diff --git a/server-api/src/auth.rs b/server-api/src/auth.rs
index 31ca816..8d198e0 100644
--- a/server-api/src/auth.rs
+++ b/server-api/src/auth.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bcrypt;
+use bcrypt::{self, BcryptResult};
 use mysql_async::{Pool};
 use mysql_async::error::Error as SqlError;
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use db::{member::Member, common::FromDB};
 use db::Response;
 
 // used when we create a new users for the first time
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum AuthReason {
     Good,     //passed regular check
     OpenAuth, // route does not require auth
@@ -17,10 +18,15 @@ pub enum AuthReason {
 }
 
 
-fn valid_user(given_pass: &str, hash: &str) -> bool {
-    return match bcrypt::verify(given_pass, hash) {
+fn valid_secret(given_pass: &str, hash: &str) -> bool {
+    let result = bcrypt::verify(given_pass, hash);
+    println!("\tGiven: {} \tRaw: {}\t{:?}", given_pass, hash, result);
+    return match result {
         Ok(result) => result, 
-        Err(_) => return false
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("{}", e);
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -34,12 +40,32 @@ fn valid_perms(member: Member, path: &str) -> bool {
     return true; 
 }
 
+pub fn generate_secret() -> String {
+    /*
+     * Generates a url-safe-plaintext secret for our db
+     * */
+    use getrandom::getrandom;
+    use base64::{encode_config, URL_SAFE};
+
+    let mut buf: Vec<u8> = vec![0;64];
+    getrandom(&mut buf).unwrap();
+    encode_config(buf,URL_SAFE) 
+}
+
+pub fn encrypt_secret(raw: &str) -> BcryptResult<String> {
+    const BCRYPT_COST: u32 = 14;
+    return bcrypt::hash(raw, BCRYPT_COST);
+}
+
 pub async fn wall_entry(path: &str, pool: &Pool, params: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<AuthReason, SqlError> {
-    // Start by Checking if the api key is in our keystore
+    use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+    // Dont need to auth if it's not required
     if routes::is_open(path) {
         Ok(AuthReason::OpenAuth)
     }
     else {
+        // make sure we have some legit parameter to use
         match (params.get("id"), params.get("secret")) {
             /* 
              * If we apparantly have user data then check for validity in credentials
@@ -48,10 +74,9 @@ pub async fn wall_entry(path: &str, pool: &Pool, params: &serde_json::Value) ->
                 /* unwrapping because i couldn't care less about poorly formatted request data */
                 let id = id_v.as_u64().unwrap_or(0); // basically nobody is allowed to have 0 as its supposed to be reserved
                 let secret = secret_v.as_str().unwrap_or("");
-                use std::borrow::Cow;
                 return match Member::get(pool, id).await {
                     Response::Row(user) => {
-                        if valid_user(secret, &user.secret) && valid_perms(user, path){
+                        if valid_secret(secret, &user.secret) == true && valid_perms(user, path){
                             Ok(AuthReason::Good)
                         }
                         else {
@@ -70,17 +95,6 @@ pub async fn wall_entry(path: &str, pool: &Pool, params: &serde_json::Value) ->
     }
 }
 
-pub fn generate_secret() -> String {
-    /*
-     * Generates a url-safe-plaintext secret for our db
-     * */
-    use getrandom::getrandom;
-    use base64::{encode_config, URL_SAFE};
-
-    let mut buf: Vec<u8> = vec![0;64];
-    getrandom(&mut buf).unwrap();
-    encode_config(buf,URL_SAFE) 
-}
 
 
 
@@ -111,4 +125,13 @@ mod auth_tests {
         assert_eq!(true, result.is_ok());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn validity_check() {
+        use bcrypt::{hash, DEFAULT_COST};
+        let plain = super::generate_secret();
+        match hash(&plain, DEFAULT_COST) {
+            Ok(hash) => assert_eq!(super::valid_secret(&plain, &hash), true),
+            Err(err) => panic!("{}", err)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server-api/src/routes.rs b/server-api/src/routes.rs
index 1a7e0b3..2ad0b06 100644
--- a/server-api/src/routes.rs
+++ b/server-api/src/routes.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // TODO: this whole ass module bro i mean c'mon.... just just clean it
 type Rstr = &'static str;
 
-pub const SERVER_META: Rstr     = "/meta";  // @returns server meta document TBD
 pub const INVITE_CREATE: Rstr   = "/invite/create";     // @ perms::CREATE_INVITE
 
 pub const CHANNELS_LIST: Rstr   = "/channels/list";     // requires none
@@ -59,13 +58,6 @@ pub fn is_open(path: &str) -> bool {
      * Simple interface for determining if a route/base is open
      *  i.e. requires authentication or not
      */
-    let mut ret = path == SERVER_META;
-    for route in DYNAMIC_ROUTE_BASES.iter() {
-        if route.1 == true || ret == true{
-            ret = true;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    return ret;
+    return path.starts_with("/join/");
 }