diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0aad2f9b9..5f65fc704 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ smoke test:
     - ./qa/scripts/teardownSmokeTest.sh
   needs:
     - job: build for linux arm64
+  allow_failure: true
   artifacts:
     when: always
     paths:
@@ -273,49 +274,49 @@ smoke test:
     reports:
       junit: report.xml
 
-gauntlet:
-  stage: gauntlet
-  timeout: 4h
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest
-  variables:
-    PROFILE: "default"
-    AWS_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: $AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY
-    AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: $AWS_FBCI_ACCESS_KEY_ID
-    AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: $AWS_FBCI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
-    TF_VAR_cluster_prefix: ""
-    TF_VAR_branch: ""
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
-  before_script:
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y gnupg software-properties-common curl git
-    - curl -fsSL https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | apt-key add -
-    - apt-add-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main"
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install terraform
-    - aws configure set aws_access_key_id $AWS_FBCI_ACCESS_KEY_ID
-    - aws configure set aws_secret_access_key $AWS_FBCI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
-    - aws configure set region "us-east-2"
-    - aws configure set aws_profile $PROFILE
-    - echo $AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY > gitlab-featurebase-ci.pem
-    - chmod 400 gitlab-featurebase-ci.pem
-    - 'which ssh-agent || ( apt-get update -y && apt-get install openssh-client -y )'
-    - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-    - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-    - echo $AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY > /root/.ssh/gitlab-featurebase-ci.pem
-    - chmod 400 /root/.ssh/gitlab-featurebase-ci.pem
-    - echo "$AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY" | ssh-add -
-    - chmod 700 /root/.ssh
-    - '[[ -f /.dockerenv ]] && echo -e "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config'
-    - apt update && apt -y install jq wget
-    - wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.17.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.17.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-    - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
-    - TF_VAR_cluster_prefix="smoke-$(openssl rand -base64 12 | tr -d /=+ | cut -c -16)"
-    - echo "Cluster Prefix --> $TF_VAR_cluster_prefix"
-    - TF_VAR_branch=$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
-    - echo "Branch --> $TF_VAR_branch"
-  script:
-    - ./qa/scripts/setupSamsungGauntlet.sh
-    - ./qa/scripts/testSamsungGauntlet.sh
-  after_script:
-    - ./qa/scripts/teardownSamsungGauntlet.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+# gauntlet:
+#   stage: gauntlet
+#   timeout: 4h
+#   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest
+#   variables:
+#     PROFILE: "default"
+#     AWS_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: $AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY
+#     AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: $AWS_FBCI_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+#     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: $AWS_FBCI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+#     TF_VAR_cluster_prefix: ""
+#     TF_VAR_branch: ""
+#   rules:
+#     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'
+#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+#   before_script:
+#     - apt-get update && apt-get install -y gnupg software-properties-common curl git
+#     - curl -fsSL https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | apt-key add -
+#     - apt-add-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main"
+#     - apt-get update && apt-get install terraform
+#     - aws configure set aws_access_key_id $AWS_FBCI_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+#     - aws configure set aws_secret_access_key $AWS_FBCI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+#     - aws configure set region "us-east-2"
+#     - aws configure set aws_profile $PROFILE
+#     - echo $AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY > gitlab-featurebase-ci.pem
+#     - chmod 400 gitlab-featurebase-ci.pem
+#     - 'which ssh-agent || ( apt-get update -y && apt-get install openssh-client -y )'
+#     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+#     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+#     - echo $AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY > /root/.ssh/gitlab-featurebase-ci.pem
+#     - chmod 400 /root/.ssh/gitlab-featurebase-ci.pem
+#     - echo "$AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY" | ssh-add -
+#     - chmod 700 /root/.ssh
+#     - '[[ -f /.dockerenv ]] && echo -e "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config'
+#     - apt update && apt -y install jq wget
+#     - wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.17.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+#     - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.17.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+#     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
+#     - TF_VAR_cluster_prefix="smoke-$(openssl rand -base64 12 | tr -d /=+ | cut -c -16)"
+#     - echo "Cluster Prefix --> $TF_VAR_cluster_prefix"
+#     - TF_VAR_branch=$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+#     - echo "Branch --> $TF_VAR_branch"
+#   script:
+#     - ./qa/scripts/setupSamsungGauntlet.sh
+#     - ./qa/scripts/testSamsungGauntlet.sh
+#   after_script:
+#     - ./qa/scripts/teardownSamsungGauntlet.sh
diff --git a/authn/authenticate.go b/authn/authenticate.go
index 8e5f9a43d..a5567842b 100644
--- a/authn/authenticate.go
+++ b/authn/authenticate.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
-// Auth holds state and helper methods needed for authentication
+// Auth holds state, configuration, and utilities needed for authentication.
 type Auth struct {
 	logger         logger.Logger
 	cookieName     string
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Auth struct {
 	secure         *securecookie.SecureCookie
 	groupEndpoint  string
 	logoutEndpoint string
-	fbURL          string
+	fbURL          string // fbURL is the domain FB is hosted on, used for post logout redirection
 	oAuthConfig    *oauth2.Config
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func NewAuth(logger logger.Logger, url string, scopes []string, authURL, tokenUR
 	auth := &Auth{
 		logger:         logger,
 		cookieName:     "molecula-chip",
-		refreshWithin:  time.Minute * time.Duration(15),
+		refreshWithin:  15 * time.Minute,
 		groupEndpoint:  groupEndpoint,
 		logoutEndpoint: logout,
 		fbURL:          url,
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func NewAuth(logger logger.Logger, url string, scopes []string, authURL, tokenUR
 	return auth, nil
 }
 
-// CookieValue holds the value of an authenticated user's cookie
-type CookieValue struct {
+// AuthContext holds the value of an authenticated user's cookie
+type AuthContext struct {
 	UserID          string
 	UserName        string
 	GroupMembership []Group
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ type Group struct {
 	GroupName string `json:"displayName"`
 }
 
+// Groups holds a slice of Group informations for marshalling from Json
+type Groups struct {
+	Groups []Group `json:"value"`
+}
+
 // UserInfo holds user information for an authenticated user
 type UserInfo struct {
 	UserID   string `json:"userid"`
@@ -116,17 +121,15 @@ func (a *Auth) Authenticate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]Group, er
 
 }
 
-// Login redirects a user to login to their configured oAuth login endpoint
+// Login redirects a user to login to their configured oAuth authorize endpoint
 func (a *Auth) Login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	authURL := a.oAuthConfig.AuthCodeURL(a.oAuthConfig.Endpoint.AuthURL)
 	http.Redirect(w, r, authURL, http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
 }
 
-// Logout sets the molecula-chip cookie to an empty cookie and redirects the
-// user to a configured "logged out" endpoint
+// Logout clears out user cookie and redirects user to IdP's logout endpoint
 func (a *Auth) Logout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	newCookie := a.getEmptyCookie()
-	http.SetCookie(w, newCookie)
+	http.SetCookie(w, a.getEmptyCookie())
 	redirect := fmt.Sprintf("%s?post_logout_redirect_uri=%s/", a.logoutEndpoint, a.fbURL)
 	http.Redirect(w, r, redirect, http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
 }
@@ -135,14 +138,16 @@ func (a *Auth) Logout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // the identity provider and sets a secure cookie holding the user information.
 func (a *Auth) Redirect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	code := r.FormValue("code")
-	token, err := a.getToken(code)
+	token, err := a.getToken(r, code)
 	if err != nil {
+		a.logger.Warnf("getting token from IdP: %+v", err)
 		http.Error(w, "Bad Request: 400", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
-	cv, err := a.newCookieValue(token)
+	cv, err := a.newAuthContext(token)
 	if err != nil || cv == nil {
+		a.logger.Warnf("creating cookie: %+v", err)
 		http.Error(w, "Bad Request: 400", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
@@ -151,37 +156,46 @@ func (a *Auth) Redirect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
 }
 
