diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index d4591c8..28f3fca 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const { uuid } = require('uuidv4');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const { promisify } = require('util');
 const auth_api = require('./authentication/auth');
-const winston = require('winston');
 const path = require('path');
 const compression = require('compression');
 const multer  = require('multer');
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ const CONSTS = require('./consts')
 const read_last_lines = require('read-last-lines');
 const ps = require('ps-node');
 const Feed = require('feed').Feed;
+const session = require('express-session');
 
 // needed if bin/details somehow gets deleted
 if (!fs.existsSync(CONSTS.DETAILS_BIN_PATH)) fs.writeJSONSync(CONSTS.DETAILS_BIN_PATH, {"version":"2000.06.06","path":"node_modules\\youtube-dl\\bin\\youtube-dl.exe","exec":"youtube-dl.exe","downloader":"youtube-dl"})
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ app.use(bodyParser.json());
 
 // use passport
 app.use(auth_api.passport.initialize());
+app.use(session({ secret: uuid(), resave: true, saveUninitialized: true }))
 app.use(auth_api.passport.session());
 
 // actual functions
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 8731114..eaa788f 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -2036,26 +2036,20 @@
       }
     },
     "jsonwebtoken": {
-      "version": "8.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-8.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XjwVfRS6jTMsqYs0EsuJ4LGxXV14zQybNd4L2r0UvbVnSF9Af8x7p5MzbJ90Ioz/9TI41/hTCvznF/loiSzn8w==",
+      "version": "9.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-9.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tuGfYXxkQGDPnLJ7SibiQgVgeDgfbPq2k2ICcbgqW8WxWLBAxKQM/ZCu/IT8SOSwmaYl4dpTFCW5xZv7YbbWUw==",
       "requires": {
         "jws": "^3.2.2",
-        "lodash.includes": "^4.3.0",
-        "lodash.isboolean": "^3.0.3",
-        "lodash.isinteger": "^4.0.4",
-        "lodash.isnumber": "^3.0.3",
-        "lodash.isplainobject": "^4.0.6",
-        "lodash.isstring": "^4.0.1",
-        "lodash.once": "^4.0.0",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "ms": "^2.1.1",
-        "semver": "^5.6.0"
+        "semver": "^7.3.8"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "ms": {
-          "version": "2.1.2",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+          "version": "2.1.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA=="
         }
       }
     },
@@ -2200,41 +2194,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.flatten/-/lodash.flatten-4.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-8xwiIlqWMtK7+OSt2+8kCqdlph8="
     },
-    "lodash.includes": {
-      "version": "4.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.includes/-/lodash.includes-4.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-YLuYqHy5I8aMoeUTJUgzFISfVT8="
-    },
-    "lodash.isboolean": {
-      "version": "3.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isboolean/-/lodash.isboolean-3.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-bC4XHbKiV82WgC/UOwGyDV9YcPY="
-    },
-    "lodash.isinteger": {
-      "version": "4.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isinteger/-/lodash.isinteger-4.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-YZwK89A/iwTDH1iChAt3sRzWg0M="
-    },
-    "lodash.isnumber": {
-      "version": "3.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isnumber/-/lodash.isnumber-3.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-POdoEMWSjQM1IwGsKHMX8RwLH/w="
-    },
     "lodash.isplainobject": {
       "version": "4.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isplainobject/-/lodash.isplainobject-4.0.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-fFJqUtibRcRcxpC4gWO+BJf1UMs="
     },
-    "lodash.isstring": {
-      "version": "4.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isstring/-/lodash.isstring-4.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-1SfftUVuynzJu5XV2ur4i6VKVFE="
-    },
-    "lodash.once": {
-      "version": "4.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.once/-/lodash.once-4.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-DdOXEhPHxW34gJd9UEyI+0cal6w="
-    },
     "lodash.union": {
       "version": "4.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.union/-/lodash.union-4.6.0.tgz",
@@ -2633,11 +2597,21 @@
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     },
     "node-id3": {
-      "version": "0.1.16",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-id3/-/node-id3-0.1.16.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-neWBJZxwrWnnebqy0b6gOGpnOPu1l1ASlusVCJUlrgr55ksftcz3lPbP/h4KaFXN+WQX7hh+kmNwkj5DMAa7KA==",
+      "version": "0.2.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-id3/-/node-id3-0.2.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-w8GuKXLlPpDjTxLowCt/uYMhRQzED3cg2GdSG1i6RSGKeDzPvxlXeLQuQInKljahPZ0aDnmyX7FX8BbJOM7REg==",
       "requires": {
-        "iconv-lite": "^0.4.15"
+        "iconv-lite": "0.6.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "iconv-lite": {
+          "version": "0.6.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/iconv-lite/-/iconv-lite-0.6.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-2y91h5OpQlolefMPmUlivelittSWy0rP+oYVpn6A7GwVHNE8AWzoYOBNmlwks3LobaJxgHCYZAnyNo2GgpNRNQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "safer-buffer": ">= 2.1.2 < 3.0.0"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "node-schedule": {
@@ -2862,12 +2836,13 @@
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     },
     "passport": {
-      "version": "0.4.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/passport/-/passport-0.4.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IxXgZZs8d7uFSt3eqNjM9NQ3g3uQCW5avD8mRNoXV99Yig50vjuaez6dQK2qC0kVWPRTujxY0dWgGfT09adjYg==",
+      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/passport/-/passport-0.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0fe+p3ZnrWRW74fe8+SvCyf4a3Pb2/h7gFkQ8yTJpAO50gDzlfjZUZTO1k5Eg9kUct22OxHLqDZoKUWRHOh9ug==",
       "requires": {
         "passport-strategy": "1.x.x",
-        "pause": "0.0.1"
+        "pause": "0.0.1",
+        "utils-merge": "^1.0.1"
       }
     },
     "passport-http": {
@@ -3288,9 +3263,12 @@
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     },
     "semver": {
-      "version": "5.7.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ=="
+      "version": "7.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+XC0AD/R7Q2mPSRuy2Id0+CGTZ98+8f+KvwirxOKIEyid+XSx6HbC63p+O4IndTHuX5Z+JxQ0TghCkO5Cg/2HA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
+      }
     },
     "send": {
       "version": "0.18.0",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d4e1fff..3b14be4 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.2",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
     "gotify": "^1.1.0",
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "lowdb": "^1.0.0",
     "md5": "^2.2.1",
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
     "mongodb": "^3.6.9",
     "multer": "1.4.5-lts.1",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
-    "node-id3": "^0.1.14",
+    "node-id3": "^0.2.6",
     "node-schedule": "^2.1.0",
     "node-telegram-bot-api": "^0.61.0",
-    "passport": "^0.4.1",
+    "passport": "^0.6.0",
     "passport-http": "^0.3.0",
     "passport-jwt": "^4.0.1",
     "passport-ldapauth": "^3.0.1",