diff --git a/examples/md5_auth.py b/examples/md5_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da177e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/md5_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import logging
+import os
+
+from panoramisk import Manager, Message
+
+
+manager = Manager(
+    host=os.getenv('AMI_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+    port=os.getenv('AMI_PORT', 5038),
+    username=os.getenv('AMI_USERNAME', 'username'),
+    secret=os.getenv('AMI_SECRET', 'mysecret'),
+    auth_type='md5',      # MD5 auth, no case sensitive
+    ping_delay=10,        # Delay after start
+    ping_interval=10,     # Periodically ping AMI (dead or alive)
+    reconnect_timeout=2,  # Timeout reconnect if connection lost
+)
+
+
+@manager.register_event('*')  # Register all events
+async def ami_callback(mngr: Manager, msg: Message):
+    if msg.Event == 'FullyBooted':
+        print(msg)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    manager.connect(run_forever=True)
diff --git a/panoramisk/manager.py b/panoramisk/manager.py
index 5dacb86..15c4402 100644
--- a/panoramisk/manager.py
+++ b/panoramisk/manager.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import hashlib
 import logging
 from collections import defaultdict
 from collections import deque
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ def __init__(self, **config):
         self.ping_interval = int(self.config['ping_interval'])
         self.reconnect_timeout = int(self.config['reconnect_timeout'])
         self._connected = False
+        self.auth_type = self.config.get('auth_type')
+        self.auth_challenge_future = None
         self.register_event('FullyBooted', self.send_awaiting_actions)
         self.on_login = config.get('on_login', on_login)
         self.on_connect = config.get('on_connect', on_connect)
@@ -82,6 +85,13 @@ def connection_made(self, f):
             self.protocol.encoding = self.encoding = self.config['encoding']
             self.responses = self.protocol.responses = {}
             if 'username' in self.config:
+                if self.auth_type is not None:
+                    if self.auth_type.lower() == 'md5':
+                        self.auth_challenge_future = self.send_action({
+                            'Action': 'Challenge',
+                            'AuthType': self.auth_type.upper()})
+                        self.auth_challenge_future.add_done_callback(self.secure_login)
+                        return
                 self.authenticated = False
                 self.authenticated_future = self.send_action({
                     'Action': 'Login',
@@ -93,6 +103,20 @@ def connection_made(self, f):
                 self.log.debug('username not in config file')
             self.pinger = self.loop.call_later(self.ping_delay, self.ping)
 
+    def secure_login(self, future):
+        resp = future.result()
+        if bool(resp.success):
+            auth_challenge = resp.Challenge + self.config['secret']
+            key = hashlib.md5(auth_challenge.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+            self.authenticated = False
+            self.authenticated_future = self.send_action({
+                'Action': 'Login',
+                'Username': self.config['username'],
+                'AuthType': self.auth_type.upper(),
+                'Key': key,
+                'Events': self.config['events']})
+            self.authenticated_future.add_done_callback(self.login)
+
     def login(self, future):
         self.authenticated_future = None
         resp = future.result()