diff --git a/backend/src/admin/entities/admin.entity.ts b/backend/src/admin/entities/admin.entity.ts
index 4af00a6..b9a7431 100644
--- a/backend/src/admin/entities/admin.entity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/admin/entities/admin.entity.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export class Admin {
   @Column({ default: true })
   isActive: boolean;
 
+  @Column({ default: false })
+  emailVerified: boolean;
+
   @CreateDateColumn()
   createdAt: Date;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/auth/auth.controller.ts b/backend/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
index b741159..dcf2653 100644
--- a/backend/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { Controller, Post, Body, UnauthorizedException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
+import {
+  VerifyEmailDto,
+  RequestEmailVerificationDto,
+} from './dto/email-verification.dto';
+import { ForgotPasswordDto, ResetPasswordDto } from './dto/password-reset.dto';
 
 @Controller('auth')
 export class AuthController {
@@ -26,4 +31,31 @@ export class AuthController {
     await this.authService.logout(refreshToken);
     return { message: 'Logged out' };
   }
+
+  @Post('request-verification')
+  async requestEmailVerification(@Body() dto: RequestEmailVerificationDto) {
+    await this.authService.requestEmailVerification(dto.email);
+    return { message: 'Verification email sent' };
+  }
+
+  @Post('verify-email')
+  async verifyEmail(@Body() dto: VerifyEmailDto) {
+    await this.authService.verifyEmail(dto.token);
+    return { message: 'Email verified successfully' };
+  }
+
+  @Post('forgot-password')
+  async forgotPassword(@Body() dto: ForgotPasswordDto) {
+    await this.authService.forgotPassword(dto.email);
+    return {
+      message:
+        'If an account exists with this email, a password reset link has been sent',
+    };
+  }
+
+  @Post('reset-password')
+  async resetPassword(@Body() dto: ResetPasswordDto) {
+    await this.authService.resetPassword(dto.token, dto.newPassword);
+    return { message: 'Password reset successfully' };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/auth/auth.module.ts b/backend/src/auth/auth.module.ts
index 5cfb5ff..ac73022 100644
--- a/backend/src/auth/auth.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/auth/auth.module.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
-import { RefreshToken } from './entities/refresh-token.entity';
-import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
 import { AuthController } from './auth.controller';
+import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
+import { RefreshToken } from './entities/refresh-token.entity';
+import { EmailVerification } from './entities/email-verification.entity';
+import { PasswordReset } from './entities/password-reset.entity';
 import { Admin } from '../admin/entities/admin.entity';
+import { EmailService } from './services/email.service';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([RefreshToken, Admin])],
-  providers: [AuthService],
+  imports: [
+    TypeOrmModule.forFeature([
+      RefreshToken,
+      EmailVerification,
+      PasswordReset,
+      Admin,
+    ]),
+  ],
+  providers: [AuthService, EmailService],
   controllers: [AuthController],
   exports: [AuthService],
 })
diff --git a/backend/src/auth/auth.service.ts b/backend/src/auth/auth.service.ts
index d94f43d..1ec5fa3 100644
--- a/backend/src/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-import { Injectable, UnauthorizedException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Injectable, UnauthorizedException, BadRequestException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
 import { RefreshToken } from './entities/refresh-token.entity';
+import { EmailVerification } from './entities/email-verification.entity';
+import { PasswordReset } from './entities/password-reset.entity';
 import { Admin } from '../admin/entities/admin.entity';
 import * as jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import * as bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
 import { UserRole } from '../roles/roles.enum';
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import { EmailService } from './services/email.service';
+import { randomBytes } from 'crypto';
 dotenv.config();
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -14,8 +18,13 @@ export class AuthService {
   constructor(
     @InjectRepository(RefreshToken)
     private readonly refreshTokenRepo: Repository<RefreshToken>,
+    @InjectRepository(EmailVerification)
+    private readonly emailVerificationRepo: Repository<EmailVerification>,
+    @InjectRepository(PasswordReset)
+    private readonly passwordResetRepo: Repository<PasswordReset>,
     @InjectRepository(Admin)
     private readonly adminRepo: Repository<Admin>,
+    private readonly emailService: EmailService,
   ) {}
 
