diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 816113c..0146d4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,65 @@ Authorization
 -------------
 
 All API endpoints are secured via an HTTP basic authentication.
+Additionally, the `/auth` endpoint may be used to obtain a Bearer/JWT token.
+
+
+### `GET /auth`
+
+#### Example
+
+```http
+GET /auth HTTP/1.1
+Host: example.com
+Accept: application/json
+Authorization: Basic dGVzdDp0ZXN0
+```
+
+```http
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Length: 185
+Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
+Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Authorization
+Access-Control-Allow-Methods: HEAD, GET, POST, OPTIONS
+
+{"token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJleGFtcGxlLmNvbSIsInN1YiI6InRlc3QiLCJyb2wiOiJleHRlcm5hbCIsImlhdCI6MTc0NTgzMTQzN30.VMLz20aWI8nSd7ocT2W750Cy80OJs8OMiQCtq5Df0rE"}
+```
+
+### `POST /auth`
+
+#### Example
+
+```http
+POST /auth HTTP/1.1
+Host: example.com
+Accept: application/json
+Content-Type: application/json
+Content-Length: 44
+
+{"username": "test", "password": "password"}
+```
+
+```http
+POST /auth HTTP/1.1
+Host: example.com
+Accept: application/json
+Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+Content-Length: 31
+
+username=test&password=password
+```
+
+```http
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Length: 185
+Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
+Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Authorization
+Access-Control-Allow-Methods: HEAD, GET, POST, OPTIONS
+
+{"token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJleGFtcGxlLmNvbSIsInN1YiI6InRlc3QiLCJyb2wiOiJleHRlcm5hbCIsImlhdCI6MTc0NTgzMTQzN30.VMLz20aWI8nSd7ocT2W750Cy80OJs8OMiQCtq5Df0rE"}
+```
 
 
 Base Data
diff --git a/src/elwig-backend b/src/elwig-backend
index a138c32..b8e473f 100755
--- a/src/elwig-backend
+++ b/src/elwig-backend
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from typing import Callable, Optional
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
 import argparse
 import datetime
+import time
 import traceback
 import re
 import base64
@@ -13,15 +14,21 @@ import json
 import sqlite3
 import urllib.parse
 import gzip
+import hashlib
+import hmac
 
 
 VERSION: str = '0.0.3'
 
 CNX: sqlite3.Cursor
 USER_FILE: str
+JWT_SECRET: bytes
+JWT_ISSUER: str
+JWT_INVALIDATE_BEFORE: int = 0
+JWT_USER_INVALIDATE_BEFORE: dict[str, int] = {}
 
 
-class HttpError(Exception):
+class HttpError(BaseException):
     status_code: int
 
     def __init__(self, status_code: int, message: str):
@@ -39,6 +46,11 @@ class UnauthorizedError(HttpError):
         super().__init__(401, message)
 
 
+class ForbiddenError(HttpError):
+    def __init__(self, message: str = 'Forbidden'):
+        super().__init__(403, message)
+
+
 class NotFoundError(HttpError):
     def __init__(self, message: str = 'Not found'):
         super().__init__(404, message)
@@ -108,6 +120,19 @@ def jdmp(value, is_bool: bool = False) -> str:
     return json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=False)
 
 
+def check_password(stored_pwd: str, check_pwd: str) -> bool:
+    return stored_pwd == check_pwd
+
+
+def check_user_password(username: str, password: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    with open(USER_FILE, 'r') as file:
+        for line in file:
+            (u, r, i, p) = line.strip().split(':', 3)
+            if u == username and check_password(p, password):
+                return u, r
+    raise UnauthorizedError()
+
+
 def get_delivery_schedule_filter_clauses(filters: list[Filter]) -> list[str]:
     clauses = []
     for f in filters:
@@ -128,7 +153,10 @@ class ElwigApi(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         self.send_response(status_code)
         self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
         self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Authorization')
-        self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'HEAD, GET, OPTIONS')
+        if self.path in ('/auth',):
+            self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'HEAD, GET, POST, OPTIONS')
+        else:
+            self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'HEAD, GET, OPTIONS')
         if 300 <= status_code < 400 and status_code != 304 and url:
             self.send_header('Location', url)
         elif status_code == 401:
@@ -150,25 +178,73 @@ class ElwigApi(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
     def see_other(self, url: str) -> None:
         self.send(f'{{"url": {jdmp(url)}}}\n', status_code=303, url=url)
 
