diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/Dashboard.tsx b/decnet_web/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
index 7514a63a..42fb565c 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import './Dashboard.css';
 import { Shield, Users, Activity, Clock, Paperclip, Crosshair, Flame, Archive, ShieldOff, Server, LayoutDashboard } from '../icons';
 import { parseEventBody } from '../utils/parseEventBody';
+import { mintSseTicket } from '../utils/sseTicket';
 import ArtifactDrawer from './ArtifactDrawer';
 import EmptyState from './EmptyState/EmptyState';
 
@@ -93,12 +94,24 @@ const Dashboard: React.FC<DashboardProps> = ({ searchQuery }) => {
   const logsContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const connect = () => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const connect = async () => {
       if (eventSourceRef.current) eventSourceRef.current.close();
 
-      const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
+      let ticket: string;
+      try {
+        ticket = await mintSseTicket();
+      } catch {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectTimerRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
       const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
-      let url = `${baseUrl}/stream?token=${token}`;
+      let url = `${baseUrl}/stream?ticket=${encodeURIComponent(ticket)}`;
       if (searchQuery) url += `&search=${encodeURIComponent(searchQuery)}`;
 
       const es = new EventSource(url);
@@ -125,13 +138,16 @@ const Dashboard: React.FC<DashboardProps> = ({ searchQuery }) => {
       es.onerror = () => {
         es.close();
         eventSourceRef.current = null;
-        reconnectTimerRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectTimerRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
       };
     };
 
     connect();
 
     return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
       if (reconnectTimerRef.current) clearTimeout(reconnectTimerRef.current);
       if (eventSourceRef.current) eventSourceRef.current.close();
     };
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/LiveLogs.tsx b/decnet_web/src/components/LiveLogs.tsx
index 3045eb1a..04aea600 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/LiveLogs.tsx
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/LiveLogs.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '../icons';
 import api from '../utils/api';
 import { parseEventBody } from '../utils/parseEventBody';
+import { mintSseTicket } from '../utils/sseTicket';
 import ArtifactDrawer from './ArtifactDrawer';
 import EmptyState from './EmptyState/EmptyState';
 import './Dashboard.css';
@@ -75,34 +76,6 @@ const LiveLogs: React.FC = () => {
     }
   };
 
-  const setupSSE = () => {
-    if (eventSourceRef.current) eventSourceRef.current.close();
-
-    const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
-    const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
-    let url = `${baseUrl}/stream?token=${token}&search=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
-    const startTime = startTimeParam();
-    if (startTime) url += `&start_time=${startTime}`;
-
-    const es = new EventSource(url);
-    eventSourceRef.current = es;
-
-    es.onmessage = (event) => {
-      try {
-        const payload = JSON.parse(event.data);
-        if (payload.type === 'logs') {
-          setLogs(prev => [...payload.data, ...prev].slice(0, 500));
-        } else if (payload.type === 'stats') {
-          setTotalLogs(payload.data.total_logs);
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.error('Failed to parse SSE payload', err);
-      }
-    };
-
-    es.onerror = () => console.error('SSE connection lost, reconnecting...');
-  };
-
   // Always seed with REST backlog on mount / filter changes.
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchData();
@@ -110,13 +83,56 @@ const LiveLogs: React.FC = () => {
 
   // SSE follows the streaming toggle independently.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (streaming) {
-      setupSSE();
-    } else if (eventSourceRef.current) {
-      eventSourceRef.current.close();
-      eventSourceRef.current = null;
+    if (!streaming) {
+      if (eventSourceRef.current) {
+        eventSourceRef.current.close();
+        eventSourceRef.current = null;
+      }
+      return;
     }
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const setupSSE = async () => {
+      if (eventSourceRef.current) eventSourceRef.current.close();
+
+      let ticket: string;
+      try {
+        ticket = await mintSseTicket();
+      } catch {
+        console.error('SSE ticket mint failed, will not connect stream');
+        return;
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
+      const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
+      let url = `${baseUrl}/stream?ticket=${encodeURIComponent(ticket)}&search=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
+      const startTime = startTimeParam();
+      if (startTime) url += `&start_time=${startTime}`;
+
+      const es = new EventSource(url);
+      eventSourceRef.current = es;
+
+      es.onmessage = (event) => {
+        try {
+          const payload = JSON.parse(event.data);
+          if (payload.type === 'logs') {
+            setLogs(prev => [...payload.data, ...prev].slice(0, 500));
+          } else if (payload.type === 'stats') {
+            setTotalLogs(payload.data.total_logs);
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.error('Failed to parse SSE payload', err);
+        }
+      };
+
+      es.onerror = () => console.error('SSE connection lost, reconnecting...');
+    };
+
+    setupSSE();
+
     return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
       if (eventSourceRef.current) {
         eventSourceRef.current.close();
         eventSourceRef.current = null;
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/useTopologyStream.ts b/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/useTopologyStream.ts
index 9c59eed3..3ab61234 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/useTopologyStream.ts
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/MazeNET/useTopologyStream.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * pending topologies don't open a useless channel.
  */
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { mintSseTicket } from '../../utils/sseTicket';
 
 export type TopologyStreamEventName =
   | 'snapshot'
@@ -69,11 +70,25 @@ export function useTopologyStream({
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled || !topologyId) return;
 
