diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7a4350f..518df8a 100755
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 mongoURI='mongodb://localhost:27017/'
 database='nameOfDatabase'
 PORT=8000
-
+secret='123456789'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4e6483e..2fc8319 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,31 +1,47 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const path = require('path');
-const dotenv = require('dotenv');
-
-dotenv.config();
+const session = require("express-session");
+require('dotenv').config();
 
 const app = express();
-
 const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
 app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
 app.set('views',path.join(__dirname, 'src/views'));
-
-
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
-
-
-/*
-STATIC ROUTINGS
-*/
-
 app.use("/static", express.static("./src/public"));
 
+app.use(session({
+    secret: process.env.secret,
+    resave: true,
+    saveUninitialized: false,
+}));
+
+/*** Database ***/
+const { connectMongo, getCollection } = require("./src/database/connection");
+
+let users;
+async function initDatabase() {
+    const mongoURI = process.env.mongoURI || "mongodb://localhost:27017/";
+    const database = process.env.database || "knoldus"; // Database name
+    
+    const db = await connectMongo(mongoURI, database);
+    
+    // For any collection, init here
+    users = await getCollection(db, "users");
+}
+
+
+initDatabase().then(() => {
+    require("./src/auth/authentication")(app, users);
+});
+
 /*
 ROUTINGS
 */
 
 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+    if (!req.session.errMessage) req.session.errMessage = "";
     res.render('index');
 });
 
@@ -34,11 +50,11 @@ app.get('/landing', (req, res) => {
 });
 
 app.get('/signup', (req, res) => {
-    res.render('signup');
+    res.render('signup', { errMessage: req.session.errMessage });
 });
 
 app.get('/login', (req, res) => {
-    res.render('login');
+    res.render('login', { errMessage: req.session.errMessage });
 });
 
 app.get('/home', (req, res) => {
@@ -69,17 +85,6 @@ app.get('/aboutUs', (req, res) => {
     res.render('aboutUs');
 });
 
-
-app.post('/signup', (req, res) => {
-    res.status(200);
-    res.send('200 status code');
-});
-
-app.post('/login', (req, res) => {
-    res.status(200);
-    res.send('200 status code');
-});
-
 app.get('/*splat', (req, res) => {
     res.status(404);
     res.send('404 Not Found');
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d1d6435..cbe1757 100755
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,14 +9,104 @@
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
         "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
         "ejs": "^3.1.10",
-        "express": "^5.1.0"
+        "express": "^5.1.0",
+        "express-session": "^1.18.1",
+        "joi": "^17.13.3",
+        "mongodb": "^6.16.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "nodemon": "^3.1.10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@hapi/hoek": {
+      "version": "9.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hapi/hoek/-/hoek-9.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/c6rf4UJlmHlC9b5BaNvzAcFv7HZ2QHaV0D4/HNlBdvFnvQq8RI4kYdhyPCl7Xj+oWvTWQ8ujhqS53LIgAe6KQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@hapi/topo": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hapi/topo/-/topo-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-foQZKJig7Ob0BMAYBfcJk8d77QtOe7Wo4ox7ff1lQYoNNAb6jwcY1ncdoy2e9wQZzvNy7ODZCYJkK8kzmcAnAg==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@hapi/hoek": "^9.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp": {
+      "version": "1.0.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/-/node-pre-gyp-1.0.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yhlar6v9WQgUp/He7BdgzOz8lqMQ8sU+jkCq7Wx8Myc5YFJLbEe7lgui/V7G1qB1DJykHSGwreceSaD60Y0PUQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "detect-libc": "^2.0.0",
+        "https-proxy-agent": "^5.0.0",
+        "make-dir": "^3.1.0",
+        "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
+        "nopt": "^5.0.0",
+        "npmlog": "^5.0.1",
+        "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+        "semver": "^7.3.5",
+        "tar": "^6.1.11"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "node-pre-gyp": "bin/node-pre-gyp"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@mongodb-js/saslprep": {
+      "version": "1.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mongodb-js/saslprep/-/saslprep-1.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EB0O3SCSNRUFk66iRCpI+cXzIjdswfCs7F6nOC3RAGJ7xr5YhaicvsRwJ9eyzYvYRlCSDUO/c7g4yNulxKC1WA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "sparse-bitfield": "^3.0.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@sideway/address": {