-    def authorize(self) -> tuple[str, str]:
-        try:
-            auth = self.headers.get('Authorization')
-            if auth is None or not auth.startswith('Basic '):
-                raise UnauthorizedError()
-            auth = base64.b64decode(auth[6:]).split(b':', 1)
-            if len(auth) != 2:
-                raise UnauthorizedError('Invalid Authorization header')
-            username, password = auth[0].decode('utf-8'), auth[1].decode('utf-8')
-        except:
-            raise UnauthorizedError('Invalid Authorization header')
-        with open(USER_FILE, 'r') as file:
-            for line in file:
-                (u, r, p) = line.strip().split(':', 2)
-                if u == username:
-                    if p == password:
-                        return u, r
+    def authorize(self) -> tuple[str, str, str]:
+        auth = self.headers.get('Authorization')
+        if auth and auth.startswith('Basic '):
+            u, r = ElwigApi.authorize_basic(auth[6:])
+            return u, r, 'Basic'
+        elif auth and auth.startswith('Bearer '):
+            u, r = ElwigApi.authorize_bearer(auth[7:])
+            return u, r, 'Bearer'
         raise UnauthorizedError()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def authorize_basic(auth: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+        try:
+            username, password = base64.b64decode(auth.strip() + '==').decode('utf-8').split(':', 1)
+        except:
+            raise BadRequestError('Invalid Authorization header')
+        return check_user_password(username, password)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def authorize_bearer(token: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+        try:
+            hdr_r, payload_r, sig = token.strip().split('.')
+            hdr = json.loads(base64.urlsafe_b64decode(hdr_r + '==').decode('utf-8'))
+            payload = json.loads(base64.urlsafe_b64decode(payload_r + '==').decode('utf-8'))
+            if hdr['typ'] != 'JWT':
+                raise ValueError()
+            mac = hmac.new(JWT_SECRET, digestmod={
+                'HS224': hashlib.sha224,
+                'HS256': hashlib.sha256,
+                'HS384': hashlib.sha384,
+                'HS512': hashlib.sha512,
+            }[hdr['alg']])
+            mac.update((hdr_r + '.' + payload_r).encode('ascii'))
+            digest = mac.digest()
+        except Exception:
+            raise BadRequestError('Invalid Authorization header')
+        try:
+            if digest != base64.urlsafe_b64decode(sig + '=='):
+                raise UnauthorizedError('Invalid JWT signature')
+            elif payload['iss'] != JWT_ISSUER:
+                raise UnauthorizedError('Invalid JWT issuer')
+            elif 'exp' in payload and payload['exp'] < int(time.time()):
+                raise UnauthorizedError('JWT token expired')
+            elif 'nbf' in payload and payload['nbf'] > int(time.time()):
+                raise UnauthorizedError('JWT token not yet valid')
+            elif payload['iat'] < JWT_INVALIDATE_BEFORE:
+                raise UnauthorizedError('Invalidated JWT token')
+            elif payload['iat'] < JWT_USER_INVALIDATE_BEFORE.get(payload['sub'], 0):
+                raise UnauthorizedError('Invalidated JWT token')
+            return payload['sub'], payload['rol']
+        except Exception:
+            raise UnauthorizedError('Invalid JWT token')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def issue_jwt(username: str, role: str) -> str:
+        hdr = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(b'{"typ":"JWT","alg":"HS256"}').strip(b'=')
+        payload = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(json.dumps({
+            'iss': JWT_ISSUER,
+            'sub': username,
+            'rol': role,
+            'iat': int(time.time()),
+        }, ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':')).encode('utf-8')).strip(b'=')
+        mac = hmac.new(JWT_SECRET, digestmod=hashlib.sha256)
+        mac.update(hdr + b'.' + payload)
+        sig = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(mac.digest()).strip(b'=')
+        return (hdr + b'.' + payload + b'.' + sig).decode('ascii')
+
     def exec_collection(self, sql_query: str, fmt: Callable, filters: list[Filter],
                         offset: int = None, limit: int = None,
                         distinct: tuple[[str], [int]] = None, sub_fmt: Callable = None) -> None:
@@ -304,7 +380,7 @@ class ElwigApi(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 self.send(OPEN_API_DOC)
                 return
 
