diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/LoginController.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/LoginController.cs
index fa37e672..19efa5e9 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/LoginController.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/LoginController.cs
@@ -54,28 +54,36 @@ namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Controllers
             User? user = await this.database.UserFromGameToken(token, true);
             if (user == null) return this.StatusCode(403, "");
 
-            string ipAddressAndName = $"{token.UserLocation}|{user.Username}";
-            if (DeniedAuthenticationHelper.RecentlyDenied(ipAddressAndName) || (DeniedAuthenticationHelper.GetAttempts(ipAddressAndName) > 3))
+            if (ServerSettings.Instance.UseExternalAuth)
             {
-                this.database.AuthenticationAttempts.RemoveRange
-                    (this.database.AuthenticationAttempts.Include(a => a.GameToken).Where(a => a.GameToken.UserId == user.UserId));
+                string ipAddressAndName = $"{token.UserLocation}|{user.Username}";
+                if (DeniedAuthenticationHelper.RecentlyDenied(ipAddressAndName) || (DeniedAuthenticationHelper.GetAttempts(ipAddressAndName) > 3))
+                {
+                    this.database.AuthenticationAttempts.RemoveRange
+                        (this.database.AuthenticationAttempts.Include(a => a.GameToken).Where(a => a.GameToken.UserId == user.UserId));
 
-                DeniedAuthenticationHelper.AddAttempt(ipAddressAndName);
+                    DeniedAuthenticationHelper.AddAttempt(ipAddressAndName);
 
-                await this.database.SaveChangesAsync();
-                return this.StatusCode(403, "");
+                    await this.database.SaveChangesAsync();
+                    return this.StatusCode(403, "");
+                }
+
+                AuthenticationAttempt authAttempt = new()
+                {
+                    GameToken = token,
+                    GameTokenId = token.TokenId,
+                    Timestamp = TimestampHelper.Timestamp,
+                    IPAddress = userLocation,
+                    Platform = token.GameVersion == GameVersion.LittleBigPlanetVita ? Platform.Vita : Platform.PS3, // TODO: properly identify RPCS3
+                };
+
+                this.database.AuthenticationAttempts.Add(authAttempt);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                token.Approved = true;
             }
 
-            AuthenticationAttempt authAttempt = new()
-            {
-                GameToken = token,
-                GameTokenId = token.TokenId,
-                Timestamp = TimestampHelper.Timestamp,
-                IPAddress = userLocation,
-                Platform = token.GameVersion == GameVersion.LittleBigPlanetVita ? Platform.Vita : Platform.PS3, // TODO: properly identify RPCS3
-            };
-
-            this.database.AuthenticationAttempts.Add(authAttempt);
             await this.database.SaveChangesAsync();
 
             Logger.Log($"Successfully logged in user {user.Username} as {token.GameVersion} client ({titleId})", LoggerLevelLogin.Instance);
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Pages/ExternalAuth/AuthenticationPage.cshtml.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Pages/ExternalAuth/AuthenticationPage.cshtml.cs
index 1f99c93d..f64d3102 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Pages/ExternalAuth/AuthenticationPage.cshtml.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Pages/ExternalAuth/AuthenticationPage.cshtml.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Pages.Layouts;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types;
+using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Settings;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Pages.ExternalAuth
 
         public async Task<IActionResult> OnGet()
         {
+            if (!ServerSettings.Instance.UseExternalAuth) return this.NotFound();
+
             this.AuthenticationAttempts = this.Database.AuthenticationAttempts.Include
                     (a => a.GameToken)
                 .Where(a => a.GameToken.UserId == this.User.UserId)
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Pages/Layouts/BaseLayout.cshtml b/ProjectLighthouse/Pages/Layouts/BaseLayout.cshtml
index 04df071d..ca46ebd3 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Pages/Layouts/BaseLayout.cshtml
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Pages/Layouts/BaseLayout.cshtml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Helpers
 @using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types
+@using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Settings
 @model LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Pages.Layouts.BaseLayout
 
 @{
@@ -10,7 +11,10 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        Model.NavigationItems.Add(new PageNavigationItem("Authentication", "/authentication", "key"));
+        if (ServerSettings.Instance.UseExternalAuth)
+        {
+            Model.NavigationItems.Add(new PageNavigationItem("Authentication", "/authentication", "key"));
+        }
         Model.NavigationItems.Add(new PageNavigationItem("Log out", "/logout", "user alternate slash")); // should always be last
     }
 }
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs
index 63161736..512910c8 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs
@@ -90,5 +90,6 @@ namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Settings
 
         public string ExternalUrl { get; set; } = "http://localhost:10060";
         public string ServerDigestKey { get; set; }
+        public bool UseExternalAuth { get; set; }
     }
 }
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