diff --git a/frontend/src/js/profiles.js b/frontend/src/js/profiles.js
index 03c4e1b..55194a2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/profiles.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/profiles.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
         protocol: 'ssh',
         ssh: {
             authMethods: ['publickey', 'password', 'keyboard-interactive'],
-            secretMode: 'ask-every-time',
-            keySecretMode: 'ask-every-time',
+            secretMode: 'saved',
+            keySecretMode: 'saved',
             hostKeyPolicy: 'ask',
             terminalType: 'xterm-256color',
             keepaliveInterval: 30,
@@ -459,6 +459,9 @@ class ProfileEditor {
             }
         }
 
+        // Prevent mousedown from starting a text selection gesture in WKWebView,
+        // which would swallow the first click and require a double-click.
+        header.addEventListener('mousedown', (e) => e.preventDefault());
         header.addEventListener('click', () => {
             collapsed = !collapsed;
             content.style.display = collapsed ? 'none' : 'block';
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/sidebar.js b/frontend/src/js/sidebar.js
index 83f65ff..057ac55 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/sidebar.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/sidebar.js
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ class Sidebar {
             <span>${escapeHtml(title)}</span>
             <span class="section-count">${profiles.length}</span>
         `;
+        // Prevent mousedown from starting a text selection gesture in WKWebView,
+        // which would swallow the first click and require a double-click.
+        header.addEventListener('mousedown', (e) => e.preventDefault());
         header.addEventListener('click', () => this.toggleSection(key));
         section.appendChild(header);
 
@@ -305,7 +308,9 @@ class Sidebar {
      * @private
      */
     async _deleteProfile(profile) {
-        const ok = confirm(`Delete "${profile.displayName || profile.host}"?\nThis cannot be undone.`);
+        // Use a custom confirmation modal — window.confirm() is silently
+        // blocked in WKWebView and always returns false.
+        const ok = await this._confirmDelete(profile);
         if (!ok) return;
 
         try {
@@ -318,6 +323,52 @@ class Sidebar {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Shows a confirmation modal for profile deletion.
+     * @param {Object} profile
+     * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+     * @private
+     */
+    _confirmDelete(profile) {
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+            const backdrop = createElement('div', 'modal-backdrop');
+            const modal = createElement('div', 'modal modal-sm');
+            const label = escapeHtml(profile.displayName || profile.host || 'Untitled');
+            modal.innerHTML = `
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                    <h3 class="modal-title">Delete Profile</h3>
+                    <button class="btn btn-icon btn-xs modal-close">&times;</button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <p style="font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-secondary)">
+                        Delete <strong>${label}</strong>? This cannot be undone.
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <button class="btn btn-sm confirm-cancel">Cancel</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-danger confirm-ok">Delete</button>
+                </div>
+            `;
+            backdrop.appendChild(modal);
+            document.body.appendChild(backdrop);
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                backdrop.classList.add('is-visible');
+                modal.classList.add('is-visible');
+            });
+
+            const close = (val) => {
+                backdrop.classList.remove('is-visible');
+                modal.classList.remove('is-visible');
+                setTimeout(() => backdrop.remove(), 200);
+                resolve(val);
+            };
+            modal.querySelector('.modal-close').addEventListener('click', () => close(false));
+            modal.querySelector('.confirm-cancel').addEventListener('click', () => close(false));
+            modal.querySelector('.confirm-ok').addEventListener('click', () => close(true));
+            backdrop.addEventListener('click', (e) => { if (e.target === backdrop) close(false); });
+        });
+    }
+
     // ── Filtering ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     /**
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/tabs.js b/frontend/src/js/tabs.js
index 262a9cf..29d4a7e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/tabs.js
@@ -172,10 +172,14 @@ class TabManager {
             `;
             backdrop.appendChild(modal);
             document.body.appendChild(backdrop);
-            requestAnimationFrame(() => backdrop.classList.add('is-visible'));
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                backdrop.classList.add('is-visible');
+                modal.classList.add('is-visible');
+            });
 
             const close = (val) => {
                 backdrop.classList.remove('is-visible');
+                modal.classList.remove('is-visible');
                 setTimeout(() => backdrop.remove(), 200);
                 resolve(val);
             };
diff --git a/internal/models/defaults.go b/internal/models/defaults.go
index 7220447..f5931eb 100644
--- a/internal/models/defaults.go
+++ b/internal/models/defaults.go
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ func NewProfile(protocol Protocol) Profile {
 		p.Port = DefaultSSHPort
 		p.SSH = &SSHConfig{
 			AuthMethods:       []string{"publickey", "password", "keyboard-interactive"},
-			SecretMode:        SecretModeAskEveryTime,
-			KeySecretMode:     SecretModeAskEveryTime,
+			SecretMode:        SecretModeSaved,
+			KeySecretMode:     SecretModeSaved,
 			HostKeyPolicy:     HostKeyAsk,
 			TerminalType:      DefaultTerminalType,
 			KeepaliveInterval: DefaultKeepaliveInterval,
diff --git a/internal/sessions/manager.go b/internal/sessions/manager.go
index adacd06..276bb44 100644
--- a/internal/sessions/manager.go
+++ b/internal/sessions/manager.go
@@ -456,9 +456,10 @@ func (m *Manager) connectSSH(sess *Session, getSecret func(prompt string) (strin
 		},
 	)
 
