diff --git a/src/server/cyberhex-code/install/create_db.php b/src/server/cyberhex-code/install/create_db.php
index 4d8be57..45e5596 100644
--- a/src/server/cyberhex-code/install/create_db.php
+++ b/src/server/cyberhex-code/install/create_db.php
@@ -254,6 +254,42 @@
 				</div>';
 			}
 			
+			// Create sig_ex messages table
+			$sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sig_ex (
+				id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+				signature VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+				description VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
+			)";
+
+			if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
+					echo '<br><div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
+						Table excluded signatures created successfully!
+				</div>';
+			} else {
+				$success=0;
+				echo '<br><div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
+						Error creating table excluded signatures: ' . $conn->error .'
+				</div>';
+			}
+			
+			// Create sig_in messages table
+			$sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sig_in (
+				id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+				signature VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+				description VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
+			)";
+
+			if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
+					echo '<br><div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
+						Table included signatures created successfully!
+				</div>';
+			} else {
+				$success=0;
+				echo '<br><div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
+						Error creating table included signatures: ' . $conn->error .'
+				</div>';
+			}
+			
 			// Attempt to create the directory where export files will be stored later on
 			if (mkdir("/var/www/html/export", 0777, true)) {
 				echo '<br><div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
diff --git a/src/server/cyberhex-code/system/secure_zone/php/database_settings.php b/src/server/cyberhex-code/system/secure_zone/php/database_settings.php
index 90c9c1e..6066295 100644
--- a/src/server/cyberhex-code/system/secure_zone/php/database_settings.php
+++ b/src/server/cyberhex-code/system/secure_zone/php/database_settings.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if($perms[6]!=="1"){
 }
 //for the get_perms_str() function
 include "perms_functions.php";
+include "../../../config.php";
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
@@ -64,7 +65,30 @@ async function update_percentage() {
 
 // Call update_percentage() every 5 seconds
 setInterval(update_percentage, 5000);
+
+//update an entry
+function update_textfield(id,name,itemid){
+	var element = document.getElementById(id);
+	var value = element.value;
+	fetch('database_settings.php?update='+name+'&value='+value+'&id='+itemid);
+}
+//delete an entry
+async function delete_item(db,id){
+	await fetch('database_settings.php?delete='+id+'&db='+db);
+	location.reload();
+}
+//add an entry
+async function add_item(db,element_id,field){
+	var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
+	var value = element.value;
+	await fetch('database_settings.php?add='+db+'&value='+value+'&field='+field);
+	location.reload();
+}
 </script>
+<?php
+//the code to update / delete and add items:
+
+?>
 <div class="container mt-5">
     <div class="row justify-content-center">
         <div class="col-md-12">
@@ -102,6 +126,43 @@ setInterval(update_percentage, 5000);
 								Database update finished!
 						</div>
 					</div>
+					<div id="excluded" style="display:none">
+						<!-- Table with user defined, excluded hashes -->
+						<?php
+							//load entrys from excluded db
+							$sql = "SELECT * FROM sig_ex";
+							$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
+							//$stmt->bind_param("ssssii", $loglevel, $logtext, $machine_id, $time, $offset, $page_size);
+							$stmt->execute();
+							$result = $stmt->get_result();
+							
+							// Display log entries
+							echo '<table class="table" style="overflow-x:auto">';
+							echo '<thead>';
+							echo '<tr>'; 
+							echo '<th>Entry id</th><th>Signature</th><th>Add / Delete</th>';
+							echo '</tr>';
+							echo '</thead>';
+							echo '<tbody>';
+							echo('<tr>');
+								echo('<th scope="row">000</th>');
+								echo('<td><input type="text" id="sig_ex" class="form-control" name="name"></td>');
+								echo('<td><button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="add_item(\'sig_ex\',\'sig_ex\',\'signature\');">Add</button></td>');
+							echo('</tr>');
+							while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
+								echo '<tr>';
+								echo("<th scope=\"row\">".$row["id"]."</th>");
+								echo("<td><input type=\"text\" id=\"sig_ex".$row["id"]."\" class=\"form-control\" name=\"name\" value=\"".$row["signature"]."\" oninput=\"update_textfield('sig_ex".$row["id"]."','sig_ex','".$row["id"]."');\"></td>");
+								echo("<td><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-danger\" onclick=\"delete_item('sig_ex',".$row["id"].");\">Delete</button></td>");
+								echo '</tr>';
+							}
+							
+							echo '</tbody>';
+							echo '</table>';
+							$conn->close();
+						?>
+					
+					</div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/server/cyberhex-code/system/secure_zone/php/user_list.php b/src/server/cyberhex-code/system/secure_zone/php/user_list.php
index 6e49af8..f851e55 100644
--- a/src/server/cyberhex-code/system/secure_zone/php/user_list.php
+++ b/src/server/cyberhex-code/system/secure_zone/php/user_list.php
@@ -43,31 +43,24 @@ include "perms_functions.php";
 					<?php
 						//include db pw
 						include "../../../config.php";
+						$conn = new mysqli($DB_SERVERNAME, $DB_USERNAME, $DB_PASSWORD, $DB_DATABASE);
+						if ($conn->connect_error) {
+							die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
+						}
 						//delete user if requested
 						if(isset($_GET["delete"])){
 							$userid=htmlspecialchars($_GET["delete"]);
-							$conn = new mysqli($DB_SERVERNAME, $DB_USERNAME, $DB_PASSWORD, $DB_DATABASE);
-							if ($conn->connect_error) {
-								die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
-							}
 							$sql = "DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ?";
 							$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
 							$stmt->bind_param("i", $userid);
 							// Execute the statement
 							$stmt->execute();
 							$stmt->close();
-							$conn->close();
 						}
 						
 						
 						//get count of users
-						// Create a connection
-						$conn = new mysqli($DB_SERVERNAME, $DB_USERNAME, $DB_PASSWORD, $DB_DATABASE);
 
-						// Check the connection
-						if ($conn->connect_error) {
-							die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
-						}
 						$sql = "SELECT count(*) AS user_count FROM users";
 						$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
 						// Execute the statement
@@ -77,7 +70,6 @@ include "perms_functions.php";
 						$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
 						$num_of_users=$row["user_count"];
 						$stmt->close();
-						$conn->close();
 						
 						//now list of all the users => userid, username, email, perms, delete
 						// Create a connection
