diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 5196026..c02439a 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -2,21 +2,28 @@
 import { RouterView, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useSettingsStore } from './stores/settings'
 import FooterBar from './components/FooterBar.vue'
-import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue'
+import NavBar from './components/NavBar.vue'
+import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
 
 const settingsStore = useSettingsStore()
 const router = useRouter()
 
 const excludedNavBarRoutes = ['/login', '/register']
 
-const NavBarLoaded = defineAsyncComponent(() => import('./components/NavBar.vue'))
+const isRouterReady = ref(false)
+
+onMounted(() => {
+	router.isReady().then(() => (isRouterReady.value = true))
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
 	<VThemeProvider :theme="settingsStore.darkModeEnabled ? 'dark' : 'light'" with-background>
 		<VApp>
 			<VLayout>
-				<NavBarLoaded v-if="!excludedNavBarRoutes.includes(router.currentRoute.value.path)" />
+				<NavBar
+					v-if="isRouterReady && !excludedNavBarRoutes.includes(router?.currentRoute.value.path)"
+				/>
 				<VMain>
 					<section class="pa-4 d-flex flex-column ga-4 w-100 h-100">
 						<RouterView />
diff --git a/src/components/CategoriesTable.vue b/src/components/CategoriesTable.vue
index 400e257..d3db85d 100644
--- a/src/components/CategoriesTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/CategoriesTable.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { useCategoriesStore } from '@/stores/categories'
+import { onMounted, ref, type Ref } from 'vue'
+
 interface Category {
 	categories: {
 		id: number
@@ -15,6 +18,14 @@ interface Category {
 	}
 	total: number
 }
+
+const categoriesStore = useCategoriesStore()
+const fetchedCategories: Ref<Category | undefined> = ref()
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+	const categoriesPromise = await categoriesStore.getCategories()
+	fetchedCategories.value = await categoriesPromise.json()
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -23,15 +34,7 @@ interface Category {
 			{ title: 'Name', key: 'name', sortable: true },
 			{ title: 'Actions', key: 'actions', align: 'end', sortable: false }
 		]"
-		:items="[
-			{ name: 'pouet' },
-			{ name: 'pouet' },
-			{ name: 'pouet' },
-			{ name: 'pouet' },
-			{ name: 'pouet' },
-			{ name: 'pouet' },
-			{ name: 'pouet' }
-		]"
+		:items="fetchedCategories?.categories"
 	>
 		<template
 			v-slot:[`item.actions`]="{
diff --git a/src/components/NavBar.vue b/src/components/NavBar.vue
index 4235435..4fe203c 100644
--- a/src/components/NavBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/NavBar.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { useCookie } from '@/composables/cookies'
+import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/auth'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 
 const router = useRouter()
+const authStore = useAuthStore()
+const cookie = useCookie()
 
 const navItems = [
 	{
@@ -25,6 +29,12 @@ const navItems = [
 	// 	path: '/account'
 	// }
 ]
+
+function disconnect(): void {
+	authStore.postLogout()
+	cookie.setCookie('loggedIn', '', 0)
+	router.push('/login')
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -47,12 +57,12 @@ const navItems = [
 		<template v-slot:append>
 			<VListItem
 				prepend-icon="mdi-logout"
-				to="/login"
 				class="ma-2"
 				color="error"
 				variant="plain"
 				active
 				rounded
+				@click="disconnect"
 			>
 				Disconnect
 			</VListItem>
diff --git a/src/composables/api.ts b/src/composables/api.ts
index d6f06c0..61db38b 100644
--- a/src/composables/api.ts
+++ b/src/composables/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 export function useApi() {
 	const url = import.meta.env.VITE_API as string
+	const options = {
+		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+		credentials: 'include' as RequestCredentials
+	}
 
-	return { url }
+	return { url, options }
 }
diff --git a/src/composables/cookies.ts b/src/composables/cookies.ts
index 586ae0e..3a960ab 100644
--- a/src/composables/cookies.ts
+++ b/src/composables/cookies.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,11 @@ export function useCookie() {
 		return match ? match[2] : null
 	}
 
-	const setCookie = (
-		name: string,
-		value: string,
-		days: number = 365,
-		httpOnly: boolean = false
-	) => {
+	const setCookie = (name: string, value: string, days: number = 365) => {
 		const date = new Date()
 		date.setTime(date.getTime() + days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
 		const expires = 'expires=' + date.toUTCString()
-		const httpOnlyFlag = httpOnly ? '; HttpOnly; Secure' : ''
-		document.cookie = `${name}=${value}; ${expires}; path=/${httpOnlyFlag}`
+		document.cookie = `${name}=${value}; ${expires}; path=/`
 	}
 
 	return { getCookie, setCookie }
diff --git a/src/router/index.ts b/src/router/index.ts
index 182a56a..674a7a2 100644
--- a/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/router/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
-import { createRouter, createWebHashHistory } from 'vue-router'
+import { createRouter, createWebHashHistory, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import HomeView from '../views/HomeView.vue'
+import { useCookie } from '@/composables/cookies'
+
+function isLoggedIn(): boolean {
+	const cookie = useCookie()
+	const loggedIn = cookie.getCookie('loggedIn')
+	if (!loggedIn) return false
+	if (new Date(loggedIn) < new Date()) return false
+	return true
+}
+
+function privateRoutesGuard(): void {
+	const router = useRouter()
+	if (isLoggedIn()) return
+	router.push('/login')
+}
+
+function loginRouteGuard(): void {
+	const router = useRouter()
+	if (!isLoggedIn()) return
+	router.push('/')
+}
 
