diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 19e9b01..af6069e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ oapi-codegen-install:
 oapi-codegen:
 	oapi-codegen -package insightapi -generate types ./api/insights-v1.yml > ./gen/insightapi/insights.types.go
 	oapi-codegen -package insightapi -generate client ./api/insights-v1.yml > ./gen/insightapi/insights.client.go
+	oapi-codegen -package controlplane -generate types ./api/cp-v1-trials.yml > ./gen/controlplane/trials.types.go
+	oapi-codegen -package controlplane -generate client ./api/cp-v1-trials.yml > ./gen/controlplane/trials.client.go
 
 setup:
-	mkdir -p out gen/insightapi
+	mkdir -p out gen/insightapi gen/controlplane
 
 GO_CFLAGS=-X main.commit=$(GITCOMMIT) -X main.version=$(VERSION)
 GO_LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-w $(GO_CFLAGS)"
diff --git a/api/cp-v1-trials.yml b/api/cp-v1-trials.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95d68d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/cp-v1-trials.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+openapi: 3.0.2
+info:
+  title: SafeDep Control Plane API for Trials Registration
+  contact:
+    name: SafeDep API
+    url: 'https://safedep.io'
+  description: |
+    Trials API provide a way for obtaining an API Key for data plane service access
+    using an Email Address. Trials is different from Registrations as the later
+    allows full access to the control plane while Trials is meant to allow access
+    only to a time bounded (expirable) API key for quick evaluation of tools.
+  version: 0.0.1
+servers:
+  - url: 'https://{apiHost}/{apiBase}'
+    variables:
+      apiHost:
+        default: api.safedep.io
+      apiBase:
+        default: control-plane/v1
+tags:
+  - name: Control Plane
+    description: Control Plane API
+paths:
+  /trials:
+    post:
+      description: |
+        Register a trial user to obtain an expirable API Key. The API key will
+        be generated and sent to the user over Email to ensure validity and access
+        to the email by the requester. System defined limits will be applied to
+        maximum number of trial API keys that can be generated for an email.
+      operationId: registerTrialUser
+      tags:
+        - Control Plane
+      requestBody:
+        description: Trial registration request
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrialRequest'
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Successful response
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrialResponse'
+        '403':
+          description: Access to the API is denied
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+        '429':
+          description: Rate limit block
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+        '500':
+          description: Failed due to internal server error
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+components:
+  schemas:
+    ApiError:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        message:
+          type: string
+          description: A descriptive message about the error meant for developer consumption
+        type:
+          type: string
+          description: An optional service or domain specific error group
+          enum:
+            - invalid_request
+            - operation_failed
+            - internal_error
+        code:
+          type: string
+          description: An error code identifying the error
+          enum:
+            - api_guard_invalid_credentials
+            - api_guard_rate_limit_exceeded
+            - api_guard_unauthorized
+            - api_guard_error
+            - app_generic_error
+            - app_security_error
+            - app_insufficient_parameters
+            - app_feature_not_enabled
+            - app_package_version_not_found
+        params:
+          type: object
+          description: Optional error specific attributes
+          additionalProperties:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              key:
+                type: string
+              value:
+                type: string
+    TrialRequest:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        email:
+          type: string
+          format: email
+      required:
+        - email
+    TrialResponse:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: string
+          minLength: 6
+          maxLength: 512
+          description: The ID of the trial registration request created in the system
+        expires_at:
+          type: string
+          format: date-time
+          description: The expiry time of the API key
diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 5388a8b..e827779 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	authInsightApiBaseUrl string
+	authInsightApiBaseUrl      string
+	authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl string
+	authTrialEmail             string
 )
 
 func newAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ func newAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(configureAuthCommand())
 	cmd.AddCommand(verifyAuthCommand())
+	cmd.AddCommand(trialsRegisterCommand())
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -43,8 +46,9 @@ func configureAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			err = auth.Configure(auth.Config{
-				ApiUrl: authInsightApiBaseUrl,
-				ApiKey: string(key),
+				ApiUrl:             authInsightApiBaseUrl,
+				ApiKey:             string(key),
+				ControlPlaneApiUrl: authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
@@ -55,8 +59,10 @@ func configureAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&authInsightApiBaseUrl, "api", "", "https://api.safedep.io/insights/v1",
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&authInsightApiBaseUrl, "api", "", auth.DefaultApiUrl(),
 		"Base URL of Insights API")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl, "control-plane", "",
+		auth.DefaultControlPlaneApiUrl(), "Base URL of Control Plane API for registrations")
 