-            username, role = self.authorize()
+            username, role, auth_method = self.authorize()
 
             parts = self.path.split('?', 1)
             if len(parts) == 1:
@@ -320,7 +396,11 @@ class ElwigApi(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 raise BadRequestError('Invalid integer value in query')
             order = query['order'] if 'order' in query else None
 
-            if path == '/wine/varieties':
+            if path == '/auth':
+                if auth_method == 'Bearer':
+                    raise ForbiddenError('Tokens must not be renewed')
+                self.send( f'{{"token":{jdmp(ElwigApi.issue_jwt(username, role))}}}\n')
+            elif path == '/wine/varieties':
                 self.exec_collection(
                     "SELECT sortid, type, name, comment FROM wine_variety",
                     lambda r: f'{{"sortid":{jdmp(r[0])},"type":{jdmp(r[1])},"name":{jdmp(r[2])},"comment":{jdmp(r[3])}}}',
@@ -355,21 +435,77 @@ class ElwigApi(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             traceback.print_exception(e)
             self.error(500, str(e))
 
+    def do_POST(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            parts = self.path.split('?', 1)
+            path = parts[0]
+            if path == '/auth':
+                content_type = self.headers.get('Content-Type')
+                content_len = self.headers.get('Content-Length')
+                if content_len is None:
+                    raise HttpError(411, 'Length required')
+                content_len = int(content_len)
+                if content_len > 4096 or content_len < 0:
+                    raise HttpError(413, 'Content too large')
+                elif content_type == 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded':
+                    payload = self.rfile.read(content_len)
+                    try:
+                        data = {urllib.parse.unquote(s[0]): urllib.parse.unquote(s[-1])
+                                for s in [p.split(b'=', 1) for p in payload.split(b'&')]}
+                        username, password = data['username'], data['password']
+                    except Exception:
+                        raise BadRequestError('Invalid URL encoded payload')
+                elif content_type == 'application/json':
+                    payload = self.rfile.read(content_len)
+                    try:
+                        data = json.loads(payload.decode('utf-8'))
+                        username, password = data['username'], data['password']
+                    except Exception:
+                        raise BadRequestError('Invalid JSON object')
+                else:
+                    raise HttpError(415, 'Unsupported media type')
+                username, role = check_user_password(username, password)
+                self.send(f'{{"token":{jdmp(ElwigApi.issue_jwt(username, role))}}}\n')
+            elif path in ('/wine/varieties', '/wine/quality_levels', '/wine/attributes', '/wine/cultivations', '/modifiers', '/delivery_schedules'):
+                raise MethodNotAllowedError()
+            else:
+                raise NotFoundError('Invalid path')
+        except HttpError as e:
+            self.error(e.status_code, str(e))
+        except Exception as e:
+            traceback.print_exception(e)
+            self.error(500, str(e))
+
 
 def main() -> None:
     global CNX
     global USER_FILE
+    global JWT_ISSUER
+    global JWT_SECRET
+    global JWT_INVALIDATE_BEFORE
 
