diff --git a/db/db-core/src/lib.rs b/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
index a233952f..9abe9938 100644
--- a/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ pub trait MCDatabase: std::marker::Send + std::marker::Sync + CloneSPDatabase {
 
     /// update a user's email
     async fn update_email(&self, p: &UpdateEmail) -> DBResult<()>;
+
+    /// get a user's password
+    async fn get_password(&self, username: &str) -> DBResult<String>;
 }
 
 /// Trait to clone MCDatabase
diff --git a/db/db-core/src/tests.rs b/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
index af210be1..ea77f779 100644
--- a/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
+++ b/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ pub async fn database_works<'a, T: MCDatabase>(db: &T, p: &Register<'a>) {
         );
     }
     db.register(p).await.unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        db.get_password(p.username).await.unwrap(),
+        p.hash,
+        "user password matches"
+    );
     assert!(
         db.email_exists(p.email.as_ref().unwrap()).await.unwrap(),
         "user is registered so email should exsit"