diff --git a/src/ClientHandle.cpp b/src/ClientHandle.cpp
index 340db6394..a6477eb25 100644
--- a/src/ClientHandle.cpp
+++ b/src/ClientHandle.cpp
@@ -290,17 +290,18 @@ void cClientHandle::Kick(const AString & a_Reason)
 
 
 
-void cClientHandle::Authenticate(const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID)
+void cClientHandle::Authenticate(const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID, const Json::Value & a_Properties)
 {
 	if (m_State != csAuthenticating)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	ASSERT( m_Player == NULL );
+	ASSERT(m_Player == NULL);
 
 	m_Username = a_Name;
 	m_UUID = a_UUID;
+	m_Properties = a_Properties;
 	
 	// Send login success (if the protocol supports it):
 	m_Protocol->SendLoginSuccess();
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ void cClientHandle::Authenticate(const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID)
 	if (!cRoot::Get()->GetPluginManager()->CallHookPlayerJoined(*m_Player))
 	{
 		cRoot::Get()->BroadcastChatJoin(Printf("%s has joined the game", GetUsername().c_str()));
-		LOGINFO("Player %s has joined the game.", m_Username.c_str());
+		LOGINFO("Player %s has joined the game", m_Username.c_str());
 	}
 	
 	m_ConfirmPosition = m_Player->GetPosition();
diff --git a/src/ClientHandle.h b/src/ClientHandle.h
index 922740b11..ca39a01cd 100644
--- a/src/ClientHandle.h
+++ b/src/ClientHandle.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "Map.h"
 #include "Enchantments.h"
 #include "UI/SlotArea.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 
 
 
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ public:
 
 	const AString & GetUUID(void) const { return m_UUID; } // tolua_export
 	void SetUUID(const AString & a_UUID) { m_UUID = a_UUID; }
+
+	const Json::Value & GetProperties(void) const { return m_Properties; }
 	
 	/** Generates an UUID based on the username stored for this client, and stores it in the m_UUID member.
 	This is used for the offline (non-auth) mode, when there's no UUID source.
@@ -91,8 +94,10 @@ public:
 	
 	static AString FormatChatPrefix(bool ShouldAppendChatPrefixes, AString a_ChatPrefixS, AString m_Color1, AString m_Color2);
 
-	void Kick(const AString & a_Reason);		// tolua_export
-	void Authenticate(const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID);  // Called by cAuthenticator when the user passes authentication
+	void Kick(const AString & a_Reason);  // tolua_export
+
+	/** Authenticates the specified user, called by cAuthenticator */
+	void Authenticate(const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID, const Json::Value & a_Properties);
 
 	void StreamChunks(void);
 	
@@ -280,6 +285,7 @@ private:
 
 	AString m_Username;
 	AString m_Password;
+	Json::Value m_Properties;
 
 	cCriticalSection m_CSChunkLists;
 	cChunkCoordsList m_LoadedChunks;  // Chunks that the player belongs to
diff --git a/src/Entities/Player.cpp b/src/Entities/Player.cpp
index b1b7fc74e..f131a1829 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/Entities/Player.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ cPlayer::~cPlayer(void)
 	if (!cRoot::Get()->GetPluginManager()->CallHookPlayerDestroyed(*this))
 	{
 		cRoot::Get()->BroadcastChatLeave(Printf("%s has left the game", GetName().c_str()));
-		LOGINFO("Player %s has left the game.", GetName().c_str());
+		LOGINFO("Player %s has left the game", GetName().c_str());
 	}
 
 	LOGD("Deleting cPlayer \"%s\" at %p, ID %d", GetName().c_str(), this, GetUniqueID());
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ bool cPlayer::LoadFromFile(const AString & a_FileName)
 	cStatSerializer StatSerializer(cRoot::Get()->GetDefaultWorld()->GetName(), GetName(), &m_Stats);
 	StatSerializer.Load();
 	
-	LOGD("Player \"%s\" was read from file \"%s\", spawning at {%.2f, %.2f, %.2f} in world \"%s\"",
+	LOGD("Player %s was read from file \"%s\", spawning at {%.2f, %.2f, %.2f} in world \"%s\"",
 		GetName().c_str(), a_FileName.c_str(), GetPosX(), GetPosY(), GetPosZ(), m_LoadedWorldName.c_str()
 	);
 	