+      "version": "4.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/address/-/address-4.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IqO/DUQHUkPeixNQ8n0JA6102hT9CmaljNTPmQ1u8MEhBo/R4Q8eKLN/vGZxuebwOroDB4cbpjheD4+/sKFK4Q==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@hapi/hoek": "^9.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@sideway/formula": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/formula/-/formula-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/poHZJJVjx3L+zVD6g9KgHfYnb443oi7wLu/XKojDviHy6HOEOA6z1Trk5aR1dGcmPenJEgb2sK2I80LeS3MIg==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@sideway/pinpoint": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/pinpoint/-/pinpoint-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RNiOoTPkptFtSVzQevY/yWtZwf/RxyVnPy/OcA9HBM3MlGDnBEYL5B41H0MTn0Uec8Hi+2qUtTfG2WWZBmMejQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/webidl-conversions": {
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CiJJvcRtIgzadHCYXw7dqEnMNRjhGZlYK05Mj9OyktqV8uVT8fD2BFOB7S1uwBE3Kj2Z+4UyPmFw/Ixgw/LAlA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "11.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-11.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-coYR071JRaHa+xoEvvYqvnIHaVqaYrLPbsufM9BF63HkwI5Lgmy2QR8Q5K/lYDYo5AK82wOvSOS0UsLTpTG7uQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/webidl-conversions": "*"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/abbrev": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
     "node_modules/accepts": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/accepts/-/accepts-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -30,6 +120,27 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/agent-base": {
+      "version": "6.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/agent-base/-/agent-base-6.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RZNwNclF7+MS/8bDg70amg32dyeZGZxiDuQmZxKLAlQjr3jGyLx+4Kkk58UO7D2QdgFIQCovuSuZESne6RG6XQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/ansi-regex": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-quJQXlTSUGL2LH9SUXo8VwsY4soanhgo6LNSm84E1LBcE8s3O0wpdiRzyR9z/ZZJMlMWv37qOOb9pdJlMUEKFQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ansi-styles": {
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.3.0.tgz",
@@ -59,6 +170,26 @@
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/aproba": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aproba/-/aproba-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lYe4Gx7QT+MKGbDsA+Z+he/Wtef0BiwDOlK/XkBrdfsh9J/jPPXbX0tE9x9cl27Tmu5gg3QUbUrQYa/y+KOHPQ==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
+    "node_modules/are-we-there-yet": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/are-we-there-yet/-/are-we-there-yet-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ci/qENmwHnsYo9xKIcUJN5LeDKdJ6R1Z1j9V/J5wyq8nh/mYPEpIKJbBZXtZjG04HiK7zV/p6Vs9952MrMeUIw==",
+      "deprecated": "This package is no longer supported.",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "delegates": "^1.0.0",
+        "readable-stream": "^3.6.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/async": {
       "version": "3.2.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-3.2.6.tgz",
@@ -71,6 +202,20 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/bcrypt": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/-/bcrypt-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AGBHOG5hPYZ5Xl9KXzU5iKq9516yEmvCKDg3ecP5kX2aB6UqTeXZxk2ELnDgDm6BQSMlLt9rDB4LoSMx0rYwww==",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@mapbox/node-pre-gyp": "^1.0.11",
+        "node-addon-api": "^5.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/binary-extensions": {
       "version": "2.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.3.0.tgz",
@@ -127,6 +272,15 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/bson": {
+      "version": "6.10.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bson/-/bson-6.10.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MTxGsqgYTwfshYWTRdmZRC+M7FnG1b4y7RO7p2k3X24Wq0yv1m77Wsj0BzlPzd/IowgESfsruQCUToa7vbOpPQ==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.20.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/bytes": {
       "version": "3.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.1.2.tgz",
@@ -227,6 +381,15 @@
         "fsevents": "~2.3.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/chownr": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chownr/-/chownr-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bIomtDF5KGpdogkLd9VspvFzk9KfpyyGlS8YFVZl7TGPBHL5snIOnxeshwVgPteQ9b4Eydl+pVbIyE1DcvCWgQ==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/color-convert": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-convert/-/color-convert-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -245,12 +408,27 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/color-support": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-support/-/color-support-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qiBjkpbMLO/HL68y+lh4q0/O1MZFj2RX6X/KmMa3+gJD3z+WwI1ZzDHysvqHGS3mP6mznPckpXmw1nI9cJjyRg==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "bin": {
