diff --git a/rundeck/provider.go b/rundeck/provider.go
index cf530be58..d6b3313bf 100644
--- a/rundeck/provider.go
+++ b/rundeck/provider.go
@@ -28,10 +28,22 @@ func Provider() terraform.ResourceProvider {
 			},
 			"auth_token": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
-				Required:    true,
+				Optional:    true,
 				DefaultFunc: schema.EnvDefaultFunc("RUNDECK_AUTH_TOKEN", nil),
 				Description: "Auth token to use with the Rundeck API.",
 			},
+			"auth_username": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				DefaultFunc: schema.EnvDefaultFunc("RUNDECK_AUTH_USERNAME", nil),
+				Description: "Username used to request a tiken for the Rundeck API.",
+			},
+			"auth_password": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				DefaultFunc: schema.EnvDefaultFunc("RUNDECK_AUTH_PASSWORD", nil),
+				Description: "Password used to request a tiken for the Rundeck API.",
+			},
 		},
 
 		ResourcesMap: map[string]*schema.Resource{
@@ -58,7 +70,23 @@ func providerConfigure(d *schema.ResourceData) (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, error
 	}
 
-	token := d.Get("auth_token").(string)
+	_, okToken := d.GetOk("auth_token")
+	_, okUsername := d.GetOk("auth_username")
+	_, okPassword := d.GetOk("auth_password")
+
+	var token string
+
+	if okToken {
+		token = d.Get("auth_token").(string)
+	} else if okUsername && okPassword {
+		t, err := getToken(d)
+		token = t
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth_token need to be set of auth_username and auth_password")
+	}
 
 	client := rundeck.NewRundeckWithBaseURI(apiURL.String())
 	client.Authorizer = &auth.TokenAuthorizer{Token: token}
diff --git a/rundeck/provider_test.go b/rundeck/provider_test.go
index d66fe0d53..e529c6345 100644
--- a/rundeck/provider_test.go
+++ b/rundeck/provider_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,15 @@ func testAccPreCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	if v := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_URL"); v == "" {
 		t.Fatal("RUNDECK_URL must be set for acceptance tests")
 	}
-	if v := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_AUTH_TOKEN"); v == "" {
-		t.Fatal("RUNDECK_AUTH_TOKEN must be set for acceptance tests")
+
+	token := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_AUTH_TOKEN")
+	username := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_AUTH_USERNAME")
+	password := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_AUTH_PASSWORD")
+	if !(token != "" || (username != "" && password != "")) {
+		t.Logf("RUNDECK_AUTH_TOKEN=%s", token)
+		t.Logf("RUNDECK_AUTH_USERNAME=%s", username)
+		t.Logf("RUNDECK_AUTH_PASSWORD=%s", password)
+		t.Fatal("RUNDECK_AUTH_TOKEN must be set for acceptance tests or RUNDECK_AUTH_USERNAME and RUNDECK_AUTH_PASSWORD")
 	}
+
 }
diff --git a/rundeck/token.go b/rundeck/token.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..012d9c635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rundeck/token.go
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package rundeck
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/cookiejar"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/schema"
+)
+
+type TokenResp struct {
+	User       string    `json:"user"`
+	Token      string    `json:"token"`
+	ID         string    `json:"id"`
+	Creator    string    `json:"creator"`
+	Name       string    `json:"name"`
+	Expiration time.Time `json:"expiration"`
+	Roles      []string  `json:"roles"`
+	Expired    bool      `json:"expired"`
+}
+
+func getToken(d *schema.ResourceData) (string, error) {
+	urlP, _ := d.Get("url").(string)
+	apiVersion, _ := d.Get("api_version").(string)
+	username, _ := d.Get("auth_username").(string)
+	password, _ := d.Get("auth_password").(string)
+
+	return _getToken(urlP, apiVersion, username, password)
+
+}
+
+func _getToken(urlP string, apiVersion string, username string, password string) (string, error) {
+
+	secCheckUrlString := fmt.Sprintf("%s/j_security_check", urlP)
+	secCheckUrl, err := url.Parse(secCheckUrlString)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	jar, err := cookiejar.New(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Jar: jar,
+	}
+
+	data := url.Values{
+		"j_username": {username},
+		"j_password": {password},
+	}
+	_, err = client.PostForm(secCheckUrl.String(), data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	tokenUrlString := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/%s/tokens", urlP, "43")
+	tokenUrl, err := url.Parse(tokenUrlString)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	tokenBody := map[string]interface{}{}
+	tokenBody["user"] = username
+	tokenBody["roles"] = []string{"*"}
+	tokenBody["duration"] = "0"
+	tokenBody["name"] = "terraform-token"
+	tokenBodyJson, err := json.Marshal(tokenBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", tokenUrl.String(), bytes.NewBuffer(tokenBodyJson))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode > 299 {
+		body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("statuscode %d\n%s", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	tokenResp := &TokenResp{}
+	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(tokenResp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if version, _ := strconv.Atoi(apiVersion); version >= 19 {
+		return tokenResp.Token, nil
+	} else if tokenResp.Token != "" {
+		return tokenResp.Token, nil
+	} else if tokenResp.ID != "" {
+		return tokenResp.ID, nil
+	}
+
+	return tokenResp.Token, nil
+
+}
diff --git a/rundeck/token_test.go b/rundeck/token_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d35b51d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rundeck/token_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package rundeck
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestAccToken(t *testing.T) {
+	testAccPreCheck(t)
+
+	username := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_AUTH_USERNAME")
+	password := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_AUTH_PASSWORD")
+	apiVersion := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_API_VERSION")
+	if apiVersion == "" {
+		apiVersion = "14"
+	}
+	url := os.Getenv("RUNDECK_URL")
+
+	if username != "" && password != "" {
+		_, err := _getToken(url, apiVersion, username, password)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to get a token: %s", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		t.Logf("Can not run TestAccToken test as there is no username and password defined")
+	}
+}