diff --git a/xas-standards-api/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/xas-standards-api/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 5bc9f00..6bbed96 100644
--- a/xas-standards-api/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/xas-standards-api/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ repos:
         name: Run ruff
         stages: [commit]
         language: system
-        entry: ruff
+        entry: ruff check
         types: [python]
diff --git a/xas-standards-api/pyproject.toml b/xas-standards-api/pyproject.toml
index e8b3987..2872910 100644
--- a/xas-standards-api/pyproject.toml
+++ b/xas-standards-api/pyproject.toml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ commands =
 [tool.ruff]
 src = ["src", "tests"]
 line-length = 88
-select = [
+lint.select = [
     "C4",   # flake8-comprehensions - https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/#flake8-comprehensions-c4
     "E",    # pycodestyle errors - https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/#error-e
     "F",    # pyflakes rules - https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/#pyflakes-f
diff --git a/xas-standards-api/src/xas_standards_api/app.py b/xas-standards-api/src/xas_standards_api/app.py
index 30f1522..f4ea506 100644
--- a/xas-standards-api/src/xas_standards_api/app.py
+++ b/xas-standards-api/src/xas_standards_api/app.py
@@ -2,13 +2,25 @@
 import os
 from typing import Annotated, List, Optional, Union
 
-from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, File, Form, Query, UploadFile
+import requests
+from fastapi import (
+    Depends,
+    FastAPI,
+    File,
+    Form,
+    HTTPException,
+    Query,
+    UploadFile,
+    status,
+)
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
+from fastapi.security.http import HTTPAuthorizationCredentials, HTTPBearer
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi_pagination import add_pagination
 from fastapi_pagination.cursor import CursorPage
 from fastapi_pagination.ext.sqlalchemy import paginate
 from sqlmodel import Session, create_engine, select
+from starlette.responses import RedirectResponse
 
 from .crud import (
     add_new_standard,
@@ -35,11 +47,19 @@
 )
 
 dev = False
-lifespan = None
 
+env_value = os.environ.get("FASTAPI_APP_ENV")
+
+if env_value and env_value == "development":
+    print("RUNNING IN DEV MODE")
+    dev = True
+
+get_bearer_token = HTTPBearer(auto_error=True)
 
 url = os.environ.get("POSTGRESURL")
 build_dir = os.environ.get("FRONTEND_BUILD_DIR")
+oidc_user_info_endpoint = os.environ.get("OIDC_USER_INFO_ENDPOINT")
+
 
 if url:
     engine = create_engine(url)
@@ -52,16 +72,59 @@ def get_session():
         yield session
 
 
-app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
+app = FastAPI()
 
 CursorPage = CursorPage.with_custom_options(
     size=Query(10, ge=1, le=100),
 )
 
-
 add_pagination(app)
 
 
+@app.get("/login", response_class=RedirectResponse)
+async def redirect_home():
+    # proxy handles log in so if you reach here go home
+    return "/"
+
+
+async def get_current_user(
+    auth: HTTPAuthorizationCredentials = Depends(get_bearer_token),
+):
+
+    if auth is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+            detail="Invalid user token",
+        )
+
+    if dev:
+        return auth.credentials
+
+    if oidc_user_info_endpoint is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            detail="User info endpoint error",
+        )
+
+    response = requests.get(
+        url=oidc_user_info_endpoint,
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {auth.credentials}"},
+    )
+
+    if response.status_code == 401:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+            detail="Invalid user token",
+        )
+
+    return response.json()["id"]
+
+
+@app.get("/api/user")
+async def check(user_id: str = Depends(get_current_user)):
+    return {"user": user_id}
+
+
 @app.get("/api/metadata")
 def read_metadata(session: Session = Depends(get_session)) -> MetadataResponse:
     return get_metadata(session)
@@ -142,13 +205,14 @@ def add_standard_file(
     licence: Annotated[str, Form()],
     additional_files: Optional[list[UploadFile]] = Form(None),
     sample_comp: Optional[str] = Form(None),
+    user_id: str = Depends(get_current_user),
     session: Session = Depends(get_session),
 ) -> XASStandard:
 
     if additional_files:
         print(f"Additional files {len(additional_files)}")
 