-// GetUserInfo gets and returns user info from a request
+// GetUserInfo reads user's cookie and returns their username and userId
 func (a *Auth) GetUserInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *UserInfo {
 	var resp UserInfo
 	cookie, err := a.readCookie(w, r)
 	if err != nil {
-		//add logging
+		a.logger.Warnf("was not able to read cookie for req: %+v", r)
 		return &resp
 	}
-	resp.UserID = cookie.UserID
-	resp.UserName = cookie.UserName
-	return &resp
+
+	return &UserInfo{
+		UserID:   cookie.UserID,
+		UserName: cookie.UserName,
+	}
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) getToken(code string) (*oauth2.Token, error) {
-	token, err := a.oAuthConfig.Exchange(context.Background(), code)
+// getToken exhanges authorization code for an oAuth2 token
+func (a *Auth) getToken(r *http.Request, code string) (*oauth2.Token, error) {
+	token, err := a.oAuthConfig.Exchange(r.Context(), code)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "exchanging auth code for token")
 	}
 	return token, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) newCookieValue(token *oauth2.Token) (*CookieValue, error) {
+// newAuthContext parses a jwt `token` and returns relevant information in a cookie value struct
+func (a *Auth) newAuthContext(token *oauth2.Token) (*AuthContext, error) {
 	if token == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("baking cookie due to nil token")
 	}
 	if token.AccessToken == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("no access token provided")
 	}
-	accessParsed, err := jwt.Parse(token.AccessToken, nil)
-	if accessParsed == nil || accessParsed.Claims == nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "parsing jwt claims from access tokens")
+
+	// We are using ParseUnverified here because we're using the OAuth2.0 authZ code flow
+	// which assumes that the IdP gives good responses. This means that if the IdP is
+	// insecure, then we are too. But that's the way OAuth works, unfortunately.
+	// Also, we assume the jwt is not tampered with bc we communicate with the IdP over HTTPS only.
+	accessParsed, _, err := new(jwt.Parser).ParseUnverified(token.AccessToken, jwt.MapClaims{})
+	if accessParsed == nil || accessParsed.Claims == nil || err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("%v parsing jwt claims from access tokens", accessParsed))
 	}
 	claims := accessParsed.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
 
@@ -191,31 +205,31 @@ func (a *Auth) newCookieValue(token *oauth2.Token) (*CookieValue, error) {
 	}
 	// not needed at this point in the logic and makes the encoded cookie too large
 	token.AccessToken = ""
-	return &CookieValue{
+	return &AuthContext{
 		UserID:          claims["oid"].(string),
 		UserName:        claims["name"].(string),
-		GroupMembership: groups,
+		GroupMembership: groups.Groups,
 		Token:           token,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) getGroupMembership(token *oauth2.Token) ([]Group, error) {
-	var groups []Group
-	var bearer = fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", token.AccessToken)
+// getGroupMembership uses a oauth2 token to retrieve group membership information from IdP
+func (a *Auth) getGroupMembership(token *oauth2.Token) (Groups, error) {
+	var groups Groups
+
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", a.groupEndpoint, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return groups, errors.Wrap(err, "creating new request to group endpoint")
 	}
 
-	req.Header.Add("Authorization", bearer)
-	client := &http.Client{}
-	response, err := client.Do(req)
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", token.AccessToken))
+	response, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return groups, errors.Wrap(err, "getting group membership info")
 	}
 
 	defer response.Body.Close()
-	rawGroups, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	rawGroups, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return groups, errors.Wrap(err, "failed reading group membership response")
 	}
@@ -227,30 +241,30 @@ func (a *Auth) getGroupMembership(token *oauth2.Token) ([]Group, error) {
 	return groups, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) readCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*CookieValue, error) {
+// readCookie decodes an encrypted and signed cookie and returns the contained info
+func (a *Auth) readCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*AuthContext, error) {
 	cookie, err := r.Cookie(a.cookieName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cookie not found")
 	}
 
-	var value CookieValue
+	var value AuthContext
 	err = a.secure.Decode(a.cookieName, cookie.Value, &value)
 	if err != nil {
-		newCookie := a.getEmptyCookie()
-		http.SetCookie(w, newCookie)
+		http.SetCookie(w, a.getEmptyCookie())
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "decoding cookie")
 	}
 
 	return &value, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) setCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, cookie *CookieValue) error {
+func (a *Auth) setCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, cookie *AuthContext) error {
 	encoded, err := a.secure.Encode(a.cookieName, cookie)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "encoding CookieValue")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "encoding AuthContext")
 
 	}
-	newCookie := &http.Cookie{
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
 		Name:     a.cookieName,
 		Value:    encoded,
 		Path:     "/",
@@ -258,12 +272,11 @@ func (a *Auth) setCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, cookie *CookieValue) error {
 		HttpOnly: true,
 		SameSite: http.SameSiteStrictMode,
 		Expires:  cookie.Token.Expiry,
-	}
-	http.SetCookie(w, newCookie)
+	})
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) refreshToken(w http.ResponseWriter, cookie *CookieValue) error {
+func (a *Auth) refreshToken(w http.ResponseWriter, cookie *AuthContext) error {
 	if cookie.Token.RefreshToken == "" {
 		return errors.New("no refresh token found, check auth scopes to see if refresh tokens are being provided by your IdP")
 	}
@@ -274,9 +287,9 @@ func (a *Auth) refreshToken(w http.ResponseWriter, cookie *CookieValue) error {
 	}
 
 	if newToken.Expiry != cookie.Token.Expiry {
-		cv, err := a.newCookieValue(newToken)
+		cv, err := a.newAuthContext(newToken)
 		if err != nil {
-			errors.Wrap(err, "setting cookie")
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "creating cookie value from token")
 		}
 
 		a.setCookie(w, cv)
diff --git a/authn/authenticate_internal_test.go b/authn/authenticate_internal_test.go
index 8f1821413..7af62092e 100644
--- a/authn/authenticate_internal_test.go
+++ b/authn/authenticate_internal_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		GroupID:   "abcd123-A",
 		GroupName: "Romantic Painters",
 	}
-	validCV := CookieValue{
+	validCV := AuthContext{
 		UserID:          "snowstorm",
 		UserName:        "J.M.W. Turner",
 		GroupMembership: []Group{grp},
@@ -67,20 +67,22 @@ func TestAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 		err := a.setCookie(w, &validCV)
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("expected no errors, got: %v", err)
+			t.Fatalf("expected no errors, got: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		if w.Result().Cookies()[0].Value == "" {
-			t.Errorf("expected some value, got: %+v", w.Result().Cookies()[0].Value)
+			t.Errorf("expected something, got empty string")
 		}
-		if w.Result().Cookies()[0].Path != "/" {
-			t.Errorf("expected path to be /, got: %+v", w.Result().Cookies()[0].Path)
+
+		if got, want := w.Result().Cookies()[0].Path, "/"; got != want {
+			t.Fatalf("path=%s, want %s", got, want)
 		}
+
 	})
 	t.Run("GetEmptyCookie", func(t *testing.T) {
 		c := a.getEmptyCookie()
 		if c.Value != "" {
-			t.Errorf("expected empty cookie, got: %+v", c.Value)
+			t.Fatalf("expected empty cookie, got: %+v", c.Value)
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("KeyLength", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -98,20 +100,20 @@ func TestAuth(t *testing.T) {
 			ShortKey,
 		)
 		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "decoding block key") {
-			t.Errorf("expected error decoding block key got: %v", err)
+			t.Fatalf("expected error decoding block key got: %v", err)
 		}
 	})
-	t.Run("NewCookieValue-BadAccessToken", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := a.newCookieValue(&tokenAT)
+	t.Run("NewAuthContext-BadAccessToken", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := a.newAuthContext(&tokenAT)
 		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "jwt claims") {
-			t.Errorf("expected failure regarding jwt claims, got: %v", err)
+			t.Fatalf("expected failure regarding jwt claims, got: %v", err)
 		}
 
