diff --git a/src/api/admin.rs b/src/api/admin.rs
index 4bdf8e71..69c018ee 100644
--- a/src/api/admin.rs
+++ b/src/api/admin.rs
@@ -905,23 +905,23 @@ mod tests {
     fn validate_web_vault_compare() {
         // web_vault_compare(active, latest)
         // Test normal versions
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.0", "2025.12.1") == -1);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1", "2025.12.1") == 0);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.2", "2025.12.1") == 1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.0", "2025.12.1"), -1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1", "2025.12.1"), 0);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.2", "2025.12.1"), 1);
 
         // Test patched/+build.n versions
         // Newer latest version
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.0+build.1", "2025.12.1") == -1);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1", "2025.12.1+build.1") == -1);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.0+build.1", "2025.12.1+build.1") == -1);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1+build.1", "2025.12.1+build.2") == -1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.0+build.1", "2025.12.1"), -1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1", "2025.12.1+build.1"), -1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.0+build.1", "2025.12.1+build.1"), -1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1+build.1", "2025.12.1+build.2"), -1);
         // Equal versions
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1+build.1", "2025.12.1+build.1") == 0);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.2+build.2", "2025.12.2+build.2") == 0);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1+build.1", "2025.12.1+build.1"), 0);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.2+build.2", "2025.12.2+build.2"), 0);
         // Newer active version
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1+build.1", "2025.12.1") == 1);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.2", "2025.12.1+build.1") == 1);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.2+build.1", "2025.12.1+build.1") == 1);
-        assert!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1+build.3", "2025.12.1+build.2") == 1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1+build.1", "2025.12.1"), 1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.2", "2025.12.1+build.1"), 1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.2+build.1", "2025.12.1+build.1"), 1);
+        assert_eq!(web_vault_compare("2025.12.1+build.3", "2025.12.1+build.2"), 1);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http_client.rs b/src/http_client.rs
index 5ef293fc..6225e233 100644
--- a/src/http_client.rs
+++ b/src/http_client.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn dotted_decimal_loopback_normalizes() {
         let ip = parse_to_ip("127.0.0.1").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
         assert!(!is_global_hardcoded(ip));
     }
 
@@ -474,21 +474,21 @@ mod tests {
     fn single_decimal_loopback_normalizes() {
         // 127.0.0.1 == 2130706433
         let ip = parse_to_ip("2130706433").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
         assert!(!is_global_hardcoded(ip));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn hex_loopback_normalizes() {
         let ip = parse_to_ip("0x7f000001").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
         assert!(!is_global_hardcoded(ip));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn dotted_hex_loopback_normalizes() {
         let ip = parse_to_ip("0x7f.0.0.1").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
         assert!(!is_global_hardcoded(ip));
     }
 
@@ -496,14 +496,14 @@ mod tests {
     fn octal_loopback_normalizes() {
         // 017700000001 == 127.0.0.1
         let ip = parse_to_ip("017700000001").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
         assert!(!is_global_hardcoded(ip));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn dotted_octal_loopback_normalizes() {
         let ip = parse_to_ip("0177.0.0.01").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert_eq!(ip, IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
         assert!(!is_global_hardcoded(ip));
     }
 
@@ -535,19 +535,19 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn get_valid_host_normalizes_decimal_int() {
         let h = get_valid_host("2130706433").expect("valid");
-        assert!(matches!(h, Host::Ipv4(ip) if ip == Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert!(matches!(h, Host::Ipv4(ip) if ip == Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn get_valid_host_normalizes_hex() {
         let h = get_valid_host("0x7f000001").expect("valid");
-        assert!(matches!(h, Host::Ipv4(ip) if ip == Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert!(matches!(h, Host::Ipv4(ip) if ip == Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn get_valid_host_normalizes_octal() {
         let h = get_valid_host("017700000001").expect("valid");
-        assert!(matches!(h, Host::Ipv4(ip) if ip == Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
+        assert!(matches!(h, Host::Ipv4(ip) if ip == Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
     }
 
     // ===
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 6de2d803..2a5678bc 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -943,15 +943,15 @@ mod tests {
     use std::net::IpAddr;
 
     #[test]
-    #[ignore]
+    #[ignore = "exhaustive IPv4 check is too slow for the regular test suite"]
     fn test_ipv4_global() {
         for a in 0..u8::MAX {
-            println!("Iter: {}/255", a);
+            println!("Iter: {a}/255");
             for b in 0..u8::MAX {
                 for c in 0..u8::MAX {
                     for d in 0..u8::MAX {
                         let ip = IpAddr::V4(std::net::Ipv4Addr::new(a, b, c, d));
-                        assert_eq!(ip.is_global(), is_global_hardcoded(ip), "IP mismatch: {}", ip)
+                        assert_eq!(ip.is_global(), is_global_hardcoded(ip), "IP mismatch: {ip}");
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -959,15 +959,15 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[ignore]
+    #[ignore = "random IPv6 check is too slow for the regular test suite"]
     fn test_ipv6_global() {
-        use rand::Rng;
+        use rand::RngExt;
 
         std::thread::scope(|s| {
             for t in 0..16 {
-                let handle = s.spawn(move || {
+                let _handle = s.spawn(move || {
                     let mut v = [0u8; 16];
-                    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+                    let mut rng = rand::rng();
 
                     for i in 0..20 {
                         println!("Thread {t} Iter: {i}/50");