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Authenticator.cpp b/src/Protocol/Authenticator.cpp
index 54b823e0f..001bc29cf 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Authenticator.cpp
+++ b/src/Protocol/Authenticator.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "PolarSSL++/BlockingSslClientSocket.h"
 
-#include <sstream>
-#include <iomanip>
-
 
 
 
@@ -21,6 +18,60 @@
 #define DEFAULT_AUTH_SERVER "sessionserver.mojang.com"
 #define DEFAULT_AUTH_ADDRESS "/session/minecraft/hasJoined?username=%USERNAME%&serverId=%SERVERID%"
 
+/** This is the data of the root certs for Starfield Technologies, the CA that signed sessionserver.mojang.com's cert:
+Downloaded from http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/ */
+static const AString gStarfieldCACert(
+	// G2 cert
+	"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n"
+	"MIID3TCCAsWgAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBjzELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMx\n"
+	"EDAOBgNVBAgTB0FyaXpvbmExEzARBgNVBAcTClNjb3R0c2RhbGUxJTAjBgNVBAoT\n"
+	"HFN0YXJmaWVsZCBUZWNobm9sb2dpZXMsIEluYy4xMjAwBgNVBAMTKVN0YXJmaWVs\n"
+	"ZCBSb290IENlcnRpZmljYXRlIEF1dGhvcml0eSAtIEcyMB4XDTA5MDkwMTAwMDAw\n"
+	"MFoXDTM3MTIzMTIzNTk1OVowgY8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRAwDgYDVQQIEwdBcml6\n"
+	"b25hMRMwEQYDVQQHEwpTY290dHNkYWxlMSUwIwYDVQQKExxTdGFyZmllbGQgVGVj\n"
+	"aG5vbG9naWVzLCBJbmMuMTIwMAYDVQQDEylTdGFyZmllbGQgUm9vdCBDZXJ0aWZp\n"
+	"Y2F0ZSBBdXRob3JpdHkgLSBHMjCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoC\n"
+	"ggEBAL3twQP89o/8ArFvW59I2Z154qK3A2FWGMNHttfKPTUuiUP3oWmb3ooa/RMg\n"
+	"nLRJdzIpVv257IzdIvpy3Cdhl+72WoTsbhm5iSzchFvVdPtrX8WJpRBSiUZV9Lh1\n"
+	"HOZ/5FSuS/hVclcCGfgXcVnrHigHdMWdSL5stPSksPNkN3mSwOxGXn/hbVNMYq/N\n"
+	"Hwtjuzqd+/x5AJhhdM8mgkBj87JyahkNmcrUDnXMN/uLicFZ8WJ/X7NfZTD4p7dN\n"
+	"dloedl40wOiWVpmKs/B/pM293DIxfJHP4F8R+GuqSVzRmZTRouNjWwl2tVZi4Ut0\n"
+	"HZbUJtQIBFnQmA4O5t78w+wfkPECAwEAAaNCMEAwDwYDVR0TAQH/BAUwAwEB/zAO\n"
+	"BgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCAQYwHQYDVR0OBBYEFHwMMh+n2TB/xH1oo2Kooc6rB1snMA0G\n"
+	"CSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBAQARWfolTwNvlJk7mh+ChTnUdgWUXuEok21iXQnCoKjU\n"
+	"sHU48TRqneSfioYmUeYs0cYtbpUgSpIB7LiKZ3sx4mcujJUDJi5DnUox9g61DLu3\n"
+	"4jd/IroAow57UvtruzvE03lRTs2Q9GcHGcg8RnoNAX3FWOdt5oUwF5okxBDgBPfg\n"
+	"8n/Uqgr/Qh037ZTlZFkSIHc40zI+OIF1lnP6aI+xy84fxez6nH7PfrHxBy22/L/K\n"
+	"pL/QlwVKvOoYKAKQvVR4CSFx09F9HdkWsKlhPdAKACL8x3vLCWRFCztAgfd9fDL1\n"
+	"mMpYjn0q7pBZc2T5NnReJaH1ZgUufzkVqSr7UIuOhWn0\n"
+	"-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n\n"
+	// Original (G1) cert:
+	"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n"
+	"MIIEDzCCAvegAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBoMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEl\n"
+	"MCMGA1UEChMcU3RhcmZpZWxkIFRlY2hub2xvZ2llcywgSW5jLjEyMDAGA1UECxMp\n"
+	"U3RhcmZpZWxkIENsYXNzIDIgQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3JpdHkwHhcNMDQw\n"
+	"NjI5MTczOTE2WhcNMzQwNjI5MTczOTE2WjBoMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzElMCMGA1UE\n"
+	"ChMcU3RhcmZpZWxkIFRlY2hub2xvZ2llcywgSW5jLjEyMDAGA1UECxMpU3RhcmZp\n"
+	"ZWxkIENsYXNzIDIgQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3JpdHkwggEgMA0GCSqGSIb3\n"
+	"DQEBAQUAA4IBDQAwggEIAoIBAQC3Msj+6XGmBIWtDBFk385N78gDGIc/oav7PKaf\n"
+	"8MOh2tTYbitTkPskpD6E8J7oX+zlJ0T1KKY/e97gKvDIr1MvnsoFAZMej2YcOadN\n"
+	"+lq2cwQlZut3f+dZxkqZJRRU6ybH838Z1TBwj6+wRir/resp7defqgSHo9T5iaU0\n"
+	"X9tDkYI22WY8sbi5gv2cOj4QyDvvBmVmepsZGD3/cVE8MC5fvj13c7JdBmzDI1aa\n"
+	"K4UmkhynArPkPw2vCHmCuDY96pzTNbO8acr1zJ3o/WSNF4Azbl5KXZnJHoe0nRrA\n"
+	"1W4TNSNe35tfPe/W93bC6j67eA0cQmdrBNj41tpvi/JEoAGrAgEDo4HFMIHCMB0G\n"
+	"A1UdDgQWBBS/X7fRzt0fhvRbVazc1xDCDqmI5zCBkgYDVR0jBIGKMIGHgBS/X7fR\n"
+	"zt0fhvRbVazc1xDCDqmI56FspGowaDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxJTAjBgNVBAoTHFN0\n"
+	"YXJmaWVsZCBUZWNobm9sb2dpZXMsIEluYy4xMjAwBgNVBAsTKVN0YXJmaWVsZCBD\n"
+	"bGFzcyAyIENlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gQXV0aG9yaXR5ggEAMAwGA1UdEwQFMAMBAf8w\n"
+	"DQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADggEBAAWdP4id0ckaVaGsafPzWdqbAYcaT1epoXkJKtv3\n"
+	"L7IezMdeatiDh6GX70k1PncGQVhiv45YuApnP+yz3SFmH8lU+nLMPUxA2IGvd56D\n"
+	"eruix/U0F47ZEUD0/CwqTRV/p2JdLiXTAAsgGh1o+Re49L2L7ShZ3U0WixeDyLJl\n"
+	"xy16paq8U4Zt3VekyvggQQto8PT7dL5WXXp59fkdheMtlb71cZBDzI0fmgAKhynp\n"
+	"VSJYACPq4xJDKVtHCN2MQWplBqjlIapBtJUhlbl90TSrE9atvNziPTnNvT51cKEY\n"
+	"WQPJIrSPnNVeKtelttQKbfi3QBFGmh95DmK/D5fs4C8fF5Q=\n"
+	"-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n"
+);
+
 
