diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3159668..d7c9f02 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ javascript build:
 python tests:
   services:
     - postgres:11
+    - memcached:1.5.22
   image: python:3.7.4-slim-stretch
   stage: test
   variables:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f4ab666..b940476 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ services:
       - .:/app
     depends_on:
       - rabbitmq
+  memcached:
+    image: memcached:1.5.22
+    container_name: memcached
+    ports:
+      - "11211:11211"
+    entrypoint:
+      - memcached
+      - -m 64
   web:
     build: .
     container_name: web
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 033f18c..e362370 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ beautifulsoup4==4.7.1
 celery==4.3.0
 certifi==2019.3.9
 chardet==3.0.4
+django-axes==5.2.2
 Django==2.2
 django-celery-beat==1.5.0
 djangorestframework==3.9.4
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ django-registration-redux==2.6
 lxml==4.4.2
 feedparser==5.2.1
 idna==2.8
+python-memcached==1.59
 pytz==2018.9
 requests==2.21.0
 sqlparse==0.3.0
diff --git a/src/newsreader/conf/base.py b/src/newsreader/conf/base.py
index 632aff3..3914705 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/conf/base.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/conf/base.py
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Django settings for newsreader project.
-
-Generated by "django-admin startproject" using Django 2.2.
-
-For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/settings/
-
-For the full list of settings and their values, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/
-"""
-
 import os
 
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -43,12 +31,18 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "celery",
     "django_celery_beat",
     "registration",
+    "axes",
     # app modules
     "newsreader.accounts",
     "newsreader.news.core",
     "newsreader.news.collection",
 ]
 
+AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
+    "axes.backends.AxesBackend",
+    "django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend",
+]
+
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
@@ -57,6 +51,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
+    "axes.middleware.AxesMiddleware",
 ]
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = "newsreader.urls"
@@ -125,6 +120,12 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
 ]
 
 # Third party settings
+AXES_HANDLER = "axes.handlers.cache.AxesCacheHandler"
+AXES_CACHE = "axes"
+AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT = 5
+AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = 3  # in hours
+AXES_RESET_ON_SUCCESS = True
+
 REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     "DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES": (
         "rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication",
diff --git a/src/newsreader/conf/docker.py b/src/newsreader/conf/docker.py
index c616942..fe20d06 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/conf/docker.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/conf/docker.py
@@ -4,3 +4,14 @@ from .dev import *
 # Celery
 # https://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html
 BROKER_URL = "amqp://guest:guest@rabbitmq:5672//"
+
+CACHES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache",
+        "LOCATION": "memcached:11211",
+    },
+    "axes": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache",
+        "LOCATION": "memcached:11211",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/src/newsreader/conf/gitlab.py b/src/newsreader/conf/gitlab.py
index ddacab9..3108245 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/conf/gitlab.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/conf/gitlab.py
@@ -4,3 +4,16 @@ from .base import *  # noqa
 DEBUG = True
 
 EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"
+
+AXES_ENABLED = False
+
+CACHES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache",
+        "LOCATION": "memcached:11211",
+    },
+    "axes": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache",
+        "LOCATION": "memcached:11211",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/endpoints/rule/detail/tests.py b/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/endpoints/rule/detail/tests.py
index 8dc75d0..a489d55 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/endpoints/rule/detail/tests.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/endpoints/rule/detail/tests.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from newsreader.news.core.tests.factories import CategoryFactory, PostFactory
 class CollectionRuleDetailViewTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         rule = CollectionRuleFactory(user=self.user)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class CollectionRuleDetailViewTestCase(TestCase):
 class CollectionRuleReadTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_rule_read(self):
         rule = CollectionRuleFactory(user=self.user)
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/endpoints/rule/list/tests.py b/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/endpoints/rule/list/tests.py
index 4526bdd..a84a093 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/endpoints/rule/list/tests.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/endpoints/rule/list/tests.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from newsreader.news.core.tests.factories import CategoryFactory, PostFactory
 class RuleListViewTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         CollectionRuleFactory.create_batch(size=3, user=self.user)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class RuleListViewTestCase(TestCase):
 class NestedRuleListViewTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         rule = CollectionRuleFactory.create(user=self.user)
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/test_views.py b/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/test_views.py
index 5a1a59e..1b87ae6 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/test_views.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from newsreader.news.core.tests.factories import CategoryFactory
 class CollectionRuleViewTestCase:
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
         self.category = CategoryFactory(user=self.user)
         self.form_data = {"name": "", "category": "", "url": "", "timezone": ""}
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class CollectionRuleUpdateViewTestCase(CollectionRuleViewTestCase, TestCase):
 class OPMLImportTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
         self.form_data = {"file": "", "skip_existing": False}
         self.url = reverse("import")
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/category/detail/tests.py b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/category/detail/tests.py
index 787d8a9..ffe9278 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/category/detail/tests.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/category/detail/tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from newsreader.news.core.tests.factories import CategoryFactory, PostFactory
 class CategoryDetailViewTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         category = CategoryFactory(user=self.user)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class CategoryDetailViewTestCase(TestCase):
 class CategoryReadTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_category_read(self):
         category = CategoryFactory(user=self.user)
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/category/list/tests.py b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/category/list/tests.py
index f58832e..54058fd 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/category/list/tests.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/category/list/tests.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from newsreader.news.core.tests.factories import CategoryFactory, PostFactory
 class CategoryListViewTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         CategoryFactory.create_batch(size=3, user=self.user)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class CategoryListViewTestCase(TestCase):
 class NestedCategoryListViewTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         category = CategoryFactory.create(user=self.user)
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class NestedCategoryListViewTestCase(TestCase):
 class NestedCategoryPostView(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         category = CategoryFactory.create(user=self.user)
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/post/detail/tests.py b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/post/detail/tests.py
index bc184a3..f012cc2 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/post/detail/tests.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/post/detail/tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from newsreader.news.core.tests.factories import CategoryFactory, PostFactory
 class PostDetailViewTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         rule = CollectionRuleFactory(
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/post/list/tests.py b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/post/list/tests.py
index 013decd..ba7aba9 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/post/list/tests.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/endpoints/post/list/tests.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from newsreader.news.core.tests.factories import CategoryFactory, PostFactory
 class PostListViewTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(is_staff=True, password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         rule = CollectionRuleFactory(
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/test_views.py b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/test_views.py
index ad1dc1d..8b62b85 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/core/tests/test_views.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from newsreader.news.core.tests.factories import CategoryFactory
 class CategoryViewTestCase:
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = UserFactory(password="test")
-        self.client.login(email=self.user.email, password="test")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         response = self.client.get(self.url)