diff --git a/examples/auth/basic_auth.py b/examples/auth/basic_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ed2333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/auth/basic_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from microdot import Microdot
+from microdot_auth import BasicAuth
+
+app = Microdot()
+basic_auth = BasicAuth()
+
+USERS = {
+    'susan': 'hello',
+    'david': 'bye',
+}
+
+
+@basic_auth.callback
+def verify_password(request, username, password):
+    if username in USERS and USERS[username] == password:
+        request.g.user = username
+        return True
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+@basic_auth
+def index(request):
+    return f'Hello, {request.g.user}!'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/examples/auth/login_auth.py b/examples/auth/login_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc4ced0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/auth/login_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+from microdot import Microdot, redirect
+from microdot_session import set_session_secret_key
+from microdot_login import LoginAuth
+
+app = Microdot()
+set_session_secret_key('top-secret')
+login_auth = LoginAuth()
+
+USERS = {
+    'susan': 'hello',
+    'david': 'bye',
+}
+
+
+@login_auth.callback
+def check_user(request, user_id):
+    request.g.user = user_id
+    return True
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+@login_auth
+def index(request):
+    return f'''
+        <h1>Login Auth Example</h1>
+        <p>Hello, {request.g.user}!</p>
+        <form method="POST" action="/logout">
+            <button type="submit">Logout</button>
+        </form>
+    ''', {'Content-Type': 'text/html'}
+
+
+@app.route('/login', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+def login(request):
+    if request.method == 'GET':
+        return '''
+            <h1>Login Auth Example</h1>
+            <form method="POST">
+                <input name="username" placeholder="username">
+                <input name="password" type="password" placeholder="password">
+                <button type="submit">Login</button>
+            </form>
+        ''', {'Content-Type': 'text/html'}
+    username = request.form['username']
+    password = request.form['password']
+    if USERS.get(username) == password:
+        login_auth.login_user(request, username)
+        return login_auth.redirect_to_next(request)
+    else:
+        return redirect('/login')
+
+
+@app.post('/logout')
+def logout(request):
+    login_auth.logout_user(request)
+    return redirect('/')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/examples/auth/token_auth.py b/examples/auth/token_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0856dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/auth/token_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from microdot import Microdot
+from microdot_auth import TokenAuth
+
+app = Microdot()
+token_auth = TokenAuth()
+
+TOKENS = {
+    'hello': 'susan',
+    'bye': 'david',
+}
+
+
+@token_auth.callback
+def verify_token(request, token):
+    if token in TOKENS:
+        request.g.user = TOKENS[token]
+        return True
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+@token_auth
+def index(request):
+    return f'Hello, {request.g.user}!'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1d53ff1..422df0e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ py_modules =
     microdot_utemplate
     microdot_jinja
     microdot_session
+    microdot_auth
+    microdot_login
     microdot_websocket
     microdot_websocket_alt
     microdot_asyncio_websocket
diff --git a/src/microdot_auth.py b/src/microdot_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e307cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/microdot_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+from microdot import abort
+
+
+class BaseAuth:
+    def __init__(self, header='Authorization', scheme=None):
+        self.auth_callback = None
+        self.error_callback = self.auth_failed
+        self.header = header
+        self.scheme = scheme.lower()
+
+    def callback(self, f):
+        """Decorator to configure the authentication callback.
+
+        Microdot calls the authentication callback to allow the application to
+        check user credentials.
+        """
+        self.auth_callback = f
+
+    def errorhandler(self, f):
+        """Decorator to configure the error callback.
+
+        Microdot calls the error callback to allow the application to generate
+        a custom error response. The default error response is to call
+        ``abort(401)``.
+        """
+        self.error_callback = f
+
+    def auth_failed(self):
+        abort(401)
+
+    def __call__(self, func):
+        def wrapper(request, *args, **kwargs):
+            auth = request.headers.get(self.header)
+            if not auth:
+                return self.error_callback()
+            if self.header == 'Authorization':
+                if ' ' not in auth:
+                    return self.error_callback()
+                scheme, auth = auth.split(' ', 1)
+                if scheme.lower() != self.scheme:
+                    return self.error_callback()
+            if not self.auth_callback(request, *self._get_auth_args(auth)):
+                return self.error_callback()
+            return func(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return wrapper
+
+
+class BasicAuth(BaseAuth):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(scheme='Basic')
+
+    def _get_auth_args(self, auth):
+        import binascii
+        username, password = binascii.a2b_base64(auth).decode('utf-8').split(
+            ':', 1)
+        return (username, password)
+
+
+class TokenAuth(BaseAuth):
+    def __init__(self, header='Authorization', scheme='Bearer'):
+        super().__init__(header=header, scheme=scheme)
+
+    def _get_auth_args(self, token):
+        return (token,)
diff --git a/src/microdot_login.py b/src/microdot_login.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5546a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/microdot_login.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from microdot import redirect, urlencode
+from microdot_session import get_session, update_session
+
+
+class LoginAuth:
+    def __init__(self, login_url='/login'):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.login_url = login_url
+        self.user_callback = self._accept_user
+
+    def callback(self, f):
+        self.user_callback = f
+
+    def login_user(self, request, user_id):
+        session = get_session(request)
+        session['user_id'] = user_id
+        update_session(request, session)
+        return session
+
+    def logout_user(self, request):
+        session = get_session(request)
+        session.pop('user_id', None)
+        update_session(request, session)
+        return session
+
+    def redirect_to_next(self, request, default_url='/'):
+        next_url = request.args.get('next', default_url)
+        if not next_url.startswith('/'):
+            next_url = default_url
+        return redirect(next_url)
+
+    def __call__(self, func):
+        def wrapper(request, *args, **kwargs):
+            session = get_session(request)
+            if 'user_id' not in session:
+                return redirect(self.login_url + '?next=' + urlencode(
+                    request.url))
+            if not self.user_callback(request, session['user_id']):
+                return redirect(self.login_url + '?next=' + urlencode(
