diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authenticationhandler.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authenticationhandler.md
index cb09dc0cd6051..482ef44a6e461 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authenticationhandler.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authenticationhandler.md
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 <b>Signature:</b>
 
 ```typescript
-export declare type AuthenticationHandler<T> = (request: Request, sessionStorage: SessionStorage<T>, t: AuthToolkit) => Promise<AuthResult>;
+export declare type AuthenticationHandler<T> = (request: Readonly<Request>, sessionStorage: SessionStorage<T>, t: AuthToolkit) => AuthResult | Promise<AuthResult>;
 ```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.authenticated.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.authenticated.md
index d0f1e07c47484..eabee65cb1451 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.authenticated.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.authenticated.md
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Authentication is successful with given credentials, allow request to pass throu
 <b>Signature:</b>
 
 ```typescript
-authenticated: (credentials: any) => AuthResult;
+authenticated: (state: object) => AuthResult;
 ```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.md
index d7e2e39b44d4c..cc9f14c57fe4c 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface AuthToolkit
 
 |  Property | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [authenticated](./kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.authenticated.md) | <code>(credentials: any) =&gt; AuthResult</code> | Authentication is successful with given credentials, allow request to pass through |
+|  [authenticated](./kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.authenticated.md) | <code>(state: object) =&gt; AuthResult</code> | Authentication is successful with given credentials, allow request to pass through |
 |  [redirected](./kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.redirected.md) | <code>(url: string) =&gt; AuthResult</code> | Authentication requires to interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url |
 |  [rejected](./kibana-plugin-server.authtoolkit.rejected.md) | <code>(error: Error, options?: {`<p/>`        statusCode?: number;`<p/>`    }) =&gt; AuthResult</code> | Authentication is unsuccessful, fail the request with specified error. |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md
index 8c547ca2a42a9..8cb25af29e4ba 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 ```typescript
 http: {
+        registerOnPreAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPreAuth'];
         registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];
-        registerOnRequest: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnRequest'];
+        registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];
         getBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['getBasePathFor'];
         setBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['setBasePathFor'];
     };
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.md
index fe6d3ee71edc8..7b46817842def 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.md
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ export interface CoreSetup
 |  Property | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
 |  [elasticsearch](./kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.elasticsearch.md) | <code>{`<p/>`        adminClient$: Observable&lt;ClusterClient&gt;;`<p/>`        dataClient$: Observable&lt;ClusterClient&gt;;`<p/>`    }</code> |  |
-|  [http](./kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md) | <code>{`<p/>`        registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];`<p/>`        registerOnRequest: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnRequest'];`<p/>`        getBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['getBasePathFor'];`<p/>`        setBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['setBasePathFor'];`<p/>`    }</code> |  |
+|  [http](./kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md) | <code>{`<p/>`        registerOnPreAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPreAuth'];`<p/>`        registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];`<p/>`        registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];`<p/>`        getBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['getBasePathFor'];`<p/>`        setBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['setBasePathFor'];`<p/>`    }</code> |  |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.md
index f7f7707b5657e..f93e4c073eb21 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export declare class KibanaRequest<Params = unknown, Query = unknown, Body = unk
 |  [params](./kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.params.md) |  | <code>Params</code> |  |
 |  [path](./kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.path.md) |  | <code>string</code> |  |
 |  [query](./kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.query.md) |  | <code>Query</code> |  |
+|  [url](./kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.url.md) |  | <code>Url</code> |  |
 
