diff --git a/lib/members.cjs b/lib/members.cjs
index 3a0d887..ee09bb0 100644
--- a/lib/members.cjs
+++ b/lib/members.cjs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-const Crypto = require('node:crypto')
 const Path = require('node:path')
 const AtomicFileRW = require('atomic-file-rw')
-const Base58 = require('bs58')
 
-class Tokens {
+class Members {
   static #filePath
 
   /**
@@ -34,38 +32,36 @@ class Tokens {
       }
       const json = typeof buf === 'string' ? buf : buf.toString('utf-8')
       const arr = JSON.parse(json)
-      for (const token of arr) {
-        this.#set.add(token)
+      for (const pubkey of arr) {
+        this.#set.add(pubkey)
       }
       this.#loaded = true
     })
   }
 
   /**
-   * @param {string} token
+   * @param {string} pubkey
    * @returns {boolean}
    */
-  static has(token) {
+  static has(pubkey) {
     if (!this.#loaded) {
       throw new Error('Members not loaded yet, cannot call has()')
     }
-    return this.#set.has(token)
+    return this.#set.has(pubkey)
   }
 
-  static create() {
+  /**
+   * @param {string} pubkey
+   */
+  static add(pubkey) {
     if (!this.#loaded) {
       throw new Error('Members not loaded yet, cannot call create()')
     }
-    let token
-    do {
-      token = Base58.encode(Crypto.randomBytes(32))
-    } while (this.#set.has(token))
-    this.#set.add(token)
+    this.#set.add(pubkey)
     this.#save((err, _) => {
       if (err) console.warn('Problem saving members file:', err)
     })
-    return token
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = Tokens
+module.exports = Members
diff --git a/lib/plugin-hub.cjs b/lib/plugin-hub.cjs
index c381d9c..7fdd433 100644
--- a/lib/plugin-hub.cjs
+++ b/lib/plugin-hub.cjs
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@ module.exports = {
       const [clientMetadata, cb] = args
       const {pubkey, extra} = clientMetadata
       if (Members.has(pubkey)) {
+        debug('authorized member %s to connect', pubkey)
         cb(null, true)
       } else if (extra && Tokens.has(extra)) {
+        debug('authorized NEW member %s to connect', pubkey)
         Tokens.delete(extra)
         Members.add(pubkey)
         cb(null, true)
       } else {
-        debug('prevented stranger %s from connecting to us', pubkey)
+        debug('denied stranger %s from connecting', pubkey)
         cb(new Error('client is a stranger'))
       }
     })
diff --git a/lib/tokens.cjs b/lib/tokens.cjs
index 9c1d9b4..42f06df 100644
--- a/lib/tokens.cjs
+++ b/lib/tokens.cjs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Tokens {
         }
         return
       }
-      const json = typeof buf === 'string' ? buf : Buffer.toString(buf, 'utf-8')
+      const json = typeof buf === 'string' ? buf : buf.toString('utf-8')
       const arr = JSON.parse(json)
       for (const token of arr) {
         this.#set.add(token)