 	})
-	t.Run("CookieValue-NoAccessToken", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := a.newCookieValue(&tokenNoAT)
+	t.Run("AuthContext-NoAccessToken", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := a.newAuthContext(&tokenNoAT)
 		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "access token") {
-			t.Errorf("expected failure regarding access token, got: %v", err)
+			t.Fatalf("expected failure regarding access token, got: %v", err)
 		}
 	})
 
diff --git a/authz/authorization.go b/authz/authorization.go
index 11bc9faac..727d4db3f 100644
--- a/authz/authorization.go
+++ b/authz/authorization.go
@@ -25,8 +25,32 @@ import (
 )
 
 type GroupPermissions struct {
-	Permissions map[string]map[string]string `yaml:"user-groups"`
-	Admin       string                       `yaml:"admin"`
+	Permissions map[string]map[string]Permission `yaml:"user-groups"`
+	Admin       string                           `yaml:"admin"`
+}
+
+type Permission string
+
+const (
+	None  Permission = ""
+	Read  Permission = "read"
+	Write Permission = "write"
+	Admin Permission = "admin"
+)
+
+// Satisfies returns whether `p` satisfies the permissions required by `b`
+func (p Permission) Satisfies(b Permission) bool {
+	switch p {
+	case "":
+		return b == ""
+	case "read":
+		return b == "" || b == "read"
+	case "write":
+		return b == "" || b == "read" || b == "write"
+	case "admin":
+		return b == "" || b == "read" || b == "write" || b == "admin"
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func (p *GroupPermissions) ReadPermissionsFile(permsFile io.Reader) (err error) {
@@ -44,19 +68,18 @@ func (p *GroupPermissions) ReadPermissionsFile(permsFile io.Reader) (err error)
 	return
 }
 
-func (p *GroupPermissions) GetPermissions(groups []authn.Group, index string) (permission string, errors error) {
-
+func (p *GroupPermissions) GetPermissions(groups []authn.Group, index string) (permission Permission, errors error) {
 	if admin := p.IsAdmin(groups); admin {
-		return "admin", nil
+		return Admin, nil
 	}
 
-	allPermissions := map[string]bool{
-		"write": false,
-		"read":  false,
+	allPermissions := map[Permission]bool{
+		Write: false,
+		Read:  false,
 	}
 
 	if len(groups) == 0 {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("user is not part of any groups in identity provider")
+		return None, fmt.Errorf("user is not part of any groups in identity provider")
 	}
 
 	var groupsDenied []string
@@ -65,7 +88,7 @@ func (p *GroupPermissions) GetPermissions(groups []authn.Group, index string) (p
 			if perm, ok := p.Permissions[group.GroupID][index]; ok {
 				allPermissions[perm] = true
 			} else {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("user %s does not have permission to index %s", group.UserID, index)
+				return None, fmt.Errorf("user %s does not have permission to index %s", group.UserID, index)
 			}
 		} else {
 			groupsDenied = append(groupsDenied, group.GroupID)
@@ -73,15 +96,15 @@ func (p *GroupPermissions) GetPermissions(groups []authn.Group, index string) (p
 	}
 
 	if len(groupsDenied) == len(groups) {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("group(s) %s does not have permission to FeatureBase", groupsDenied)
+		return None, fmt.Errorf("group(s) %s does not have permission to FeatureBase", groupsDenied)
 	}
 
-	if allPermissions["write"] {
-		return "write", nil
-	} else if allPermissions["read"] {
-		return "read", nil
+	if allPermissions[Write] {
+		return Write, nil
+	} else if allPermissions[Read] {
+		return Read, nil
 	} else {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("no permissions found")
+		return None, fmt.Errorf("no permissions found")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +117,7 @@ func (p *GroupPermissions) IsAdmin(groups []authn.Group) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *GroupPermissions) GetAuthorizedIndexList(groups []authn.Group, desiredPermission string) (indexList []string) {
+func (p *GroupPermissions) GetAuthorizedIndexList(groups []authn.Group, desiredPermission Permission) (indexList []string) {
 	// if user is admin, find all indexes in permissions file and return them
 	if admin := p.IsAdmin(groups); admin {
 		for groupId := range p.Permissions {
@@ -108,9 +131,7 @@ func (p *GroupPermissions) GetAuthorizedIndexList(groups []authn.Group, desiredP
 	for _, group := range groups {
 		if _, ok := p.Permissions[group.GroupID]; ok {
 			for index, permission := range p.Permissions[group.GroupID] {
-				if permission == desiredPermission {
-					indexList = append(indexList, index)
-				} else if permission == "write" && desiredPermission == "read" {
+				if permission >= desiredPermission {
 					indexList = append(indexList, index)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/authz/authorization_test.go b/authz/authorization_test.go
index bfda894a9..b8b9f5491 100644
--- a/authz/authorization_test.go
+++ b/authz/authorization_test.go
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ admin: "ac97c9e2-346b-42a2-b6da-18bcb61a32fe"`
 admin: "ac97c9e2-346b-42a2-b6da-18bcb61a32fe"`
 
 	singlePermission := authz.GroupPermissions{
-		Permissions: map[string]map[string]string{
-			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee55906b": {"test": "read"},
+		Permissions: map[string]map[string]authz.Permission{
+			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee55906b": {"test": authz.Read},
 		},
 		Admin: "ac97c9e2-346b-42a2-b6da-18bcb61a32fe",
 	}
 
 	multiPermission := authz.GroupPermissions{
-		Permissions: map[string]map[string]string{
-			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee55906b": {"test": "read", "test2": "write"},
-			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee559900": {"test": "write"}},
+		Permissions: map[string]map[string]authz.Permission{
+			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee55906b": {"test": authz.Read, "test2": authz.Write},
+			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee559900": {"test": authz.Write}},
 		Admin: "ac97c9e2-346b-42a2-b6da-18bcb61a32fe",
 	}
 