 	return cmd
 
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ func verifyAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "verify",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			// Run auth.Verify()
+			fmt.Printf("Verify auth command is currently work in progress\n")
 			os.Exit(1)
 			return nil
 		},
@@ -74,3 +80,33 @@ func verifyAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 	return cmd
 }
+
+func trialsRegisterCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "trial",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			client := auth.NewTrialRegistrationClient(auth.TrialConfig{
+				Email:              authTrialEmail,
+				ControlPlaneApiUrl: authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl,
+			})
+
+			res, err := client.Execute()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			fmt.Printf("Trial registration successful with Id:%s\n", res.Id)
+			fmt.Printf("Check your email (%s) for API key and usage instructions\n", authTrialEmail)
+			fmt.Printf("The trial API key will expire on %s\n", res.ExpiresAt.String())
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&authTrialEmail, "email", "", "",
+		"Email address to use for sending trial API key")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl, "control-plane", "",
+		auth.DefaultControlPlaneApiUrl(), "Base URL of Control Plane API for registrations")
+
+	return cmd
+}
diff --git a/gen/controlplane/trials.client.go b/gen/controlplane/trials.client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0947ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/controlplane/trials.client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+// Package controlplane provides primitives to interact with the openapi HTTP API.
+//
+// Code generated by github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen version v1.10.1 DO NOT EDIT.
+package controlplane
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// RequestEditorFn  is the function signature for the RequestEditor callback function
+type RequestEditorFn func(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) error
+
+// Doer performs HTTP requests.
+//
+// The standard http.Client implements this interface.
+type HttpRequestDoer interface {
+	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+// Client which conforms to the OpenAPI3 specification for this service.
+type Client struct {
+	// The endpoint of the server conforming to this interface, with scheme,
+	// https://api.deepmap.com for example. This can contain a path relative
+	// to the server, such as https://api.deepmap.com/dev-test, and all the
+	// paths in the swagger spec will be appended to the server.
+	Server string
+
+	// Doer for performing requests, typically a *http.Client with any
+	// customized settings, such as certificate chains.
+	Client HttpRequestDoer
+
+	// A list of callbacks for modifying requests which are generated before sending over
+	// the network.
+	RequestEditors []RequestEditorFn
+}
+
+// ClientOption allows setting custom parameters during construction
+type ClientOption func(*Client) error
+
+// Creates a new Client, with reasonable defaults
+func NewClient(server string, opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
+	// create a client with sane default values
+	client := Client{
+		Server: server,
+	}
+	// mutate client and add all optional params
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		if err := o(&client); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	// ensure the server URL always has a trailing slash
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(client.Server, "/") {
+		client.Server += "/"
+	}
+	// create httpClient, if not already present
+	if client.Client == nil {
+		client.Client = &http.Client{}
+	}
+	return &client, nil
+}
+
+// WithHTTPClient allows overriding the default Doer, which is
+// automatically created using http.Client. This is useful for tests.
+func WithHTTPClient(doer HttpRequestDoer) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.Client = doer
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithRequestEditorFn allows setting up a callback function, which will be
+// called right before sending the request. This can be used to mutate the request.
+func WithRequestEditorFn(fn RequestEditorFn) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.RequestEditors = append(c.RequestEditors, fn)
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// The interface specification for the client above.
+type ClientInterface interface {
+	// RegisterTrialUser request with any body
+	RegisterTrialUserWithBody(ctx context.Context, contentType string, body io.Reader, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*http.Response, error)
+
+	RegisterTrialUser(ctx context.Context, body RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) RegisterTrialUserWithBody(ctx context.Context, contentType string, body io.Reader, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := NewRegisterTrialUserRequestWithBody(c.Server, contentType, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	if err := c.applyEditors(ctx, req, reqEditors); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c.Client.Do(req)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) RegisterTrialUser(ctx context.Context, body RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := NewRegisterTrialUserRequest(c.Server, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	if err := c.applyEditors(ctx, req, reqEditors); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c.Client.Do(req)
+}
+
+// NewRegisterTrialUserRequest calls the generic RegisterTrialUser builder with application/json body
+func NewRegisterTrialUserRequest(server string, body RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody) (*http.Request, error) {
+	var bodyReader io.Reader