-    person = select_or_create_person(session, "test1234")
+    person = select_or_create_person(session, user_id)
 
     form_input = XASStandardInput(
         submitter_id=person.id,
diff --git a/xas-standards-api/src/xas_standards_api/crud.py b/xas-standards-api/src/xas_standards_api/crud.py
index 6ed5d77..0ac5d2d 100644
--- a/xas-standards-api/src/xas_standards_api/crud.py
+++ b/xas-standards-api/src/xas_standards_api/crud.py
@@ -81,23 +81,23 @@ def add_new_standard(session, file1, xs_input: XASStandardInput, additional_file
     tmp_filename = pvc_location + str(uuid.uuid4())
 
     with open(tmp_filename, "wb") as ntf:
-        filename = ntf.name
         ntf.write(file1.file.read())
-        xdi_data = xdi.read_xdi(filename)
 
-        set_labels = set(xdi_data.array_labels)
+    xdi_data = xdi.read_xdi(tmp_filename)
 
-        fluorescence = "mufluor" in set_labels
-        transmission = "mutrans" in set_labels
-        emission = "mutey" in set_labels
+    set_labels = set(xdi_data.array_labels)
 
-        xsd = XASStandardDataInput(
-            fluorescence=fluorescence,
-            location=tmp_filename,
-            original_filename=file1.filename,
-            emission=emission,
-            transmission=transmission,
-        )
+    fluorescence = "mufluor" in set_labels
+    transmission = "mutrans" in set_labels
+    emission = "mutey" in set_labels
+
+    xsd = XASStandardDataInput(
+        fluorescence=fluorescence,
+        location=tmp_filename,
+        original_filename=file1.filename,
+        emission=emission,
+        transmission=transmission,
+    )
 
     new_standard = XASStandard.model_validate(xs_input)
     new_standard.xas_standard_data = XASStandardData.model_validate(xsd)
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/App.tsx b/xas-standards-client/src/App.tsx
index 54d1d4a..27a6e71 100644
--- a/xas-standards-client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/App.tsx
@@ -7,19 +7,33 @@ import StandardSubmission from "./components/StandardSubmission.tsx";
 import WelcomePage from "./components/WelcomePage.tsx";
 
 import { MetadataProvider } from "./contexts/MetadataContext.tsx";
+import { UserProvider } from "./contexts/UserContext.tsx";
+
+import LogInPage from "./components/LogInPage.tsx";
+import RequireAuth from "./components/RequireAuth.tsx";
 
 function App() {
   return (
     <div className="mainwindow">
-      <Header />
-      <MetadataProvider>
-        <Routes>
-          <Route path="/" element={<WelcomePage />} />
-          <Route path="/view" element={<StandardViewer />} />
-          <Route path="/submit" element={<StandardSubmission />} />
-          {/* <Route path="/review" element={<ReviewPage />} /> */}
-        </Routes>
-      </MetadataProvider>
+      <UserProvider>
+        <Header />
+        <MetadataProvider>
+          <Routes>
+            <Route path="/" element={<WelcomePage />} />
+            <Route path="/view" element={<StandardViewer />} />
+            <Route
+              path="/submit"
+              element={
+                <RequireAuth>
+                  <StandardSubmission />
+                </RequireAuth>
+              }
+            />
+            <Route path="/login" element={<LogInPage />} />
+            {/* <Route path="/review" element={<ReviewPage />} /> */}
+          </Routes>
+        </MetadataProvider>
+      </UserProvider>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/components/Header.tsx b/xas-standards-client/src/components/Header.tsx
index d85ee75..27e2d14 100644
--- a/xas-standards-client/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import "./Header.css";
 import { NavLink } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useContext } from "react";
+import { UserContext } from "../contexts/UserContext";
 
