diff --git a/server/handlers.go b/server/handlers.go
index 6017b126f737a569b386600a3d3d0ac90fd06635..055c0b83918b5653f324d5ced892333a48326c29 100644
--- a/server/handlers.go
+++ b/server/handlers.go
@@ -148,11 +148,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleAuthorization(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		s.renderError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errServerError, "")
 		return
 	}
-	state := authReq.ID
-
 	if len(s.connectors) == 1 {
 		for id := range s.connectors {
-			http.Redirect(w, r, s.absPath("/auth", id)+"?state="+state, http.StatusFound)
+			http.Redirect(w, r, s.absPath("/auth", id)+"?req="+authReq.ID, http.StatusFound)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleAuthorization(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		i++
 	}
 
-	s.templates.login(w, connectorInfos, state)
+	s.templates.login(w, connectorInfos, authReq.ID)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleConnectorLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnectorLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	authReqID := r.FormValue("state")
+	authReqID := r.FormValue("req")
 
 	// TODO(ericchiang): cache user identity.
 
@@ -198,6 +196,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnectorLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		switch conn := conn.Connector.(type) {
 		case connector.CallbackConnector:
+			// Use the auth request ID as the "state" token.
+			//
+			// TODO(ericchiang): Is this appropriate or should we also be using a nonce?
 			callbackURL, err := conn.LoginURL(s.absURL("/callback"), authReqID)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("Connector %q returned error when creating callback: %v", connID, err)
@@ -342,11 +343,11 @@ func (s *Server) finalizeLogin(identity connector.Identity, authReq storage.Auth
 	if err := s.storage.UpdateAuthRequest(authReq.ID, updater); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to update auth request: %v", err)
 	}
-	return path.Join(s.issuerURL.Path, "/approval") + "?state=" + authReq.ID, nil
+	return path.Join(s.issuerURL.Path, "/approval") + "?req=" + authReq.ID, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleApproval(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	authReq, err := s.storage.GetAuthRequest(r.FormValue("state"))
+	authReq, err := s.storage.GetAuthRequest(r.FormValue("req"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Failed to get auth request: %v", err)
 		s.renderError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errServerError, "")
diff --git a/server/templates.go b/server/templates.go
index 117d12c55e315073b48a25b2f85c11993709b1e5..e8285fe31e26b579b076cc430289ec8fe1f2b10b 100644
--- a/server/templates.go
+++ b/server/templates.go
@@ -138,29 +138,29 @@ func (n byName) Len() int           { return len(n) }
 func (n byName) Less(i, j int) bool { return n[i].Name < n[j].Name }
 func (n byName) Swap(i, j int)      { n[i], n[j] = n[j], n[i] }
 
-func (t *templates) login(w http.ResponseWriter, connectors []connectorInfo, state string) {
+func (t *templates) login(w http.ResponseWriter, connectors []connectorInfo, authReqID string) {
 	sort.Sort(byName(connectors))
 
 	data := struct {
 		TemplateConfig
 		Connectors []connectorInfo
-		State      string
-	}{t.globalData, connectors, state}
+		AuthReqID  string
+	}{t.globalData, connectors, authReqID}
 	renderTemplate(w, t.loginTmpl, data)
 }
 
-func (t *templates) password(w http.ResponseWriter, state, callback, lastUsername string, lastWasInvalid bool) {
+func (t *templates) password(w http.ResponseWriter, authReqID, callback, lastUsername string, lastWasInvalid bool) {
 	data := struct {
 		TemplateConfig
-		State    string
-		PostURL  string
-		Username string
-		Invalid  bool
-	}{t.globalData, state, callback, lastUsername, lastWasInvalid}
+		AuthReqID string
+		PostURL   string
+		Username  string
+		Invalid   bool
+	}{t.globalData, authReqID, callback, lastUsername, lastWasInvalid}
 	renderTemplate(w, t.passwordTmpl, data)
 }
 