+                    request.url))
+            return func(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return wrapper
+
+    def _accept_user(self, request, user_id):
+        return True
diff --git a/tests/test_microdot_auth.py b/tests/test_microdot_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90062a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_microdot_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import binascii
+import unittest
+from microdot import Microdot
+from microdot_auth import BasicAuth, TokenAuth
+from microdot_test_client import TestClient
+
+
+class TestAuth(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_basic_auth(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        basic_auth = BasicAuth()
+
+        @basic_auth.callback
+        def authenticate(request, username, password):
+            if username == 'foo' and password == 'bar':
+                request.g.user = {'username': username}
+                return True
+
+        @app.route('/')
+        @basic_auth
+        def index(request):
+            return request.g.user['username']
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={
+            'Authorization': 'Basic ' + binascii.b2a_base64(
+                b'foo:bar').decode()})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(res.text, 'foo')
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={
+            'Authorization': 'Basic ' + binascii.b2a_base64(
+                b'foo:baz').decode()})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+    def test_token_auth(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        token_auth = TokenAuth()
+
+        @token_auth.callback
+        def authenticate(request, token):
+            if token == 'foo':
+                request.g.user = 'user'
+                return True
+
+        @app.route('/')
+        @token_auth
+        def index(request):
+            return request.g.user
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'Authorization': 'Basic foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'Authorization': 'foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(res.text, 'user')
+
+    def test_token_auth_custom_header(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        token_auth = TokenAuth(header='X-Auth-Token')
+
+        @token_auth.callback
+        def authenticate(request, token):
+            if token == 'foo':
+                request.g.user = 'user'
+                return True
+
+        @app.route('/')
+        @token_auth
+        def index(request):
+            return request.g.user
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'Authorization': 'Basic foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'Authorization': 'foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'X-Token-Auth': 'Bearer foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 401)
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'X-Auth-Token': 'foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(res.text, 'user')
+
+        res = client.get('/', headers={'x-auth-token': 'foo'})
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(res.text, 'user')
+
+        @token_auth.errorhandler
+        def error_handler():
+            return {'status_code': 403}, 403
+
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(res.json, {'status_code': 403})
diff --git a/tests/test_microdot_login.py b/tests/test_microdot_login.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb9913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_microdot_login.py
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import unittest
+from microdot import Microdot
+from microdot_login import LoginAuth
+from microdot_session import set_session_secret_key, with_session
+from microdot_test_client import TestClient
+
+set_session_secret_key('top-secret!')
+
+
+class TestLogin(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_login_auth(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        login_auth = LoginAuth()
+
+        @app.get('/')
+        @login_auth
+        def index(request):
+            return 'ok'
+
+        @app.post('/login')
+        def login(request):
+            login_auth.login_user(request, 'user')
+            return login_auth.redirect_to_next(request)
+
+        @app.post('/logout')
+        def logout(request):
+            login_auth.logout_user(request)
+            return 'ok'
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        res = client.get('/?foo=bar')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(res.headers['Location'], '/login?next=/%3Ffoo%3Dbar')
+
+        res = client.post('/login?next=/%3Ffoo=bar')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(res.headers['Location'], '/?foo=bar')
+
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(res.text, 'ok')
+
+        res = client.post('/logout')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+
+    def test_login_auth_with_session(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        login_auth = LoginAuth(login_url='/foo')
+
+        @app.get('/')
+        @login_auth
+        @with_session
+        def index(request, session):
+            return session['user_id']
+
+        @app.post('/foo')
+        def login(request):
+            login_auth.login_user(request, 'user')
+            return login_auth.redirect_to_next(request)
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(res.headers['Location'], '/foo?next=/')
+
+        res = client.post('/foo')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(res.headers['Location'], '/')
+
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(res.text, 'user')
+
+    def test_login_auth_user_callback(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        login_auth = LoginAuth()
+
+        @login_auth.callback
+        def check_user(request, user_id):
+            request.g.user_id = user_id
+            return user_id == 'user'
+
+        @app.get('/')
+        @login_auth
+        def index(request):
+            return request.g.user_id
+
+        @app.post('/good-login')
+        def good_login(request):
+            login_auth.login_user(request, 'user')
+            return login_auth.redirect_to_next(request)
+
+        @app.post('/bad-login')
+        def bad_login(request):
+            login_auth.login_user(request, 'foo')
+            return login_auth.redirect_to_next(request)
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        res = client.post('/good-login')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(res.headers['Location'], '/')
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(res.text, 'user')
+
+        res = client.post('/bad-login')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(res.headers['Location'], '/')
+        res = client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(res.headers['Location'], '/login?next=/')
+
+    def test_login_auth_bad_redirect(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        login_auth = LoginAuth()
+
+        @app.get('/')
+        @login_auth
+        def index(request):
+            return 'ok'
+
+        @app.post('/login')
+        def login(request):
+            login_auth.login_user(request, 'user')
+            return login_auth.redirect_to_next(request)
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        res = client.post('/login?next=http://example.com')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(res.headers['Location'], '/')
+