diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 9abf9f0..169d99f 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@ impl Error {
 
 impl From<git2::Error> for Error {
     fn from(giterr: git2::Error) -> Self {
-        // panic!()
         Error::BadGateway(format!("{}", giterr))
     }
 }
 
+impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(ioerr: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Error::BadGateway(format!("{}", ioerr))
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<Error> for actix_web::error::Error {
     fn from(e: Error) -> Self {
         match e {
diff --git a/src/gitust.rs b/src/gitust.rs
index b19b713..7d22eb8 100644
--- a/src/gitust.rs
+++ b/src/gitust.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub struct Gitust {
     pub repo_root_path : String,
+    pub session_key : String,
 }
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diff --git a/src/gitutils/gitproto.rs b/src/gitutils/gitproto.rs
index 6f77ee7..2e9bf22 100644
--- a/src/gitutils/gitproto.rs
+++ b/src/gitutils/gitproto.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use tokio::process::{Child, Command};
 
 use crate::gitust::Gitust;
 use crate::reader::ToStream;
+use crate::error;
 
 //#[get("/git/{owner}/{repo}.git/{path:.*}")]
 pub async fn git_proto(
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ pub async fn git_proto(
     mut req: HttpRequest,
     gitust : web::Data<Gitust>,
     auth : BasicAuth,
-) -> io::Result<HttpResponse>{
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, error::Error>{
     //println!("enter git_proto");
     let mut cmd = Command::new("git");
     cmd.arg("http-backend");
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 84052b6..c7d62df 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -155,13 +155,16 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     env_logger::from_env(Env::default().default_filter_or("info")).init();
     HttpServer::new(|| {
         let auth = HttpAuthentication::basic(basic_auth_validator);
+        let gitust = Gitust {
+            repo_root_path: "/home/hubert/gitust".to_string(),
+            session_key: "oWe0ait9bi2Ohyiod2eeXirao1Oochie".to_string(),
+        };
+        let session_key = (&gitust.session_key).as_bytes();
         App::new()
-            .data(Gitust {
-                repo_root_path: "/home/hubert/gitust".to_string(),
-            })
             .wrap(Logger::default())
             // .wrap(Logger::new("%a %{User-Agent}i"))
-            .wrap(CookieSession::signed(&[0; 32]).secure(false))
+            .wrap(CookieSession::signed(session_key).secure(false))
+            .data(gitust)
             .service(hello)
             .service(echo)
             .service(hello_test)
diff --git a/src/webutils/auth.rs b/src/webutils/auth.rs
index d185f19..b918f1e 100644
--- a/src/webutils/auth.rs
+++ b/src/webutils/auth.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 use actix_web_httpauth::extractors::basic::BasicAuth;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-pub fn check_user(auth : BasicAuth) ->  bool {
-    match auth.password() {
-        None => {false}
-        Some(pwd) => {pwd.to_string().eq(&(auth.user_id().to_string() + "pwd"))}
-    }
+pub fn check_user(name : String, pwd : String) ->  bool {
+        pwd.eq(&(name + "pwd")) //stub!
 }
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