fix: Fixed redis user

fix: fixes to session storage
2026-03-26 10:10:07 +00:00 · 2026-03-26 10:06:07 +00:00
17 changed files with 500 additions and 275 deletions
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:3000
 # Rate Limiting
 RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS=50
 RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW=1s
+
+# Redis Sessions
+REDIS_ADDR=localhost:6379
+REDIS_PASSWORD=
+REDIS_DB=0
+SESSION_TTL_HOURS=168
--- a/backend/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"

@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/noteapp/backend/internal/infrastructure/security"
 	"github.com/noteapp/backend/internal/interfaces/handlers"
 	"github.com/noteapp/backend/internal/interfaces/middleware"
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2/bson"
 )

@@ -47,6 +49,31 @@ func main() {
 		port = "8080"
 	}

+	redisAddr := os.Getenv("REDIS_ADDR")
+	if redisAddr == "" {
+		redisAddr = "localhost:6379"
+	}
+
+	redisUser := os.Getenv("REDIS_USER")
+	redisPassword := os.Getenv("REDIS_PASSWORD")
+	redisDB := 0
+	if redisDBText := os.Getenv("REDIS_DB"); redisDBText != "" {
+		parsedDB, err := strconv.Atoi(redisDBText)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("invalid REDIS_DB value: %v", err)
+		}
+		redisDB = parsedDB
+	}
+
+	sessionTTL := 7 * 24 * time.Hour
+	if sessionTTLText := os.Getenv("SESSION_TTL_HOURS"); sessionTTLText != "" {
+		hours, err := strconv.Atoi(sessionTTLText)
+		if err != nil || hours <= 0 {
+			log.Fatalf("invalid SESSION_TTL_HOURS value: %q", sessionTTLText)
+		}
+		sessionTTL = time.Duration(hours) * time.Hour
+	}
+
 	// Connect to database
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -57,6 +84,20 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer db.Close(context.Background())

+	redisClient := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:     redisAddr,
+		Username: redisUser,
+		Password: redisPassword,
+		DB:       redisDB,
+	})
+
+	if err := redisClient.Ping(context.Background()).Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to connect to redis: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = redisClient.Close()
+	}()
+
 	// Initialize security components
 	passwordHasher := security.NewPasswordHasher()
 	encryptor, err := security.NewEncryptor(encryptionKey)
@@ -66,6 +107,7 @@ func main() {

 	// Initialize JWT manager
 	jwtManager := auth.NewJWTManager(jwtSecret, "noteapp", 1*time.Hour)
+	sessionManager := auth.NewSessionManager(redisClient, sessionTTL)

 	// Initialize services
 	permissionService := services.NewPermissionService(
@@ -143,7 +185,7 @@ func main() {
 	}

 	// Initialize handlers
-	authHandler := handlers.NewAuthHandler(authService)
+	authHandler := handlers.NewAuthHandler(authService, sessionManager)
 	spaceHandler := handlers.NewSpaceHandler(spaceService)
 	noteHandler := handlers.NewNoteHandler(noteService)
 	categoryHandler := handlers.NewCategoryHandler(categoryService)
@@ -160,7 +202,7 @@ func main() {
 	})

 	// Middleware
-	authMiddleware := middleware.NewAuthMiddleware(jwtManager)
+	authMiddleware := middleware.NewAuthMiddleware(jwtManager, sessionManager)
 	router.Use(middleware.LoggingMiddleware)
 	router.Use(middleware.CORSMiddleware)
 	router.Use(middleware.SecurityHeaders)
@@ -187,6 +229,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Protected endpoints
 	api := router.PathPrefix("/api/v1").Subrouter()
 	api.Use(authMiddleware.Middleware)
+	api.HandleFunc("/auth/me", authHandler.Me).Methods("GET")

 	// Space endpoints
 	api.HandleFunc("/spaces", spaceHandler.GetUserSpaces).Methods("GET")
--- a/backend/go.mod
+++ b/backend/go.mod
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@ module github.com/noteapp/backend
 go 1.25.0

 require (
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.41.4
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.12
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.97.2
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.0
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.18.0
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2 v2.5.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.30.0
 )

