diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5e96d29..a26f7d2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -465,3 +465,18 @@ TELEGRAM_EMAIL_AUTH_PLAN*.md
 
 # Weird pip artifacts
 =*
+
+# ============================================================================
+# 🔒 ENCRYPTED SECRETS BACKUP (Optional)
+# ============================================================================
+# Encrypted backups created by scripts/backup-secrets.sh
+# Option 1: Commit encrypted .gpg files (safe, password-protected)
+# Option 2: Ignore all backups (keep only local)
+
+# Uncomment to ignore all backups (Option 2):
+# secrets-backup/
+
+# Keep only encrypted files, ignore decrypted ones (Option 1):
+secrets-backup/**/*.env
+secrets-backup/**/.env.*
+!secrets-backup/**/*.gpg
diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbf5692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+# ROA2WEB Scripts - Secrets Management
+
+## Backup & Restore Environment Secrets
+
+Aceste script-uri ajută la backup-ul securizat (criptat) al fișierelor `.env` și `.env.prod` care conțin credențiale sensibile.
+
+### 🔐 Backup Secrets
+
+**Creează backup criptat cu AES256:**
+
+```bash
+./scripts/backup-secrets.sh
+```
+
+**Ce face:**
+- Găsește toate fișierele `.env` și `.env.prod`
+- Le criptează cu GPG (AES256)
+- Le salvează în `secrets-backup/YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS/`
+- Creează README cu instrucțiuni
+
+**Rezultat:**
+```
+secrets-backup/
+└── 2025-01-15_14-30-00/
+    ├── .env.gpg
+    ├── .env.prod.gpg
+    └── README.md
+```
+
+**Notă:** Vei fi rugat să introduci o parolă pentru criptare. **Salvează această parolă în gestionar de parole!**
+
+### 🔓 Restore Secrets
+
+**Restaurează din backup criptat:**
+
+```bash
+# Restaurează din ultimul backup
+./scripts/restore-secrets.sh
+
+# Restaurează din backup specific
+./scripts/restore-secrets.sh 2025-01-15_14-30-00
+```
+
+**Ce face:**
+- Decriptează fișierele .gpg din backup
+- Le plasează înapoi în locațiile originale
+- reports-app/backend/.env
+- reports-app/backend/.env.prod
+- reports-app/telegram-bot/.env
+- reports-app/telegram-bot/.env.prod
+
+**Notă:** Vei fi rugat să introduci parola de decriptare.
+
+## 🗂️ Opțiuni de Salvare a Backup-urilor
+
+### Opțiunea 1: Commit în Git (Recomandat)
+
+Fișierele `.gpg` sunt criptate și pot fi comise în siguranță:
+
+```bash
+# Creează backup
+./scripts/backup-secrets.sh
+
+# Adaugă în git
+git add secrets-backup/
+git commit -m "Add encrypted secrets backup"
+git push
+```
+
+**Avantaje:**
+- Sincronizat automat cu remote
+- Versioning complet
+- Acces de pe orice mașină
+- Sigur (criptat cu parolă)
+
+**Dezavantaje:**
+- Trebuie să ții minte parola
+
+### Opțiunea 2: Backup Local (Doar Local)
+
+Păstrează backup-urile doar pe mașina locală:
+
+```bash
+# Decomentează în .gitignore:
+# secrets-backup/
+
+# Copiază backup-urile pe USB/cloud manual
+cp -r secrets-backup /mnt/usb/roa2web-secrets-backup
+```
+
+### Opțiunea 3: Gestionar de Parole
+
+**Pentru backup manual rapid:**
+
+```bash
+# Copiază conținutul și salvează în Bitwarden/1Password
+cat reports-app/backend/.env
+cat reports-app/backend/.env.prod
+cat reports-app/telegram-bot/.env
+cat reports-app/telegram-bot/.env.prod
+```
+
+## 🔒 Best Practices
+
+1. **Rulează backup înaintea deployment-ului:**
+   ```bash
+   ./scripts/backup-secrets.sh
+   git add secrets-backup/
+   git commit -m "Backup secrets before deployment"
+   ```
+
+2. **Salvează parola de criptare în gestionar de parole:**
+   - Bitwarden: Secure Note "ROA2WEB GPG Backup Password"
+   - 1Password: Document "ROA2WEB Secrets Password"
+   - LastPass: Secure Note
+
+3. **Testează restore periodic:**
+   ```bash
+   # Backup
+   ./scripts/backup-secrets.sh
+
+   # Șterge temporar
+   mv reports-app/backend/.env reports-app/backend/.env.backup
+
+   # Restore
+   ./scripts/restore-secrets.sh
+
+   # Verifică
+   diff reports-app/backend/.env reports-app/backend/.env.backup
+   ```
+
+4. **Pentru echipă:**
+   - Partajează parola GPG în gestionar de parole partajat
+   - Sau folosește chei GPG separate pentru fiecare membru
+
+## 🚨 Troubleshooting
+
+### "gpg: decryption failed: Bad session key"
+- Parola introdusă este greșită
+- Verifică în gestionar de parole
+
+### "No such file or directory"
