diff --git a/nodejs/config/passport.js b/nodejs/config/passport.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..630faca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodejs/config/passport.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var passport = require('passport');
+var LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
+var models = new require('../models');
+var users = new models.Users();
+
+passport.use(new LocalStrategy(
+  function(username, password, done) {
+    users.findByName(username, function (err,  results, fields) {
+      if (err) { return done(err); }
+
+      if (results.length != 1) {
+        return done(null, false, { message: 'Incorrect username.' });
+      }
+
+      if (!users.validPassword(password, results[0])) {
+        return done(null, false, { message: 'Incorrect password.' });
+      }
+      return done(null, results[0]);
+    });
+  }
+));
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diff --git a/nodejs/package.json b/nodejs/package.json
index cd9f9f5..94fbef0 100644
--- a/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/package.json
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@
     "debug": "~2.2.0",
     "ejs": "~2.3.3",
     "express": "~4.13.1",
+    "express-jwt": "^3.3.0",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^5.7.0",
     "morgan": "~1.6.1",
     "mysql": "^2.10.2",
+    "passport": "^0.3.2",
+    "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
     "serialport": "^2.0.6",
     "serve-favicon": "~2.3.0"
   }