diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a18ad4..66d6e2a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -94,3 +94,5 @@ ENV/
 # Rope project settings
 .ropeproject
 
+.flake8
+config.ini
diff --git a/authenticator.py b/authenticator.py
index b5eee1a..802bba6 100644
--- a/authenticator.py
+++ b/authenticator.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import requests
 import os
 import json
 import urlparse
+import configparser
 
 
 def api_auth(user, passwd, host):
@@ -22,11 +23,16 @@ def api_auth(user, passwd, host):
 
 def main():
     """Main logic entrypoint"""
-    API_HOST = "https://beta.api.core-networks.de/"
-    API_USER = "your.email@example.com"
-    PASSWORD = "secret"
 
-    auth_token = r.json()
+    config_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "config.ini")
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(config_path)
+
+    API_HOST = config['API']['HOST']
+    API_USER = config['API']['USER']
+    PASSWORD = config['API']['PASSWORD']
+
+    auth_token = api_auth(API_USER, PASSWORD, API_HOST)
     print auth_token
 
 
diff --git a/example_config.ini b/example_config.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05e323b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_config.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[API]
+HOST = https://beta.api.core-networks.de/
+USER = your.email@example.com
+PASSWORD = secret