diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 3a8e236..9ca30d9 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ MESSENGER_TRANSPORT_DSN=doctrine://default?auto_setup=0
 ###< symfony/messenger ###
 
 ###> symfony/mailer ###
-# MAILER_DSN=null://null
+MAILER_DSN=null://null
 ###< symfony/mailer ###
diff --git a/assets/styles/style.css b/assets/styles/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f52014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/styles/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+body {
+    background: linear-gradient(to right, #5CE1E6, #C1FF72, #cb6ce6);
+}
+
+h1 {
+    text-align: center;
+    font-family: "Fredoka", sans-serif;
+    font-optical-sizing: auto;
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-variation-settings: "wdth" 100;
+}
+
+img {
+    width: 60%;
+    height: auto;
+    float: right;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.container {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    height: auto;
+    margin: auto 0 auto;
+}
+
+form {
+    margin-right: 20px;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
+    border-radius: 16px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 50px;
+}
+
+form div {
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.logo{
+    margin-bottom: 65%;
+    margin-right: 30%;
+}
+
+label {
+    display: block;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    font-family: "Fredoka", sans-serif;
+    font-style: normal;
+}
+
+input[type="text"],
+input[type="password"] {
+    width: 90%;
+    padding: 5px;
+}
+
+button {
+    padding: 10px 20px;
+    background-color: #5CE1E6;
+    color: black;
+    border: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+button:hover {
+    background-color: #CB6CE6;
+}
+
+.submit {
+    margin-left: 15%;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/packages/security.yaml b/config/packages/security.yaml
index 9c8d719..a764dfa 100644
--- a/config/packages/security.yaml
+++ b/config/packages/security.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ security:
             entity:
                 class: App\Entity\Employee
                 property: email
+        # used to reload user from session & other features (e.g. switch_user)
     firewalls:
         dev:
             pattern: ^/(_(profiler|wdt)|css|images|js)/
@@ -16,6 +17,19 @@ security:
         main:
             lazy: true
             provider: app_user_provider
+            custom_authenticator: App\Security\LoginFormAuthenticator
+            logout:
+                path: app_logout
+                # where to redirect after logout
+                # target: app_any_route
+
+            remember_me:
+                secret: '%kernel.secret%'
+                lifetime: 604800
+                path: /
+                # by default, the feature is enabled by checking a checkbox in the
+                # login form, uncomment the following line to always enable it.
+                #always_remember_me: true
 
             # activate different ways to authenticate
             # https://symfony.com/doc/current/security.html#the-firewall
@@ -26,7 +40,8 @@ security:
     # Easy way to control access for large sections of your site
     # Note: Only the *first* access control that matches will be used
     access_control:
-        #- { path: ^/*, roles: ROLE_USER }
+        - { path: ^/login, roles: PUBLIC_ACCESS }
+        - { path: ^/*, roles: IS_AUTHENTICATED_FULLY}
 
 when@test:
     security:
@@ -35,7 +50,7 @@ when@test:
             # important to generate secure password hashes. In tests however, secure hashes
             # are not important, waste resources and increase test times. The following
             # reduces the work factor to the lowest possible values.
-            Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface:
+            Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Employee\PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface:
                 algorithm: auto
                 cost: 4 # Lowest possible value for bcrypt
                 time_cost: 3 # Lowest possible value for argon
diff --git a/migrations/Version20241017154551.php b/migrations/Version20241017154551.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56466b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/Version20241017154551.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace DoctrineMigrations;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;
+use Doctrine\Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+
+/**
+ * Auto-generated Migration: Please modify to your needs!
+ */
+final class Version20241017154551 extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    public function getDescription(): string
+    {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    public function up(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        // this up() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE category_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE employee_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE incident_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE incident_type_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE mission_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE ride_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE skill_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE "user_id_seq" INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE TABLE "user" (id INT NOT NULL, email VARCHAR(180) NOT NULL, roles JSON NOT NULL, password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id))');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_IDENTIFIER_EMAIL ON "user" (email)');
+    }
+
+    public function down(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        // this down() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SCHEMA public');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE category_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE employee_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE incident_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE incident_type_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE mission_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE ride_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE skill_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE "user_id_seq" CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP TABLE "user"');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/migrations/Version20241017154952.php b/migrations/Version20241017154952.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25732e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/Version20241017154952.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace DoctrineMigrations;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;
+use Doctrine\Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+
+/**
+ * Auto-generated Migration: Please modify to your needs!
+ */
+final class Version20241017154952 extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    public function getDescription(): string
+    {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    public function up(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        // this up() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE category_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE employee_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE incident_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE incident_type_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE mission_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE ride_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE skill_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE "user_id_seq" INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE TABLE "user" (id INT NOT NULL, email VARCHAR(180) NOT NULL, roles JSON NOT NULL, password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, is_verified BOOLEAN NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id))');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_IDENTIFIER_EMAIL ON "user" (email)');
+    }
+
+    public function down(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        // this down() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SCHEMA public');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE category_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE employee_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE incident_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE incident_type_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE mission_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE ride_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE skill_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE "user_id_seq" CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP TABLE "user"');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/migrations/Version20241114142616.php b/migrations/Version20241114142616.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8d7019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/Version20241114142616.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace DoctrineMigrations;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;
+use Doctrine\Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+
+/**
+ * Auto-generated Migration: Please modify to your needs!
+ */
+final class Version20241114142616 extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    public function getDescription(): string
+    {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    public function up(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        // this up() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE category_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE employee_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE incident_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE incident_type_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE mission_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE ride_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE skill_id_seq INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SEQUENCE "user_id_seq" INCREMENT BY 1 MINVALUE 1 START 1');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE TABLE "user" (id INT NOT NULL, email VARCHAR(180) NOT NULL, roles JSON NOT NULL, password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, is_verified BOOLEAN NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id))');
+        $this->addSql('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_IDENTIFIER_EMAIL ON "user" (email)');
+    }
+
+    public function down(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        // this down() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SCHEMA public');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE category_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE employee_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE incident_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE incident_type_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE mission_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE ride_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE skill_id_seq CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP SEQUENCE "user_id_seq" CASCADE');
+        $this->addSql('DROP TABLE "user"');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Controller/DashboardController.php b/src/Controller/DashboardController.php
index dead06a..bba229c 100644
--- a/src/Controller/DashboardController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/DashboardController.php
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ namespace App\Controller;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authentication\AuthenticationUtils;
 
