diff --git a/dusken/authorization.py b/dusken/authorization.py
index 208eff8..2b9d0f8 100644
--- a/dusken/authorization.py
+++ b/dusken/authorization.py
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+import logging
+import provider.oauth2
+
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser, User
+from django.utils import timezone
+from provider.oauth2.models import AccessToken
+from tastypie.authentication import Authentication
 from tastypie.authorization import DjangoAuthorization
 from tastypie.exceptions import Unauthorized
 
@@ -73,3 +81,86 @@ class MyDjangoAuthorization(DjangoAuthorization):
 
         return True
 
+
+"""
+This is a simple OAuth 2.0 authentication model for tastypie
+
+Copied nearly verbatim from amrox's example 
+ - https://github.com/amrox/django-tastypie-two-legged-oauth
+
+Dependencies: 
+ - django-oauth2-provider: https://github.com/caffeinehit/django-oauth2-provider
+
+Example:
+ - http://ianalexandr.com
+"""
+
+# stolen from piston
+class OAuthError(RuntimeError):
+    """Generic exception class."""
+    def __init__(self, message='OAuth error occured.'):
+        self.message = message
+
+
+class OAuth20Authentication(Authentication):
+    """
+    OAuth authenticator. 
+
+    This Authentication method checks for a provided HTTP_AUTHORIZATION
+    and looks up to see if this is a valid OAuth Access Token
+    """
+    def __init__(self, realm='API'):
+        self.realm = realm
+
+    def is_authenticated(self, request, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Verify 2-legged oauth request. Parameters accepted as
+        values in "Authorization" header, or as a GET request
+        or in a POST body.
+        """
+        logging.info("OAuth20Authentication")
+
+        try:
+            key = request.GET.get('oauth_consumer_key')
+            if not key:
+                key = request.POST.get('oauth_consumer_key')
+            if not key:
+                auth_header_value = request.META.get('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION')
+                if auth_header_value:
+                    key = auth_header_value.split(' ')[1]
+            if not key:
+                logging.error('OAuth20Authentication. No consumer_key found.')
+                return None
+            """
+            If verify_access_token() does not pass, it will raise an error
+            """
+            token = verify_access_token(key)
+
+            # If OAuth authentication is successful, set the request user to the token user for authorization
+            request.user = token.user
+
+            # If OAuth authentication is successful, set oauth_consumer_key on request in case we need it later
+            request.META['oauth_consumer_key'] = key
+            return True
+        except KeyError, e:
+            logging.exception("Error in OAuth20Authentication.")
+            request.user = AnonymousUser()
+            return False
+        except Exception, e:
+            logging.exception("Error in OAuth20Authentication.")
+            return False
+        return True
+
+def verify_access_token(key):
+    # Check if key is in AccessToken key
+    try:
+        token = AccessToken.objects.get(token=key)
+
+        # Check if token has expired
+        if token.expires < timezone.now():
+            raise OAuthError('AccessToken has expired.')
+    except AccessToken.DoesNotExist, e:
+        raise OAuthError("AccessToken not found at all.")
+
+    logging.info('Valid access')
+    return token
diff --git a/dusken/settings-sample.py b/dusken/settings-sample.py
index 68758b4..9f6ea8d 100644
--- a/dusken/settings-sample.py
+++ b/dusken/settings-sample.py
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'django.contrib.admindocs',
+    'provider',
+    'provider.oauth2',
     'dusken',
     'tastypie',
     'south',
diff --git a/dusken/urls.py b/dusken/urls.py
index c919ad6..cdd4183 100644
--- a/dusken/urls.py
+++ b/dusken/urls.py
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ v1_api.register(InstitutionResource())
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
     url(r'^api/', include(v1_api.urls)),
-    url(r'^authenticate/', 'dusken.views.authenticate')
+    url(r'^authenticate/', 'dusken.views.authenticate'),
+    url(r'oauth2/', include('provider.oauth2.urls', namespace='oauth2')),
 )
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e4b2e5e..4dcd8f5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Django==1.5.4
 django-cors-headers==0.12
 django-extensions==1.2.2
+django-oauth2-provider==0.2.6
 django-sphinxdoc==1.2.0
 django-tastypie==0.10.0
 psycopg2==2.5.1