 
 
@@ -61,7 +112,8 @@ void cAuthenticator::Authenticate(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_UserName, co
 {
 	if (!m_ShouldAuthenticate)
 	{
-		cRoot::Get()->AuthenticateUser(a_ClientID, a_UserName, cClientHandle::GenerateOfflineUUID(a_UserName));
+		Json::Value Value;
+		cRoot::Get()->AuthenticateUser(a_ClientID, a_UserName, cClientHandle::GenerateOfflineUUID(a_UserName), Value);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -121,10 +173,11 @@ void cAuthenticator::Execute(void)
 
 		AString NewUserName = UserName;
 		AString UUID;
-		if (AuthWithYggdrasil(NewUserName, ServerID, UUID))
+		Json::Value Properties;
+		if (AuthWithYggdrasil(NewUserName, ServerID, UUID, Properties))
 		{
-			LOGINFO("User %s authenticated with UUID '%s'", NewUserName.c_str(), UUID.c_str());
-			cRoot::Get()->AuthenticateUser(ClientID, NewUserName, UUID);
+			LOGINFO("User %s authenticated with UUID %s", NewUserName.c_str(), UUID.c_str());
+			cRoot::Get()->AuthenticateUser(ClientID, NewUserName, UUID, Properties);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -137,97 +190,27 @@ void cAuthenticator::Execute(void)
 