 ## Methods
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.url.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.url.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d552ba55a2b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.url.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [KibanaRequest](./kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.md) &gt; [url](./kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequest.url.md)
+
+## KibanaRequest.url property
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+readonly url: Url;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.md
index c078a5fdc983f..843f2a65e9562 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.md
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ The plugin integrates with the core system via lifecycle events: `setup`<!-- -->
 |  [Logger](./kibana-plugin-server.logger.md) | Logger exposes all the necessary methods to log any type of information and this is the interface used by the logging consumers including plugins. |
 |  [LoggerFactory](./kibana-plugin-server.loggerfactory.md) | The single purpose of <code>LoggerFactory</code> interface is to define a way to retrieve a context-based logger instance. |
 |  [LogMeta](./kibana-plugin-server.logmeta.md) | Contextual metadata |
-|  [OnRequestToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md) | A tool set defining an outcome of OnRequest interceptor for incoming request. |
+|  [OnPostAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.md) | A tool set defining an outcome of OnPostAuth interceptor for incoming request. |
+|  [OnPreAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.md) | A tool set defining an outcome of OnPreAuth interceptor for incoming request. |
 |  [Plugin](./kibana-plugin-server.plugin.md) | The interface that should be returned by a <code>PluginInitializer</code>. |
 |  [PluginInitializerContext](./kibana-plugin-server.plugininitializercontext.md) | Context that's available to plugins during initialization stage. |
 |  [PluginsServiceSetup](./kibana-plugin-server.pluginsservicesetup.md) |  |
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ The plugin integrates with the core system via lifecycle events: `setup`<!-- -->
 |  [ElasticsearchClientConfig](./kibana-plugin-server.elasticsearchclientconfig.md) |  |
 |  [Headers](./kibana-plugin-server.headers.md) |  |
 |  [HttpServiceSetup](./kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md) |  |
-|  [OnRequestHandler](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesthandler.md) |  |
+|  [OnPostAuthHandler](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthhandler.md) |  |
+|  [OnPreAuthHandler](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthhandler.md) |  |
 |  [PluginInitializer](./kibana-plugin-server.plugininitializer.md) | The <code>plugin</code> export at the root of a plugin's <code>server</code> directory should conform to this interface. |
 |  [PluginName](./kibana-plugin-server.pluginname.md) | Dedicated type for plugin name/id that is supposed to make Map/Set/Arrays that use it as a key or value more obvious. |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthhandler.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthhandler.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..83de25e3f3d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthhandler.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPostAuthHandler](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthhandler.md)
+
+## OnPostAuthHandler type
+
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+export declare type OnPostAuthHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (request: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>, t: OnPostAuthToolkit) => OnPostAuthResult | Promise<OnPostAuthResult>;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..276643c4f9d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPostAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.md)
+
+## OnPostAuthToolkit interface
+
+A tool set defining an outcome of OnPostAuth interceptor for incoming request.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+export interface OnPostAuthToolkit 
+```
+
+## Properties
+
+|  Property | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- |
+|  [next](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.next.md) | <code>() =&gt; OnPostAuthResult</code> | To pass request to the next handler |
+|  [redirected](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.redirected.md) | <code>(url: string) =&gt; OnPostAuthResult</code> | To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url |
+|  [rejected](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.rejected.md) | <code>(error: Error, options?: {`<p/>`        statusCode?: number;`<p/>`    }) =&gt; OnPostAuthResult</code> | Fail the request with specified error. |
+
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.next.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.next.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..26b4562974e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.next.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPostAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.md) &gt; [next](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.next.md)
+
+## OnPostAuthToolkit.next property
+
+To pass request to the next handler
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+next: () => OnPostAuthResult;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.redirected.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.redirected.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..23cef2f97e32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.redirected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPostAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.md) &gt; [redirected](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.redirected.md)
+
+## OnPostAuthToolkit.redirected property
+
+To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+redirected: (url: string) => OnPostAuthResult;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.rejected.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.rejected.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a7767dac727a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.rejected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPostAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.md) &gt; [rejected](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthtoolkit.rejected.md)
+
+## OnPostAuthToolkit.rejected property
+
+Fail the request with specified error.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+rejected: (error: Error, options?: {
+        statusCode?: number;
+    }) => OnPostAuthResult;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthhandler.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthhandler.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..606ed21dc6463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthhandler.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPreAuthHandler](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthhandler.md)
+
+## OnPreAuthHandler type
+
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+export declare type OnPreAuthHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (request: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>, t: OnPreAuthToolkit) => OnPreAuthResult | Promise<OnPreAuthResult>;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..066a95f9fa7c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPreAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.md)
+
+## OnPreAuthToolkit interface
+
+A tool set defining an outcome of OnPreAuth interceptor for incoming request.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+export interface OnPreAuthToolkit 
+```
+
+## Properties
+
+|  Property | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- |
+|  [next](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.next.md) | <code>() =&gt; OnPreAuthResult</code> | To pass request to the next handler |
+|  [redirected](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.redirected.md) | <code>(url: string, options?: {`<p/>`        forward: boolean;`<p/>`    }) =&gt; OnPreAuthResult</code> | To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url. If "options.forwarded" = true, request will be forwarded to another url right on the server. |
+|  [rejected](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.rejected.md) | <code>(error: Error, options?: {`<p/>`        statusCode?: number;`<p/>`    }) =&gt; OnPreAuthResult</code> | Fail the request with specified error. |
+
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.next.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.next.md
similarity index 52%
rename from docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.next.md
rename to docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.next.md
index 976e3b1a2db87..86369f70ac1d9 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.next.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.next.md
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
 
