diff --git a/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Requests/RegisterUserRequest.cs b/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Requests/RegisterUserRequest.cs
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+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace Newsbot.Collector.Api.Domain.Requests;
+
+public class RegisterUserRequest
+{
+    //public string? Name { get; set; }
+    [EmailAddress]
+    public string? Email { get; set; }
+    public string? Password { get; set; }
+    
+}
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diff --git a/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Requests/UserLoginRequest.cs b/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Requests/UserLoginRequest.cs
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+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace Newsbot.Collector.Api.Domain.Requests;
+
+public class UserLoginRequest
+{
+    [EmailAddress]
+    public string? Email { get; set; }
+    public string? Password { get; set; }
+}
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diff --git a/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Response/AuthFailedResponse.cs b/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Response/AuthFailedResponse.cs
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+namespace Newsbot.Collector.Api.Domain.Response;
+
+public class AuthFailedResponse
+{
+    public IEnumerable<string>? Errors { get; set; }
+}
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diff --git a/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Response/AuthSuccessfulResponse.cs b/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Response/AuthSuccessfulResponse.cs
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+namespace Newsbot.Collector.Api.Domain.Response;
+
+public class AuthSuccessfulResponse
+{
+    // might want to validate the user before we return the token
+    
+    public string? Token { get; set; }
+}
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diff --git a/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Results/AuthenticationResult.cs b/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Domain/Results/AuthenticationResult.cs
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+using System.Collections;
+
+namespace Newsbot.Collector.Api.Domain.Results;
+
+public class AuthenticationResult
+{
+    public string? Token { get; set; }
+    
+    public bool IsSuccessful { get; set; }
+    public IEnumerable<string>? ErrorMessage { get; set; }
+}
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