diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a140611..fa7d5d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ OAuth support is intentionally split across the same trust boundary as the rest
 - the adapter stores only the resulting SeamlessAuth cookies
 
 Provider access tokens are not stored by the adapter, returned to the frontend, or placed in cookies.
+The adapter also does not handle provider client secrets; those remain on the Seamless Auth API host.
 
 Mounted Express routes include:
 
@@ -166,6 +167,18 @@ Configure providers on the Seamless Auth API using `oauth_providers` and `LOGIN_
 Each provider references its client secret by environment variable name, for example
 `clientSecretEnv: "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET"`.
 
+## Admin Hardening Routes
+
+The Express adapter exposes the v1 admin recovery and session hygiene routes under the mounted auth
+path:
+
+- `DELETE /auth/admin/sessions/by-id/:id`
+- `DELETE /auth/admin/sessions/:userId/revoke-all`
+- `POST /auth/admin/users/:userId/recovery/device-replacement`
+
+The device-replacement route is enforced by the Seamless Auth API and requires a fresh step-up
+session before sessions, passkeys, or TOTP credentials are reset.
+
 ---
 
 ## Extensibility
diff --git a/packages/core/src/handlers/admin.ts b/packages/core/src/handlers/admin.ts
index 5b97b39..cf54d30 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/handlers/admin.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/handlers/admin.ts
@@ -92,5 +92,14 @@ export const listAllSessionsHandler = (opts: WithQuery) =>
 export const listUserSessionsHandler = (userId: string, opts: BaseOpts) =>
   request("GET", `/admin/sessions/${userId}`, opts);
 
+export const revokeUserSessionHandler = (id: string, opts: BaseOpts) =>
+  request("DELETE", `/admin/sessions/by-id/${id}`, opts);
+
 export const revokeAllUserSessionsHandler = (userId: string, opts: BaseOpts) =>
   request("DELETE", `/admin/sessions/${userId}/revoke-all`, opts);
+
+export const recoverUserForDeviceReplacementHandler = (
+  userId: string,
+  opts: WithBody,
+) =>
+  request("POST", `/admin/users/${userId}/recovery/device-replacement`, opts);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/handlers/register.ts b/packages/core/src/handlers/register.ts
index f1e07b6..f0007a0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/handlers/register.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/handlers/register.ts
@@ -53,44 +53,16 @@ export async function registerHandler(
     };
   }
 
-  const rawCookies =
-    (up.headers as any).getSetCookie?.() ||
-    up.headers.get?.("set-cookie")?.split(",") ||
-    [];
-
-  let bootstrapCookie;
-
-  for (const cookie of rawCookies) {
-    if (cookie.startsWith("seamless_bootstrap_token=")) {
-      const value = cookie.split(";")[0].split("=")[1];
-
-      bootstrapCookie = {
-        name: "seamless_bootstrap_token",
-        value: { sub: value },
-        ttl: "900",
-        domain: opts.cookieDomain,
-      };
-
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  const setCookies = [
-    {
-      name: opts.registrationCookieName,
-      value: { sub: data.sub },
-      ttl: data.ttl,
-      domain: opts.cookieDomain,
-    },
-  ];
-
-  if (bootstrapCookie) {
-    setCookies.push(bootstrapCookie);
-  }
-
   return {
     status: 200,
     body: data,
-    setCookies,
+    setCookies: [
+      {
+        name: opts.registrationCookieName,
+        value: { sub: data.sub },
+        ttl: data.ttl,
+        domain: opts.cookieDomain,
+      },
+    ],
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/express/README.md b/packages/express/README.md
index 8457e00..b92b3fa 100644
--- a/packages/express/README.md
+++ b/packages/express/README.md
@@ -230,6 +230,20 @@ Provider access tokens are never stored in adapter cookies or returned to the fr
 
 ---
 
+### Admin Hardening Routes
+
+When mounted under `/auth`, the adapter proxies the admin hardening endpoints used by the
+Seamless Auth dashboard:
+
+- `DELETE /auth/admin/sessions/by-id/:id`
+- `DELETE /auth/admin/sessions/:userId/revoke-all`
+- `POST /auth/admin/users/:userId/recovery/device-replacement`
+
+The device-replacement endpoint requires the current admin session to have fresh step-up
+authentication in the Seamless Auth API.
+
+---
+
 ### `requireAuth(options?)`
 
