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+================
+ Authentication
+================
+
+Swift API requests that require authentication must contain an
+``X-Storage-Token`` authentication token in the request header. 
+The token may be retrieved from RADOS Gateway, or from another authenticator.
+To obtain a token from RADOS Gateway, you must create a user. For example:: 
+
+    sudo radosgw-admin user create --subuser="{username}:{subusername}" --uid="{username}" 
+    --display-name="{Display Name}" --key-type=swift --secret="{password}" --access=full
+
+For details on RADOS Gateway administration, see `radosgw-admin`_. 
+
+.. _radosgw-admin: ../../../man/8/radosgw-admin/ 
+
+Auth Get
+--------
+
+To authenticate a user, make a request containing an ``X-Auth-User`` and a
+``X-Auth-Key`` in the header.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+    GET /auth HTTP/1.1
+    Host: swift.radosgwhost.com
+    X-Auth-User: johndoe
+    X-Auth-Key: R7UUOLFDI2ZI9PRCQ53K
+
+Request Headers
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``X-Auth-User`` 
+
+:Description: The key RADOS GW username to authenticate.
+:Type: String
+:Required: Yes
+
+``X-Auth-Key`` 
+
+:Description: The key associated to a RADOS GW username.
+:Type: String
+:Required: Yes
+
+
+Response Headers
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The response from the server should include an ``X-Auth-Token`` value. The 
+response may also contain a ``X-Storage-Url`` that provides the 
+``{api version}/{account}`` prefix that is specified in other requests
+throughout the API documentation.
+
+
+``X-Storage-Token`` 
+
+:Description: The authorization token for the ``X-Auth-User`` specified in the request.
+:Type: String
+
+
+``X-Storage-Url`` 
+
+:Description: The URL and ``{api version}/{account}`` path for the user.
+:Type: String
+
+A typical response looks like this:: 
+
+	HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
+	Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:05:33 GMT
+  	Server: swift
+  	X-Storage-Url: https://swift.radosgwhost.com/v1/ACCT-12345
+	X-Auth-Token: UOlCCC8TahFKlWuv9DB09TWHF0nDjpPElha0kAa
+	Content-Length: 0
+    Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8