diff --git a/API/Program.cs b/API/Program.cs
index 46b68d9..8ab0673 100644
--- a/API/Program.cs
+++ b/API/Program.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using API.Services;
 using API.Services.Interfaces;
 using DAL.Contexts;
 using DAL.Models;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Serilog;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@ namespace API
 				return new UserManager(userService, hashingFactory, logger, hashingType);
 			});
 
+
+			builder.Services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme).AddCookie();
+
 			WebApplication app = builder.Build();
 
 			if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ namespace API
 				MinimumSameSitePolicy = SameSiteMode.Strict
 			});
 
+			app.UseAuthorization();
+
 			app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 			app.MapControllers();
 			app.Run();