diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts
index a714457..9dad48b 100644
--- a/src/auth.ts
+++ b/src/auth.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import { db } from "@kredens/db";
 import { User } from "@kredens/db/models";
 import express from "express";
+import createHttpError from "http-errors";
 import { None } from "monet";
 
 export const getUser = async (req: express.Request) =>
@@ -38,3 +39,11 @@ export const authMiddleware: () => express.Handler = () => async (
 
   next();
 };
+
+export const requireAuthMiddleware: express.Handler = (req, res, next) => {
+  if (!req.user) {
+    next(createHttpError(401));
+  }
+
+  next();
+};