diff --git a/data/file_system_store.go b/data/file_system_store.go
index d53b064..efb232f 100644
--- a/data/file_system_store.go
+++ b/data/file_system_store.go
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ func (f *FileSystemStore) GetUsers() ([]models.User, error) {
 	return users, nil
 }
 
+func (f *FileSystemStore) ValidateUserCredentials(email, password string) bool {
+	user, err := f.GetUserByEmail(email)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	err = bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(user.Password), []byte(password))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (f *FileSystemStore) getTasksFromFile() ([]models.Task, error) {
 	var tasks []models.Task
 	err := f.decoder.Decode(&tasks)
diff --git a/data/file_system_store_test.go b/data/file_system_store_test.go
index 62dd8ac..d85d25f 100644
--- a/data/file_system_store_test.go
+++ b/data/file_system_store_test.go
@@ -254,4 +254,70 @@ func TestFileSystemStoreUsers(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.HasNoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equals(t, users, initialUsers)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("ValidateUserCredentials", func(t *testing.T) {
+		createUserDTO := models.NewCreateUserDTO(
+			"Claude Aldric",
+			"cvaldric@gmail.com",
+			"Caput Draconis",
+		)
+		hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword(
+			[]byte(createUserDTO.Password),
+			bcrypt.DefaultCost,
+		)
+		assert.HasNoError(t, err)
+
+		initialUsers := []models.User{
+			models.User{
+				Id:       1,
+				Name:     "Claude Aldric",
+				Email:    "cvaldric@gmail.com",
+				Password: string(hashedPassword),
+			},
+		}
+		jsonUsers, err := utils.ConvertToJSON(initialUsers)
+		assert.HasNoError(t, err)
+
+		database, cleanDatabase := testutils.CreateTempFile(t, string(jsonUsers))
+		defer cleanDatabase()
+
+		store, err := data.NewFileSystemStore(database)
+		assert.HasNoError(t, err)
+
+		tests := []struct {
+			name     string
+			email    string
+			password string
+			want     bool
+		}{
+			{
+				name:     "when provided valid credentials",
+				email:    "cvaldric@gmail.com",
+				password: "Caput Draconis",
+				want:     true,
+			},
+			{
+				name:     "when provided an invalid password",
+				email:    "cvaldric@gmail.com",
+				password: "password",
+				want:     false,
+			},
+			{
+				name:     "when provided an invalid email",
+				email:    "doesnotexist@email.com",
+				password: "Caput Draconis",
+				want:     false,
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, test := range tests {
+			t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				assert.Equals(
+					t,
+					store.ValidateUserCredentials(test.email, test.password),
+					test.want,
+				)
+			})
+		}
+	})
 }
diff --git a/data/sqlite_store.go b/data/sqlite_store.go
index 1e0b102..eec2185 100644
--- a/data/sqlite_store.go
+++ b/data/sqlite_store.go
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ func (s *SqliteStore) ValidateUserCredentials(email, password string) bool {
 	}
 	err = bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(user.Password), []byte(password))
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("error with the password validation: %v\n", err)
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
diff --git a/testutils/mock_store.go b/testutils/mock_store.go
index 4c23995..fd969cd 100644
--- a/testutils/mock_store.go
+++ b/testutils/mock_store.go
@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@ var initialMockStoreTasks = []models.Task{*models.NewTask(1, "Pack clothes")}
 var forcedError = errors.New("forced error")
 
 type mockStore struct {
-	CreateTaskCalls     int
-	CreateUserCalls     int
-	GetTaskByIdCalls    int
-	GetTasksCalls       int
-	GetUserByEmailCalls int
-	GetUsersCalls       int
-	Tasks               []models.Task
-	UpdateTaskCalls     int
-	Users               []models.User
-	lastTaskId          int
-	lastUserId          int
-	shouldForceError    bool
+	CreateTaskCalls              int
+	CreateUserCalls              int
+	GetTaskByIdCalls             int
+	GetTasksCalls                int
+	GetUserByEmailCalls          int
+	GetUsersCalls                int
+	Tasks                        []models.Task
+	UpdateTaskCalls              int
+	Users                        []models.User
+	ValidateUserCredentialsCalls int
+	lastTaskId                   int
+	lastUserId                   int
+	shouldForceError             bool
 }
 
 func NewMockStore(shouldError bool) *mockStore {
@@ -142,6 +143,14 @@ func (m *mockStore) GetUsers() ([]models.User, error) {
 	return m.Users, nil
 }
 
+func (m *mockStore) ValidateUserCredentials(username, password string) bool {
+	m.ValidateUserCredentialsCalls++
+	if m.shouldForceError {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (m *mockStore) getNewTaskId() int {
 	newTaskId := m.lastTaskId + 1
 	m.lastTaskId++