diff --git a/packages/learn/gatsby-config.js b/packages/learn/gatsby-config.js
index ccff2bb4d0..f0f751984b 100644
--- a/packages/learn/gatsby-config.js
+++ b/packages/learn/gatsby-config.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = {
     siteUrl: 'https://learn.freecodecamp.org'
   },
   proxy: {
-    prefix: '/',
+    prefix: '/api',
     url: 'http://localhost:3000'
   },
   plugins: [
diff --git a/packages/learn/gatsby-node.js b/packages/learn/gatsby-node.js
index a0ababf8cf..74ee5b7125 100644
--- a/packages/learn/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/packages/learn/gatsby-node.js
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ exports.createPages = ({ graphql, boundActionCreators }) => {
 
         // Create challenge pages.
         result.data.allChallengeNode.edges.forEach((edge, index, thisArray) => {
-          const { fields: { slug }, required = [], template, challengeType, id } = edge.node;
+          const {
+            fields: { slug },
+            required = [],
+            template,
+            challengeType,
+            id
+          } = edge.node;
           const next = thisArray[index + 1];
           const nextChallengePath = next ? next.node.fields.slug : '/';
           createPage({
diff --git a/packages/learn/package.json b/packages/learn/package.json
index 437c568898..1a05ea753d 100644
--- a/packages/learn/package.json
+++ b/packages/learn/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "author": "Kyle Mathews <mathews.kyle@gmail.com>",
   "dependencies": {
     "adler32": "^0.1.7",
+    "auth0-js": "^9.4.2",
     "babel-core": "^6.26.0",
     "babel-jest": "^22.4.3",
     "babel-standalone": "^6.26.0",
diff --git a/packages/learn/src/auth/index.js b/packages/learn/src/auth/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a25b9b5a5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/learn/src/auth/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import auth0 from 'auth0-js';
+import { navigateTo } from 'gatsby-link';
+
+import { ajax$ } from '../templates/Challenges/utils/ajax-stream';
+
+const AUTH0_DOMAIN = 'freecodecamp.auth0.com';
+const AUTH0_CLIENT_ID = 'vF70CJZyPKbZR4y0avecXXLkfyMNnyKn';
+
+export default class Auth {
+  constructor() {
+    this.login = this.login.bind(this);
+    this.logout = this.logout.bind(this);
+    this.handleAuthentication = this.handleAuthentication.bind(this);
+    this.isAuthenticated = this.isAuthenticated.bind(this);
+
+    this.sessionEmail = '';
+  }
+
+  auth0 = new auth0.WebAuth({
+    domain: AUTH0_DOMAIN,
+    clientID: AUTH0_CLIENT_ID,
+    redirectUri: 'http://localhost:8000/callback',
+    audience: `https://${AUTH0_DOMAIN}/api/v2/`,
+    responseType: 'token id_token',
+    scope: 'openid profile email'
+  });
+
+  login() {
+    this.auth0.authorize();
+  }
+
+  logout() {
+    localStorage.removeItem('access_token');
+    localStorage.removeItem('id_token');
+    localStorage.removeItem('expires_at');
+    localStorage.removeItem('user');
+  }
+
+  handleAuthentication() {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      this.auth0.parseHash((err, authResult) => {
+        if (authResult && authResult.accessToken && authResult.idToken) {
+          this.setSession(authResult);
+        } else if (err) {
+          console.error(err);
+        }
+
+        // Return to the homepage after authentication.
+        navigateTo('/');
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  isAuthenticated() {
+    const expiresAt = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('expires_at'));
+    const isAuth = new Date().getTime() < expiresAt;
+
+    // isAuth && this.getFCCUser();
+    return isAuth;
+  }
+
+  setSession(authResult) {
+    const expiresAt = JSON.stringify(
+      authResult.expiresIn * 9000 + new Date().getTime()
+    );
+    localStorage.setItem('access_token', authResult.accessToken);
+    localStorage.setItem('id_token', authResult.idToken);
+    localStorage.setItem('expires_at', expiresAt);
+
+    this.auth0.client.userInfo(authResult.accessToken, (err, user) => {
+      if (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+      }
+      localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(user));
+    });
+  }
+
+  getFCCUser() {
+    const token = localStorage.getItem('access_token');
+    if (!token) {
+      console.warn('no token found');
+    }
+    const { email } = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('user'));
+    const headers = {
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`
+    };
+    const body = { email };
+    ajax$({
+      url: '/api/auth/auth0/login',
+      headers,
+      body
+    }).subscribe(
+      resp => {
+        console.info('YES');
+        console.log(resp);
+      },
+      err => {
+        console.warn('NO?');
+        console.log(err.message);
+      },
+      () => {
+        console.log('done');
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  getUser() {
+    if (localStorage.getItem('user')) {
+      return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('user'));
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  getUserName() {
+    if (this.getUser()) {
+      return this.getUser().name;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/learn/src/components/Header/index.js b/packages/learn/src/components/Header/index.js
index d0eb5617ec..7b1ae96415 100644
--- a/packages/learn/src/components/Header/index.js
+++ b/packages/learn/src/components/Header/index.js
@@ -1,32 +1,99 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import Link from 'gatsby-link';
 