 require (
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.41.4 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.7.8 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.12 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.4.20 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.7.20 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/v4a v1.4.21 // indirect
@@ -22,13 +24,15 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/checksum v1.9.12 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.13.20 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/s3shared v1.19.20 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.97.2 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.24.2 // indirect
+	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.6 // indirect
 	github.com/xdg-go/pbkdf2 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xdg-go/scram v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xdg-go/stringprep v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20240726163527-a2c0da244d78 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.35.0 // indirect
--- a/backend/go.sum
+++ b/backend/go.sum
@@ -22,8 +22,16 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.97.2 h1:MRNiP6nqa20aEl8fQ6PJpEq11b2d4
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.97.2/go.mod h1:FrNA56srbsr3WShiaelyWYEo70x80mXnVZ17ZZfbeqg=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.24.2 h1:FzA3bu/nt/vDvmnkg+R8Xl46gmzEDam6mZ1hzmwXFng=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.24.2/go.mod h1:YE2RhdIuDbA5E5bTdciG9KrW3+TiEONeUWCqxX9i1Fc=
+github.com/bsm/ginkgo/v2 v2.12.0 h1:Ny8MWAHyOepLGlLKYmXG4IEkioBysk6GpaRTLC8zwWs=
+github.com/bsm/ginkgo/v2 v2.12.0/go.mod h1:SwYbGRRDovPVboqFv0tPTcG1sN61LM1Z4ARdbAV9g4c=
+github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10 h1:yeMWxP2pV2fG3FgAODIY8EiRE3dy0aeFYt4l7wh6yKA=
+github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10/go.mod h1:JyEr/xRbxbtgWNi8tIEVPUYZ5Dzef52k01W3YH0H+O0=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f h1:lO4WD4F/rVNCu3HqELle0jiPLLBs70cWOduZpkS1E78=
+github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f/go.mod h1:cuUVRXasLTGF7a8hSLbxyZXjz+1KgoB3wDUb6vlszIc=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.0 h1:d/ix8ftRUorsN+5eMIlF4T6J8CAt9rch3My2winC1Jw=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.0/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
@@ -34,6 +42,14 @@ github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.6 h1:60eq2E/jlfwQXtvZEeBUYADs+BwKBWURIY+Gj2eRGjI=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.6/go.mod h1:/dCuZOvVtNoHsyb+cuJD3itjs3NbnF6KH9zAO4BDxPM=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9 h1:lgaqFMSdTdQYdZ04uHyN2d/eKdOMyi2YLSvlQIBFYa4=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:FInQzS24/EEf25PyTYn52gqo7WaD8xa0213Md/qVLRg=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.18.0 h1:pMkxYPkEbMPwRdenAzUNyFNrDgHx9U+DrBabWNfSRQs=
+github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.18.0/go.mod h1:k3ufPphLU5YXwNTUcCRXGxUoF1fqxnhFQmscfkCoDA0=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 h1:TivCn/peBQ7UY8ooIcPgZFpTNSz0Q2U6UrFlUfqbe0Q=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 github.com/xdg-go/pbkdf2 v1.0.0 h1:Su7DPu48wXMwC3bs7MCNG+z4FhcyEuz5dlvchbq0B0c=
 github.com/xdg-go/pbkdf2 v1.0.0/go.mod h1:jrpuAogTd400dnrH08LKmI/xc1MbPOebTwRqcT5RDeI=
 github.com/xdg-go/scram v1.2.0 h1:bYKF2AEwG5rqd1BumT4gAnvwU/M9nBp2pTSxeZw7Wvs=
@@ -43,8 +59,12 @@ github.com/xdg-go/stringprep v1.0.4/go.mod h1:mPGuuIYwz7CmR2bT9j4GbQqutWS1zV24gi
 github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20240726163527-a2c0da244d78 h1:ilQV1hzziu+LLM3zUTJ0trRztfwgjqKnBWNtSRkbmwM=
 github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20240726163527-a2c0da244d78/go.mod h1:aL8wCCfTfSfmXjznFBSZNN13rSJjlIOI1fUNAtF7rmI=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
+github.com/zeebo/xxh3 v1.0.2 h1:xZmwmqxHZA8AI603jOQ0tMqmBr9lPeFwGg6d+xy9DC0=
+github.com/zeebo/xxh3 v1.0.2/go.mod h1:5NWz9Sef7zIDm2JHfFlcQvNekmcEl9ekUZQQKCYaDcA=
 go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2 v2.5.0 h1:yXUhImUjjAInNcpTcAlPHiT7bIXhshCTL3jVBkF3xaE=
 go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2 v2.5.0/go.mod h1:yOI9kBsufol30iFsl1slpdq1I0eHPzybRWdyYUs8K/0=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 h1:ZvwS0R+56ePWxUNi+Atn9dWONBPp/AUETXlHW0DxSjE=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0/go.mod h1:LUxbIzbOniOlMKjJjyPfpl4v+PKK2cNJn91OQbhoJI0=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0 h1:+Ng2ULVvLHnJ/ZFEq4KdcDd/cfjrrjjNSXNzxg0Y4U4=
--- a/backend/internal/application/services/auth_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/application/services/auth_service.go
@@ -114,20 +114,7 @@ func (s *AuthService) Register(ctx context.Context, req *dto.RegisterRequest) (*
 		}
 	}

