diff --git a/public/components/settings.html b/public/components/settings.html
index c5eec2d..6cb7343 100644
--- a/public/components/settings.html
+++ b/public/components/settings.html
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
             <p style="font-size:11px;color:var(--g400);margin:8px 0 0;"><i class="fas fa-info-circle"></i> <strong>Trade-off:</strong> Immediate transcription vs. privacy. For maximum privacy, use Browser Whisper (offline batch mode) or Server transcription with HIPAA-eligible provider.</p>
           </div>
 
-          <!-- Change Password -->
-          <div class="settings-section card">
+          <!-- Change Password (hidden for SSO-only users) -->
+          <div class="settings-section card" id="change-password-section">
             <h3><i class="fas fa-key"></i> Change Password</h3>
             <div class="form-group" style="max-width:340px;">
               <label>Current Password</label>
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
             <span id="pw-change-status" style="font-size:13px;margin-left:8px;"></span>
           </div>
 
-          <!-- 2FA -->
-          <div class="settings-section card">
+          <!-- 2FA (hidden for SSO-only users — their IdP handles MFA) -->
+          <div class="settings-section card" id="2fa-section">
             <h3><i class="fas fa-shield-halved"></i> Two-Factor Authentication</h3>
             <p id="2fa-status">Status: Loading...</p>
             <button id="btn-setup-2fa" class="btn-sm btn-primary">Enable 2FA</button>
diff --git a/public/js/auth.js b/public/js/auth.js
index 6b9be3c..b16805c 100644
--- a/public/js/auth.js
+++ b/public/js/auth.js
@@ -725,6 +725,19 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
     .then(function(r) { return r.json(); })
     .then(function(data) {
       if (!data || !data.user) return;
+      // Hide password-change + 2FA sections entirely for SSO-only users.
+      // Their auth is owned by the IdP — changing a random-blob "password"
+      // or adding TOTP here has no effect on how they sign in.
+      var pwSection = document.getElementById('change-password-section');
+      var twofaSection = document.getElementById('2fa-section');
+      if (data.user.canLocalAuth === false) {
+        if (pwSection) pwSection.style.display = 'none';
+        if (twofaSection) twofaSection.style.display = 'none';
+        return; // Nothing more to load for SSO-only users
+      } else {
+        if (pwSection) pwSection.style.display = '';
+        if (twofaSection) twofaSection.style.display = '';
+      }
       var status = document.getElementById('2fa-status');
       var setupBtn = document.getElementById('btn-setup-2fa');
       var disableBtn = document.getElementById('btn-disable-2fa');
diff --git a/src/middleware/auth.js b/src/middleware/auth.js
index 7400814..c6287c4 100644
--- a/src/middleware/auth.js
+++ b/src/middleware/auth.js
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ const db = require('../db/database');
 const { hashToken } = require('../utils/sessions');
 const { isMobileClient } = require('../utils/platform');
 
-// Sliding idle timeout — web only. Mobile stays persistent.
+// Sliding idle timeout — web only. Mobile stays persistent (no idle check,
+// 365-day JWT in Keychain/Keystore — user only logs out on manual action,
+// password change, admin revoke, or app uninstall).
 const WEB_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;    // 24h since last request
-const ACTIVITY_THROTTLE_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;         // don't UPDATE more than every 5 min
+const ACTIVITY_THROTTLE_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;        // throttle DB writes to ≤ 1 per 10 min / user
 const COOKIE_MAX_AGE_MS = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // cookie hard expiry — session table drives actual session
 
 if (!process.env.JWT_SECRET) {
@@ -65,6 +67,12 @@ async function authMiddleware(req, res, next) {
 
         // Sliding idle timeout — web only. Mobile stays persistent.
         if (!mobile && idleMs > WEB_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+          var idleMinutes = Math.round(idleMs / 60000);
+          console.warn('[Auth] session expired (idle ' + idleMinutes + ' min) user=' + user.id + ' ip=' + req.ip);
+          db.run(
+            'INSERT INTO audit_log (user_id, action, category, details, ip_address, user_agent) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)',
+            [user.id, 'session_idle_timeout', 'auth', 'Idle ' + idleMinutes + ' minutes', req.ip, (req.headers['user-agent'] || '').substring(0, 255)]
+          ).catch(function(){});
           db.run('DELETE FROM user_sessions WHERE id = ?', [session.id]).catch(function(){});
           res.clearCookie('ped_auth', { path: '/' });
           return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Session expired due to inactivity', idleTimeout: true });
diff --git a/src/routes/auth.js b/src/routes/auth.js
index c71c858..6217029 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth.js
+++ b/src/routes/auth.js
@@ -596,9 +596,17 @@ router.post('/change-password', authMiddleware, async (req, res) => {
 router.get('/me', authMiddleware, async (req, res) => {
   try {
     var user = await db.get(
-      'SELECT id, email, name, role, totp_enabled, email_verified, nextcloud_url, nextcloud_user, nextcloud_folder, created_at FROM users WHERE id = ?',
+      'SELECT id, email, name, role, totp_enabled, email_verified, nextcloud_url, nextcloud_user, nextcloud_folder, oidc_sub, password, created_at FROM users WHERE id = ?',
       [req.user.id]
     );
+    // canLocalAuth: true if the user has a real password hash (can log in
+    // locally, so password change / 2FA are meaningful). SSO-auto-created
+    // users have a random hex blob in `password` which can't be verified
+    // — hide those UIs for them.
+    var canLocalAuth = !!(user && user.password && (/^\$2[aby]\$/.test(user.password) || user.password.indexOf('$argon2') === 0));
+    // Don't leak the password hash in the response.
+    if (user) delete user.password;
+    if (user) user.canLocalAuth = canLocalAuth;
     res.json({ user: user });
   } catch (err) { console.error('[Auth] Me error:', err.message); res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to load user' }); }
 });