+- Asigură-te că rulezi script-ul din root-ul proiectului:
+  ```bash
+  cd /path/to/roa2web
+  ./scripts/backup-secrets.sh
+  ```
+
+### "gpg: command not found"
+```bash
+# Ubuntu/Debian
+sudo apt-get install gnupg
+
+# Windows WSL
+sudo apt-get install gnupg
+```
+
+## 📋 Alternative de Backup
+
+### 1. Manual GPG (un fișier):
+```bash
+gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo AES256 reports-app/backend/.env
+# Rezultat: .env.gpg
+```
+
+### 2. Tar + GPG (toate odată):
+```bash
+tar -czf - reports-app/*/.env* | gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo AES256 > secrets-backup.tar.gz.gpg
+```
+
+### 3. Ansible Vault:
+```bash
+ansible-vault encrypt reports-app/backend/.env.prod
+```
+
+## 📝 Deployment pe Windows Server
+
+Pentru deployment pe Windows, copiază fișierele `.env.prod`:
+
+```bash
+# Linux/WSL -> Windows Server
+
+# 1. Creează backup local
+./scripts/backup-secrets.sh
+
+# 2. Copiază backup-ul pe server Windows
+scp -r secrets-backup/latest/ administrator@server-ip:C:/temp/
+
+# 3. Pe server Windows, decriptează:
+gpg --decrypt .env.prod.gpg > C:\inetpub\wwwroot\roa2web\backend\.env.prod
+gpg --decrypt .env.prod.gpg > C:\inetpub\wwwroot\roa2web\telegram-bot\.env.prod
+```
+
+## 🔗 Vezi și
+
+- `.gitignore` - Pattern-uri pentru .env files
+- `DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md` - Deployment production
+- `deployment/windows/docs/WINDOWS_DEPLOYMENT.md` - Windows deployment
diff --git a/scripts/backup-secrets.sh b/scripts/backup-secrets.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b4f37a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/backup-secrets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# ROA2WEB - Backup Environment Secrets (Encrypted)
+# ============================================================================
+# This script creates encrypted backups of all .env files containing secrets
+# Usage:
+#   ./scripts/backup-secrets.sh                    # Interactive (prompts for password)
+#   BACKUP_PASSWORD="your-pass" ./scripts/backup-secrets.sh  # Non-interactive
+#
+# Requirements: openssl (usually pre-installed)
+# Output: secrets-backup/YYYY-MM-DD/*.env.enc
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}=== ROA2WEB Secrets Backup Tool ===${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if openssl is installed
+if ! command -v openssl &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: openssl is not installed${NC}"
+    echo "Install with: sudo apt-get install openssl"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get password
+if [ -z "$BACKUP_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Enter encryption password (will be hidden):${NC}"
+    read -s BACKUP_PASSWORD
+    echo ""
+
+    if [ -z "$BACKUP_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Error: Password cannot be empty${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Confirm password:${NC}"
+    read -s BACKUP_PASSWORD_CONFIRM
+    echo ""
+
+    if [ "$BACKUP_PASSWORD" != "$BACKUP_PASSWORD_CONFIRM" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Error: Passwords do not match${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Create backup directory with timestamp
+BACKUP_DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)
+BACKUP_DIR="secrets-backup/${BACKUP_DATE}"
+mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Backup directory: ${BACKUP_DIR}${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# List of secret files to backup
+SECRET_FILES=(
+    "reports-app/backend/.env"
+    "reports-app/backend/.env.prod"
+    "reports-app/telegram-bot/.env"
+    "reports-app/telegram-bot/.env.prod"
+)
+
+# Counter for backed up files
+BACKED_UP=0
+SKIPPED=0
+
+# Backup each file
+for file in "${SECRET_FILES[@]}"; do
+    if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+        echo -e "Encrypting: ${GREEN}$file${NC}"
+
+        # Extract filename
+        filename=$(basename "$file")
+
+        # Determine component for unique naming
+        if [[ "$file" == *"backend"* ]]; then
+            component="backend"
+        else
+            component="telegram-bot"
+        fi
+
+        output_file="${BACKUP_DIR}/${component}-${filename}.enc"
+
+        # Encrypt with AES-256-CBC using openssl
