diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index f27cd5c80693c1b31bbd500a5fcbae00a86b957d..99664f78b64565af96fb7f72574229d1c04eff00 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ var config = require(libs + 'config')
 var log = require(libs + 'log')(module)
 var app = require(libs + 'app')
 
+//authentication
+var passport = require('passport');
+var jwt = require('jwt-simple');
+
 app.set('port', process.env.PORT || config.get('port') || 3000)
 
+// Use the passport package 
+app.use(passport.initialize());
+
 var server = app.listen(app.get('port'), function() {
   debug('Express server listening on port ' + server.address().port)
   log.info('Express server listening on port ' + server.address().port)