 const router = createRouter({
 	history: createWebHashHistory(import.meta.env.BASE_URL),
@@ -7,17 +28,20 @@ const router = createRouter({
 		{
 			path: '/',
 			name: 'home',
-			component: HomeView
+			component: HomeView,
+			beforeEnter: privateRoutesGuard
 		},
 		{
 			path: '/categories',
 			name: 'categories',
-			component: () => import('../views/CategoriesView.vue')
+			component: () => import('../views/CategoriesView.vue'),
+			beforeEnter: privateRoutesGuard
 		},
 		{
 			path: '/login',
 			name: 'login',
-			component: () => import('../views/LoginView.vue')
+			component: () => import('../views/LoginView.vue'),
+			beforeEnter: loginRouteGuard
 		}
 	]
 })
diff --git a/src/stores/auth.ts b/src/stores/auth.ts
index 42a3ebb..c33cd77 100644
--- a/src/stores/auth.ts
+++ b/src/stores/auth.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useApi } from '@/composables/api'
+import { useCookie } from '@/composables/cookies'
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 
 interface LoginFields {
@@ -6,16 +7,28 @@ interface LoginFields {
 	password: string
 }
 
-export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', async () => {
+export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', () => {
 	const api = useApi()
+	const cookie = useCookie()
 
-	const postLogin = async (credentials: LoginFields) => {
+	const postLogin = async (credentials: LoginFields): Promise<Response> => {
 		const loginPromise = await fetch(`${api.url}/session/login`, {
+			headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
 			method: 'POST',
-			body: JSON.stringify(credentials)
+			body: JSON.stringify(credentials),
+			credentials: 'include'
 		})
-		return await loginPromise.json()
+		cookie.setCookie('loggedIn', new Date(new Date().getTime() + 7200000).toString())
+		return loginPromise
 	}
 
-	return { postLogin }
+	const postLogout = async (): Promise<Response> => {
+		return await fetch(`${api.url}/session/logout`, {
+			headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+			method: 'POST',
+			credentials: 'include'
+		})
+	}
+
+	return { postLogin, postLogout }
 })
diff --git a/src/stores/categories.ts b/src/stores/categories.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5228bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/categories.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { useApi } from '@/composables/api'
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+
+export const useCategoriesStore = defineStore('categories', () => {
+	const api = useApi()
+
+	const getCategories = async () => {
+		return await fetch(`${api.url}/category`, api.options)
+	}
+
+	return { getCategories }
+})
diff --git a/src/views/LoginView.vue b/src/views/LoginView.vue
index 33de376..2243b8b 100644
--- a/src/views/LoginView.vue
+++ b/src/views/LoginView.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,32 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/auth'
+import { ref, type Ref } from 'vue'
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 
-const valid = ref()
-const email = ref()
-const emailRules = ref()
-const password = ref()
-const passwordRules = ref()
+const router = useRouter()
+const authStore = useAuthStore()
+
+const valid: Ref<boolean> = ref(false)
+const email: Ref<string> = ref('')
+const emailRules: Ref<Array<(v: string) => boolean | string>> = ref([
+	(value) => {
+		if (/^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/.test(value)) return true
+		return 'E-mail must respect standard e-mails format.'
+	}
+])
+const password: Ref<string> = ref('')
+
+const errorMessage: Ref<string> = ref('')
+
+async function onSubmit(): Promise<void> {
+	if (!valid.value) return
+	const loginPromise = await authStore.postLogin({ email: email.value, password: password.value })
+	if (!loginPromise.ok) {
+		errorMessage.value = 'Wrong e-mail and/or password.'
+		return
+	}
+	router.push('/')
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -14,33 +35,37 @@ const passwordRules = ref()
 		<VCard max-width="350" class="w-100 pa-2" variant="flat">
 			<VCardTitle>Login</VCardTitle>
 			<VCardSubtitle>Enter your credentials to log in.</VCardSubtitle>
-			<VForm v-model="valid" class="pa-4 d-flex flex-column ga-4">
+			<VForm v-model="valid" class="pa-4 d-flex flex-column ga-2" @submit.prevent="onSubmit">
 				<VTextField
-					color="primary"
 					v-model="email"
 					:rules="emailRules"
 					label="E-mail"
-					hide-details
-					required
 					type="email"
+					variant="outlined"
+					color="primary"
+					hide-details="auto"
+					required
 				/>
-				<div class="d-flex flex-column ga-1">
+				<div class="d-flex flex-column">
 					<VTextField
-						color="primary"
 						v-model="password"
-						:rules="passwordRules"
 						label="Password"
-						hide-details
-						required
 						type="password"
+						variant="outlined"
+						color="primary"
+						hide-details="auto"
+						required
 						autocomplete
 					/>
 					<VBtn variant="plain" color="primary-darken-1" size="small" class="pa-0 align-self-start">
 						Reset password
 					</VBtn>
 				</div>
+				<p v-if="errorMessage !== ''" class="text-body-1" style="color: rgb(var(--v-theme-error))">
+					{{ errorMessage }}
+				</p>
 				<section class="d-flex flex-column ga-2">
-					<VBtn variant="flat" color="primary">Log in</VBtn>
+					<VBtn variant="flat" color="primary" type="submit" :disabled="!valid">Log in</VBtn>
 					<VBtn variant="outlined" color="primary">Create account</VBtn>
 				</section>
 			</VForm>