diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
index 3d2d61225e..9227ef61ba 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ using Emby.Server.Implementations.Session;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.SocketSharp;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.TV;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.Updates;
+using Jellyfin.Api.Auth;
+using Jellyfin.Api.Auth.FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy;
+using Jellyfin.Api.Auth.RequiresElevationPolicy;
+using Jellyfin.Api.Controllers;
 using MediaBrowser.Api;
 using MediaBrowser.Common;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
@@ -104,11 +108,14 @@ using MediaBrowser.Providers.Subtitles;
 using MediaBrowser.Providers.TV.TheTVDB;
 using MediaBrowser.WebDashboard.Api;
 using MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Providers;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
@@ -660,25 +667,45 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
                     services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
                     services.AddMvc(opts =>
                         {
-                            opts.UseGeneralRoutePrefix("emby", "emby/emby", "api/v{version:apiVersion}");
+                            var policy = new AuthorizationPolicyBuilder()
+                                .RequireAuthenticatedUser()
+                                .Build();
+                            opts.Filters.Add(new AuthorizeFilter(policy));
+                            opts.EnableEndpointRouting = false;
+                            opts.UseGeneralRoutePrefix(ServerConfigurationManager.Configuration.BaseUrl.TrimStart('/'));
                         })
                         .SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Version_2_2)
-                        .AddApplicationPart(Assembly.Load("Jellyfin.Api"));
-                    services.AddApiVersioning(opt => opt.ReportApiVersions = true);
+                        .ConfigureApplicationPartManager(a => a.ApplicationParts.Clear()) // Clear app parts to avoid other assemblies being picked up
+                        .AddApplicationPart(typeof(StartupController).Assembly)
+                        .AddControllersAsServices();
                     services.AddSwaggerGen(c =>
                     {
                         c.SwaggerDoc("v1", new OpenApiInfo { Title = "Jellyfin API", Version = "v1" });
-                        c.DocInclusionPredicate((docName, apiDesc) =>
-                        {
-                            if (!apiDesc.TryGetMethodInfo(out var methodInfo))
-                            {
-                                return false;
-                            }
+                    });
 
-                            // A bit of a hack to make Swagger pick the versioned endpoints instead of the legacy emby endpoints
-                            return methodInfo.DeclaringType?.BaseType == typeof(ControllerBase) &&
-                                   apiDesc.RelativePath.Contains("api/v");
-                        });
+                    services.AddSingleton<IAuthorizationHandler, FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedHandler>();
+                    services.AddSingleton<IAuthorizationHandler, RequiresElevationHandler>();
+
+                    // configure custom legacy authentication
+                    services.AddAuthentication("CustomAuthentication")
+                        .AddScheme<AuthenticationSchemeOptions, CustomAuthenticationHandler>("CustomAuthentication", null);
+
+                    services.AddAuthorizationCore(options =>
+                    {
+                        options.AddPolicy(
+                            "RequiresElevation",
+                            policy =>
+                            {
+                                policy.AddAuthenticationSchemes("CustomAuthentication");
+                                policy.AddRequirements(new RequiresElevationRequirement());
+                            });
+                        options.AddPolicy(
+                            "FirstTimeSetupOrElevated",
+                            policy =>
+                            {
+                                policy.AddAuthenticationSchemes("CustomAuthentication");
+                                policy.AddRequirements(new FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement());
+                            });
                     });
 
                     // Merge the external ServiceCollection into ASP.NET DI
@@ -686,6 +713,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
                 })
                 .Configure(app =>
                 {
+                    app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
                     app.UseSwagger();
 
                     // Enable middleware to serve swagger-ui (HTML, JS, CSS, etc.),
@@ -698,9 +726,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
                     app.UseWebSockets();
 
                     app.UseResponseCompression();
-
                     // TODO app.UseMiddleware<WebSocketMiddleware>();
                     app.Use(ExecuteWebsocketHandlerAsync);
+                    //app.UseAuthentication();
                     app.UseMvc();
                     app.Use(ExecuteHttpHandlerAsync);
                 })
@@ -938,7 +966,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton<IAuthorizationContext>(authContext);
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton<ISessionContext>(new SessionContext(UserManager, authContext, SessionManager));
 
-            AuthService = new AuthService(authContext, ServerConfigurationManager, SessionManager, NetworkManager);
+            AuthService = new AuthService(LoggerFactory, authContext, ServerConfigurationManager, SessionManager, NetworkManager);
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton(AuthService);
 
