diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 1908fbd..1c7bbaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
 
-      - name: Run Generate
-        run: |
-          make generate
-
       - name: Setup golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
         with:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f8c3595..3585854 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -28,18 +29,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	serverURL         string
-	clientID          string
-	clientSecret      string
-	redirectURI       string
-	callbackPort      int
-	scope             string
-	tokenFile         string
-	tokenStoreMode    string
-	tokenStore        credstore.Store[credstore.Token]
-	configInitialized bool
-	retryClient       *retry.Client
-	configWarnings    []string
+	serverURL      string
+	clientID       string
+	clientSecret   string
+	redirectURI    string
+	callbackPort   int
+	scope          string
+	tokenFile      string
+	tokenStoreMode string
+	tokenStore     credstore.Store[credstore.Token]
+	configOnce     sync.Once
+	retryClient    *retry.Client
+	configWarnings []string
 
 	flagServerURL    *string
 	flagClientID     *string
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ const (
 	tokenExchangeTimeout     = 10 * time.Second
 	tokenVerificationTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 	refreshTokenTimeout      = 10 * time.Second
+	maxResponseSize          = 1 << 20 // 1 MiB
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -96,16 +98,21 @@ func init() {
 
 // initConfig parses flags and initializes all configuration.
 func initConfig() {
-	if configInitialized {
-		return
-	}
-	configInitialized = true
+	configOnce.Do(doInitConfig)
+}
 
+func doInitConfig() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	serverURL = getConfig(*flagServerURL, "SERVER_URL", "http://localhost:8080")
 	clientID = getConfig(*flagClientID, "CLIENT_ID", "")
 	clientSecret = getConfig(*flagClientSecret, "CLIENT_SECRET", "")
+	if *flagClientSecret != "" {
+		configWarnings = append(configWarnings,
+			"Client secret passed via command-line flag. "+
+				"This may be visible in process listings. "+
+				"Consider using CLIENT_SECRET env var or .env file instead.")
+	}
 	scope = getConfig(*flagScope, "SCOPE", "read write")
 	tokenFile = getConfig(*flagTokenFile, "TOKEN_FILE", ".authgate-tokens.json")
 
@@ -262,6 +269,25 @@ type tokenResponse struct {
 	Scope        string `json:"scope"`
 }
 
+// errResponseTooLarge is returned when a server response exceeds maxResponseSize.
+var errResponseTooLarge = fmt.Errorf(
+	"response body exceeds maximum allowed size of %d bytes",
+	maxResponseSize,
+)
+
+// readResponseBody reads up to maxResponseSize bytes from r and returns an
+// explicit error when the response is too large (rather than silently truncating).
+func readResponseBody(r io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(r, maxResponseSize+1))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if int64(len(body)) > maxResponseSize {
+		return nil, errResponseTooLarge
+	}
+	return body, nil
+}
+
 // parseOAuthError attempts to extract a structured OAuth error from a non-200
 // response body. Falls back to including the raw body in the error message.
 func parseOAuthError(statusCode int, body []byte, action string) error {
@@ -341,7 +367,7 @@ func exchangeCode(ctx context.Context, code, codeVerifier string) (*tui.TokenSto
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := readResponseBody(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -405,7 +431,7 @@ func refreshAccessToken(ctx context.Context, refreshToken string) (*tui.TokenSto
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := readResponseBody(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -472,7 +498,7 @@ func verifyToken(ctx context.Context, accessToken string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := readResponseBody(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -531,7 +557,7 @@ func makeAPICallWithAutoRefresh(ctx context.Context, storage *tui.TokenStorage)
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 	}
 
-	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := readResponseBody(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index dc799af..5479c3d 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -276,6 +278,38 @@ func TestInitTokenStore_Invalid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReadResponseBody(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("within limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 100)
+		body, err := readResponseBody(bytes.NewReader(data))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(body) != 100 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 100 bytes, got %d", len(body))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("exactly at limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), maxResponseSize)
+		body, err := readResponseBody(bytes.NewReader(data))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(body) != maxResponseSize {
+			t.Errorf("expected %d bytes, got %d", maxResponseSize, len(body))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("exceeds limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		data := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), maxResponseSize+1)
+		_, err := readResponseBody(bytes.NewReader(data))
+		if !errors.Is(err, errResponseTooLarge) {
+			t.Errorf("expected errResponseTooLarge, got: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 // containsSubstring is a helper to avoid importing strings in tests.
 func containsSubstring(s, sub string) bool {
 	return len(s) >= len(sub) && findSubstring(s, sub)