diff --git a/auth/Gemfile b/auth/Gemfile
index fef4243..4b410b5 100644
--- a/auth/Gemfile
+++ b/auth/Gemfile
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ gem 'jwt'
 gem 'sqlite3'
 gem 'bcrypt'
 gem 'securerandom'
+gem 'json'
 
 # bundle install
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diff --git a/auth/Gemfile.lock b/auth/Gemfile.lock
index 72ec7ca..bbc9709 100644
--- a/auth/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/auth/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     bcrypt (3.1.20)
+    json (2.7.1)
     jwt (2.7.1)
     mustermann (3.0.0)
       ruby2_keywords (~> 0.0.1)
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   bcrypt
+  json
   jwt
   securerandom
   sinatra
diff --git a/auth/auth.rb b/auth/auth.rb
index 1f61656..2250562 100644
--- a/auth/auth.rb
+++ b/auth/auth.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,40 @@ post '/auth/login' do
 
   reauthJWT = get_reauth_jwt user_id
 
-  return reauthJWT.to_json
+  return {token: reauthJWT}.to_json
+end
+
+post '/auth/reauthenticate' do
+  content_type :json
+
+  authorization_header = request.env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']
+
+  unless authorization_header && authorization_header.match(/^Bearer (.+)/)
+    status 401
+    return { reply: 'Unauthorized Access. Token missing or invalid.' }.to_json
+  end
+
+  reauth_token = Regexp.last_match(1)
+
+  hmac_secret = 'WChX-tQWbGbj_pGJQREoFAZGC9JWh58KSk8O7KPj-P8Nd-J88g3eSFDVuNe6zddj0ZB3yxjm_IuPNPyLhiSnxlWHImqXR6ajh3OzrzYm0bNb3f5C4IAScphyEdAfYGMcM-HvYOXxxxp5u5mryfiV3JH1CTqL1CzGyO8df7zUpRKXEXZ5SKmUvhfLU0XKCR_28FAZUgPCAi3GywkDDsH0by68j33BU5cnMT8KiEkHOX4wVUVDQc85_AuE7fN3ji_WkhnDCSLXU9dBCcXM3ziFFeX0RbvIRDG0vKdzwt4TOr4Jws7NP9w11GrUGDFKARZqvT7FTxwxO3MM-mmjb2xyGg'
+
+  begin
+    # Verify the token using the secret key
+    decoded_token = JWT.decode(reauth_token, hmac_secret, true, algorithm: 'HS256')
+
+    # At this point, the token is valid
+    # You can access the claims inside the 'decoded_token' variable
+    
+    uid = decoded_token.first['uid']
+
+    # Your reauthentication logic here...
+
+    # Return a response (replace with your own logic)
+    { reply: get_jwt(uid) }.to_json
+  rescue JWT::DecodeError
+    status 401
+    return { reply: 'Unauthorized Access. Invalid token.' }.to_json
+  end
 end
 
 def get_reauth_jwt (user_id)
@@ -73,6 +106,23 @@ def get_reauth_jwt (user_id)
 #data: {time: 'now', help: 'no'}.to_json
 end
 
+def get_jwt (user_id)
+  claims = get_claims user_id
+
+  payload = { 
+    sub: 'authentication' ,
+    admin: check_if_user_is_admin(user_id),
+    iss: 'roysathome.net',
+    uid: user_id, #Example id
+    iat: Time.now.to_i,
+    exp: Time.now.to_i + 60,
+    claims: claims
+  }
+
+  hmac_secret = 'WChX-tQWbGbj_pGJQREoFAZGC9JWh58KSk8O7KPj-P8Nd-J88g3eSFDVuNe6zddj0ZB3yxjm_IuPNPyLhiSnxlWHImqXR6ajh3OzrzYm0bNb3f5C4IAScphyEdAfYGMcM-HvYOXxxxp5u5mryfiV3JH1CTqL1CzGyO8df7zUpRKXEXZ5SKmUvhfLU0XKCR_28FAZUgPCAi3GywkDDsH0by68j33BU5cnMT8KiEkHOX4wVUVDQc85_AuE7fN3ji_WkhnDCSLXU9dBCcXM3ziFFeX0RbvIRDG0vKdzwt4TOr4Jws7NP9w11GrUGDFKARZqvT7FTxwxO3MM-mmjb2xyGg'
+  return JWT.encode payload, hmac_secret, 'HS256'
+end
+
 def get_claims (user_id)
   puts "Getting claims for #{user_id}"
   db = SQLite3::Database.new('./database/auth.db')
@@ -85,15 +135,18 @@ def get_claims (user_id)
   ', user_id)
   
