diff --git a/frontend/src/app/app.component.html b/frontend/src/app/app.component.html
index fe855b6..687f395 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <h1 class="text-2xl">My Blog</h1>
   </a>
   <nav class="flex gap-5">
-    <a routerLink="/admin" *ngIf="loggedIn()">admin</a>
+    <a routerLink="/dashboard" *ngIf="loggedIn()">admin</a>
     <button *ngIf="!loggedIn()" (click)="toggleLogin()">login</button>
     <button *ngIf="loggedIn()" (click)="logOut()">logout</button>
   </nav>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/app.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
index 2ecc95b..14ecff1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ export class AppComponent {
     this.loginOpen = !this.loginOpen;
   }
   logOut() {
-    this.auth.jwt.set(null);
+    this.auth.logout();
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/services/auth.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/services/auth.service.ts
index c6a0e12..a1f7a82 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/services/auth.service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   signal,
   WritableSignal,
 } from '@angular/core';
-import { LoginResponse, User, Token } from '../interfaces/auth';
+import { LoginResponse, User, Claims } from '../interfaces/auth';
 import { environment } from '../../../environments/environment';
 
 const JWT_KEY = 'token';
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const JWT_KEY = 'token';
 export class AuthService {
   private http = inject(HttpClient);
   jwt: WritableSignal<string | null> = signal(null);
+  claims: WritableSignal<Claims | null> = signal(null);
   timeout: any | null = null;
 
   constructor() {
@@ -26,6 +27,16 @@ export class AuthService {
       this.jwt.set(token);
     }
 
+    // update claims
+    effect(() => {
+      const token = this.jwt();
+      if (!token) {
+        this.claims.set(null);
+        return;
+      }
+      this.claims.set(parseJwt(token));
+    });
+
     // set localStorage when this.jwt changes
     effect(() => {
       const token = this.jwt();
@@ -65,6 +76,11 @@ export class AuthService {
       .post<LoginResponse>(`${environment.apiRoot}/login`, user)
       .subscribe((res) => this.jwt.set(res.token));
   }
+  logout() {
+    this.http.delete(`${environment.apiRoot}/logout`).subscribe(() => {
+      this.jwt.set(null);
+    });
+  }
 
   private clearTimeout() {
     if (this.timeout) {
@@ -75,7 +91,7 @@ export class AuthService {
 }
 
 // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38552003/how-to-decode-jwt-token-in-javascript-without-using-a-library
-function parseJwt(token: string): Token {
+function parseJwt(token: string): Claims {
   var base64Url = token.split('.')[1];
   var base64 = base64Url.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/');
   var jsonPayload = decodeURIComponent(