 
 
-bool cAuthenticator::AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_ServerId, AString & a_UUID)
+bool cAuthenticator::SecureGetFromAddress(const AString & a_CACerts, const AString & a_ExpectedPeerName, const AString & a_Data, AString & a_Response)
 {
-	LOGD("Trying to auth user %s", a_UserName.c_str());
-	
-	int ret;
-	unsigned char buf[1024];
-
-	/* Initialize certificates */
-	// This is the data of the root certs for Starfield Technologies, the CA that signed sessionserver.mojang.com's cert:
-	// Downloaded from http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/
-	static const AString StarfieldCACert(
-		// G2 cert
-		"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n"
-		"MIID3TCCAsWgAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBjzELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMx\n"
-		"EDAOBgNVBAgTB0FyaXpvbmExEzARBgNVBAcTClNjb3R0c2RhbGUxJTAjBgNVBAoT\n"
-		"HFN0YXJmaWVsZCBUZWNobm9sb2dpZXMsIEluYy4xMjAwBgNVBAMTKVN0YXJmaWVs\n"
-		"ZCBSb290IENlcnRpZmljYXRlIEF1dGhvcml0eSAtIEcyMB4XDTA5MDkwMTAwMDAw\n"
-		"MFoXDTM3MTIzMTIzNTk1OVowgY8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRAwDgYDVQQIEwdBcml6\n"
-		"b25hMRMwEQYDVQQHEwpTY290dHNkYWxlMSUwIwYDVQQKExxTdGFyZmllbGQgVGVj\n"
-		"aG5vbG9naWVzLCBJbmMuMTIwMAYDVQQDEylTdGFyZmllbGQgUm9vdCBDZXJ0aWZp\n"
-		"Y2F0ZSBBdXRob3JpdHkgLSBHMjCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoC\n"
-		"ggEBAL3twQP89o/8ArFvW59I2Z154qK3A2FWGMNHttfKPTUuiUP3oWmb3ooa/RMg\n"
-		"nLRJdzIpVv257IzdIvpy3Cdhl+72WoTsbhm5iSzchFvVdPtrX8WJpRBSiUZV9Lh1\n"
-		"HOZ/5FSuS/hVclcCGfgXcVnrHigHdMWdSL5stPSksPNkN3mSwOxGXn/hbVNMYq/N\n"
-		"Hwtjuzqd+/x5AJhhdM8mgkBj87JyahkNmcrUDnXMN/uLicFZ8WJ/X7NfZTD4p7dN\n"
-		"dloedl40wOiWVpmKs/B/pM293DIxfJHP4F8R+GuqSVzRmZTRouNjWwl2tVZi4Ut0\n"
-		"HZbUJtQIBFnQmA4O5t78w+wfkPECAwEAAaNCMEAwDwYDVR0TAQH/BAUwAwEB/zAO\n"
-		"BgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCAQYwHQYDVR0OBBYEFHwMMh+n2TB/xH1oo2Kooc6rB1snMA0G\n"
-		"CSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBAQARWfolTwNvlJk7mh+ChTnUdgWUXuEok21iXQnCoKjU\n"
-		"sHU48TRqneSfioYmUeYs0cYtbpUgSpIB7LiKZ3sx4mcujJUDJi5DnUox9g61DLu3\n"
-		"4jd/IroAow57UvtruzvE03lRTs2Q9GcHGcg8RnoNAX3FWOdt5oUwF5okxBDgBPfg\n"
-		"8n/Uqgr/Qh037ZTlZFkSIHc40zI+OIF1lnP6aI+xy84fxez6nH7PfrHxBy22/L/K\n"
-		"pL/QlwVKvOoYKAKQvVR4CSFx09F9HdkWsKlhPdAKACL8x3vLCWRFCztAgfd9fDL1\n"
-		"mMpYjn0q7pBZc2T5NnReJaH1ZgUufzkVqSr7UIuOhWn0\n"
-		"-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n\n"
-		// Original (G1) cert:
-		"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n"
-		"MIIEDzCCAvegAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBoMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEl\n"
-		"MCMGA1UEChMcU3RhcmZpZWxkIFRlY2hub2xvZ2llcywgSW5jLjEyMDAGA1UECxMp\n"
-		"U3RhcmZpZWxkIENsYXNzIDIgQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3JpdHkwHhcNMDQw\n"
-		"NjI5MTczOTE2WhcNMzQwNjI5MTczOTE2WjBoMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzElMCMGA1UE\n"
-		"ChMcU3RhcmZpZWxkIFRlY2hub2xvZ2llcywgSW5jLjEyMDAGA1UECxMpU3RhcmZp\n"
-		"ZWxkIENsYXNzIDIgQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3JpdHkwggEgMA0GCSqGSIb3\n"
-		"DQEBAQUAA4IBDQAwggEIAoIBAQC3Msj+6XGmBIWtDBFk385N78gDGIc/oav7PKaf\n"
-		"8MOh2tTYbitTkPskpD6E8J7oX+zlJ0T1KKY/e97gKvDIr1MvnsoFAZMej2YcOadN\n"