-	// Build credential callbacks that check keychain/store before prompting.
-	getPassword := m.buildSecretCallback(profile.ID, "password", getSecret)
-	getPassphrase := m.buildSecretCallback(profile.ID, "passphrase", getSecret)
+	// Build credential callbacks that respect the profile's secret mode.
+	sshConf := profile.SSH
+	getPassword := m.buildSecretCallback(profile.ID, "password", sshConf.SecretMode, getSecret)
+	getPassphrase := m.buildSecretCallback(profile.ID, "passphrase", sshConf.KeySecretMode, getSecret)
 
 	if err := client.Connect(getPassword, getPassphrase); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -561,35 +562,75 @@ func (m *Manager) connectRAW(sess *Session) error {
 // Internal: helpers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// buildSecretCallback returns a func() (string, error) that first checks the
-// OS keychain, then the encrypted vault, then prompts the user via getSecret.
-func (m *Manager) buildSecretCallback(profileID string, secretType string, getSecret func(prompt string) (string, error)) func() (string, error) {
+// buildSecretCallback returns a func() (string, error) that resolves a
+// credential according to the profile's SecretMode:
+//   - "saved": check keychain/vault first, prompt if missing, then persist
+//   - "session-only": check an in-memory session cache, prompt once per session
+//   - "ask-every-time" (or any other value): always prompt the user
+func (m *Manager) buildSecretCallback(profileID string, secretType string, mode models.SecretMode, getSecret func(prompt string) (string, error)) func() (string, error) {
+	secretKey := fmt.Sprintf("profile:%s:%s", profileID, secretType)
+
+	// Session-local cache for "session-only" mode. The closure captures this
+	// variable so it survives across multiple calls within the same connection.
+	var sessionCached string
+	var sessionCachedSet bool
+
 	return func() (string, error) {
-		secretKey := fmt.Sprintf("profile:%s:%s", profileID, secretType)
+		// ── "saved" mode: try persistent stores first ────────────────────
+		if mode == models.SecretModeSaved {
+			// Try the OS keychain first.
+			if m.keychainStore != nil {
+				if val, err := m.keychainStore.GetSecret(secretKey); err == nil && val != "" {
+					m.auditLog.LogSecretAccess(profileID, secretType)
+					return val, nil
+				}
+			}
 
-		// Try the OS keychain first.
-		if m.keychainStore != nil {
-			if val, err := m.keychainStore.GetSecret(secretKey); err == nil && val != "" {
-				m.auditLog.LogSecretAccess(profileID, secretType)
-				return val, nil
+			// Try the encrypted file store.
+			if m.secretStore != nil && m.secretStore.IsUnlocked() {
+				if val, err := m.secretStore.GetSecret(secretKey); err == nil && val != "" {
+					m.auditLog.LogSecretAccess(profileID, secretType)
+					return val, nil
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Try the encrypted file store.
-		if m.secretStore != nil && m.secretStore.IsUnlocked() {
-			if val, err := m.secretStore.GetSecret(secretKey); err == nil && val != "" {
-				m.auditLog.LogSecretAccess(profileID, secretType)
-				return val, nil
-			}
+		// ── "session-only" mode: return cached value if we already asked ─
+		if mode == models.SecretModeSessionOnly && sessionCachedSet {
+			return sessionCached, nil
 		}
 
-		// Prompt the user via the callback.
+		// ── Prompt the user ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 		if getSecret == nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("no %s available and no prompt callback provided", secretType)
 		}
 
 		prompt := fmt.Sprintf("Enter %s:", secretType)
-		return getSecret(prompt)
+		val, err := getSecret(prompt)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		// ── Persist according to mode ────────────────────────────────────
+		switch mode {
+		case models.SecretModeSaved:
+			// Prefer OS keychain, fall back to encrypted vault.
+			stored := false
+			if m.keychainStore != nil {
+				if sErr := m.keychainStore.SetSecret(secretKey, val); sErr == nil {
+					stored = true
+				}
+			}
+			if !stored && m.secretStore != nil && m.secretStore.IsUnlocked() {
+				_ = m.secretStore.SetSecret(secretKey, val)
+			}
+
+		case models.SecretModeSessionOnly:
+			sessionCached = val
+			sessionCachedSet = true
+		}
+
+		return val, nil
 	}
 }