diff --git a/routing/routing.go b/routing/routing.go
index e8a54e0..4afe4b4 100644
--- a/routing/routing.go
+++ b/routing/routing.go
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ import (
 // BeaconTTL is how long a beacon registration is valid without re-register.
 const BeaconTTL = 60 * time.Second
 
+// BeaconRegisterCooldown is the minimum interval between successive
+// HandleBeaconRegister calls for the same beacon ID. This prevents an
+// attacker (even an admin-token-armed one) from churning through many
+// distinct beacon IDs faster than one per cooldown window.
+const BeaconRegisterCooldown = 10 * time.Second
+
 type BeaconEntry struct {
 	ID       uint32
 	Addr     string
@@ -81,10 +87,18 @@ func (st *Store) HandleBeaconRegister(msg map[string]interface{}) (map[string]in
 	}
 
 	st.mu.Lock()
+	now := st.now()
+	if existing, ok := st.beacons[beaconID]; ok {
+		if elapsed := now.Sub(existing.LastSeen); elapsed < BeaconRegisterCooldown {
+			st.mu.Unlock()
+			remain := BeaconRegisterCooldown - elapsed
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("beacon %d re-registered too soon: cooldown %v remaining", beaconID, remain.Round(time.Second))
+		}
+	}
 	st.beacons[beaconID] = &BeaconEntry{
 		ID:       beaconID,
 		Addr:     addr,
-		LastSeen: st.now(),
+		LastSeen: now,
 	}
 	st.mu.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/routing/zz_routing_test.go b/routing/zz_routing_test.go
index d8dc3cf..667dcac 100644
--- a/routing/zz_routing_test.go
+++ b/routing/zz_routing_test.go
@@ -199,6 +199,60 @@ func TestHandlePunchRequesterNotParticipant(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBeaconRegisterCooldown(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := routing.NewStore(nil)
+
+	base := time.Now()
+	st.SetClock(func() time.Time { return base })
+
+	// First register should succeed.
+	resp, err := st.HandleBeaconRegister(map[string]interface{}{
+		"beacon_id": float64(1),
+		"addr":      "1.2.3.4:9001",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first register: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["type"] != "beacon_register_ok" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected type: %v", resp["type"])
+	}
+
+	// Immediate re-register within cooldown should fail.
+	_, err = st.HandleBeaconRegister(map[string]interface{}{
+		"beacon_id": float64(1),
+		"addr":      "1.2.3.4:9001",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected cooldown error for immediate re-register")
+	}
+
+	// Advance past cooldown — re-register should succeed again.
+	st.SetClock(func() time.Time { return base.Add(routing.BeaconRegisterCooldown + time.Second) })
+	resp, err = st.HandleBeaconRegister(map[string]interface{}{
+		"beacon_id": float64(1),
+		"addr":      "1.2.3.4:9001",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("re-register after cooldown: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["type"] != "beacon_register_ok" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected type after cooldown: %v", resp["type"])
+	}
+
+	// Different beacon ID should NOT be affected by the cooldown on ID 1.
+	resp, err = st.HandleBeaconRegister(map[string]interface{}{
+		"beacon_id": float64(2),
+		"addr":      "5.6.7.8:9001",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("different beacon ID should bypass cooldown: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["type"] != "beacon_register_ok" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected type for different beacon: %v", resp["type"])
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandlePunchBackendVerifyError(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	be := &stubBackend{