-		"+lq2cwQlZut3f+dZxkqZJRRU6ybH838Z1TBwj6+wRir/resp7defqgSHo9T5iaU0\n"
-		"X9tDkYI22WY8sbi5gv2cOj4QyDvvBmVmepsZGD3/cVE8MC5fvj13c7JdBmzDI1aa\n"
-		"K4UmkhynArPkPw2vCHmCuDY96pzTNbO8acr1zJ3o/WSNF4Azbl5KXZnJHoe0nRrA\n"
-		"1W4TNSNe35tfPe/W93bC6j67eA0cQmdrBNj41tpvi/JEoAGrAgEDo4HFMIHCMB0G\n"
-		"A1UdDgQWBBS/X7fRzt0fhvRbVazc1xDCDqmI5zCBkgYDVR0jBIGKMIGHgBS/X7fR\n"
-		"zt0fhvRbVazc1xDCDqmI56FspGowaDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxJTAjBgNVBAoTHFN0\n"
-		"YXJmaWVsZCBUZWNobm9sb2dpZXMsIEluYy4xMjAwBgNVBAsTKVN0YXJmaWVsZCBD\n"
-		"bGFzcyAyIENlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gQXV0aG9yaXR5ggEAMAwGA1UdEwQFMAMBAf8w\n"
-		"DQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADggEBAAWdP4id0ckaVaGsafPzWdqbAYcaT1epoXkJKtv3\n"
-		"L7IezMdeatiDh6GX70k1PncGQVhiv45YuApnP+yz3SFmH8lU+nLMPUxA2IGvd56D\n"
-		"eruix/U0F47ZEUD0/CwqTRV/p2JdLiXTAAsgGh1o+Re49L2L7ShZ3U0WixeDyLJl\n"
-		"xy16paq8U4Zt3VekyvggQQto8PT7dL5WXXp59fkdheMtlb71cZBDzI0fmgAKhynp\n"
-		"VSJYACPq4xJDKVtHCN2MQWplBqjlIapBtJUhlbl90TSrE9atvNziPTnNvT51cKEY\n"
-		"WQPJIrSPnNVeKtelttQKbfi3QBFGmh95DmK/D5fs4C8fF5Q=\n"
-		"-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n"
-	);
-
 	// Connect the socket:
 	cBlockingSslClientSocket Socket;
-	Socket.SetTrustedRootCertsFromString(StarfieldCACert, m_Server);
-	if (!Socket.Connect(m_Server, 443))
+	Socket.SetTrustedRootCertsFromString(a_CACerts, a_ExpectedPeerName);
+	if (!Socket.Connect(a_ExpectedPeerName, 443))
 	{
-		LOGWARNING("cAuthenticator: Can't connect to %s: %s", m_Server.c_str(), Socket.GetLastErrorText().c_str());
+		LOGWARNING("cAuthenticator: Can't connect to %s: %s", a_ExpectedPeerName.c_str(), Socket.GetLastErrorText().c_str());
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	// Create the GET request:
-	AString ActualAddress = m_Address;
-	ReplaceString(ActualAddress, "%USERNAME%", a_UserName);
-	ReplaceString(ActualAddress, "%SERVERID%", a_ServerId);
-
-	AString Request;
-	Request += "GET " + ActualAddress + " HTTP/1.0\r\n";
-	Request += "Host: " + m_Server + "\r\n";
-	Request += "User-Agent: MCServer\r\n";
-	Request += "Connection: close\r\n";
-	Request += "\r\n";
-
-	if (!Socket.Send(Request.c_str(), Request.size()))
+	if (!Socket.Send(a_Data.c_str(), a_Data.size()))
 	{
 		LOGWARNING("cAuthenticator: Writing SSL data failed: %s", Socket.GetLastErrorText().c_str());
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	// Read the HTTP response:
-	std::string Response;
+	int ret;
+	unsigned char buf[1024];
+
 	for (;;)
 	{
 		ret = Socket.Receive(buf, sizeof(buf));
@@ -235,7 +218,7 @@ bool cAuthenticator::AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_S
 		if ((ret == POLARSSL_ERR_NET_WANT_READ) || (ret == POLARSSL_ERR_NET_WANT_WRITE))
 		{
 			// This value should never be returned, it is handled internally by cBlockingSslClientSocket
-			LOGWARNING("cAuthenticator: SSL reading failed internally.");
+			LOGWARNING("cAuthenticator: SSL reading failed internally");
 			return false;
 		}
 		if (ret == POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_PEER_CLOSE_NOTIFY)
@@ -252,18 +235,46 @@ bool cAuthenticator::AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_S
 			break;
 		}
 
