diff --git a/ApplicationView/MainApplicationWidget.cs b/ApplicationView/MainApplicationWidget.cs
index 1ac5bf81d..2746df081 100644
--- a/ApplicationView/MainApplicationWidget.cs
+++ b/ApplicationView/MainApplicationWidget.cs
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 
 		public static event GetSessionInfoDelegate privateGetSessionInfo;
 
+		public static event EventHandler privateStartLogin;
+
+		public static event EventHandler privateStartLogout;
+
 		public SlicePresetsWindow EditMaterialPresetsWindow { get; set; }
 
 		public SlicePresetsWindow EditQualityPresetsWindow { get; set; }
@@ -256,6 +260,34 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 			ReloadAll(null, null);
 		}
 
+		public void StartLogin()
+		{
+			if (privateStartLogin != null)
+			{
+				privateStartLogin(null, null);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public void StartLogout()
+		{
+			if (privateStartLogout != null)
+			{
+				privateStartLogout(null, null);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string GetSessionUsername()
+		{
+			if (privateGetSessionInfo != null)
+			{
+				return privateGetSessionInfo();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+
 		public void ReloadAll(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			UiThread.RunOnIdle(() =>