diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
index c9f497b924..940317a2c6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -50,17 +50,36 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
         \Session::put('backUrl', \URL::previous());
     }
 
-
-    function showLoginForm()
+    function showLoginForm(Request $request)
     {
+        $this->loginViaRemoteUser($request);
         if (Auth::check()) {
             return redirect()->intended('dashboard');
         }
+
+        if (Setting::getSettings()->login_common_disabled == "1") {
+            return view('errors.403');
+        }
+
         return view('auth.login');
     }
 
+    private function loginViaRemoteUser(Request $request)
+    {
+        $remote_user = $request->server('REMOTE_USER');
+        if (Setting::getSettings()->login_remote_user_enabled == "1" && isset($remote_user) && !empty($remote_user)) {
+            LOG::debug("Authenticatiing via REMOTE_USER.");
+            try {
+                $user = User::where('username', '=', $remote_user)->whereNull('deleted_at')->first();
+                LOG::debug("Remote user auth lookup complete");
+                if(!is_null($user)) Auth::login($user, true);
+            } catch(Exception $e) {
+                LOG::error("There was an error authenticating the Remote user: " . $e->getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-    private function login_via_ldap(Request $request)
+    private function loginViaLdap(Request $request)
     {
         LOG::debug("Binding user to LDAP.");
         $ldap_user = Ldap::findAndBindUserLdap($request->input('username'), $request->input('password'));
@@ -114,6 +133,10 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
      */
     public function login(Request $request)
     {
+        if (Setting::getSettings()->login_common_disabled == "1") {
+            return view('errors.403');
+        }
+
         $validator = $this->validator(Input::all());
 
         if ($validator->fails()) {
@@ -134,7 +157,7 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
         if (Setting::getSettings()->ldap_enabled=='1') {
             LOG::debug("LDAP is enabled.");
             try {
-                $user = $this->login_via_ldap($request);
+                $user = $this->loginViaLdap($request);
                 Auth::login($user, true);
 
             // If the user was unable to login via LDAP, log the error and let them fall through to
@@ -252,7 +275,15 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
     public function logout(Request $request)
     {
         $request->session()->forget('2fa_authed');
+
         Auth::logout();
+
+        $settings = Setting::getSettings();
+        $customLogoutUrl = $settings->login_remote_user_custom_logout_url ;
+        if ($settings->login_remote_user_enabled == '1' && $customLogoutUrl != '') {
+            return redirect()->away($customLogoutUrl);
+        }
+
         return redirect()->route('login')->with('success', 'You have successfully logged out!');
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
index 464246a969..8db991c3f5 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
@@ -485,6 +485,12 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
         $setting->pwd_secure_min = (int) $request->input('pwd_secure_min');
         $setting->pwd_secure_complexity = '';
 
+        # remote user login
+        $setting->login_remote_user_enabled = (int)$request->input('login_remote_user_enabled');
+        $setting->login_common_disabled= (int)$request->input('login_common_disabled');
+
+        $setting->login_remote_user_custom_logout_url = $request->input('login_remote_user_custom_logout_url');
+
         if ($request->has('pwd_secure_complexity')) {
             $setting->pwd_secure_complexity =  implode('|', $request->input('pwd_secure_complexity'));
         }
diff --git a/app/Models/Setting.php b/app/Models/Setting.php
index 71dfbbaae3..4f82366808 100755
--- a/app/Models/Setting.php
+++ b/app/Models/Setting.php
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ class Setting extends Model
     use ValidatingTrait;
 
     protected $rules = [
-          "brand"     => 'required|min:1|numeric',
-          "qr_text"         => 'max:31|nullable',
-          "logo_img"        => 'mimes:jpeg,bmp,png,gif',
-          "alert_email"   => 'email_array|nullable',
-          "default_currency"   => 'required',
-          "locale"   => 'required',
-          "slack_endpoint"   => 'url|required_with:slack_channel|nullable',
-          "slack_channel"   => 'regex:/(?<!\w)#\w+/|required_with:slack_endpoint|nullable',
-          "slack_botname"   => 'string|nullable',
+          'brand'     => 'required|min:1|numeric',
+          'qr_text'         => 'max:31|nullable',
+          'logo_img'        => 'mimes:jpeg,bmp,png,gif',
+          'alert_email'   => 'email_array|nullable',
+          'default_currency'   => 'required',
+          'locale'   => 'required',
+          'slack_endpoint'   => 'url|required_with:slack_channel|nullable',
+          'slack_channel'   => 'regex:/(?<!\w)#\w+/|required_with:slack_endpoint|nullable',
+          'slack_botname'   => 'string|nullable',
           'labels_per_page' => 'numeric',
           'labels_width' => 'numeric',
           'labels_height' => 'numeric',
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@ class Setting extends Model
           'labels_fontsize' => 'numeric|min:5',
           'labels_pagewidth' => 'numeric|nullable',
           'labels_pageheight' => 'numeric|nullable',
-          "thumbnail_max_h"     => 'numeric|max:500|min:25',
-          "pwd_secure_min" => "numeric|required|min:5",
-          "audit_warning_days" => "numeric|nullable",
-          "audit_interval" => "numeric|nullable",
-          "custom_forgot_pass_url" => "url|nullable",
+          'login_remote_user_enabled' => 'numeric|nullable',
+          'login_common_disabled' => 'numeric|nullable',
+          'login_remote_user_custom_logout_url' => 'string|nullable',
+          'thumbnail_max_h'     => 'numeric|max:500|min:25',
+          'pwd_secure_min' => 'numeric|required|min:5',
+          'audit_warning_days' => 'numeric|nullable',
+          'audit_interval' => 'numeric|nullable',
+          'custom_forgot_pass_url' => 'url|nullable',
     ];
 
