diff --git a/remote_backend/Cargo.lock b/remote_backend/Cargo.lock
index e41ffd8..30a79ef 100644
--- a/remote_backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/remote_backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "zstd",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "actix-identity"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f2c99b7a5614b72a78f04aa2021e5370fc1aef2475fffeffc0c1266b99007062"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-service",
+ "actix-session",
+ "actix-utils",
+ "actix-web",
+ "derive_more",
+ "futures-core",
+ "serde",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "actix-macros"
 version = "0.2.4"
@@ -130,6 +146,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "actix-session"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b671404ec72194d8af58c2bdaf51e3c477a0595056bd5010148405870dda8df2"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-service",
+ "actix-utils",
+ "actix-web",
+ "anyhow",
+ "derive_more",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "actix-utils"
 version = "3.0.1"
@@ -360,6 +392,12 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4c7f02d4ea65f2c1853089ffd8d2787bdbc63de2f0d29dedbcf8ccdfa0ccd4cf"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ea22880d78093b0cbe17c89f64a7d457941e65759157ec6cb31a31d652b05e5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.21.7"
@@ -565,7 +603,14 @@ version = "0.16.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e859cd57d0710d9e06c381b550c06e76992472a8c6d527aecd2fc673dcc231fb"
 dependencies = [
+ "aes-gcm",
+ "base64 0.20.0",
+ "hkdf",
+ "hmac",
  "percent-encoding",
+ "rand",
+ "sha2",
+ "subtle",
  "time",
  "version_check",
 ]
@@ -1646,12 +1691,14 @@ checksum = "adad44e29e4c806119491a7f06f03de4d1af22c3a680dd47f1e6e179439d1f56"
 name = "remote_backend"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "actix-identity",
  "actix-remote-ip",
  "actix-web",
  "anyhow",
  "basic-jwt",
  "clap",
  "env_logger",
+ "futures-util",
  "lazy_static",
  "light-openid",
  "log",
diff --git a/remote_backend/Cargo.toml b/remote_backend/Cargo.toml
index 95f5f3f..7903df4 100644
--- a/remote_backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/remote_backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["derive"] }
 light-openid = { version = "1.0.2", features = ["crypto-wrapper"] }
 basic-jwt = "0.2.0"
-actix-remote-ip = "0.1.0"
-lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 actix-web = "4.5.1"
+actix-remote-ip = "0.1.0"
+actix-identity = "0.7.1"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 anyhow = "1.0.82"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.4", features = ["json"] }
 thiserror = "1.0.59"
-uuid = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["v4"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+uuid = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["v4"] }
+futures-util = "0.3.30"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/app_config.rs b/remote_backend/src/app_config.rs
index ad37e95..c3d565e 100644
--- a/remote_backend/src/app_config.rs
+++ b/remote_backend/src/app_config.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ pub struct AppConfig {
     )]
     pub oidc_configuration_url: String,
 
-    /// Disable OpenID authentication
+    /// Disable authentication (for development purposes ONLY)
     #[arg(long, env)]
-    pub disable_oidc: bool,
+    pub unsecure_disable_login: bool,
 
     /// OpenID client ID
     #[arg(long, env, default_value = "foo")]
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/constants.rs b/remote_backend/src/constants.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ca4b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_backend/src/constants.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pub const ROUTES_WITHOUT_AUTH: [&str; 3] = [
+    "/api/server/config",
+    "/api/auth/start_oidc",
+    "/api/auth/finish_oidc",
+];
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/controllers/auth_controller.rs b/remote_backend/src/controllers/auth_controller.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..274d608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_backend/src/controllers/auth_controller.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use actix_remote_ip::RemoteIP;
+use actix_web::web::Data;
+use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse, Responder};
+use light_openid::basic_state_manager::BasicStateManager;
+
+use crate::app_config::AppConfig;
+use crate::controllers::HttpResult;
+use crate::extractors::auth_extractor::AuthExtractor;
+
+#[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+struct StartOIDCResponse {
+    url: String,
+}
+
+/// Start OIDC authentication
+pub async fn start_oidc(sm: Data<BasicStateManager>, ip: RemoteIP) -> HttpResult {
+    let prov = AppConfig::get().openid_provider();
+
+    let conf =
+        light_openid::primitives::OpenIDConfig::load_from_url(prov.configuration_url).await?;
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(StartOIDCResponse {
+        url: conf.gen_authorization_url(
+            prov.client_id,
+            &sm.gen_state(ip.0)?,
+            &AppConfig::get().oidc_redirect_url(),
+        ),
+    }))
+}
+
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct FinishOpenIDLoginQuery {
+    code: String,
+    state: String,
+}
+
+/// Finish OIDC authentication
+pub async fn finish_oidc(
+    sm: Data<BasicStateManager>,
+    remote_ip: RemoteIP,
+    req: web::Json<FinishOpenIDLoginQuery>,
+    auth: AuthExtractor,
+) -> HttpResult {
+    if let Err(e) = sm.validate_state(remote_ip.0, &req.state) {
+        log::error!("Failed to validate OIDC CB state! {e}");
+        return Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().json("Invalid state!"));
+    }
+
+    let prov = AppConfig::get().openid_provider();
+
+    let conf =
+        light_openid::primitives::OpenIDConfig::load_from_url(prov.configuration_url).await?;
+
+    let (token, _) = conf
+        .request_token(
+            prov.client_id,
+            prov.client_secret,
+            &req.code,
+            &AppConfig::get().oidc_redirect_url(),
+        )
+        .await?;
