diff --git a/include/class.client.php b/include/class.client.php
index 7464b841ca8ab7bfb5217d2965760ea99ff28fb9..cb247882e4045d058fd13ff418fb8f2c472fc795 100644
--- a/include/class.client.php
+++ b/include/class.client.php
@@ -239,5 +239,28 @@ class Client {
 
         return false;
     }
+
+    static function authlogin($auth) {
+        //Expecting authtoken
+        // <user type><id of the user type>x<version id of the algo used>h<hash>
+        $matches = array();
+        $regex='/^(?P<type>\w{1})(?P<id>\d+)x(?P<v>\d+)h(?P<hash>.*)$/i';
+        if (!preg_match($regex, $auth, $matches))
+            return false;
+
+        switch($matches['type']) {
+            case 'c': //Collaborator c<id>x<algo id used>h<hash for algo>
+                if (($c = Collaborator::lookup($matches['id']))
+                        && strcasecmp($c->getAuthToken($matches['v']), $auth)  == 0
+                        )
+                    return $c;
+                break;
+            case 'o': //Ticket owner
+
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/view.php b/view.php
index 10e5374fe71b8dcf3551c0ee922ac5b4800e961a..5adb76b67d3b003bae2cd17b3031aba703162e0c 100644
--- a/view.php
+++ b/view.php
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ if(!$thisclient || !$thisclient->isValid()) {
     // * On login Client::login will redirect the user to tickets.php view.
     // * See TODO above for planned multi-view.
     $user = null;
-    if($_GET['t'] && $_GET['e'] && $_GET['a'])
+    if ($_GET['t'] && $_GET['e'] && $_GET['a'])
         $user = Client::login($_GET['t'], $_GET['e'], $_GET['a'], $errors);
+    elseif ($_GET['auth'])
+        var_dump(Client::authlogin($_GET['auth']));
 
     //XXX: For now we're assuming the user is the ticket owner
     // (multi-view based on auth token will come later).