+        "color-support": "bin.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-/Srv4dswyQNBfohGpz9o6Yb3Gz3SrUDqBH5rTuhGR7ahtlbYKnVxw2bCFMRljaA7EXHaXZ8wsHdodFvbkhKmqg==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/console-control-strings": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/console-control-strings/-/console-control-strings-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ty/fTekppD2fIwRvnZAVdeOiGd1c7YXEixbgJTNzqcxJWKQnjJ/V1bNEEE6hygpM3WjwHFUVK6HTjWSzV4a8sQ==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
     "node_modules/content-disposition": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/content-disposition/-/content-disposition-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -307,6 +485,12 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/delegates": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delegates/-/delegates-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bd2L678uiWATM6m5Z1VzNCErI3jiGzt6HGY8OVICs40JQq/HALfbyNJmp0UDakEY4pMMaN0Ly5om/B1VI/+xfQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/depd": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/depd/-/depd-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -316,6 +500,15 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/detect-libc": {
+      "version": "2.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/detect-libc/-/detect-libc-2.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3UDv+G9CsCKO1WKMGw9fwq/SWJYbI0c5Y7LU1AXYoDdbhE2AHQ6N6Nb34sG8Fj7T5APy8qXDCKuuIHd1BR0tVA==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
       "version": "16.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz",
@@ -361,6 +554,12 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/emoji-regex": {
+      "version": "8.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MSjYzcWNOA0ewAHpz0MxpYFvwg6yjy1NG3xteoqz644VCo/RPgnr1/GGt+ic3iJTzQ8Eu3TdM14SawnVUmGE6A==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/encodeurl": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/encodeurl/-/encodeurl-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -457,6 +656,46 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-session": {
+      "version": "1.18.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-session/-/express-session-1.18.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-a5mtTqEaZvBCL9A9aqkrtfz+3SMDhOVUnjafjo+s7A9Txkq+SVX2DLvSp1Zrv4uCXa3lMSK3viWnh9Gg07PBUA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cookie": "0.7.2",
+        "cookie-signature": "1.0.7",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
+        "depd": "~2.0.0",
+        "on-headers": "~1.0.2",
+        "parseurl": "~1.3.3",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.2.1",
+        "uid-safe": "~2.1.5"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-session/node_modules/cookie-signature": {
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie-signature/-/cookie-signature-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NXdYc3dLr47pBkpUCHtKSwIOQXLVn8dZEuywboCOJY/osA0wFSLlSawr3KN8qXJEyX66FcONTH8EIlVuK0yyFA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-session/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "2.6.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bC7ElrdJaJnPbAP+1EotYvqZsb3ecl5wi6Bfi6BJTUcNowp6cvspg0jXznRTKDjm/E7AdgFBVeAPVMNcKGsHMA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-session/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Tpp60P6IUJDTuOq/5Z8cdskzJujfwqfOTkrwIwj7IRISpnkJnT6SyJ4PCPnGMoFjC9ddhal5KVIYtAt97ix05A==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/filelist": {
       "version": "1.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/filelist/-/filelist-1.0.4.tgz",
@@ -535,6 +774,36 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/fs-minipass": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-minipass/-/fs-minipass-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-V/JgOLFCS+R6Vcq0slCuaeWEdNC3ouDlJMNIsacH2VtALiu9mV4LPrHc5cDl8k5aw6J8jwgWWpiTo5RYhmIzvg==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minipass": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/fs-minipass/node_modules/minipass": {
+      "version": "3.3.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minipass/-/minipass-3.3.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DxiNidxSEK+tHG6zOIklvNOwm3hvCrbUrdtzY74U6HKTJxvIDfOUL5W5P2Ghd3DTkhhKPYGqeNUIh5qcM4YBfw==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/fs.realpath": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OO0pH2lK6a0hZnAdau5ItzHPI6pUlvI7jMVnxUQRtw4owF2wk8lOSabtGDCTP4Ggrg2MbGnWO9X8K1t4+fGMDw==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
     "node_modules/fsevents": {
       "version": "2.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.3.tgz",
