diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 300d755..3622cda 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ curl -d "GET/hello" http://127.0.0.1:7379/
 * HTTP 1.1 pipelining (50,000 http requests per second on a desktop Linux machine.)
 * Connects to Redis using a TCP or UNIX socket.
 * Restricted commands by IP range (CIDR subnet + mask), returning 403 errors.
+* Possible Redis authentication in the config file.
 
 # Ideas, TODO...
 * Add meta-data info per key (MIME type in a second key, for instance).
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 919b0ed..cb9cfef 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ conf_read(const char *filename) {
 			conf->redis_host = strdup(json_string_value(jtmp));
 		} else if(strcmp(json_object_iter_key(kv), "redis_port") == 0 && json_typeof(jtmp) == JSON_INTEGER) {
 			conf->redis_port = (short)json_integer_value(jtmp);
+		} else if(strcmp(json_object_iter_key(kv), "redis_auth") == 0 && json_typeof(jtmp) == JSON_STRING) {
+			conf->redis_auth = strdup(json_string_value(jtmp));
 		} else if(strcmp(json_object_iter_key(kv), "http_host") == 0 && json_typeof(jtmp) == JSON_STRING) {
 			free(conf->http_host);
 			conf->http_host = strdup(json_string_value(jtmp));
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ void
 conf_free(struct conf *conf) {
 
 	free(conf->redis_host);
+	free(conf->redis_auth);
+
 	free(conf->http_host);
 
 	free(conf);
diff --git a/conf.h b/conf.h
index 7da8340..917d8a2 100644
--- a/conf.h
+++ b/conf.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct conf {
 
 	char *redis_host;
 	short redis_port;
+	char *redis_auth;
 
 	char *http_host;
 	short http_port;
diff --git a/formats/raw.c b/formats/raw.c
index 7fe2056..8bd0914 100644
--- a/formats/raw.c
+++ b/formats/raw.c
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ raw_wrap(const redisReply *r, size_t *sz);
 void
 raw_reply(redisAsyncContext *c, void *r, void *privdata) {
 
-	(void)c;
 	struct evbuffer *body;
 	redisReply *reply = r;
 	struct cmd *cmd = privdata;
 	char *raw_out;
 	size_t sz;
+	(void)c;
 
 	evhttp_clear_headers(&cmd->uri_params);
 
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 6d4e90d..e19aa6b 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@ on_timer_reconnect(int fd, short event, void *ctx) {
 		printf("Error: %s\n", s->ac->errstr);
 	}
 
-
 	redisLibeventAttach(s->ac, s->base);
 	redisAsyncSetConnectCallback(s->ac, connectCallback);
 	redisAsyncSetDisconnectCallback(s->ac, disconnectCallback);
+
+	if (s->cfg->redis_auth) { /* authenticate. */
+		redisAsyncCommand(s->ac, NULL, NULL, "AUTH %s", s->cfg->redis_auth);
+	}
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/turnip.json b/turnip.json
index 5df0381..3174b4b 100644
--- a/turnip.json
+++ b/turnip.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"redis_host":	"127.0.0.1",
 	"redis_port":	6379,
+	"redis_auth":	null,
 
 	"http_host":	"0.0.0.0",
 	"http_port":	7379,