diff --git a/pkg/dmsg/server_session.go b/pkg/dmsg/server_session.go
index b8ff1586..861fa36f 100644
--- a/pkg/dmsg/server_session.go
+++ b/pkg/dmsg/server_session.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xtaci/smux"
 
 	"github.com/skycoin/dmsg/pkg/dmsg/metrics"
-	"github.com/skycoin/dmsg/pkg/noise"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ type ServerSession struct {
 func makeServerSession(m metrics.Metrics, entity *EntityCommon, conn net.Conn) (ServerSession, error) {
 	var sSes ServerSession
 	sSes.SessionCommon = new(SessionCommon)
-	sSes.nMap = make(noise.NonceMap)
 	if err := sSes.SessionCommon.initServer(entity, conn); err != nil {
 		m.RecordSession(metrics.DeltaFailed) // record failed connection
 		return sSes, err
diff --git a/pkg/dmsg/session_common.go b/pkg/dmsg/session_common.go
index 1c47a506..25e5b737 100644
--- a/pkg/dmsg/session_common.go
+++ b/pkg/dmsg/session_common.go
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ type SessionCommon struct {
 	netConn net.Conn // underlying net.Conn (TCP connection to the dmsg server)
 	// ys      *yamux.Session
 	// ss      *smux.Session
-	sm   SessionManager
-	ns   *noise.Noise
-	nMap noise.NonceMap
-	rMx  sync.Mutex
-	wMx  sync.Mutex
+	sm  SessionManager
+	ns  *noise.Noise
+	nw  *noise.NonceWindow
+	rMx sync.Mutex
+	wMx sync.Mutex
 
 	log logrus.FieldLogger
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (sc *SessionCommon) initClient(entity *EntityCommon, conn net.Conn, rPK cip
 	sc.rPK = rPK
 	sc.netConn = conn
 	sc.ns = ns
-	sc.nMap = make(noise.NonceMap)
+	sc.nw = noise.NewNonceWindow()
 	sc.log = entity.log.WithField("session", ns.RemoteStatic())
 	return nil
 }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (sc *SessionCommon) initServer(entity *EntityCommon, conn net.Conn) error {
 	sc.rPK = ns.RemoteStatic()
 	sc.netConn = conn
 	sc.ns = ns
-	sc.nMap = make(noise.NonceMap)
+	sc.nw = noise.NewNonceWindow()
 	sc.log = entity.log.WithField("session", ns.RemoteStatic())
 	return nil
 }
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ func (sc *SessionCommon) readObject(r io.Reader) (SignedObject, error) {
 	}
 
 	sc.rMx.Lock()
-	if sc.nMap == nil {
+	if sc.nw == nil {
 		sc.rMx.Unlock()
 		return nil, ErrSessionClosed
 	}
-	obj, err := sc.ns.DecryptWithNonceMap(sc.nMap, pb)
+	obj, err := sc.ns.DecryptWithNonceWindow(sc.nw, pb)
 	sc.rMx.Unlock()
 
 	return obj, err
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (sc *SessionCommon) Close() error {
 	}
 	sc.sm.mutx.Unlock()
 	sc.rMx.Lock()
-	sc.nMap = nil
+	sc.nw = nil
 	sc.rMx.Unlock()
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/noise/noise.go b/pkg/noise/noise.go
index 759131d3..3750aaec 100644
--- a/pkg/noise/noise.go
+++ b/pkg/noise/noise.go
@@ -172,9 +172,11 @@ func (ns *Noise) DecryptUnsafe(ciphertext []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // NonceMap is a map of used nonces.
+// Deprecated: Use NonceWindow instead for bounded memory usage.
 type NonceMap map[uint64]struct{}
 