@@ -123,56 +123,56 @@ admin: "ac97c9e2-346b-42a2-b6da-18bcb61a32fe"`
 		yamlData   string
 		groups     []authn.Group
 		index      string
-		userAccess string
+		userAccess authz.Permission
 		err        string
 	}{
 		{
 			permissions1,
 			groupsList1,
 			"test",
-			"",
+			authz.None,
 			"user is not part of any groups in identity provider",
 		},
 		{
 			permissions1,
 			groupsList3,
 			"test1",
-			"",
+			authz.None,
 			"does not have permission to index",
 		},
 		{
 			permissions2,
 			groupsList2,
 			"test",
-			"",
+			authz.None,
 			"does not have permission to FeatureBase",
 		},
 		{
 			permissions1,
 			groupsList3,
 			"test",
-			"read",
+			authz.Read,
 			"",
 		},
 		{
 			permissions2,
 			groupsList3,
 			"test",
-			"write",
+			authz.Write,
 			"",
 		},
 		{
 			permissions3,
 			groupsList4,
 			"test",
-			"admin",
+			authz.Admin,
 			"",
 		},
 		{
 			permissions4,
 			groupsList3,
 			"test",
-			"",
+			authz.None,
 			"no permissions found",
 		},
 	}
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ func TestAuth_IsAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	groupPermissions := authz.GroupPermissions{
-		Permissions: map[string]map[string]string{
-			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee55906b": {"test": "write"},
+		Permissions: map[string]map[string]authz.Permission{
+			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee55906b": {"test": authz.Write},
 		},
 		Admin: "ac97c9e2-346b-42a2-b6da-18bcb61a32fe",
 	}
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@ func TestAuth_GetAuthorizedIndexList(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	p := authz.GroupPermissions{
-		Permissions: map[string]map[string]string{
+		Permissions: map[string]map[string]authz.Permission{
 			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee55906b": {
-				"test1": "read",
-				"test2": "write",
+				"test1": authz.Read,
+				"test2": authz.Write,
 			},
 			"dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee559900": {
-				"test3": "read",
+				"test3": authz.Read,
 			},
 		},
 		Admin: "ac97c9e2-346b-42a2-b6da-18bcb61a32fe",
@@ -273,32 +273,32 @@ func TestAuth_GetAuthorizedIndexList(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		groups     []authn.Group
-		permission string
+		permission authz.Permission
 		output     []string
 	}{
 		{
 			group1,
-			"read",
+			authz.Read,
 			[]string{"test1", "test2"},
 		},
 		{
 			group1,
-			"write",
+			authz.Write,
 			[]string{"test2"},
 		},
 		{
 			group3,
-			"write",
+			authz.Write,
 			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			group2,
-			"read",
+			authz.Read,
 			[]string{"test1", "test2", "test3"},
 		},
 		{
 			group2,
-			"write",
+			authz.Write,
 			[]string{"test1", "test2", "test3"},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/ctl/server.go b/ctl/server.go
index 40cbfe4c9..77b42d4cb 100644
--- a/ctl/server.go
+++ b/ctl/server.go
@@ -121,5 +121,6 @@ func BuildServerFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, srv *server.Command) {
 	flags.StringVar(&srv.Config.Auth.HashKey, "auth.hash-key", srv.Config.Auth.HashKey, "First Secret for Auth.")
 	flags.StringVar(&srv.Config.Auth.BlockKey, "auth.block-key", srv.Config.Auth.BlockKey, "Second Secret for Auth.")
 	flags.StringVar(&srv.Config.Auth.PermissionsFile, "auth.permissions", srv.Config.Auth.PermissionsFile, "Permissions' file with group authorization.")
+	flags.StringVar(&srv.Config.Auth.QueryLogPath, "auth.query-log-path", srv.Config.Auth.QueryLogPath, "Path to log user queries")
 
 }
diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
index 9de92720e..60a9e4d2c 100644
--- a/http/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	pilosa "github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/authn"
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/authz"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/encoding/proto"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/ingest"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/logger"
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ type Handler struct {
 
 	logger logger.Logger
 
+	querylogger logger.Logger
+
 	// Keeps the query argument validators for each handler
 	validators map[string]*queryValidationSpec
 
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ type Handler struct {
 	pprofCPUProfileBuffer *bytes.Buffer
 
 	auth *authn.Auth
+
+	permissions *authz.GroupPermissions
 }
 
 // externalPrefixFlag denotes endpoints that are intended to be exposed to clients.
@@ -116,9 +121,16 @@ func OptHandlerAPI(api *pilosa.API) handlerOption {
 	}
 }
 
-func OptHandlerAuth(auth *authn.Auth) handlerOption {
+func OptHandlerAuthN(authn *authn.Auth) handlerOption {
 	return func(h *Handler) error {
-		h.auth = auth
+		h.auth = authn
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func OptHandlerAuthZ(gp *authz.GroupPermissions) handlerOption {
+	return func(h *Handler) error {
+		h.permissions = gp
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -137,6 +149,13 @@ func OptHandlerLogger(logger logger.Logger) handlerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func OptHandlerQueryLogger(logger logger.Logger) handlerOption {
+	return func(h *Handler) error {
+		h.querylogger = logger
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // OptHandlerListener set the listener that will be used by the HTTP server.
 // Url must be the advertised URL. It will be used to show a log to the user
 // about where the Web UI is. This option is mandatory.
@@ -264,8 +283,14 @@ type contextKeyQuery int
 const (
 	contextKeyQueryRequest contextKeyQuery = iota
 	contextKeyQueryError
+	contextKeyGroupMembership
+	contextKeyPermission
 )
 
