diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 96f586d5..9ff9756c 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ from follow import getFollowingFeed
 from follow import outboxUndoFollow
 from auth import authorize
 from auth import createPassword
+from auth import createBasicAuthHeader
+from auth import authorizeBasic
 from threads import threadWithTrace
 from media import getMediaPath
 from media import createMediaDirs
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ from webinterface import htmlProfile
 from webinterface import htmlInbox
 from webinterface import htmlOutbox
 from webinterface import htmlPostReplies
+from webinterface import htmlLogin
+from webinterface import htmlGetLoginCredentials
 from shares import getSharesFeedForPerson
 from shares import outboxShareUpload
 from shares import outboxUndoShareUpload
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
     def _set_headers(self,fileFormat: str) -> None:
         self.send_response(200)
         self.send_header('Content-type', fileFormat)
+        self.send_header('WWW-Authenticate', 'Basic realm="simple", charset="UTF-8"')
         self.end_headers()
 
     def _404(self) -> None:
@@ -350,6 +355,16 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 self._set_headers('text/css')
                 self.wfile.write(css.encode('utf-8'))
                 return
+        # image on login screen
+        if self.path=='/login.png':
+            mediaFilename= \
+                self.server.baseDir+'/accounts/login.png'
+            if os.path.isfile(mediaFilename):
+                self._set_headers('image/png')
+                with open(mediaFilename, 'rb') as avFile:
+                    mediaBinary = avFile.read()
+                    self.wfile.write(mediaBinary)
+            return        
         # show media
         # Note that this comes before the busy flag to avoid conflicts
         if '/media/' in self.path:
@@ -444,6 +459,14 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         if self._webfinger():
             self.server.GETbusy=False
             return
+
+        if self.path.startswith('/login'):
+            # request basic auth
+            self._set_headers('text/html')
+            self.wfile.write(htmlLogin(self.server.baseDir).encode('utf-8'))
+            self.server.GETbusy=False
+            return        
+
         # get an individual post from the path /@nickname/statusnumber
         if '/@' in self.path:
             namedStatus=self.path.split('/@')[1]
@@ -966,7 +989,27 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         # if this is a POST to teh outbox then check authentication
         self.outboxAuthenticated=False
         self.postToNickname=None
-                
+
+        if self.path.startswith('/login'):
+            print("headers: "+str(self.headers))
+            print("path: "+self.path)
+            loginNickname,loginPassword=htmlGetLoginCredentials(self.path,self.server.lastLoginTime)
+            if loginNickname:
+                self.server.lastLoginTime=int(time.time())
+                print('Nickname: '+loginNickname)
+                print('Password: '+loginPassword)
+                authHeader=createBasicAuthHeader(loginNickname,loginPassword)
+                if not authorizeBasic(self.server.baseDir,'/users/'+loginNickname+'/outbox',authHeader,False):
+                    self.send_response(401)
+                    self.end_headers()
+                    self.server.POSTbusy=False
+                    return
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.end_headers()
+            self.server.POSTbusy=False
+            return
+            #self.path='/users/'+loginNickname+'/outbox'
+
         if self.path.endswith('/outbox') or self.path.endswith('/shares'):
             if '/users/' in self.path:
                 if self._isAuthorized():
@@ -1200,6 +1243,7 @@ def runDaemon(clientToServer: bool,baseDir: str,domain: str, \
     httpd.maxMessageLength=5000
     httpd.maxImageSize=10*1024*1024
     httpd.allowDeletion=allowDeletion
+    httpd.lastLoginTime=0
     httpd.acceptedCaps=["inbox:write","objects:read"]
     if noreply:
         httpd.acceptedCaps.append('inbox:noreply')
diff --git a/img/login.png b/img/login.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc11479e
Binary files /dev/null and b/img/login.png differ
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 4691e38e..1263168e 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -7,12 +7,128 @@ __email__ = "bob@freedombone.net"
 __status__ = "Production"
 
 import json
+import time
+import os
+from shutil import copyfile
 from pprint import pprint
 from person import personBoxJson
 from utils import getNicknameFromActor
 from utils import getDomainFromActor
 from posts import getPersonBox
 
+def htmlGetLoginCredentials(path: str,lastLoginTime: int) -> (str,str):
+    """Receives login credentials via HTTPServer GET
+    """
+    if not path.startswith('/login?'):
+        return None,None
+    # minimum time between login attempts
+    currTime=int(time.time())
+    if currTime<lastLoginTime+5:
+        return None,None
+    loginParams=path.split('?',1)[1]
+    if '&' not in loginParams:
+        return None,None
+    loginArgs=loginParams.split('&')
+    nickname=None
+    password=None
+    for arg in loginArgs:
+        if '=' in arg:
+            if arg.split('=',1)[0]=='nickname':
+                nickname=arg.split('=',1)[1]
+            elif arg.split('=',1)[0]=='password':
+                password=arg.split('=',1)[1]
+    return nickname,password
+
+def htmlLogin(baseDir: str) -> str:
+    if not os.path.isfile(baseDir+'/accounts/login.png'):
+        copyfile(baseDir+'/img/login.png',baseDir+'/accounts/login.png')
+    # /login?nickname=[username]&password=[password]&remember=on
+    loginCSS= \
+        'body, html {' \
+        '    height: 100%;' \
+        '    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;' \
+        '    max-width: 60%;' \
+        '    min-width: 600px;' \
+        '    margin: 0 auto;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        'form {' \
+        '  border: 3px solid #f1f1f1;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        'input[type=text], input[type=password] {' \
+        '  width: 100%;' \
+        '  padding: 12px 20px;' \
+        '  margin: 8px 0;' \
+        '  display: inline-block;' \
+        '  border: 1px solid #ccc;' \
+        '  box-sizing: border-box;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        'button {' \
+        '  background-color: #999;' \
+        '  color: white;' \
+        '  padding: 14px 20px;' \
+        '  margin: 8px 0;' \
+        '  border: none;' \
+        '  cursor: pointer;' \
+        '  width: 100%;' \
+        '  font-size: 24px;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        'button:hover {' \
+        '  opacity: 0.8;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        '.imgcontainer {' \
+        '  text-align: center;' \
+        '  margin: 24px 0 12px 0;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        'img.avatar {' \
+        '  width: 40%;' \
+        '  border-radius: 50%;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        '.container {' \
+        '  padding: 16px;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        'span.psw {' \
+        '  float: right;' \
+        '  padding-top: 16px;' \
+        '}' \
+        '' \
+        '@media screen and (max-width: 300px) {' \
+        '  span.psw {' \
+        '    display: block;' \
+        '    float: none;' \
+        '  }' \
+        '  .cancelbtn {' \
+        '    width: 100%;' \
+        '  }' \
+        '}'
+    
+    loginForm=htmlHeader(loginCSS)
+    loginForm+= \
+        ' <form method="POST" action="/login">' \
+        '  <div class="imgcontainer">' \
+        '    <img src="login.png" alt="login image" class="loginimage">' \
+        '  </div>' \
+        '' \
+        '  <div class="container">' \
+        '    <label for="nickname"><b>Nickname</b></label>' \
+        '    <input type="text" placeholder="Enter Nickname" name="nickname" required>' \
+        '' \
+        '    <label for="password"><b>Password</b></label>' \
+        '    <input type="password" placeholder="Enter Password" name="password" required>' \
+        '' \
+        '    <button type="submit">Login</button>' \
+        '  </div>' \
+        '</form>'
+    loginForm+=htmlFooter()
+    return loginForm
+
 def htmlHeader(css=None,lang='en') -> str:
     if not css:        
         htmlStr= \