-[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnRequestToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md) &gt; [next](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.next.md)
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPreAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.md) &gt; [next](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.next.md)
 
-## OnRequestToolkit.next property
+## OnPreAuthToolkit.next property
 
 To pass request to the next handler
 
 <b>Signature:</b>
 
 ```typescript
-next: () => OnRequestResult;
+next: () => OnPreAuthResult;
 ```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.redirected.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.redirected.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..65c0512b9367b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.redirected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPreAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.md) &gt; [redirected](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.redirected.md)
+
+## OnPreAuthToolkit.redirected property
+
+To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url. If "options.forwarded" = true, request will be forwarded to another url right on the server.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+redirected: (url: string, options?: {
+        forward: boolean;
+    }) => OnPreAuthResult;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.rejected.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.rejected.md
similarity index 59%
rename from docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.rejected.md
rename to docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.rejected.md
index 447d9b3fb9be5..b267a03b6f934 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.rejected.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.rejected.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
 
-[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnRequestToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md) &gt; [rejected](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.rejected.md)
+[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnPreAuthToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.md) &gt; [rejected](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthtoolkit.rejected.md)
 
-## OnRequestToolkit.rejected property
+## OnPreAuthToolkit.rejected property
 
 Fail the request with specified error.
 
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Fail the request with specified error.
 ```typescript
 rejected: (error: Error, options?: {
         statusCode?: number;
-    }) => OnRequestResult;
+    }) => OnPreAuthResult;
 ```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesthandler.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesthandler.md
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index 5d90e399db676..0000000000000
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesthandler.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
-
-[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnRequestHandler](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesthandler.md)
-
-## OnRequestHandler type
-
-
-<b>Signature:</b>
-
-```typescript
-export declare type OnRequestHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (req: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>, t: OnRequestToolkit) => OnRequestResult | Promise<OnRequestResult>;
-```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md
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index e6a79a13dd436..0000000000000
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
-
-[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnRequestToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md)
-
-## OnRequestToolkit interface
-
-A tool set defining an outcome of OnRequest interceptor for incoming request.
-
-<b>Signature:</b>
-
-```typescript
-export interface OnRequestToolkit 
-```
-
-## Properties
-
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [next](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.next.md) | <code>() =&gt; OnRequestResult</code> | To pass request to the next handler |
-|  [redirected](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.redirected.md) | <code>(url: string) =&gt; OnRequestResult</code> | To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url |
-|  [rejected](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.rejected.md) | <code>(error: Error, options?: {`<p/>`        statusCode?: number;`<p/>`    }) =&gt; OnRequestResult</code> | Fail the request with specified error. |
-|  [setUrl](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.seturl.md) | <code>(newUrl: string &#124; Url) =&gt; void</code> | Change url for an incoming request. |
-
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.redirected.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.redirected.md
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index 311398845bd59..0000000000000
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.redirected.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
-
-[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnRequestToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md) &gt; [redirected](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.redirected.md)
-
-## OnRequestToolkit.redirected property
-
-To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url
-
-<b>Signature:</b>
-
-```typescript
-redirected: (url: string) => OnRequestResult;
-```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.seturl.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.seturl.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f20cbdb18d96..0000000000000
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.seturl.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
-
-[Home](./index) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [OnRequestToolkit](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.md) &gt; [setUrl](./kibana-plugin-server.onrequesttoolkit.seturl.md)
-
-## OnRequestToolkit.setUrl property
-
-Change url for an incoming request.
-
-<b>Signature:</b>
-
-```typescript
-setUrl: (newUrl: string | Url) => void;
-```
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/auth_state_storage.ts b/src/core/server/http/auth_state_storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eafe755b79eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/server/http/auth_state_storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+import { Request } from 'hapi';
+import { KibanaRequest } from './router';
+
+export enum AuthStatus {
+  authenticated = 'authenticated',
+  unauthenticated = 'unauthenticated',
+  unknown = 'unknown',
+}
+
+const toKey = (request: KibanaRequest | Request) =>
+  request instanceof KibanaRequest ? request.unstable_getIncomingMessage() : request.raw.req;
+
+export class AuthStateStorage {
+  private readonly storage = new WeakMap<ReturnType<typeof toKey>, unknown>();
+  constructor(private readonly canBeAuthenticated: () => boolean) {}
+  public set = (request: KibanaRequest | Request, state: unknown) => {
+    this.storage.set(toKey(request), state);
+  };
+  public get = (request: KibanaRequest | Request) => {
+    const key = toKey(request);
+    const state = this.storage.get(key);
+    const status: AuthStatus = this.storage.has(key)
+      ? AuthStatus.authenticated
+      : this.canBeAuthenticated()
+      ? AuthStatus.unauthenticated
+      : AuthStatus.unknown;
+
+    return { status, state };
+  };
+  public isAuthenticated = (request: KibanaRequest | Request) => {
+    return this.get(request).status === AuthStatus.authenticated;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_server.test.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_server.test.ts
index 21e1193471972..0f1a85a336b04 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_server.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_server.test.ts
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ describe('with `basepath: /bar` and `rewriteBasePath: true`', () => {
       res.ok({ key: 'value:/foo' })
     );
 
