diff --git a/sea.js b/sea.js
index 067da9dc..47562199 100644
--- a/sea.js
+++ b/sea.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     user.create = User.create; // attach a factory method to it.
     user.auth = User.auth; // and a login method.
     user.leave = User.leave; // and a logout method.
-    // TODO: definitely needed this: user.delete = User.delete;
+    user.delete = User.delete;  // and, account delete method.
     return user; // return the user!
   }
 
@@ -71,12 +71,53 @@
 
   }());
 
+  // This internal auth func - more used in future...
+  function authenticate(alias,pass,root){
+    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject){
+      // load all public keys associated with the username alias we want to log in with.
+      root.get('alias/'+alias).get(function(at, ev){
+        ev.off();
+        if(!at.put){
+          // if no user, don't do anything.
+          var err = 'No user!';
+          Gun.log(err);
+          return reject({err: err});
+        }
+        // then attempt to log into each one until we find ours!
+        // (if two users have the same username AND the same password... that would be bad)
+        Gun.obj.map(at.put, function(val, key){
+          // grab the account associated with this public key.
+          root.get(key).get(function(at, ev){
+            key = key.slice(4);
+            ev.off();
+            if(!at.put){return} // reject({err: 'Public key does not exist!'})
+            // attempt to PBKDF2 extend the password with the salt. (Verifying the signature gives us the plain text salt.)
+            SEA.read(at.put.salt, key).then(function(salt){
+              return SEA.proof(pass, salt);
+            }).then(function(proof){
+              // the proof of work is evidence that we've spent some time/effort trying to log in, this slows brute force.
+              return SEA.read(at.put.auth, key).then(function(auth){
+                return SEA.de(auth, proof);
+              }).catch(function(){reject({err: 'Failed to decrypt private key!'})});
+            }).then(function(priv){
+              // now we have AES decrypted the private key, from when we encrypted it with the proof at registration.
+              // if we were successful, then that meanswe're logged in!
+              return (priv && resolve({pub: key, priv: priv, at: at}))
+              // Or else we failed to log in...
+              || reject({err: 'Failed to decrypt private key!'});
+            }).catch(function(){reject({err: 'Failed to create proof!'})});
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  };
+
   // How does it work?
   function User(){};
   // Well first we have to actually create a user. That is what this function does.
   User.create = function(alias, pass, cb){
     var root = this.back(-1);
-    var doCreate = function(resolve, reject){
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
       // Because more than 1 user might have the same username, we treat the alias as a list of those users.
       root.get('alias/'+alias).get(function(at, ev){
         ev.off();
@@ -118,109 +159,89 @@
         });
       });
     };
-    if (cb){doCreate(cb, cb)} else {return new Promise(doCreate)}
+    if (cb){doIt(cb, cb)} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   // now that we have created a user, we want to authenticate them!
-  User.auth = function(alias, pass, cb, opt){
+  User.auth = function(alias,pass,cb,opt){
     var opts = opt || (typeof cb !== 'function' && cb) || {};
     var root = this.back(-1);
     cb = typeof cb === 'function' && cb;
-    var doAuth = function(resolve, reject){
-      // load all public keys associated with the username alias we want to log in with.
-      root.get('alias/'+alias).get(function(at, ev){
-        ev.off();
-        if(!at.put){
-          // if no user, don't do anything.
-          var err = 'No user!';
-          Gun.log(err);
-          return reject({err: err});
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
+      authenticate(alias, pass, root).then(function(key){
+        // we're logged in!
+        function doLogin(){
+          var user = root._.user;
+          // add our credentials in-memory only to our root gun instance
+          user._ = key.at.gun._;
+          // so that way we can use the credentials to encrypt/decrypt data
+          user._.is = user.is = {};
+          // that is input/output through gun (see below)
+          user._.sea = key.priv;
+          user._.pub = key.pub;
+          //console.log("authorized", user._);
+          // callbacks success with the user data credentials.
+          resolve(user._);
+          // emit an auth event, useful for page redirects and stuff.
+          Gun.on('auth', user._);
         }
-        // then attempt to log into each one until we find ours!
-        // (if two users have the same username AND the same password... that would be bad)
-        Gun.obj.map(at.put, function(val, key){
-          // grab the account associated with this public key.
-          root.get(key).get(function(at, ev){
-            key = key.slice(4);
-            ev.off();
-            if(!at.put){return}
-            // attempt to PBKDF2 extend the password with the salt. (Verifying the signature gives us the plain text salt.)
-            SEA.read(at.put.salt, key).then(function(salt){
-              return SEA.proof(pass, salt);
-            }).then(function(proof){