   
+  claims_list = []
+
   if results.empty?
     puts 'No claims found.'
   else
     results.each do |column|
-      puts "#{column[0]}"
+      claim = column[0]
+      claims_list << claim
     end
   end
 
-  return results
+  return claims_list
 end
 
 # Run the application
diff --git a/auth/initialize_database.rb b/auth/initialize_database.rb
index 9b31e7a..07a4af8 100644
--- a/auth/initialize_database.rb
+++ b/auth/initialize_database.rb
@@ -20,34 +20,36 @@ def initialize_database
     db.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS claims (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, claim TEXT)')
     db.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_claims (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, user_id INTEGER, claim_id INTEGER)')
     
+    result = db.get_first_value('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM claims')
+    
+    if result == 0
+        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['add_user'])
+        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['remove_user'])
+        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['is_machine'])
+        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['is_user'])
+        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['add_claim_to_user'])
+        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['remove_claim_from_user'])
+    end
+
     result = db.get_first_value('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users')
     
     if result == 0
         puts 'Default admin user added.'
 
         create_new_user('admin', 'pass123', 1)
+
+        admin_user_id = db.get_first_value('SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ?', ['admin'])
+        claim_ids = db.execute('SELECT id FROM claims')
+    
+        claim_ids.each do |claim_id|
+        db.execute('INSERT INTO user_claims (user_id, claim_id) VALUES (?, ?)', [admin_user_id, claim_id])
+    end
     else
         puts 'Table already contains data. Skipping default user creation.'
     end
     
-    result = db.get_first_value('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM claims')
     
-    if result == 0
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['add_user'])
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['remove_user'])
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['add_claim_to_user'])
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['is_machine'])
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['is_user'])
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['remove_claim_from_user'])
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['remove_claim_from_user'])
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO claims (claim) VALUES (?)', ['remove_claim_from_user'])
-    end
     
-    admin_user_id = db.get_first_value('SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ?', ['admin'])
-    claim_ids = db.execute('SELECT id FROM claims')
     
-    claim_ids.each do |claim_id|
-        db.execute('INSERT INTO user_claims (user_id, claim_id) VALUES (?, ?)', [admin_user_id, claim_id])
-    end
 end
 
diff --git a/auth/post.rb b/auth/post.rb
index 9750a11..66ad471 100644
--- a/auth/post.rb
+++ b/auth/post.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'net/http'
 require 'uri'
+require 'json'
 
 # The URL you want to send the POST request to
 url = URI.parse('http://localhost:4567/auth/login')
@@ -28,6 +29,31 @@ request['Content-Type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
 # Send the request and get the response
 response = http.request(request)
 
-# Output the response
-puts "Response Code: #{response.code}"
-puts "Response Body: #{response.body}"
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+unless response.code == '200'
+    puts "Response Code: #{response.code}. Aborting."
+    puts "Response Body: #{response.body}"
+    puts "Aborting."
+    exit
+end
+
+puts 'Reauthentication token stored.'
+
+response_data = JSON.parse(response.body)
+reauthentication_token = response_data['token']
+
+url = URI.parse('http://localhost:4567/auth/reauthenticate')
+request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
+
+request['Authorization'] = "Bearer #{reauthentication_token}"
+
+response = http.request(request)    
+
+unless response.code == '200'
+    puts "Response Code: #{response.code}. Aborting."
+    puts "Response Body: #{response.body}"
+    puts "Aborting."
+    exit
+end
+
+
+puts response.body