diff --git a/api_key.go b/api_key.go
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+++ b/api_key.go
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+package headscale
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	v1 "github.com/juanfont/headscale/gen/go/headscale/v1"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+)
+
+const (
+	apiPrefixLength = 7
+	apiKeyLength    = 32
+	apiKeyParts     = 2
+
+	errAPIKeyFailedToParse = Error("Failed to parse ApiKey")
+)
+
+// APIKey describes the datamodel for API keys used to remotely authenticate with
+// headscale.
+type APIKey struct {
+	ID     uint64 `gorm:"primary_key"`
+	Prefix string `gorm:"uniqueIndex"`
+	Hash   []byte
+
+	CreatedAt  *time.Time
+	Expiration *time.Time
+	LastSeen   *time.Time
+}
+
+// CreateAPIKey creates a new ApiKey in a namespace, and returns it.
+func (h *Headscale) CreateAPIKey(
+	expiration *time.Time,
+) (string, *APIKey, error) {
+	prefix, err := GenerateRandomStringURLSafe(apiPrefixLength)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+
+	toBeHashed, err := GenerateRandomStringURLSafe(apiKeyLength)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Key to return to user, this will only be visible _once_
+	keyStr := prefix + "." + toBeHashed
+
+	hash, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(toBeHashed), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+
+	key := APIKey{
+		Prefix:     prefix,
+		Hash:       hash,
+		Expiration: expiration,
+	}
+	h.db.Save(&key)
+
+	return keyStr, &key, nil
+}
+
+// ListAPIKeys returns the list of ApiKeys for a namespace.
+func (h *Headscale) ListAPIKeys() ([]APIKey, error) {
+	keys := []APIKey{}
+	if err := h.db.Find(&keys).Error; err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return keys, nil
+}
+
+// GetAPIKey returns a ApiKey for a given key.
+func (h *Headscale) GetAPIKey(prefix string) (*APIKey, error) {
+	key := APIKey{}
+	if result := h.db.First(&key, "prefix = ?", prefix); result.Error != nil {
+		return nil, result.Error
+	}
+
+	return &key, nil
+}
+
+// GetAPIKeyByID returns a ApiKey for a given id.
+func (h *Headscale) GetAPIKeyByID(id uint64) (*APIKey, error) {
+	key := APIKey{}
+	if result := h.db.Find(&APIKey{ID: id}).First(&key); result.Error != nil {
+		return nil, result.Error
+	}
+
+	return &key, nil
+}
+
+// DestroyAPIKey destroys a ApiKey. Returns error if the ApiKey
+// does not exist.
+func (h *Headscale) DestroyAPIKey(key APIKey) error {
+	if result := h.db.Unscoped().Delete(key); result.Error != nil {
+		return result.Error
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ExpireAPIKey marks a ApiKey as expired.
+func (h *Headscale) ExpireAPIKey(key *APIKey) error {
+	if err := h.db.Model(&key).Update("Expiration", time.Now()).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *Headscale) ValidateAPIKey(keyStr string) (bool, error) {
+	prefix, hash, err := splitAPIKey(keyStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to validate api key: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	key, err := h.GetAPIKey(prefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to validate api key: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if key.Expiration.Before(time.Now()) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword(key.Hash, []byte(hash)); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func splitAPIKey(key string) (string, string, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(key, ".")
+	if len(parts) != apiKeyParts {
+		return "", "", errAPIKeyFailedToParse
+	}
+
+	return parts[0], parts[1], nil
+}
+
+func (key *APIKey) toProto() *v1.ApiKey {
+	protoKey := v1.ApiKey{
+		Id:     key.ID,
+		Prefix: key.Prefix,
+	}
+
+	if key.Expiration != nil {
+		protoKey.Expiration = timestamppb.New(*key.Expiration)
+	}
+
+	if key.CreatedAt != nil {
+		protoKey.CreatedAt = timestamppb.New(*key.CreatedAt)
+	}
+
+	if key.LastSeen != nil {
+		protoKey.LastSeen = timestamppb.New(*key.LastSeen)
+	}
+
+	return &protoKey
+}
diff --git a/api_key_test.go b/api_key_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ddbbbc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api_key_test.go
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+package headscale
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"gopkg.in/check.v1"
+)
+
+func (*Suite) TestCreateAPIKey(c *check.C) {
+	apiKeyStr, apiKey, err := app.CreateAPIKey(nil)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(apiKey, check.NotNil)
+
+	// Did we get a valid key?
+	c.Assert(apiKey.Prefix, check.NotNil)
+	c.Assert(apiKey.Hash, check.NotNil)
+	c.Assert(apiKeyStr, check.Not(check.Equals), "")
+
+	_, err = app.ListAPIKeys()
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+
+	keys, err := app.ListAPIKeys()
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(len(keys), check.Equals, 1)
+}
+
+func (*Suite) TestAPIKeyDoesNotExist(c *check.C) {
+	key, err := app.GetAPIKey("does-not-exist")
+	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
+	c.Assert(key, check.IsNil)
+}
+
+func (*Suite) TestValidateAPIKeyOk(c *check.C) {
+	nowPlus2 := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour)
+	apiKeyStr, apiKey, err := app.CreateAPIKey(&nowPlus2)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(apiKey, check.NotNil)
+
+	valid, err := app.ValidateAPIKey(apiKeyStr)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(valid, check.Equals, true)
+}
+
+func (*Suite) TestValidateAPIKeyNotOk(c *check.C) {
+	nowMinus2 := time.Now().Add(time.Duration(-2) * time.Hour)
+	apiKeyStr, apiKey, err := app.CreateAPIKey(&nowMinus2)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(apiKey, check.NotNil)
+
+	valid, err := app.ValidateAPIKey(apiKeyStr)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(valid, check.Equals, false)
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	apiKeyStrNow, apiKey, err := app.CreateAPIKey(&now)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(apiKey, check.NotNil)
+
+	validNow, err := app.ValidateAPIKey(apiKeyStrNow)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(validNow, check.Equals, false)
+
+	validSilly, err := app.ValidateAPIKey("nota.validkey")
+	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
+	c.Assert(validSilly, check.Equals, false)
+
+	validWithErr, err := app.ValidateAPIKey("produceerrorkey")
+	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
+	c.Assert(validWithErr, check.Equals, false)
+}
+
+func (*Suite) TestExpireAPIKey(c *check.C) {
+	nowPlus2 := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour)
+	apiKeyStr, apiKey, err := app.CreateAPIKey(&nowPlus2)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(apiKey, check.NotNil)
+
+	valid, err := app.ValidateAPIKey(apiKeyStr)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(valid, check.Equals, true)
+
+	err = app.ExpireAPIKey(apiKey)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(apiKey.Expiration, check.NotNil)
+
+	notValid, err := app.ValidateAPIKey(apiKeyStr)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(notValid, check.Equals, false)
+}