-#[Route('/dashboard', name: 'DashboardController')]
 class DashboardController extends AbstractController
 {
-    #[Route('', name: '_index')]
+    #[Route(path: '/dashboard', name: 'dashboard')]
     public function index(): Response
     {
         return $this->render('dashboard/index.html.twig');
     }
 
-
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Controller/EmployeeController.php b/src/Controller/EmployeeController.php
index 3eee805..1b17860 100644
--- a/src/Controller/EmployeeController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/EmployeeController.php
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ final class EmployeeController extends AbstractController
         $form->handleRequest($request);
 
         if ($form->isSubmitted() && $form->isValid()) {
+
+            $employee->setPassword(
+                password_hash($form->get('plainPassword')->getData(), PASSWORD_BCRYPT)
+            );
+
             $entityManager->persist($employee);
             $entityManager->flush();
 
diff --git a/src/Controller/SecurityController.php b/src/Controller/SecurityController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4de2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controller/SecurityController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Controller;
+
+use App\Form\LoginType;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authentication\AuthenticationUtils;
+
+#[Route(path: '/login', name: 'security')]
+class SecurityController extends AbstractController
+{
+    #[Route(path: '', name: '_login')]
+    public function login(AuthenticationUtils $authenticationUtils): Response
+    {
+//         if ($this->getUser()) {
+//             return $this->redirectToRoute('dashboard');
+//         }
+
+        // get the login error if there is one
+        $error = $authenticationUtils->getLastAuthenticationError();
+
+        // last username entered by the user
+        $lastUsername = $authenticationUtils->getLastUsername();
+
+
+        return $this->render('security/login.html.twig', ['last_username' => $lastUsername, 'error' => $error]);
+    }
+
+    #[Route(path: '/logout', name: '_logout')]
+    public function logout(): void
+    {
+        throw new \LogicException('This method can be blank - it will be intercepted by the logout key on your firewall.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Form/EmployeeType.php b/src/Form/EmployeeType.php
index 9a0048f..a2c0c35 100644
--- a/src/Form/EmployeeType.php
+++ b/src/Form/EmployeeType.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\SubmitType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Length;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\NotBlank;
 
 class EmployeeType extends AbstractType
 {
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ class EmployeeType extends AbstractType
             ->add('email', EmailType::class, ['label' => 'Email Address'])
             ->add('firstName', TextType::class, ['label' => 'First Name'])
             ->add('lastName', TextType::class, ['label' => 'Last Name'])
-            ->add('password', PasswordType::class, ['label' => 'Password'])
             ->add('roles', ChoiceType::class, [
                 'label' => 'Roles (comma-separated)',
                 'required' => false,
@@ -30,7 +31,23 @@ class EmployeeType extends AbstractType
                 'multiple' => true,  // Allow multiple selections
                 'expanded' => true,  // Render as checkboxes
             ])
-            ;
+            ->add('plainPassword', PasswordType::class, [
+                // instead of being set onto the object directly,
+                // this is read and encoded in the controller
+                'mapped' => false,
+                'attr' => ['autocomplete' => 'new-password'],
+                'constraints' => [
+                    new NotBlank([
+                        'message' => 'Please enter a password',
+                    ]),
+                    new Length([
+                        'min' => 6,
+                        'minMessage' => 'Your password should be at least {{ limit }} characters',
+                        // max length allowed by Symfony for security reasons
+                        'max' => 4096,
+                    ]),
+                ],
+            ]);
     }
 