-const Header = () => (
-  <div
-    style={{
-      background: '#006400',
-      marginBottom: '1.45rem'
-    }}
-    >
-    <div
-      style={{
-        margin: '0 auto',
-        maxWidth: 960
-      }}
-      >
-      <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-        <Link
+import Auth from '../../auth';
+
+const auth = new Auth();
+
+class Header extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      authenticated: false
+    };
+  }
+
+  login() {
+    auth.login();
+
+    this.setState({
+      authenticated: auth.isAuthenticated()
+    });
+  }
+
+  logout() {
+    auth.logout();
+
+    this.setState({
+      authenticated: auth.isAuthenticated()
+    });
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    // this.setState({
+    //   authenticated: auth.isAuthenticated()
+    // });
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div
+        style={{
+          background: '#006400',
+          marginBottom: '0.45rem'
+        }}
+        >
+        <div
           style={{
-            color: 'white',
-            textDecoration: 'none'
+            margin: '0 auto',
+            maxWidth: 960
           }}
-          to='/'
           >
-          Gatsby
-        </Link>
-      </h1>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-);
+          <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+            <Link
+              style={{
+                color: 'white',
+                textDecoration: 'none'
+              }}
+              to='/'
+              >
+              freeCodeCamp
+            </Link>
+          </h1>
+          {this.state.authenticated ? (
+            <span>
+              <a
+                href='#'
+                onClick={this.logout.bind(this)}
+                style={{
+                  boxShadow: 'none',
+                  lineHeight: '37px',
+                  color: '#fff'
+                }}
+                >
+                Log Out
+                {auth.getUserName() && <span> ({auth.getUserName()})</span>}
+              </a>
+            </span>
+          ) : (
+            <span>
+              <a
+                href='#'
+                onClick={this.login.bind(this)}
+                style={{
+                  boxShadow: 'none',
+                  lineHeight: '37px',
+                  color: '#fff'
+                }}
+                >
+                Log In
+              </a>
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
 
 export default Header;
diff --git a/packages/learn/src/pages/callback.js b/packages/learn/src/pages/callback.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cb72bbb26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/learn/src/pages/callback.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import Auth from '../auth';
+
+function AuthCallBack() {
+  const auth = new Auth();
+  auth.handleAuthentication();
+  return <h2>One moment please...</h2>;
+}
+
+AuthCallBack.displayName = 'AuthCallBack';
+
+export default AuthCallBack;
diff --git a/packages/learn/src/redux/app/index.js b/packages/learn/src/redux/app/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8afdfb28e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/learn/src/redux/app/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { createAction, handleActions } from 'redux-actions';
+
+import { createTypes } from '../../../utils/stateManagment';
+
+const ns = 'app';
+
+export const types = createTypes(
+  ['fetchUser', 'fetchUserComplete', 'fetchUserError'],
+  ns
+);
+
+const initialState = {
+  user: {}
+};
+
+export const fetchUser = createAction(types.fetchUser);
+export const fetchUserComplete = createAction(types.fetchUserComplete);
+export const fecthUserError = createAction(types.fetchUserError);
+
+export const reducer = handleActions(
+  {
+    [types.fetchUserComplete]: (state, { payload }) => ({
+      ...state,
+      user: payload
+    })
+  },
+  initialState
+);
diff --git a/packages/learn/src/redux/store.js b/packages/learn/src/redux/store.js
index a6dcb6393b..5b6b2933d1 100644
--- a/packages/learn/src/redux/store.js
+++ b/packages/learn/src/redux/store.js
@@ -6,16 +6,19 @@ import {
 import { combineEpics, createEpicMiddleware } from 'redux-observable';
 import { routerReducer as router, routerMiddleware } from 'react-router-redux';
 
