diff --git a/editing/lib/common/exceptions.dart b/editing/lib/common/exceptions.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90b960d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editing/lib/common/exceptions.dart
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+class IncorrectPasswordException implements Exception {}
diff --git a/editing/lib/service/app_service.dart b/editing/lib/service/app_service.dart
index 4882dc0..3a1ca93 100644
--- a/editing/lib/service/app_service.dart
+++ b/editing/lib/service/app_service.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
+import 'package:editing/config/meta.dart';
 import 'package:editing/database/database.dart';
 import 'package:editing/service/kdbx_service.dart';
 import 'package:kdbx/kdbx.dart';
 import 'package:logger/logger.dart';
 
+import '../common/exceptions.dart';
 import '../common/path_util.dart';
 
 class AppService {
@@ -25,14 +27,15 @@ class AppService {
     return config.existsSync();
   }
 
-  Future<bool> verifyPassword(ProtectedValue password) async {
+  Future<Meta> login(ProtectedValue password) async {
     final File config = await getAppConfigFile();
     final data = await config.readAsBytes();
     try {
-      final file = await kdbxFormat.read(data, Credentials(password));
-      return true;
+      final kdbx = await kdbxFormat.read(data, Credentials(password));
+      return _kdbxService.loadMeta(kdbx);
     } on KdbxInvalidKeyException catch (e) {
-      return false;
+      logger.e("Login failed, password incorrect", error: e);
+      throw IncorrectPasswordException();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/editing/lib/store/app.dart b/editing/lib/store/app.dart
index da0420b..e53d8ea 100644
--- a/editing/lib/store/app.dart
+++ b/editing/lib/store/app.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'package:editing/config/meta.dart';
+import 'package:editing/database/database.dart';
 import 'package:kdbx/kdbx.dart';
 import 'package:mobx/mobx.dart';
 
@@ -12,8 +14,29 @@ abstract class AppBase with Store {
   @observable
   bool isLogging = false;
 
+  @observable
+  Meta? meta;
+
+  @observable
+  AppDb? openedDb;
+
   @action
   void setLogging(bool isLogging) {
     this.isLogging = isLogging;
   }
+
+  @action
+  void authenticate(Meta meta, AppDb db) {
+    this.meta = meta;
+    isAuthenticated = true;
+    openedDb = db;
+  }
+
+  @action
+  Future<void> logout() async {
+    await openedDb?.close();
+    meta = null;
+    isAuthenticated = false;
+    openedDb = null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/editing/lib/ui/screens/login_screen.dart b/editing/lib/ui/screens/login_screen.dart
index fecaf93..153c20f 100644
--- a/editing/lib/ui/screens/login_screen.dart
+++ b/editing/lib/ui/screens/login_screen.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:editing/database/database.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_mobx/flutter_mobx.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_svg/flutter_svg.dart';
@@ -59,23 +60,22 @@ class _LoginScreenState extends State<LoginScreen> {
     onLogin(ProtectedValue p) async {
       appStore.setLogging(true);
       try {
-        final isPasswordCorrect = await appService.verifyPassword(p);
-        if (isPasswordCorrect) {
-          if (context.mounted) {
-            Navigator.pushReplacementNamed(context, "/home");
-          }
-        } else {
-          await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 1));
-          if (context.mounted) {
-            ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(const SnackBar(
-              showCloseIcon: true,
-              backgroundColor: Colors.redAccent,
-              content: Text("Incorrect password!"),
-            ));
-          }
+        final meta = await appService.login(p);
+        AppDb db = AppDb.open("${meta.dbInstance}.enc", meta.dbEncryptionKey);
+        appStore.authenticate(meta, db);
+        if (context.mounted) {
+          Navigator.pushReplacementNamed(context, "/home");
         }
       } catch (e) {
         logger.e(e);
+        await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 1));
+        if (context.mounted) {
+          ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(const SnackBar(
+            showCloseIcon: true,
+            backgroundColor: Colors.redAccent,
+            content: Text("Login failed!"),
+          ));
+        }
       } finally {
         appStore.setLogging(false);
       }