diff --git a/crates/notsecrets/src/decrypt.rs b/crates/notsecrets/src/decrypt.rs
index 7e8abcb..1f93eef 100644
--- a/crates/notsecrets/src/decrypt.rs
+++ b/crates/notsecrets/src/decrypt.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ impl Decryptor {
 
         let payload_key = derive_payload_key(&file_key, &nonce_bytes)?;
         let cipher = ChaCha20Poly1305::new(Key::from_slice(&payload_key));
-        let counter_nonce = Nonce::default();
+        // Mirror encrypt.rs: use the first 12 bytes of the 16-byte random nonce.
+        let counter_nonce = Nonce::from(
+            <[u8; 12]>::try_from(&nonce_bytes[..12]).expect("slice is exactly 12 bytes"),
+        );
         let plaintext = cipher
             .decrypt(&counter_nonce, payload_ciphertext)
             .map_err(|_| AgeError::CryptoError("payload decryption failed".to_string()))?;
diff --git a/crates/notsecrets/src/encrypt.rs b/crates/notsecrets/src/encrypt.rs
index afb4d9b..48ccdc7 100644
--- a/crates/notsecrets/src/encrypt.rs
+++ b/crates/notsecrets/src/encrypt.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ impl Encryptor {
         let payload_key = derive_payload_key(&file_key, &nonce_bytes)?;
 
         let cipher = ChaCha20Poly1305::new(Key::from_slice(&payload_key));
-        let counter_nonce = Nonce::default(); // [0u8; 12]
+        // Use the first 12 bytes of the 16-byte random nonce as the ChaCha nonce.
+        // The payload key is already unique per message (derived via HKDF with the full
+        // 16-byte nonce as salt), so this is safe — but using a non-zero nonce makes
+        // the invariant explicit and removes the latent risk of accidental key reuse.
+        let counter_nonce = Nonce::from(
+            <[u8; 12]>::try_from(&nonce_bytes[..12]).expect("slice is exactly 12 bytes"),
+        );
         let ciphertext = cipher
             .encrypt(&counter_nonce, plaintext)
             .map_err(|_| AgeError::CryptoError("payload encryption failed".to_string()))?;
diff --git a/crates/notsecrets/src/sources/bitwarden.rs b/crates/notsecrets/src/sources/bitwarden.rs
index dd3c943..7006e96 100644
--- a/crates/notsecrets/src/sources/bitwarden.rs
+++ b/crates/notsecrets/src/sources/bitwarden.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use crate::error::AgeError;
 use crate::identities::Identity;
 use crate::identities::x25519::X25519Identity;
 use crate::sources::IdentitySource;
-use std::process::Command;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 
 pub struct BitwardenSource {
     pub item_name: String,
@@ -37,13 +38,27 @@ impl BitwardenSource {
                         source: anyhow::anyhow!("could not read password: {e}"),
                     }
                 })?;
-            let output = Command::new("bw")
-                .args(["unlock", "--raw", &password])
-                .output()
+            // Pass password via stdin to avoid it appearing in the process list.
+            let mut child = Command::new("bw")
+                .args(["unlock", "--raw", "--passwordstdin"])
+                .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+                .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+                .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+                .spawn()
                 .map_err(|e| AgeError::SourceError {
                     name: self.name().to_string(),
                     source: anyhow::anyhow!("bw unlock spawn: {e}"),
                 })?;
+            if let Some(mut stdin) = child.stdin.take() {
+                stdin.write_all(password.as_bytes()).map_err(|e| AgeError::SourceError {
+                    name: self.name().to_string(),
+                    source: anyhow::anyhow!("bw unlock stdin write: {e}"),
+                })?;
+            }
+            let output = child.wait_with_output().map_err(|e| AgeError::SourceError {
+                name: self.name().to_string(),
+                source: anyhow::anyhow!("bw unlock wait: {e}"),
+            })?;
             if !output.status.success() {
                 return Err(AgeError::SourceError {
                     name: self.name().to_string(),