-	// Generate tokens
-	accessToken, err := s.jwtManager.GenerateAccessToken(user.ID.Hex(), user.Email, user.Username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	refreshToken, err := s.jwtManager.GenerateRefreshToken(user.ID.Hex())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return &dto.LoginResponse{
-		AccessToken:  accessToken,
-		RefreshToken: refreshToken,
 		User:      dto.NewUserDTO(user),
 		ExpiresIn: 3600, // 1 hour
 	}, nil
@@ -165,20 +152,7 @@ func (s *AuthService) Login(ctx context.Context, req *dto.LoginRequest) (*dto.Lo
 		// Log error but don't fail the login
 	}

-	// Generate tokens
-	accessToken, err := s.jwtManager.GenerateAccessToken(user.ID.Hex(), user.Email, user.Username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	refreshToken, err := s.jwtManager.GenerateRefreshToken(user.ID.Hex())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return &dto.LoginResponse{
-		AccessToken:  accessToken,
-		RefreshToken: refreshToken,
 		User:      dto.NewUserDTO(user),
 		ExpiresIn: 3600,
 	}, nil
@@ -186,6 +160,10 @@ func (s *AuthService) Login(ctx context.Context, req *dto.LoginRequest) (*dto.Lo

 // RefreshAccessToken refreshes an access token
 func (s *AuthService) RefreshAccessToken(ctx context.Context, refreshToken string) (string, error) {
+	if s.jwtManager == nil {
+		return "", errors.New("jwt refresh is unavailable")
+	}
+
 	claims, err := s.jwtManager.VerifyRefreshToken(refreshToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -199,6 +177,27 @@ func (s *AuthService) RefreshAccessToken(ctx context.Context, refreshToken strin
 	return s.jwtManager.GenerateAccessToken(user.ID.Hex(), user.Email, user.Username)
 }

+// GetUserProfile returns profile DTO for the provided user ID.
+func (s *AuthService) GetUserProfile(ctx context.Context, userID string) (*dto.UserDTO, error) {
+	objID, err := bson.ObjectIDFromHex(strings.TrimSpace(userID))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid user id")
+	}
+
+	user, err := s.userRepo.GetUserByID(ctx, objID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if s.permissionService != nil {
+		if err := s.permissionService.UpdateUserEffectivePermissions(ctx, user); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return dto.NewUserDTO(user), nil
+}
+
 // RequestPasswordReset initiates password reset flow
 func (s *AuthService) RequestPasswordReset(ctx context.Context, email string) error {
 	user, err := s.userRepo.GetUserByEmail(ctx, email)
@@ -444,17 +443,7 @@ func (s *AuthService) CompleteProviderLogin(ctx context.Context, providerID bson
 		return nil, err
 	}

-	accessToken, err := s.jwtManager.GenerateAccessToken(user.ID.Hex(), user.Email, user.Username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	refreshToken, err := s.jwtManager.GenerateRefreshToken(user.ID.Hex())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &dto.LoginResponse{AccessToken: accessToken, RefreshToken: refreshToken, User: dto.NewUserDTO(user), ExpiresIn: 3600}, nil
+	return &dto.LoginResponse{User: dto.NewUserDTO(user), ExpiresIn: 3600}, nil
 }

 type providerProfile struct {
--- a/backend/internal/infrastructure/auth/session.go
+++ b/backend/internal/infrastructure/auth/session.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+)
+
+// SessionData stores authenticated identity data in Redis.
+type SessionData struct {
+	UserID   string `json:"user_id"`
+	Email    string `json:"email"`
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+}
+
+// SessionManager handles Redis-backed session lifecycle operations.
+type SessionManager struct {
+	redis  *redis.Client
+	ttl    time.Duration
+	prefix string
+}
+
+func NewSessionManager(redisClient *redis.Client, ttl time.Duration) *SessionManager {
+	if ttl <= 0 {
+		ttl = 7 * 24 * time.Hour
+	}
+
+	return &SessionManager{
+		redis:  redisClient,
+		ttl:    ttl,
+		prefix: "session:",
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *SessionManager) TTL() time.Duration {
+	return m.ttl
+}
+
+func (m *SessionManager) CreateSession(ctx context.Context, data *SessionData) (string, error) {
+	if data == nil {
+		return "", errors.New("session data is required")
+	}
+
+	sessionID, err := GenerateRandomToken(32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	payload, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if err := m.redis.Set(ctx, m.key(sessionID), payload, m.ttl).Err(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return sessionID, nil
+}
+
+func (m *SessionManager) GetSession(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) (*SessionData, error) {
+	if sessionID == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("session id is required")
+	}
+
+	payload, err := m.redis.Get(ctx, m.key(sessionID)).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, redis.Nil) {
+			return nil, errors.New("session not found")
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var data SessionData
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(payload), &data); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &data, nil
+}
+
+func (m *SessionManager) RefreshSession(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) error {
+	if sessionID == "" {
+		return errors.New("session id is required")
+	}
+
+	if err := m.redis.Expire(ctx, m.key(sessionID), m.ttl).Err(); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, redis.Nil) {
+			return errors.New("session not found")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *SessionManager) DeleteSession(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) error {
+	if sessionID == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := m.redis.Del(ctx, m.key(sessionID)).Err(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *SessionManager) key(sessionID string) string {
+	return m.prefix + sessionID
+}
--- a/backend/internal/interfaces/handlers/auth_handler.go
+++ b/backend/internal/interfaces/handlers/auth_handler.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers

 import (
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -18,15 +17,19 @@ import (
 // AuthHandler handles authentication endpoints
 type AuthHandler struct {
 	authService    *services.AuthService
+	sessionManager *auth.SessionManager
 }

