diff --git a/red/api/auth/api-access-tokens.js b/red/api/auth/api-access-tokens.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf61516b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/red/api/auth/api-access-tokens.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright JS Foundation and other contributors, http://js.foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ **/
+var generatedTokens;
+
+module.exports = {
+    init: function(apiAccessTokensSettings) {
+        generatedTokens = {};
+        if ( Array.isArray(apiAccessTokensSettings) ) {
+            generatedTokens = apiAccessTokensSettings.reduce(function(prev, current) {
+                prev[current.token] = {
+                    username: current.username,
+                    scope: current.permissions
+                };
+                return prev;
+            }, {});
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    },
+    get: function(token) {
+        var info = generatedTokens[token] || null;
+        return Promise.resolve(info);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/red/api/auth/index.js b/red/api/auth/index.js
index 211a712a7..3e3a28bfa 100644
--- a/red/api/auth/index.js
+++ b/red/api/auth/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var oauth2orize = require("oauth2orize");
 
 var strategies = require("./strategies");
 var Tokens = require("./tokens");
+var apiAccessTokens = require("./api-access-tokens");
 var Users = require("./users");
 var permissions = require("./permissions");
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ function init(runtime) {
     if (settings.adminAuth) {
         Users.init(settings.adminAuth);
         Tokens.init(settings.adminAuth,runtime.storage);
+        apiAccessTokens.init(settings.apiAccessTokens);
         strategies.init(runtime);
     }
 }
diff --git a/red/api/auth/strategies.js b/red/api/auth/strategies.js
index 0f5b554e4..5d3124497 100644
--- a/red/api/auth/strategies.js
+++ b/red/api/auth/strategies.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var crypto = require("crypto");
 var util = require("util");
 
 var Tokens = require("./tokens");
+var apiAccessTokens = require("./api-access-tokens");
 var Users = require("./users");
 var Clients = require("./clients");
 var permissions = require("./permissions");
@@ -30,21 +31,27 @@ var log;
 
 var bearerStrategy = function (accessToken, done) {
     // is this a valid token?
-    Tokens.get(accessToken).then(function(token) {
-        if (token) {
-            Users.get(token.user).then(function(user) {
-                if (user) {
-                    done(null,user,{scope:token.scope});
+    apiAccessTokens.get(accessToken).then(function(tokenInfo) {
+        if (tokenInfo && tokenInfo.username && tokenInfo.scope) {
+            done(null, tokenInfo.username,{scope:tokenInfo.scope});
+        } else {
+            Tokens.get(accessToken).then(function(token) {
+                if (token) {
+                    Users.get(token.user).then(function(user) {
+                        if (user) {
+                            done(null,user,{scope:token.scope});
+                        } else {
+                            log.audit({event: "auth.invalid-token"});
+                            done(null,false);
+                        }
+                    });
                 } else {
                     log.audit({event: "auth.invalid-token"});
                     done(null,false);
                 }
             });
-        } else {
-            log.audit({event: "auth.invalid-token"});
-            done(null,false);
         }
-    });
+    })
 }
 bearerStrategy.BearerStrategy = new BearerStrategy(bearerStrategy);