+import { reducer as app } from './app';
 import { reducer as challenge, epics } from '../templates/Challenges/redux';
 import { reducer as map } from '../components/Map/redux';
 
 const rootReducer = combineReducers({
+  app,
   challenge,
   map,
   router
 });
 
 const rootEpic = combineEpics(...epics);
+
 const epicMiddleware = createEpicMiddleware(rootEpic, {
   dependencies: {
     window: typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : {},
diff --git a/packages/learn/yarn.lock b/packages/learn/yarn.lock
index 606135259b..d077bdca63 100644
--- a/packages/learn/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/learn/yarn.lock
@@ -519,6 +519,17 @@ atob@^2.0.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/atob/-/atob-2.1.0.tgz#ab2b150e51d7b122b9efc8d7340c06b6c41076bc"
 
+auth0-js@^9.4.2:
+  version "9.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/auth0-js/-/auth0-js-9.4.2.tgz#44363933266781fb9447ce09503c6f783b86a474"
+  dependencies:
+    base64-js "^1.2.0"
+    idtoken-verifier "^1.2.0"
+    qs "^6.4.0"
+    superagent "^3.8.2"
+    url-join "^1.1.0"
+    winchan "^0.2.0"
+
 autoprefixer@^6.0.2, autoprefixer@^6.3.1:
   version "6.7.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/autoprefixer/-/autoprefixer-6.7.7.tgz#1dbd1c835658e35ce3f9984099db00585c782014"
@@ -1436,7 +1447,7 @@ base64-arraybuffer@0.1.5:
   version "0.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base64-arraybuffer/-/base64-arraybuffer-0.1.5.tgz#73926771923b5a19747ad666aa5cd4bf9c6e9ce8"
 
-base64-js@^1.0.2:
+base64-js@^1.0.2, base64-js@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base64-js/-/base64-js-1.2.3.tgz#fb13668233d9614cf5fb4bce95a9ba4096cdf801"
 
@@ -2211,7 +2222,7 @@ component-emitter@1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-1.2.0.tgz#ccd113a86388d06482d03de3fc7df98526ba8efe"
 
-component-emitter@1.2.1, component-emitter@^1.2.1:
+component-emitter@1.2.1, component-emitter@^1.2.0, component-emitter@^1.2.1:
   version "1.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-1.2.1.tgz#137918d6d78283f7df7a6b7c5a63e140e69425e6"
 
@@ -2307,6 +2318,10 @@ cookie@0.3.1:
   version "0.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cookie/-/cookie-0.3.1.tgz#e7e0a1f9ef43b4c8ba925c5c5a96e806d16873bb"
 
+cookiejar@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cookiejar/-/cookiejar-2.1.1.tgz#41ad57b1b555951ec171412a81942b1e8200d34a"
+
 copy-concurrently@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/copy-concurrently/-/copy-concurrently-1.0.5.tgz#92297398cae34937fcafd6ec8139c18051f0b5e0"
@@ -2459,6 +2474,10 @@ crypto-browserify@^3.11.0:
     randombytes "^2.0.0"
     randomfill "^1.0.3"
 
+crypto-js@^3.1.9-1:
+  version "3.1.9-1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypto-js/-/crypto-js-3.1.9-1.tgz#fda19e761fc077e01ffbfdc6e9fdfc59e8806cd8"
+
 crypto-random-string@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypto-random-string/-/crypto-random-string-1.0.0.tgz#a230f64f568310e1498009940790ec99545bca7e"
@@ -3822,6 +3841,14 @@ forever-agent@~0.6.1:
   version "0.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz#fbc71f0c41adeb37f96c577ad1ed42d8fdacca91"
 
+form-data@^2.3.1, form-data@~2.3.1:
+  version "2.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-2.3.2.tgz#4970498be604c20c005d4f5c23aecd21d6b49099"
+  dependencies:
+    asynckit "^0.4.0"
+    combined-stream "1.0.6"
+    mime-types "^2.1.12"
+
 form-data@~2.1.1:
   version "2.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-2.1.4.tgz#33c183acf193276ecaa98143a69e94bfee1750d1"
@@ -3830,13 +3857,9 @@ form-data@~2.1.1:
     combined-stream "^1.0.5"
     mime-types "^2.1.12"
 
-form-data@~2.3.1:
-  version "2.3.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-2.3.2.tgz#4970498be604c20c005d4f5c23aecd21d6b49099"
-  dependencies:
-    asynckit "^0.4.0"
-    combined-stream "1.0.6"
-    mime-types "^2.1.12"
+formidable@^1.1.1:
+  version "1.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/formidable/-/formidable-1.2.1.tgz#70fb7ca0290ee6ff961090415f4b3df3d2082659"
 
 forwarded@~0.1.2:
   version "0.1.2"
@@ -4748,6 +4771,16 @@ icss-replace-symbols@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/icss-replace-symbols/-/icss-replace-symbols-1.1.0.tgz#06ea6f83679a7749e386cfe1fe812ae5db223ded"
 
