diff --git a/ui/admin/app/authenticators/password.js b/addons/core/addon/authenticators/password.js
similarity index 97%
rename from ui/admin/app/authenticators/password.js
rename to addons/core/addon/authenticators/password.js
index f9d97033e..c76874ce9 100644
--- a/ui/admin/app/authenticators/password.js
+++ b/addons/core/addon/authenticators/password.js
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ export default class PasswordAuthenticator extends BasePasswordAuthenticator {
    * Assigns a token string all future requests via the `Authorization` header
    * on the application adapter prototype.  Only application and adapters that
    * extend the application adapter receive this header (which is most).
+   *
+   * TODO:  if cookies were requested, this step should be skipped.
+   *
    * @param {string} token
    */
   addTokenToAuthorization(token) {
diff --git a/ui/admin/app/session-stores/application.js b/addons/core/addon/session-stores/application.js
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/admin/app/session-stores/application.js
rename to addons/core/addon/session-stores/application.js
diff --git a/addons/core/app/authenticators/password.js b/addons/core/app/authenticators/password.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67f90f433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/app/authenticators/password.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'core/authenticators/password';
diff --git a/addons/core/app/session-stores/application.js b/addons/core/app/session-stores/application.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b75c3e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/app/session-stores/application.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'core/session-stores/application';
diff --git a/addons/core/package.json b/addons/core/package.json
index b6cc606c0..9dbf4a011 100644
--- a/addons/core/package.json
+++ b/addons/core/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
     "@ember/optional-features": "^1.3.0",
     "@glimmer/component": "^1.0.1",
     "@glimmer/tracking": "^1.0.0",
+    "api": "*",
+    "auth": "*",
     "babel-eslint": "^10.1.0",
     "broccoli-asset-rev": "^3.0.0",
     "doctoc": "^1.4.0",
@@ -39,10 +41,14 @@
     "ember-cli": "~3.20.2",
     "ember-cli-dependency-checker": "^3.2.0",
     "ember-cli-inject-live-reload": "^2.0.2",
+    "ember-cli-mirage": "^1.1.8",
     "ember-cli-sri": "^2.1.1",
     "ember-cli-uglify": "^3.0.0",
+    "ember-data": "^3.22.1",
+    "ember-data-model-fragments": "5.0.0-beta.0",
     "ember-disable-prototype-extensions": "^1.1.3",
     "ember-export-application-global": "^2.0.1",
+    "ember-fetch": "^8.0.2",
     "ember-get-config": "^0.3.0",
     "ember-inline-svg": "^1.0.0",
     "ember-intl": "^5.5.0",
@@ -50,6 +56,7 @@
     "ember-maybe-import-regenerator": "^0.1.6",
     "ember-qunit": "^4.6.0",
     "ember-resolver": "^8.0.0",
+    "ember-simple-auth": "^3.0.1",
     "ember-source": "~3.20.2",
     "ember-source-channel-url": "^2.0.1",
     "ember-template-lint": "^2.9.1",
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@
     "eslint": "^7.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-ember": "^8.9.1",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
+    "faker": "^5.1.0",
     "loader.js": "^4.7.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "prettier": "^2.1.2",
diff --git a/addons/core/tests/dummy/config/environment.js b/addons/core/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
index 529a24c47..84720c90a 100644
--- a/addons/core/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
+++ b/addons/core/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ module.exports = function (environment) {
       topics: {
         account: '/accounts',
       }
+    },
+
+    api: {
+      host: '',
+      namespace: 'v1',
+    },
+
+    'ember-cli-mirage': {
+      directory: '../api/mirage'
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/ui/admin/tests/unit/authenticators/password-test.js b/addons/core/tests/unit/authenticators/password-test.js
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/admin/tests/unit/authenticators/password-test.js
rename to addons/core/tests/unit/authenticators/password-test.js
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f16a1bd39..bc34354c4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8766,7 +8766,7 @@ ember-data-model-fragments@5.0.0-beta.0:
     git-repo-info "^2.0.0"
     npm-git-info "^1.0.3"
 
-ember-data@^3.16.0:
+ember-data@^3.16.0, ember-data@^3.22.1:
   version "3.22.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ember-data/-/ember-data-3.22.1.tgz#5b075fc8a2c3f18dac2305037d34b88666631b1a"
   integrity sha512-5QXJkkwSXKgdVa9qg6lYrTdG7+5PvtfwLwj0weCOFixXLxZWyhXzPcnDyn4lNDCyMZbsy/10VNH5miPkRBf8lQ==