diff --git a/universalClient/api/routes.go b/universalClient/api/routes.go
index 75e9ffa7..50c64604 100644
--- a/universalClient/api/routes.go
+++ b/universalClient/api/routes.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import "net/http"
 func (s *Server) setupRoutes() *http.ServeMux {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 
-	// Health check endpoint
-	mux.HandleFunc("/health", s.handleHealth)
+	// Health check endpoint — GET only; other methods return 405 Method Not Allowed.
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /health", s.handleHealth)
 
 	return mux
 }
diff --git a/universalClient/api/routes_test.go b/universalClient/api/routes_test.go
index 63a4e2e1..6367539a 100644
--- a/universalClient/api/routes_test.go
+++ b/universalClient/api/routes_test.go
@@ -17,19 +17,45 @@ func TestSetupRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mux := server.setupRoutes()
 
-	// Test that all routes are registered correctly
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name           string
+		method         string
 		path           string
 		expectedStatus int
 	}{
 		{
-			name:           "Health endpoint",
+			name:           "GET /health is allowed",
+			method:         http.MethodGet,
 			path:           "/health",
 			expectedStatus: http.StatusOK,
 		},
 		{
-			name:           "Non-existent endpoint",
+			name:           "POST /health is rejected",
+			method:         http.MethodPost,
+			path:           "/health",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "PUT /health is rejected",
+			method:         http.MethodPut,
+			path:           "/health",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "DELETE /health is rejected",
+			method:         http.MethodDelete,
+			path:           "/health",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "PATCH /health is rejected",
+			method:         http.MethodPatch,
+			path:           "/health",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Non-existent endpoint returns 404",
+			method:         http.MethodGet,
 			path:           "/api/v1/non-existent",
 			expectedStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
 		},
@@ -37,7 +63,7 @@ func TestSetupRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, tc.path, nil)
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(tc.method, tc.path, nil)
 			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
 			mux.ServeHTTP(w, req)
diff --git a/universalClient/api/server.go b/universalClient/api/server.go
index 7abe2723..99c554cc 100644
--- a/universalClient/api/server.go
+++ b/universalClient/api/server.go
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ func NewServer(logger zerolog.Logger, port int) *Server {
 	mux := s.setupRoutes()
 
 	s.server = &http.Server{
-		Addr:    fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port),
-		Handler: mux,
+		Addr:              fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port),
+		Handler:           mux,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 5 * time.Second,  // max time to receive request headers
+		ReadTimeout:       10 * time.Second, // max time to read full request
+		WriteTimeout:      10 * time.Second, // max time to write response
+		IdleTimeout:       60 * time.Second, // max keep-alive idle time
 	}
 
 	return s
diff --git a/universalClient/api/server_test.go b/universalClient/api/server_test.go
index 10609230..beb77f15 100644
--- a/universalClient/api/server_test.go
+++ b/universalClient/api/server_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -105,3 +106,16 @@ func TestServerIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "text/plain", resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
 	})
 }
+
+// TestServerHasTimeoutsConfigured verifies the http.Server is constructed with
+// timeout fields set, defeating Slowloris-style slow-client DoS attacks.
+func TestServerHasTimeoutsConfigured(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := zerolog.New(zerolog.NewTestWriter(t))
+	server := NewServer(logger, 0)
+
+	assert.Greater(t, server.server.ReadHeaderTimeout, time.Duration(0), "ReadHeaderTimeout must be set (Slowloris guard)")
+	assert.Greater(t, server.server.ReadTimeout, time.Duration(0), "ReadTimeout must be set")
+	assert.Greater(t, server.server.WriteTimeout, time.Duration(0), "WriteTimeout must be set")
+	assert.Greater(t, server.server.IdleTimeout, time.Duration(0), "IdleTimeout must be set")
+}
+