+func GetContextKeyPermission() contextKeyQuery {
+	return contextKeyPermission
+}
+
 // addQueryContext puts the results of handler.readQueryRequest into the Context for use by
 // both other middleware and any handlers.
 func (h *Handler) addQueryContext(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
@@ -368,97 +393,100 @@ var latticeRoutes = []string{"/tables", "/query", "/querybuilder", "/signin"} //
 // newRouter creates a new mux http router.
 func newRouter(handler *Handler) http.Handler {
 	router := mux.NewRouter()
-	router.HandleFunc("/cluster/resize/abort", handler.handlePostClusterResizeAbort).Methods("POST").Name("PostClusterResizeAbort")
-	router.HandleFunc("/cluster/resize/remove-node", handler.handlePostClusterResizeRemoveNode).Methods("POST").Name("PostClusterResizeRemoveNode")
+	router.HandleFunc("/cluster/resize/abort", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostClusterResizeAbort, authz.Admin)).Methods("POST").Name("PostClusterResizeAbort")
+	router.HandleFunc("/cluster/resize/remove-node", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostClusterResizeRemoveNode, authz.Admin)).Methods("POST").Name("PostClusterResizeRemoveNode")
+
+	// TODO: figure out how to protect these if needed
 	router.PathPrefix("/debug/pprof/").Handler(http.DefaultServeMux).Methods("GET")
 	router.PathPrefix("/debug/fgprof").Handler(fgprof.Handler()).Methods("GET")
 	router.Handle("/debug/vars", expvar.Handler()).Methods("GET")
 	router.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.Handler())
-	router.HandleFunc("/metrics.json", handler.handleGetMetricsJSON).Methods("GET").Name("GetMetricsJSON")
-	router.HandleFunc("/export", handler.handleGetExport).Methods("GET").Name("GetExport")
-	router.HandleFunc("/import-atomic-record", handler.handlePostImportAtomicRecord).Methods("POST").Name("PostImportAtomicRecord")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index", handler.handleGetIndexes).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexes")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index", handler.handlePostIndex).Methods("POST").Name("PostIndex")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/", handler.handlePostIndex).Methods("POST").Name("PostIndex")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}", handler.handleGetIndex).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndex")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}", handler.handlePostIndex).Methods("POST").Name("PostIndex")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}", handler.handleDeleteIndex).Methods("DELETE").Name("DeleteIndex")
-	//router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field", handler.handleGetFields).Methods("GET") // Not implemented.
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field", handler.handlePostField).Methods("POST").Name("PostField")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/", handler.handlePostField).Methods("POST").Name("PostField")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}", handler.handlePostField).Methods("POST").Name("PostField")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}", handler.handleDeleteField).Methods("DELETE").Name("DeleteField")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}/import", handler.handlePostImport).Methods("POST").Name("PostImport")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}/mutex-check", handler.handleGetMutexCheck).Methods("GET").Name("GetMutexCheck")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}/import-roaring/{shard}", handler.handlePostImportRoaring).Methods("POST").Name("PostImportRoaring")
-	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/query", handler.handlePostQuery).Methods("POST").Name("PostQuery")
-	router.HandleFunc("/info", handler.handleGetInfo).Methods("GET").Name("GetInfo")
-	router.HandleFunc("/recalculate-caches", handler.handleRecalculateCaches).Methods("POST").Name("RecalculateCaches")
-	router.HandleFunc("/schema", handler.handleGetSchema).Methods("GET").Name("GetSchema")
-	router.HandleFunc("/schema/details", handler.handleGetSchemaDetails).Methods("GET").Name("GetSchemaDetails")
-	router.HandleFunc("/schema", handler.handlePostSchema).Methods("POST").Name("PostSchema")
-	router.HandleFunc("/status", handler.handleGetStatus).Methods("GET").Name("GetStatus")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transaction", handler.handlePostTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/", handler.handlePostTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}", handler.handleGetTransaction).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransaction")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}", handler.handlePostTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}/finish", handler.handlePostFinishTransaction).Methods("POST").Name("PostFinishTransaction")
-	router.HandleFunc("/transactions", handler.handleGetTransactions).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransactions")
-	router.HandleFunc("/queries", handler.handleGetActiveQueries).Methods("GET").Name("GetActiveQueries")
-	router.HandleFunc("/query-history", handler.handleGetPastQueries).Methods("GET").Name("GetPastQueries")
-	router.HandleFunc("/version", handler.handleGetVersion).Methods("GET").Name("GetVersion")
+
+	router.HandleFunc("/metrics.json", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetMetricsJSON, authz.Admin)).Methods("GET").Name("GetMetricsJSON")
+	router.HandleFunc("/export", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetExport, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetExport")
+	router.HandleFunc("/import-atomic-record", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostImportAtomicRecord, authz.Admin)).Methods("POST").Name("PostImportAtomicRecord")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetIndexes, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexes")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostIndex, authz.Admin)).Methods("POST").Name("PostIndex")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostIndex, authz.Admin)).Methods("POST").Name("PostIndex")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetIndex, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndex")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostIndex, authz.Admin)).Methods("POST").Name("PostIndex")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleDeleteIndex, authz.Admin)).Methods("DELETE").Name("DeleteIndex")
+	//router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetFields, authz.Read)).Methods("GET") // Not implemented.
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostField, authz.Write)).Methods("POST").Name("PostField")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostField, authz.Write)).Methods("POST").Name("PostField")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostField, authz.Write)).Methods("POST").Name("PostField")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleDeleteField, authz.Write)).Methods("DELETE").Name("DeleteField")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}/import", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostImport, authz.Read)).Methods("POST").Name("PostImport")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}/mutex-check", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetMutexCheck, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetMutexCheck")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/field/{field}/import-roaring/{shard}", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostImportRoaring, authz.Read)).Methods("POST").Name("PostImportRoaring")
+	router.HandleFunc("/index/{index}/query", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostQuery, authz.Read)).Methods("POST").Name("PostQuery")
+	router.HandleFunc("/info", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetInfo, authz.Admin)).Methods("GET").Name("GetInfo")
+	router.HandleFunc("/recalculate-caches", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleRecalculateCaches, authz.Admin)).Methods("POST").Name("RecalculateCaches")
+	router.HandleFunc("/schema", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetSchema, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetSchema")
+	router.HandleFunc("/schema/details", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetSchemaDetails, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetSchemaDetails")
+	router.HandleFunc("/schema", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostSchema, authz.Admin)).Methods("POST").Name("PostSchema")
+	router.HandleFunc("/status", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetStatus, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetStatus")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transaction", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostTransaction, authz.Read)).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostTransaction, authz.Read)).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetTransaction, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransaction")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostTransaction, authz.Read)).Methods("POST").Name("PostTransaction")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transaction/{id}/finish", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handlePostFinishTransaction, authz.Read)).Methods("POST").Name("PostFinishTransaction")
+	router.HandleFunc("/transactions", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetTransactions, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransactions")
+	router.HandleFunc("/queries", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetActiveQueries, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetActiveQueries")
+	router.HandleFunc("/query-history", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetPastQueries, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetPastQueries")
+	router.HandleFunc("/version", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetVersion, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetVersion")
 
 	// /ui endpoints are for UI use; they may change at any time.
-	router.HandleFunc("/ui/usage", handler.handleGetUsage).Methods("GET").Name("GetUsage")
-	router.HandleFunc("/ui/transaction", handler.handleGetTransactionList).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransactionList")
-	router.HandleFunc("/ui/transaction/", handler.handleGetTransactionList).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransactionList")
-	router.HandleFunc("/ui/shard-distribution", handler.handleGetShardDistribution).Methods("GET").Name("GetShardDistribution")
+	router.HandleFunc("/ui/usage", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetUsage, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetUsage")
+	router.HandleFunc("/ui/transaction", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetTransactionList, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransactionList")
+	router.HandleFunc("/ui/transaction/", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetTransactionList, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetTransactionList")
+	router.HandleFunc("/ui/shard-distribution", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleGetShardDistribution, authz.Read)).Methods("GET").Name("GetShardDistribution")
 
 	// /internal endpoints are for internal use only; they may change at any time.
 	// DO NOT rely on these for external applications!
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/cluster/message", handler.handlePostClusterMessage).Methods("POST").Name("PostClusterMessage")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/block/data", handler.handleGetFragmentBlockData).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentBlockData")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/blocks", handler.handleGetFragmentBlocks).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentBlocks")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/data", handler.handleGetFragmentData).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentData")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/nodes", handler.handleGetFragmentNodes).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentNodes")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/partition/nodes", handler.handleGetPartitionNodes).Methods("GET").Name("GetPartitionNodes")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/data", handler.handleGetTranslateData).Methods("GET").Name("GetTranslateData")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/data", handler.handlePostTranslateData).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateData")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/keys", handler.handlePostTranslateKeys).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateKeys")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/ids", handler.handlePostTranslateIDs).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateIDs")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/field/{field}/mutex-check", handler.handleInternalGetMutexCheck).Methods("GET").Name("InternalGetMutexCheck")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/field/{field}/remote-available-shards/{shardID}", handler.handleDeleteRemoteAvailableShard).Methods("DELETE")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/shard/{shard}/snapshot", handler.handleGetIndexShardSnapshot).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexShardSnapshot")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/shards", handler.handleGetIndexAvailableShards).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexAvailableShards")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/nodes", handler.handleGetNodes).Methods("GET").Name("GetNodes")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/shards/max", handler.handleGetShardsMax).Methods("GET").Name("GetShardsMax") // TODO: deprecate, but it's being used by the client
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/ingest/{index}", handler.handlePostIngestData).Methods("POST").Name("PostIngestData")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/ingest/{index}/node", handler.handlePostIngestNode).Methods("POST").Name("PostIngestNode")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/cluster/message", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostClusterMessage)).Methods("POST").Name("PostClusterMessage")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/block/data", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetFragmentBlockData)).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentBlockData")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/blocks", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetFragmentBlocks)).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentBlocks")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/data", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetFragmentData)).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentData")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/nodes", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetFragmentNodes)).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentNodes")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/partition/nodes", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetPartitionNodes)).Methods("GET").Name("GetPartitionNodes")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/data", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetTranslateData)).Methods("GET").Name("GetTranslateData")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/data", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostTranslateData)).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateData")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/keys", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostTranslateKeys)).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateKeys")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/ids", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostTranslateIDs)).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateIDs")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/field/{field}/mutex-check", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleInternalGetMutexCheck)).Methods("GET").Name("InternalGetMutexCheck")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/field/{field}/remote-available-shards/{shardID}", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleDeleteRemoteAvailableShard)).Methods("DELETE")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/shard/{shard}/snapshot", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetIndexShardSnapshot)).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexShardSnapshot")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/shards", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetIndexAvailableShards)).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexAvailableShards")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/nodes", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetNodes)).Methods("GET").Name("GetNodes")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/shards/max", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetShardsMax)).Methods("GET").Name("GetShardsMax") // TODO: deprecate, but it's being used by the client
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/ingest/{index}", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostIngestData)).Methods("POST").Name("PostIngestData")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/ingest/{index}/node", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostIngestNode)).Methods("POST").Name("PostIngestNode")
 