-    const { registerRouter, server: innerServer } = await server.setup(config);
+    const { registerRouter, server: innerServer } = await server.setup(configWithBasePath);
     registerRouter(router);
 
     await server.start(configWithBasePath);
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ test('registers auth request interceptor only once', async () => {
   expect(doRegister()).rejects.toThrowError('Auth interceptor was already registered');
 });
 
-test('registers onRequest interceptor several times', async () => {
-  const { registerOnRequest } = await server.setup(config);
-  const doRegister = () => registerOnRequest(() => null as any);
+test('registers registerOnPostAuth interceptor several times', async () => {
+  const { registerOnPostAuth } = await server.setup(config);
+  const doRegister = () => registerOnPostAuth(() => null as any);
 
   doRegister();
   expect(doRegister).not.toThrowError();
@@ -621,11 +621,11 @@ test('#getBasePathFor() returns base path associated with an incoming request',
     setBasePathFor,
     registerRouter,
     server: innerServer,
-    registerOnRequest,
+    registerOnPostAuth,
   } = await server.setup(config);
 
   const path = '/base-path';
-  registerOnRequest((req, t) => {
+  registerOnPostAuth((req, t) => {
     setBasePathFor(req, path);
     return t.next();
   });
@@ -653,11 +653,11 @@ test('#getBasePathFor() is based on server base path', async () => {
     setBasePathFor,
     registerRouter,
     server: innerServer,
-    registerOnRequest,
+    registerOnPostAuth,
   } = await server.setup(configWithBasePath);
 