 // NewAuthHandler creates a new auth handler
-func NewAuthHandler(authService *services.AuthService) *AuthHandler {
+func NewAuthHandler(authService *services.AuthService, sessionManager *auth.SessionManager) *AuthHandler {
 	return &AuthHandler{
 		authService:    authService,
+		sessionManager: sessionManager,
 	}
 }

+const sessionCookieName = "session_id"
+
 // Register handles user registration
 func (h *AuthHandler) Register(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
@@ -56,6 +59,11 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) Register(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}

+	if err := h.setSessionCookie(w, r, response.User); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to create session", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
 }
@@ -79,16 +87,10 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) Login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}

-	// Set secure HTTP-only cookie for refresh token
-	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
-		Name:     "refresh_token",
-		Value:    response.RefreshToken,
-		Path:     "/",
-		MaxAge:   7 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 7 days
-		HttpOnly: true,
-		Secure:   isSecureRequest(r),
-		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
-	})
+	if err := h.setSessionCookie(w, r, response.User); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to create session", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}

 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
@@ -96,15 +98,12 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) Login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

 // Logout handles user logout
 func (h *AuthHandler) Logout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	// Clear refresh token cookie
-	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
-		Name:     "refresh_token",
-		Value:    "",
-		Path:     "/",
-		MaxAge:   -1,
-		HttpOnly: true,
-		Secure:   isSecureRequest(r),
-	})
+	sessionCookie, err := r.Cookie(sessionCookieName)
+	if err == nil {
+		_ = h.sessionManager.DeleteSession(r.Context(), sessionCookie.Value)
+	}
+
+	h.clearSessionCookie(w, r)

 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"message": "Logged out successfully"})
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) CompleteProviderLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque

 	response, err := h.authService.CompleteProviderLogin(r.Context(), providerID, r.URL.Query().Get("code"), buildBackendURL(r, "/api/v1/auth/providers/"+providerID.Hex()+"/callback"))
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Redirect(w, r, buildFrontendLoginURL("oauth_error", err.Error(), "", nil), http.StatusFound)
+		http.Redirect(w, r, buildFrontendLoginURL("oauth_error", err.Error()), http.StatusFound)
 		return
 	}

@@ -229,17 +228,12 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) CompleteProviderLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
 	})

-	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
-		Name:     "refresh_token",
-		Value:    response.RefreshToken,
-		Path:     "/",
-		MaxAge:   7 * 24 * 60 * 60,
-		HttpOnly: true,
-		Secure:   isSecureRequest(r),
-		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
-	})
+	if err := h.setSessionCookie(w, r, response.User); err != nil {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, buildFrontendLoginURL("oauth_error", "Failed to create session"), http.StatusFound)
+		return
+	}

-	http.Redirect(w, r, buildFrontendLoginURL("oauth_success", "", response.AccessToken, response.User), http.StatusFound)
+	http.Redirect(w, r, buildFrontendLoginURL("oauth_success", ""), http.StatusFound)
 }

 // RefreshToken handles token refresh
@@ -249,23 +243,57 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) RefreshToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}

-	// Get refresh token from cookie
-	cookie, err := r.Cookie("refresh_token")
+	cookie, err := r.Cookie(sessionCookieName)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "Refresh token not found", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		http.Error(w, "Session not found", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		return
 	}

-	accessToken, err := h.authService.RefreshAccessToken(r.Context(), cookie.Value)
+	sessionData, err := h.sessionManager.GetSession(r.Context(), cookie.Value)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "Invalid refresh token", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		http.Error(w, "Invalid session", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		return
 	}
+	if err := h.sessionManager.RefreshSession(r.Context(), cookie.Value); err == nil {
+		http.SetCookie(w, h.newSessionCookie(r, cookie.Value))
+	}

 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]interface{}{
-		"access_token": accessToken,
-		"expires_in":   3600,
+		"user":       sessionData,
+		"expires_in": int(h.sessionManager.TTL().Seconds()),
+	})
+}
+
+// Me returns the currently authenticated user profile.
+func (h *AuthHandler) Me(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	sessionCookie, err := r.Cookie(sessionCookieName)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	sessionData, err := h.sessionManager.GetSession(r.Context(), sessionCookie.Value)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.clearSessionCookie(w, r)
+		http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	user, err := h.authService.GetUserProfile(r.Context(), sessionData.UserID)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := h.sessionManager.RefreshSession(r.Context(), sessionCookie.Value); err == nil {
+		http.SetCookie(w, h.newSessionCookie(r, sessionCookie.Value))
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]interface{}{
+		"user":       user,
+		"expires_in": int(h.sessionManager.TTL().Seconds()),
 	})
 }