+	buf, err := json.Marshal(body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	bodyReader = bytes.NewReader(buf)
+	return NewRegisterTrialUserRequestWithBody(server, "application/json", bodyReader)
+}
+
+// NewRegisterTrialUserRequestWithBody generates requests for RegisterTrialUser with any type of body
+func NewRegisterTrialUserRequestWithBody(server string, contentType string, body io.Reader) (*http.Request, error) {
+	var err error
+
+	serverURL, err := url.Parse(server)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	operationPath := fmt.Sprintf("/trials")
+	if operationPath[0] == '/' {
+		operationPath = "." + operationPath
+	}
+
+	queryURL, err := serverURL.Parse(operationPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", queryURL.String(), body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", contentType)
+
+	return req, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) applyEditors(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request, additionalEditors []RequestEditorFn) error {
+	for _, r := range c.RequestEditors {
+		if err := r(ctx, req); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	for _, r := range additionalEditors {
+		if err := r(ctx, req); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ClientWithResponses builds on ClientInterface to offer response payloads
+type ClientWithResponses struct {
+	ClientInterface
+}
+
+// NewClientWithResponses creates a new ClientWithResponses, which wraps
+// Client with return type handling
+func NewClientWithResponses(server string, opts ...ClientOption) (*ClientWithResponses, error) {
+	client, err := NewClient(server, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &ClientWithResponses{client}, nil
+}
+
+// WithBaseURL overrides the baseURL.
+func WithBaseURL(baseURL string) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		newBaseURL, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		c.Server = newBaseURL.String()
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// ClientWithResponsesInterface is the interface specification for the client with responses above.
+type ClientWithResponsesInterface interface {
+	// RegisterTrialUser request with any body
+	RegisterTrialUserWithBodyWithResponse(ctx context.Context, contentType string, body io.Reader, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*RegisterTrialUserResponse, error)
+
+	RegisterTrialUserWithResponse(ctx context.Context, body RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*RegisterTrialUserResponse, error)
+}
+
+type RegisterTrialUserResponse struct {
+	Body         []byte
+	HTTPResponse *http.Response
+	JSON200      *TrialResponse
+	JSON403      *ApiError
+	JSON429      *ApiError
+	JSON500      *ApiError
+}
+
+// Status returns HTTPResponse.Status
+func (r RegisterTrialUserResponse) Status() string {
+	if r.HTTPResponse != nil {
+		return r.HTTPResponse.Status
+	}
+	return http.StatusText(0)
+}
+
+// StatusCode returns HTTPResponse.StatusCode
+func (r RegisterTrialUserResponse) StatusCode() int {
+	if r.HTTPResponse != nil {
+		return r.HTTPResponse.StatusCode
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// RegisterTrialUserWithBodyWithResponse request with arbitrary body returning *RegisterTrialUserResponse
+func (c *ClientWithResponses) RegisterTrialUserWithBodyWithResponse(ctx context.Context, contentType string, body io.Reader, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*RegisterTrialUserResponse, error) {
+	rsp, err := c.RegisterTrialUserWithBody(ctx, contentType, body, reqEditors...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ParseRegisterTrialUserResponse(rsp)
+}
+
+func (c *ClientWithResponses) RegisterTrialUserWithResponse(ctx context.Context, body RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*RegisterTrialUserResponse, error) {
+	rsp, err := c.RegisterTrialUser(ctx, body, reqEditors...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ParseRegisterTrialUserResponse(rsp)
+}
+
+// ParseRegisterTrialUserResponse parses an HTTP response from a RegisterTrialUserWithResponse call
+func ParseRegisterTrialUserResponse(rsp *http.Response) (*RegisterTrialUserResponse, error) {
+	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rsp.Body)
+	defer func() { _ = rsp.Body.Close() }()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	response := &RegisterTrialUserResponse{
+		Body:         bodyBytes,
+		HTTPResponse: rsp,
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(rsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "json") && rsp.StatusCode == 200:
+		var dest TrialResponse
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &dest); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response.JSON200 = &dest
+
+	case strings.Contains(rsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "json") && rsp.StatusCode == 403:
+		var dest ApiError
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &dest); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response.JSON403 = &dest
+
+	case strings.Contains(rsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "json") && rsp.StatusCode == 429:
+		var dest ApiError
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &dest); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response.JSON429 = &dest
+
+	case strings.Contains(rsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "json") && rsp.StatusCode == 500:
+		var dest ApiError
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &dest); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response.JSON500 = &dest
+
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
diff --git a/gen/controlplane/trials.types.go b/gen/controlplane/trials.types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1b9c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/controlplane/trials.types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+// Package controlplane provides primitives to interact with the openapi HTTP API.
