diff --git a/.vs/SecureCore/v16/.suo b/.vs/SecureCore/v16/.suo
index 70d44bb..c4dc54f 100644
Binary files a/.vs/SecureCore/v16/.suo and b/.vs/SecureCore/v16/.suo differ
diff --git a/SecureCore/Authentication/PasswordManager.cs b/SecureCore/Authentication/PasswordManager.cs
index 7925ca4..7a22d57 100644
--- a/SecureCore/Authentication/PasswordManager.cs
+++ b/SecureCore/Authentication/PasswordManager.cs
@@ -8,17 +8,22 @@ namespace SecureCore.Authentication
     {
         //Add some pepper to the passwords for good measure: 
         //https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Password_Storage_Cheat_Sheet.html
-        public static string Pepper { get; } = "rVk/OwQUw01qy76Q+5WimPk+NdqUMMghftMXyJzzckOj/+eFn056PDYzBD61E/ZNjRdgiMK6RhcHEcdfpJdbcw==";
+        private static string Pepper { get; } = "rVk/OwQUw01qy76Q+5WimPk+NdqUMMghftMXyJzzckOj/+eFn056PDYzBD61E/ZNjRdgiMK6RhcHEcdfpJdbcw==";
 
         private static string ConnectionString = @"Server=DESKTOP-OEDDVKC\SQLEXPRESS;Database=main;Integrated Security=true;";
 
+        private static int Iterations { get; } = 100000;
+        private static KeyDerivationPrf KeyType { get; } = KeyDerivationPrf.HMACSHA512;
+        private static int KeySize { get; } = 512 / 8;
+        private static int SaltSize { get; } = 128 / 8; //128 bit salt
+
         public PasswordManager()
         {
         }
 
         public static (string Hash, string Salt) HashPassword(string password)
         {
-            var salt = new byte[Settings.SaltSize];
+            var salt = new byte[SaltSize];
 
             ByteGenerator.GetRandomBytes(ref salt);
 
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ namespace SecureCore.Authentication
 
         private static string GetHash(string password, byte[] salt)
         {
-            return Convert.ToBase64String(KeyDerivation.Pbkdf2($"{password}{Pepper}", salt, Settings.KeyType, Settings.Iterations, Settings.KeySize));
+            return Convert.ToBase64String(KeyDerivation.Pbkdf2($"{password}{Pepper}", salt, KeyType, Iterations, KeySize));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/SecureCore/Authentication/SessionManager.cs b/SecureCore/Authentication/SessionManager.cs
index 5009182..9381245 100644
--- a/SecureCore/Authentication/SessionManager.cs
+++ b/SecureCore/Authentication/SessionManager.cs
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ namespace SecureCore.Authentication
 {
     public class SessionManager
     {
+        private static int SessionKeySize { get; } = 32; //32 bytes
+
         public static string CreateSessionToken()
         {
-            var token = new byte[Settings.SessionKeySize];
+            var token = new byte[SessionKeySize];
 
             ByteGenerator.GetRandomBytes(ref token);
 
diff --git a/SecureCore/Authentication/Settings.cs b/SecureCore/Authentication/Settings.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3ce7b..0000000
--- a/SecureCore/Authentication/Settings.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation;
-
-namespace SecureCore.Authentication
-{
-    public static class Settings
-    {
-        public static int Iterations { get; } = 100000;
-        public static KeyDerivationPrf KeyType { get; } = KeyDerivationPrf.HMACSHA512;
-        public static int KeySize { get; } = 512 / 8;
-        public static int SaltSize { get; } = 128 / 8; //128 bit salt
-        public static int SessionKeySize { get; } = 32; //32 bytes
-    }
-}