diff --git a/server/controllers/auth.js b/server/controllers/auth.js
index 430e40e..febf350 100644
--- a/server/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/server/controllers/auth.js
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 const knex = require('../data/db')
+const { hashPassword, compareHash } = require('../services/bcrypt');
+
 const signToken = require('../services/signToken');
 
 const signUp = async (req, res, next) => {
   
   const user = req.body;
   try {
+    
+    const hashedPassword = await hashPassword(user.password);
+    const secureUser = { ...user, password: hashedPassword }
+    
     knex('user')
-      .insert(user)
-      .then(newUser => {
-        signToken(res, newUser[0]);
-        res.send('ok').status(200);
-      }
-    )
+    .insert(secureUser)
+    .then(queryResults => {
+      const newUser = queryResults[0];
+      signToken(res, newUser);
+      res.send('ok').status(200);
+    })
   } 
   catch (err) {
     res.status(500).json(err)
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index 09a6fa3..3d4a99f 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
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+    "npm-packlist": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-packlist/-/npm-packlist-1.4.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vAj7dIkp5NhieaGZxBJB8fF4R0078rqsmhJcAfXZ6O7JJhjhPK96n5Ry1oZcfLXgfun0GWTZPOxaEyqv8GBykQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "ignore-walk": "^3.0.1",
+        "npm-bundled": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "npmlog": {
+      "version": "4.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npmlog/-/npmlog-4.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2uUqazuKlTaSI/dC8AzicUck7+IrEaOnN/e0jd3Xtt1KcGpwx30v50mL7oPyr/h9bL3E4aZccVwpwP+5W9Vjkg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "are-we-there-yet": "~1.1.2",
+        "console-control-strings": "~1.1.0",
+        "gauge": "~2.7.3",
+        "set-blocking": "~2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "number-is-nan": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/number-is-nan/-/number-is-nan-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-CXtgK1NCKlIsGvuHkDGDNpQaAR0="
+    },
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-      "dev": true,
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         "wrappy": "1"
       }
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+    "os-homedir": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/os-homedir/-/os-homedir-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-/7xJiDNuDoM94MFox+8VISGqf7M="
+    },
+    "os-tmpdir": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/os-tmpdir/-/os-tmpdir-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-u+Z0BseaqFxc/sdm/lc0VV36EnQ="
+    },
+    "osenv": {
+      "version": "0.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/osenv/-/osenv-0.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0CWcCECdMVc2Rw3U5w9ZjqX6ga6ubk1xDVKxtBQPK7wis/0F2r9T6k4ydGYhecl7YUBxBVxhL5oisPsNxAPe2g==",
+      "requires": {
+        "os-homedir": "^1.0.0",
+        "os-tmpdir": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
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@@ -2268,8 +2521,7 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18="
     },
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@@ -2392,8 +2644,7 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha512-3ouUOpQhtgrbOa17J7+uxOTpITYWaGP7/AhoR3+A+/1e9skrzelGi/dXzEYyvbxubEF6Wn2ypscTKiKJFFn1ag==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-3ouUOpQhtgrbOa17J7+uxOTpITYWaGP7/AhoR3+A+/1e9skrzelGi/dXzEYyvbxubEF6Wn2ypscTKiKJFFn1ag=="
     },
     "proxy-addr": {
       "version": "2.0.5",
@@ -2425,11 +2676,28 @@
         "unpipe": "1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "rc": {
+      "version": "1.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rc/-/rc-1.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-y3bGgqKj3QBdxLbLkomlohkvsA8gdAiUQlSBJnBhfn+BPxg4bc62d8TcBW15wavDfgexCgccckhcZvywyQYPOw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "deep-extend": "^0.6.0",
+        "ini": "~1.3.0",
+        "minimist": "^1.2.0",
+        "strip-json-comments": "~2.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "readable-stream": {
       "version": "2.3.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.7.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-Ebho8K4jIbHAxnuxi7o42OrZgF/ZTNcsZj6nRKyUmkhLFq8CHItp/fy6hQZuZmP/n3yZ9VBUbp4zz/mX8hmYPw==",
-      "dev": true,
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@@ -2515,6 +2783,14 @@
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     },
+    "rimraf": {
+      "version": "2.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uWjbaKIK3T1OSVptzX7Nl6PvQ3qAGtKEtVRjRuazjfL3Bx5eI409VZSqgND+4UNnmzLVdPj9FqFJNPqBZFve4w==",
+      "requires": {
+        "glob": "^7.1.3"
+      }
+    },
     "safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz",
@@ -2533,6 +2809,11 @@
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     },
+    "sax": {
+      "version": "1.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sax/-/sax-1.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NqVDv9TpANUjFm0N8uM5GxL36UgKi9/atZw+x7YFnQ8ckwFGKrl4xX4yWtrey3UJm5nP1kUbnYgLopqWNSRhWw=="
+    },
     "semver": {
       "version": "4.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-4.3.2.tgz",
@@ -2572,8 +2853,7 @@
