diff --git a/jupyter_server/auth/login.py b/jupyter_server/auth/login.py
index ca48767f58..fe1e07855a 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/auth/login.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/auth/login.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import os
 import re
 import uuid
+import warnings
+from functools import wraps
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from tornado.escape import url_escape
@@ -12,6 +14,31 @@
 from .security import passwd_check, set_password
 
 
+def _moved_to_identity_provider(new_name_or_method):
+    """Warn about deprecated LoginHandler methods that have been moved to IdentityProvider"""
+
+    def decorator(method):
+        name = method.__name__
+
+        @wraps(method)
+        def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"LoginHandler.{name} is deprecated in jupyter-server 2.0. Use IdentityProvider.{new_name}",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=3,
+            )
+            return method(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    if isinstance(new_name_or_method, str):
+        # called with an arg
+        new_name = new_name_or_method
+        return decorator
+    else:
+        method = new_name_or_method
+        new_name = method.__name__
+        return decorator(method)
+
+
 class LoginHandler(JupyterHandler):
     """The basic tornado login handler
 
@@ -67,9 +94,11 @@ def get(self):
             self._render()
 
     @property
+    # @_moved_to_identity_provider("password")
     def hashed_password(self):
         return self.password_from_settings(self.settings)
 
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def passwd_check(self, a, b):
         return passwd_check(a, b)
 
@@ -96,6 +125,7 @@ def post(self):
         self._redirect_safe(next_url)
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def set_login_cookie(cls, handler, user_id=None):
         """Call this on handlers to set the login cookie for success"""
         cookie_options = handler.settings.get("cookie_options", {})
@@ -111,6 +141,7 @@ def set_login_cookie(cls, handler, user_id=None):
     auth_header_pat = re.compile(r"token\s+(.+)", re.IGNORECASE)
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def get_token(cls, handler):
         """Get the user token from a request
 
@@ -129,38 +160,24 @@ def get_token(cls, handler):
         return user_token
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def should_check_origin(cls, handler):
-        """Should the Handler check for CORS origin validation?
-
-        Origin check should be skipped for token-authenticated requests.
-
-        Returns:
-        - True, if Handler must check for valid CORS origin.
-        - False, if Handler should skip origin check since requests are token-authenticated.
-        """
+        """DEPRECATED in 2.0, use IdentityProvider API"""
         return not cls.is_token_authenticated(handler)
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def is_token_authenticated(cls, handler):
-        """Returns True if handler has been token authenticated. Otherwise, False.
-
-        Login with a token is used to signal certain things, such as:
-
-        - permit access to REST API
-        - xsrf protection
-        - skip origin-checks for scripts
-        """
+        """DEPRECATED in 2.0, use IdentityProvider API"""
         if getattr(handler, "_user_id", None) is None:
             # ensure get_user has been called, so we know if we're token-authenticated
             handler.current_user
         return getattr(handler, "_token_authenticated", False)
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def get_user(cls, handler):
-        """Called by handlers.get_current_user for identifying the current user.
-
-        See tornado.web.RequestHandler.get_current_user for details.
-        """
+        """DEPRECATED in 2.0, use IdentityProvider API"""
         # Can't call this get_current_user because it will collide when
         # called on LoginHandler itself.
         if getattr(handler, "_user_id", None):
@@ -196,8 +213,9 @@ def get_user(cls, handler):
         return user_id
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def get_user_cookie(cls, handler):
-        """Get user-id from a cookie"""
+        """DEPRECATED in 2.0, use IdentityProvider API"""
         get_secure_cookie_kwargs = handler.settings.get("get_secure_cookie_kwargs", {})
         user_id = handler.get_secure_cookie(handler.cookie_name, **get_secure_cookie_kwargs)
         if user_id:
@@ -205,13 +223,9 @@ def get_user_cookie(cls, handler):
         return user_id
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def get_user_token(cls, handler):
-        """Identify the user based on a token in the URL or Authorization header
-
-        Returns:
-        - uuid if authenticated
-        - None if not
-        """
+        """DEPRECATED in 2.0, use IdentityProvider API"""
         token = handler.token
         if not token:
             return
@@ -242,11 +256,9 @@ def get_user_token(cls, handler):
             return None
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def validate_security(cls, app, ssl_options=None):
-        """Check the application's security.
-
-        Show messages, or abort if necessary, based on the security configuration.
-        """
+        """DEPRECATED in 2.0, use IdentityProvider API"""
         if not app.ip:
             warning = "WARNING: The Jupyter server is listening on all IP addresses"
             if ssl_options is None:
@@ -264,14 +276,14 @@ def validate_security(cls, app, ssl_options=None):
                 )
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def password_from_settings(cls, settings):
-        """Return the hashed password from the tornado settings.
-
-        If there is no configured password, an empty string will be returned.
-        """
+        """DEPRECATED in 2.0, use IdentityProvider API"""
         return settings.get("password", "")
 
     @classmethod
+    @_moved_to_identity_provider
     def get_login_available(cls, settings):
-        """Whether this LoginHandler is needed - and therefore whether the login page should be displayed."""
+        """DEPRECATED in 2.0, use IdentityProvider API"""
+
         return bool(cls.password_from_settings(settings) or settings.get("token"))