     protected $fillable = ['site_name','email_domain','email_format','username_format'];
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_02_22_160436_add_remote_user_settings.php b/database/migrations/2018_02_22_160436_add_remote_user_settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0fae55e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_02_22_160436_add_remote_user_settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddRemoteUserSettings extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('login_remote_user_enabled')->default(0);
+            $table->boolean('login_common_disabled')->default(0);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('login_remote_user_enabled');
+            $table->dropColumn('login_common_disabled');
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_03_01_173800_add_custom_logout_url.php b/database/migrations/2018_03_01_173800_add_custom_logout_url.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67de6f3ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_03_01_173800_add_custom_logout_url.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddCustomLogoutUrl extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('login_remote_user_custom_logout_url')->default("");
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('login_remote_user_custom_logout_url');
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin/settings/general.php b/resources/lang/en/admin/settings/general.php
index 2539aee7d3..f19671cf6f 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin/settings/general.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin/settings/general.php
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ return array(
     'load_remote_help_text'		=> 'This Snipe-IT install can load scripts from the outside world.',
     'login_note'                => 'Login Note',
     'login_note_help'           => 'Optionally include a few sentences on your login screen, for example to assist people who have found a lost or stolen device. This field accepts <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown/">Github flavored markdown</a>',
+    'login_remote_user_text'         => 'Remote User login options',
+    'login_remote_user_enabled_text'    => 'Enable Login with Remote User Header',
+    'login_remote_user_enabled_help'    => 'This option enables Authentication via the REMOTE_USER header according to the "Common Gateway Interface (rfc3875)"',
+    'login_common_disabled_text' => 'Disable other authentication mechanisms',
+    'login_common_disabled_help' => 'This option disables other authentication mechanisms. Just enable this option if you are sure that your REMOTE_USER login is already working',
+    'login_remote_user_custom_logout_url_text' => 'Custom logout URL',
+    'login_remote_user_custom_logout_url_help' => 'If filled users will get redirected to this URL after the Session of SnipeIT is closed (Logout). This is usefull to close the user sessions of your Authenticationprovider correctly.',
     'logo'                    	=> 'Logo',
     'full_multiple_companies_support_help_text' => 'Restricting users (including admins) assigned to companies to their company\'s assets.',
     'full_multiple_companies_support_text' => 'Full Multiple Companies Support',
diff --git a/resources/views/settings/security.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/security.blade.php
index a7d2b65ac8..cad9419eea 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/security.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/security.blade.php
@@ -35,6 +35,38 @@
 
                     <div class="col-md-11 col-md-offset-1">
 
+                        <!-- Remote User Authentication -->
+                        <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('login_remote_user') ? 'error' : '' }}">
+                            <div class="col-md-3">
+                                {{ Form::label('login_remote_user', trans('admin/settings/general.login_remote_user_text')) }}
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="col-md-9">
+                                <!--  Enable Remote User Login -->
+                                {{ Form::checkbox('login_remote_user_enabled', '1', Input::old('login_remote_user_enabled', $setting->login_remote_user_enabled),array('class' => 'minimal')) }}
+                                {{ Form::label('login_remote_user_enabled',  trans('admin/settings/general.login_remote_user_enabled_text')) }}
+                                {!! $errors->first('login_remote_user_enabled', '<span class="alert-msg">:message</span>') !!}
+                                <p class="help-block">
+                                    {{ trans('admin/settings/general.login_remote_user_enabled_help') }}
+                                </p>
+                                <!-- Custom logout url to redirect to authentication provider -->
+                                {{ Form::label('login_remote_user_custom_logout_url',  trans('admin/settings/general.login_remote_user_custom_logout_url_text')) }}
+                                {{ Form::text('login_remote_user_custom_logout_url', Input::old('login_remote_user_custom_logout_url', $setting->login_remote_user_custom_logout_url),array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+
+                                {!! $errors->first('login_remote_user_custom_logout_url', '<span class="alert-msg">:message</span>') !!}
+                                <p class="help-block">
+                                    {{ trans('admin/settings/general.login_remote_user_custom_logout_url_help') }}
+                                </p>
+                                <!--  Disable other logins mechanism -->
+                                {{ Form::checkbox('login_common_disabled', '1', Input::old('login_common_disabled', $setting->login_common_disabled),array('class' => 'minimal')) }}
+                                {{ Form::label('login_common_disabled',  trans('admin/settings/general.login_common_disabled_text')) }}
+                                {!! $errors->first('login_common_disabled', '<span class="alert-msg">:message</span>') !!}
+                                <p class="help-block">
+                                    {{ trans('admin/settings/general.login_common_disabled_help') }}
+                                </p>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+
+
                         <!-- Two Factor -->
                         <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('brand') ? 'error' : '' }}">
                             <div class="col-md-3">