diff --git a/admin.go b/admin.go
index 61c8307..d12c348 100644
--- a/admin.go
+++ b/admin.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
 
 // GetUsersHandler handles GET requests to /admin/user
@@ -25,7 +26,15 @@ func CreateUserHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "Invalid request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	fmt.Println("creating user" + user.Username)
+
+	// Hash the password before storing
+	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(user.Password), 12)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to hash password", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	user.Password = string(hashedPassword)
+
 	db.Create(&user)
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(user)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2566455..61bdf94 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/jinzhu/gorm v1.9.16
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.11.1
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f972e31..e93689c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.5.1/go.mod h1:GsLWisAFVj4WgDibEWF4pvYnkVQBpKBKeU+7zCJoLcc=
 github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.1.0/go.mod h1:GsXiBklL0woXo1j/WYWtSYYC4ouU9PqHO0sqidkEA4Y=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb v0.0.0-20191124224453-732737034ffd h1:83Wprp6ROGeiHFAP8WJdI2RoxALQYgdllERc3N5N2DM=
 github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb v0.0.0-20191124224453-732737034ffd/go.mod h1:xbL0rPBG9cCiLr28tMa8zpbdarY27NDyej4t/EjAShU=
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible h1:7qlOGliEKZXTDg6OTjfoBKDXWrumCAMpl/TFQ4/5kLM=
@@ -24,16 +22,13 @@ github.com/lib/pq v1.1.1 h1:sJZmqHoEaY7f+NPP8pgLB/WxulyR3fewgCM2qaSlBb4=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.1.1/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.0 h1:mLyGNKR8+Vv9CAU7PphKa2hkEqxxhn8i32J6FPj1/QA=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.0/go.mod h1:JIl7NbARA7phWnGvh0LKTyg7S9BA+6gx71ShQilpsus=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.11.1 h1:eU3gRzXLRK57F5rKMGMZURNdIG4EoAmX8k94r9wXWHA=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.11.1/go.mod h1:XyqrcTp5zjWr1wsJ8PIRZssZ8b/WMcMf71DJnit4EMU=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190325154230-a5d413f7728c/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191205180655-e7c4368fe9dd h1:GGJVjV8waZKRHrgwvtH66z9ZGVurTD1MT0n1Bb+q4aM=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191205180655-e7c4368fe9dd/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0 h1:GBDwsMXVQi34v5CCYUm2jkJvu4cbtru2U4TN2PSyQnw=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0/go.mod h1:rmgy+3RHxRZMyY0jjAJShp2zgEdOqj2AO7U0pYmeQ7U=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180218175443-cbe0f9307d01/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200202094626-16171245cfb2/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
@@ -46,5 +41,3 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 8e965cb..d0fc555 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
 
 // Define contextKey globally within the package
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type LoginResponse struct {
 }
 
 // loginHandler handles the /login endpoint.
+// LoginHandler handles the /login endpoint.
 func LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var req LoginRequest
 	fmt.Println(db, config)
@@ -45,7 +47,14 @@ func LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Check if the user exists and the password matches
 	var user User
 	db.Where("username = ?", req.Username).First(&user)
-	if user.ID == 0 || user.Password != req.Password {
+	if user.ID == 0 {
+		http.Error(w, "Invalid username or password", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Compare the provided password with the stored hashed password
+	err = bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(user.Password), []byte(req.Password))
+	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, "Invalid username or password", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		return
 	}