diff --git a/internal/auth/ldap.go b/internal/auth/ldap.go
index b800ca70..d9888cab 100644
--- a/internal/auth/ldap.go
+++ b/internal/auth/ldap.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 type LdapAuthenticator struct {
 	syncPassword string
-	UserAttr string
+	UserAttr     string
 }
 
 var _ Authenticator = (*LdapAuthenticator)(nil)
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ func (la *LdapAuthenticator) CanLogin(
 	user *schema.User,
 	username string,
 	rw http.ResponseWriter,
-	r *http.Request) (*schema.User, bool) {
-
+	r *http.Request,
+) (*schema.User, bool) {
 	lc := config.Keys.LdapConfig
 
 	if user != nil {
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ func (la *LdapAuthenticator) CanLogin(
 func (la *LdapAuthenticator) Login(
 	user *schema.User,
 	rw http.ResponseWriter,
-	r *http.Request) (*schema.User, error) {
-
+	r *http.Request,
+) (*schema.User, error) {
 	l, err := la.getLdapConnection(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("Error while getting ldap connection")
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ func (la *LdapAuthenticator) Sync() error {
 }
 
 func (la *LdapAuthenticator) getLdapConnection(admin bool) (*ldap.Conn, error) {
-
 	lc := config.Keys.LdapConfig
 	conn, err := ldap.DialURL(lc.Url)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/auth/oidc.go b/internal/auth/oidc.go
index 480b212a..cfcf5b69 100644
--- a/internal/auth/oidc.go
+++ b/internal/auth/oidc.go
@@ -6,38 +6,59 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/internal/config"
 	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
 type OIDC struct {
-	client       *oauth2.Config
-	provider     *oidc.Provider
-	state        string
-	codeVerifier string
+	client   *oauth2.Config
+	provider *oidc.Provider
 }
 
-func (oa *OIDC) Init(r *mux.Router) error {
-	oa.client = &oauth2.Config{
-		ClientID:     "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
-		ClientSecret: "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
-		Endpoint: oauth2.Endpoint{
-			AuthURL:  "https://provider.com/o/oauth2/auth",
-			TokenURL: "https://provider.com/o/oauth2/token",
-		},
+func randString(nByte int) (string, error) {
+	b := make([]byte, nByte)
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, b); err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
+	return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(b), nil
+}
+
+func setCallbackCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, name, value string) {
+	c := &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     name,
+		Value:    value,
+		MaxAge:   int(time.Hour.Seconds()),
+		Secure:   r.TLS != nil,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+	}
+	http.SetCookie(w, c)
+}
 
+func (oa *OIDC) Init(r *mux.Router) error {
 	provider, err := oidc.NewProvider(context.Background(), "https://provider")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
 	oa.provider = provider
 
+	oa.client = &oauth2.Config{
+		ClientID:     "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
+		ClientSecret: "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
+		Endpoint:     provider.Endpoint(),
+		RedirectURL:  "https://" + config.Keys.Addr + "/oidc-callback",
+		Scopes:       []string{oidc.ScopeOpenID, "profile", "email"},
+	}
+
 	r.HandleFunc("/oidc-login", oa.OAuth2Login)
 	r.HandleFunc("/oidc-callback", oa.OAuth2Callback)
 
@@ -45,9 +66,18 @@ func (oa *OIDC) Init(r *mux.Router) error {
 }
 
 func (oa *OIDC) OAuth2Callback(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	c, err := r.Cookie("state")
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(rw, "state not found", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	str := strings.Split(c.Value, " ")
+	state := str[0]
+	codeVerifier := str[1]
+
 	_ = r.ParseForm()
-	state := r.Form.Get("state")
-	if state != oa.state {
+	if r.Form.Get("state") != state {
 		http.Error(rw, "State invalid", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
@@ -56,18 +86,32 @@ func (oa *OIDC) OAuth2Callback(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(rw, "Code not found", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	token, err := oa.client.Exchange(context.Background(), code, oauth2.VerifierOption(oa.codeVerifier))
+	token, err := oa.client.Exchange(context.Background(), code, oauth2.VerifierOption(codeVerifier))
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(rw, "Failed to exchange token: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	userInfo, err := oa.provider.UserInfo(context.Background(), oauth2.StaticTokenSource(token))
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(rw, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		http.Error(rw, "Failed to get userinfo: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 }
 
 func (oa *OIDC) OAuth2Login(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	state, err := randString(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(rw, "Internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// use PKCE to protect against CSRF attacks
-	oa.codeVerifier = oauth2.GenerateVerifier()
+	codeVerifier := oauth2.GenerateVerifier()
+
+	setCallbackCookie(rw, r, "state", strings.Join([]string{state, codeVerifier}, " "))
 
 	// Redirect user to consent page to ask for permission
-	url := oa.client.AuthCodeURL("state", oauth2.AccessTypeOffline, oauth2.S256ChallengeOption(oa.codeVerifier))
+	url := oa.client.AuthCodeURL(state, oauth2.AccessTypeOffline, oauth2.S256ChallengeOption(codeVerifier))
 	http.Redirect(rw, r, url, http.StatusFound)
 }