     "set-blocking": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-blocking/-/set-blocking-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-BF+XgtARrppoA93TgrJDkrPYkPc=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-BF+XgtARrppoA93TgrJDkrPYkPc="
     },
     "set-value": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
@@ -2601,6 +2881,11 @@
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       "integrity": "sha512-BvE/TwpZX4FXExxOxZyRGQQv651MSwmWKZGqvmPcRIjDqWub67kTKuIMx43cZZrS/cBBzwBcNDWoFxt2XEFIpQ=="
     },
+    "signal-exit": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-tf3AjxKH6hF4Yo5BXiUTK3NkbG0="
+    },
     "snapdragon": {
       "version": "0.8.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snapdragon/-/snapdragon-0.8.2.tgz",
@@ -2909,7 +3194,6 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-2.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-nOqH59deCq9SRHlxq1Aw85Jnt4w6KvLKqWVik6oA9ZklXLNIOlqg4F2yrT1MVaTjAqvVwdfeZ7w7aCvJD7ugkw==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
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         "strip-ansi": "^4.0.0"
@@ -2939,7 +3223,6 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-n/ShnvDi6FHbbVfviro+WojiFzv+s8MPMHBczVePfUpDJLwoLT0ht1l4YwBCbi8pJAveEEdnkHyPyTP/mzRfwg==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "safe-buffer": "~5.1.0"
       }
@@ -2948,7 +3231,6 @@
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-4.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-qEeQIusaw2iocTibY1JixQXuNo8=",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "ansi-regex": "^3.0.0"
       }
@@ -2956,8 +3238,7 @@
     "strip-json-comments": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-PFMZQukIwml8DsNEhYwobHygpgo=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-PFMZQukIwml8DsNEhYwobHygpgo="
     },
     "superagent": {
       "version": "3.8.3",
@@ -3003,6 +3284,20 @@
         "has-flag": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "tar": {
+      "version": "4.4.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-4.4.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-w2VwSrBoHa5BsSyH+KxEqeQBAllHhccyMFVHtGtdMpF4W7IRWfZjFiQceJPChOeTsSDVUpER2T8FA93pr0L+QA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "chownr": "^1.1.1",
+        "fs-minipass": "^1.2.5",
+        "minipass": "^2.8.6",
+        "minizlib": "^1.2.1",
+        "mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
+        "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
+        "yallist": "^3.0.3"
+      }
+    },
     "tarn": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tarn/-/tarn-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -3146,8 +3441,7 @@
     "util-deprecate": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8="
     },
     "utils-merge": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
@@ -3190,7 +3484,6 @@
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wide-align/-/wide-align-1.1.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-QGkOQc8XL6Bt5PwnsExKBPuMKBxnGxWWW3fU55Xt4feHozMUhdUMaBCk290qpm/wG5u/RSKzwdAC4i51YigihA==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "string-width": "^1.0.2 || 2"
       }
@@ -3237,8 +3530,7 @@
     "wrappy": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8="
     },
     "ws": {
       "version": "7.2.1",
@@ -3261,6 +3553,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-r9S/ZyXu/Xu9q1tYlpsLIsa3EeLXXk0VwlxqTcFRfg9EhMW+17kbt9G0NrgCmhGb5vT2hyhJZLfDGx+7+5Uj/w==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "yallist": {
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-3.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-a4UGQaWPH59mOXUYnAG2ewncQS4i4F43Tv3JoAM+s2VDAmS9NsK8GpDMLrCHPksFT7h3K6TOoUNn2pb7RoXx4g=="
+    },
     "yargs": {
       "version": "13.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-13.3.0.tgz",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index e2b871c..a228a0e 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "seed": "./node_modules/.bin/knex seed:run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "bcrypt": "^3.0.7",
     "cookie-parser": "~1.4.4",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "debug": "~2.6.9",
diff --git a/server/services/bcrypt.js b/server/services/bcrypt.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b569ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/services/bcrypt.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
+require('dotenv').config();
+
+const saltRounds = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' ? 5 : process.env.SALT_ROUNDS;
+
+const hashPassword = async (password) => {
+
+  const hashedPassword = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    bcrypt.hash(password, saltRounds, (err, hash) => {
+      if (err) reject(err)
+      resolve(hash)
+    });
+  })
+
+  return hashedPassword;
+}
+
+const compareHash = async (password, hash) => {
+
+  const success = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    bcrypt.compare(password, hash, (err, res) => {
+      if (err) reject(err);
+      if (res) return true;
+      return false;
+    })
+  });
+
+  return compareHash;
+}
+
+module.exports = { hashPassword, compareHash };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/test/auth.spec.js b/server/test/auth.spec.js
index 5233a4b..7a75945 100644
--- a/server/test/auth.spec.js
+++ b/server/test/auth.spec.js
@@ -19,29 +19,44 @@ const authSpec = (chai, knex, server) => {
 