+    let (user_info, _) = conf.request_user_info(&token).await?;
+
+    if user_info.email_verified != Some(true) {
+        log::error!("Email is not verified!");
+        return Ok(HttpResponse::Unauthorized().json("Email unverified by IDP!"));
+    }
+
+    let mail = match user_info.email {
+        Some(m) => m,
+        None => {
+            return Ok(HttpResponse::Unauthorized().json("Email not provided by the IDP!"));
+        }
+    };
+
+    auth.authenticate(mail);
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
+}
+
+#[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+struct CurrentUser {
+    id: String,
+}
+
+/// Get current authenticated user
+pub async fn current_user(auth: AuthExtractor) -> impl Responder {
+    HttpResponse::Ok().json(CurrentUser {
+        id: auth.id().unwrap_or_else(|| "Anonymous".to_string()),
+    })
+}
+
+/// Sign out
+pub async fn sign_out(auth: AuthExtractor) -> impl Responder {
+    auth.sign_out();
+    HttpResponse::Ok().finish()
+}
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/controllers/mod.rs b/remote_backend/src/controllers/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a1fb5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_backend/src/controllers/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+use actix_web::body::BoxBody;
+use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
+use actix_web::HttpResponse;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+
+pub mod auth_controller;
+
+/// Custom error to ease controller writing
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum HttpErr {
+    Err(anyhow::Error),
+    HTTPResponse(HttpResponse),
+}
+
+impl Display for HttpErr {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            HttpErr::Err(err) => Display::fmt(err, f),
+            HttpErr::HTTPResponse(res) => {
+                Display::fmt(&format!("HTTP RESPONSE {}", res.status().as_str()), f)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl actix_web::error::ResponseError for HttpErr {
+    fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
+        match self {
+            HttpErr::Err(_) => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            HttpErr::HTTPResponse(r) => r.status(),
+        }
+    }
+    fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse<BoxBody> {
+        log::error!("Error while processing request! {}", self);
+
+        HttpResponse::InternalServerError().body("Failed to execute request!")
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<anyhow::Error> for HttpErr {
+    fn from(err: anyhow::Error) -> HttpErr {
+        HttpErr::Err(err)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Box<dyn Error>> for HttpErr {
+    fn from(value: Box<dyn Error>) -> Self {
+        HttpErr::Err(std::io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, value.to_string()).into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for HttpErr {
+    fn from(value: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        HttpErr::Err(value.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::num::ParseIntError> for HttpErr {
+    fn from(value: std::num::ParseIntError) -> Self {
+        HttpErr::Err(value.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<reqwest::Error> for HttpErr {
+    fn from(value: reqwest::Error) -> Self {
+        HttpErr::Err(value.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<reqwest::header::ToStrError> for HttpErr {
+    fn from(value: reqwest::header::ToStrError) -> Self {
+        HttpErr::Err(value.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<actix_web::Error> for HttpErr {
+    fn from(value: actix_web::Error) -> Self {
+        HttpErr::Err(std::io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, value.to_string()).into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<HttpResponse> for HttpErr {
+    fn from(value: HttpResponse) -> Self {
+        HttpErr::HTTPResponse(value)
+    }
+}
+pub type HttpResult = Result<HttpResponse, HttpErr>;
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/extractors/auth_extractor.rs b/remote_backend/src/extractors/auth_extractor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26c2570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_backend/src/extractors/auth_extractor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use actix_identity::Identity;
+use actix_web::dev::Payload;
+use actix_web::{Error, FromRequest, HttpMessage, HttpRequest};
+use futures_util::future::{ready, Ready};
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+pub struct AuthExtractor {
+    identity: Option<Identity>,
+    request: HttpRequest,
+}
+
+impl AuthExtractor {
+    /// Check whether the user is authenticated or not
+    pub fn is_authenticated(&self) -> bool {
+        self.identity.is_some()
+    }
+
+    /// Authenticate the user
+    pub fn authenticate(&self, id: impl Display) {
+        Identity::login(&self.request.extensions(), id.to_string())
+            .expect("Unable to set authentication!");
+    }
+
+    pub fn id(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.identity.as_ref().map(|i| i.id().unwrap())
+    }
+
+    pub fn sign_out(self) {
+        if let Some(i) = self.identity {
+            i.logout()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromRequest for AuthExtractor {
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Error>>;
+
+    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+        let identity: Option<Identity> = Identity::from_request(req, payload).into_inner().ok();
+
+        ready(Ok(Self {
+            identity,
+            request: req.clone(),
+        }))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/extractors/mod.rs b/remote_backend/src/extractors/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89bd714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_backend/src/extractors/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod auth_extractor;
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/lib.rs b/remote_backend/src/lib.rs
index b8a566c..d6bffdd 100644
--- a/remote_backend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/remote_backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 pub mod app_config;