+//
+// Code generated by github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen version v1.10.1 DO NOT EDIT.
+package controlplane
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	openapi_types "github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen/pkg/types"
+)
+
+// Defines values for ApiErrorCode.
+const (
+	ApiErrorCodeApiGuardError ApiErrorCode = "api_guard_error"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeApiGuardInvalidCredentials ApiErrorCode = "api_guard_invalid_credentials"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeApiGuardRateLimitExceeded ApiErrorCode = "api_guard_rate_limit_exceeded"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeApiGuardUnauthorized ApiErrorCode = "api_guard_unauthorized"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppFeatureNotEnabled ApiErrorCode = "app_feature_not_enabled"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppGenericError ApiErrorCode = "app_generic_error"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppInsufficientParameters ApiErrorCode = "app_insufficient_parameters"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppPackageVersionNotFound ApiErrorCode = "app_package_version_not_found"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppSecurityError ApiErrorCode = "app_security_error"
+)
+
+// Defines values for ApiErrorType.
+const (
+	ApiErrorTypeInternalError ApiErrorType = "internal_error"
+
+	ApiErrorTypeInvalidRequest ApiErrorType = "invalid_request"
+
+	ApiErrorTypeOperationFailed ApiErrorType = "operation_failed"
+)
+
+// ApiError defines model for ApiError.
+type ApiError struct {
+	// An error code identifying the error
+	Code *ApiErrorCode `json:"code,omitempty"`
+
+	// A descriptive message about the error meant for developer consumption
+	Message *string `json:"message,omitempty"`
+
+	// Optional error specific attributes
+	Params *ApiError_Params `json:"params,omitempty"`
+
+	// An optional service or domain specific error group
+	Type *ApiErrorType `json:"type,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// An error code identifying the error
+type ApiErrorCode string
+
+// Optional error specific attributes
+type ApiError_Params struct {
+	AdditionalProperties map[string]struct {
+		Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+		Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+	} `json:"-"`
+}
+
+// An optional service or domain specific error group
+type ApiErrorType string
+
+// TrialRequest defines model for TrialRequest.
+type TrialRequest struct {
+	Email openapi_types.Email `json:"email"`
+}
+
+// TrialResponse defines model for TrialResponse.
+type TrialResponse struct {
+	// The expiry time of the API key
+	ExpiresAt *time.Time `json:"expires_at,omitempty"`
+
+	// The ID of the trial registration request created in the system
+	Id *string `json:"id,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// RegisterTrialUserJSONBody defines parameters for RegisterTrialUser.
+type RegisterTrialUserJSONBody TrialRequest
+
+// RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody defines body for RegisterTrialUser for application/json ContentType.
+type RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody RegisterTrialUserJSONBody
+
+// Getter for additional properties for ApiError_Params. Returns the specified
+// element and whether it was found
+func (a ApiError_Params) Get(fieldName string) (value struct {
+	Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+}, found bool) {
+	if a.AdditionalProperties != nil {
+		value, found = a.AdditionalProperties[fieldName]
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Setter for additional properties for ApiError_Params
+func (a *ApiError_Params) Set(fieldName string, value struct {
+	Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+}) {
+	if a.AdditionalProperties == nil {
+		a.AdditionalProperties = make(map[string]struct {
+			Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+			Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+		})
+	}
+	a.AdditionalProperties[fieldName] = value
+}
+
+// Override default JSON handling for ApiError_Params to handle AdditionalProperties
+func (a *ApiError_Params) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	object := make(map[string]json.RawMessage)
+	err := json.Unmarshal(b, &object)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(object) != 0 {
+		a.AdditionalProperties = make(map[string]struct {
+			Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+			Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+		})
+		for fieldName, fieldBuf := range object {
+			var fieldVal struct {
+				Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+				Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+			}
+			err := json.Unmarshal(fieldBuf, &fieldVal)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error unmarshaling field %s: %w", fieldName, err)
+			}
+			a.AdditionalProperties[fieldName] = fieldVal
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Override default JSON handling for ApiError_Params to handle AdditionalProperties
+func (a ApiError_Params) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
+	object := make(map[string]json.RawMessage)
+
+	for fieldName, field := range a.AdditionalProperties {
+		object[fieldName], err = json.Marshal(field)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error marshaling '%s': %w", fieldName, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(object)
+}
diff --git a/internal/auth/auth.go b/internal/auth/auth.go
index efc160a..6fac033 100644
--- a/internal/auth/auth.go
+++ b/internal/auth/auth.go
@@ -13,14 +13,18 @@ const (
 	apiUrlEnvKey = "VET_INSIGHTS_API_URL"
 	apiKeyEnvKey = "VET_INSIGHTS_API_KEY"
 
