diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.c b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.c
index 46a88b9..5435562 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.c
@@ -157,11 +157,10 @@ extern void wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy_notify(
 
 void wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy_onresult(
     struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy * proxy,
-    char const * message,
-    size_t length)
+    json_t * message)
 {
 	struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_response response;
-	wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_init(&response, message, length);
+	wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_init(&response, message);
 
     if ((proxy->request.is_pending) && (response.id == proxy->request.id))
     {
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.h b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.h
index 0940ef9..92b4508 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.h
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.h
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ extern void wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy_notify(
 
 extern void wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy_onresult(
     struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy * proxy,
-    char const * message,
-    size_t length);
+    json_t * message);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/response.c b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/response.c
index 74f230f..5cb2818 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/response.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/response.c
@@ -2,20 +2,12 @@
 
 void wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_init(
 	struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_response * result,
-    char const * buffer,
-	size_t length)
+	json_t * response)
 {
 	result->status = WF_BAD;
 	result->id = -1;
 	result->result = NULL;
 
-	json_t * response = json_loadb(buffer, length, 0, NULL);
-	if (NULL == response)
-	{
-		result->status = WF_BAD_FORMAT;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	json_t * id_holder = json_object_get(response, "id");
 	if ((NULL == id_holder) || (!json_is_integer(id_holder)))
 	{
@@ -45,8 +37,6 @@ void wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_init(
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
-	json_decref(response);
 }
 
 void wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_cleanup(
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/response.h b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/response.h
index b537994..90b2658 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/response.h
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/response.h
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_response
 
 extern void wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_init(
 	struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_response * response,
-    char const * buffer,
-	size_t buffer_length);
+    json_t * message);
 
 extern void wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_cleanup(
 	struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_response * response);
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/server_protocol.c b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/server_protocol.c
index e4666e1..673415e 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/server_protocol.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/server_protocol.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "webfuse/core/util.h"
 
 #include "webfuse/adapter/impl/filesystem.h"
+#include "webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/request.h"
 
 static int wf_impl_server_protocol_callback(
 	struct lws * wsi,
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ static int wf_impl_server_protocol_callback(
                 &protocol->session_manager,
                 wsi,
                 &protocol->authenticators,
-                &protocol->timeout_manager);
+                &protocol->timeout_manager,
+                &protocol->server);
 
             if (NULL != session)
             {
@@ -102,6 +104,15 @@ void wf_impl_server_protocol_init_lws(
 	lws_protocol->user = protocol;
 }
 
+static void wf_impl_server_protocol_authenticate(
+    struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_request * request,
+    char const * WF_UNUSED_PARAM(method_name),
+    json_t * WF_UNUSED_PARAM(params),
+    void * WF_UNUSED_PARAM(user_data))
+{
+    wf_impl_jsonrpc_respond_error(request, WF_BAD_NOTIMPLEMENTED);
+}
+
 bool wf_impl_server_protocol_init(
     struct wf_server_protocol * protocol,
     char * mount_point)
@@ -110,11 +121,15 @@ bool wf_impl_server_protocol_init(
     wf_impl_session_manager_init(&protocol->session_manager);
     wf_impl_authenticators_init(&protocol->authenticators);
 
+    wf_impl_jsonrpc_server_init(&protocol->server);
+    wf_impl_jsonrpc_server_add(&protocol->server, "authenticate", &wf_impl_server_protocol_authenticate, protocol);
+
     bool const success = wf_impl_filesystem_init(&protocol->filesystem, &protocol->session_manager, mount_point);
 
     // cleanup on error
     if (!success)
     {
+        wf_impl_jsonrpc_server_cleanup(&protocol->server);
         wf_impl_authenticators_cleanup(&protocol->authenticators);
         wf_impl_timeout_manager_cleanup(&protocol->timeout_manager);
         wf_impl_session_manager_cleanup(&protocol->session_manager);
@@ -127,6 +142,7 @@ void wf_impl_server_protocol_cleanup(
     struct wf_server_protocol * protocol)
 {
     wf_impl_filesystem_cleanup(&protocol->filesystem);
+    wf_impl_jsonrpc_server_cleanup(&protocol->server);
     wf_impl_timeout_manager_cleanup(&protocol->timeout_manager);
     wf_impl_authenticators_cleanup(&protocol->authenticators);
     wf_impl_session_manager_cleanup(&protocol->session_manager);
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/server_protocol.h b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/server_protocol.h
index 8f7d658..8a4b0d7 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/server_protocol.h
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/server_protocol.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "webfuse/adapter/impl/time/timeout_manager.h"
 #include "webfuse/adapter/impl/authenticators.h"
 #include "webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.h"
+#include "webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/server.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ struct wf_server_protocol
     struct wf_impl_filesystem filesystem;
     struct wf_impl_authenticators authenticators;
     struct wf_impl_session_manager session_manager;
+    struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_server server;
 };
 
