diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9674859..dabe887 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1967,6 +1967,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "dotenv",
  "ldap3",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "serde",
  "sqlx",
  "surf",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 721f937..69a00fe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ sqlx = { version = "0.6.3", features = [ "runtime-async-std-native-tls", "sqlite
 
 #  to make the http requests
 surf = "2.3.2"
+
+# create random strings
+rand = "0.8.5"
diff --git a/src/methods/account_new.rs b/src/methods/account_new.rs
index 5174a9c..0d43c99 100644
--- a/src/methods/account_new.rs
+++ b/src/methods/account_new.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,39 @@ pub async fn post_new_account(mut req: Request<State>) -> tide::Result {
         }
     }
     
+    // frontend now tells user to check their email
+    
+    /*
+        TODO: 
+            now check with wolves to see if the email is already activated
+            use email as primary match
+            then search up to see if teh wolves ID has a match
+            if not generate tuhe user and send email
+     */
+    
+    let auth_code = create_random_string(50);
+    
+    // 1 hour expiry
+    let expiry = get_now() + (60 * 60);
+
+    sqlx::query_as::<_, AccountsPending>(
+        r#"
+            INSERT OR REPLACE INTO accounts_pending (user, mail, name_first, name_second, auth_code, discord, expiry)
+            VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, ?6, ?7)
+            "#,
+    )
+        .bind(&user)
+        .bind(&mail)
+        .bind(&name_first)
+        .bind(&name_second)
+        .bind(&auth_code)
+        .bind(&discord)
+        .bind(&expiry)
+        .fetch_optional(pool)
+        .await
+        .ok();
+
+    // TODO: Send email with auth_code
 
     Ok(json!({"result": "success"}).into())
 }
@@ -114,4 +147,15 @@ async fn db_pending_clear_expired(pool: &Pool<Sqlite>){
     ).bind(now).fetch_all(pool).await {
         println!("{:?}", results)
     }
+}
+
+fn create_random_string(length: usize) -> String {
+    use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
+    use rand::distributions::Alphanumeric;
+
+    thread_rng()
+        .sample_iter(&Alphanumeric)
+        .take(length)
+        .map(char::from)
+        .collect()
 }
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