diff --git a/door/isdead.lua b/door/isdead.lua
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+++ b/door/isdead.lua
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+#!/usr/bin/env lua
+
+require 'luasql.postgres'
+require 'helper'
+require 'config'
+require 'base64'
+
+function exit(env, con)
+  con:close()
+  env:close()
+  os.exit()
+end
+
+print "* checking token if it's dead ..."
+
+env = luasql.postgres()
+con = env:connect(config.db)
+
+io.stdout:write("enter prefix (length "..config.prefix_len.."): ")
+prefix = io.stdin:read()
+
+if prefix:len() ~= config.prefix_len then
+  print("ERROR - prefix must have given length "..config.prefix_len..".")
+  exit(env,con)
+end
+if not is_base64(prefix) then
+  print "ERROR - prefix must be a valid base64 string."
+  exit(env,con)
+end
+
+deadtokencount = con:execute("select count(*) from graveyard where prefix='"..prefix.."';"):fetch()
+if deadtokencount == nil then
+  print "ERROR - can't get correct results from database. PLease check!"
+  exit(env,con)
+end
+
+deadtokencount = tonumber(deadtokencount)
+if deadtokencount == 0 then
+    print "no token found in graveyard."
+  elseif deadtokencount == 1 then
+    print "token found. token is dead."
+  else
+    print "ERROR - found more than 1 dead token .. something is broken. Please do something!"
+end
+
+exit(env,con)
+
diff --git a/door/isvalid.lua b/door/isvalid.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9d7474
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+++ b/door/isvalid.lua
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+#!/usr/bin/env lua
+
+require 'luasql.postgres'
+require 'helper'
+require 'config'
+require 'base64'
+
+function exit(env, con)
+  con:close()
+  env:close()
+  os.exit()
+end
+
+print "* checking token if it's still valid ..."
+
+env = luasql.postgres()
+con = env:connect(config.db)
+
+io.stdout:write("enter prefix (length "..config.prefix_len.."): ")
+prefix = io.stdin:read()
+
+if prefix:len() ~= config.prefix_len then
+  print("ERROR - prefix must have given length "..config.prefix_len..".")
+  exit(env,con)
+end
+if not is_base64(prefix) then
+  print "ERROR - prefix must be a valid base64 string."
+  exit(env,con)
+end
+
+tokencount = con:execute("select count(*) from tokens where prefix='"..prefix.."';"):fetch()
+if tokencount == nil then
+  print "ERROR - can't get correct results from database. PLease check!"
+  exit(env,con)
+end
+
+tokencount = tonumber(tokencount)
+if tokencount == 0 then
+    print "mo token found in database."
+  elseif tokencount == 1 then
+    print "token found. token is valid."
+  else
+    print "ERROR - found more than 1 dead token .. something is broken. Please do something!"
+end
+
+exit(env,con)
+
diff --git a/isdead b/isdead
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..9505d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isdead
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+/home/cricket/door/magic_run
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/isvalid b/isvalid
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..9505d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isvalid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/cricket/door/magic_run
\ No newline at end of file