diff --git a/threadr/signup/verify-email/index.php b/threadr/signup/verify-email/index.php
index b607c26..23bc4e3 100644
--- a/threadr/signup/verify-email/index.php
+++ b/threadr/signup/verify-email/index.php
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+  //permitted chars for password salt
+  $permitted_chars = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ&/()[]$:?_';
+
+  //generates password salt
+  function generate_salt($input, $strength = 5) {
+    $input_length = strlen($input);
+    $random_string = '';
+    for($i = 0; $i < $strength; $i++) {
+      $random_character = $input[random_int(0, $input_length - 1)];
+      $random_string .= $random_character;
+    }
+    return $random_string;
+  }
+
+  $random_salt = generate_salt($permitted_chars);
+  $password_hash_method = "sha256";
+
+?>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
       <head>