+idtoken-verifier@^1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/idtoken-verifier/-/idtoken-verifier-1.2.0.tgz#4654f1f07ab7a803fc9b1b8b36057e2a87ad8b09"
+  dependencies:
+    base64-js "^1.2.0"
+    crypto-js "^3.1.9-1"
+    jsbn "^0.1.0"
+    superagent "^3.8.2"
+    url-join "^1.1.0"
+
 ieee754@^1.1.4:
   version "1.1.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ieee754/-/ieee754-1.1.11.tgz#c16384ffe00f5b7835824e67b6f2bd44a5229455"
@@ -5626,7 +5659,7 @@ jsan@^3.1.5, jsan@^3.1.9:
   version "3.1.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsan/-/jsan-3.1.9.tgz#2705676c1058f0a7d9ac266ad036a5769cfa7c96"
 
-jsbn@~0.1.0:
+jsbn@^0.1.0, jsbn@~0.1.0:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsbn/-/jsbn-0.1.1.tgz#a5e654c2e5a2deb5f201d96cefbca80c0ef2f513"
 
@@ -6203,7 +6236,7 @@ merge@^1.1.3, merge@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge/-/merge-1.2.0.tgz#7531e39d4949c281a66b8c5a6e0265e8b05894da"
 
-methods@~1.1.2:
+methods@^1.1.1, methods@~1.1.2:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/methods/-/methods-1.1.2.tgz#5529a4d67654134edcc5266656835b0f851afcee"
 
@@ -6283,7 +6316,7 @@ mime@1.4.1:
   version "1.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime/-/mime-1.4.1.tgz#121f9ebc49e3766f311a76e1fa1c8003c4b03aa6"
 
-mime@^1.3.6, mime@^1.5.0:
+mime@^1.3.6, mime@^1.4.1, mime@^1.5.0:
   version "1.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime/-/mime-1.6.0.tgz#32cd9e5c64553bd58d19a568af452acff04981b1"
 
@@ -7879,7 +7912,7 @@ q@^1.1.2:
   version "1.5.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/q/-/q-1.5.1.tgz#7e32f75b41381291d04611f1bf14109ac00651d7"
 
-qs@6.5.1, qs@~6.5.1:
+qs@6.5.1, qs@^6.4.0, qs@^6.5.1, qs@~6.5.1:
   version "6.5.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.5.1.tgz#349cdf6eef89ec45c12d7d5eb3fc0c870343a6d8"
 
@@ -9534,6 +9567,21 @@ style-loader@^0.13.0:
   dependencies:
     loader-utils "^1.0.2"
 
+superagent@^3.8.2:
+  version "3.8.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/superagent/-/superagent-3.8.2.tgz#e4a11b9d047f7d3efeb3bbe536d9ec0021d16403"
+  dependencies:
+    component-emitter "^1.2.0"
+    cookiejar "^2.1.0"
+    debug "^3.1.0"
+    extend "^3.0.0"
+    form-data "^2.3.1"
+    formidable "^1.1.1"
+    methods "^1.1.1"
+    mime "^1.4.1"
+    qs "^6.5.1"
+    readable-stream "^2.0.5"
+
 supports-color@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-2.0.0.tgz#535d045ce6b6363fa40117084629995e9df324c7"
@@ -10026,6 +10074,10 @@ urix@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/urix/-/urix-0.1.0.tgz#da937f7a62e21fec1fd18d49b35c2935067a6c72"
 
+url-join@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/url-join/-/url-join-1.1.0.tgz#741c6c2f4596c4830d6718460920d0c92202dc78"
+
 url-loader@^0.5.7:
   version "0.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/url-loader/-/url-loader-0.5.9.tgz#cc8fea82c7b906e7777019250869e569e995c295"
@@ -10389,6 +10441,10 @@ widest-line@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     string-width "^2.1.1"
 
+winchan@^0.2.0:
+  version "0.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/winchan/-/winchan-0.2.0.tgz#3863028e7f974b0da1412f28417ba424972abd94"
+
 window-size@0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/window-size/-/window-size-0.1.0.tgz#5438cd2ea93b202efa3a19fe8887aee7c94f9c9d"