@@ -292,7 +320,7 @@ func buildBackendURL(r *http.Request, path string) string {
 	return scheme + "://" + r.Host + path
 }

-func buildFrontendLoginURL(status, message, accessToken string, user *dto.UserDTO) string {
+func buildFrontendLoginURL(status, message string) string {
 	frontendURL := os.Getenv("FRONTEND_URL")
 	if frontendURL == "" {
 		frontendURL = "http://localhost:5173"
@@ -310,14 +338,48 @@ func buildFrontendLoginURL(status, message, accessToken string, user *dto.UserDT
 	if message != "" {
 		query.Set("message", message)
 	}
-	if accessToken != "" {
-		query.Set("access_token", accessToken)
-	}
-	if user != nil {
-		payload, _ := json.Marshal(user)
-		query.Set("user_json", string(payload))
-		query.Set("user", base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(payload))
-	}
 	parsed.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	return parsed.String()
 }
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) setSessionCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user *dto.UserDTO) error {
+	if user == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	sessionID, err := h.sessionManager.CreateSession(r.Context(), &auth.SessionData{
+		UserID:   user.ID,
+		Email:    user.Email,
+		Username: user.Username,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	http.SetCookie(w, h.newSessionCookie(r, sessionID))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) newSessionCookie(r *http.Request, sessionID string) *http.Cookie {
+	return &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     sessionCookieName,
+		Value:    sessionID,
+		Path:     "/",
+		MaxAge:   int(h.sessionManager.TTL().Seconds()),
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   isSecureRequest(r),
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) clearSessionCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     sessionCookieName,
+		Value:    "",
+		Path:     "/",
+		MaxAge:   -1,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   isSecureRequest(r),
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+	})
+}
--- a/backend/internal/interfaces/middleware/auth.go
+++ b/backend/internal/interfaces/middleware/auth.go
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ const (
 // AuthMiddleware verifies JWT tokens
 type AuthMiddleware struct {
 	jwtManager     *auth.JWTManager
+	sessionManager *auth.SessionManager
 }

 // NewAuthMiddleware creates a new auth middleware
-func NewAuthMiddleware(jwtManager *auth.JWTManager) *AuthMiddleware {
+func NewAuthMiddleware(jwtManager *auth.JWTManager, sessionManager *auth.SessionManager) *AuthMiddleware {
 	return &AuthMiddleware{
 		jwtManager:     jwtManager,
+		sessionManager: sessionManager,
 	}
 }

@@ -41,16 +43,23 @@ func (m *AuthMiddleware) Middleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			return
 		}

-		// Extract token from Authorization header.
-		// For GET /files/object, also accept ?token= so markdown images render in-browser.
+		if sessionCookie, err := r.Cookie("session_id"); err == nil && sessionCookie.Value != "" {
+			sessionData, sessionErr := m.sessionManager.GetSession(r.Context(), sessionCookie.Value)
+			if sessionErr == nil {
+				_ = m.sessionManager.RefreshSession(r.Context(), sessionCookie.Value)
+
+				ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), UserIDKey, sessionData.UserID)
+				ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, EmailKey, sessionData.Email)
+				r = r.WithContext(ctx)
+				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Fall back to Authorization header for backwards compatibility.
 		authHeader := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
-		if authHeader == "" && r.Method == http.MethodGet && strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "/files/object") {
-			if tok := r.URL.Query().Get("token"); tok != "" {
-				authHeader = "Bearer " + tok
-			}
-		}
 		if authHeader == "" {
-			http.Error(w, "Missing authorization header", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		}

--- a/backend/internal/interfaces/middleware/security.go
+++ b/backend/internal/interfaces/middleware/security.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func CORSMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		}
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, PATCH")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type, Authorization, X-Requested-With")
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Max-Age", "600")

 		if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
--- a/devops/docker/nginx.conf
+++ b/devops/docker/nginx.conf
@@ -44,20 +44,6 @@ http {
        listen 80;
        server_name localhost;

-        # API routes
-        location /api/ {
-            limit_req zone=api_limit burst=20 nodelay;
-
-            proxy_pass http://notely;
-            proxy_set_header Host $host;
-            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
-            proxy_connect_timeout 60s;
-            proxy_send_timeout 60s;
-            proxy_read_timeout 60s;
-        }
-
        # Health check
        location /health {
            proxy_pass http://notely;
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
-version: "3.8"
-
 services:
+  redis:
+    image: redis:8-alpine
+    container_name: notely-redis
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
+    networks:
+      - notely-network
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
  mongodb:
    image: mongo:8.0
    container_name: notely-mongodb
@@ -39,9 +50,15 @@ services:
      DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL: ${DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL}
      DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME: ${DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME}
      DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
+      REDIS_ADDR: ${REDIS_ADDR}
+      REDIS_PASSWORD: ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
+      REDIS_DB: ${REDIS_DB}
+      SESSION_TTL_HOURS: ${SESSION_TTL_HOURS}
    depends_on:
      mongodb:
        condition: service_healthy
+      redis:
+        condition: service_healthy
    networks:
      - notely-network

