diff --git a/HELP.md b/HELP.md
index e962d77a..b6e4dc22 100644
--- a/HELP.md
+++ b/HELP.md
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ Cloud Commander supports command line parameters:
 | `-h, --help`          | display help and exit
 | `-v, --version`       | output version information and exit
 | `-s, --save`          | save options
+| `-a, --auth`          | enable authorization
+| `-na, --no-auth`      | disable authorization
 | `-p, --port`          | set port number
 | `-u, --username`      | set username
 | `-ps, --password`     | set password
diff --git a/bin/cloudcmd.js b/bin/cloudcmd.js
index da4c4fe0..c8bae119 100755
--- a/bin/cloudcmd.js
+++ b/bin/cloudcmd.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         
         argv        = process.argv,
         args        = require('minimist')(argv.slice(2), {
-            string: ['port', 'password', 'username'],
+            string: ['port', 'password', 'username', 'auth', 'no-auth'],
             boolean: ['test', 'repl', 'save'],
             alias: {
                 v: 'version',
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
                 p: 'port',
                 u: 'username',
                 ps: 'password',
-                s: 'save'
+                s: 'save',
+                a: 'auth',
+                na: 'no-auth',
             }
         });
     
@@ -45,6 +47,11 @@
         username(args.username);
         port(args.port);
         
+        if (args.auth)
+            config('auth', true);
+        else if (args['no-auth'])
+            config('auth', false);
+        
         if (args.save)
             config.save(start);
         else
diff --git a/json/bin.json b/json/bin.json
index 39b38a62..2a93043c 100644
--- a/json/bin.json
+++ b/json/bin.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
     "-h, --help     "   : "display this help and exit",
     "-v, --version  "   : "output version information and exit",
     "-s, --save     "   : "save options",
+    "-a, --auth     "   : "enable authorization",
+    "-na, --no-auth "   : "disable authorization",
     "-p, --port     "   : "set port number",
     "-u, --username "   : "set username",
     "-ps, --password"   : "set password"