diff --git a/app/handlers/site.go b/app/handlers/site.go
index dde2292..dd6055d 100644
--- a/app/handlers/site.go
+++ b/app/handlers/site.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"quay/app/models"
 	"quay/app/repository"
+	"quay/internal/security"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3"
 )
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ func validateIncomingSite(site *models.Site) error {
 // @Accept json
 // @Produce json
 // @Param site body models.Site true "Site details"
-// @Success 200 {object} models.Site
+// @Success 200 {object} models.CreateSiteResponse
 // @Failure 400 {object} models.APIError
 // @Failure 500 {object} models.APIError
 // @Router /sites [post]
@@ -165,6 +166,17 @@ func (h *SiteHandler) PostSite(c fiber.Ctx) error {
 		})
 	}
 
+	rawDeployToken, hashedDeployToken, err := security.CreateDeployToken()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error creating deploy token: ", err)
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(&models.APIError{
+			Message: "Unexpected error while creating deploy token: " + err.Error(),
+		})
+	}
+
+	site.DeployToken = hashedDeployToken
+
 	if err := h.Repo.CreateSite(&site); err != nil {
 		log.Println("Error creating site: ", err)
 		return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(&models.APIError{
@@ -172,7 +184,10 @@ func (h *SiteHandler) PostSite(c fiber.Ctx) error {
 		})
 	}
 
-	return c.JSON(site)
+	return c.JSON(&models.CreateSiteResponse{
+		Site:           site,
+		RawDeployToken: rawDeployToken,
+	})
 }
 
 // PutSite godoc
diff --git a/app/models/site.go b/app/models/site.go
index 8b49fd7..3faa3fa 100644
--- a/app/models/site.go
+++ b/app/models/site.go
@@ -39,3 +39,8 @@ type GetAllSitesResponse struct {
 	Sites []Site `json:"sites"`
 	Total int    `json:"total"`
 }
+
+type CreateSiteResponse struct {
+	Site           Site   `json:"site"`
+	RawDeployToken string `json:"raw_deploy_token"`
+}
diff --git a/docs/docs.go b/docs/docs.go
index 2b551bc..5486b18 100644
--- a/docs/docs.go
+++ b/docs/docs.go
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                     "200": {
                         "description": "OK",
                         "schema": {
-                            "$ref": "#/definitions/models.Site"
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/models.CreateSiteResponse"
                         }
                     },
                     "400": {
@@ -943,6 +943,17 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 }
             }
         },
+        "models.CreateSiteResponse": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "raw_deploy_token": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "site": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/models.Site"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "models.CustomHeaders": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
diff --git a/docs/swagger.json b/docs/swagger.json
index be9b25a..770f61c 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.json
+++ b/docs/swagger.json
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
                     "200": {
                         "description": "OK",
                         "schema": {
-                            "$ref": "#/definitions/models.Site"
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/models.CreateSiteResponse"
                         }
                     },
                     "400": {
@@ -937,6 +937,17 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "models.CreateSiteResponse": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "raw_deploy_token": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "site": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/models.Site"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "models.CustomHeaders": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
diff --git a/docs/swagger.yaml b/docs/swagger.yaml
index 9d4ef56..715156a 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/swagger.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ definitions:
       message:
         type: string
     type: object
+  models.CreateSiteResponse:
+    properties:
+      raw_deploy_token:
+        type: string
+      site:
+        $ref: '#/definitions/models.Site'
+    type: object
   models.CustomHeaders:
     properties:
       headers:
@@ -456,7 +463,7 @@ paths:
         "200":
           description: OK
           schema:
-            $ref: '#/definitions/models.Site'
+            $ref: '#/definitions/models.CreateSiteResponse'
         "400":
           description: Bad Request
           schema:
diff --git a/internal/security/deploy_token.go b/internal/security/deploy_token.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16da0f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/security/deploy_token.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package security
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/subtle"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func generateToken() (rawToken string, err error) {
+	bytes := make([]byte, 32)
+	if _, err = rand.Read(bytes); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return "quay_" + hex.EncodeToString(bytes), nil
+}
+
+func hashToken(rawToken string) string {
+	sum := sha256.Sum256([]byte(rawToken))
+	return hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
+}
+
+func CreateDeployToken() (rawToken, hashedToken string, err error) {
+	rawToken, err = generateToken()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate token: %w", err)
+	}
+	hashedToken = hashToken(rawToken)
+	return rawToken, hashedToken, nil
+}
+
+func CompareDeployTokens(incomingRawToken, storedHashedToken string) bool {
+	incomingHash := hashToken(incomingRawToken)
+
+	return subtle.ConstantTimeCompare(
+		[]byte(incomingHash),
+		[]byte(storedHashedToken),
+	) == 1
+}