diff --git a/src/auth.rs b/src/auth.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c973921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auth.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+use nix::unistd::Group;
+use crate::{persist, secure};
+
+
+pub struct Config {
+  pub identitys: Vec<(String, bool)>,
+}
+
+
+/// Returns a option containing the config ad the specific pile path.
+/// This function will print out config syntax errors to the standard
+/// output if it failes to parse certain lines.
+/// #### Arguments
+/// * `path` - The path to the config file
+/// #### Returns
+/// * `None` - If the config failed to load
+/// * `Some(Config)` - If the config was sucessfully parsed.
+pub fn load_config(path: &str) -> Option<Config> {
+  let file = match std::fs::read_to_string(path) {
+      Err(e) => {
+          eprintln!("{}: {}", &path, e);
+          return None
+      },
+      Ok(data) => data
+  };
+
+  let mut identitys = vec![];
+  for (line_num, line) in file.split("\n").enumerate() {
+      let args: Vec<&str> = line.split(" ").collect();
+      if line.starts_with("#") || line.trim() == "" {
+          continue;
+      }
+      if args.len() < 2 {
+          eprintln!("Error in config at line {}: Not enough arguments", line_num);
+          continue;
+      }
+      let identity: String = args[0].to_string();
+      let persist: bool = match args[1].parse() {
+          Err(e) => {
+              eprintln!("Error in config at line {}: {}", line_num, e);
+              continue;
+          },
+          Ok(data) => data
+      };
+      identitys.push((identity, persist));
+  }
+  Some(Config{identitys})
+}
+
+
+/// Returns a vector of group names of the groups the current effective uid is in
+/// #### Returns
+/// A vector of strings of the groups the user is in. If the vector is empty,
+/// either the function coudn't retrieve the users groups, or the user is not in
+/// any groups.
+fn get_groups() -> Vec<String> {
+  let groups = match nix::unistd::getgroups() {
+      Ok(data) => data,
+      Err(_) => return vec![]
+  };
+  let names = groups.iter()
+      .map(|gid| Group::from_gid(*gid))
+      .flatten().flatten()
+      .map(|group| group.name)
+      .collect();
+  names
+}
+
+
+/// Returns if the user is authorized given a sepcific config and user name.
+/// #### Arguments
+/// * `config` - A config struct contaning the authorization settings for crab
+/// * `user` - The name of the user to check is authorized
+/// #### Returns
+/// * `None` - If the user is not authorized
+/// * `Some(bool)` - If the user is authorized, returning the boolean if the
+/// user is set to persist
+pub fn authorize(config: &Config, user: &str) -> Option<bool> {
+  let groups = get_groups();
+  for (identity, persist) in &config.identitys {
+      if identity.starts_with(":") {
+          let group = &identity[1..];
+          if groups.contains(&group.to_string()) {
+              return Some(persist.clone());
+          };
+      } else if identity == user {
+          return Some(persist.clone());
+      }
+  }
+  None
+}
+
+
+/// Authenticates an authorized user for the current session. 
+/// If the user is already persisted, it will attempt to 
+/// read the persist file, and then skip authentication if 
+/// the is still persisted.
+/// #### Arguments
+/// * `user` - The login name of the linux user
+/// * `persist` - If the user's login should persist
+/// #### Returns
+/// * `true` - If the user authenticated sucessfully, or the user is persisted
+/// * `false` - If the user failed to authenticate
+pub fn authenticate(user: &str, persist: bool) -> bool {
+  if persist && persist::get_persist(user) {
+      secure::elevate_privilages(0, 0);
+      return true;
+  }
+  let input = match rpassword::prompt_password(format!("crab ({}) password: ", user)) {
+      Ok(data) => data,
+      Err(_) => return false
+  };
+  let mut auth = match pam::Authenticator::with_password("crab") {
+      Ok(data) => data,
+      Err(_) => return false
+  };
+  auth.get_handler().set_credentials(user.to_owned(), input);
+  if !auth.authenticate().is_ok() || !auth.open_session().is_ok() {
+      return false;
+  }
+  if persist {
+      persist::set_persist(user);
+  }
+  secure::elevate_privilages(0, 0);
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 850d43b..ed89e76 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::process::ExitCode;
 use pwd::Passwd;
-use nix::unistd::{self, Uid, Group};
 
 
-mod persist;
+mod auth;
 mod flags;
+mod persist;
 mod secure;
 
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
     }
 
     // Load the command config from /etc
-    let config = match config("/etc/crab.conf") {
+    let config = match auth::load_config("/etc/crab.conf") {
         Some(data) => data,
         None => return ExitCode::from(ERROR_CONFIG)
     };
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
     };
 
     // check if the user is authorized
-    let persist = match allowed(&config, &user.name) {
+    let persist = match auth::authorize(&config, &user.name) {
         Some(data) => data && !flags.dont_persist,
         None => {
             eprintln!("Operation Not Permitted.");
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
     };
 