   async validateUser(
@@ -108,5 +117,106 @@ export class AuthService {
       default:
         return 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
     }
+  }  async requestEmailVerification(email: string): Promise<void> {
+    const user = await this.adminRepo.findOne({ where: { email } });
+    if (!user) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('User not found');
+    }
+
+    // Invalidate any existing verification tokens
+    await this.emailVerificationRepo.update(
+      { email, verified: false },
+      { verified: true }
+    );
+
+    const token = randomBytes(32).toString('hex');
+    const expiresAt = new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); // 24 hours
+
+    const verification = this.emailVerificationRepo.create({
+      token,
+      email,
+      expiresAt,
+      user,
+    });
+
+    await this.emailVerificationRepo.save(verification);
+    await this.emailService.sendVerificationEmail(email, token);
+  }
+
+  async verifyEmail(token: string): Promise<void> {
+    const verification = await this.emailVerificationRepo.findOne({
+      where: { token, verified: false },
+      relations: ['user'],
+    });
+
+    if (!verification) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Invalid verification token');
+    }
+
+    if (verification.expiresAt < new Date()) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Verification token has expired');
+    }
+
+    verification.verified = true;
+    await this.emailVerificationRepo.save(verification);
+
+    if (verification.user) {
+      verification.user.emailVerified = true;
+      await this.adminRepo.save(verification.user);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async forgotPassword(email: string): Promise<void> {
+    const user = await this.adminRepo.findOne({ where: { email } });
+    if (!user) {
+      // Don't reveal that the user doesn't exist
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Invalidate any existing reset tokens
+    await this.passwordResetRepo.update(
+      { email, used: false },
+      { used: true }
+    );
+
+    const token = randomBytes(32).toString('hex');
+    const expiresAt = new Date(Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000); // 1 hour
+
+    const reset = this.passwordResetRepo.create({
+      token,
+      email,
+      expiresAt,
+      user,
+    });
+
+    await this.passwordResetRepo.save(reset);
+    await this.emailService.sendPasswordResetEmail(email, token);
+  }
+
+  async resetPassword(token: string, newPassword: string): Promise<void> {
+    const reset = await this.passwordResetRepo.findOne({
+      where: { token, used: false },
+      relations: ['user'],
+    });
+
+    if (!reset) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Invalid reset token');
+    }
+
+    if (reset.expiresAt < new Date()) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Reset token has expired');
+    }
+
+    if (!reset.user) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('User not found');
+    }
+
+    const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(newPassword, 10);
+    reset.user.password = hashedPassword;
+    reset.used = true;
+
+    await this.adminRepo.save(reset.user);
+    await this.passwordResetRepo.save(reset);
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/backend/src/auth/dto/email-verification.dto.ts b/backend/src/auth/dto/email-verification.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1ebbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/auth/dto/email-verification.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { IsEmail, IsString, IsNotEmpty } from 'class-validator';
+
+export class VerifyEmailDto {
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  token: string;
+}
+
+export class RequestEmailVerificationDto {
+  @IsEmail()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  email: string;
+} 
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diff --git a/backend/src/auth/dto/password-reset.dto.ts b/backend/src/auth/dto/password-reset.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0549f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/auth/dto/password-reset.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { IsEmail, IsString, IsNotEmpty, MinLength } from 'class-validator';
+
+export class ForgotPasswordDto {
+  @IsEmail()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  email: string;
+}
+
+export class ResetPasswordDto {
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  token: string;
+
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  @MinLength(8)
+  newPassword: string;
+} 
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diff --git a/backend/src/auth/entities/email-verification.entity.ts b/backend/src/auth/entities/email-verification.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4ddc4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/auth/entities/email-verification.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import {
+  Entity,
+  Column,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { Admin } from '../../admin/entities/admin.entity';
+
+@Entity()
+export class EmailVerification {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  token: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  email: string;
+
+  @Column({ default: false })
+  verified: boolean;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn()
+  createdAt: Date;
+
+  @Column()
+  expiresAt: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Admin, { nullable: true })
+  user: Admin;
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/auth/entities/password-reset.entity.ts b/backend/src/auth/entities/password-reset.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a81c33c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/auth/entities/password-reset.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { Entity, Column, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, ManyToOne, CreateDateColumn } from 'typeorm';
+import { Admin } from '../../admin/entities/admin.entity';
+
+@Entity()
+export class PasswordReset {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  token: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  email: string;
+
+  @Column({ default: false })
+  used: boolean;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn()
+  createdAt: Date;
+
+  @Column()
+  expiresAt: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Admin)
+  user: Admin;
+} 
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diff --git a/backend/src/auth/services/email.service.ts b/backend/src/auth/services/email.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f1fd74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/auth/services/email.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import * as nodemailer from 'nodemailer';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class EmailService {
+  private transporter: nodemailer.Transporter;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
+      host: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+      port: parseInt(process.env.SMTP_PORT || '587'),
+      secure: process.env.SMTP_SECURE === 'true',
+      auth: {
+        user: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        pass: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  async sendVerificationEmail(email: string, token: string): Promise<void> {
+    const verificationUrl = `${process.env.FRONTEND_URL}/verify-email?token=${token}`;
+    
+    await this.transporter.sendMail({
+      from: process.env.SMTP_FROM,
+      to: email,
+      subject: 'Verify your email address',
+      html: `
+        <h1>Email Verification</h1>
+        <p>Please click the link below to verify your email address:</p>
+        <a href="${verificationUrl}">${verificationUrl}</a>
+        <p>This link will expire in 24 hours.</p>
+      `,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async sendPasswordResetEmail(email: string, token: string): Promise<void> {
+    const resetUrl = `${process.env.FRONTEND_URL}/reset-password?token=${token}`;
+    
+    await this.transporter.sendMail({
+      from: process.env.SMTP_FROM,
+      to: email,
+      subject: 'Reset your password',
+      html: `
+        <h1>Password Reset</h1>
+        <p>Please click the link below to reset your password:</p>
+        <a href="${resetUrl}">${resetUrl}</a>
+        <p>This link will expire in 1 hour.</p>
+        <p>If you didn't request this, please ignore this email.</p>
+      `,
+    });
+  }
+} 
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