diff --git a/service/migrations/000011_create_users/up.sql b/service/migrations/000011_create_users/up.sql
index 6fe1727..4235954 100644
--- a/service/migrations/000011_create_users/up.sql
+++ b/service/migrations/000011_create_users/up.sql
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
   hash TEXT NOT NULL,
   role TEXT NOT NULL,
   first_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-  last_name TEXT NOT NULL
+  last_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  verified BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
 );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/components/Topbar/index.tsx b/ui/src/components/Topbar/index.tsx
index 9e90bb7..c7f14ab 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/Topbar/index.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/Topbar/index.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { useForm } from '@mantine/form';
 import { login, register, logout, me, refresh } from '@/api/auth';
 import { User } from '@/api/auth.types';
 import { useToggle } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { notifications } from '@mantine/notifications';
 
 interface HeaderItem {
   name: string;
@@ -187,6 +188,41 @@ interface LoginModalProps {
 }
 
 function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
+  function passwordValidator(value: string) {
+    if (value.trim().length < 10) {
+      return 'Password must be at least 10 characters';
+    }
+    if (value.trim().length >= 128) {
+      return 'Password must be at most 128 characters';
+    }
+    if (!/(\d)/.test(value)) {
+      return 'Password must contain at least one number';
+    }
+    if (!/[a-z]/.test(value)) {
+      return 'Password must contain at least one lowercase letter';
+    }
+    if (!/[A-Z]/.test(value)) {
+      return 'Password must contain at least one uppercase letter';
+    }
+    if (!/[!@#$%^&*]/.test(value)) {
+      return 'Password must contain at least one special character';
+    }
+    if (/(.)\1\1/.test(value)) {
+      return 'Password must not contain more than 2 repeating characters';
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function emailValidator(value: string) {
+    if (value.trim().length == 0) {
+      return 'Email is required';
+    }
+    if (!/^\S+@\S+$/.test(value)) {
+      return 'Invalid email';
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   const form = useForm({
     initialValues: {
       firstName: '',
@@ -194,6 +230,12 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
       email: '',
       password: '',
       remember: false
+    },
+    validate: {
+      firstName: (value) => (value.trim().length > 0 ? null : 'First name is required'),
+      lastName: (value) => (value.trim().length > 0 ? null : 'Last name is required'),
+      email: emailValidator,
+      password: passwordValidator
     }
   });
 
@@ -210,18 +252,13 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
         <Container>
           <Title ta='center'>Reset password</Title>
           <Text c='dimmed' size='sm' ta='center' mt={5}>
-            Enter your email and we will send you a link to reset your password
+            Enter your email and we will send you a link to reset your password.{' '}
+            <Anchor size='sm' component='a' onClick={() => toggle('login')}>
+              Go Back
+            </Anchor>
           </Text>
           <Paper withBorder shadow='md' p={30} mt={30} radius='md'>
-            <form
-              onSubmit={form.onSubmit(async (values) => {
-                const response = await login(values.email, values.password);
-                if (response) {
-                  setUser(response.user);
-                  onClose();
-                }
-              })}
-            >
+            <form onSubmit={form.onSubmit(async (values) => console.log(values))}>
               <TextInput label='Email' placeholder='you@example.com' required {...form.getInputProps('email')} />
               <Button type='submit' fullWidth mt='xl'>
                 Reset password
@@ -234,7 +271,7 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
           <Title ta='center'>Create account</Title>
           <Text c='dimmed' size='sm' ta='center' mt={5}>
             Already have an account?{' '}
-            <Anchor size='sm' component='button' onClick={() => toggle('login')}>
+            <Anchor size='sm' component='a' onClick={() => toggle('login')}>
               Sign in
             </Anchor>
           </Text>
@@ -242,6 +279,13 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
           <Paper withBorder shadow='md' p={30} mt={30} radius='md'>
             <form
               onSubmit={form.onSubmit(async (values) => {
+                const id = notifications.show({
+                  loading: true,
+                  title: `Creating account`,
+                  message: `Please wait...`,
+                  autoClose: false,
+                  withCloseButton: false
+                });
                 const registerResponse = await register({
                   first_name: values.firstName,
                   last_name: values.lastName,
@@ -253,7 +297,33 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
                   if (loginResponse) {
                     setUser(loginResponse.user);
                     onClose();
+                    notifications.update({
+                      id,
+                      title: `Account created`,
+                      message: `Welcome ${loginResponse.user.first_name}!`,
+                      color: 'green',
+                      autoClose: 2000,
+                      loading: false
+                    });
+                  } else {
+                    notifications.update({
+                      id,
+                      title: `Unable to Login`,
+                      message: `Please try again.`,
+                      color: 'red',
+                      autoClose: 2000,
+                      loading: false
+                    });
                   }
+                } else {
+                  notifications.update({
+                    id,
+                    title: `Unable to Register`,
+                    message: `Please try again.`,
+                    color: 'error',
+                    autoClose: 2000,
+                    loading: false
+                  });
                 }
               })}
             >
@@ -262,6 +332,7 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
               <TextInput label='Email' placeholder='you@example.com' required {...form.getInputProps('email')} />
               <PasswordInput
                 label='Password'
+                description='Passwords must be at least 10 characters long, contain at least one number, one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one special character.'
                 placeholder='Your password'
                 required
                 mt='md'
@@ -278,7 +349,7 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
           <Title ta='center'>Welcome back!</Title>
           <Text c='dimmed' size='sm' ta='center' mt={5}>
             Do not have an account yet?{' '}
-            <Anchor size='sm' component='button' onClick={() => toggle('register')}>
+            <Anchor size='sm' component='a' onClick={() => toggle('register')}>
               Create account
             </Anchor>
           </Text>
@@ -290,6 +361,13 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
                 if (response) {
                   setUser(response.user);
                   onClose();
+                } else {
+                  notifications.show({
+                    title: `Unable to Login`,
+                    message: `Please try again.`,
+                    color: 'red',
+                    autoClose: 2000
+                  });
                 }
               })}
             >
@@ -303,7 +381,7 @@ function LoginModal({ type, toggle, setUser }: LoginModalProps) {
               />
               <Group justify='space-between' mt='lg'>
                 <Checkbox label='Remember me' {...form.getInputProps('remember')} />
-                <Anchor component='button' size='sm' onClick={() => toggle('reset')}>
+                <Anchor component='a' size='sm' onClick={() => toggle('reset')}>
                   Forgot password?
                 </Anchor>
               </Group>