-              // the proof of work is evidence that we've spent some time/effort trying to log in, this slows brute force.
-              return SEA.read(at.put.auth, key).then(function(auth){
-                return SEA.de(auth, proof);
+        if(opts.newpass) {
+          // password update so encrypt private key using new pwd + salt
+          var newsalt = Gun.text.random(64);
+          SEA.proof(opts.newpass, newsalt).then(function(proof){
+            SEA.en(key.priv, proof).then(function(encVal){
+              return SEA.write(encVal, key.priv).then(function(sAuth){
+                return { pub: key.pub, auth: sAuth };
               });
-            }).then(function(priv){
-              // now we have AES decrypted the private key, from when we encrypted it with the proof at registration.
-              if(priv){ // if we were successful, then that means...
-                // we're logged in!
-                function doLogin(){
-                  var user = root._.user;
-                  // add our credentials in-memory only to our root gun instance
-                  user._ = at.gun._;
-                  // so that way we can use the credentials to encrypt/decrypt data
-                  user._.is = user.is = {};
-                  // that is input/output through gun (see below)
-                  user._.sea = priv;
-                  user._.pub = key;
-                  //console.log("authorized", user._);
-                  // callbacks success with the user data credentials.
-                  resolve(user._);
-                  // emit an auth event, useful for page redirects and stuff.
-                  Gun.on('auth', user._);
-                }
-                if(opts.newpass) {
-                  // password update so encrypt private key using new pwd + salt
-                  var newsalt = Gun.text.random(64);
-                  SEA.proof(opts.newpass, newsalt).then(function(proof){
-                    SEA.en(priv, proof).then(function(encVal){
-                      return SEA.write(encVal, priv).then(function(sAuth){
-                        return { pub: key, auth: sAuth };
-                      });
-                    }).then(function(user){
-                      return SEA.write(alias, priv).then(function(sAlias){
-                        user.alias = sAlias; return user;
-                      });
-                    }).then(function(user){
-                      return SEA.write(newsalt, priv).then(function(sSalt){
-                        user.salt = sSalt; return user;
-                      });
-                    }).then(function(user){
-                      var tmp = 'pub/'+key;
-                      // awesome, now we can update the user using public key ID.
-                      root.get(tmp).put(user);
-                      // then we're done
-                      doLogin();
-                    });
-                  });
-                } else {
-                  doLogin();
-                }
-                return;
-              }
-              // Or else we failed to log in...
-            }).catch(function(e){
-              Gun.log('Failed to sign in!');
-              reject({err: 'Attempt failed'});
+            }).then(function(user){
+              return SEA.write(alias, key.priv).then(function(sAlias){
+                user.alias = sAlias; return user;
+              });
+            }).then(function(user){
+              return SEA.write(newsalt, key.priv).then(function(sSalt){
+                user.salt = sSalt; return user;
+              });
+            }).then(function(user){
+              var tmp = 'pub/'+key.pub;
+              // awesome, now we can update the user using public key ID.
+              root.get(tmp).put(user);
+              // then we're done
+              doLogin();
             });
           });
-          // if (!found) {
-          //   reject({err: 'Public key does not exist!'})
-          // }
-        });
+        } else {
+          doLogin();
+        }
+        return;
+      }).catch(function(e){
+        Gun.log('Failed to sign in!');
+        reject({err: 'Auth attempt failed'});
       });
     };
-    if (cb){doAuth(cb, cb)} else {return new Promise(doAuth)}
+    if (cb){doIt(cb, cb)} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   // now that we authenticated a user, we want to support logout too!
   User.leave = function(cb){
     var root = this.back(-1);
-    var doLogout = function(resolve, reject){
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
       root._.user = root.chain();
       resolve({ok: 0});
     }
-    if (cb){doLogout(cb, cb)} else {return new Promise(doLogout)}
+    if (cb){doIt(cb, cb)} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
+  };
+  // If authenticated user wants to delete his/her account, let's support it!
+  User.delete = function(alias,pass,cb){
+    var root = this.back(-1);
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
+      authenticate(alias, pass, root).then(function(key){
+        root.get(key.pub).put(null);
+        root._.user = root.chain();
+        resolve({ok: 0});
+      }).catch(function(e){
+        Gun.log('User.delete failed! Error:', e);
+        reject({err: 'Delete attempt failed! Reason:'+(e && e.err) || e || ''});
+      });
+    }
+    if (cb){doIt(cb, cb)} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
 
   // After we have a GUN extension to make user registration/login easy, we then need to handle everything else.
@@ -372,14 +393,14 @@
   };
 
