diff --git a/RSecurityBackend/DbContext/RSecurityDbContext.cs b/RSecurityBackend/DbContext/RSecurityDbContext.cs
index 0a529f83..3a06fd2b 100644
--- a/RSecurityBackend/DbContext/RSecurityDbContext.cs
+++ b/RSecurityBackend/DbContext/RSecurityDbContext.cs
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ namespace RSecurityBackend.DbContext
             builder.Entity<RVerifyQueueItem>()
                 .HasIndex(u => u.Secret)
                 .IsUnique();
+
+            builder.Entity<RGenericOption>()
+                .HasIndex(o => o.Name)
+                .IsUnique();
         }        
 
-        #region Auth        
         /// <summary>
         /// Permissions
         /// </summary>
@@ -91,29 +94,24 @@ namespace RSecurityBackend.DbContext
         /// </summary>
         public DbSet<RCaptchaImage> CaptchaImages { get; set; }
 
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Audit
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Audit Logs Events
         /// </summary>
         public DbSet<REvent> AuditLogs { get; set; }
-        #endregion
 
-        #region
         /// <summary>
         /// long running jobs
         /// </summary>
         public DbSet<RLongRunningJobStatus> LongRunningJobs { get; set; }
-        #endregion
 
-        #region Notifications
         /// <summary>
         /// Notifications
         /// </summary>
         public DbSet<RUserNotification> Notifications { get; set; }
-        #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Options
+        /// </summary>
+        public DbSet<RGenericOption> Options { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/RSecurityBackend/Models/Generic/Db/RGenericOption.cs b/RSecurityBackend/Models/Generic/Db/RGenericOption.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..482d38c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RSecurityBackend/Models/Generic/Db/RGenericOption.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+namespace RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// generic option
+    /// </summary>
+    public class RGenericOption
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// id
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// name
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///value
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Value { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RSecurityBackend/RSecurityBackend.xml b/RSecurityBackend/RSecurityBackend.xml
index 668d77e5..d3375544 100644
--- a/RSecurityBackend/RSecurityBackend.xml
+++ b/RSecurityBackend/RSecurityBackend.xml
@@ -643,6 +643,11 @@
             Notifications
             </summary>
         </member>
+        <member name="P:RSecurityBackend.DbContext.RSecurityDbContext`3.Options">
+            <summary>
+            Options
+            </summary>
+        </member>
         <member name="T:RSecurityBackend.Models.Audit.Db.REvent">
             <summary>
             Audit Event
@@ -1744,6 +1749,26 @@
             Amount
             </summary>
         </member>
+        <member name="T:RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db.RGenericOption">
+            <summary>
+            generic option
+            </summary>
+        </member>
+        <member name="P:RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db.RGenericOption.Id">
+            <summary>
+            id
+            </summary>
+        </member>
+        <member name="P:RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db.RGenericOption.Name">
+            <summary>
+            name
+            </summary>
+        </member>
+        <member name="P:RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db.RGenericOption.Value">
+             <summary>
+            value
+             </summary>
+        </member>
         <member name="T:RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db.RLongRunningJobStatus">
             <summary>
             Long Running Job Status
@@ -3270,6 +3295,37 @@
             </summary>
             <param name="connectionString"></param>
         </member>
+        <member name="T:RSecurityBackend.Services.Implementation.RGenericOptionsServiceEF">
+            <summary>
+            generic options service
+            </summary>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:RSecurityBackend.Services.Implementation.RGenericOptionsServiceEF.SetAsync(System.String,System.String)">
+            <summary>
+            modify an option or add a new one if an option with the requested name does not exist
+            </summary>
+            <param name="optionName"></param>
+            <param name="optionValue"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:RSecurityBackend.Services.Implementation.RGenericOptionsServiceEF.GetValueAsync(System.String)">
+            <summary>
+            get option value
+            </summary>
+            <param name="optionName"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
+        <member name="F:RSecurityBackend.Services.Implementation.RGenericOptionsServiceEF._context">
+            <summary>
+            Database Contetxt
+            </summary>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:RSecurityBackend.Services.Implementation.RGenericOptionsServiceEF.#ctor(RSecurityBackend.DbContext.RSecurityDbContext{RSecurityBackend.Models.Auth.Db.RAppUser,RSecurityBackend.Models.Auth.Db.RAppRole,System.Guid})">
+            <summary>
+            constructor
+            </summary>
+            <param name="context"></param>
+        </member>