   const path = '/base-path';
-  registerOnRequest((req, t) => {
+  registerOnPostAuth((req, t) => {
     setBasePathFor(req, path);
     return t.next();
   });
@@ -708,3 +708,149 @@ test('#setBasePathFor() cannot be set twice for one request', async () => {
     `"Request basePath was previously set. Setting multiple times is not supported."`
   );
 });
+const cookieOptions = {
+  name: 'sid',
+  encryptionKey: 'something_at_least_32_characters',
+  validate: () => true,
+  isSecure: false,
+};
+
+test('Should enable auth for a route by default if registerAuth has been called', async () => {
+  const { registerAuth, registerRouter, server: innerServer } = await server.setup(config);
+
+  const router = new Router('');
+  router.get({ path: '/', validate: false }, async (req, res) => res.ok({}));
+  registerRouter(router);
+
+  const authenticate = jest
+    .fn()
+    .mockImplementation((req, sessionStorage, t) => t.authenticated({}));
+  await registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+
+  await server.start(config);
+  await supertest(innerServer.listener)
+    .get('/')
+    .expect(200);
+
+  expect(authenticate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});
+
+test('Should support disabling auth for a route', async () => {
+  const { registerAuth, registerRouter, server: innerServer } = await server.setup(config);
+
+  const router = new Router('');
+  router.get({ path: '/', validate: false, authRequired: false }, async (req, res) => res.ok({}));
+  registerRouter(router);
+  const authenticate = jest.fn();
+  await registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+
+  await server.start(config);
+  await supertest(innerServer.listener)
+    .get('/')
+    .expect(200);
+
+  expect(authenticate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+describe('#auth.isAuthenticated()', () => {
+  it('returns true if has been authorized', async () => {
+    const { registerAuth, registerRouter, server: innerServer, auth } = await server.setup(config);
+
+    const router = new Router('');
+    router.get({ path: '/', validate: false }, async (req, res) =>
+      res.ok({ isAuthenticated: auth.isAuthenticated(req) })
+    );
+    registerRouter(router);
+
+    await registerAuth((req, sessionStorage, t) => t.authenticated({}), cookieOptions);
+
+    await server.start(config);
+    await supertest(innerServer.listener)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect(200, { isAuthenticated: true });
+  });
+
+  it('returns false if has not been authorized', async () => {
+    const { registerAuth, registerRouter, server: innerServer, auth } = await server.setup(config);
+
+    const router = new Router('');
+    router.get({ path: '/', validate: false, authRequired: false }, async (req, res) =>
+      res.ok({ isAuthenticated: auth.isAuthenticated(req) })
+    );
+    registerRouter(router);
+
+    await registerAuth((req, sessionStorage, t) => t.authenticated({}), cookieOptions);
+
+    await server.start(config);
+    await supertest(innerServer.listener)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect(200, { isAuthenticated: false });
+  });
+
+  it('returns false if no authorization mechanism has been registered', async () => {
+    const { registerRouter, server: innerServer, auth } = await server.setup(config);
+
+    const router = new Router('');
+    router.get({ path: '/', validate: false, authRequired: false }, async (req, res) =>
+      res.ok({ isAuthenticated: auth.isAuthenticated(req) })
+    );
+    registerRouter(router);
+
+    await server.start(config);
+    await supertest(innerServer.listener)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect(200, { isAuthenticated: false });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('#auth.get()', () => {
+  it('Should return authenticated status and allow associate auth state with request', async () => {
+    const user = { id: '42' };
+    const { registerRouter, registerAuth, server: innerServer, auth } = await server.setup(config);
+    await registerAuth((req, sessionStorage, t) => {
+      sessionStorage.set({ value: user });
+      return t.authenticated(user);
+    }, cookieOptions);
+
+    const router = new Router('');
+    router.get({ path: '/', validate: false }, async (req, res) => res.ok(auth.get(req)));
+    registerRouter(router);
+    await server.start(config);
+
+    await supertest(innerServer.listener)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect(200, { state: user, status: 'authenticated' });
+  });
+
+  it('Should return correct authentication unknown status', async () => {
+    const { registerRouter, server: innerServer, auth } = await server.setup(config);
+    const router = new Router('');
+    router.get({ path: '/', validate: false }, async (req, res) => res.ok(auth.get(req)));
+
+    registerRouter(router);
+    await server.start(config);
+    await supertest(innerServer.listener)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect(200, { status: 'unknown' });
+  });
+
+  it('Should return correct unauthenticated status', async () => {
+    const authenticate = jest.fn();
+
+    const { registerRouter, registerAuth, server: innerServer, auth } = await server.setup(config);
+    await registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+    const router = new Router('');
+    router.get({ path: '/', validate: false, authRequired: false }, async (req, res) =>
+      res.ok(auth.get(req))
+    );
+
+    registerRouter(router);
+    await server.start(config);
+
+    await supertest(innerServer.listener)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect(200, { status: 'unauthenticated' });
+
+    expect(authenticate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_server.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_server.ts
index 6dbae8a14d601..db2233b59a2e8 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_server.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_server.ts
@@ -24,33 +24,51 @@ import { Logger } from '../logging';
 import { HttpConfig } from './http_config';
 import { createServer, getServerOptions } from './http_tools';
 import { adoptToHapiAuthFormat, AuthenticationHandler } from './lifecycle/auth';
-import { adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat, OnRequestHandler } from './lifecycle/on_request';
+import { adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat, OnPostAuthHandler } from './lifecycle/on_post_auth';
+import { adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat, OnPreAuthHandler } from './lifecycle/on_pre_auth';
 import { Router, KibanaRequest } from './router';
 import {
   SessionStorageCookieOptions,
   createCookieSessionStorageFactory,
 } from './cookie_session_storage';
+import { AuthStateStorage } from './auth_state_storage';
 
