diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Install.php b/app/Console/Commands/Install.php
index efc64d7..8796647 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Install.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Install.php
@@ -4,22 +4,19 @@ namespace App\Console\Commands;
 
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 /**
  * Idempotent first-run bootstrap (called by install.sh, phase 7).
  *
- * Creates the initial admin with the standard default password (operator decision: a
- * known, memorable default so login is never blocked by a missed one-time secret).
- * `must_change_password` is set, so the onboarding gate FORCES a new password on the
- * first login — the default is only valid until then. Re-running once an admin exists is
- * a hard no-op. NOTE: a known default credential is only acceptable because of the forced
- * rotation; the operator must change it immediately (banner / MOTD / README say so).
+ * Creates the initial admin with a RANDOM one-time password (printed once by install.sh from the
+ * CLUSEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD line below) rather than a guessable literal — rotation is optional now, so a
+ * well-known default like "clusev" would be a standing takeover credential. `must_change_password` is
+ * still set (the banner nudges a rotation), but even if kept, the generated secret is not guessable.
+ * Re-running once an admin exists is a hard no-op.
  */
 class Install extends Command
 {
-    /** Standard default admin password — forced to change on first login (must_change_password). */
-    private const DEFAULT_PASSWORD = 'clusev';
-
     /**
      * Standard default admin e-mail (login + Let's-Encrypt contact) when none is given. A fixed,
      * predictable value so a fresh, unattended install always logs in at admin@clusev.local —
@@ -50,22 +47,23 @@ class Install extends Command
             return self::FAILURE;
         }
 
-        $password = self::DEFAULT_PASSWORD;
+        // Random, non-guessable one-time password (printed once below). Satisfies any policy.
+        $password = Str::password(16);
 
         $user = User::create([
             'name' => (string) ($this->option('name') ?: 'Administrator'),
             'email' => $email,
             'password' => $password,            // 'hashed' cast hashes on save
-            'must_change_password' => true,     // forces a new password on first login
+            'must_change_password' => true,     // nudges a rotation on first login (optional)
         ]);
 
-        // install.sh greps these two lines for the closing banner. The password is the
-        // standard default and must be changed on first login (must_change_password).
+        // install.sh greps these two lines for the closing banner — this is the ONLY time the
+        // generated password is shown, so the operator must note it now.
         $this->newLine();
         $this->line('CLUSEV_ADMIN_EMAIL='.$user->email);
         $this->line('CLUSEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD='.$password);
         $this->newLine();
-        $this->info('Admin angelegt. Standard-Passwort — beim ersten Login sofort aendern.');
+        $this->info('Admin angelegt. Generiertes Passwort jetzt notieren — es wird nur einmal angezeigt.');
 
         return self::SUCCESS;
     }
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 30861c9..dd50efc 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ info "+----------------------------------------------------------+"
 info "  Dashboard:    ${ACCESS_URL}"
 info "  Admin-Login:  ${ADMIN_MAIL:-<bestehend>}"
 if [ -n "$ADMIN_PW" ]; then
-  info "  Admin-Passwort: ${ADMIN_PW}  (Standard — beim ersten Login sofort aendern!)"
+  info "  Admin-Passwort: ${ADMIN_PW}  (generiert — JETZT notieren, wird nur einmal angezeigt!)"
 else
   info "  Admin-Passwort: <bereits installiert — kein neuer Admin angelegt>"
 fi
diff --git a/tests/Feature/InstallCommandTest.php b/tests/Feature/InstallCommandTest.php
index 01095e5..8350919 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/InstallCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/InstallCommandTest.php
@@ -4,38 +4,63 @@ namespace Tests\Feature;
 
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
 /**
- * clusev:install (install.sh phase 8) — first-admin bootstrap. The operator chose a known
- * default password ('clusev') for predictable login; must_change_password forces a new one
- * on first login, which is what keeps the default acceptable.
+ * clusev:install (install.sh phase 8) — first-admin bootstrap. The password is a RANDOM one-time
+ * secret printed once (CLUSEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD=…), not a guessable literal; must_change_password
+ * nudges a rotation on first login (optional).
  */
 class InstallCommandTest extends TestCase
 {
     use RefreshDatabase;
 
-    public function test_creates_admin_with_default_password_and_forced_change(): void
+    /** Run the command and return the password it printed on the CLUSEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD line. */
+    private function install(array $args = []): string
     {
-        $this->artisan('clusev:install', ['--email' => 'admin@example.test'])->assertSuccessful();
+        $this->assertSame(0, Artisan::call('clusev:install', $args));
+        $out = Artisan::output(); // capture once — the buffer is cleared after the first read
+        $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('/CLUSEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD=(\S+)/', $out, 'must print the generated password once');
+        preg_match('/CLUSEV_ADMIN_PASSWORD=(\S+)/', $out, $m);
+
+        return $m[1] ?? '';
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_admin_with_a_generated_password_and_forced_change(): void
+    {
+        $pw = $this->install(['--email' => 'admin@example.test']);
+
+        // Not the old guessable literal, and strong enough to resist guessing even if kept.
+        $this->assertNotSame('clusev', $pw);
+        $this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual(12, strlen($pw));
 
         $user = User::where('email', 'admin@example.test')->first();
         $this->assertNotNull($user);
-        $this->assertTrue(Hash::check('clusev', $user->password), 'admin password must be the default "clusev"');
-        $this->assertTrue((bool) $user->must_change_password, 'first login must be forced to change it');
+        $this->assertTrue(Hash::check($pw, $user->password), 'the printed password must authenticate');
+        $this->assertTrue((bool) $user->must_change_password, 'first login should still nudge a change');
     }
 
     public function test_uses_the_fixed_default_email_when_none_is_given(): void
     {
-        $this->artisan('clusev:install')->assertSuccessful();
+        $pw = $this->install();
 
         $user = User::sole();
         $this->assertSame('admin@clusev.local', $user->email, 'a fresh install must default to the predictable admin@clusev.local');
-        $this->assertTrue(Hash::check('clusev', $user->password));
+        $this->assertTrue(Hash::check($pw, $user->password));
         $this->assertTrue((bool) $user->must_change_password);
     }
 
+    public function test_generates_a_distinct_password_each_install(): void
+    {
+        $first = $this->install(['--email' => 'a@example.test']);
+        User::query()->delete();
+        $second = $this->install(['--email' => 'b@example.test']);
+
+        $this->assertNotSame($first, $second, 'the generated password must not be a fixed value');
+    }
+
     public function test_is_a_noop_when_an_admin_already_exists(): void
     {
         User::factory()->create();