diff --git a/lib/client-utils.ts b/lib/client-utils.ts
index 8e993c7..e5a6313 100644
--- a/lib/client-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/client-utils.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ export async function clientFetch(url: string, options: RequestInit = {}): Promi
         .find(row => row.startsWith('Authorization='))
         ?.split('=')[1] || localStorage.getItem('Authorization');
 
-      console.log('authToken', authToken);
-
-      // Merge Authorization header if token is found
       const headers = {
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',
           ...(authToken ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}` } : {}),
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f285bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+
+export async function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
+  const token = req.cookies.get("Authorization")?.value;
+
+  if (!token) {
+    console.log("No token found, redirecting to login...");
+    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL("/auth/login", req.url));
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/auth/me`, {
+    method: "GET",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      return NextResponse.redirect(new URL("/auth/login", req.url));
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Authentication validation failed:", error);
+    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL("/auth/login", req.url));
+  }
+
+  return NextResponse.next();
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: ["/dashboard/:path*"],
+};
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