diff --git a/backend/internal/storage/redis-csrf.go b/backend/internal/storage/redis-csrf.go
index a63c046..199e516 100644
--- a/backend/internal/storage/redis-csrf.go
+++ b/backend/internal/storage/redis-csrf.go
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import (
 
 // should be set by the hasher
 
-type redisCSRF struct {
+type RedisCSRFStore struct {
 	rdb            *redis.Client
 	hasher         lcrypto.Hasher
 	expirationTime uint
 }
 
-func (r *redisCSRF) AddCSRF(ctx context.Context, sessionToken string) (csrftoken string, err error) {
+func (r *RedisCSRFStore) AddCSRF(ctx context.Context, sessionToken string) (csrftoken string, err error) {
 	csrf, err := r.hasher.Hash(sessionToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ func (r *redisCSRF) AddCSRF(ctx context.Context, sessionToken string) (csrftoken
 	return csrftoken, nil
 }
 
-func (r *redisCSRF) RemoveCSRF(ctx context.Context, sessionToken string) error {
+func (r *RedisCSRFStore) RemoveCSRF(ctx context.Context, sessionToken string) error {
 	r.rdb.Del(ctx, sessionToken)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *redisCSRF) ValidCSRF(ctx context.Context, sessionToken string, csrfToken string) (bool, error) {
+func (r *RedisCSRFStore) ValidCSRF(ctx context.Context, sessionToken string, csrfToken string) (bool, error) {
 	storedcsrfToken, err := r.rdb.Get(ctx, sessionToken).Result()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
diff --git a/backend/internal/storage/redis-sessions.go b/backend/internal/storage/redis-sessions.go
index 14998f3..421c55c 100644
--- a/backend/internal/storage/redis-sessions.go
+++ b/backend/internal/storage/redis-sessions.go
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import (
 
 // should be set by the hasher
 
-type redisSession struct {
+type RedisSessionStore struct {
 	rdb                *redis.Client
 	sessionTokenLength uint
 	expirationTime     uint
 }
 
-func (r *redisSession) AddSession(ctx context.Context, userid int64) (token string, err error) {
+func (r *RedisSessionStore) AddSession(ctx context.Context, userid int64) (token string, err error) {
 	temp, err := lcrypto.GenerateRandomBytes(r.sessionTokenLength)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (r *redisSession) AddSession(ctx context.Context, userid int64) (token stri
 	return token, err
 }
 
-func (r *redisSession) GetSession(ctx context.Context, token string) (valid bool, userid int64, err error) { // should also extend it by the lifespan if near the end of the time. maybe a 5 min window at the end?
+func (r *RedisSessionStore) GetSession(ctx context.Context, token string) (valid bool, userid int64, err error) { // should also extend it by the lifespan if near the end of the time. maybe a 5 min window at the end?
 	userid, err = r.rdb.Get(ctx, token).Int64()
 	if err == redis.Nil {
 		valid = false
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ func (r *redisSession) GetSession(ctx context.Context, token string) (valid bool
 	return valid, userid, err
 }
 
-func (r *redisSession) RemoveSession(ctx context.Context, token string) error {
+func (r *RedisSessionStore) RemoveSession(ctx context.Context, token string) error {
 	return r.rdb.Del(ctx, token).Err()
 }