-    const connect = () => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const connect = async () => {
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
-      const token = localStorage.getItem('token') ?? '';
+
+      let ticket: string;
+      try {
+        ticket = await mintSseTicket();
+      } catch {
+        onErrorRef.current?.();
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
       const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
-      const url = `${baseUrl}/topologies/${topologyId}/events?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`;
+      const url = `${baseUrl}/topologies/${topologyId}/events?ticket=${encodeURIComponent(ticket)}`;
 
       const es = new EventSource(url);
       esRef.current = es;
@@ -101,13 +116,16 @@ export function useTopologyStream({
         es.close();
         esRef.current = null;
         onErrorRef.current?.();
-        reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
       };
     };
 
     connect();
 
     return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
       if (reconnectRef.current) clearTimeout(reconnectRef.current);
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
       esRef.current = null;
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/useAttackerStream.ts b/decnet_web/src/components/useAttackerStream.ts
index 2343f5d4..8490dd49 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/useAttackerStream.ts
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/useAttackerStream.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *                             multi_actor on the same identity.
  */
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { mintSseTicket } from '../utils/sseTicket';
 
 export interface ObservationFrame {
   primitive: string;
@@ -142,11 +143,25 @@ export function useAttackerStream({
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled || !attackerUuid) return;
 
-    const connect = () => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const connect = async () => {
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
-      const token = localStorage.getItem('token') ?? '';
+
+      let ticket: string;
+      try {
+        ticket = await mintSseTicket();
+      } catch {
+        onErrorRef.current?.();
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, RECONNECT_MS);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
       const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
-      const url = `${baseUrl}/attackers/${encodeURIComponent(attackerUuid)}/events?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`;
+      const url = `${baseUrl}/attackers/${encodeURIComponent(attackerUuid)}/events?ticket=${encodeURIComponent(ticket)}`;
 
       const es = new EventSource(url);
       esRef.current = es;
@@ -194,13 +209,16 @@ export function useAttackerStream({
         es.close();
         esRef.current = null;
         onErrorRef.current?.();
-        reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, RECONNECT_MS);
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, RECONNECT_MS);
+        }
       };
     };
 
     connect();
 
     return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
       if (reconnectRef.current) clearTimeout(reconnectRef.current);
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
       esRef.current = null;
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/useCampaignStream.ts b/decnet_web/src/components/useCampaignStream.ts
index fc806808..0d2f43dd 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/useCampaignStream.ts
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/useCampaignStream.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * fires.
  */
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { mintSseTicket } from '../utils/sseTicket';
 
 export type CampaignStreamEventName =
   | 'snapshot'
@@ -54,11 +55,25 @@ export function useCampaignStream({
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled) return;
 
-    const connect = () => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const connect = async () => {
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
-      const token = localStorage.getItem('token') ?? '';
+
+      let ticket: string;
+      try {
+        ticket = await mintSseTicket();
+      } catch {
+        onErrorRef.current?.();
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
       const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
-      const url = `${baseUrl}/campaigns/events?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`;
+      const url = `${baseUrl}/campaigns/events?ticket=${encodeURIComponent(ticket)}`;
 
       const es = new EventSource(url);
       esRef.current = es;
@@ -86,13 +101,16 @@ export function useCampaignStream({
         es.close();
         esRef.current = null;
         onErrorRef.current?.();
-        reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
       };
     };
 
     connect();
 
     return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
       if (reconnectRef.current) clearTimeout(reconnectRef.current);
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
       esRef.current = null;
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/useIdentityStream.ts b/decnet_web/src/components/useIdentityStream.ts
index 3123c281..536f28ee 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/useIdentityStream.ts
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/useIdentityStream.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * itself is dumb glue.
  */
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { mintSseTicket } from '../utils/sseTicket';
 
 export type IdentityStreamEventName =
   | 'snapshot'
@@ -67,11 +68,25 @@ export function useIdentityStream({
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled) return;
 