+        if echo "$BACKUP_PASSWORD" | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 \
+            -in "$file" -out "$output_file" -pass stdin 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo -e "  ✅ Saved to: ${output_file}"
+            BACKED_UP=$((BACKED_UP + 1))
+        else
+            echo -e "  ${RED}❌ Failed to encrypt${NC}"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo -e "Skipping: ${YELLOW}$file${NC} (not found)"
+        SKIPPED=$((SKIPPED + 1))
+    fi
+    echo ""
+done
+
+# Create README in backup directory
+cat > "${BACKUP_DIR}/README.md" <<EOF
+# ROA2WEB Secrets Backup
+
+**Date:** ${BACKUP_DATE}
+**Backed up files:** ${BACKED_UP}
+**Encryption:** AES-256-CBC with PBKDF2
+
+## Files in this backup:
+
+$(for file in "${SECRET_FILES[@]}"; do
+    if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+        filename=$(basename "$file")
+        if [[ "$file" == *"backend"* ]]; then
+            component="backend"
+        else
+            component="telegram-bot"
+        fi
+        echo "- ${component}-${filename}.enc (encrypted)"
+    fi
+done)
+
+## How to restore:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+# Restore all files automatically:
+./scripts/restore-secrets.sh ${BACKUP_DATE}
+
+# Or manually decrypt a single file:
+openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 -in backend-.env.enc -out .env
+
+# When prompted, enter the encryption password
+\`\`\`
+
+## Manual restore to specific location:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+# Backend .env
+openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 \\
+  -in backend-.env.enc \\
+  -out ../../../reports-app/backend/.env
+
+# Backend .env.prod
+openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 \\
+  -in backend-.env.prod.enc \\
+  -out ../../../reports-app/backend/.env.prod
+
+# Telegram Bot .env
+openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 \\
+  -in telegram-bot-.env.enc \\
+  -out ../../../reports-app/telegram-bot/.env
+
+# Telegram Bot .env.prod
+openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 \\
+  -in telegram-bot-.env.prod.enc \\
+  -out ../../../reports-app/telegram-bot/.env.prod
+\`\`\`
+
+## Security Notes:
+
+- Files encrypted with AES-256-CBC using OpenSSL
+- Password-based encryption with PBKDF2 key derivation
+- Keep the encryption password safe in your password manager
+- Never commit decrypted .env files to git
+
+## Password Storage Recommendation:
+
+Store in password manager as:
+- **Title:** ROA2WEB Secrets Backup Password
+- **Type:** Secure Note or Password
+- **Notes:** Encryption password for secrets-backup/${BACKUP_DATE}
+EOF
+
+echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Backup completed successfully${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "📊 Summary:"
+echo "  - Backed up: ${BACKED_UP} files"
+echo "  - Skipped: ${SKIPPED} files"
+echo "  - Location: ${BACKUP_DIR}"
+echo ""
+echo "📝 To restore all files:"
+echo "  ./scripts/restore-secrets.sh ${BACKUP_DATE}"
+echo ""
+echo "📝 To restore a single file:"
+echo "  cd ${BACKUP_DIR}"
+echo "  openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 -in backend-.env.enc -out .env"
+echo ""
+echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  IMPORTANT: Save encryption password in password manager!${NC}"
+echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
diff --git a/scripts/restore-secrets.sh b/scripts/restore-secrets.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..273391e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/restore-secrets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# ROA2WEB - Restore Environment Secrets (From Encrypted Backup)
+# ============================================================================
+# This script restores .env files from encrypted backups
+# Usage:
+#   ./scripts/restore-secrets.sh [backup-date]   # Interactive (prompts for password)
+#   BACKUP_PASSWORD="your-pass" ./scripts/restore-secrets.sh [backup-date]  # Non-interactive
+#
+# Example: ./scripts/restore-secrets.sh 2025-01-15_10-30-00
+#          ./scripts/restore-secrets.sh (uses latest backup)
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}=== ROA2WEB Secrets Restore Tool ===${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if openssl is installed