 extern bool wf_impl_server_protocol_init(
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.c b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.c
index 4d25fe2..2f6eabc 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.c
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ void wf_impl_session_init(
     struct wf_impl_session * session,
     struct lws * wsi,
     struct wf_impl_authenticators * authenticators,
-    struct wf_impl_timeout_manager * timeout_manager)
+    struct wf_impl_timeout_manager * timeout_manager,
+    struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_server * server)
  {
     session->wsi = wsi;
     session->is_authenticated = false;
     session->authenticators = authenticators;
+    session->server = server;
     wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy_init(&session->rpc, timeout_manager, &wf_impl_session_send, session);
     wf_message_queue_init(&session->queue);
  }
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ void wf_impl_session_cleanup(
     session->is_authenticated = false;
     session->wsi = NULL;
     session->authenticators = NULL;
+    session->server = NULL;
 }
 
 void wf_impl_session_authenticate(
@@ -83,5 +86,11 @@ void wf_impl_session_receive(
     char const * data,
     size_t length)
 {
-    wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy_onresult(&session->rpc, data, length);
+    json_t * message = json_loadb(data, length, 0, NULL);
+    if (NULL != message)
+    {
+        wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy_onresult(&session->rpc, message);
+	    json_decref(message);
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.h b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.h
index b6bb7ee..a945b4f 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.h
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using std::size_t;
 
 #include "webfuse/core/message_queue.h"
 #include "webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/proxy.h"
+#include "webfuse/adapter/impl/jsonrpc/server.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ struct wf_impl_session
     bool is_authenticated;
     struct wf_message_queue queue;
     struct wf_impl_authenticators * authenticators;
+    struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_server * server;
     struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_proxy rpc;
 };
 
@@ -36,7 +38,8 @@ extern void wf_impl_session_init(
     struct wf_impl_session * session,
     struct lws * wsi,
    struct wf_impl_authenticators * authenticators,
-   struct wf_impl_timeout_manager * timeout_manager);
+   struct wf_impl_timeout_manager * timeout_manager,
+   struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_server * server);
 
 extern void wf_impl_session_authenticate(
     struct wf_impl_session * session,
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.c b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.c
index 3883a71..be87c2a 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.c
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 void wf_impl_session_manager_init(
     struct wf_impl_session_manager * manager)
 {
-    wf_impl_session_init(&manager->session, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    wf_impl_session_init(&manager->session, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 void wf_impl_session_manager_cleanup(
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ struct wf_impl_session * wf_impl_session_manager_add(
     struct wf_impl_session_manager * manager,
     struct lws * wsi,
     struct wf_impl_authenticators * authenticators,
-    struct wf_impl_timeout_manager * timeout_manager)
+    struct wf_impl_timeout_manager * timeout_manager,
+    struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_server * server)
 {
     struct wf_impl_session * session = NULL; 
     if (NULL == manager->session.wsi)
     {
         session = &manager->session;
-        wf_impl_session_init(&manager->session, wsi, authenticators, timeout_manager);        
+        wf_impl_session_init(&manager->session, wsi, authenticators, timeout_manager, server);        
     }
 
     return session;
diff --git a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.h b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.h
index 3b01304..6b7a26b 100644
--- a/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.h
+++ b/lib/webfuse/adapter/impl/session_manager.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ extern "C"
 
 struct lws;
 struct wf_impl_timeout_manager;
+struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_server;
 
 struct wf_impl_session_manager
 {
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ extern struct wf_impl_session * wf_impl_session_manager_add(
     struct wf_impl_session_manager * manager,
     struct lws * wsi,
     struct wf_impl_authenticators * authenticators,
-    struct wf_impl_timeout_manager * timeout_manager);
+    struct wf_impl_timeout_manager * timeout_manager,
+    struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_server * server);
 
 extern struct wf_impl_session * wf_impl_session_manager_get(
     struct wf_impl_session_manager * manager,
diff --git a/test/test_response_parser.cc b/test/test_response_parser.cc
index bacb7a9..e149628 100644
--- a/test/test_response_parser.cc
+++ b/test/test_response_parser.cc
@@ -8,25 +8,15 @@ static void response_parse_str(
 	std::string const & buffer,
 	struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_response * response)
 {
-	wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_init(response, buffer.c_str(), buffer.size());
+	json_t * message = json_loadb(buffer.c_str(), buffer.size(), 0, nullptr);
+	wf_impl_jsonrpc_response_init(response, message);
+	json_decref(message);
 }
 
 TEST(response_parser, test)
 {
 	struct wf_impl_jsonrpc_response response;
 
-	// invalid json
-	response_parse_str("", &response);
-	ASSERT_NE(WF_GOOD, response.status);
-	ASSERT_EQ(-1, response.id);
-	ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, response.result);
-
-	// invalid json
-	response_parse_str("invalid_json", &response);
-	ASSERT_NE(WF_GOOD, response.status);
-	ASSERT_EQ(-1, response.id);
-	ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, response.result);
-
 	// no object
 	response_parse_str("[]", &response);
 	ASSERT_NE(WF_GOOD, response.status);