diff --git a/src/app/app.routes.ts b/src/app/app.routes.ts
index 0f47205..d948d53 100644
--- a/src/app/app.routes.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.routes.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { Routes } from "@angular/router";
 import { Home } from "./features/home/home";
+import { authGuard } from "./core/guards/auth-guard";
 
 export const routes: Routes = [
   {
     path: "",
     component: Home,
+    canActivate: [authGuard],
   },
   {
     path: "",
diff --git a/src/app/core/guards/auth-guard.spec.ts b/src/app/core/guards/auth-guard.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82a0aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/guards/auth-guard.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { TestBed } from "@angular/core/testing";
+import { CanActivateFn } from "@angular/router";
+
+import { authGuard } from "./auth-guard";
+
+describe("authGuard", () => {
+  const executeGuard: CanActivateFn = (...guardParameters) =>
+    TestBed.runInInjectionContext(() => authGuard(...guardParameters));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({});
+  });
+
+  it("should be created", () => {
+    expect(executeGuard).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/guards/auth-guard.ts b/src/app/core/guards/auth-guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b3e945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/guards/auth-guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { CanActivateFn, Router } from "@angular/router";
+import { inject } from "@angular/core";
+import { AuthService } from "../../features/auth/services/auth-service";
+
+export const authGuard: CanActivateFn = (route, state) => {
+  const authService = inject(AuthService);
+  const router = inject(Router);
+
+  if (authService.isAuthenticated()) return true;
+  return router.navigate(["/login"]);
+};
diff --git a/src/app/core/layouts/header/header.html b/src/app/core/layouts/header/header.html
index 33dd20a..508f08a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/layouts/header/header.html
+++ b/src/app/core/layouts/header/header.html
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
     class="bg-gray-50 wrapper py-4 flex gap-x-5 sm:gap-x-10 items-center shadow-lg shadow-gray-400/20"
   >
     <div class="">
-      <a href="/" class="px-3 py-1 bg-gray-800 text-white">eKart</a>
+      <a class="px-3 py-1 bg-gray-800 text-white" href="/">eKart</a>
     </div>
 
     <div class="flex-1 grid grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
       <input
-        type="text"
         class="w-full border border-gray-300 text-sm rounded-full rounded-r-none px-6 py-1"
         placeholder="Search watches, brands, products..."
+        type="text"
       />
       <button class="btn btn-ghost rounded-l-none! py-1 px-3 border-l-0!">
         <lucide-angular [img]="SearchIcon" class="w-5" />
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
     <div class="flex space-x-4">
       <div class="flex text-gray-600">
         <button
+          class="btn btn-ghost py-1 px-2 rounded-r-none!"
           popovertarget="popover-1"
           style="anchor-name: --anchor-1"
-          class="btn btn-ghost py-1 px-2 rounded-r-none!"
         >
           <lucide-angular [img]="UserIcon" class="w-5" />
         </button>
@@ -32,8 +32,14 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </nav>
-  <ul class="dropdown" popover id="popover-1" style="position-anchor: --anchor-1">
-    <li><a routerLink="/login" class="block h-full w-full" href="">Login</a></li>
+  <ul class="dropdown" id="popover-1" popover style="position-anchor: --anchor-1">
+    @if (authService.authState() === AuthState.Unauthenticated) {
+    <li><a class="block h-full w-full" routerLink="/login">Login</a></li>
+    } @else if (authService.authState() === AuthState.Loading) {
+    <li><a class="block h-full w-full">Loading</a></li>
+    } @else {
+    <li><a class="block h-full w-full" routerLink="/logout">Logout</a></li>
+    }
     <li><a class="block h-full w-full" href="">My Account</a></li>
     <li><a class="block h-full w-full" href="">Orders</a></li>
     <li><a class="block h-full w-full" href="">Wishlist</a></li>
diff --git a/src/app/core/layouts/header/header.ts b/src/app/core/layouts/header/header.ts
index 5040b75..3ec425e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/layouts/header/header.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/layouts/header/header.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { Component } from "@angular/core";
-import { LucideAngularModule, User, ShoppingCart, Search } from "lucide-angular";
+import { Component, inject } from "@angular/core";
+import { LucideAngularModule, Search, ShoppingCart, User } from "lucide-angular";
 import { RouterLink } from "@angular/router";
+import { AuthService, AuthState } from "../../../features/auth/services/auth-service";
+
 @Component({
   selector: "app-header",
   imports: [LucideAngularModule, RouterLink],
@@ -11,4 +13,6 @@ export class Header {
   readonly UserIcon = User;
   readonly CartIcon = ShoppingCart;
   readonly SearchIcon = Search;
+  readonly authService = inject(AuthService);
+  protected readonly AuthState = AuthState;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/models/user.model.ts b/src/app/core/models/user.model.ts
index 578a5ec..aa61525 100644
--- a/src/app/core/models/user.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/models/user.model.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ export interface RegisterUserRequest {
   password_confirmation: string | null;
   city: string | null;
 }
+
+export interface User {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  email: string;
+  mobileNumber: string;
+  city: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/local-storage.service.ts b/src/app/core/services/local-storage.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b5686c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/services/local-storage.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
+
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: "root",
+})
+export class LocalStorageService {
+  setItem<T>(key: string, value: T) {
+    try {
+      const item = JSON.stringify(value);
+      localStorage.setItem(key, item);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("Error storing item in local storage: ", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  getItem<T>(key: string): T | null {
+    try {
+      const item = localStorage.getItem(key);
+      return item ? (JSON.parse(item) as T) : null;
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Error getting item from local storage: ", err);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @throws Error if item is not found
+   */
+  removeItem(key: string) {
+    localStorage.removeItem(key);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @Throws Error if localstorage API is not available
+   */
+  clear() {
+    localStorage.clear();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/local-storage.spec.ts b/src/app/core/services/local-storage.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..004a5b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/services/local-storage.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { TestBed } from "@angular/core/testing";
+
+import { LocalStorageService } from "./local-storage.service";
+
+describe("LocalStorage", () => {
+  let service: LocalStorageService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({});
+    service = TestBed.inject(LocalStorageService);
+  });
+
+  it("should be created", () => {
+    expect(service).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/features/auth/auth.routes.ts b/src/app/features/auth/auth.routes.ts
index f292c1d..6f010bf 100644
--- a/src/app/features/auth/auth.routes.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/auth/auth.routes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { Routes } from "@angular/router";
+import { Router, Routes } from "@angular/router";
 import { Login } from "./components/login/login";
 import { Register } from "./components/register/register";
+import { inject } from "@angular/core";
+import { AuthService } from "./services/auth-service";
 