@@ -559,6 +828,27 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
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+      "deprecated": "Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported",
+      "license": "ISC",
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+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "rimraf": "bin.js"
+      },
+      "funding": {
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+      }
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       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
@@ -1120,6 +1765,12 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-blocking/-/set-blocking-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KiKBS8AnWGEyLzofFfmvKwpdPzqiy16LvQfK3yv/fVH7Bj13/wl3JSR1J+rfgRE9q7xUJK4qvgS8raSOeLUehw==",
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@@ -1198,6 +1849,12 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.7.tgz",
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+    },
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@@ -1211,6 +1868,15 @@
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+    "node_modules/sparse-bitfield": {
+      "version": "3.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sparse-bitfield/-/sparse-bitfield-3.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kvzhi7vqKTfkh0PZU+2D2PIllw2ymqJKujUcyPMd9Y75Nv4nPbGJZXNhxsgdQab2BmlDct1YnfQCguEvHr7VsQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "memory-pager": "^1.0.2"
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1220,6 +1886,41 @@
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+    "node_modules/string_decoder": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hkRX8U1WjJFd8LsDJ2yQ/wWWxaopEsABU1XfkM8A+j0+85JAGppt16cr1Whg6KIbb4okU6Mql6BOj+uup/wKeA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "safe-buffer": "~5.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/string-width": {
+      "version": "4.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "emoji-regex": "^8.0.0",
+        "is-fullwidth-code-point": "^3.0.0",
+        "strip-ansi": "^6.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/strip-ansi": {
+      "version": "6.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansi-regex": "^5.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-5.5.0.tgz",
@@ -1233,6 +1934,23 @@
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       }
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+    "node_modules/tar": {
+      "version": "6.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DZ4yORTwrbTj/7MZYq2w+/ZFdI6OZ/f9SFHR+71gIVUZhOQPHzVCLpvRnPgyaMpfWxxk/4ONva3GQSyNIKRv6A==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "chownr": "^2.0.0",
+        "fs-minipass": "^2.0.0",
+        "minipass": "^5.0.0",
+        "minizlib": "^2.1.1",
+        "mkdirp": "^1.0.3",
+        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/to-regex-range": {
       "version": "5.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1265,6 +1983,18 @@
         "nodetouch": "bin/nodetouch.js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/tr46": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hdF5ZgjTqgAntKkklYw0R03MG2x/bSzTtkxmIRw/sTNV8YXsCJ1tfLAX23lhxhHJlEf3CRCOCGGWw3vI3GaSPw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "punycode": "^2.3.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/type-is": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1279,6 +2009,18 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/uid-safe": {
+      "version": "2.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uid-safe/-/uid-safe-2.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KPHm4VL5dDXKz01UuEd88Df+KzynaohSL9fBh096KWAxSKZQDI2uBrVqtvRM4rwrIrRRKsdLNML/lnaaVSRioA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "random-bytes": "~1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/undefsafe": {
       "version": "2.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undefsafe/-/undefsafe-2.0.5.tgz",
@@ -1295,6 +2037,12 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/util-deprecate": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/vary": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz",
@@ -1304,11 +2052,48 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VwddBukDzu71offAQR975unBIGqfKZpM+8ZX6ySk8nYhVoo5CYaZyzt3YBvYtRtO+aoGlqxPg/B87NGVZ/fu6g==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "14.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-14.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-De72GdQZzNTUBBChsXueQUnPKDkg/5A5zp7pFDuQAj5UFoENpiACU0wlCvzpAGnTkj++ihpKwKyYewn/XNUbKw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tr46": "^5.1.0",
+        "webidl-conversions": "^7.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/wide-align": {