     // authenticate the user
-    if !validate(&user.name, persist) {
+    if !auth::authenticate(&user.name, persist) {
         eprintln!("Authentication failed.");
         return ExitCode::from(ERROR_AUTH_FAILED);
     }
@@ -101,137 +101,3 @@ Options:
     -d              If your user is set to persist, dont save persistance";
     println!("{}", help);
 }
-
-
-struct Config {
-    identitys: Vec<(String, bool)>,
-}
-
-
-/// Validates the authorized user, and authenticates them for
-/// the current session. If the user is already persisted, it
-/// will attempt to read the persist file, and then skip 
-/// authentication if the is still persisted.
-/// #### Arguments
-/// * `user` - The login name of the linux user
-/// * `persist` - If the user's login should persist
-/// #### Returns
-/// * `true` - If the user authenticated sucessfully, or the user is persisted
-/// * `false` - If the user failed to authenticate
-fn validate(user: &str, persist: bool) -> bool {
-    if persist && persist::get_persist(user) {
-        secure::elevate_privilages(0, 0);
-        return true;
-    }
-    let input = match rpassword::prompt_password(format!("crab ({}) password: ", user)) {
-        Ok(data) => data,
-        Err(_) => return false
-    };
-    let mut auth = match pam::Authenticator::with_password("crab") {
-        Ok(data) => data,
-        Err(_) => return false
-    };
-    auth.get_handler().set_credentials(user.to_owned(), input);
-    if !auth.authenticate().is_ok() || !auth.open_session().is_ok() {
-        return false;
-    }
-    secure::elevate_privilages(0, 0);
-    if persist {
-        persist::set_persist(user);
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-
-/// Returns if the user is authorized given a sepcific config and user name.
-/// #### Arguments
-/// * `config` - A config struct contaning the authorization settings for crab
-/// * `user` - The name of the user to check is authorized
-/// #### Returns
-/// * `None` - If the user is not authorized
-/// * `Some(bool)` - If the user is authorized, returning the boolean if the
-/// user is set to persist
-fn allowed(config: &Config, user: &str) -> Option<bool> {
-    // get user groups
-    let groups = get_groups(Uid::current());
-    // check each config identiy
-    for (identity, persist) in &config.identitys {
-        // if it starts with a :, its a group
-        if identity.starts_with(":") {
-            let group = &identity[1..];
-            if groups.contains(&group.to_string()) {
-                return Some(persist.clone());
-            };
-        // else its a user
-        } else if identity == user {
-            return Some(persist.clone());
-        }
-    }
-    None
-}
-
-
-/// Returns a vector of group names of the groups a specific linux user is in
-/// #### Arguments
-/// * 'uid' - The user id od the linux user to get groups from
-/// #### Returns
-/// A vector of strings of the groups the user is in. If the vector is empty,
-/// either the function coudn't retrieve the users groups, or the user is not in
-/// any groups.
-fn get_groups(uid: Uid) -> Vec<String> {
-    let no_change = Uid::from_raw(u32::MAX);
-    if unistd::setresuid(no_change, uid, no_change).is_err() {
-        return vec![]
-    };
-    let groups = match nix::unistd::getgroups() {
-        Ok(data) => data,
-        Err(_) => return vec![]
-    };
-    let names = groups.iter()
-        .map(|gid| Group::from_gid(*gid))
-        .flatten().flatten()
-        .map(|group| group.name)
-        .collect();
-    names
-}
-
-
-/// Returns a option containing the config ad the specific pile path.
-/// This function will print out config syntax errors to the standard
-/// output if it failes to parse certain lines.
-/// #### Arguments
-/// * `path` - The path to the config file
-/// #### Returns
-/// * `None` - If the config failed to load
-/// * `Some(Config)` - If the config was sucessfully parsed.
-fn config(path: &str) -> Option<Config> {
-    let file = match std::fs::read_to_string(path) {
-        Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("{}: {}", &path, e);
-            return None
-        },
-        Ok(data) => data
-    };
-
-    let mut identitys = vec![];
-    for (line_num, line) in file.split("\n").enumerate() {
-        let args: Vec<&str> = line.split(" ").collect();
-        if line.starts_with("#") || line.trim() == "" {
-            continue;
-        }
-        if args.len() < 2 {
-            eprintln!("Error in config at line {}: Not enough arguments", line_num);
-            continue;
-        }
-        let identity: String = args[0].to_string();
-        let persist: bool = match args[1].parse() {
-            Err(e) => {
-                eprintln!("Error in config at line {}: {}", line_num, e);
-                continue;
-            },
-            Ok(data) => data
-        };
-        identitys.push((identity, persist));
-    }
-    Some(Config{identitys})
-}
diff --git a/src/persist.rs b/src/persist.rs
index 0e0d1fd..1cddb7f 100644
--- a/src/persist.rs
+++ b/src/persist.rs
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ fn get_persist_config() -> Option<Value> {
   };
   let data = match secure::read_file(PERSIST_PATH, &format!("{}", session)) {
       Some(data) => data,
-      None => {
-        "{}".to_string()
-      }
+      None => "{}".to_string()
   };
   let json: Value = match serde_json::from_str(&data) {
       Ok(data) => data,
diff --git a/src/secure.rs b/src/secure.rs
index f463048..352e02b 100644
--- a/src/secure.rs
+++ b/src/secure.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ use nix::unistd::{self, Uid, Gid};
 /// A ``io::Result<()>`` if the write succeded or failed
 pub fn write_file(dir: &str, file: &str, data: &str) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
   fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
-  set_file_permissions(0, 0, 0o600, dir)?;
+  set_file_permissions(0, 0, 0o100600, dir)?;
   let path = path(dir, file);
-  fs::write(&path, "")?;
-  set_file_permissions(0, 0, 0o600, &path)?;
   fs::write(&path, data)?;
+  set_file_permissions(0, 0, 0o100600, &path)?;
   Ok(())
 }