-func (t *templates) approval(w http.ResponseWriter, state, username, clientName string, scopes []string) {
+func (t *templates) approval(w http.ResponseWriter, authReqID, username, clientName string, scopes []string) {
 	accesses := []string{}
 	for _, scope := range scopes {
 		access, ok := scopeDescriptions[scope]
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ func (t *templates) approval(w http.ResponseWriter, state, username, clientName
 	sort.Strings(accesses)
 	data := struct {
 		TemplateConfig
-		User   string
-		Client string
-		State  string
-		Scopes []string
-	}{t.globalData, username, clientName, state, accesses}
+		User      string
+		Client    string
+		AuthReqID string
+		Scopes    []string
+	}{t.globalData, username, clientName, authReqID, accesses}
 	renderTemplate(w, t.approvalTmpl, data)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/templates_default.go b/server/templates_default.go
index 3a3d031a2bdec7ab779d66527ece476ba18a3791..651c7411b8c9eaa9a7f26fae82aa59533ad31427 100644
--- a/server/templates_default.go
+++ b/server/templates_default.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var defaultTemplates = map[string]string{
   <div>
     <div class="form-row">
       <form method="post">
-        <input type="hidden" name="state" value="{{ .State }}"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="req" value="{{ .AuthReqID }}"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="approval" value="approve">
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">
             <span class="btn-text">Grant Access</span>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var defaultTemplates = map[string]string{
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
       <form method="post">
-        <input type="hidden" name="state" value="{{ .State }}"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="req" value="{{ .AuthReqID }}"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="approval" value="rejected">
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-provider">
             <span class="btn-text">Cancel</span>
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ var defaultTemplates = map[string]string{
   <div>
     {{ range $c := .Connectors }}
       <div class="form-row">
-        <a href="{{ $c.URL }}?state={{ $.State }}" target="_self">
+        <a href="{{ $c.URL }}?req={{ $.AuthReqID }}" target="_self">
           <button class="btn btn-provider">
             <span class="btn-icon btn-icon-{{ $c.ID }}"></span>
             <span class="btn-text">Log in with {{ $c.Name }}</span>
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ var defaultTemplates = map[string]string{
       </div>
 	  <input tabindex="2" required id="password" name="password" type="password" class="input-box" placeholder="password" {{ if .Invalid }} autofocus {{ end }}/>
     </div>
-    <input type="hidden" name="state" value="{{ .State }}"/>
+    <input type="hidden" name="req" value="{{ .AuthReqID }}"/>
 
     {{ if .Invalid }}
       <div class="error-box">
diff --git a/web/templates/approval.html b/web/templates/approval.html
index c73a522e0d6cfde30e9a4aa7fbde26e7065cf122..076049c0b2a57d94d8961ee813f8a21c76788d61 100644
--- a/web/templates/approval.html
+++ b/web/templates/approval.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <div>
     <div class="form-row">
       <form method="post">
-        <input type="hidden" name="state" value="{{ .State }}"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="req" value="{{ .AuthReqID }}"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="approval" value="approve">
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">
             <span class="btn-text">Grant Access</span>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
       <form method="post">
-        <input type="hidden" name="state" value="{{ .State }}"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="req" value="{{ .AuthReqID }}"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="approval" value="rejected">
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-provider">
             <span class="btn-text">Cancel</span>
diff --git a/web/templates/login.html b/web/templates/login.html
index d43b5142773425057774ead2a8b09ecdbbc1ddff..ea43903a538e55b652babf21dc4f0ec722b6dd58 100644
--- a/web/templates/login.html
+++ b/web/templates/login.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <div>
     {{ range $c := .Connectors }}
       <div class="form-row">
-        <a href="{{ $c.URL }}?state={{ $.State }}" target="_self">
+        <a href="{{ $c.URL }}?req={{ $.AuthReqID }}" target="_self">
           <button class="btn btn-provider">
             <span class="btn-icon btn-icon-{{ $c.ID }}"></span>
             <span class="btn-text">Log in with {{ $c.Name }}</span>
diff --git a/web/templates/password.html b/web/templates/password.html
index 89f833fcdcd2f5a840ab8584877061669324aeb8..7a9ffb14ca9e1e0d332a2eba1d1eda1213c627f3 100644
--- a/web/templates/password.html
+++ b/web/templates/password.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       </div>
 	  <input tabindex="2" required id="password" name="password" type="password" class="input-box" placeholder="password" {{ if .Invalid }} autofocus {{ end }}/>
     </div>
-    <input type="hidden" name="state" value="{{ .State }}"/>
+    <input type="hidden" name="req" value="{{ .AuthReqID }}"/>
 
     {{ if .Invalid }}
       <div class="error-box">