         <member name="T:RSecurityBackend.Services.Implementation.RNotificationService">
             <summary>
             Internal messaging system implementation
@@ -3472,6 +3528,26 @@
             </summary>
             <param name="appUserService"></param>
         </member>
+        <member name="T:RSecurityBackend.Services.IRGenericOptionsService">
+            <summary>
+            generic options service
+            </summary>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:RSecurityBackend.Services.IRGenericOptionsService.SetAsync(System.String,System.String)">
+            <summary>
+            modify an option or add a new one if an option with the requested name does not exist
+            </summary>
+            <param name="optionName"></param>
+            <param name="optionValue"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:RSecurityBackend.Services.IRGenericOptionsService.GetValueAsync(System.String)">
+            <summary>
+            get option value
+            </summary>
+            <param name="optionName"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
         <member name="T:RSecurityBackend.Services.IRNotificationService">
             <summary>
             Internal messaging system interface
diff --git a/RSecurityBackend/Services/IRGenericOptionsService.cs b/RSecurityBackend/Services/IRGenericOptionsService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b26fbe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RSecurityBackend/Services/IRGenericOptionsService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic;
+using RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RSecurityBackend.Services
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// generic options service
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IRGenericOptionsService
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// modify an option or add a new one if an option with the requested name does not exist
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="optionName"></param>
+        /// <param name="optionValue"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        Task<RServiceResult<RGenericOption>> SetAsync(string optionName, string optionValue);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// get option value
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="optionName"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        Task<RServiceResult<string>> GetValueAsync(string optionName);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RSecurityBackend/Services/Implementation/RGenericOptionsServiceEF.cs b/RSecurityBackend/Services/Implementation/RGenericOptionsServiceEF.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fc44381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RSecurityBackend/Services/Implementation/RGenericOptionsServiceEF.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using RSecurityBackend.DbContext;
+using RSecurityBackend.Models.Auth.Db;
+using RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic;
+using RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db;
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RSecurityBackend.Services.Implementation
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// generic options service
+    /// </summary>
+    public class RGenericOptionsServiceEF : IRGenericOptionsService
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// modify an option or add a new one if an option with the requested name does not exist
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="optionName"></param>
+        /// <param name="optionValue"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public async Task<RServiceResult<RGenericOption>> SetAsync(string optionName, string optionValue)
+        {
+            var existing = await _context.Options.Where(o => o.Name == optionName).SingleOrDefaultAsync();
+            if (existing != null)
+            {
+                existing.Value = optionValue;
+                _context.Options.Update(existing);
+                await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+                return new RServiceResult<RGenericOption>(existing);
+            }
+
+            var option = new RGenericOption()
+            {
+                Name = optionName,
+                Value = optionValue
+            };
+
+            _context.Options.Add(option);
+            await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+            return new RServiceResult<RGenericOption>(option);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// get option value
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="optionName"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public async Task<RServiceResult<string>> GetValueAsync(string optionName)
+        {
+            var option = await _context.Options.AsNoTracking().Where(o => o.Name == optionName).SingleOrDefaultAsync();
+            if (option == null)
+                return new RServiceResult<string>(null, $"option '{optionName}' not found!");
+            return new RServiceResult<string>(option.Value);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Database Contetxt
+        /// </summary>
+        protected readonly RSecurityDbContext<RAppUser, RAppRole, Guid> _context;
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="context"></param>
+        public RGenericOptionsServiceEF(RSecurityDbContext<RAppUser, RAppRole, Guid> context)
+        {
+            _context = context;
+        }
+    }
+}