diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index daf4da72..3df1891b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ dependencies {
 
     // GeoIP
     implementation("com.maxmind.geoip2:geoip2:4.2.0")
+
+    // JWT Authentication
+    implementation("io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api:0.12.5")
+    runtimeOnly("io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-impl:0.12.5")
+    runtimeOnly("io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-jackson:0.12.5")
 }
 
 group = "icu.samnya"
diff --git a/config/application.properties b/config/application.properties
index 1b47e5c1..a9a29721 100644
--- a/config/application.properties
+++ b/config/application.properties
@@ -110,3 +110,6 @@ simplejavamail.smtp.password=<password>
 ## GeoIP Settings (Powered by MaxMind GeoLite2)
 aqua-net.geoip.path=data/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb
 aqua-net.geoip.ip-header=CF-Connecting-IP
+
+## JWT Authentication Settings
+aqua-net.jwt.secret="Open Sesame!"