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diff --git a/testapi/testapi-client/testapiclient/identity.py b/testapi/testapi-client/testapiclient/identity.py
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+import requests
+from user import User
+from config import Config
+import urllib
+
+
+def authenticate(username, password):
+    session = requests.Session()
+    hostname = '{}{}{}'.format(
+        Config.config.get("cas", "auth_url"),
+        urllib.quote(Config.config.get("api", "url")),
+        Config.config.get("cas", "signin_return"))
+    data = {'name': username, 'pass': password, 'form_id': 'user_login'}
+    response = session.post(hostname, data)
+    User.session = session
+    return response