--- a/frontend/src/components/NoteEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NoteEditor.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
    <div class="note-editor">
        <div class="editor-toolbar mb-3">
            <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" @click="saveNote">Save</button>
-            <button v-if="canDelete" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger ms-2" @click="confirmDelete">Delete</button>
            <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary ms-2" @click="emit('cancel')">Cancel</button>
            <button
                v-if="fileExplorerEnabled"
@@ -82,6 +81,15 @@
                </select>
                <input v-if="passwordAction === 'set'" v-model="notePassword" type="password" class="form-control mt-2" minlength="4" maxlength="128" placeholder="Enter a note password" />
            </div>
+
+            <section v-if="canDelete && editingNote.id" class="danger-zone mt-4" aria-labelledby="danger-zone-title">
+                <h3 id="danger-zone-title" class="danger-zone-title mb-2">Danger Zone</h3>
+                <p class="danger-zone-copy mb-3">Deleting this note is permanent and cannot be undone.</p>
+                <button class="btn btn-danger" type="button" @click="confirmDelete">
+                    <i class="mdi mdi-delete-outline me-1" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                    Delete Note
+                </button>
+            </section>
        </div>
    </div>
 </template>
@@ -91,7 +99,6 @@ import { ref, computed, watch, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, nextTick } from "vue"
 import { marked } from "marked";
 import DOMPurify from "dompurify";
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../stores/settingsStore";
-import { useAuthStore } from "../stores/authStore";
 import { preprocessMarkdown } from "../utils/markdown.js";
 import FileExplorer from "./FileExplorer.vue";

@@ -116,7 +123,6 @@ const props = defineProps({

 const emit = defineEmits(["save", "delete", "cancel"]);
 const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
-const authStore = useAuthStore();
 const publicSharingEnabled = ref(true);
 const fileExplorerEnabled = computed(() => settingsStore.fileExplorerEnabled);

@@ -133,17 +139,7 @@ const saveStateTimeout = ref(null);

 const renderedMarkdown = computed(() => {
    const html = marked.parse(preprocessMarkdown(editingNote.value.content || ""));
-    let clean = DOMPurify.sanitize(html);
-    // Inject access token into space file API URLs so images render without a separate JS fetch
-    const token = authStore.accessToken;
-    if (token && props.spaceId) {
-        clean = clean.replace(/((?:src|href)=["'])([^"']*\/api\/v1\/spaces\/[^"']*\/files\/object[^"']*)(["'])/g, (_, attr, url, quote) => {
-            if (url.includes("token=")) return attr + url + quote;
-            const sep = url.includes("?") ? "&" : "?";
-            return `${attr}${url}${sep}token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}${quote}`;
-        });
-    }
-    return clean;
+    return DOMPurify.sanitize(html);
 });

 const saveStatusLabel = computed(() => {
@@ -294,7 +290,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {

 .editor-textarea {
    font-family: "Courier New", monospace;
-    min-height: 400px;
+    min-height: 600px;
    resize: vertical;
 }

@@ -333,4 +329,22 @@ onMounted(async () => {
    overflow-y: auto;
    max-height: 600px;
 }
+
+.danger-zone {
+    padding: 1rem;
+    border: 1px solid #f3b5b5;
+    border-radius: 0.75rem;
+    background: #fff5f5;
+}
+
+.danger-zone-title {
+    color: #9f1c1c;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.danger-zone-copy {
+    color: #7a2727;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
 </style>
--- a/frontend/src/components/NoteViewer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NoteViewer.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import { computed } from "vue";
 import { marked } from "marked";
 import DOMPurify from "dompurify";
-import { useAuthStore } from "../stores/authStore";
 import { preprocessMarkdown } from "../utils/markdown.js";

 const props = defineProps({
@@ -50,20 +49,9 @@ const props = defineProps({
    },
 });

-const authStore = useAuthStore();
-
 const renderedMarkdown = computed(() => {
    const html = marked.parse(preprocessMarkdown(props.note.content || ""));
-    let clean = DOMPurify.sanitize(html);
-    const token = authStore.accessToken;
-    if (token && props.spaceId) {
-        clean = clean.replace(/((?:src|href)=["'])([^"']*\/api\/v1\/spaces\/[^"']*\/files\/object[^"']*)(["'])/g, (_, attr, url, quote) => {
-            if (url.includes("token=")) return attr + url + quote;
-            const sep = url.includes("?") ? "&" : "?";
-            return `${attr}${url}${sep}token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}${quote}`;
-        });
-    }
-    return clean;
+    return DOMPurify.sanitize(html);
 });

 const categoryLabel = computed(() => {
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Login.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Login.vue
@@ -88,73 +88,33 @@ const startProviderLogin = (providerId) => {
    window.location.href = `${apiClient.defaults.baseURL}/api/v1/auth/providers/${providerId}/start`;
 };