 export interface HttpServerSetup {
   server: Server;
   options: ServerOptions;
   registerRouter: (router: Router) => void;
   /**
-   * Define custom authentication and/or authorization mechanism for incoming requests.
-   * Applied to all resources by default. Only one AuthenticationHandler can be registered.
+   * To define custom authentication and/or authorization mechanism for incoming requests.
+   * A handler should return a state to associate with the incoming request.
+   * The state can be retrieved later via http.auth.get(..)
+   * Only one AuthenticationHandler can be registered.
    */
   registerAuth: <T>(
-    authenticationHandler: AuthenticationHandler<T>,
+    handler: AuthenticationHandler<T>,
     cookieOptions: SessionStorageCookieOptions<T>
-  ) => void;
+  ) => Promise<void>;
   /**
-   * Define custom logic to perform for incoming requests.
-   * Applied to all resources by default.
-   * Can register any number of OnRequestHandlers, which are called in sequence (from the first registered to the last)
+   * To define custom logic to perform for incoming requests. Runs the handler before Auth
+   * hook performs a check that user has access to requested resources, so it's the only
+   * place when you can forward a request to another URL right on the server.
+   * Can register any number of registerOnPostAuth, which are called in sequence
+   * (from the first registered to the last).
    */
-  registerOnRequest: (requestHandler: OnRequestHandler) => void;
+  registerOnPreAuth: (handler: OnPreAuthHandler) => void;
+  /**
+   * To define custom logic to perform for incoming requests. Runs the handler after Auth hook
+   * did make sure a user has access to the requested resource.
+   * The auth state is available at stage via http.auth.get(..)
+   * Can register any number of registerOnPreAuth, which are called in sequence
+   * (from the first registered to the last).
+   */
+  registerOnPostAuth: (handler: OnPostAuthHandler) => void;
   getBasePathFor: (request: KibanaRequest | Request) => string;
   setBasePathFor: (request: KibanaRequest | Request, basePath: string) => void;
+  auth: {
+    get: AuthStateStorage['get'];
+    isAuthenticated: AuthStateStorage['isAuthenticated'];
+  };
 }
 
 export class HttpServer {
@@ -62,7 +80,11 @@ export class HttpServer {
     string
   >();
 
-  constructor(private readonly log: Logger) {}
+  private readonly authState: AuthStateStorage;
+
+  constructor(private readonly log: Logger) {
+    this.authState = new AuthStateStorage(() => this.authRegistered);
+  }
 
   public isListening() {
     return this.server !== undefined && this.server.listener.listening;
@@ -103,16 +125,23 @@ export class HttpServer {
     const serverOptions = getServerOptions(config);
     this.server = createServer(serverOptions);
 
+    this.setupBasePathRewrite(config);
+
     return {
       options: serverOptions,
       registerRouter: this.registerRouter.bind(this),
-      registerOnRequest: this.registerOnRequest.bind(this),
+      registerOnPreAuth: this.registerOnPreAuth.bind(this),
+      registerOnPostAuth: this.registerOnPostAuth.bind(this),
       registerAuth: <T>(
         fn: AuthenticationHandler<T>,
         cookieOptions: SessionStorageCookieOptions<T>
       ) => this.registerAuth(fn, cookieOptions, config.basePath),
       getBasePathFor: this.getBasePathFor.bind(this, config),
       setBasePathFor: this.setBasePathFor.bind(this),
+      auth: {
+        get: this.authState.get,
+        isAuthenticated: this.authState.isAuthenticated,
+      },
       // Return server instance with the connection options so that we can properly
       // bridge core and the "legacy" Kibana internally. Once this bridge isn't
       // needed anymore we shouldn't return the instance from this method.
@@ -126,14 +155,16 @@ export class HttpServer {
     }
     this.log.debug('starting http server');
 