-	defaultApiUrl = "https://api.safedep.io/insights/v1"
+	controlPlaneUrlEnvKey = "VET_CONTROL_PLANE_API_URL"
+
+	defaultApiUrl             = "https://api.safedep.io/insights/v1"
+	defaultControlPlaneApiUrl = "https://api.safedep.io/controlplane/v1"
 
 	homeRelativeConfigPath = ".safedep/vet-auth.yml"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	ApiUrl string `yaml:"api_url"`
-	ApiKey string `yaml:"api_key"`
+	ApiUrl             string `yaml:"api_url"`
+	ApiKey             string `yaml:"api_key"`
+	ControlPlaneApiUrl string `yaml:"control_plane_api"`
 }
 
 // Global config to be used during runtime
@@ -40,6 +44,14 @@ func Verify() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func DefaultApiUrl() string {
+	return defaultApiUrl
+}
+
+func DefaultControlPlaneApiUrl() string {
+	return defaultControlPlaneApiUrl
+}
+
 func ApiUrl() string {
 	if url, ok := os.LookupEnv(apiUrlEnvKey); ok {
 		return url
@@ -64,6 +76,18 @@ func ApiKey() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func ControlPlaneApiUrl() string {
+	if url, ok := os.LookupEnv(controlPlaneUrlEnvKey); ok {
+		return url
+	}
+
+	if globalConfig != nil {
+		return globalConfig.ControlPlaneApiUrl
+	}
+
+	return defaultControlPlaneApiUrl
+}
+
 func loadConfiguration() error {
 	path, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	path = filepath.Join(path, homeRelativeConfigPath)
diff --git a/internal/auth/trial.go b/internal/auth/trial.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3e8c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/auth/trial.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/safedep/dry/utils"
+)
+
+type TrialConfig struct {
+	Email              string
+	ControlPlaneApiUrl string
+}
+
+type trialRegistrationResponse struct {
+	Id        string
+	ExpiresAt time.Time
+}
+
+type trialRegistrationClient struct {
+	config TrialConfig
+}
+
+func NewTrialRegistrationClient(config TrialConfig) *trialRegistrationClient {
+	return &trialRegistrationClient{config: config}
+}
+
+func (client *trialRegistrationClient) Execute() (*trialRegistrationResponse, error) {
+	if utils.IsEmptyString(client.config.Email) {
+		return nil, errors.New("email is required")
+	}
+
+	return &trialRegistrationResponse{}, nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 07cca37..698fc39 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var banner string = `
 | |              | || |              | || |              | |
 | '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
  '----------------'  '----------------'  '----------------'
+
 `
 
 func main() {