 export const AuthRoutes: Routes = [
   {
@@ -14,6 +16,19 @@ export const AuthRoutes: Routes = [
         path: "register",
         component: Register,
       },
+      {
+        path: "logout",
+        component: Login,
+        canActivate: [
+          () => {
+            const authService = inject(AuthService);
+            const router = inject(Router);
+
+            authService.logout().subscribe(() => router.navigate(["/login"]));
+            return false;
+          },
+        ],
+      },
     ],
   },
 ];
diff --git a/src/app/features/auth/components/login/login.ts b/src/app/features/auth/components/login/login.ts
index 818fd33..e01d973 100644
--- a/src/app/features/auth/components/login/login.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/auth/components/login/login.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class Login {
     }
 
     this.authService.login(this.loginForm.value as { email: string; password: string }).subscribe({
-      next: () => console.log("success"),
+      next: () => this.router.navigate(["/"]),
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/features/auth/services/auth-service.ts b/src/app/features/auth/services/auth-service.ts
index dff3cb1..20f195f 100644
--- a/src/app/features/auth/services/auth-service.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/auth/services/auth-service.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,100 @@
-import { Injectable, inject } from "@angular/core";
-import { RegisterUserRequest } from "../../../core/models/user.model";
-import { HttpClient } from "@angular/common/http";
+import { computed, inject, Injectable, Signal, signal, WritableSignal } from "@angular/core";
+import { RegisterUserRequest, User } from "../../../core/models/user.model";
+import { HttpClient, HttpErrorResponse } from "@angular/common/http";
 import { API_URL, BACKEND_URL } from "../../../core/tokens/api-url-tokens";
-import { switchMap } from "rxjs";
+import { switchMap, tap } from "rxjs";
+import { LocalStorageService } from "../../../core/services/local-storage.service";
+
+export enum AuthState {
+  Loading = "loading",
+  Authenticated = "authenticated",
+  Unauthenticated = "unauthenticated",
+}
+
+/**
+ * UserService - manages user related operations
+ *
+ * ## Auth States
+ * - loading: user is being fetched from the server
+ * - authenticated: user is authenticated
+ * - unauthenticated: user is not authenticated
+ */
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: "root",
 })
 export class AuthService {
+  // User states
+  readonly authState: WritableSignal<AuthState>;
+  readonly user: WritableSignal<User | null>;
+
+  // Computed state for easy checking
+  readonly isAuthenticated: Signal<boolean>;
+  // Dependent services
+  private localStorage = inject(LocalStorageService);
   private http: HttpClient = inject(HttpClient);
+  // Constants
+  private readonly userKey = "ekart_user";
   private apiUrl = inject(API_URL);
   private backendURL = inject(BACKEND_URL);
 
+  constructor() {
+    const cachedUser = this.localStorage.getItem<User>(this.userKey);
+    this.authState = signal<AuthState>(
+      cachedUser ? AuthState.Authenticated : AuthState.Unauthenticated,
+    );
+    this.user = signal<User | null>(cachedUser);
+    this.isAuthenticated = computed(() => !!this.user());
+  }
+
   register(userRequest: RegisterUserRequest) {
-    console.log(this.apiUrl);
     return this.http.post(`${this.apiUrl}/register`, userRequest);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Laravel API expects the csrf cookie to be set before making a request.
+   * First set the cookie then attempt to login.
+   * If the login is successful, set the user in the state.
+   */
   login(credentials: { email: string; password: string }) {
     return this.getCsrfCookie().pipe(
       switchMap(() =>
         this.http.post(`${this.backendURL}/login`, credentials, { observe: "response" }),
       ),
+      switchMap(() => this.getCurrentUser()),
     );
   }
 
-  getCsrfCookie() {
+  getCurrentUser() {
+    return this.http.get<User>(`${this.apiUrl}/user`).pipe(
+      tap({
+        next: (user) => this.setAuth(user),
+        error: (error: HttpErrorResponse) => this.purgeAuth(),
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  logout() {
+    return this.http.post(`${this.backendURL}/logout`, {}).pipe(
+      tap({
+        next: () => this.purgeAuth(),
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  private getCsrfCookie() {
     return this.http.get(`${this.backendURL}/sanctum/csrf-cookie`);
   }
+
+  private setAuth(user: User) {
+    this.localStorage.setItem<User>(this.userKey, user);
+    this.user.set(user);
+    this.authState.set(AuthState.Authenticated);
+  }
+
+  private purgeAuth() {
+    this.localStorage.removeItem(this.userKey);
+    this.user.set(null);
+    this.authState.set(AuthState.Unauthenticated);
+  }
 }