   // Does enc/dec key like OpenSSL - works with CryptoJS encryption/decryption
-  function makeKey(p, s) {
-    var ps = Buffer.concat([ new Buffer(p, 'utf8'), s ]);
+  function makeKey(p,s){
+    var ps = Buffer.concat([new Buffer(p, 'utf8'), s]);
     var h128 = new Buffer(nodeCrypto.createHash('md5').update(ps).digest('hex'), 'hex');
     // TODO: 'md5' is insecure, do we need OpenSSL compatibility anymore ?
     return Buffer.concat([
       h128,
       new Buffer(nodeCrypto.createHash('md5').update(
-        Buffer.concat([ h128, ps ]).toString('base64'), 'base64'
+        Buffer.concat([h128, ps]).toString('base64'), 'base64'
       ).digest('hex'), 'hex')
     ]);
   }
@@ -391,7 +412,7 @@
   // create a wrapper library around NodeJS crypto & ecCrypto and Web Crypto API.
   // now wrap the various AES, ECDSA, PBKDF2 functions we called above.
   SEA.proof = function(pass,salt,cb){
-    var doProof = (typeof window !== 'undefined' && function(resolve, reject){
+    var doIt = (typeof window !== 'undefined' && function(resolve, reject){
       crypto.subtle.importKey(  // For browser crypto.subtle works fine
         'raw', new TextEncoder().encode(pass), {name: 'PBKDF2'}, false, ['deriveBits']
       ).then(function(key){
@@ -409,29 +430,29 @@
         resolve(!err && hash && hash.toString('base64'));
       });
     };
-    if(cb){doProof(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doProof)}
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   SEA.pair = function(cb){
-    var doPair = function(resolve, reject){
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
       var priv = nodeCrypto.randomBytes(32);
       resolve({
         pub: new Buffer(ecCrypto.getPublic(priv), 'binary').toString('hex'),
         priv: new Buffer(priv, 'binary').toString('hex')
       });
     };
-    if(cb){doPair(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doPair)}
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   SEA.derive = function(m,p,cb){
-    var doDerive = function(resolve, reject){
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
       ecCrypto.derive(new Buffer(p, 'hex'), new Buffer(m, 'hex'))
       .then(function(secret){
         resolve(new Buffer(secret, 'binary').toString('hex'));
       }).catch(function(e){Gun.log(e); reject(e)});
     };
-    if(cb){doDerive(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doDerive)}
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
-  SEA.sign = function(m, p, cb){
-    var doSign = function(resolve, reject){
+  SEA.sign = function(m,p,cb){
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
       ecCrypto.sign(
         new Buffer(p, 'hex'),
         nodeCrypto.createHash(nHash).update(JSON.stringify(m), 'utf8').digest()
@@ -439,20 +460,20 @@
         resolve(new Buffer(sig, 'binary').toString('hex'));
       }).catch(function(e){Gun.log(e); reject(e)});
     };
-    if(cb){doSign(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doSign)}
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   SEA.verify = function(m, p, s, cb){
-    var doVerify = function(resolve, reject){
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
       ecCrypto.verify(
         new Buffer(p, 'hex'),
         nodeCrypto.createHash(nHash).update(JSON.stringify(m), 'utf8').digest(),
         new Buffer(s, 'hex')
       ).then(function(){resolve(true)}).catch(function(e){Gun.log(e);reject(e)})
     };
-    if(cb){doVerify(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doVerify)}
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   SEA.en = function(m,p,cb){
-    var doEncrypt = function(resolve, reject){
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
       var s = nodeCrypto.randomBytes(8);
       var iv = nodeCrypto.randomBytes(16);
       var r = {iv: iv.toString('hex'), s: s.toString('hex')};
@@ -476,10 +497,10 @@
         resolve(JSON.stringify(r));
       }
     };
-    if(cb){doEncrypt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doEncrypt)}
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   SEA.de = function(m,p,cb){
-    var doDecrypt = function(resolve, reject){
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject){
       var d = JSON.parse(m);
       var key = makeKey(p, new Buffer(d.s, 'hex'));
       var iv = new Buffer(d.iv, 'hex');
@@ -502,20 +523,18 @@
         resolve(r);
       }
     };
-    if(cb){doDecrypt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doDecrypt)}
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   SEA.write = function(m,p,cb){
-    var doSign = function(resolve, reject) {
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject) {
       SEA.sign(m, p).then(function(signature){
         resolve('SEA'+JSON.stringify([m,signature]));
       }).catch(function(e){Gun.log(e); reject(e)});
     };
-    if(cb){doSign(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doSign)}
-    // TODO: what's this ?
-    // return JSON.stringify([m,SEA.sign(m,p)]);
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
   SEA.read = function(m,p,cb){
-    var doRead = function(resolve, reject) {
+    var doIt = function(resolve, reject) {
       if(!m){ return resolve(); }
       if(!m.slice || 'SEA[' !== m.slice(0,4)){ return resolve(m); }
       m = m.slice(3);
@@ -526,7 +545,7 @@
         resolve(ok && m[0]);
       });
     };
-    if(cb){doRead(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doRead)}
+    if(cb){doIt(cb, function(){cb()})} else {return new Promise(doIt)}
   };
 
