diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 0e629ce..af492f4 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-
 	"GET": {
 		"info": "redirects to given tiny url",
 		"scope": [[]],
@@ -36,6 +35,22 @@
 			"URL#0": { "info": "preferred tiny url", "type": "varchar(1,30)", "name": "url" }
 		},
 		"out": {}
+	},
+
+	"/": {
+		"auth": {
+			"POST": {
+				"info": "returns a 1-minute access token",
+				"scope": [[]],
+				"in": {
+					"username": { "info": "user name", "type": "varchar(3,20)" },
+					"password": { "info": "password", "type": "varchar(5,150)" }
+				},
+				"out": {
+					"token": { "info": "access token", "type": "varchar(256,256)" }
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/root/authi.go b/root/authi.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fd855e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/authi.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	e "git.xdrm.io/go/xb-api/err"
+	i "git.xdrm.io/go/xb-api/implement"
+)
+
+// Builds an access token from credentials
+func Post(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
+
+	if d.Has("_AUTHORIZATION_") {
+		fmt.Printf("authorization: '%s'\n", d["_AUTHORIZATION_"].(string))
+	}
+
+	r.Err = e.Success
+	return *r
+}
diff --git a/root/db/db.go b/root/db/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8fa576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/db/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis"
+)
+
+const NONCE = "go-tiny-url"
+
+var domain = "data"
+
+type db redis.Client
+
+// Returns a connected client to dataset
+func Connect() *db {
+	cli := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:     "127.0.0.1:6379",
+		Password: "",
+		DB:       0,
+	})
+
+	if _, err := cli.Ping().Result(); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return (*db)(cli)
+}
+
+// returns value from key (nil if nothing)
+func (c *db) Get(key string) []byte {
+
+	// 1. Try to get
+	if val, err := (*redis.Client)(c).Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", NONCE, domain, key)).Result(); err != nil {
+		// 2. nil if nothing found
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		// 3. return if found
+		return []byte(val)
+	}
+
+}
+
+// stores a value for a key (success state in return)
+func (c *db) Set(key string, value string) bool {
+
+	// 1. Try to set
+	if (*redis.Client)(c).Set(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", NONCE, domain, key), value, 0).Err() != nil {
+		// 2. failure
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// 3. success
+	return true
+
+}
+
+// deletes the value for a key (success state in return)
+func (c *db) Del(key string) bool {
+
+	// 1. Try to set
+	if (*redis.Client)(c).Del(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", NONCE, domain, key)).Err() != nil {
+		// 2. failure
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// 3. success
+	return true
+
+}
+
+// Switch following operations to DATA dataset
+func (c *db) SwitchData() { domain = "data" }
+
+// Switch following operations to AUTH dataset
+func (c *db) SwitchAuth() { domain = "auth" }
diff --git a/root/i.go b/root/i.go
index 90d8a73..1eb7130 100644
--- a/root/i.go
+++ b/root/i.go
@@ -1,78 +1,16 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	db "./db"
 	e "git.xdrm.io/go/xb-api/err"
 	i "git.xdrm.io/go/xb-api/implement"
-	"github.com/go-redis/redis"
 )
 
-const NONCE = "go-tiny-url"
-
-type db redis.Client
-
-// Returns a connected client to dataset
-func connect() *db {
-	cli := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
-		Addr:     "127.0.0.1:6379",
-		Password: "",
-		DB:       0,
-	})
-
-	if _, err := cli.Ping().Result(); err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return (*db)(cli)
-}
-
-// returns value from key (nil if nothing)
-func (c *db) get(key string) []byte {
-
-	// 1. Try to get
-	if val, err := c.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", NONCE, key)).Result(); err != nil {
-		// 2. nil if nothing found
-		return nil
-	} else {
-		// 3. return if found
-		return []byte(val)
-	}
-
-}
-
-// stores a value for a key (success state in return)
-func (c *db) set(key string, value string) bool {
-
-	// 1. Try to set
-	if c.Set(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", NONCE, key), value, 0).Err() != nil {
-		// 2. failure
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// 3. success
-	return true
-
-}
-
-// deletes the value for a key (success state in return)
-func (c *db) del(key string) bool {
-
-	// 1. Try to set
-	if c.Del(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", NONCE, key)).Err() != nil {
-		// 2. failure
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// 3. success
-	return true
-
-}
-
 // Redirects to an url from a key
 func Get(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 
 	/* (1) Init redis connection */
-	cli := connect()
+	cli := db.Connect()
 	if cli == nil {
 		r.Err = e.Failure
 		return *r
@@ -88,7 +26,7 @@ func Get(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 	}
 
 	/* (3) Check if match for this key */
-	val := cli.get(key)
+	val := cli.Get(key)
 	if val == nil {
 		r.Err = e.NoMatchFound
 		return *r
@@ -103,7 +41,7 @@ func Get(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 // Stores a new tinyurl/fullurl combination
 func Post(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 	/* (1) Init redis connection */
-	cli := connect()
+	cli := db.Connect()
 	if cli == nil {
 		r.Err = e.Failure
 		return *r
@@ -119,13 +57,13 @@ func Post(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 	}
 
 	/* (3) Check if key already used */
-	if cli.get(url) != nil {
+	if cli.Get(url) != nil {
 		r.Err = e.AlreadyExists
 		return *r
 	}
 
 	/* (4) Store */
-	if !cli.set(url, target) {
+	if !cli.Set(url, target) {
 		r.Err = e.Failure
 		return *r
 	}
@@ -138,7 +76,7 @@ func Post(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 func Put(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 
 	/* (1) Init redis connection */
-	cli := connect()
+	cli := db.Connect()
 	if cli == nil {
 		r.Err = e.Failure
 		return *r
@@ -154,13 +92,13 @@ func Put(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 	}
 
 	/* (3) Check if key already used */
-	if cli.get(url) == nil {
+	if cli.Get(url) == nil {
 		r.Err = e.NoMatchFound
 		return *r
 	}
 
 	/* (4) Update */
-	if !cli.set(url, target) {
+	if !cli.Set(url, target) {
 		r.Err = e.Failure
 		return *r
 	}
@@ -173,7 +111,7 @@ func Put(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 func Delete(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 
 	/* (1) Init redis connection */
-	cli := connect()
+	cli := db.Connect()
 	if cli == nil {
 		r.Err = e.Failure
 		return *r
@@ -188,13 +126,13 @@ func Delete(d i.Arguments, r *i.Response) i.Response {
 	}
 
 	/* (3) Check if key already used */
-	if cli.get(url) == nil {
+	if cli.Get(url) == nil {
 		r.Err = e.NoMatchFound
 		return *r
 	}
 
 	/* (4) Delete */
-	if !cli.del(url) {
+	if !cli.Del(url) {
 		r.Err = e.Failure
 		return *r
 	}