diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index edd9bf2..22aa9fd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin
+module github.com/james-barrow/go-plugin
 
 go 1.24
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 // indirect
 	github.com/bufbuild/protocompile v0.14.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dc44317..0d96df9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 h1:F2VQgta7ecxGYO8k3ZZz3RS8fVIXVxONVUPlNERoyfY=
+github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2/go.mod h1:yd8OoFMLzJbo9gZq8j5qaps8bJ9aShtEA8Ipt1oGCvU=
 github.com/bufbuild/protocompile v0.14.1 h1:iA73zAf/fyljNjQKwYzUHD6AD4R8KMasmwa/FBatYVw=
 github.com/bufbuild/protocompile v0.14.1/go.mod h1:ppVdAIhbr2H8asPk6k4pY7t9zB1OU5DoEw9xY/FUi1c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 0f4b8e5..490522f 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -525,13 +524,15 @@ func Serve(opts *ServeConfig) {
 	}
 }
 
-func serverListener(unixSocketCfg UnixSocketConfig) (net.Listener, error) {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		return serverListener_tcp()
-	}
+//func serverListener(unixSocketCfg UnixSocketConfig) (net.Listener, error) {
+//if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+//	return serverListener_tcp()
+//}
 
-	return serverListener_unix(unixSocketCfg)
-}
+//	return serverListener_unix(unixSocketCfg)
+//}
+
+/*
 
 func serverListener_tcp() (net.Listener, error) {
 	envMinPort := os.Getenv("PLUGIN_MIN_PORT")
@@ -565,17 +566,60 @@ func serverListener_tcp() (net.Listener, error) {
 	}
 
 	for port := minPort; port <= maxPort; port++ {
-		address := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", port)
-		listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", address)
+		//address := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", port)
+		//listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", address)
+		//listener, err := secureListen(c.pipeName)
+
 		if err == nil {
-			return listener, nil
+			return nil, nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil, errors.New("couldn't bind plugin TCP listener")
 }
 
-func serverListener_unix(unixSocketCfg UnixSocketConfig) (net.Listener, error) {
+*/
+
+func serverListener(unixSocketCfg UnixSocketConfig) (net.Listener, error) {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "windows":
+		// Windows: use a named pipe — no temp file needed
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("go-plugin-%d", os.Getpid())
+		return secureListenWindows(name)
+
+	default:
+		// Unix: create a temp file to get a unique path, then replace with socket
+		tf, err := os.CreateTemp(unixSocketCfg.socketDir, "plugin")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		path := tf.Name()
+		if err := tf.Close(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		l, err := secureListenUnix(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// set group permissions if configured
+		if unixSocketCfg.Group != "" {
+			if err = setGroupWritable(path, unixSocketCfg.Group, 0o660); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// wrap so socket file is deleted on close
+		return newDeleteFileListener(l, path), nil
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+func serverListener(unixSocketCfg UnixSocketConfig) (net.Listener, error) {
 	tf, err := os.CreateTemp(unixSocketCfg.socketDir, "plugin")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -591,7 +635,9 @@ func serverListener_unix(unixSocketCfg UnixSocketConfig) (net.Listener, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	l, err := net.Listen("unix", path)
+	l, err := secureListen(path)
+
+	//l, err := net.Listen("unix", path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -609,6 +655,7 @@ func serverListener_unix(unixSocketCfg UnixSocketConfig) (net.Listener, error) {
 	// is removed on close.
 	return newDeleteFileListener(l, path), nil
 }
+*/
 
 func setGroupWritable(path, groupString string, mode os.FileMode) error {
 	groupID, err := strconv.Atoi(groupString)
diff --git a/server_unix_test.go b/server_unix_test.go
index 6a98448..6f94627 100644
--- a/server_unix_test.go
+++ b/server_unix_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestUnixSocketGroupPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 		"as name":    {group.Name},
 	} {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			ln, err := serverListener_unix(UnixSocketConfig{Group: tc.group})
+			ln, err := serverListener(UnixSocketConfig{Group: tc.group})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
diff --git a/transport.go b/transport.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..555f859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// transport.go
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+var umaskMu sync.Mutex
+
+func secureListen(path string) (net.Listener, error) {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "windows":
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("go-plugin-%d", os.Getpid())
+		return secureListenWindows(name)
+	default:
+		return secureListenUnix(path)
+	}
+}
+
+func secureListenUnix(path string) (net.Listener, error) {
+	umaskMu.Lock()
+	oldUmask := syscall.Umask(0177)
+	l, err := net.Listen("unix", path)
+	syscall.Umask(oldUmask)
+	umaskMu.Unlock()
+	return l, err
+}
diff --git a/transport_other.go b/transport_other.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebc2c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport_other.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// transport_other.go
+//go:build !windows
+
+package plugin
+
+import "net"
+
+func secureListenWindows(name string) (net.Listener, error) {
+	return nil, nil // never called on non-Windows
+}
+
+func pipeName() string {
+	return "" // never called on non-Windows
+}
diff --git a/transport_windows.go b/transport_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bc43db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// transport_windows.go
+//go:build windows
+
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+
+	winio "github.com/Microsoft/go-winio"
+)
+
+func secureListenWindows(name string) (net.Listener, error) {
+	pipe := fmt.Sprintf(`\\.\pipe\%s`, name)
+	return winio.ListenPipe(pipe, &winio.PipeConfig{
+		SecurityDescriptor: "D:P(A;;GA;;;OW)", // owner full access only
+		MessageMode:        false,
+		InputBufferSize:    65536,
+		OutputBufferSize:   65536,
+	})
+}
+
+// pipeName returns the named pipe path for the client to connect to
+func pipeName() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`\\.\pipe\go-plugin-%d`, os.Getpid())
+}