   Gun.SEA = SEA;
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index 4a246d4a..5362db5e 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -8046,9 +8046,11 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
         describe('create', function(){
           it('new', function(done){
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.have.keys(['ok','pub']);
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.have.keys(['ok','pub']);
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             // Gun.user.create - creates new user
@@ -8061,11 +8063,13 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
           it('conflict', function(done){
             Gun.log.off = true;  // Supress all console logging
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.have.key('err');
-              expect(ack.err).not.to.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack.err).not.to.be('');
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.have.key('err');
+                expect(ack.err).not.to.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack.err).not.to.be('');
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             // Gun.user.create - fails to create existing user
@@ -8082,9 +8086,11 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
         describe('auth', function(){
           it('login', function(done){
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             // Gun.user.auth - authenticates existing user
@@ -8097,11 +8103,13 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 
           it('wrong password', function(done){
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.have.key('err');
-              expect(ack.err).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack.err).to.not.be('');
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.have.key('err');
+                expect(ack.err).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack.err).to.not.be('');
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             if(type === 'callback'){
@@ -8115,11 +8123,13 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 
           it('unknown alias', function(done){
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.have.key('err');
-              expect(ack.err).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack.err).to.not.be('');
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.have.key('err');
+                expect(ack.err).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack.err).to.not.be('');
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             if(type === 'callback'){
@@ -8133,9 +8143,11 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 
           it('new password', function(done){
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             // Gun.user.auth - with newpass props sets new password
@@ -8149,11 +8161,13 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 
           it('failed new password', function(done){
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.have.key('err');
-              expect(ack.err).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack.err).to.not.be('');
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.have.key('err');
+                expect(ack.err).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack.err).to.not.be('');
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             var props = {alias: alias+type, pass: pass+'not', newpass: pass+' new'};
@@ -8173,18 +8187,22 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
         describe('leave', function(){
           it('valid session', function(done){
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
-              expect(ack).to.have.key('ok');
-              expect(gun.back(-1)._.user).to.not.have.keys(['sea', 'pub']);
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
+                expect(ack).to.have.key('ok');
+                expect(gun.back(-1)._.user).to.not.have.keys(['sea', 'pub']);
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             user.auth(alias+type, pass+' new').then(function(usr){
-              expect(usr).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(usr).to.not.be('');
-              expect(usr).to.not.have.key('err');
-              expect(usr).to.have.key('put');
+              try{
+                expect(usr).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(usr).to.not.be('');
+                expect(usr).to.not.have.key('err');
+                expect(usr).to.have.key('put');
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               // Gun.user.leave - performs logout for authenticated user
               if(type === 'callback'){
                 user.leave(check);
@@ -8196,10 +8214,12 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
 
           it('no session', function(done){
             var check = function(ack){
-              expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
-              expect(ack).to.not.be('');
-              expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
-              expect(ack).to.have.key('ok');
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
+                expect(ack).to.have.key('ok');
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
               done();
             };
             user.leave().then(function(ack){
@@ -8213,9 +8233,44 @@ describe('Gun', function(){
           });
         });
 
-        describe('delete - TODO: how?', function(){
-          it.skip('existing authenticated user');
-          it.skip('unauthenticated user');
+        describe('delete', function(){
+          it('existing authenticated user', function(done){
+            var check = function(ack){
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.not.have.key('err');
+                expect(ack).to.have.key('ok');
+                expect(gun.back(-1)._.user).to.not.have.keys(['sea', 'pub']);
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
+              done();
+            };
+            var aalias = alias+type+'del';
+            user.create(aalias, pass).catch(check).then(function(ack){
+              try{
+                expect(ack).to.not.be(undefined);
+                expect(ack).to.not.be('');
+                expect(ack).to.have.keys(['ok','pub']);
+              }catch(e){done(e); return};
+              user.auth(aalias, pass).then(function(usr){
+                try{
+                  expect(usr).to.not.be(undefined);
+                  expect(usr).to.not.be('');
+                  expect(usr).to.not.have.key('err');
+                  expect(usr).to.have.key('put');
+                }catch(e){done(e); return};
+                // Gun.user.delete - deöetes existing user account
+                if(type === 'callback'){
+                  user.delete(alias+type, pass+' new', check);
+                } else {
+                  user.delete(alias+type, pass+' new').then(check).catch(done);
+                }
+              }).catch(done);
+            });
+          });
+
+          it.skip('unauthenticated existing user');
+          it.skip('unauthenticated other user');
         });
 
         describe('recall', function(){