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver): void
diff --git a/src/Form/LoginType.php b/src/Form/LoginType.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbb4ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Form/LoginType.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Form;
+use App\Entity\Employee;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\EmailType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\PasswordType;
+
+class LoginType extends AbstractType
+{
+    public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options): void
+    {
+        $builder
+            ->add('email', EmailType::class)
+            ->add('password', PasswordType::class)
+        ;
+    }
+
+    public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver): void
+    {
+        $resolver->setDefaults([
+            'data_class' => Employee::class,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Security/LoginFormAuthenticator.php b/src/Security/LoginFormAuthenticator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ea3330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Security/LoginFormAuthenticator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Security;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Generator\UrlGeneratorInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authenticator\AbstractLoginFormAuthenticator;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authenticator\Passport\Badge\CsrfTokenBadge;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authenticator\Passport\Badge\RememberMeBadge;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authenticator\Passport\Badge\UserBadge;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authenticator\Passport\Credentials\PasswordCredentials;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authenticator\Passport\Passport;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\SecurityRequestAttributes;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Util\TargetPathTrait;
+
+class LoginFormAuthenticator extends AbstractLoginFormAuthenticator
+{
+    use TargetPathTrait;
+
+    public const LOGIN_ROUTE = 'security_login';
+
+    public function __construct(private UrlGeneratorInterface $urlGenerator)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function authenticate(Request $request): Passport
+    {
+        $email = $request->getPayload()->getString('_username');
+
+        $request->getSession()->set(SecurityRequestAttributes::LAST_USERNAME, $email);
+
+        return new Passport(
+            new UserBadge($email),
+            new PasswordCredentials($request->getPayload()->getString('_password')),
+            [
+                new CsrfTokenBadge('authenticate', $request->getPayload()->getString('_csrf_token')),
+                new RememberMeBadge(),
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function onAuthenticationSuccess(Request $request, TokenInterface $token, string $firewallName): ?Response
+    {
+        /*if ($targetPath = $this->getTargetPath($request->getSession(), $firewallName)) {
+            return new RedirectResponse($targetPath);
+        }*/
+
+        // For example:
+        return new RedirectResponse($this->urlGenerator->generate('dashboard'));
+        //return new RedirectResponse($this->urlGenerator->generate('DashboardController'));
+    }
+
+    protected function getLoginUrl(Request $request): string
+    {
+        return $this->urlGenerator->generate(self::LOGIN_ROUTE);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/symfony.lock b/symfony.lock
index d7fbb3c..23a0c64 100644
--- a/symfony.lock
+++ b/symfony.lock
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@
             "config/packages/messenger.yaml"
         ]
     },
+    "symfonycasts/verify-email-bundle": {
+        "version": "v1.17.0"
+    },
     "twig/extra-bundle": {
         "version": "v3.13.0"
     }
diff --git a/templates/security/login.html.twig b/templates/security/login.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b22657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/security/login.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{% extends 'base.html.twig' %}
+
+{% block title %}HegreLand{% endblock %}
+
+{% block body %}
+    <form method="post">
+        {% if error %}
+            <div class="alert alert-danger">{{ error.messageKey|trans(error.messageData, 'security') }}</div>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        {% if app.user %}
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                You are logged in as {{ app.user.userIdentifier }}, <a href="{{ path('security_logout') }}">Logout</a>
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        <h1 class="h3 mb-3 font-weight-normal">Please sign in</h1>
+        <label for="username">Email</label>
+        <input type="email" value="{{ last_username }}" name="_username" id="username" class="form-control" autocomplete="email" required autofocus>
+        <label for="password">Password</label>
+        <input type="password" name="_password" id="password" class="form-control" autocomplete="current-password" required>
+
+        <input type="hidden" name="_csrf_token"
+               value="{{ csrf_token('authenticate') }}"
+        >
+
+        {#
+        Uncomment this section and add a remember_me option below your firewall to activate remember me functionality.
+        See https://symfony.com/doc/current/security/remember_me.html
+
+        <div class="checkbox mb-3">
+            <input type="checkbox" name="_remember_me" id="_remember_me">
+            <label for="_remember_me">Remember me</label>
+        </div>
+        #}
+
+        <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" type="submit">
+            Sign in
+        </button>
+    </form>
+{% endblock %}