diff --git a/RazorPagesMovie/Models/AdminUser.cs b/RazorPagesMovie/Models/AdminUser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32db988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RazorPagesMovie/Models/AdminUser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace RazorPagesMovie.Models;
+
+public class AdminUser
+{
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+
+    [Required]
+    [StringLength(100)]
+    public string Username { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [Required]
+    public string PasswordHash { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
diff --git a/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Admin/Index.cshtml b/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Admin/Index.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ee48bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Admin/Index.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+@page
+@model RazorPagesMovie.Pages.Admin.IndexModel
+@{
+    ViewData["Title"] = "Admin";
+}
+
+<h1>Welcome, @User.Identity?.Name</h1>
+
+<form method="post" asp-page-handler="Logout">
+    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary">Logout</button>
+</form>
diff --git a/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Admin/Index.cshtml.cs b/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Admin/Index.cshtml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6ee3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Admin/Index.cshtml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages;
+
+namespace RazorPagesMovie.Pages.Admin;
+
+public class IndexModel : PageModel
+{
+    public void OnGet()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IActionResult> OnPostLogoutAsync()
+    {
+        await HttpContext.SignOutAsync(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
+        return RedirectToPage("/Login");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Login.cshtml b/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Login.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbfa33b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Login.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+@page
+@model RazorPagesMovie.Pages.LoginModel
+@{
+    ViewData["Title"] = "Login";
+}
+
+<div class="row justify-content-center">
+    <div class="col-md-4">
+        <h1>Admin Login</h1>
+
+        @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.ErrorMessage))
+        {
+            <div class="alert alert-danger">@Model.ErrorMessage</div>
+        }
+
+        <form method="post">
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <label asp-for="Username" class="form-label"></label>
+                <input asp-for="Username" class="form-control" autofocus />
+            </div>
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <label asp-for="Password" class="form-label"></label>
+                <input asp-for="Password" type="password" class="form-control" />
+            </div>
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Login</button>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Login.cshtml.cs b/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Login.cshtml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7b9496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RazorPagesMovie/Pages/Login.cshtml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using RazorPagesMovie.Data;
+using RazorPagesMovie.Models;
+
+namespace RazorPagesMovie.Pages;
+
+public class LoginModel : PageModel
+{
+    private readonly RazorPagesMovieContext _context;
+
+    public LoginModel(RazorPagesMovieContext context)
+    {
+        _context = context;
+    }
+
+    [BindProperty]
+    public string Username { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [BindProperty]
+    public string Password { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public string? ErrorMessage { get; set; }
+
+    public void OnGet()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IActionResult> OnPostAsync(string? returnUrl)
+    {
+        var user = await _context.AdminUser.SingleOrDefaultAsync(u => u.Username == Username);
+        var hasher = new PasswordHasher<AdminUser>();
+
+        if (user is null || hasher.VerifyHashedPassword(user, user.PasswordHash, Password) == PasswordVerificationResult.Failed)
+        {
+            ErrorMessage = "Benutzername oder Passwort ist falsch.";
+            return Page();
+        }
+
+        var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(
+            new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, user.Username) },
+            CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
+
+        await HttpContext.SignInAsync(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, new ClaimsPrincipal(identity));
+
+        return LocalRedirect(returnUrl ?? "/Admin");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RazorPagesMovie/Program.cs b/RazorPagesMovie/Program.cs
index 36d37a9..df4a20b 100644
--- a/RazorPagesMovie/Program.cs
+++ b/RazorPagesMovie/Program.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using RazorPagesMovie.Data;
 using RazorPagesMovie.Models;
@@ -6,7 +7,19 @@ var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.Local.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true);
 builder.Services.AddDbContext<RazorPagesMovieContext>(options =>
     options.UseSqlServer(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("RazorPagesMovieContext") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'RazorPagesMovieContext' not found.")));
-builder.Services.AddRazorPages();
+
+builder.Services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
+    .AddCookie(options =>
+    {
+        options.LoginPath = "/Login";
+        options.AccessDeniedPath = "/Login";
+    });
+builder.Services.AddAuthorization();
+
+builder.Services.AddRazorPages(options =>
+{
+    options.Conventions.AuthorizeFolder("/Admin");
+});
 
 var app = builder.Build();
 
@@ -27,6 +40,7 @@ if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
 app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 app.UseStaticFiles();
 app.UseRouting();
+app.UseAuthentication();
 app.UseAuthorization();
 app.MapRazorPages();
 app.Run();
diff --git a/RazorPagesMovie/SeedData/SeedData.cs b/RazorPagesMovie/SeedData/SeedData.cs
index 2d4ed1a..d3ae35a 100644
--- a/RazorPagesMovie/SeedData/SeedData.cs
+++ b/RazorPagesMovie/SeedData/SeedData.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using RazorPagesMovie.Data;
 
 namespace RazorPagesMovie.Models;
@@ -15,18 +17,45 @@ public static class SeedData
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("Null RazorPagesMovieContext");
             }
 
-            if (context.Movie.Any())
+            if (!context.Movie.Any())
             {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            context.Movie.AddRange(
+                context.Movie.AddRange(
 new Movie { Title = "When Harry Met Sally", ReleaseDate = DateTime.Parse("1989-2-12"), Genre = "Romantic Comedy", Price = 7.99M, Rating = "R" },
 new Movie { Title = "Ghostbusters", ReleaseDate = DateTime.Parse("1984-3-13"), Genre = "Comedy", Price = 8.99M, Rating = "G" },
 new Movie { Title = "Ghostbusters 2", ReleaseDate = DateTime.Parse("1986-2-23"), Genre = "Comedy", Price = 9.99M, Rating = "G" },
 new Movie { Title = "Rio Bravo", ReleaseDate = DateTime.Parse("1959-4-15"), Genre = "Western", Price = 3.99M, Rating = "NR" }
-            );
-            context.SaveChanges();
+                );
+                context.SaveChanges();
+            }
+
+            if (!context.AdminUser.Any())
+            {
+                var accounts = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>()
+                    .GetSection("AdminAccounts")
+                    .Get<List<AdminAccountSeed>>() ?? new List<AdminAccountSeed>();
+
+                var hasher = new PasswordHasher<AdminUser>();
+
+                foreach (var account in accounts)
+                {
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(account.Username) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(account.Password))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    var user = new AdminUser { Username = account.Username };
+                    user.PasswordHash = hasher.HashPassword(user, account.Password);
+                    context.AdminUser.Add(user);
+                }
+
+                context.SaveChanges();
+            }
         }
     }
+
+    private class AdminAccountSeed
+    {
+        public string Username { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Password { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    }
 }
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