diff --git a/lib/chess_web/channels/user_socket.ex b/lib/chess_web/channels/user_socket.ex
index a85d1ad..86f2883 100644
--- a/lib/chess_web/channels/user_socket.ex
+++ b/lib/chess_web/channels/user_socket.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule ChessWeb.UserSocket do
   use Phoenix.Socket
 
+  alias Phoenix.Token
+
   ## Channels
   channel "game:*", ChessWeb.GameChannel
 
@@ -19,8 +21,13 @@ defmodule ChessWeb.UserSocket do
   #
   # See `Phoenix.Token` documentation for examples in
   # performing token verification on connect.
-  def connect(_params, socket) do
-    {:ok, socket}
+  def connect(%{"token" => token}, socket) do
+    case Token.verify(socket, "game socket", token, max_age: 1209600) do
+      {:ok, user_id} ->
+        {:ok, assign(socket, :current_user, user_id)}
+      {:error, _reason} ->
+        :error
+    end
   end
 
   # Socket id's are topics that allow you to identify all sockets for a given user:
diff --git a/lib/chess_web/router.ex b/lib/chess_web/router.ex
index 80c9f71..69c1f30 100644
--- a/lib/chess_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/chess_web/router.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule ChessWeb.Router do
   use ChessWeb, :router
 
+  alias Phoenix.Token
+
   pipeline :browser do
     plug :accepts, ["html"]
     plug :fetch_session
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ defmodule ChessWeb.Router do
 
   pipeline :ensure_auth do
     plug Guardian.Plug.EnsureAuthenticated
+    plug :put_user_token
   end
 
   pipeline :api do
@@ -45,4 +48,13 @@ defmodule ChessWeb.Router do
 
     resources "/games", ChessWeb.Api.GameController, only: [:show, :update]
   end
+
+  defp put_user_token(conn, _) do
+    if current_user = Guardian.Plug.current_resource(conn) do
+      token = Token.sign(conn, "game socket", current_user.id)
+      assign(conn, :user_token, token)
+    else
+      conn
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/chess_web/templates/layout/app.html.eex b/lib/chess_web/templates/layout/app.html.eex
index 9a68c20..6fd8065 100644
--- a/lib/chess_web/templates/layout/app.html.eex
+++ b/lib/chess_web/templates/layout/app.html.eex
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
       </div>
     </main>
 
+    <script>window.userToken = "<%= assigns[:user_token] %>";</script>
     <script src="<%= static_path(@conn, "/js/vendor.js") %>"></script>
     <script src="<%= static_path(@conn, "/js/app.js") %>"></script>
   </body>