             SubtitleEncoder = new MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Subtitles.SubtitleEncoder(LibraryManager, LoggerFactory, ApplicationPaths, FileSystemManager, MediaEncoder, JsonSerializer, HttpClient, MediaSourceManager, ProcessFactory);
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
index 26301b379e..e7164342c3 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="IPNetwork2" Version="2.4.0.126" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization" Version="3.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.Policy" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" Version="2.2.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="2.2.0" />
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="ServiceStack.Text.Core" Version="5.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="sharpcompress" Version="0.24.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCL.pretty.netstandard" Version="2.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="5.0.0-rc2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="5.0.0-rc4" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthService.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthService.cs
index 93a61fe67a..81dab83d5e 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthService.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthService.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using Emby.Server.Implementations.SocketSharp;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -7,22 +8,27 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Security;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.Security
 {
     public class AuthService : IAuthService
     {
+        private readonly ILogger<AuthService> _logger;
         private readonly IAuthorizationContext _authorizationContext;
         private readonly ISessionManager _sessionManager;
         private readonly IServerConfigurationManager _config;
         private readonly INetworkManager _networkManager;
 
         public AuthService(
+            ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
             IAuthorizationContext authorizationContext,
             IServerConfigurationManager config,
             ISessionManager sessionManager,
             INetworkManager networkManager)
         {
+            _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<AuthService>();
             _authorizationContext = authorizationContext;
             _config = config;
             _sessionManager = sessionManager;
@@ -34,7 +40,14 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.Security
             ValidateUser(request, authAttribtues);
         }
 
-        private void ValidateUser(IRequest request, IAuthenticationAttributes authAttribtues)
+        public User Authenticate(HttpRequest request, IAuthenticationAttributes authAttributes)
+        {
+            var req = new WebSocketSharpRequest(request, null, request.Path, _logger);
+            var user = ValidateUser(req, authAttributes);
+            return user;
+        }
+
+        private User ValidateUser(IRequest request, IAuthenticationAttributes authAttribtues)
         {
             // This code is executed before the service
             var auth = _authorizationContext.GetAuthorizationInfo(request);
@@ -81,6 +94,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.Security
                     request.RemoteIp,
                     user);
             }
+
+            return user;
         }
 
         private void ValidateUserAccess(
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/MvcRoutePrefix.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/MvcRoutePrefix.cs
index fb26ae09da..974a2a8852 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/MvcRoutePrefix.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/MvcRoutePrefix.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
             opts.Conventions.Insert(0, new RoutePrefixConvention(prefixes));
         }
 
-        internal class RoutePrefixConvention : IApplicationModelConvention
+        private class RoutePrefixConvention : IApplicationModelConvention
         {
             private readonly AttributeRouteModel[] _routePrefixes;
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb6192b03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Api.Auth
+{
+    public class CustomAuthenticationHandler : AuthenticationHandler<AuthenticationSchemeOptions>
+    {
+        private readonly IAuthService _authService;
+
+        public CustomAuthenticationHandler(
+            IAuthService authService,
+            IOptionsMonitor<AuthenticationSchemeOptions> options,
+            ILoggerFactory logger,
+            UrlEncoder encoder,
+            ISystemClock clock) : base(options, logger, encoder, clock)
+        {
+            _authService = authService;
+        }
+
+        protected override Task<AuthenticateResult> HandleAuthenticateAsync()
+        {
+            var authenticatedAttribute = new AuthenticatedAttribute();
+            try
+            {
+                var user = _authService.Authenticate(Request, authenticatedAttribute);
+                if (user == null)
+                {
+                    return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.Fail("Invalid user"));
+                }
+
+                var claims = new[]
+                {
+                    new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, user.Name),
+                    new Claim(ClaimTypes.Role, user.Policy.IsAdministrator ? "Administrator" : "User"),
+                };
+                var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(claims, Scheme.Name);
+                var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(identity);
+                var ticket = new AuthenticationTicket(principal, Scheme.Name);
+
+                return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.Success(ticket));
+            }
+            catch (SecurityException ex)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.Fail(ex));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedHandler.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73925cd616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Api.Auth.FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy
+{
+    public class FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedHandler : AuthorizationHandler<FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement>
+    {
+        private readonly IConfigurationManager _configurationManager;
+
+        public FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedHandler(IConfigurationManager configurationManager)
+        {
+            _configurationManager = configurationManager;
+        }
+
+        protected override  Task HandleRequirementAsync(AuthorizationHandlerContext context, FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement firstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement)
+        {
+            if (!_configurationManager.CommonConfiguration.IsStartupWizardCompleted)
+            {
+                context.Succeed(firstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement);
+            }
+            else if (context.User.IsInRole("Administrator"))
+            {
+                // TODO user role enum
+                context.Succeed(firstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                context.Fail();
+            }
+
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42436c870d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy/FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Api.Auth.FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedPolicy
+{
+    public class FirstTimeSetupOrElevatedRequirement : IAuthorizationRequirement
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/RequiresElevationPolicy/RequiresElevationHandler.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/RequiresElevationPolicy/RequiresElevationHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6948274582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/RequiresElevationPolicy/RequiresElevationHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Api.Auth.RequiresElevationPolicy
+{
+    public class RequiresElevationHandler : AuthorizationHandler<RequiresElevationRequirement>
+    {
+        protected override Task HandleRequirementAsync(AuthorizationHandlerContext context, RequiresElevationRequirement requirement)
+        {
+            if (context.User.IsInRole("Administrator"))
+            {
+                context.Succeed(requirement);
+            }
+
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/RequiresElevationPolicy/RequiresElevationRequirement.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/RequiresElevationPolicy/RequiresElevationRequirement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd51cd3c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/RequiresElevationPolicy/RequiresElevationRequirement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Api.Auth.RequiresElevationPolicy
+{
+    public class RequiresElevationRequirement : IAuthorizationRequirement
+    {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/BaseJellyfinApiController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/BaseJellyfinApiController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..796a8039af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/BaseJellyfinApiController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Api
+{
+    [ApiController]
+    [Route("[controller]")]
+    public class BaseJellyfinApiController : ControllerBase
+    {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StartupController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StartupController.cs
index 45e4cd5ac8..fb61b8d0b3 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StartupController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StartupController.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models.Startup;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
 namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 {
-    [ApiVersion("1")]
-    public class StartupController : ControllerBase
+    [Authorize(Policy = "FirstTimeSetupOrElevated")]
+    public class StartupController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     {
         private readonly IServerConfigurationManager _config;
         private readonly IUserManager _userManager;
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpGet("Configuration")]
-        public StartupConfiguration Get()
+        public StartupConfigurationDto GetStartupConfiguration()
         {
-            var result = new StartupConfiguration
+            var result = new StartupConfigurationDto
             {
                 UICulture = _config.Configuration.UICulture,
                 MetadataCountryCode = _config.Configuration.MetadataCountryCode,
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpPost("Configuration")]
-        public void UpdateInitial([FromForm] string uiCulture, [FromForm] string metadataCountryCode, [FromForm] string preferredMetadataLanguage)
+        public void UpdateInitialConfiguration([FromForm] string uiCulture, [FromForm] string metadataCountryCode, [FromForm] string preferredMetadataLanguage)
         {
             _config.Configuration.UICulture = uiCulture;
             _config.Configuration.MetadataCountryCode = metadataCountryCode;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpPost("RemoteAccess")]
-        public void Post([FromForm] bool enableRemoteAccess, [FromForm] bool enableAutomaticPortMapping)
+        public void SetRemoteAccess([FromForm] bool enableRemoteAccess, [FromForm] bool enableAutomaticPortMapping)
         {
             _config.Configuration.EnableRemoteAccess = enableRemoteAccess;
             _config.Configuration.EnableUPnP = enableAutomaticPortMapping;
@@ -58,11 +59,11 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpGet("User")]
-        public StartupUser GetUser()
+        public StartupUserDto GetUser()
         {
             var user = _userManager.Users.First();
 
