diff --git a/http/http_connection.hpp b/http/http_connection.hpp
index 339294c..564593c 100644
--- a/http/http_connection.hpp
+++ b/http/http_connection.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "bmcweb_config.h"
 
-#include "authorization.hpp"
+#include "authentication.hpp"
 #include "http_response.hpp"
 #include "http_utility.hpp"
 #include "logging.hpp"
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
             return;
         }
 #ifndef BMCWEB_INSECURE_DISABLE_AUTHENTICATION
-        if (!crow::authorization::isOnAllowlist(req->url, req->method()) &&
+        if (!crow::authentication::isOnAllowlist(req->url, req->method()) &&
             thisReq.session == nullptr)
         {
             BMCWEB_LOG_WARNING << "Authentication failed";
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
 
         addSecurityHeaders(*req, res);
 
-        crow::authorization::cleanupTempSession(*req);
+        crow::authentication::cleanupTempSession(*req);
 
         if (!isAlive())
         {
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
                 sessionIsFromTransport = false;
 #ifndef BMCWEB_INSECURE_DISABLE_AUTHENTICATION
                 boost::beast::http::verb method = parser->get().method();
-                userSession = crow::authorization::authenticate(
+                userSession = crow::authentication::authenticate(
                     ip, res, method, parser->get().base(), userSession);
 
                 bool loggedIn = userSession != nullptr;
diff --git a/include/authorization.hpp b/include/authentication.hpp
similarity index 99%
rename from include/authorization.hpp
rename to include/authentication.hpp
index d50695b..3c1ca48 100644
--- a/include/authorization.hpp
+++ b/include/authentication.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 namespace crow
 {
 
-namespace authorization
+namespace authentication
 {
 
 static void cleanupTempSession(Request& req)
@@ -311,5 +311,5 @@
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-} // namespace authorization
+} // namespace authentication
 } // namespace crow