diff --git a/twitools/__init__.py b/twitools/__init__.py
index e0439b3..005ed29 100644
--- a/twitools/__init__.py
+++ b/twitools/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,25 @@ class twObject:
  def tweet(self, text, reply = 0):
   return self.api.update_status(text, reply)
 
+ def authenticate(self):
+  try:
+   authurl = self.auth.get_authorization_url()
+  except tweepy.TweepError:
+   return False
+
+  print(authurl)
+  print()
+
+  pin = input("PIN: ")
+  print()
+
+  try:
+   self.auth.get_access_token(pin)
+  except tweepy.TweepError:
+   return False
+
+  return self.auth.access_token, self.auth.access_token_secret
+
 def getFollowerIDs(section = setuptools.TWITTER):
  ''' Returns 5,000 follower IDs at most '''
  for id in list(twoHelper(section).api.followers_ids(screen_name=twObject().whoami())):