-const decodeBase64Url = (value) => {
-    const normalized = value.replace(/-/g, "+").replace(/_/g, "/");
-    const padding = normalized.length % 4;
-    const padded = padding === 0 ? normalized : `${normalized}${"=".repeat(4 - padding)}`;
-    return atob(padded);
-};
-
-const decodeBase64UrlUTF8 = (value) => {
-    const binary = decodeBase64Url(value);
-    const bytes = Uint8Array.from(binary, (ch) => ch.charCodeAt(0));
-    return new TextDecoder().decode(bytes);
-};
-
-const readUserFromQuery = (params) => {
-    const plainUserJSON = params.get("user_json");
-    if (plainUserJSON) {
-        return JSON.parse(plainUserJSON);
-    }
-
-    const encodedUser = params.get("user");
-    if (encodedUser) {
-        return JSON.parse(decodeBase64UrlUTF8(encodedUser));
-    }
-
-    return null;
-};
-
 const completeOAuthRedirect = async () => {
    const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
    const status = params.get("status");
-    const accessToken = params.get("access_token") || params.get("accessToken") || params.get("token");

    if (status === "oauth_error") {
        error.value = params.get("message") || "Provider sign-in failed.";
        return true;
    }

-    // Accept callback payloads even when `status` is missing.
-    if (status !== "oauth_success" && !accessToken) {
-        if (status === "oauth_error") {
-            error.value = params.get("message") || "Provider sign-in failed.";
-        }
+    if (status !== "oauth_success") {
        return false;
    }

-    if (!accessToken) {
-        error.value = "Provider sign-in returned an incomplete session.";
-        return true;
-    }
-
    try {
-        const user = readUserFromQuery(params);
-        if (!user) {
-            error.value = "Provider sign-in returned an incomplete session.";
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        authStore.setSession({ access_token: accessToken, user });
-        await router.replace("/");
+        await authStore.ensureInitialized();
    } catch {
-        error.value = "Unable to restore the provider session.";
+        error.value = "Unable to restore provider session.";
+        return true;
    }

    if (authStore.isAuthenticated) {
-        window.location.replace("/");
+        await router.replace("/");
+        return true;
    }

+    error.value = "Provider sign-in returned an incomplete session.";
+
    return true;
 };

@@ -163,6 +123,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
    registrationEnabled.value = !!flags.registration_enabled;
    providerLoginEnabled.value = !!flags.provider_login_enabled;

+    await authStore.ensureInitialized();
+
    if (authStore.isAuthenticated) {
        await router.replace("/");
        return;
--- a/frontend/src/router/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/router/index.js
@@ -4,39 +4,6 @@ import { useSettingsStore } from "../stores/settingsStore";
 import LoginPage from "../pages/Login.vue";
 import RegisterPage from "../pages/Register.vue";

-const decodeBase64UrlUTF8 = (value) => {
-    const normalized = value.replace(/-/g, "+").replace(/_/g, "/");
-    const padding = normalized.length % 4;
-    const padded = padding === 0 ? normalized : `${normalized}${"=".repeat(4 - padding)}`;
-    const binary = atob(padded);
-    const bytes = Uint8Array.from(binary, (ch) => ch.charCodeAt(0));
-    return new TextDecoder().decode(bytes);
-};
-const restoreOAuthSessionFromQuery = (query, authStore) => {
-    // Merge router query with URLSearchParams for full coverage
-    const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-    const accessToken = query.access_token || query.accessToken || query.token || params.get("access_token") || params.get("accessToken") || params.get("token");
-
-    if (!accessToken) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    try {
-        const plainUserJSON = query.user_json || params.get("user_json");
-        const encodedUser = query.user || params.get("user");
-        const user = plainUserJSON ? JSON.parse(plainUserJSON) : encodedUser ? JSON.parse(decodeBase64UrlUTF8(encodedUser)) : null;
-
-        if (!user) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        authStore.setSession({ access_token: accessToken, user });
-        return true;
-    } catch {
-        return false;
-    }
-};
-
 const routes = [
    {
        path: "/login",
@@ -81,25 +48,7 @@ router.beforeEach(async (to, from, next) => {
    const authStore = useAuthStore();
    const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();