 Express middleware that verifies a signed access cookie and attaches the decoded user payload to `req.user`.
diff --git a/packages/express/src/createServer.ts b/packages/express/src/createServer.ts
index 9b4a61a..0fb4c9e 100644
--- a/packages/express/src/createServer.ts
+++ b/packages/express/src/createServer.ts
@@ -113,10 +113,9 @@ function routeParam(req: Request, name: string): string {
 /**
  * Creates an Express Router that proxies all authentication traffic to a Seamless Auth server.
  *
- * This helper wires your API backend to a Seamless Auth instance running in
- * "server mode." It automatically forwards login, registration, WebAuthn,
- * logout, token refresh, and session validation routes to the auth server
- * and handles all cookie management required for a seamless login flow.
+ * This helper wires your API backend to a Seamless Auth instance. It automatically forwards
+ * login, registration, WebAuthn, logout, token refresh, and session validation routes to the
+ * auth server and handles all cookie management required for a seamless login flow.
  *
  * ### Responsibilities
  * - Proxies all `/auth/*` routes to the upstream Seamless Auth server
@@ -462,6 +461,9 @@ export function createSeamlessAuthServer(
   r.patch("/admin/users/:userId", (req, res) =>
     admin.updateUser(req, res, resolvedOpts),
   );
+  r.post("/admin/users/:userId/recovery/device-replacement", (req, res) =>
+    admin.recoverUserForDeviceReplacement(req, res, resolvedOpts),
+  );
   r.get("/admin/users/:userId", (req, res) =>
     admin.getUserDetail(req, res, resolvedOpts),
   );
@@ -542,6 +544,9 @@ export function createSeamlessAuthServer(
   r.get("/admin/sessions/:userId", (req, res) =>
     admin.listUserSessions(req, res, resolvedOpts),
   );
+  r.delete("/admin/sessions/by-id/:id", (req, res) =>
+    admin.revokeUserSession(req, res, resolvedOpts),
+  );
   r.delete("/admin/sessions/:userId/revoke-all", (req, res) =>
     admin.revokeAllUserSessions(req, res, resolvedOpts),
   );
diff --git a/packages/express/src/handlers/admin.ts b/packages/express/src/handlers/admin.ts
index ac082aa..81837e8 100644
--- a/packages/express/src/handlers/admin.ts
+++ b/packages/express/src/handlers/admin.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import {
   getCredentialCountHandler,
   listAllSessionsHandler,
   listUserSessionsHandler,
+  recoverUserForDeviceReplacementHandler,
   revokeAllUserSessionsHandler,
+  revokeUserSessionHandler,
 } from "@seamless-auth/core/handlers/admin";
 
 import { buildServiceAuthorization } from "../internal/buildAuthorization";
@@ -168,6 +170,20 @@ export const listUserSessions = async (
     } as any),
   );
 
+export const revokeUserSession = async (
+  req: Request,
+  res: Response,
+  opts: SeamlessAuthServerOptions,
+) =>
+  handle(
+    res,
+    await revokeUserSessionHandler(req.params.id as string, {
+      authServerUrl: opts.authServerUrl,
+      authorization: buildServiceAuthorization(req, opts),
+      forwardedClientIp: buildForwardedClientIp(req),
+    } as any),
+  );
+
 export const revokeAllUserSessions = async (
   req: Request,
   res: Response,
@@ -181,3 +197,18 @@ export const revokeAllUserSessions = async (
       forwardedClientIp: buildForwardedClientIp(req),
     } as any),
   );
+
+export const recoverUserForDeviceReplacement = async (
+  req: Request,
+  res: Response,
+  opts: SeamlessAuthServerOptions,
+) =>
+  handle(
+    res,
+    await recoverUserForDeviceReplacementHandler(req.params.userId as string, {
+      authServerUrl: opts.authServerUrl,
+      authorization: buildServiceAuthorization(req, opts),
+      forwardedClientIp: buildForwardedClientIp(req),
+      body: req.body,
+    } as any),
+  );
diff --git a/packages/express/src/handlers/finishRegister.ts b/packages/express/src/handlers/finishRegister.ts
index 6424b1e..61c1b87 100644
--- a/packages/express/src/handlers/finishRegister.ts
+++ b/packages/express/src/handlers/finishRegister.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { setSessionCookie } from "../internal/cookie";
 import { buildServiceAuthorization } from "../internal/buildAuthorization";
 import { buildForwardedClientIp } from "../internal/buildForwardedClientIp";
 import { SeamlessAuthServerOptions } from "../createServer";
-import { verifyCookieJwt } from "@seamless-auth/core";
 
 export async function finishRegister(
   req: Request & { cookiePayload?: any },
@@ -22,26 +21,10 @@ export async function finishRegister(
 
   const authorization = buildServiceAuthorization(req, opts);
 
-  const bootstrapToken = req.cookies?.["seamless_bootstrap_token"];
-
-  const headers: Record<string, string> = {};
-
-  if (bootstrapToken) {
-    const payload = verifyCookieJwt(bootstrapToken, opts.cookieSecret);
-    if (!payload || !payload.sub) {
-      res.status(401).json({
-        error: "Invalid or expired session",
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-    headers["cookie"] = `seamless_bootstrap_token=${payload.sub}`;
-  }
-
   const result = await finishRegisterHandler(
     {
       body: req.body,
       authorization,
-      headers,
       forwardedClientIp: buildForwardedClientIp(req),
     } as any,
     {