diff --git a/esp8266/modnetwork.c b/esp8266/modnetwork.c
index 382c2ef07c4720bc1ae71bb66b3252c7ac747a25..32eaf689dbcec9f3d94f0d02930fe69c7547114f 100644
--- a/esp8266/modnetwork.c
+++ b/esp8266/modnetwork.c
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t esp_config(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, mp_map_t *kwargs
                         cfg.ap.ssid_len = len;
                         break;
                     }
+                    case QS(MP_QSTR_authmode): {
+                        req_if = SOFTAP_IF;
+                        cfg.ap.authmode = mp_obj_get_int(kwargs->table[i].value);
+                        break;
+                    }
                     default:
                         goto unknown;
                 }
@@ -295,6 +300,10 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t esp_config(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, mp_map_t *kwargs
             req_if = SOFTAP_IF;
             val = mp_obj_new_str((char*)cfg.ap.ssid, cfg.ap.ssid_len, false);
             break;
+        case QS(MP_QSTR_authmode):
+            req_if = SOFTAP_IF;
+            val = MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(cfg.ap.authmode);
+            break;
         default:
             goto unknown;
     }
@@ -384,6 +393,17 @@ STATIC const mp_map_elem_t mp_module_network_globals_table[] = {
         MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(PHY_MODE_11G) },
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_MODE_11N),
         MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(PHY_MODE_11N) },
+
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_AUTH_OPEN),
+        MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(AUTH_OPEN) },
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_AUTH_WEP),
+        MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(AUTH_WEP) },
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_AUTH_WPA_PSK),
+        MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(AUTH_WPA_PSK) },
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_AUTH_WPA2_PSK),
+        MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(AUTH_WPA2_PSK) },
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK),
+        MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK) },
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/esp8266/qstrdefsport.h b/esp8266/qstrdefsport.h
index 1819395fa46ed208b121bfe60a71e840784f6cab..2c0a33525da80d8ef3c15b022364e32cd37d4d32 100644
--- a/esp8266/qstrdefsport.h
+++ b/esp8266/qstrdefsport.h
@@ -118,8 +118,14 @@ Q(STAT_WRONG_PASSWORD)
 Q(STAT_NO_AP_FOUND)
 Q(STAT_CONNECT_FAIL)
 Q(STAT_GOT_IP)
+Q(AUTH_OPEN)
+Q(AUTH_WEP)
+Q(AUTH_WPA_PSK)
+Q(AUTH_WPA2_PSK)
+Q(AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK)
 // config keys
 Q(essid)
+Q(authmode)
 
 // Pin class
 Q(Pin)