diff --git a/auth/plain.go b/auth/plain.go
index a0e75683..ca0d1517 100644
--- a/auth/plain.go
+++ b/auth/plain.go
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2014-2015 Apcera Inc. All rights reserved.
+
 package auth
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/nats-io/gnatsd/server"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
 
+const BcryptPrefix = "$2a$"
+
+func isBcrypt(password string) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(password, BcryptPrefix)
+}
+
 type Plain struct {
 	Username string
 	Password string
@@ -11,7 +22,15 @@ type Plain struct {
 
 func (p *Plain) Check(c server.ClientAuth) bool {
 	opts := c.GetOpts()
-	if p.Username != opts.Username || p.Password != opts.Password {
+	if p.Username != opts.Username {
+		return false
+	}
+	// Check to see if the password is a bcrypt hash
+	if isBcrypt(p.Password) {
+		if err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(p.Password), []byte(opts.Password)); err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+	} else if p.Password != opts.Password {
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/auth/token.go b/auth/token.go
index 651f92d7..66815575 100644
--- a/auth/token.go
+++ b/auth/token.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"github.com/nats-io/gnatsd/server"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
 
 type Token struct {
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ type Token struct {
 
 func (p *Token) Check(c server.ClientAuth) bool {
 	opts := c.GetOpts()
-	if p.Token != opts.Authorization {
+	// Check to see if the token is a bcrypt hash
+	if isBcrypt(p.Token) {
+		if err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(p.Token), []byte(opts.Authorization)); err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+	} else if p.Token != opts.Authorization {
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/auth_test.go b/test/auth_test.go
index 543b4186..59d414de 100644
--- a/test/auth_test.go
+++ b/test/auth_test.go
@@ -156,3 +156,75 @@ func TestPasswordClientGoodConnect(t *testing.T) {
 	doAuthConnect(t, c, "", AUTH_USER, AUTH_PASS)
 	expectResult(t, c, okRe)
 }
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// The bcrypt username/password version
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// Generated with util/mkpasswd
+const BCRYPT_AUTH_PASS = "#00L2zPr!j11VsT@e9QGPt"
+const BCRYPT_AUTH_HASH = "$2a$11$wDaOBnEx0GbcFTOzJRywpexI/dxH3sqV3.adFefmDDMJggnOTNqKS"
+
+func runAuthServerWithBcryptUserPass() *server.Server {
+	opts := DefaultTestOptions
+	opts.Port = AUTH_PORT
+	opts.Username = AUTH_USER
+	opts.Password = BCRYPT_AUTH_HASH
+
+	auth := &auth.Plain{Username: AUTH_USER, Password: BCRYPT_AUTH_HASH}
+	return RunServerWithAuth(&opts, auth)
+}
+
+func TestBadBcryptPassword(t *testing.T) {
+	s := runAuthServerWithBcryptUserPass()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+	c := createClientConn(t, "localhost", AUTH_PORT)
+	defer c.Close()
+	expectAuthRequired(t, c)
+	doAuthConnect(t, c, "", AUTH_USER, BCRYPT_AUTH_HASH)
+	expectResult(t, c, errRe)
+}
+
+func TestGoodBcryptPassword(t *testing.T) {
+	s := runAuthServerWithBcryptUserPass()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+	c := createClientConn(t, "localhost", AUTH_PORT)
+	defer c.Close()
+	expectAuthRequired(t, c)
+	doAuthConnect(t, c, "", AUTH_USER, BCRYPT_AUTH_PASS)
+	expectResult(t, c, okRe)
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// The bcrypt authorization token version
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+const BCRYPT_AUTH_TOKEN = "743&@WeTlIwtHDytI5Bnxl"
+const BCRYPT_AUTH_TOKEN_HASH = "$2a$11$Gp5x2rvdzfm9rUREuyQeBOFd61oPYKoLWSI2fJN7DAFMF34Z9o4s2"
+
+func runAuthServerWithBcryptToken() *server.Server {
+	opts := DefaultTestOptions
+	opts.Port = AUTH_PORT
+	opts.Authorization = BCRYPT_AUTH_TOKEN_HASH
+	return RunServerWithAuth(&opts, &auth.Token{Token: BCRYPT_AUTH_TOKEN_HASH})
+}
+
+func TestBadBcryptToken(t *testing.T) {
+	s := runAuthServerWithBcryptToken()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+	c := createClientConn(t, "localhost", AUTH_PORT)
+	defer c.Close()
+	expectAuthRequired(t, c)
+	doAuthConnect(t, c, BCRYPT_AUTH_TOKEN_HASH, "", "")
+	expectResult(t, c, errRe)
+}
+
+func TestGoodBcryptToken(t *testing.T) {
+	s := runAuthServerWithBcryptToken()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+	c := createClientConn(t, "localhost", AUTH_PORT)
+	defer c.Close()
+	expectAuthRequired(t, c)
+	doAuthConnect(t, c, BCRYPT_AUTH_TOKEN, "", "")
+	expectResult(t, c, okRe)
+}
diff --git a/util/mkpasswd.go b/util/mkpasswd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5e97e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/mkpasswd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright 2015 Apcera Inc. All rights reserved.
+// +build ignore
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"math/big"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+)
+
+func usage() {
+	log.Fatalf("Usage: mkpasswd -p <stdin password> \n")
+}
+
+const (
+	PasswordLength = 22
+	Cost           = 11
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var pw = flag.Bool("p", false, "Input password via stdin")
+
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+	flag.Usage = usage
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	var password string
+
+	if *pw {
+		fmt.Printf("Enter Password: ")
+		bytePassword, _ := terminal.ReadPassword(0)
+		fmt.Printf("\nReenter Password: ")
+		bytePassword2, _ := terminal.ReadPassword(0)
+		if !bytes.Equal(bytePassword, bytePassword2) {
+			log.Fatalf("Error, passwords do not match\n")
+		}
+		password = string(bytePassword)
+	}
+
+	if password == "" {
+		password = genPassword()
+	}
+
+	if *pw {
+		fmt.Printf("\n")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("pass: %s\n", password)
+	}
+
+	cb, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), Cost)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error producing bcrypt hash: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("bcrypt hash: %s\n", cb)
+}
+
+func genPassword() string {
+	var ch = []byte("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@$#%^&*()")
+	b := make([]byte, PasswordLength)
+	max := big.NewInt(int64(len(ch)))
+	for i := range b {
+		ri, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, max)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Error producing random integer: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		b[i] = ch[int(ri.Int64())]
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}