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+        std::error_code ec;
+        fs::permissions(path, fs::perms::owner_read | fs::perms::owner_write,
+                        fs::perm_options::replace, ec);
+        if (ec) DEBUG_LOGF("Could not restrict config permissions on %s: %s\n", path.c_str(), ec.message().c_str());
+    }
+
     DEBUG_LOGF("Created default config file: %s\n", path.c_str());
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc/rpc_client.cpp b/src/rpc/rpc_client.cpp
index 18f2fdf..58d47f1 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rpc_client.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rpc_client.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "../util/base64.h"
 
 #include <curl/curl.h>
+#include <sodium.h>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -145,9 +146,11 @@ bool RPCClient::connect(const std::string& host, const std::string& port,
     port_ = port;
     last_connect_info_ = json();
 
-    // Create Basic auth header with proper base64 encoding
+    // Create Basic auth header with proper base64 encoding, then wipe the plaintext
+    // "user:password" temporary (std::string does not zero its buffer on destruction).
     std::string credentials = user + ":" + password;
     auth_ = util::base64_encode(credentials);
+    if (!credentials.empty()) sodium_memzero(credentials.data(), credentials.size());
 
     impl_->url = std::string(useTls ? "https://" : "http://") + host + ":" + port + "/";
     VERBOSE_LOGF("Connecting to dragonxd at %s\n", impl_->url.c_str());
diff --git a/src/ui/pages/settings_page.cpp b/src/ui/pages/settings_page.cpp
index e0ac9cd..bf3e4da 100644
--- a/src/ui/pages/settings_page.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/pages/settings_page.cpp
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ void RenderSettingsPage(App* app) {
                             }
                             ImGui::SetCursorScreenPos(ImVec2(leftX, ImGui::GetCursorScreenPos().y));
                             if (TactileButton("Copy##LiteExportCopy", ImVec2(0, 0), S.resolveFont("button"))) {
-                                ImGui::SetClipboardText(s_settingsState.lite_export_secret.c_str());
+                                app->copySecretToClipboard(s_settingsState.lite_export_secret);
                             }
                             ImGui::SameLine(0, Layout::spacingSm());
                             // Save the seed (+ birthday) to an owner-only (0600) file in the config dir.