+pub mod constants;
+pub mod controllers;
+pub mod extractors;
+pub mod middlewares;
 pub mod utils;
 pub mod virtweb_client;
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/main.rs b/remote_backend/src/main.rs
index 084904d..7c45a6d 100644
--- a/remote_backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/remote_backend/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use actix_remote_ip::RemoteIPConfig;
 use actix_web::middleware::Logger;
 use actix_web::web::Data;
-use actix_web::{App, HttpServer};
+use actix_web::{web, App, HttpServer};
 use light_openid::basic_state_manager::BasicStateManager;
 use remote_backend::app_config::AppConfig;
+use remote_backend::controllers::auth_controller;
 use remote_backend::virtweb_client;
 
 #[actix_web::main]
@@ -21,6 +22,22 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             .app_data(Data::new(RemoteIPConfig {
                 proxy: AppConfig::get().proxy_ip.clone(),
             }))
+            .route(
+                "/api/auth/start_oidc",
+                web::get().to(auth_controller::start_oidc),
+            )
+            .route(
+                "/api/auth/finish_oidc",
+                web::post().to(auth_controller::finish_oidc),
+            )
+            .route(
+                "/api/auth/user",
+                web::get().to(auth_controller::current_user),
+            )
+            .route(
+                "/api/auth/sign_out",
+                web::get().to(auth_controller::sign_out),
+            )
     })
     .bind(&AppConfig::get().listen_address)?
     .run()
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/middlewares/auth_middleware.rs b/remote_backend/src/middlewares/auth_middleware.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eab5a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_backend/src/middlewares/auth_middleware.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+use std::future::{ready, Ready};
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use crate::app_config::AppConfig;
+use crate::constants;
+use crate::extractors::auth_extractor::AuthExtractor;
+use actix_web::body::EitherBody;
+use actix_web::dev::Payload;
+use actix_web::{
+    dev::{forward_ready, Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform},
+    Error, FromRequest, HttpResponse,
+};
+use futures_util::future::LocalBoxFuture;
+
+// There are two steps in middleware processing.
+// 1. Middleware initialization, middleware factory gets called with
+//    next service in chain as parameter.
+// 2. Middleware's call method gets called with normal request.
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct AuthChecker;
+
+// Middleware factory is `Transform` trait
+// `S` - type of the next service
+// `B` - type of response's body
+impl<S, B> Transform<S, ServiceRequest> for AuthChecker
+where
+    S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error> + 'static,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    B: 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<EitherBody<B>>;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Transform = AuthMiddleware<S>;
+    type InitError = ();
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Transform, Self::InitError>>;
+
+    fn new_transform(&self, service: S) -> Self::Future {
+        ready(Ok(AuthMiddleware {
+            service: Rc::new(service),
+        }))
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct AuthMiddleware<S> {
+    service: Rc<S>,
+}
+
+impl<S, B> Service<ServiceRequest> for AuthMiddleware<S>
+where
+    S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error> + 'static,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    B: 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<EitherBody<B>>;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+
+    forward_ready!(service);
+
+    fn call(&self, req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
+        let service = Rc::clone(&self.service);
+
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            let remote_ip =
+                actix_remote_ip::RemoteIP::from_request(req.request(), &mut Payload::None)
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+
+            // Check if no authentication is required
+            if constants::ROUTES_WITHOUT_AUTH.contains(&req.path())
+                || !req.path().starts_with("/api/")
+            {
+                log::trace!("No authentication is required")
+            }
+            // Check cookie authentication
+            else if !&AppConfig::get().unsecure_disable_login {
+                let auth = match AuthExtractor::from_request(req.request(), &mut Payload::None)
+                    .into_inner()
+                {
+                    Ok(auth) => auth,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log::error!(
+                            "Failed to extract authentication information from request! {e}"
+                        );
+                        return Ok(req
+                            .into_response(HttpResponse::PreconditionFailed().finish())
+                            .map_into_right_body());
+                    }
+                };
+
+                if !auth.is_authenticated() {
+                    log::error!(
+                        "User attempted to access privileged route without authentication!"
+                    );
+                    return Ok(req
+                        .into_response(
+                            HttpResponse::PreconditionFailed().json("Please authenticate!"),
+                        )
+                        .map_into_right_body());
+                }
+            }
+
+            log::info!("{} - {}", remote_ip.0, req.path());
+
+            service
+                .call(req)
+                .await
+                .map(ServiceResponse::map_into_left_body)
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/remote_backend/src/middlewares/mod.rs b/remote_backend/src/middlewares/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a709c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_backend/src/middlewares/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod auth_middleware;