-    this.setupBasePathRewrite(this.server, config);
-
     for (const router of this.registeredRouters) {
       for (const route of router.getRoutes()) {
+        const isAuthRequired = Boolean(this.authRegistered && route.authRequired);
         this.server.route({
           handler: route.handler,
           method: route.method,
           path: this.getRouteFullPath(router.path, route.path),
+          options: {
+            auth: isAuthRequired ? undefined : false,
+          },
         });
       }
     }
@@ -157,13 +188,13 @@ export class HttpServer {
     this.server = undefined;
   }
 
-  private setupBasePathRewrite(server: Server, config: HttpConfig) {
+  private setupBasePathRewrite(config: HttpConfig) {
     if (config.basePath === undefined || !config.rewriteBasePath) {
       return;
     }
 
     const basePath = config.basePath;
-    server.ext('onRequest', (request, responseToolkit) => {
+    this.registerOnPreAuth((request, toolkit) => {
       const newURL = modifyUrl(request.url.href!, urlParts => {
         if (urlParts.pathname != null && urlParts.pathname.startsWith(basePath)) {
           urlParts.pathname = urlParts.pathname.replace(basePath, '') || '/';
@@ -173,18 +204,10 @@ export class HttpServer {
       });
 
       if (!newURL) {
-        return responseToolkit
-          .response('Not Found')
-          .code(404)
-          .takeover();
+        return toolkit.rejected(new Error('not found'), { statusCode: 404 });
       }
 
-      request.setUrl(newURL);
-      // We should update raw request as well since it can be proxied to the old platform
-      // where base path isn't expected.
-      request.raw.req.url = request.url.href;
-
-      return responseToolkit.continue;
+      return toolkit.redirected(newURL, { forward: true });
     });
   }
 
@@ -195,12 +218,20 @@ export class HttpServer {
     return `${routerPath}${routePath.slice(routePathStartIndex)}`;
   }
 
-  private registerOnRequest(fn: OnRequestHandler) {
+  private registerOnPostAuth(fn: OnPostAuthHandler) {
+    if (this.server === undefined) {
+      throw new Error('Server is not created yet');
+    }
+
+    this.server.ext('onPostAuth', adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat(fn));
+  }
+
+  private registerOnPreAuth(fn: OnPreAuthHandler) {
     if (this.server === undefined) {
       throw new Error('Server is not created yet');
     }
 
-    this.server.ext('onRequest', adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat(fn));
+    this.server.ext('onRequest', adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat(fn));
   }
 
   private async registerAuth<T>(
@@ -223,7 +254,7 @@ export class HttpServer {
     );
 
