diff --git a/lib/auth.ts b/lib/auth.ts
index 2e5ab46..007c7f0 100644
--- a/lib/auth.ts
+++ b/lib/auth.ts
@@ -8,15 +8,18 @@ const GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI = typeof window !== 'undefined'
  * Initiates Google OAuth authentication flow
  */
 export const signInWithGoogle = () => {
+  const state = generateOAuthState();
+  
   const params = new URLSearchParams({
     client_id: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID,
     redirect_uri: GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI,
     response_type: 'code',
     scope: 'email profile',
     prompt: 'select_account',
+    state: state,
   });
 
-  // In a real implementation, you would have proper error handling and secure state management
+  // Redirect to Google's OAuth endpoint
   window.location.href = `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth?${params.toString()}`;
 };
 
@@ -67,4 +70,34 @@ export const logoutUser = () => {
   if (typeof window === 'undefined') return;
   sessionStorage.removeItem('currentUser');
   window.location.href = '/login';
-}; 
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+};
+
+/**
+ * Generates and stores a state parameter for OAuth to prevent CSRF attacks
+ */
+export const generateOAuthState = () => {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') return '';
+  
+  // Generate a random string for state
+  const state = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15);
+  
+  // Store the state in session storage to validate later
+  sessionStorage.setItem('oauthState', state);
+  
+  return state;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Validates the state parameter returned from OAuth to prevent CSRF attacks
+ */
+export const validateOAuthState = (state: string): boolean => {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') return false;
+  
+  const storedState = sessionStorage.getItem('oauthState');
+  
+  // Clean up the stored state regardless of validity
+  sessionStorage.removeItem('oauthState');
+  
+  // Validate that the returned state matches what we stored
+  return state === storedState;
+};
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