diff --git a/Source/Startup.cs b/Source/Startup.cs
index 31e5268..1485131 100644
--- a/Source/Startup.cs
+++ b/Source/Startup.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ namespace QuickCHAT
                     options => options.UseNpgsql(Configuration.GetConnectionString("MainDatabase"))
                 )
                 .BuildServiceProvider();
+            services.AddAntiforgery();
+            services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
+                .AddCookie(options => options.LoginPath = new PathString("/authorize"));
         }
 
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ namespace QuickCHAT
                 app.UseHsts();
                 app.UseHttpsRedirection();
             }
-            
+            app.UseAuthentication();
             app.UseMvc();
         }
     }