-    // Only attempt OAuth callback restoration if actual OAuth query params are present
-    const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-    const hasOAuthParams = to.query.access_token || to.query.accessToken || to.query.token || params.get("access_token") || params.get("accessToken") || params.get("token");
-
-    if (to.path === "/login") {
-        if (hasOAuthParams) {
-            const restored = restoreOAuthSessionFromQuery(to.query, authStore);
-            if (restored) {
-                next({ path: "/", replace: true });
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Allow login page to be viewed regardless of auth state if no OAuth callback
-        if (!hasOAuthParams) {
-            next();
-            return;
-        }
-    }
+    await authStore.ensureInitialized();

    if (to.path === "/register") {
        await settingsStore.loadFeatureFlags();
--- a/frontend/src/services/apiClient.js
+++ b/frontend/src/services/apiClient.js
@@ -3,23 +3,57 @@ import { useAuthStore } from "../stores/authStore";

 const apiClient = axios.create({
    baseURL: import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || "http://localhost:8080",
+    withCredentials: true,
 });

-apiClient.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
-    const authStore = useAuthStore();
-    if (authStore.accessToken) {
-        config.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${authStore.accessToken}`;
+let isRefreshing = false;
+let refreshSubscribers = [];
+
+function onRefreshed() {
+    refreshSubscribers.forEach((cb) => cb());
+    refreshSubscribers = [];
 }
-    return config;
-});

 apiClient.interceptors.response.use(
    (response) => response,
-    (error) => {
-        if (error.response?.status === 401) {
+    async (error) => {
+        const originalRequest = error.config;
+
+        if (error.response?.status === 401 && !originalRequest._retry) {
+            // Avoid retrying the refresh request itself
+            if (originalRequest.url?.includes("/auth/refresh") || originalRequest.url?.includes("/auth/login")) {
                const authStore = useAuthStore();
-            authStore.logout();
+                authStore.clearSession();
+                return Promise.reject(error);
            }
+
+            if (isRefreshing) {
+                // Queue the request until the ongoing refresh completes
+                return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                    refreshSubscribers.push(() => {
+                        originalRequest._retry = true;
+                        apiClient(originalRequest).then(resolve).catch(reject);
+                    });
+                });
+            }
+
+            originalRequest._retry = true;
+            isRefreshing = true;
+
+            try {
+                await apiClient.post("/api/v1/auth/refresh");
+                onRefreshed();
+                return apiClient(originalRequest);
+            } catch {
+                refreshSubscribers = [];
+                const authStore = useAuthStore();
+                authStore.clearSession();
+                return Promise.reject(error);
+            } finally {
+                isRefreshing = false;
+            }
+        }
+
        return Promise.reject(error);
    },
 );
--- a/frontend/src/stores/authStore.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/authStore.js
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import { ref, computed } from "vue";
 import apiClient from "../services/apiClient";

 export const useAuthStore = defineStore("auth", () => {
-    const storedUser = localStorage.getItem("user");
-    const user = ref(storedUser ? JSON.parse(storedUser) : null);
-    const accessToken = ref(localStorage.getItem("accessToken"));
-    const isAuthenticated = computed(() => !!accessToken.value && !!user.value);
+    const user = ref(null);
+    const initialized = ref(false);
+    let initPromise = null;
+
+    const isAuthenticated = computed(() => !!user.value);
    const isAdmin = computed(() => hasPermission("*") || hasPermission("admin.access"));

    const normalizePermission = (permission) => (permission || "").trim().toLowerCase();
@@ -46,10 +47,36 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore("auth", () => {
    };

    const setSession = (responseData) => {
-        accessToken.value = responseData.access_token;
-        user.value = responseData.user;
-        localStorage.setItem("accessToken", accessToken.value);
-        localStorage.setItem("user", JSON.stringify(user.value));
+        user.value = responseData?.user || null;
+        initialized.value = true;
+    };
+
+    const clearSession = () => {
+        user.value = null;
+        initialized.value = true;
+    };
+
+    const loadSession = async () => {
+        try {
+            const response = await apiClient.get("/api/v1/auth/me");
+            user.value = response.data?.user || null;
+        } catch {
+            user.value = null;
+        } finally {
+            initialized.value = true;
+        }
+    };
+
+    const ensureInitialized = async () => {
+        if (initialized.value) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!initPromise) {
+            initPromise = loadSession().finally(() => {
+                initPromise = null;
+            });
+        }
+        await initPromise;
    };

    const register = async (email, username, password, firstName = "", lastName = "") => {
@@ -87,20 +114,20 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore("auth", () => {
    };

    const logout = () => {
-        accessToken.value = null;
-        user.value = null;
-        localStorage.removeItem("accessToken");
-        localStorage.removeItem("user");
+        apiClient.post("/api/v1/auth/logout").catch(() => {});
+        clearSession();
    };

    return {
        user,
-        accessToken,
+        initialized,
        isAuthenticated,
        isAdmin,
        hasPermission,
        hasSpacePermission,
        setSession,
+        clearSession,
+        ensureInitialized,
        register,
        login,
        logout,
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