diff --git a/config/default.toml b/config/default.toml
index fef9b3f3..93b88cd0 100644
--- a/config/default.toml
+++ b/config/default.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ domain = "localhost"
 proxy_has_tls = false
 #url_prefix = ""
 
-[pow]
+[captcha]
 # Please set a unique value, your mCaptcha instance's security depends on this being 
 # unique
 salt = "asdl;kjfhjawehfpa;osdkjasdvjaksndfpoanjdfainsdfaijdsfajlkjdsaf;ajsdfweroire"
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ salt = "asdl;kjfhjawehfpa;osdkjasdvjaksndfpoanjdfainsdfaijdsfajlkjdsaf;ajsdfwero
 # leave untouched if you don't know what you are doing
 gc = 30
 
+[captcha.default_difficulty_strategy]
+avg_traffic_difficulty =  50000 # almost instant solution
+peak_sustainable_traffic_difficulty = 3000000 # roughly 1.5s
+broke_my_site_traffic_difficulty = 5000000  # greater than 3.5s
+duration = 30 # cooldown period in seconds
+
 [database]
 # This section deals with the database location and how to access it
 # Please note that at the moment, we have support for only postgresqa.
diff --git a/src/data.rs b/src/data.rs
index 24f62582..d098c863 100644
--- a/src/data.rs
+++ b/src/data.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl SystemGroup {
 
     fn new_system<A: Save, B: MasterTrait>(m: Addr<B>, c: Addr<A>) -> System<A, B> {
         let pow = PoWConfigBuilder::default()
-            .salt(SETTINGS.pow.salt.clone())
+            .salt(SETTINGS.captcha.salt.clone())
             .build()
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl SystemGroup {
                 SystemGroup::Redis(captcha)
             }
             None => {
-                let master = EmbeddedMaster::new(SETTINGS.pow.gc).start();
+                let master = EmbeddedMaster::new(SETTINGS.captcha.gc).start();
                 let cache = HashCache::default().start();
                 let captcha = Self::new_system(master, cache);
 
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index eb8b1675..67346cc4 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ pub struct Server {
 pub struct Captcha {
     pub salt: String,
     pub gc: u64,
+    pub default_difficulty_strategy: DefaultDifficultyStrategy,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DefaultDifficultyStrategy {
+    pub avg_traffic_difficulty: u32,
+    pub broke_my_site_traffic_difficulty: u32,
+    pub peak_sustainable_traffic_difficulty: u32,
+    pub duration: u32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub database: Database,
     pub redis: Option<Redis>,
     pub server: Server,
-    pub pow: Captcha,
+    pub captcha: Captcha,
     pub source_code: String,
     pub smtp: Option<Smtp>,
     pub allow_registration: bool,