diff --git a/playground/server/routes/auth/auth0.get.ts b/playground/server/routes/auth/auth0.get.ts
index 0312a09b..e22743d1 100644
--- a/playground/server/routes/auth/auth0.get.ts
+++ b/playground/server/routes/auth/auth0.get.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export default defineOAuthAuth0EventHandler({
   config: {
     emailRequired: true,
+    checks: ['state'],
   },
   async onSuccess(event, { user }) {
     await setUserSession(event, {
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 442fcb66..4a04fc23 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,17 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
       authenticate: {},
     })
 
+    // Security settings
+    runtimeConfig.nuxtAuthUtils = defu(runtimeConfig.nuxtAuthUtils, {})
+    runtimeConfig.nuxtAuthUtils.security = defu(runtimeConfig.nuxtAuthUtils.security, {
+      cookie: {
+        secure: true,
+        httpOnly: true,
+        sameSite: 'lax',
+        maxAge: 60 * 15,
+      },
+    })
+
     // OAuth settings
     runtimeConfig.oauth = defu(runtimeConfig.oauth, {})
     // Gitea OAuth
diff --git a/src/runtime/server/lib/oauth/auth0.ts b/src/runtime/server/lib/oauth/auth0.ts
index 4b046ed1..31055f50 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server/lib/oauth/auth0.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server/lib/oauth/auth0.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
+import type { H3Event, H3Error } from 'h3'
 import { eventHandler, getQuery, sendRedirect } from 'h3'
 import { withQuery } from 'ufo'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
 import { handleMissingConfiguration, handleAccessTokenErrorResponse, getOAuthRedirectURL, requestAccessToken } from '../utils'
+import { checks } from '../../utils/security'
+import { type OAuthChecks, checks } from '../../utils/security'
 import { useRuntimeConfig } from '#imports'
 import type { OAuthConfig } from '#auth-utils'
 
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ export interface OAuthAuth0Config {
   domain?: string
   /**
    * Auth0 OAuth Audience
-   * @default process.env.NUXT_OAUTH_AUTH0_AUDIENCE
+   * @default ''
    */
   audience?: string
   /**
@@ -45,6 +47,20 @@ export interface OAuthAuth0Config {
    * @see https://auth0.com/docs/authenticate/login/max-age-reauthentication
    */
   maxAge?: number
+  /**
+   * checks
+   * @default []
+   * @see https://auth0.com/docs/flows/authorization-code-flow-with-proof-key-for-code-exchange-pkce
+   * @see https://auth0.com/docs/protocols/oauth2/oauth-state
+   */
+  checks?: OAuthChecks[]
+  /**
+   * checks
+   * @default []
+   * @see https://auth0.com/docs/flows/authorization-code-flow-with-proof-key-for-code-exchange-pkce
+   * @see https://auth0.com/docs/protocols/oauth2/oauth-state
+   */
+  checks?: OAuthChecks[]
   /**
    * Login connection. If no connection is specified, it will redirect to the standard Auth0 login page and show the Login Widget.
    * @default ''
@@ -81,6 +97,7 @@ export function defineOAuthAuth0EventHandler({ config, onSuccess, onError }: OAu
     const redirectURL = config.redirectURL || getOAuthRedirectURL(event)
 
     if (!query.code) {
+      const authParam = await checks.create(event, config.checks) // Initialize checks
       config.scope = config.scope || ['openid', 'offline_access']
       if (config.emailRequired && !config.scope.includes('email')) {
         config.scope.push('email')
@@ -97,10 +114,21 @@ export function defineOAuthAuth0EventHandler({ config, onSuccess, onError }: OAu
           max_age: config.maxAge || 0,
           connection: config.connection || '',
           ...config.authorizationParams,
+          ...authParam,
         }),
       )
     }
 