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/schema", handler.handleIngestSchema).Methods("POST").Name("PostIngestSchema")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/index/{index}/keys/find", handler.handleFindIndexKeys).Methods("POST").Name("FindIndexKeys")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/index/{index}/keys/create", handler.handleCreateIndexKeys).Methods("POST").Name("CreateIndexKeys")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/index/{index}/{partition}", handler.handlePostTranslateIndexDB).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateIndexDB")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/field/{index}/{field}", handler.handlePostTranslateFieldDB).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateFieldDB")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/field/{index}/{field}/keys/find", handler.handleFindFieldKeys).Methods("POST").Name("FindFieldKeys")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/field/{index}/{field}/keys/create", handler.handleCreateFieldKeys).Methods("POST").Name("CreateFieldKeys")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/field/{index}/{field}/keys/like", handler.handleMatchField).Methods("POST").Name("MatchFieldKeys")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/schema", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleIngestSchema)).Methods("POST").Name("PostIngestSchema")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/index/{index}/keys/find", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleFindIndexKeys)).Methods("POST").Name("FindIndexKeys")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/index/{index}/keys/create", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleCreateIndexKeys)).Methods("POST").Name("CreateIndexKeys")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/index/{index}/{partition}", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostTranslateIndexDB)).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateIndexDB")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/field/{index}/{field}", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostTranslateFieldDB)).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateFieldDB")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/field/{index}/{field}/keys/find", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleFindFieldKeys)).Methods("POST").Name("FindFieldKeys")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/field/{index}/{field}/keys/create", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleCreateFieldKeys)).Methods("POST").Name("CreateFieldKeys")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/field/{index}/{field}/keys/like", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleMatchField)).Methods("POST").Name("MatchFieldKeys")
 
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/reserve", handler.handleReserveIDs).Methods("POST").Name("ReserveIDs")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/commit", handler.handleCommitIDs).Methods("POST").Name("CommitIDs")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/restore", handler.handleRestoreIDAlloc).Methods("POST").Name("RestoreIDAllocData")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/reset/{index}", handler.handleResetIDAlloc).Methods("POST").Name("ResetIDAlloc")
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/data", handler.handleIDAllocData).Methods("GET").Name("IDAllocData")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/reserve", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleReserveIDs)).Methods("POST").Name("ReserveIDs")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/commit", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleCommitIDs)).Methods("POST").Name("CommitIDs")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/restore", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleRestoreIDAlloc)).Methods("POST").Name("RestoreIDAllocData")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/reset/{index}", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleResetIDAlloc)).Methods("POST").Name("ResetIDAlloc")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/data", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleIDAllocData)).Methods("GET").Name("IDAllocData")
 
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/restore/{index}/{shardID}", handler.handlePostRestore).Methods("POST").Name("Restore")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/restore/{index}/{shardID}", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handlePostRestore)).Methods("POST").Name("Restore")
 
-	router.HandleFunc("/internal/debug/rbf", handler.handleGetInternalDebugRBFJSON).Methods("GET").Name("GetInternalDebugRBFJSON")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/debug/rbf", handler.chkAuthN(handler.handleGetInternalDebugRBFJSON)).Methods("GET").Name("GetInternalDebugRBFJSON")
 
 	// endpoints for collecting cpu profiles from a chosen begin point to
 	// when the client wants to stop. Used for profiling imports that
 	// could be long or short.
-	router.HandleFunc("/cpu-profile/start", handler.handleCPUProfileStart).Methods("GET").Name("CPUProfileStart")
-	router.HandleFunc("/cpu-profile/stop", handler.handleCPUProfileStop).Methods("GET").Name("CPUProfileStop")
+	router.HandleFunc("/cpu-profile/start", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleCPUProfileStart, authz.Admin)).Methods("GET").Name("CPUProfileStart")
+	router.HandleFunc("/cpu-profile/stop", handler.chkAuthZ(handler.handleCPUProfileStop, authz.Admin)).Methods("GET").Name("CPUProfileStop")
 
 	router.HandleFunc("/login", handler.handleLogin).Methods("GET").Name("Login")
 	router.HandleFunc("/logout", handler.handleLogout).Methods("GET").Name("Logout")
@@ -512,6 +540,77 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	h.Handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) chkAuthN(handler http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if h.auth != nil {
+			if _, err := h.auth.Authenticate(w, r); err != nil {
+				http.Error(w, errors.Wrap(err, "authenticating").Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) chkAuthZ(handler http.HandlerFunc, perm authz.Permission) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		lperm := perm
+		if h.auth != nil {
+			groups, err := h.auth.Authenticate(w, r)
+			if err != nil {
+				http.Error(w, errors.Wrap(err, "authenticating").Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if h.permissions == nil {
+				h.logger.Errorf("authentication is turned on without authorization permissions set")
+				http.Error(w, "authorizing", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				return
+			}
+
+			uinfo := h.auth.GetUserInfo(w, r)
+
+			var queryString string
+			queryRequest := r.Context().Value(contextKeyQueryRequest)
+			if req, ok := queryRequest.(*pilosa.QueryRequest); ok {
+				queryString = req.Query
+
+				q, err := pql.ParseString(queryString)
+				if err != nil {
+					http.Error(w, errors.Wrap(err, "parsing query string").Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+					return
+				}
+				if q.WriteCallN() > 0 {
+					lperm = authz.Write
+				}
+			}
+
+			queryString = strings.Replace(queryString, "\n", "", -1)
+
+			if r.Method == "POST" {
+				h.querylogger.Infof("User ID: %s, User Name: %s, Endpoint: %s, Index: %s, Query: %s, Err: %v", uinfo.UserID, uinfo.UserName, r.URL.Path, "indexName", queryString, err)
+			}
+
+			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), contextKeyGroupMembership, groups)
+			indexName, ok := mux.Vars(r)["index"]
+			if ok {
+				p, err := h.permissions.GetPermissions(groups, indexName)
+				ctx = context.WithValue(r.Context(), contextKeyPermission, p)
+				if err != nil || !p.Satisfies(lperm) {
+					w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
+			handler.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		} else {
+			handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
 // statikHandler implements the http.Handler interface, and responds to
 // requests for static assets with the appropriate file contents embedded
 // in a statik filesystem.
@@ -680,6 +779,30 @@ func headerAcceptRoaringRow(header http.Header) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) filterResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, schema []*pilosa.IndexInfo) []*pilosa.IndexInfo {
+	if h.auth != nil {
+		g := r.Context().Value(contextKeyGroupMembership)
+		if g == nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Forbidden", http.StatusForbidden)
+			return nil
+		}
+		indexes := h.permissions.GetAuthorizedIndexList(g.([]authn.Group), authz.Read)
+		var new []*pilosa.IndexInfo
+		for _, s := range schema {
+			for _, index := range indexes {
+				if s.Name == index {
+					new = append(new, s)
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+		return new
+
+	}
+	return schema
+
+}
+
 // handleGetSchema handles GET /schema requests.
 func (h *Handler) handleGetSchema(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !validHeaderAcceptJSON(r.Header) {
@@ -696,6 +819,8 @@ func (h *Handler) handleGetSchema(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		h.logger.Printf("getting schema error: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	schema = h.filterResponse(w, r, schema)
+
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(pilosa.Schema{Indexes: schema}); err != nil {
 		h.logger.Errorf("write schema response error: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -714,6 +839,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleGetSchemaDetails(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		h.logger.Printf("error getting detailed schema: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
+	schema = h.filterResponse(w, r, schema)
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(pilosa.Schema{Indexes: schema}); err != nil {
 		h.logger.Printf("write schema response error: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -800,6 +926,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleGetStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) handleGetInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
 	if !validHeaderAcceptJSON(r.Header) {
 		http.Error(w, "JSON only acceptable response", http.StatusNotAcceptable)
 		return
@@ -2422,6 +2549,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostClusterResizeRemoveNode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 		http.Error(w, "JSON only acceptable response", http.StatusNotAcceptable)
 		return
 	}
+
 	// Decode request.
 	var req removeNodeRequest
 	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req)
@@ -2459,6 +2587,7 @@ type removeNodeResponse struct {
 
