diff --git a/modules/login.php b/modules/login.php
index 273f87e..1578df8 100644
--- a/modules/login.php
+++ b/modules/login.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 class login extends AnonymousModule
 {
+
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/modules/user/authenticate.php b/modules/user/authenticate.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bda6f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/user/authenticate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+class user_authenticate extends AnonymousModule
+{
+	protected $ajax     = true;
+	protected $method   = 'POST';
+	protected $validate = array(
+		'email' => array(
+			'length:>:100' => 'Invalid email address or password.',
+			'filter:email' => 'Invalid email address or password.',
+		),
+		'password' => array(
+			'length:<:8'   => 'Invalid email address or password.',
+		),
+	);
+
+	public function __default()
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			$user = new User();
+
+			// Checks if the email supplied is valid
+			if ($uid = $user->getMapping('email', $_POST['email']))
+			{
+				// Checks if the password is valid
+				$password = $user->getPassword($uid);
+
+				if ($password == crypt($_POST['password'], $password))
+				{
+					$auth_token = $user->getAuth($uid);
+					setcookie('__auth', base64_encode($uid . '|' . $auth_token), time() + Time::YEAR, '/');
+				}
+			}
+
+			return array('status' => 'success', 'url' => '/');
+		}
+		catch (RedisException $e)
+		{
+			return array('error' => $e->getMessage());
+		}
+
+		return array('error' => 'Invalid email address or password.');
+	}
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/templates/login.phtml b/templates/login.phtml
index 8d7b009..dcec1b4 100644
--- a/templates/login.phtml
+++ b/templates/login.phtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form role="form" class="row col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-sm-offset-3" method="post" action="/user/authenticate">
+<form role="form" class="ajax row col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-sm-offset-3" method="post" action="/user/authenticate" onsubmit="return false">
 	<h1>Sign in <small>Welcome back!</small></h1>
 	<?php
 	echo $this->html->div(