-		Response.append((const char *)buf, (size_t)ret);
+		a_Response.append((const char *)buf, (size_t)ret);
 	}
 
 	Socket.Disconnect();
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cAuthenticator::AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_ServerId, AString & a_UUID, Json::Value & a_Properties)
+{
+	LOGD("Trying to authenticate user %s", a_UserName.c_str());	
+
+	// Create the GET request:
+	AString ActualAddress = m_Address;
+	ReplaceString(ActualAddress, "%USERNAME%", a_UserName);
+	ReplaceString(ActualAddress, "%SERVERID%", a_ServerId);
+
+	AString Request;
+	Request += "GET " + ActualAddress + " HTTP/1.0\r\n";
+	Request += "Host: " + m_Server + "\r\n";
+	Request += "User-Agent: MCServer\r\n";
+	Request += "Connection: close\r\n";
+	Request += "\r\n";
+
+	AString Response;
+	if (!SecureGetFromAddress(gStarfieldCACert, m_Server, Request, Response))
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	// Check the HTTP status line:
-	AString prefix("HTTP/1.1 200 OK");
+	const AString Prefix("HTTP/1.1 200 OK");
 	AString HexDump;
-	if (Response.compare(0, prefix.size(), prefix))
+	if (Response.compare(0, Prefix.size(), Prefix))
 	{
-		LOGINFO("User %s failed to auth, bad http status line received", a_UserName.c_str());
-		LOG("Response: \n%s", CreateHexDump(HexDump, Response.data(), Response.size(), 16).c_str());
+		LOGINFO("User %s failed to auth, bad HTTP status line received", a_UserName.c_str());
+		LOGD("Response: \n%s", CreateHexDump(HexDump, Response.data(), Response.size(), 16).c_str());
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -271,8 +282,8 @@ bool cAuthenticator::AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_S
 	size_t idxHeadersEnd = Response.find("\r\n\r\n");
 	if (idxHeadersEnd == AString::npos)
 	{
-		LOGINFO("User %s failed to authenticate, bad http response header received", a_UserName.c_str());
-		LOG("Response: \n%s", CreateHexDump(HexDump, Response.data(), Response.size(), 16).c_str());
+		LOGINFO("User %s failed to authenticate, bad HTTP response header received", a_UserName.c_str());
+		LOGD("Response: \n%s", CreateHexDump(HexDump, Response.data(), Response.size(), 16).c_str());
 		return false;
 	}
 	Response.erase(0, idxHeadersEnd + 4);
@@ -286,12 +297,13 @@ bool cAuthenticator::AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_S
 	Json::Reader reader;
 	if (!reader.parse(Response, root, false))
 	{
-		LOGWARNING("cAuthenticator: Cannot parse Received Data to json!");
+		LOGWARNING("cAuthenticator: Cannot parse received data (authentication) to JSON!");
 		return false;
 	}
 	a_UserName = root.get("name", "Unknown").asString();
 	a_UUID = root.get("id", "").asString();
-	
+	a_Properties = root["properties"];
+
 	// If the UUID doesn't contain the hashes, insert them at the proper places:
 	if (a_UUID.size() == 32)
 	{
@@ -300,6 +312,7 @@ bool cAuthenticator::AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_S
 		a_UUID.insert(18, "-");
 		a_UUID.insert(23, "-");
 	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -307,3 +320,69 @@ bool cAuthenticator::AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_S
 
 
 