+      "version": "1.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wide-align/-/wide-align-1.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eDMORYaPNZ4sQIuuYPDHdQvf4gyCF9rEEV/yPxGfwPkRodwEgiMUUXTx/dex+Me0wxx53S+NgUHaP7y3MGlDmg==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "string-width": "^1.0.2 || 2 || 3 || 4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/wrappy": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
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       "license": "ISC"
+    },
+    "node_modules/yallist": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
+      "license": "ISC"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1b70da..ce02060 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/JoaquinPar/2800-202510-BBY14#readme",
   "dependencies": {
+    "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
     "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
-    "express": "^5.1.0"
+    "express": "^5.1.0",
+    "express-session": "^1.18.1",
+    "joi": "^17.13.3",
+    "mongodb": "^6.16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodemon": "^3.1.10"
diff --git a/src/auth/authentication.js b/src/auth/authentication.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01015fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auth/authentication.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+const joi = require("joi");
+const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
+const salt = 12;
+
+module.exports = (app, users) => {
+    app.post("/login", async (req, res) => {
+        const credentialSchema = joi.object({
+            email: joi.string().email().required(),
+            password: joi.string().max(20).required(),
+        });
+
+        const valid = credentialSchema.validate(req.body);
+
+        if (valid.err) {
+            req.session.errMessage = "Invalid input";
+            res.status(400);
+            return res.redirect("/login");
+        }
+
+        users.findOne({ "email": req.body.email }).then((user) => {
+            if (!user) {
+                req.session.errMessage = "User not found";
+                res.status(404);
+                return res.redirect("/login");                
+            }
+
+            if (!bcrypt.compare(req.body.password, user.password)) {
+                req.session.errMessage = "Incorrect password";
+                res.status(401);
+                return res.redirect("/login");
+            }
+
+            // ignorin sessions for now just have basic login for demo
+            // TODO: actually add sessions
+
+            req.session.errMessage = "";
+            res.redirect("/home");
+        });
+    });
+
+    app.post("/signup", async (req, res) => {
+        const userSchema = joi.object({
+            email: joi.string().email().required(),
+            // name: joi.string().alphanum().max(20).required(),
+            password: joi.string().max(20).min(8).required(),
+            repassword: joi.string().max(20).min(8).required(),
+        });
+
+        const valid = userSchema.validate(req.body);
+
+        if (valid.err) {
+            req.session.errMessage = "Invalid input",
+            res.status(400);
+            return res.redirect("/signup");
+        }
+
+        if (req.body.password != req.body.repassword) {
+            req.session.errMessage = "Passwords must match";
+            res.status(400);
+            return res.redirect("/signup");
+        }
+
+        let hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(req.body.password, salt);
+
+        users.insertOne({
+            email: req.body.email,
+            // name: req.body.name,
+            password: hashedPassword,
+        }).then((results, err) => {
+            if (err) {
+                res.status(500);
+                console.error(err);
+                return res.send("Internal server error");
+            }
+
+            // TODO: Add session handling here and auto redirect to home and be authenticated
+            req.session.errMessage = "Please login to view that resource";
+            res.status(200);
+            return res.redirect("/login");
+        });
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/database/connection.js b/src/database/connection.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a25d6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/connection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const MongoClient = require("mongodb").MongoClient;
+
+/**
+ * connectMongo returns a database connection to MongoDB
+ * @param {string} mongoURI 
+ * @param {string} databaseName 
+ */
+const connectMongo = async (mongoURI, databaseName) => {
+    const database = await MongoClient.connect(mongoURI, { connectTimeoutMS: 1000 });
+    const dbo = database.db(databaseName);
+    return dbo;
+}
+
+/**
+ * getCollection object to interact with MongoDB
+ * @param {MongoClient} dbo
+ * @param {string} collection 
+ */
+const getCollection = async (dbo, collection) => {
+    return await dbo.collection(collection);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    connectMongo: connectMongo,
+    getCollection: getCollection,
+}