diff --git a/src/js/ripple/authinfo.js b/src/js/ripple/authinfo.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61c689bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/ripple/authinfo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+var RippleTxt = require('./rippletxt');
+var request   = require('superagent');
+
+function AuthInfo () {
+  this.rippleTxt = new RippleTxt;
+}
+
+//Can I cache the auth info for later use?
+AuthInfo.prototype.get = function (domain, username, fn) {
+  var self = this;
+  
+  self.rippleTxt.get(domain, function(err, txt){
+    if (err) return fn(err);
+    
+    processTxt(txt)
+  });
+  
+  
+  function processTxt(txt) {
+
+    if (!txt.authinfo_url) return fn(new Error("Authentication is not supported on "+domain));
+    var url = Array.isArray(txt.authinfo_url) ? txt.authinfo_url[0] : txt.authinfo_url;
+    url += "?domain="+domain+"&username="+username;
+    
+    request.get(url, function(err, resp){
+      if (err) return fn(new Error("Authentication info server unreachable"));
+      fn(null, resp.body);
+    }); 
+  }  
+}
+
+module.exports = AuthInfo;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/vault-test.js b/test/vault-test.js
index 9e23bf3a..f05aed40 100644
--- a/test/vault-test.js
+++ b/test/vault-test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 var assert    = require('assert');
 var RippleTxt = require('../src/js/ripple/rippletxt');
+var AuthInfo  = require('../src/js/ripple/authinfo');
 
+process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "0";  //must be set for self signed certs
 
 describe('Vault Client', function() {
 
@@ -15,4 +17,16 @@ describe('Vault Client', function() {
       });
     });
   });
+  
+  
+  describe('AuthInfo', function() {
+    var auth = new AuthInfo();
+    it ('should', function(done){
+      auth.get("staging.ripple.com", "testUser", function(err, resp){
+        assert.ifError(err);
+        assert.equal(typeof resp, 'object');
+        done();
+      }); 
+    }); 
+  });
 });