+/* In case we want to export this function to the plugin API later - don't forget to add the relevant INI configuration lines for DEFAULT_PROPERTIES_ADDRESS
+
+#define DEFAULT_PROPERTIES_ADDRESS "/session/minecraft/profile/%UUID%"
+
+// Gets the properties, such as skin, of a player based on their UUID via Mojang's API
+bool GetPlayerProperties(const AString & a_UUID, Json::Value & a_Properties);
+
+bool cAuthenticator::GetPlayerProperties(const AString & a_UUID, Json::Value & a_Properties)
+{
+	LOGD("Trying to get properties for user %s", a_UUID.c_str());
+
+	// Create the GET request:
+	AString ActualAddress = m_PropertiesAddress;
+	ReplaceString(ActualAddress, "%UUID%", a_UUID);
+
+	AString Request;
+	Request += "GET " + ActualAddress + " HTTP/1.0\r\n";
+	Request += "Host: " + m_Server + "\r\n";
+	Request += "User-Agent: MCServer\r\n";
+	Request += "Connection: close\r\n";
+	Request += "\r\n";
+
+	AString Response;
+	if (!ConnectSecurelyToAddress(gStarfieldCACert, m_Server, Request, Response))
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Check the HTTP status line:
+	const AString Prefix("HTTP/1.1 200 OK");
+	AString HexDump;
+	if (Response.compare(0, Prefix.size(), Prefix))
+	{
+		LOGINFO("Failed to get properties for user %s, bad HTTP status line received", a_UUID.c_str());
+		LOGD("Response: \n%s", CreateHexDump(HexDump, Response.data(), Response.size(), 16).c_str());
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Erase the HTTP headers from the response:
+	size_t idxHeadersEnd = Response.find("\r\n\r\n");
+	if (idxHeadersEnd == AString::npos)
+	{
+		LOGINFO("Failed to get properties for user %s, bad HTTP response header received", a_UUID.c_str());
+		LOGD("Response: \n%s", CreateHexDump(HexDump, Response.data(), Response.size(), 16).c_str());
+		return false;
+	}
+	Response.erase(0, idxHeadersEnd + 4);
+
+	// Parse the Json response:
+	if (Response.empty())
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	Json::Value root;
+	Json::Reader reader;
+	if (!reader.parse(Response, root, false))
+	{
+		LOGWARNING("cAuthenticator: Cannot parse received properties data to JSON!");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	a_Properties = root["properties"];
+	return true;
+}
+*/
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Authenticator.h b/src/Protocol/Authenticator.h
index 211f51394..244d94c0b 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Authenticator.h
+++ b/src/Protocol/Authenticator.h
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 // fwd: "cRoot.h"
 class cRoot;
 
+namespace Json
+{
+	class Value;
+}
+
 
 
 
@@ -73,13 +78,19 @@ private:
 
 	AString m_Server;
 	AString m_Address;
+	AString m_PropertiesAddress;
 	bool    m_ShouldAuthenticate;
 
 	/** cIsThread override: */
 	virtual void Execute(void) override;
 
-	/** Returns true if the user authenticated okay, false on error; iLevel is the recursion deptht (bails out if too deep) */
-	bool AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_ServerId, AString & a_UUID);
+	/** Connects to a hostname using SSL, sends given data, and sets the response, returning whether all was successful or not */
+	bool SecureGetFromAddress(const AString & a_CACerts, const AString & a_ExpectedPeerName, const AString & a_Request, AString & a_Response);
+
+	/** Returns true if the user authenticated okay, false on error
+	Sets the username, UUID, and properties (i.e. skin) fields
+	*/
+	bool AuthWithYggdrasil(AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_ServerId, AString & a_UUID, Json::Value & a_Properties);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Protocol17x.cpp b/src/Protocol/Protocol17x.cpp
index dc6a817a3..50c2014c6 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Protocol17x.cpp
+++ b/src/Protocol/Protocol17x.cpp
@@ -3015,7 +3015,18 @@ void cProtocol176::SendPlayerSpawn(const cPlayer & a_Player)
 	Pkt.WriteVarInt(a_Player.GetUniqueID());
 	Pkt.WriteString(a_Player.GetClientHandle()->GetUUID());
 	Pkt.WriteString(a_Player.GetName());
-	Pkt.WriteVarInt(0);  // We have no data to send here
+
+	const Json::Value & Properties = m_Client->GetProperties();
+	const Json::Value::const_iterator End = Properties.end();
+	Pkt.WriteVarInt(Properties.size());
+
+	for (Json::Value::iterator itr = Properties.begin(); itr != End; ++itr)
+	{
+		Pkt.WriteString(((Json::Value)*itr).get("name", "").toStyledString());
+		Pkt.WriteString(((Json::Value)*itr).get("value", "").toStyledString());
+		Pkt.WriteString(((Json::Value)*itr).get("signature", "").toStyledString());
+	}
+
 	Pkt.WriteFPInt(a_Player.GetPosX());
 	Pkt.WriteFPInt(a_Player.GetPosY());
 	Pkt.WriteFPInt(a_Player.GetPosZ());
diff --git a/src/Root.cpp b/src/Root.cpp
index c82b05a66..ec1351ef1 100644
--- a/src/Root.cpp
+++ b/src/Root.cpp
@@ -499,9 +499,9 @@ void cRoot::KickUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Reason)
 
