diff --git a/Axiom/Axiom.Core/Axiom.Core.sln b/Axiom/Axiom.Core/Axiom.Core.sln
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd409ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Axiom/Axiom.Core/Axiom.Core.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.5.2.0
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Axiom.Core", "Axiom.Core.csproj", "{379CF069-D825-5068-77C8-E340F5D2FC2D}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{379CF069-D825-5068-77C8-E340F5D2FC2D}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{379CF069-D825-5068-77C8-E340F5D2FC2D}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{379CF069-D825-5068-77C8-E340F5D2FC2D}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{379CF069-D825-5068-77C8-E340F5D2FC2D}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {7DE04B9E-BE44-48A3-9B4D-C40BA39CC963}
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/MarketData/MarketDataLib/Security/Encryption.cs b/MarketData/MarketDataLib/Security/Encryption.cs
index 6a179f8..55bd81d 100755
--- a/MarketData/MarketDataLib/Security/Encryption.cs
+++ b/MarketData/MarketDataLib/Security/Encryption.cs
@@ -16,21 +16,36 @@ namespace MarketData.Security
       }
     }
 
+    // public static (string Salt, string Hash) HashPasswordWithSalt(string password)
+    // {
+    //   using (RNGCryptoServiceProvider rng = new RNGCryptoServiceProvider())
+    //   {
+    //     byte[] salt = new byte[16];
+    //     rng.GetBytes(salt);
+    //     using (SHA256 sha256 = SHA256.Create())
+    //     {
+    //       byte[] passwordBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(password);
+    //       byte[] saltedPassword = new byte[passwordBytes.Length + salt.Length];
+    //       Buffer.BlockCopy(passwordBytes, 0, saltedPassword, 0, passwordBytes.Length);
+    //       Buffer.BlockCopy(salt, 0, saltedPassword, passwordBytes.Length, salt.Length);
+    //       byte[] hashBytes = sha256.ComputeHash(saltedPassword);
+    //       return (Convert.ToBase64String(salt), Convert.ToBase64String(hashBytes));
+    //     }
+    //   }
+    // }
+
     public static (string Salt, string Hash) HashPasswordWithSalt(string password)
     {
-      using (RNGCryptoServiceProvider rng = new RNGCryptoServiceProvider())
+      byte[] salt = new byte[16];
+      RandomNumberGenerator.Fill(salt);
+      using (SHA256 sha256 = SHA256.Create())
       {
-        byte[] salt = new byte[16];
-        rng.GetBytes(salt);
-        using (SHA256 sha256 = SHA256.Create())
-        {
-          byte[] passwordBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(password);
-          byte[] saltedPassword = new byte[passwordBytes.Length + salt.Length];
-          Buffer.BlockCopy(passwordBytes, 0, saltedPassword, 0, passwordBytes.Length);
-          Buffer.BlockCopy(salt, 0, saltedPassword, passwordBytes.Length, salt.Length);
-          byte[] hashBytes = sha256.ComputeHash(saltedPassword);
-          return (Convert.ToBase64String(salt), Convert.ToBase64String(hashBytes));
-        }
+        byte[] passwordBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(password);
+        byte[] saltedPassword = new byte[passwordBytes.Length + salt.Length];
+        Buffer.BlockCopy(passwordBytes, 0, saltedPassword, 0, passwordBytes.Length);
+        Buffer.BlockCopy(salt, 0, saltedPassword, passwordBytes.Length, salt.Length);
+        byte[] hashBytes = sha256.ComputeHash(saltedPassword);
+        return (Convert.ToBase64String(salt), Convert.ToBase64String(hashBytes));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4a7535..7964580 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -234,3 +234,11 @@ Also note that 1>/dev/null is synonymous to, but more explicit than >/dev/null
 
 # Financial
 1) Economic Indicators - https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/
+
+
+# DOTNET related notes
+Slow builds and C# Dev Kit Errors
+ps -u $USER -o pid,cmd | grep -E 'csdevkit|visualstudio-projectsystem-buildhost|vstest.console' | grep dotnet | awk '#{print $1}' | xargs -r kill -9 || true
+
+This shows where dotnet performance is
+dotnet build /clp:PerformanceSummary
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Scripts/deploy_mk.sh b/Scripts/deploy_mk.sh
index ee3ce1f..cdeec81 100755
--- a/Scripts/deploy_mk.sh
+++ b/Scripts/deploy_mk.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 # set xtrace if you want to see trace level
 #set -o xtrace
 
-sudo service cron stop
-sudo service cron status
+# use systemctl so we can bypass the pager
+sudo systemctl --no-pager stop cron
+sudo systemctl --no-pager status cron
+
 
 # The name of the MK process that we will need to ensure is not running during the deployment
 PROCESS_NAME="mk" 
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@ done
 # Check if source directory exists
 if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
   echo "Error: Source directory '$SOURCE_DIR' not found."
-  sudo service cron restart
+# use systemctl so we can bypass the pager prompts
+  sudo systemctl --no-pager restart cron
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -122,8 +125,9 @@ echo ""
 
 echo "Files copied from '$SOURCE_DIR' to '$DEST_DIR'."
 
-sudo service cron restart
-sudo service cron status
+# use systemctl so we can bypass the pager prompts
+sudo systemctl --no-pager restart cron
+sudo systemctl --no-pager status cron
 
 echo "Done."