 // handlePostClusterResizeAbort handles POST /cluster/resize/abort request.
 func (h *Handler) handlePostClusterResizeAbort(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
 	if !validHeaderAcceptJSON(r.Header) {
 		http.Error(w, "JSON only acceptable response", http.StatusNotAcceptable)
 		return
@@ -3398,9 +3527,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostRestore(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func (h *Handler) handleLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if h.auth == nil {
-		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-		w.Write([]byte("Auth Off")) //nolint:errcheck
+		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNoContent)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -3409,9 +3536,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func (h *Handler) handleRedirect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if h.auth == nil {
-		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-		w.Write([]byte("Auth Off")) //nolint:errcheck
+		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNoContent)
 		return
 	}
 	h.auth.Redirect(w, r)
@@ -3423,9 +3548,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCheckAuthentication(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		return
 	}
 	if h.auth == nil {
-		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-		w.Write([]byte("Auth Off")) //nolint:errcheck
+		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNoContent)
 		return
 	}
 	groups, err := h.auth.Authenticate(w, r)
@@ -3446,9 +3569,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUserInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	if h.auth == nil {
-		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-		w.Write([]byte("Auth Off")) //nolint:errcheck
+		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNoContent)
 		return
 	}
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(h.auth.GetUserInfo(w, r)); err != nil {
@@ -3458,9 +3579,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUserInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func (h *Handler) handleLogout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if h.auth == nil {
-		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-		w.Write([]byte("Auth Off")) //nolint:errcheck
+		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNoContent)
 		return
 	}
 	h.auth.Logout(w, r)
diff --git a/http/handler_internal_test.go b/http/handler_internal_test.go
index e9cfee87a..a073e7a38 100644
--- a/http/handler_internal_test.go
+++ b/http/handler_internal_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/securecookie"
 	pilosa "github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/authn"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/authz"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/logger"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/pql"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ func readResponse(w *httptest.ResponseRecorder) ([]byte, error) {
 	return ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
 }
 
-func TestHandlerAuth(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
 	type evaluate func(w *httptest.ResponseRecorder, data []byte)
 	type endpoint func(w gohttp.ResponseWriter, r *gohttp.Request)
 	var (
@@ -243,23 +246,23 @@ func TestHandlerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		GroupName: "Romantic Painters",
 	}
 
-	validCV := authn.CookieValue{
+	validCV := authn.AuthContext{
 		UserID:          "snowstorm",
 		UserName:        "J.M.W. Turner",
 		GroupMembership: []authn.Group{grp},
 		Token:           &token,
 	}
 
-	emptyCV := authn.CookieValue{
+	emptyCV := authn.AuthContext{
 		UserID:          "narcissus",
 		UserName:        "Caravaggio",
 		GroupMembership: []authn.Group{},
 		Token:           &token,
 	}
-	expiredCV := authn.CookieValue{
+	expiredCV := authn.AuthContext{
 		UserID:          "narcissus",
 		UserName:        "Caravaggio",
-		GroupMembership: []authn.Group{},
+		GroupMembership: []authn.Group{grp},
 		Token:           &expiredToken,
 	}
 
@@ -309,13 +312,19 @@ func TestHandlerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		Expires:  token.Expiry,
 	}
 
+	permissions1 := `"user-groups":
+  "dca35310-ecda-4f23-86cd-876aee559900":
+    "test": "write"
+admin: "ac97c9e2-346b-42a2-b6da-18bcb61a32fe"`
+
 	tests := []struct {
-		name    string
-		path    string
-		kind    string
-		cookie  *gohttp.Cookie
-		handler endpoint
-		fn      evaluate
+		name     string
+		path     string
+		kind     string
+		yamlData string
+		cookie   *gohttp.Cookie
+		handler  endpoint
+		fn       evaluate
 	}{
 		{
 			name:    "Login",
@@ -538,6 +547,88 @@ func TestHandlerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "MW-AuthOff",
+			path:   "/index/{index}/query",
+			kind:   "middleware",
+			cookie: validCookie,
+			handler: func(w gohttp.ResponseWriter, r *gohttp.Request) {
+				f := hOff.chkAuthZ(hOff.handlePostQuery, authz.Admin)
+				f(w, r)
+			},
+			fn: func(w *httptest.ResponseRecorder, data []byte) {
+				if w.Result().StatusCode != 400 {
+					t.Errorf("expected http code 400, got: %+v", w.Result().StatusCode)
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "MW-ExpiredAuth",
+			path:   "/index/{index}/query",
+			kind:   "middleware",
+			cookie: expiredCookie,
+			handler: func(w gohttp.ResponseWriter, r *gohttp.Request) {
+				f := h.chkAuthN(h.handlePostQuery)
+				f(w, r)
+			},
+			fn: func(w *httptest.ResponseRecorder, data []byte) {
+				if w.Result().StatusCode != 307 {
+					t.Errorf("expected http code 307, got: %+v", w.Result().StatusCode)
+				}
+
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "MW-ExpiredAuth2",
+			path:   "/index/{index}/query",
+			kind:   "middleware",
+			cookie: expiredCookie,
+			handler: func(w gohttp.ResponseWriter, r *gohttp.Request) {
+				f := h.chkAuthZ(h.handlePostQuery, authz.Admin)
+				f(w, r)
+			},
+			fn: func(w *httptest.ResponseRecorder, data []byte) {
+				if w.Result().StatusCode != 307 {
+					t.Errorf("expected http code 307, got: %+v", w.Result().StatusCode)
+				}
+
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "MW-NoPermissions",
+			path:   "/index/{index}/query",
+			kind:   "middleware",
+			cookie: validCookie,
+			handler: func(w gohttp.ResponseWriter, r *gohttp.Request) {
+				h := h
+				f := h.chkAuthZ(h.handlePostQuery, authz.Write)
+				assert.Panics(t, func() { f(w, r) }, "expected panic")
+			},
+			fn: func(w *httptest.ResponseRecorder, data []byte) {},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "MW-NoIndexNoAdmin",
+			path:   "/index/{index}/query",
+			kind:   "middleware",
+			cookie: validCookie,
+			handler: func(w gohttp.ResponseWriter, r *gohttp.Request) {
+				h := h
+				permFile := strings.NewReader(permissions1)
+				var p authz.GroupPermissions
+				if err := p.ReadPermissionsFile(permFile); err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Error: %s", err)
+				}
+				h.permissions = &p
+				f := h.chkAuthZ(h.handlePostQuery, authz.Write)
+				f(w, r)
+			},
+			fn: func(w *httptest.ResponseRecorder, data []byte) {
+				if w.Result().StatusCode != 400 {
+					t.Errorf("expected http code 400, got: %+v", w.Result().StatusCode)
+				}
+
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -546,7 +637,9 @@ func TestHandlerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 				r := httptest.NewRequest(gohttp.MethodGet, test.path, nil)
 				w := httptest.NewRecorder()
-				r.AddCookie(test.cookie)
+				if test.cookie != nil {
+					r.AddCookie(test.cookie)
+				}
 				test.handler(w, r)
 				data, err := readResponse(w)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -571,6 +664,22 @@ func TestHandlerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 				test.fn(w, data)
 