 
 
-void cRoot::AuthenticateUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID)
+void cRoot::AuthenticateUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID, const Json::Value & a_Properties)
 {
-	m_Server->AuthenticateUser(a_ClientID, a_Name, a_UUID);
+	m_Server->AuthenticateUser(a_ClientID, a_Name, a_UUID, a_Properties);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Root.h b/src/Root.h
index d2a4d1eed..4a3c205d3 100644
--- a/src/Root.h
+++ b/src/Root.h
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ class cCompositeChat;
 typedef cItemCallback<cPlayer> cPlayerListCallback;
 typedef cItemCallback<cWorld>  cWorldListCallback;
 
+namespace Json
+{
+	class Value;
+}
+
 
 
 
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ public:
 	void KickUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Reason);
 	
 	/// Called by cAuthenticator to auth the specified user
-	void AuthenticateUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID);
+	void AuthenticateUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID, const Json::Value & a_Properties);
 	
 	/// Executes commands queued in the command queue
 	void TickCommands(void);
diff --git a/src/Server.cpp b/src/Server.cpp
index 9220731eb..17551eeb1 100644
--- a/src/Server.cpp
+++ b/src/Server.cpp
@@ -656,14 +656,14 @@ void cServer::KickUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Reason)
 
 
 
-void cServer::AuthenticateUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID)
+void cServer::AuthenticateUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID, const Json::Value & a_Properties)
 {
 	cCSLock Lock(m_CSClients);
 	for (ClientList::iterator itr = m_Clients.begin(); itr != m_Clients.end(); ++itr)
 	{
 		if ((*itr)->GetUniqueID() == a_ClientID)
 		{
-			(*itr)->Authenticate(a_Name, a_UUID);
+			(*itr)->Authenticate(a_Name, a_UUID, a_Properties);
 			return;
 		}
 	}  // for itr - m_Clients[]
diff --git a/src/Server.h b/src/Server.h
index 5227799e8..cf5fa524f 100644
--- a/src/Server.h
+++ b/src/Server.h
@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@
 class cPlayer;
 class cClientHandle;
 class cIniFile;
-class cCommandOutputCallback ;
+class cCommandOutputCallback;
 
 typedef std::list<cClientHandle *> cClientHandleList;
 
+namespace Json
+{
+	class Value;
+}
+
 
 
 
@@ -83,7 +88,9 @@ public:												// tolua_export
 	void Shutdown(void);
 
 	void KickUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Reason);
-	void AuthenticateUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID);  // Called by cAuthenticator to auth the specified user
+	
+	/** Authenticates the specified user, called by cAuthenticator */
+	void AuthenticateUser(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_Name, const AString & a_UUID, const Json::Value & a_Properties);
 
 	const AString & GetServerID(void) const { return m_ServerID; }  // tolua_export
 	
diff --git a/src/World.cpp b/src/World.cpp
index bd3613ce2..f7279e9bc 100644
--- a/src/World.cpp
+++ b/src/World.cpp
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@ void cWorld::RemovePlayer(cPlayer * a_Player)
 	}
 	{
 		cCSLock Lock(m_CSPlayers);
-		LOGD("Removing player \"%s\" from world \"%s\".", a_Player->GetName().c_str(), m_WorldName.c_str());
+		LOGD("Removing player %s from world \"%s\"", a_Player->GetName().c_str(), m_WorldName.c_str());
 		m_Players.remove(a_Player);
 	}