     sqlite3.register_adapter(datetime.date, lambda d: d.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
     sqlite3.register_adapter(datetime.time, lambda t: t.strftime('%H:%M:%S'))
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('db', type=str, metavar='DB')
+    parser.add_argument('jwt_file', type=str, metavar='JWT-FILE')
     parser.add_argument('user_file', type=str, metavar='USER-FILE')
     parser.add_argument('-p', '--port', type=int, default=8080)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    jwt_file = args.jwt_file
+    with open(jwt_file, 'rb') as file:
+        iss, dt, JWT_SECRET = file.readline().strip().split(b':', 2)
+        JWT_ISSUER = iss.decode('utf-8')
+        JWT_INVALIDATE_BEFORE = int(datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(dt.decode('ascii')).timestamp()) if dt else 0
+
     USER_FILE = args.user_file
+    with open(USER_FILE, 'r') as file:
+        for line in file:
+            (u, r, i, p) = line.strip().split(':', 3)
+            JWT_USER_INVALIDATE_BEFORE[u.strip()] = int(datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(i).timestamp()) if i else 0
+
     CNX = sqlite3.connect(f'file:{args.db}?mode=ro', uri=True)
     CNX.create_function('REGEXP', 2, sqlite_regexp, deterministic=True)
 
@@ -396,9 +532,65 @@ OPEN_API_DOC: str = '''{
     "url": "https://wgm.elwig.at/elwig/api/v1",
     "description": "WG Matzen"
   }],
-  "components": {"securitySchemes": {"basicAuth": {"type": "http", "scheme": "basic"}}},
-  "security": [{"basicAuth": []}],
+  "components": {
+    "securitySchemes": {
+      "basicAuth": {"type": "http", "scheme": "basic"},
+      "bearerAuth": {"type": "http", "scheme": "bearer", "bearerFormat": "JWT"}
+    }
+  },
+  "security": [{"basicAuth": []}, {"bearerAuth": []}],
   "paths": {
+    "/auth": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": ["Authentication"],
+        "summary": "Authentication",
+        "security": [{"basicAuth": []}],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Success",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["token"], "properties": {"token": {"type": "string"}}},
+                "examples": {"simple": {"value": {"token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJleGFtcGxlLmNvbSIsInN1YiI6InRlc3QiLCJyb2wiOiJleHRlcm5hbCIsImlhdCI6MTc0NTgzMTQzN30.VMLz20aWI8nSd7ocT2W750Cy80OJs8OMiQCtq5Df0rE"}}}
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "400": {"description": "Bad Request",           "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["message"], "properties": {"message": {"oneOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "null"}]}}}, "examples": {"simple": {"value": {"message": "Invalid Authorization header"}}}}}},
+          "401": {"description": "Unauthorized",          "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["message"], "properties": {"message": {"oneOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "null"}]}}}, "examples": {"simple": {"value": {"message": "Unauthorized"}}}}}},
+          "500": {"description": "Internal Server Error", "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["message"], "properties": {"message": {"oneOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "null"}]}}}, "examples": {"simple": {"value": {"message": "Unknown error"}}}}}}
+        }
+      },
+      "post": {
+        "tags": ["Authentication"],
+        "summary": "Authentication",
+        "security": [],
+        "requestBody": {
+          "required": true,
+          "content": {
+            "application/json": {
+                "schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["username", "password"], "properties": {"username": {"type": "string"}, "password": {"type": "string"}}}
+            },
+            "application/x-www-form-urlencoded": {
+               "schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["username", "password"], "properties": {"username": {"type": "string"}, "password": {"type": "string"}}}
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Success",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["token"], "properties": {"token": {"type": "string"}}},
+                "examples": {"simple": {"value": {"token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJleGFtcGxlLmNvbSIsInN1YiI6InRlc3QiLCJyb2wiOiJleHRlcm5hbCIsImlhdCI6MTc0NTgzMTQzN30.VMLz20aWI8nSd7ocT2W750Cy80OJs8OMiQCtq5Df0rE"}}}
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "400": {"description": "Bad Request",           "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["message"], "properties": {"message": {"oneOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "null"}]}}}, "examples": {"simple": {"value": {"message": "Invalid Authorization header"}}}}}},
+          "401": {"description": "Unauthorized",          "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["message"], "properties": {"message": {"oneOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "null"}]}}}, "examples": {"simple": {"value": {"message": "Unauthorized"}}}}}},
+          "500": {"description": "Internal Server Error", "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {"type": "object", "required": ["message"], "properties": {"message": {"oneOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "null"}]}}}, "examples": {"simple": {"value": {"message": "Unknown error"}}}}}}
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/wine/varieties": {
       "get": {
         "tags": ["Base Data"],