-    const connect = () => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const connect = async () => {
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
-      const token = localStorage.getItem('token') ?? '';
+
+      let ticket: string;
+      try {
+        ticket = await mintSseTicket();
+      } catch {
+        onErrorRef.current?.();
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
       const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
-      const url = `${baseUrl}/identities/events?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`;
+      const url = `${baseUrl}/identities/events?ticket=${encodeURIComponent(ticket)}`;
 
       const es = new EventSource(url);
       esRef.current = es;
@@ -99,13 +114,16 @@ export function useIdentityStream({
         es.close();
         esRef.current = null;
         onErrorRef.current?.();
-        reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
       };
     };
 
     connect();
 
     return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
       if (reconnectRef.current) clearTimeout(reconnectRef.current);
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
       esRef.current = null;
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/useOrchestratorStream.ts b/decnet_web/src/components/useOrchestratorStream.ts
index 63a13f5e..450b8b18 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/useOrchestratorStream.ts
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/useOrchestratorStream.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * caller. Mirror of `useCampaignStream`.
  */
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { mintSseTicket } from '../utils/sseTicket';
 
 export type OrchestratorStreamEventName =
   | 'snapshot'
@@ -49,12 +50,26 @@ export function useOrchestratorStream({
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled) return;
 
-    const connect = () => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const connect = async () => {
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
       onStatusRef.current?.('connecting');
-      const token = localStorage.getItem('token') ?? '';
+
+      let ticket: string;
+      try {
+        ticket = await mintSseTicket();
+      } catch {
+        onStatusRef.current?.('error');
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
       const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
-      const url = `${baseUrl}/orchestrator/events/stream?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`;
+      const url = `${baseUrl}/orchestrator/events/stream?ticket=${encodeURIComponent(ticket)}`;
 
       const es = new EventSource(url);
       esRef.current = es;
@@ -84,13 +99,16 @@ export function useOrchestratorStream({
         es.close();
         esRef.current = null;
         onStatusRef.current?.('error');
-        reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          reconnectRef.current = setTimeout(connect, 3000);
+        }
       };
     };
 
     connect();
 
     return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
       if (reconnectRef.current) clearTimeout(reconnectRef.current);
       if (esRef.current) esRef.current.close();
       esRef.current = null;
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/utils/sseTicket.test.ts b/decnet_web/src/utils/sseTicket.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d767736b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet_web/src/utils/sseTicket.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+// Mock the api module BEFORE importing the unit under test so the module
+// factory runs first and replaces the real axios instance.
+vi.mock('./api', () => ({
+  default: {
+    post: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+import api from './api';
+import { mintSseTicket } from './sseTicket';
+
+const mockPost = api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe('mintSseTicket', () => {
+  it('POSTs to /auth/sse-ticket and returns the ticket string', async () => {
+    mockPost.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      data: { ticket: 'opaque-abc-123', expires_in: 60 },
+    });
+
+    const ticket = await mintSseTicket();
+
+    expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/auth/sse-ticket');
+    expect(ticket).toBe('opaque-abc-123');
+  });
+
+  it('propagates API errors to the caller', async () => {
+    const err = Object.assign(new Error('Unauthorized'), {
+      response: { status: 401, data: { detail: 'Could not validate credentials' } },
+    });
+    mockPost.mockRejectedValueOnce(err);
+
+    await expect(mintSseTicket()).rejects.toThrow('Unauthorized');
+    expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/auth/sse-ticket');
+  });
+
+  it('propagates network errors (no response object) to the caller', async () => {
+    mockPost.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Network Error'));
+
+    await expect(mintSseTicket()).rejects.toThrow('Network Error');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/utils/sseTicket.ts b/decnet_web/src/utils/sseTicket.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aada1a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet_web/src/utils/sseTicket.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+/**
+ * SSE ticket helper — mints a single-use opaque ticket for authenticating
+ * an EventSource connection.  Native EventSource cannot set an Authorization
+ * header, so the backend issues a short-lived (?60 s) ticket via a normal
+ * Bearer-authenticated REST call and the ticket is passed as ?ticket= on
+ * the stream URL.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: the ticket is SINGLE-USE.  Mint a fresh ticket for every
+ * connection attempt — initial connect AND every reconnect.
+ */
+import api from './api';
+
+/**
+ * POST /auth/sse-ticket with the normal Bearer JWT (attached automatically
+ * by the axios `api` instance) and return the opaque ticket string.
+ *
+ * Throws if the API call fails (e.g. 401 when the JWT has expired).
+ * Callers are responsible for handling the error — typically by invoking
+ * their existing onError handler and scheduling a reconnect, which will
+ * cause the axios 401 interceptor to fire `auth:logout`.
+ */
+export async function mintSseTicket(): Promise<string> {
+  const res = await api.post<{ ticket: string; expires_in: number }>('/auth/sse-ticket');
+  return res.data.ticket;
+}