 export default function Header() {
+  const user = useContext(UserContext);
+  console.log(user);
+  const loggedIn = user != null;
+
   return (
     <div className="header">
       <h2 className="headerstart">XAS Standards</h2>
@@ -15,6 +21,16 @@ export default function Header() {
           >
             <div className="headernavitem"> Home </div>
           </NavLink>
+          {loggedIn ? null : (
+            <NavLink
+              to="/login"
+              style={({ isActive }) => ({
+                color: isActive ? "#CCCCCC" : "gray",
+              })}
+            >
+              <div className="headernavitem"> Log In </div>
+            </NavLink>
+          )}
           <NavLink
             to="/view"
             style={({ isActive }) => ({
@@ -23,12 +39,17 @@ export default function Header() {
           >
             <div className="headernavitem"> View </div>
           </NavLink>
-          <NavLink
-            to="/submit"
-            style={({ isActive }) => ({ color: isActive ? "#CCCCCC" : "gray" })}
-          >
-            <div className="headernavitem"> Submit </div>
-          </NavLink>
+          {loggedIn ? (
+            <NavLink
+              to="/submit"
+              style={({ isActive }) => ({
+                color: isActive ? "#CCCCCC" : "gray",
+              })}
+            >
+              <div className="headernavitem"> Submit </div>
+            </NavLink>
+          ) : null}
+          ;
           {/* <NavLink
             to="/review"
             style={({ isActive }) => ({ color: isActive ? "#CCCCCC" : "gray" })}
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/components/LogInPage.tsx b/xas-standards-client/src/components/LogInPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3619aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/components/LogInPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+
+function LogInPage() {
+  return (
+    <Link to="/login" reloadDocument={true}>
+      Log In
+    </Link>
+  );
+}
+
+export default LogInPage;
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/components/RequireAuth.tsx b/xas-standards-client/src/components/RequireAuth.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c11e48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/components/RequireAuth.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { useContext, FC } from "react";
+import { UserContext } from "../contexts/UserContext";
+
+import { Navigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+const RequireAuth: FC<{ children: React.ReactElement }> = ({ children }) => {
+  const user = useContext(UserContext);
+
+  if (user === null) {
+    return <Navigate to={"/login"} replace />;
+  }
+  return children;
+};
+
+export default RequireAuth;
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/components/StandardSubmission.tsx b/xas-standards-client/src/components/StandardSubmission.tsx
index 5ce7f68..ace40d2 100644
--- a/xas-standards-client/src/components/StandardSubmission.tsx
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/components/StandardSubmission.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import InstrumentForm from "./InstrumentForm";
 import CitationForm from "./CitationForm";
 import AdditionalInformationForm from "./AdditionalInfoForm";
 
+import { UserContext } from "../contexts/UserContext";
+
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 const standards_url = "/api/standards";
@@ -33,10 +35,12 @@ function StandardSubmission() {
   const [beamlineHeader, setBeamlineHeader] = useState("");
   const [doi, setDOI] = useState("");
   const [date, setDate] = useState("");
-  const [licence, setLicence] = useState("");
+  const [licence, setLicence] = useState(licences[0]);
   const [citation, setCitation] = useState("");
   const [comments, setComments] = useState("");
 
+  const { user } = useContext(UserContext);
+
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   const handleSubmit = (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/contexts/UserContext.tsx b/xas-standards-client/src/contexts/UserContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc7c31e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/contexts/UserContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { createContext } from "react";
+import { User } from "../models";
+import useUser from "../hooks/useUser";
+
+const UserContext = createContext<User | null>(null);
+
+function UserProvider(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const { children } = props;
+  const user = useUser();
+
+  return <UserContext.Provider value={user}>{children}</UserContext.Provider>;
+}
+
+export { UserContext, UserProvider };
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/hooks/useMetadata.ts b/xas-standards-client/src/hooks/useMetadata.ts
index c2d71d3..0d51aaf 100644
--- a/xas-standards-client/src/hooks/useMetadata.ts
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/hooks/useMetadata.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ function useMetadata(): AppMetadata {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     axios.get(metadata_url).then((res) => {
-      //   console.log("BEAMLINE! " + res.data.name);
       setAppMetdata(res.data);
     });
   }, []);
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/hooks/useUser.ts b/xas-standards-client/src/hooks/useUser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40d72e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/hooks/useUser.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import axios, { AxiosResponse } from "axios";
+import { User } from "../models";
+
+const user_url = "/api/user";
+
+function useUser(): User | null {
+  const [currentUser, setCurrentUser] = useState<User | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    axios
+      .get(user_url)
+      .then((res: AxiosResponse) => {
+        // console.log(res.status);
+        setCurrentUser({ identifier: res.data.user });
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.log(error.response);
+        setCurrentUser(null);
+      });
+  }, []);
+
+  return currentUser;
+}
+
+export default useUser;
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/src/models.ts b/xas-standards-client/src/models.ts
index 825b3d9..f9e1861 100644
--- a/xas-standards-client/src/models.ts
+++ b/xas-standards-client/src/models.ts
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ export interface AppMetadata {
   edges: Edge[];
   licences: string[];
 }
+
+export interface User {
+  identifier: string;
+}
diff --git a/xas-standards-client/vite.config.ts b/xas-standards-client/vite.config.ts
index fdf4756..b2bd465 100644
--- a/xas-standards-client/vite.config.ts
+++ b/xas-standards-client/vite.config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
       "/api": {
         target: "http://127.0.0.1:5000/",
       },
+      "/login": {
+        target: "http://127.0.0.1:5000/",
+      },
     },
   },
 });