diff --git a/js/9.8/createTemplate.js b/js/9.8/createTemplate.js
index 1b1e05b..6ebbc00 100644
--- a/js/9.8/createTemplate.js
+++ b/js/9.8/createTemplate.js
@@ -7,18 +7,6 @@ function createTemplate(template = false) {
   
     //set current page value in activeState object
     activeState.activePage = "createTemplate";
-  
-    //check if user is authenticated and templateFilesArray is decryptable
-    let tF = retrieveData("templateFiles");
-    if (tF != "") {
-      try {
-        tF = JSON.parse(tF);
-      } catch (e) {
-        alert("Decryption failed; are you authenticated?");
-        window.location.reload();
-        return;
-      }
-    }
 
   
     if (screen.width > 992) {
diff --git a/js/9.8/files.js b/js/9.8/files.js
index c0a7ecf..b7a3b84 100644
--- a/js/9.8/files.js
+++ b/js/9.8/files.js
@@ -14,17 +14,8 @@ function buildFile() {
   //set current page value in activeState object
   activeState.activePage = "files";
 
-  //check if user is authenticated and templateFilesArray is decryptable
-  let tF = retrieveData("templateFiles");
-  if (tF != "") {
-    try {
-      tF = JSON.parse(tF);
-    } catch (e) {
-      alert("Decryption failed; are you authenticated?");
-      window.location.reload();
-      return;
-    }
-  }
+  //set templateFiles array
+  let tF = JSON.parse(retrieveData("templateFiles"));
 
   if (tF == null) {
     //console.log("none yet");
diff --git a/js/9.8/scripts.js b/js/9.8/scripts.js
index c5f2e52..3903c7e 100644
--- a/js/9.8/scripts.js
+++ b/js/9.8/scripts.js
@@ -78,6 +78,48 @@ export function getUsrId() {
   return cyrb53(fingerprint + passwordHash);
 }
 
+export function sessionVerification() {
+  let verfiedStatus = window.sessionStorage.getItem(sha256("verified"));
+  if (verfiedStatus == '') {verfiedStatus = null}
+  if (verfiedStatus != null) {
+    //user logged in
+
+    //write verifiedStatus content into passwordHash for decode check later
+    //passwordHash.set(XORCipher.decode(sha256("passwordHash"), verfiedStatus));
+    //document.getElementById("login").style.display = "none";
+    //load NavigationBar with templates according to server
+
+    let data;
+    try {
+      data = window.sessionStorage.getItem(sha256(passwordHash.name));
+    } catch (e) {
+      verfiedStatus = null;
+    }
+    if (data === null) verfiedStatus = null;
+
+    let tF = retrieveData("templateFiles");
+    try {
+      tF = JSON.parse(tF);
+    } catch(e) {
+      verfiedStatus = null;
+    }
+
+  } else {
+    //check if cookie exists
+    if (getCookie(sha256("verified")) != null) {
+      //passwordHash.set(XORCipher.decode(sha256("passwordHash"), getCookie(sha256("verified"))));
+      //document.getElementById("login").style.display = "none";
+      //load NavigationBar with templates according to server
+      //initweb();
+    } else {
+      //document.getElementById("login").style.display = "block";
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (verfiedStatus == null) window.stop();
+  console.log('v: ',verfiedStatus);
+}
+
 const cyrb53 = (str, seed = 21) => {
   let h1 = 0xdeadbeef ^ seed,
     h2 = 0x41c6ce57 ^ seed;
@@ -93,4 +135,26 @@ const cyrb53 = (str, seed = 21) => {
   return 4294967296 * (2097151 & h2) + (h1 >>> 0);
 };
 
+function setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {
+  const d = new Date();
+  d.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+  let expires = "expires="+d.toUTCString();
+  document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + ";" + expires + ";path=/";
+}
+
+export function getCookie(cname) {
+  let name = cname + "=";
+  let ca = document.cookie.split(';');
+  for(let i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {
+    let c = ca[i];
+    while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {
+      c = c.substring(1);
+    }
+    if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {
+      return c.substring(name.length, c.length);
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 export default setPassword;
diff --git a/js/9.8/storage.js b/js/9.8/storage.js
index 5dbf6d4..3f1b576 100644
--- a/js/9.8/storage.js
+++ b/js/9.8/storage.js
@@ -120,16 +120,13 @@ function getFileName() {
   }
 
   let lT = activeState.loadedTemplate;
-  let tF = retrieveData("templateFiles");
-  if (tF != "") {
-    try {
-      tF = JSON.parse(tF);
-    } catch (e) {
-      alert("Decryption failed; are you authenticated?");
-      window.location.reload();
-      return;
-    }
+  let tF = null;
+  try {
+    tF = JSON.parse(retrieveData("templateFiles"));
+  } catch(e) {
+    tF = null;
   }
+
   if (tF != null) {
     for (let tFi of tF) {
       if (tFi.fileName == currentFileName) {return currentFileName};
diff --git a/js/9.8/web.js b/js/9.8/web.js
index 44da8f5..51f0c27 100644
--- a/js/9.8/web.js
+++ b/js/9.8/web.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { loadFileDivCallBack } from "./files.js";
 import { retrieveData, clearData, getFileName, importBookShelf } from "./storage.js";
 import { insertTextBlocks } from "./evts.js";
 import { createTemplate, createTemplateCallBack} from "./createTemplate.js";
-import { getUsrId } from "./scripts.js";
+import { getUsrId, sessionVerification } from "./scripts.js";
 
 function loadTemplate(template, newFlag = false, loadOnly = false) {
   document.getElementById("siteTitle").innerHTML = template.replace(/_/g, " ");
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ function loadTemplate(template, newFlag = false, loadOnly = false) {
 }
 
 function loadNewTemplate(template) {
+
+  //sessionVerfication check
+  sessionVerification();
+  
   //set current page value in activeState object
   activeState.activePage = "template";