diff --git a/jenkins-trigger-console.py b/jenkins-trigger-console.py
index e1689cd..4e868a0 100755
--- a/jenkins-trigger-console.py
+++ b/jenkins-trigger-console.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 """jenkins-trigger-console.py
 
 Usage:
-    jenkins-trigger-console.py --job <jobname> [--url <url>] [--sleep <sleep_time>] [--encoding <type>] [--parameters <data>] [--wait-timer <time>] [--debug]
+    jenkins-trigger-console.py --job <jobname> [--url <url>] [--sleep <sleep_time>] [--encoding <type>] [--parameters <data>] [--wait-timer <time>] [--debug] [--user <username>] [--pass <password>]
     jenkins-trigger-console.py -h
 
 Examples:
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   -s, --sleep <sleep_time>          Sleep time between polling requests [default: 2]
   -w, --wait-timer <time>           Wait time in queue [default: 100]
   -e, --encoding <type>             Encoding type supports text or html [default: html]
+  --user <username>                 Username for the remote Jenkins user
+  --pass <password>                 Password or API key for the remote Jenkins user
   -p, --parameters <data>           Comma separated job parameters i.e. a=1,b=2
   -d, --debug                       Print debug info
   -h, --help                        Show this screen and exit.
@@ -22,12 +24,13 @@
 import requests
 from docopt import docopt
 from time import sleep
+import os
 
 
 class Trigger():
     def __init__(self, arguments):
         self.arguments = arguments
-        self.debug = arguments['--debug'] 
+        self.debug = arguments['--debug']
         if self.debug:
             print "argument = ", arguments
         self.url = arguments['--url']
@@ -36,10 +39,17 @@ def __init__(self, arguments):
         self.sleep = int(arguments['--sleep'])
         self.encoding = arguments['--encoding']
         self.debug = arguments['--debug']
+        username = os.environ.get('REMOTE_JENKINS_USER') or os.arguments['--user']
+        password = os.environ.get('REMOTE_JENKINS_PASS') or arguments['--pass']
+        self.crumb = None
+        self.auth = None
+        if username and password:
+            self.auth = (username, password)
+            self.crumb = self.get_crumb()
         if self.encoding.lower() in ["html", "text"]:
             self.encoding = self.encoding.title()
         else:
-            print " '%s' is not a valid encoding only support 'text', 'html'" % self.encoding 
+            print " '%s' is not a valid encoding only support 'text', 'html'" % self.encoding
             exit(1)
         if arguments['--parameters']:
             try:
@@ -50,18 +60,45 @@ def __init__(self, arguments):
         else:
             self.parameters = False
 
+
+    def get_crumb(self):
+        # Get Jenkins crumb
+        r = requests.get(self.url + '/crumbIssuer/api/json',
+                         auth=self.auth
+        )
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        crumb_data = r.json()
+        return {
+                crumb_data['crumbRequestField']: crumb_data['crumb']
+        }
+
+
     def trigger_build(self):
-        
         # Do a build request
         if self.parameters:
             build_url = self.url + "/job/" + self.job + "/buildWithParameters"
             print "Triggering a build via post @ ", build_url
-            build_request = requests.post(build_url,data=self.parameters)
+            if self.auth:
+                build_request = requests.post(build_url,
+                        data=self.parameters,
+                        auth=self.auth,
+                        headers=self.crumb
+                        )
+            else:
+                build_request = requests.post(build_url, data=self.parameters)
+
         else:
             build_url = self.url + "/job/" + self.job + "/build"
             print "Triggering a build via get @ ", build_url
-            build_request = requests.get(build_url)
-        
+            if self.auth:
+                build_request = requests.get(build_url,
+                        auth=(self.username,self.password),
+                        headers={crumb_data['key']: crumb_data['value']}
+                        )
+            else:
+                build_request = requests.get(build_url),
+
+
         if build_request.status_code == 201:
             queue_url =  build_request.headers['location'] +  "/api/json"
             print "Build is queued @ ", queue_url
@@ -71,14 +108,14 @@ def trigger_build(self):
             print build_request.text
             exit(1)
         return queue_url
-    
+
     def waiting_for_job_to_start(self, queue_url):
         # Poll till we get job number
         print ""
         print "Starting polling for our job to start"
         timer = self.timer
 
-        waiting_for_job = True 
+        waiting_for_job = True
         while waiting_for_job:
             queue_request = requests.get(queue_url)
             if queue_request.json().get("why") != None:
@@ -87,15 +124,16 @@ def waiting_for_job_to_start(self, queue_url):
                 sleep(self.sleep)
             else:
                 waiting_for_job = False
-                job_number = queue_request.json().get("executable").get("number")  
-                print " Job is being build number: ", job_number  
+                job_number = queue_request.json().get("executable").get("number")
+                print " Job is being build number: ", job_number
 
             if timer == 0:
                 print " time out waiting for job to start"
                 exit(1)
         # Return the job numner of the working
         return job_number
-    
+
+
     def console_output(self, job_number):
         # Get job console till job stops
         job_url = self.url + "/job/" + self.job + "/" + str(job_number) + "/logText/progressive" + self.encoding
@@ -106,7 +144,10 @@ def console_output(self, job_number):
 
         console_requests = requests.session()
         while stream_open:
-            console_response = console_requests.post(job_url, data={'start': start_at })
+            if self.auth:
+                console_response = console_requests.post(job_url, data={'start': start_at }, auth=self.auth, headers=self.crumb)
+            else:
+                console_response = console_requests.post(job_url, data={'start': start_at })
             content_length = int(console_response.headers.get("Content-Length",-1))
 
             if console_response.status_code != 200:
@@ -137,7 +178,7 @@ def console_output(self, job_number):
                 else:
                     # Job is still running
                     check_job_status = 0
-    
+
     def main(self):
         queue_url = self.trigger_build()
         job_number = self.waiting_for_job_to_start(queue_url)