diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/UnbanIp.php b/app/Console/Commands/UnbanIp.php
index 76c910f..d83047c 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/UnbanIp.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/UnbanIp.php
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Commands;
 
-use App\Models\BannedIp;
 use App\Services\BruteforceGuard;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 
 class UnbanIp extends Command
 {
@@ -16,11 +14,7 @@ class UnbanIp extends Command
     public function handle(BruteforceGuard $guard): int
     {
         if ($this->option('all')) {
-            $count = BannedIp::query()->count();
-            foreach (BannedIp::query()->pluck('ip') as $ip) {
-                Cache::forget('bruteforce:banned:'.$ip);
-            }
-            BannedIp::query()->delete();
+            $count = $guard->unbanAll();
             $this->info("{$count} Bann/Bänne entfernt.");
 
             return self::SUCCESS;
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Settings/LoginProtection.php b/app/Livewire/Settings/LoginProtection.php
index cad3550..c552122 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Settings/LoginProtection.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Settings/LoginProtection.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use App\Services\BruteforceGuard;
 use App\Support\Confirm\ConfirmToken;
 use App\Support\Confirm\InvalidConfirmToken;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 use Livewire\Attributes\On;
 use Livewire\Component;
@@ -127,17 +126,14 @@ class LoginProtection extends Component
     }
 
     #[On('bansClearedAll')]
-    public function unbanAll(string $confirmToken): void
+    public function unbanAll(string $confirmToken, BruteforceGuard $guard): void
     {
         try {
             ConfirmToken::consume($confirmToken, 'bansClearedAll');
         } catch (InvalidConfirmToken) {
             return; // forged / replayed / direct-bypass attempt — no-op
         }
-        foreach (BannedIp::query()->pluck('ip') as $ip) {
-            Cache::forget('bruteforce:banned:'.$ip);
-        }
-        BannedIp::query()->delete();
+        $guard->unbanAll();
         $this->audit('auth.ip_unbanned', 'all');
     }
 
@@ -157,7 +153,7 @@ class LoginProtection extends Component
         $ip = (string) request()->ip();
 
         return view('livewire.settings.login-protection', [
-            'bans' => BannedIp::query()->where('banned_until', '>', now())->orderByDesc('banned_until')->get(),
+            'bans' => BannedIp::query()->where('banned_until', '>', now())->orderByDesc('banned_until')->limit(200)->get(),
             'currentIp' => $ip,
             'currentIpExempt' => $guard->isExempt($ip),
         ]);
diff --git a/app/Services/BruteforceGuard.php b/app/Services/BruteforceGuard.php
index 54f175b..e4d13fb 100644
--- a/app/Services/BruteforceGuard.php
+++ b/app/Services/BruteforceGuard.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class BruteforceGuard
         if (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP) === false) {
             return true; // unknown/malformed IP → never count or ban
         }
+        $ip = $this->canonical($ip); // fold IPv4-mapped IPv6 so exemption matches the canonical form
 
         foreach (array_merge(self::LOOPBACK, $this->whitelist()) as $cidr) {
             if ($this->matchesCidr($ip, $cidr)) {
@@ -143,6 +144,18 @@ class BruteforceGuard
         Cache::forget('bruteforce:banned:'.$canonical);
     }
 
+    /** Delete every ban (active or expired) and bust each cache key. Returns the count removed. */
+    public function unbanAll(): int
+    {
+        $ips = BannedIp::query()->pluck('ip');
+        foreach ($ips as $ip) {
+            Cache::forget('bruteforce:banned:'.$this->canonical($ip));
+        }
+        BannedIp::query()->delete();
+
+        return $ips->count();
+    }
+
     /** inet_pton-based CIDR / single-IP match (IPv4, IPv6, IPv4-mapped). */
     public function matchesCidr(string $ip, string $cidr): bool
     {
@@ -180,7 +193,15 @@ class BruteforceGuard
     private function canonical(string $ip): string
     {
         $packed = @inet_pton($ip);
+        if ($packed === false) {
+            return $ip;
+        }
+        // Fold an IPv4-mapped IPv6 (::ffff:a.b.c.d) down to plain IPv4 so the same client can't
+        // dodge a ban by switching between the two forms (one ban row + one cache key per IP).
+        if (strlen($packed) === 16 && str_starts_with($packed, "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff")) {
+            $packed = substr($packed, 12);
+        }
 
-        return $packed === false ? $ip : (string) inet_ntop($packed);
+        return (string) inet_ntop($packed);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/BruteforceGuardBanTest.php b/tests/Feature/BruteforceGuardBanTest.php
index b7e9920..afad66a 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/BruteforceGuardBanTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/BruteforceGuardBanTest.php
@@ -73,4 +73,12 @@ class BruteforceGuardBanTest extends TestCase
         BannedIp::create(['ip' => '203.0.113.5', 'banned_until' => now()->subMinute(), 'attempts' => 10]);
         $this->assertFalse($this->guard()->isBanned('203.0.113.5'));
     }
+
+    public function test_ipv4_mapped_ipv6_shares_one_ban(): void
+    {
+        $g = $this->guard();
+        Setting::put('bruteforce_maxretry', '1');
+        $g->record('203.0.113.5', 'login');                      // ban via plain IPv4
+        $this->assertTrue($g->isBanned('::ffff:203.0.113.5'));   // mapped form is the same ban
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Settings/LoginProtectionTabTest.php b/tests/Feature/Settings/LoginProtectionTabTest.php
index 49dc15a..16d2378 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Settings/LoginProtectionTabTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Settings/LoginProtectionTabTest.php
@@ -101,4 +101,14 @@ class LoginProtectionTabTest extends TestCase
             ->call('whitelistMyIp')
             ->assertSet('whitelist', fn ($w) => str_contains($w, '198.51.100.7'));
     }
+
+    public function test_unban_rejects_a_forged_token(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+        BannedIp::create(['ip' => '203.0.113.5', 'banned_until' => now()->addHour(), 'attempts' => 10]);
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(LoginProtection::class)->call('unban', 'not-a-real-token');
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseCount('banned_ips', 1); // forged token → no-op, ban remains
+    }
 }