diff --git a/src/token_authorization_middleware.cpp b/src/token_authorization_middleware.cpp
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+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
+
+#include <token_authorization_middleware.hpp>
+
+namespace crow
+{
+    std::string TokenAuthorizationMiddleware::context::get_cookie(const std::string& key)
+    {
+        if (cookie_sessions.count(key))
+            return cookie_sessions[key];
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    void TokenAuthorizationMiddleware::context::set_cookie(const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
+    {
+        cookies_to_push_to_client.emplace(key, value);
+    }
+    
+
+    void TokenAuthorizationMiddleware::before_handle(crow::request& req, response& res, context& ctx)
+    {
+        if (req.url == "/login"){
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check for an authorization header, reject if not present
+        if (req.headers.count("Authorization") != 1) {
+            res.code = 400;
+            res.end();
+            return;
+        }
+        std::string auth_header = req.get_header_value("Authorization");
+        // If the user is attempting any kind of auth other than token, reject
+        if (!boost::starts_with(auth_header, "Token ")) {
+            res.code = 400;
+            res.end();
+        }
+    }
+
+    void TokenAuthorizationMiddleware::after_handle(request& /*req*/, response& res, context& ctx)
+    {
+        for (auto& cookie : ctx.cookies_to_push_to_client) {
+            res.add_header("Set-Cookie", cookie.first + "=" + cookie.second);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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