   it('post to sign up should return token', done => {
     chai.request(server)
-      .post('/auth/signup')
-      .type('form')
-      .send(newUserFormData)
-      .end((err, res) => {
-        if (err) done(err);
-        res.should.cookie('token');
-        done();
-      });
+    .post('/auth/signup')
+    .type('form')
+    .send(newUserFormData)
+    .end((err, res) => {
+      if (err) done(err);
+      res.should.cookie('token');
+      done();
     });
+  });
     
-    it('post to sign up should add user to db', done => {
-      chai.request(server)
-        .post('/auth/signup')
-        .type('form')
-        .send(newUserFormData)
-        .end((err, res) => {
-          if (err) done(err);
-          knex('user').where({'username': newUserFormData.username}).then(results => {
-            const newUser = results[0];
-            if (newUser.username === newUserFormData.username) done();
-          })
-        });
-      
+  it('post to sign up should add user to db', done => {
+    chai.request(server)
+    .post('/auth/signup')
+    .type('form')
+    .send(newUserFormData)
+    .end((err, res) => {
+      if (err) done(err);
+      knex('user').where({'username': newUserFormData.username}).then(results => {
+        const newUser = results[0];
+        if (newUser.username === newUserFormData.username) done();
+      })
+    });
   })
+
+  it('post to sign up should add user to db with password', done => {
+    chai.request(server)
+    .post('/auth/signup')
+    .type('form')
+    .send(newUserFormData)
+    .end((err, res) => {
+      if (err) done(err);
+      knex('user').where({'username': newUserFormData.username}).then(results => {
+        const newUser = results[0];
+        if (newUser.password !== newUserFormData.password) done();
+      })
+    });
+  })
+
+
 }
 module.exports = authSpec;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/test/spec.js b/server/test/spec.js
index 0312815..909768a 100644
--- a/server/test/spec.js
+++ b/server/test/spec.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ const setupDb = () => {
     .then(() => knex.migrate.latest())
     .then(() => done());
   });
+  afterEach(done => {
+    knex.migrate.rollback(true)
+    .then(() => done());
+  })
 }
 
 describe('Auth Routes', function() {