-            return new StartupUser
+            return new StartupUserDto
             {
                 Name = user.Name,
                 Password = user.Password
@@ -70,17 +71,17 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpPost("User")]
-        public async Task UpdateUser([FromForm] StartupUser startupUser)
+        public async Task UpdateUser([FromForm] StartupUserDto startupUserDto)
         {
             var user = _userManager.Users.First();
 
-            user.Name = startupUser.Name;
+            user.Name = startupUserDto.Name;
 
             _userManager.UpdateUser(user);
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(startupUser.Password))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(startupUserDto.Password))
             {
-                await _userManager.ChangePassword(user, startupUser.Password).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await _userManager.ChangePassword(user, startupUserDto.Password).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Jellyfin.Api.csproj b/Jellyfin.Api/Jellyfin.Api.csproj
index 7a7e49e302..647004cb68 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Jellyfin.Api.csproj
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Jellyfin.Api.csproj
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
-    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="2.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Versioning" Version="3.1.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NETStandard.Library" Version="2.0.3" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\MediaBrowser.Controller\MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-</Project>
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="2.2.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MediaBrowser.Controller\MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupConfiguration.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupConfigurationDto.cs
similarity index 84%
rename from Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupConfiguration.cs
rename to Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupConfigurationDto.cs
index 08dd59a177..769d2e1bb6 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupConfigurationDto.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace Jellyfin.Api.Models.Startup
 {
-    public class StartupConfiguration
+    public class StartupConfigurationDto
     {
         public string UICulture { get; set; }
         public string MetadataCountryCode { get; set; }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupUser.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupUserDto.cs
similarity index 81%
rename from Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupUser.cs
rename to Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupUserDto.cs
index 93a09e865b..c7c2e8cb04 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupUser.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Models/Startup/StartupUserDto.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace Jellyfin.Api.Models.Startup
 {
-    public class StartupUser
+    public class StartupUserDto
     {
         public string Name { get; set; }
         public string Password { get; set; }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/IAuthService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/IAuthService.cs
index 142f1d91c3..4c9120e0c9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/IAuthService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/IAuthService.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Net
 {
     public interface IAuthService
     {
         void Authenticate(IRequest request, IAuthenticationAttributes authAttribtues);
+        User Authenticate(HttpRequest request, IAuthenticationAttributes authAttribtues);
     }
 }