+if ! command -v openssl &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: openssl is not installed${NC}"
+    echo "Install with: sudo apt-get install openssl"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if secrets-backup directory exists
+if [ ! -d "secrets-backup" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: No backups found${NC}"
+    echo "Run ./scripts/backup-secrets.sh first"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Determine which backup to use
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    # Use latest backup
+    BACKUP_DATE=$(ls -t secrets-backup | head -1)
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Using latest backup: ${BACKUP_DATE}${NC}"
+else
+    BACKUP_DATE="$1"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Using specified backup: ${BACKUP_DATE}${NC}"
+fi
+
+BACKUP_DIR="secrets-backup/${BACKUP_DATE}"
+
+# Check if backup exists
+if [ ! -d "$BACKUP_DIR" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Backup not found: ${BACKUP_DIR}${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Available backups:"
+    ls -1 secrets-backup
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "${BLUE}Backup location: ${BACKUP_DIR}${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# List encrypted files in backup
+ENCRYPTED_FILES=()
+for file in "${BACKUP_DIR}"/*.enc; do
+    if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+        ENCRYPTED_FILES+=("$file")
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ ${#ENCRYPTED_FILES[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: No encrypted files found in backup${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Found ${#ENCRYPTED_FILES[@]} encrypted file(s):"
+for file in "${ENCRYPTED_FILES[@]}"; do
+    echo "  - $(basename "$file")"
+done
+echo ""
+
+# Ask for confirmation
+echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  This will overwrite existing .env files!${NC}"
+read -p "Continue? (y/N): " -n 1 -r
+echo ""
+
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    echo "Restore cancelled"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Get password
+if [ -z "$BACKUP_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Enter decryption password:${NC}"
+    read -s BACKUP_PASSWORD
+    echo ""
+
+    if [ -z "$BACKUP_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Error: Password cannot be empty${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo ""
+
+# Counter for restored files
+RESTORED=0
+FAILED=0
+
+# Restore each file
+for encrypted_file in "${ENCRYPTED_FILES[@]}"; do
+    filename=$(basename "$encrypted_file" .enc)
+
+    # Determine target path based on filename
+    if [[ "$filename" == "backend-.env" ]]; then
+        target="reports-app/backend/.env"
+    elif [[ "$filename" == "backend-.env.prod" ]]; then
+        target="reports-app/backend/.env.prod"
+    elif [[ "$filename" == "telegram-bot-.env" ]]; then
+        target="reports-app/telegram-bot/.env"
+    elif [[ "$filename" == "telegram-bot-.env.prod" ]]; then
+        target="reports-app/telegram-bot/.env.prod"
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Skipping unknown file: $filename${NC}"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "Decrypting: ${GREEN}$filename${NC}"
+    echo -e "  Target: $target"
+
+    # Create target directory if needed
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$target")"
+
+    # Decrypt
+    if echo "$BACKUP_PASSWORD" | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 \
+        -in "$encrypted_file" -out "$target" -pass stdin 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo -e "  ✅ Restored successfully"
+        RESTORED=$((RESTORED + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "  ${RED}❌ Failed to decrypt (wrong password?)${NC}"
+        FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
+    fi
+    echo ""
+done
+
+echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+if [ $FAILED -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Restore completed successfully${NC}"
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Restore completed with errors${NC}"
+fi
+echo ""
+echo "📊 Summary:"
+echo "  - Restored: ${RESTORED} files"
+echo "  - Failed: ${FAILED} files"
+echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"