diff --git a/tools/edge-control/install.sh b/tools/edge-control/install.sh
index 636741e..cf21456 100755
--- a/tools/edge-control/install.sh
+++ b/tools/edge-control/install.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ REGISTRY_DIR="/var/lib/disinto"
 CADDY_VERSION="2.8.4"
 DOMAIN_SUFFIX="disinto.ai"
 EXTRA_CADDYFILE="/etc/caddy/extra.d/*.caddy"
+ADMIN_TAG="admin"
 
 usage() {
   cat <<EOF
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ Options:
   --domain-suffix <suffix>    Domain suffix for tunnels (default: disinto.ai)
   --extra-caddyfile <path>    Import path for operator-owned Caddy config
                               (default: /etc/caddy/extra.d/*.caddy)
+  --admin-tag <name>          Caller tag for the initial admin key (default: admin)
   -h, --help                  Show this help
 
 Example:
@@ -91,6 +93,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       EXTRA_CADDYFILE="$2"
       shift 2
       ;;
+    --admin-tag)
+      ADMIN_TAG="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
     -h|--help)
       usage
       ;;
@@ -404,8 +410,8 @@ if [ -n "$ADMIN_PUBKEY" ]; then
   KEY_TYPE="${ADMIN_PUBKEY%% *}"
   KEY_DATA="${ADMIN_PUBKEY#* }"
 
-  # Create forced command entry
-  FORCED_CMD="restrict,command=\"${INSTALL_DIR}/register.sh\" ${KEY_TYPE} ${KEY_DATA}"
+  # Create forced command entry with caller attribution tag
+  FORCED_CMD="restrict,command=\"${INSTALL_DIR}/register.sh --as ${ADMIN_TAG}\" ${KEY_TYPE} ${KEY_DATA}"
 
   # Replace the pubkey line
   echo "$FORCED_CMD" > /home/disinto-register/.ssh/authorized_keys
diff --git a/tools/edge-control/lib/ports.sh b/tools/edge-control/lib/ports.sh
index 7fe447f..1f5efac 100755
--- a/tools/edge-control/lib/ports.sh
+++ b/tools/edge-control/lib/ports.sh
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ _registry_write() {
 }
 
 # Allocate a port for a project
-# Usage: allocate_port <project> <pubkey> <fqdn>
+# Usage: allocate_port <project> <pubkey> <fqdn> [<registered_by>]
 # Returns: port number on stdout
 # Writes: registry.json with project entry
 allocate_port() {
   local project="$1"
   local pubkey="$2"
   local fqdn="$3"
+  local registered_by="${4:-unknown}"
 
   _ensure_registry_dir
 
@@ -116,11 +117,13 @@ allocate_port() {
     --arg pubkey "$pubkey" \
     --arg fqdn "$fqdn" \
     --arg timestamp "$timestamp" \
+    --arg registered_by "$registered_by" \
     '.projects[$project] = {
       "port": $port,
       "fqdn": $fqdn,
       "pubkey": $pubkey,
-      "registered_at": $timestamp
+      "registered_at": $timestamp,
+      "registered_by": $registered_by
     }')
 
   _registry_write "$new_registry"
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ list_ports() {
   local registry
   registry=$(_registry_read)
 
-  echo "$registry" | jq -r '.projects | to_entries | map({name: .key, port: .value.port, fqdn: .value.fqdn}) | .[] | @json' 2>/dev/null
+  echo "$registry" | jq -r '.projects | to_entries | map({name: .key, port: .value.port, fqdn: .value.fqdn, registered_by: (.value.registered_by // "unknown")}) | .[] | @json' 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 # Get full project info from registry
diff --git a/tools/edge-control/register.sh b/tools/edge-control/register.sh
index b104ebd..298ae0b 100755
--- a/tools/edge-control/register.sh
+++ b/tools/edge-control/register.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 # This script runs as a forced command for the disinto-register SSH user.
 # It parses SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND and dispatches to register|deregister|list.
 #
+# Per-caller attribution: each admin key's forced-command passes --as <tag>,
+# which is stored as registered_by in the registry. Missing --as defaults to
+# "unknown" for backwards compatibility.
+#
 # Usage (via SSH):
 #   ssh disinto-register@edge "register <project> <pubkey>"
 #   ssh disinto-register@edge "deregister <project>"
@@ -37,16 +41,31 @@ AUDIT_LOG="${AUDIT_LOG:-/var/log/disinto/edge-register.log}"
 # Captured error from check_allowlist (used for JSON response)
 _ALLOWLIST_ERROR=""
 
+# Caller tag (set via --as <tag> in forced command)
+CALLER="unknown"
+
+# Parse script arguments (from forced command, not SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND)
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case $1 in
+    --as)
+      CALLER="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    *)
+      shift
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
 # Append one line to the audit log.
 # Usage: audit_log <action> <project> <port> <pubkey_fp>
 # Fails silently — write errors are warned but never abort.
 audit_log() {
   local action="$1" project="$2" port="$3" pubkey_fp="$4"
-  local timestamp caller
+  local timestamp
   timestamp=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
-  caller="${SSH_USERNAME:-${SUDO_USER:-${USER:-unknown}}}"
 
-  local line="${timestamp} ${action} project=${project} port=${port} pubkey_fp=${pubkey_fp} caller=${caller}"
+  local line="${timestamp} ${action} project=${project} port=${port} pubkey_fp=${pubkey_fp} caller=${CALLER}"
 
   # Ensure log directory exists
   local log_dir
@@ -176,7 +195,7 @@ do_register() {
 
   # Allocate port (idempotent - returns existing if already registered)
   local port
-  port=$(allocate_port "$project" "$full_pubkey" "${project}.${DOMAIN_SUFFIX}")
+  port=$(allocate_port "$project" "$full_pubkey" "${project}.${DOMAIN_SUFFIX}" "$CALLER")
 
   # Add Caddy route for main project domain
   add_route "$project" "$port"
@@ -216,6 +235,9 @@ do_register() {
 do_deregister() {
   local project="$1"
 
+  # Record who is deregistering before removal
+  local deregistered_by="$CALLER"
+
   # Get current port and pubkey before removing
   local port pubkey_fp
   port=$(get_port "$project")
@@ -257,7 +279,7 @@ do_deregister() {
   audit_log "deregister" "$project" "$port" "$pubkey_fp"
 
   # Return JSON response
-  echo "{\"removed\":true,\"port\":${port},\"fqdn\":\"${project}.${DOMAIN_SUFFIX}\"}"
+  echo "{\"removed\":true,\"port\":${port},\"fqdn\":\"${project}.${DOMAIN_SUFFIX}\",\"deregistered_by\":\"${deregistered_by}\"}"
 }
 
 # List all registered tunnels