diff --git a/backend/controllers/authController.js b/backend/controllers/authController.js
index 4b8c30f..bfc3e4f 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/authController.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/authController.js
@@ -2,45 +2,40 @@ const User = require("../models/User");
 const bcrypt = require("bcryptjs");
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken");
 
-/**
- * Generate a JWT token for the authenticated user.
- * @param {string} userId - MongoDB user ID.
- * @returns {string} JWT token valid for 7 days.
- */
 const generateToken = (userId) => {
     return jwt.sign({ id: userId }, process.env.JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: "7d" });
 };
 
-/**
- * Register a new user account.
- * @route POST /api/auth/register
- * @param {import('express').Request} req
- * @param {import('express').Response} res
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
- * @throws {Error} When the server fails to create a user.
- * @example
- * POST /api/auth/register
- * {
- *   "name": "Jane Doe",
- *   "email": "jane@example.com",
- *   "password": "securePass123",
- *   "profileImageUrl": "https://example.com/avatar.png"
- * }
- * @example
- * 201 {
- *   "_id": "6426c5a5...",
- *   "name": "Jane Doe",
- *   "email": "jane@example.com",
- *   "profileImageUrl": "https://example.com/avatar.png",
- *   "token": "eyJhb..."
- * }
- */
+// @desc Register a new user
+// @route POST /api/auth/register
+// @access Public
 const registerUser = async (req, res) => {
     try {
         const { name, email, password, profileImageUrl } = req.body;
         const userExists = await User.findOne({ email });
         if (userExists) {
-            return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "A user with this email already exists" });
+            return res.status(400).json({ message: "User already exists" });
+        }
+
+        // validate password strength
+        const passwordErrors = [];
+        if (password.length < 8) {
+            passwordErrors.push("Password must be at least 8 characters");
+        }
+        if (!/[A-Z]/.test(password)) {
+            passwordErrors.push("Password must contain at least one uppercase letter");
+        }
+        if (!/[a-z]/.test(password)) {
+            passwordErrors.push("Password must contain at least one lowercase letter");
+        }
+        if (!/\d/.test(password)) {
+            passwordErrors.push("Password must contain at least one digit");
+        }
+        if (!/[!@#$%^&*(),.?":{}|<>]/.test(password)) {
+            passwordErrors.push("Password must contain at least one special character");
+        }
+        if (passwordErrors.length > 0) {
+            return res.status(400).json({ message: passwordErrors.join(". ") });
         }
 
         // hash password
@@ -64,47 +59,25 @@ const registerUser = async (req, res) => {
             token: generateToken(user._id),
         });
     } catch (error) {
-        res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error occurred", error: error.message });
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Server error", error: error.message });
     }
 };
 
 // @desc Login user
 // @route POST /api/auth/login
 // @access Public
-/**
- * Authenticate a user and return a JWT token.
- * @route POST /api/auth/login
- * @param {import('express').Request} req
- * @param {import('express').Response} res
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
- * @throws {Error} When authentication fails or server error occurs.
- * @example
- * POST /api/auth/login
- * {
- *   "email": "jane@example.com",
- *   "password": "securePass123"
- * }
- * @example
- * 200 {
- *   "_id": "6426c5a5...",
- *   "name": "Jane Doe",
- *   "email": "jane@example.com",
- *   "profileImageUrl": "https://example.com/avatar.png",
- *   "token": "eyJhb..."
- * }
- */
 const loginUser = async (req, res) => {
-    try {
-        const { email, password } = req.body;
-        const user = await User.findOne({ email });
+    try{
+        const {email,password}= req.body;
+        const user = await User.findOne({email});
         if(!user){
-            return res.status(401).json({ success: false, message: "Invalid email or password provided" })
+            return res.status(400).json({message:"Invalid email or password"})
         }
 
         // compare password
         const isMatch = await bcrypt.compare(password, user.password);
         if(!isMatch){
-            return res.status(401).json({ success: false, message: "Invalid email or password provided" });
+            return res.status(400).json({message:"Invalid email or password"});
         }
 
         // return user data with JWT
@@ -116,40 +89,22 @@ const loginUser = async (req, res) => {
             token:generateToken(user._id),
         });
     }catch(error){
-        res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error occurred", error: error.message });
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Server error", error: error.message });
     }
 };
 
 // @desc Get user profile
 // @route GET /api/auth/profile
 // @access Private (Require JWT)
-/**
- * Get the profile of the currently authenticated user.
- * @route GET /api/auth/profile
- * @param {import('express').Request} req
- * @param {import('express').Response} res
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
- * @throws {Error} When the user is not found or server error occurs.
- * @example
- * GET /api/auth/profile
- * Authorization: Bearer eyJhb...
- * @example
- * 200 {
- *   "_id": "6426c5a5...",
- *   "name": "Jane Doe",
- *   "email": "jane@example.com",
- *   "profileImageUrl": "https://example.com/avatar.png"
- * }
- */
 const getUserProfile = async (req, res) => {
-    try {
-        const user = req.user;
+     try{
+        const user = await User.findById(req.user.id).select("-password");
         if(!user){
-            return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "Requested user profile not found" });
+            return res.status(404).json({message:"User not found"});
         }
         res.json(user);
     }catch(error){
-        res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error occurred", error: error.message });
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Server error", error: error.message });
     }
 };