 // DecryptWithNonceMap is equivalent to DecryptNonce, instead it uses NonceMap to track nonces instead of a counter.
+// Deprecated: Use DecryptWithNonceWindow instead.
 func (ns *Noise) DecryptWithNonceMap(nm NonceMap, ciphertext []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if len(ciphertext) < nonceSize {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidCipherText
@@ -190,3 +192,21 @@ func (ns *Noise) DecryptWithNonceMap(nm NonceMap, ciphertext []byte) ([]byte, er
 	nm[recvSeq] = struct{}{}
 	return plaintext, nil
 }
+
+// DecryptWithNonceWindow decrypts ciphertext using a sliding window for nonce tracking.
+// Unlike DecryptWithNonceMap, memory usage is bounded to O(NonceWindowSize) regardless
+// of how many messages are decrypted over the session's lifetime.
+func (ns *Noise) DecryptWithNonceWindow(nw *NonceWindow, ciphertext []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(ciphertext) < nonceSize {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidCipherText
+	}
+	recvSeq := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(ciphertext[:nonceSize])
+	if err := nw.Check(recvSeq); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	plaintext, err := ns.dec.Cipher().Decrypt(nil, recvSeq, nil, ciphertext[nonceSize:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return plaintext, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/noise/nonce_window.go b/pkg/noise/nonce_window.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da035618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/noise/nonce_window.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Package noise pkg/noise/nonce_window.go
+package noise
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// NonceWindowSize is the number of recent nonces tracked for replay prevention.
+// Must be a multiple of 64 for the bitmap implementation.
+const NonceWindowSize = 1024
+
+// NonceWindow tracks nonces using a sliding window to prevent replay attacks
+// without unbounded memory growth. It stores the highest nonce seen and a
+// bitmap of the last NonceWindowSize nonces. Nonces older than the window
+// are assumed to be replays.
+//
+// This replaces the unbounded NonceMap which grew forever on long-lived
+// sessions (e.g., setup-node handling thousands of streams).
+type NonceWindow struct {
+	maxNonce uint64
+	bitmap   [NonceWindowSize / 64]uint64
+}
+
+// NewNonceWindow creates a new NonceWindow.
+func NewNonceWindow() *NonceWindow {
+	return &NonceWindow{}
+}
+
+// Check returns nil if the nonce is valid (not a replay, not too old).
+// If valid, the nonce is recorded in the window.
+func (nw *NonceWindow) Check(nonce uint64) error {
+	if nonce == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("nonce cannot be zero")
+	}
+
+	if nw.maxNonce == 0 {
+		// First nonce seen.
+		nw.maxNonce = nonce
+		nw.setBit(nonce)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if nonce > nw.maxNonce {
+		// New highest nonce — advance the window.
+		diff := nonce - nw.maxNonce
+		if diff >= NonceWindowSize {
+			// Nonce jumped far ahead — clear entire bitmap.
+			nw.bitmap = [NonceWindowSize / 64]uint64{}
+		} else {
+			// Clear the bits that are now outside the window.
+			for i := nw.maxNonce + 1; i <= nonce; i++ {
+				nw.clearBit(i)
+			}
+		}
+		nw.maxNonce = nonce
+		nw.setBit(nonce)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Nonce is <= maxNonce. Check if it's within the window.
+	if nw.maxNonce-nonce >= NonceWindowSize {
+		return fmt.Errorf("nonce (%d) is too old (window starts at %d)", nonce, nw.maxNonce-NonceWindowSize+1)
+	}
+
+	// Check for replay.
+	if nw.hasBit(nonce) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("received decryption nonce (%d) is repeated", nonce)
+	}
+
+	nw.setBit(nonce)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (nw *NonceWindow) setBit(nonce uint64) {
+	idx := nonce % NonceWindowSize
+	nw.bitmap[idx/64] |= 1 << (idx % 64)
+}
+
+func (nw *NonceWindow) clearBit(nonce uint64) {
+	idx := nonce % NonceWindowSize
+	nw.bitmap[idx/64] &^= 1 << (idx % 64)
+}
+
+func (nw *NonceWindow) hasBit(nonce uint64) bool {
+	idx := nonce % NonceWindowSize
+	return nw.bitmap[idx/64]&(1<<(idx%64)) != 0
+}