+    // Verify checks
+    let checkResult
+    try {
+      checkResult = await checks.use(event, config.checks)
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+      if (!onError) throw error
+      return onError(event, error as H3Error)
+    }
+
     const tokens = await requestAccessToken(tokenURL as string, {
       headers: {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -111,6 +139,7 @@ export function defineOAuthAuth0EventHandler({ config, onSuccess, onError }: OAu
         client_secret: config.clientSecret,
         redirect_uri: redirectURL,
         code: query.code,
+        ...checkResult,
       },
     })
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/server/utils/security.ts b/src/runtime/server/utils/security.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..203eda15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/server/utils/security.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { type H3Event, setCookie, getCookie, getQuery, createError } from 'h3'
+import { subtle, getRandomValues } from 'uncrypto'
+import { useRuntimeConfig } from '#imports'
+
+export type OAuthChecks = 'pkce' | 'state'
+
+// From oauth4webapi https://github.com/panva/oauth4webapi/blob/4b46a7b4a4ca77a513774c94b718592fe3ad576f/src/index.ts#L567C1-L579C2
+const CHUNK_SIZE = 0x8000
+export function encodeBase64Url(input: Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer) {
+  if (input instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+    input = new Uint8Array(input)
+  }
+
+  const arr = []
+  for (let i = 0; i < input.byteLength; i += CHUNK_SIZE) {
+    arr.push(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, input.subarray(i, i + CHUNK_SIZE)))
+  }
+  return btoa(arr.join('')).replace(/=/g, '').replace(/\+/g, '-').replace(/\//g, '_')
+}
+
+function randomBytes() {
+  return encodeBase64Url(getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(32)))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate a random `code_verifier` for use in the PKCE flow
+ * @see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7636#section-4.1
+ */
+export function generateCodeVerifier() {
+  return randomBytes()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate a random `state` used to prevent CSRF attacks
+ * @see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6749.html#section-4.1.1
+ */
+export function generateState() {
+  return randomBytes()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate a `code_challenge` from a `code_verifier` for use in the PKCE flow
+ * @param verifier `code_verifier` string
+ * @returns `code_challenge` string
+ * @see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7636#section-4.1
+ */
+export async function pkceCodeChallenge(verifier: string) {
+  return encodeBase64Url(await subtle.digest({ name: 'SHA-256' }, new TextEncoder().encode(verifier)))
+}
+
+interface CheckUseResult {
+  code_verifier?: string
+}
+/**
+ * Checks for PKCE and state
+ */
+export const checks = {
+  /**
+   * Create checks
+   * @param event H3Event
+   * @param checks OAuthChecks[] a list of checks to create
+   * @returns Record<string, string> a map of check parameters to add to the authorization URL
+   */
+  async create(event: H3Event, checks?: OAuthChecks[]) {
+    const res: Record<string, string> = {}
+    const runtimeConfig = useRuntimeConfig()
+    if (checks?.includes('pkce')) {
+      const pkceVerifier = generateCodeVerifier()
+      const pkceChallenge = await pkceCodeChallenge(pkceVerifier)
+      res['code_challenge'] = pkceChallenge
+      res['code_challenge_method'] = 'S256'
+      setCookie(event, 'nuxt-auth-util-verifier', pkceVerifier, runtimeConfig.nuxtAuthUtils.security.cookie)
+    }
+    if (checks?.includes('state')) {
+      res['state'] = generateState()
+      setCookie(event, 'nuxt-auth-util-state', res['state'], runtimeConfig.nuxtAuthUtils.security.cookie)
+    }
+    return res
+  },
+  /**
+   * Use checks, verifying and returning the results
+   * @param event H3Event
+   * @param checks OAuthChecks[] a list of checks to use
+   * @returns CheckUseResult a map that can contain `code_verifier` if `pkce` was used to be used in the token exchange
+   */
+  async use(event: H3Event, checks?: OAuthChecks[]): Promise<CheckUseResult> {
+    const res: CheckUseResult = {}
+    const { state } = getQuery(event)
+    if (checks?.includes('pkce')) {
+      const pkceVerifier = getCookie(event, 'nuxt-auth-util-verifier')
+      setCookie(event, 'nuxt-auth-util-verifier', '', { maxAge: -1 })
+      res['code_verifier'] = pkceVerifier
+    }
+    if (checks?.includes('state')) {
+      const stateInCookie = getCookie(event, 'nuxt-auth-util-state')
+      setCookie(event, 'nuxt-auth-util-state', '', { maxAge: -1 })
+      if (checks?.includes('state')) {
+        if (!state || !stateInCookie) {
+          const error = createError({
+            statusCode: 401,
+            message: 'Login failed: state is missing',
+          })
+          throw error
+        }
+        if (state !== stateInCookie) {
+          const error = createError({
+            statusCode: 401,
+            message: 'Login failed: state does not match',
+          })
+          throw error
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return res
+  },
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/types/index.ts b/src/runtime/types/index.ts
index 31ea069b..790f3381 100644
--- a/src/runtime/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/types/index.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ export type {
   WebAuthnComposable,
   WebAuthnUser,
 } from './webauthn'
+export type { OAuthChecks } from './security'
diff --git a/src/runtime/types/security.ts b/src/runtime/types/security.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20d1ba89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/types/security.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export type OAuthChecks = 'pkce' | 'state'