diff --git a/mongoengine/django/__init__.py b/mongoengine/django/__init__.py
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diff --git a/mongoengine/django/auth.py b/mongoengine/django/auth.py
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+from mongoengine import *
+
+from django.utils.hashcompat import md5_constructor, sha_constructor
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
+
+import datetime
+
+REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME = 'next'
+
+def get_hexdigest(algorithm, salt, raw_password):
+    raw_password, salt = smart_str(raw_password), smart_str(salt)
+    if algorithm == 'md5':
+        return md5_constructor(salt + raw_password).hexdigest()
+    elif algorithm == 'sha1':
+        return sha_constructor(salt + raw_password).hexdigest()
+    raise ValueError('Got unknown password algorithm type in password')
+
+
+class User(Document):
+    """A User document that aims to mirror most of the API specified by Django
+    at http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/#users
+    """
+    username = StringField(max_length=30, required=True)
+    first_name = StringField(max_length=30)
+    last_name = StringField(max_length=30)
+    email = StringField()
+    password = StringField(max_length=128)
+    is_staff = BooleanField(default=False)
+    is_active = BooleanField(default=True)
+    is_superuser = BooleanField(default=False)
+    last_login = DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
+
+    def get_full_name(self):
+        full_name = u'%s %s' % (self.first_name or '', self.last_name or '')
+        return full_name.strip()
+
+    def is_anonymous(self):
+        return False
+
+    def is_authenticated(self):
+        return True
+
+    def set_password(self, raw_password):
+        from random import random
+        algo = 'sha1'
+        salt = get_hexdigest(algo, str(random()), str(random()))[:5]
+        hash = get_hexdigest(algo, salt, raw_password)
+        self.password = '%s$%s$%s' % (algo, salt, hash)
+
+    def check_password(self, raw_password):
+        algo, salt, hash = self.password.split('$')
+        return hash == get_hexdigest(algo, salt, raw_password)
+
+
+class MongoEngineBackend(object):
+    """Authenticate using MongoEngine and mongoengine.django.auth.User.
+    """
+
+    def authenticate(self, username=None, password=None):
+        user = User.objects(username=username).first()
+        if user:
+            if password and user.check_password(password):
+                return user
+        return None
+
+    def get_user(self, user_id):
+        return User.objects.with_id(user_id)
+
+
+def get_user(userid):
+    """Returns a User object from an id (User.id). Django's equivalent takes
+    request, but taking an id instead leaves it up to the developer to store
+    the id in any way they want (session, signed cookie, etc.)
+    """
+    if not userid:
+        return AnonymousUser()
+    return MongoEngineBackend().get_user(userid) or AnonymousUser()