diff --git a/asrc-server.py b/asrc-server.py
index 6a29962..526cb03 100755
--- a/asrc-server.py
+++ b/asrc-server.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 
 import sys, os, socket, socketserver, threading, time
-from include import argparser, comm
+from include import argparser, comm, auth
 
 
 class ThreadedRequestHandler(socketserver.StreamRequestHandler):
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ class ThreadedRequestHandler(socketserver.StreamRequestHandler):
         # send motd
         self.request.sendall(bytes((comm.motd(MOTD) + "\n"), ENCODING))
         
+        if not auth.check_passwd(self.rfile.readline().strip()):
+            return
+        
         repeat = True
         
         while repeat:
@@ -75,11 +78,17 @@ def main():
     
     
     comm.init(ServerVersion, ProtocolVersion, VERBOSITY, aliases, PASSWORD)
+    auth.init(PASSWORD)
     
     # parse arguments
     parser = argparser
     args = parser.parse(ServerVersion, ProtocolVersion)
     
+    # hash a given password
+    if args.mkpasswd:
+        import getpass
+        print(auth.mkpasswd(bytes((getpass.getpass().strip()), 'utf-8')))
+        return
     
     # set settings if command line options are given
     if args.host: HOST = args.host
@@ -175,7 +184,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     ENCODING = 'utf-8'
     
     # SHA512-encoded Password for authentication with the server
-    PASSWORD = 'a52fb4e552326fd8216f52a96f3d037309ef25acb22e5ead60bf258d2ea6652ab9fd5ab1117eb4bafe7476224d081ad7737132c4c096e9e8287a3c3f9d7d14f6'
+    PASSWORD = '78ddc8555bb1677ff5af75ba5fc02cb30bb592b0610277ae15055e189b77fe3fda496e5027a3d99ec85d54941adee1cc174b50438fdc21d82d0a79f85b58cf44'
     
     # Dictionary of aliases. Use python syntax. You can use
     # the variable send for text to send to the client.
diff --git a/include/argparser.py b/include/argparser.py
index bf66b38..2133fd4 100644
--- a/include/argparser.py
+++ b/include/argparser.py
@@ -74,4 +74,9 @@ class argparser:
             "--encoding",
             help = "encoding to be used when communicating with clients")
         
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--mkpasswd",
+            action = "store_true",
+            help = "encode a password with SHA512")
+        
         return parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/include/auth.py b/include/auth.py
index 73712ed..10359d4 100644
--- a/include/auth.py
+++ b/include/auth.py
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 #    for protocol version 0.2.20130617
 #
 
+import hashlib
+
 class auth:
+    
     passwd = ""
     
     def init(password):
         #from Crypto.Hash import Hash
-        import hashlib
         
         global passwd
         passwd = password
@@ -19,5 +21,12 @@ class auth:
         """
         checks a given password
         """
-        if hashlib.sha512(bytearray(incpass)).hexdigest() == passwd: return True
+        #return hashlib.sha512(incpass).hexdigest()
+        if hashlib.sha512(incpass).hexdigest() == passwd: return True
         else: return False
+
+    def mkpasswd(incpass):
+        """
+        encodes a password with SHA512
+        """
+        return hashlib.sha512(incpass).hexdigest()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/comm.py b/include/comm.py
index 20a4754..3d6332e 100644
--- a/include/comm.py
+++ b/include/comm.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 from .statuscodes import statuscodes
-from .auth import auth
+#from .auth import auth
 
 
 class comm:
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ class comm:
         protocol_version = ProtocolVersion
         verbosity = Verbosity
         
-        auth.init(Password)
-    
-    def authenticate():
-        pass
+        #auth.init(Password)
     
     # builds an header
     def header(CodeList, AdditionalHeaderLines = ""):