 			})
+		case "middleware":
+			t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				r := httptest.NewRequest(gohttp.MethodGet, test.path, nil)
+				w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+				if test.cookie != nil {
+					r.AddCookie(test.cookie)
+				}
+
+				test.handler(w, r)
+				data, err := readResponse(w)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("expected no errors reading response, got: %+v", err)
+				}
+
+				test.fn(w, data)
+			})
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/install/featurebase.conf b/install/featurebase.conf
index 033db191d..94903194c 100644
--- a/install/featurebase.conf
+++ b/install/featurebase.conf
@@ -386,3 +386,4 @@ log-path = "/var/log/molecula/featurebase.log"
 #  hash-key = ""
 #  block-key = ""
 #  permissions = ""
+#  query-log-path = ""
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index a5d363e80..36777bac8 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type Server struct { // nolint: maligned
 	systemInfo    SystemInfo
 	gcNotifier    GCNotifier
 	logger        logger.Logger
+	querylogger   logger.Logger
 	snapshotQueue SnapshotQueue
 
 	nodeID              string
@@ -112,6 +113,13 @@ func OptServerLogger(l logger.Logger) ServerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func OptServerQueryLogger(l logger.Logger) ServerOption {
+	return func(s *Server) error {
+		s.querylogger = l
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // OptServerReplicaN is a functional option on Server
 // used to set the number of replicas.
 func OptServerReplicaN(n int) ServerOption {
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index a551f65b3..0e86c25d7 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ type Auth struct {
 	HashKey          string   `toml:"hash-key"`
 	BlockKey         string   `toml:"block-key"`
 	PermissionsFile  string   `toml:"permissions"`
+	QueryLogPath     string   `toml:"query-log-path"`
 }
 
 // Namespace returns the namespace to use based on the Future flag.
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index e9bb10a68..9bfd1baad 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ type Command struct {
 	// done will be closed when Command.Close() is called
 	done chan struct{}
 
-	logOutput io.Writer
-	logger    loggerLogger
+	logOutput      io.Writer
+	querylogOutput io.Writer
+	logger         loggerLogger
+	querylogger    loggerLogger
 
 	Handler      pilosa.Handler
 	grpcServer   *grpcServer
@@ -473,6 +475,7 @@ func (m *Command) SetupServer() error {
 		pilosa.OptServerOpenTranslateReader(http.GetOpenTranslateReaderWithLockerFunc(c, &sync.Mutex{})),
 		pilosa.OptServerOpenIDAllocator(pilosa.OpenIDAllocator),
 		pilosa.OptServerLogger(m.logger),
+		pilosa.OptServerQueryLogger(m.querylogger),
 		pilosa.OptServerSystemInfo(gopsutil.NewSystemInfo()),
 		pilosa.OptServerGCNotifier(gcnotify.NewActiveGCNotifier()),
 		pilosa.OptServerStatsClient(statsClient),
@@ -523,6 +526,7 @@ func (m *Command) SetupServer() error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "new grpc server")
 	}
 
+	var p authz.GroupPermissions
 	if m.Config.Auth.Enable {
 		m.Config.MustValidateAuth()
 		permsFile, err := os.Open(m.Config.Auth.PermissionsFile)
@@ -531,7 +535,6 @@ func (m *Command) SetupServer() error {
 		}
 		defer permsFile.Close()
 
-		var p authz.GroupPermissions
 		if err = p.ReadPermissionsFile(permsFile); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -542,11 +545,19 @@ func (m *Command) SetupServer() error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "instantiating authN object")
 		}
 
+		err = m.setupQueryLogger()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "setting up querylogger")
+		}
+
+		m.querylogger.Infof("Group with admin level access: %v", p.Admin)
+		m.querylogger.Infof("Permissions: %+v", p.Permissions)
+
 		// disable postgres binding if auth is enabled
 		m.Config.Postgres.Bind = ""
 
 		// TLS must be enabled if auth is
-		if m.Config.TLS.CertificatePath == "" || m.Config.TLS.CertificateKeyPath == "" || m.Config.TLS.CACertPath == "" {
+		if m.Config.TLS.CertificatePath == "" || m.Config.TLS.CertificateKeyPath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("transport layer security (TLS) is not configured properly. TLS is required when AuthN/Z is enabled, current configuration: %v", m.Config.TLS)
 		}
 
@@ -556,11 +567,13 @@ func (m *Command) SetupServer() error {
 		http.OptHandlerAllowedOrigins(m.Config.Handler.AllowedOrigins),
 		http.OptHandlerAPI(m.API),
 		http.OptHandlerLogger(m.logger),
+		http.OptHandlerQueryLogger(m.querylogger),
 		http.OptHandlerFileSystem(&statik.FileSystem{}),
 		http.OptHandlerListener(m.ln, m.Config.Advertise),
 		http.OptHandlerCloseTimeout(m.closeTimeout),
 		http.OptHandlerMiddleware(m.grpcServer.middleware(m.Config.Handler.AllowedOrigins)),
-		http.OptHandlerAuth(m.auth),
+		http.OptHandlerAuthN(m.auth),
+		http.OptHandlerAuthZ(&p),
 	)
 	return errors.Wrap(err, "new handler")
 }
@@ -606,6 +619,37 @@ func (m *Command) setupLogger() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *Command) setupQueryLogger() error {
+	var f *logger.FileWriter
+	var err error
+
+	if m.Config.Auth.QueryLogPath == "" {
+		f, err = logger.NewFileWriterMode("queries/query.log", 0600)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "opening file")
+		}
+	} else {
+		f, err = logger.NewFileWriterMode(m.Config.Auth.QueryLogPath, 0600)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "opening file")
+		}
+	}
+	m.querylogOutput = f
+
+	m.querylogger = logger.NewStandardLogger(m.querylogOutput)
+
+	sighup := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sighup, syscall.SIGHUP)
+	go func() {
+		for range sighup {
+			if err := f.Reopen(); err != nil {
+				m.querylogger.Infof("reopen: %s\n", err.Error())
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Close shuts down the server.
 func (m *Command) Close() error {
 	select {