diff --git a/backend/src/app.py b/backend/src/app.py
index 3a6e68a..2f87bca 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.py
+++ b/backend/src/app.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import flask_sqlalchemy
 import flask_praetorian
 import flask_cors
 import sys
+from password_util import get_random_password
 
 db = flask_sqlalchemy.SQLAlchemy()
 guard = flask_praetorian.Praetorian()
@@ -131,6 +132,12 @@ def protected():
     """
     return {'message': f'protected endpoint (allowed user {flask_praetorian.current_user().username})'}
 
+@app.route('/api/protected/rcv_pw', methods=['GET'])
+# @flask_praetorian.auth_required
+def get_password():
+    pw = get_random_password()
+    print(pw)
+    return pw
 
 @app.route('/api/register', methods=['POST'])
 def register():
diff --git a/backend/src/password_util.py b/backend/src/password_util.py
index 2f7a125..cdb4599 100644
--- a/backend/src/password_util.py
+++ b/backend/src/password_util.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ def get_random_value(list_length):
     random_select = randint(0, list_length)
     return random_select
 
-def get_password():
+
+def get_random_password():
 
     first_part = [
         "Der Vogel",
@@ -48,4 +49,4 @@ def get_password():
     password += " " + str(third_part[get_random_value(len(third_part)-1)])
     password += " " + str(forth_part[get_random_value(len(forth_part)-1)])
 
-    return password
\ No newline at end of file
+    return password