     this.server.auth.scheme('login', () => ({
-      authenticate: adoptToHapiAuthFormat(fn, sessionStorage),
+      authenticate: adoptToHapiAuthFormat(fn, sessionStorage, this.authState.set),
     }));
     this.server.auth.strategy('session', 'login');
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_service.mock.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_service.mock.ts
index 289eae0990531..6d49ac3010ef0 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_service.mock.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_service.mock.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,18 @@ import { HttpService } from './http_service';
 const createSetupContractMock = () => {
   const setupContract = {
     options: {} as ServerOptions,
+    registerOnPreAuth: jest.fn(),
     registerAuth: jest.fn(),
-    registerOnRequest: jest.fn(),
+    registerOnPostAuth: jest.fn(),
     registerRouter: jest.fn(),
     getBasePathFor: jest.fn(),
     setBasePathFor: jest.fn(),
     // we can mock some hapi server method when we need it
     server: {} as Server,
+    auth: {
+      get: jest.fn(),
+      isAuthenticated: jest.fn(),
+    },
   };
   return setupContract;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/index.ts b/src/core/server/http/index.ts
index 465c5cb6a859b..ece61579314b1 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/index.ts
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ export { config, HttpConfig, HttpConfigType } from './http_config';
 export { HttpService, HttpServiceSetup, HttpServiceStart } from './http_service';
 export { Router, KibanaRequest } from './router';
 export { BasePathProxyServer } from './base_path_proxy_server';
+export { OnPreAuthHandler, OnPreAuthToolkit } from './lifecycle/on_pre_auth';
 export { AuthenticationHandler, AuthToolkit } from './lifecycle/auth';
-export { OnRequestHandler, OnRequestToolkit } from './lifecycle/on_request';
+export { OnPostAuthHandler, OnPostAuthToolkit } from './lifecycle/on_post_auth';
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/integration_tests/http_service.test.ts b/src/core/server/http/integration_tests/http_service.test.ts
index 9913f9914a0a8..93fe20a80e120 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/integration_tests/http_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/integration_tests/http_service.test.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
-import { parse } from 'url';
-
 import request from 'request';
 import Boom from 'boom';
 
@@ -64,14 +61,14 @@ describe('http service', () => {
           if (req.headers.authorization) {
             const user = { id: '42' };
             sessionStorage.set({ value: user, expires: Date.now() + sessionDurationMs });
-            return t.authenticated({ credentials: user });
+            return t.authenticated(user);
           } else {
             return t.rejected(Boom.unauthorized());
           }
         };
 
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+        await http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
         http.registerRouter(router);
         await root.start();
 
@@ -97,14 +94,14 @@ describe('http service', () => {
           if (req.headers.authorization) {
             const user = { id: '42' };
             sessionStorage.set({ value: user, expires: Date.now() + sessionDurationMs });
-            return t.authenticated({ credentials: user });
+            return t.authenticated(user);
           } else {
             return t.rejected(Boom.unauthorized());
           }
         };
 
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+        await http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
         await root.start();
 
         await kbnTestServer.request
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ describe('http service', () => {
         };
 
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+        await http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
         await root.start();
 
         const response = await kbnTestServer.request.get(root, '/').expect(302);
@@ -132,14 +129,14 @@ describe('http service', () => {
           if (req.headers.authorization) {
             const user = { id: '42' };
             sessionStorage.set({ value: user, expires: Date.now() + sessionDurationMs });
-            return t.authenticated({ credentials: user });
+            return t.authenticated(user);
           } else {
             return t.rejected(Boom.unauthorized());
           }
         };
 
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+        await http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
         await root.start();
 
         const legacyUrl = '/legacy';
@@ -157,13 +154,43 @@ describe('http service', () => {
         expect(response.header['set-cookie']).toBe(undefined);
       });
 
+      it('Should pass associated auth state to Legacy platform', async () => {
+        const user = { id: '42' };
+        const authenticate: AuthenticationHandler<Storage> = async (req, sessionStorage, t) => {
+          if (req.headers.authorization) {
+            sessionStorage.set({ value: user, expires: Date.now() + sessionDurationMs });
+            return t.authenticated(user);
+          } else {
+            return t.rejected(Boom.unauthorized());
+          }
+        };
+
+        const { http } = await root.setup();
+        await http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+        await root.start();
+
+        const legacyUrl = '/legacy';
+        const kbnServer = kbnTestServer.getKbnServer(root);
+        kbnServer.server.route({
+          method: 'GET',
+          path: legacyUrl,
+          handler: kbnServer.newPlatform.setup.core.http.auth.get,
+        });
+
+        const response = await kbnTestServer.request.get(root, legacyUrl).expect(200);
+        expect(response.body.state).toEqual(user);
+        expect(response.body.status).toEqual('authenticated');
+
+        expect(response.header['set-cookie']).toBe(undefined);
+      });
+
       it(`Shouldn't expose internal error details`, async () => {
         const authenticate: AuthenticationHandler<Storage> = async (req, sessionStorage, t) => {
           throw new Error('sensitive info');
         };
 
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
+        await http.registerAuth(authenticate, cookieOptions);
         await root.start();
 
         await kbnTestServer.request.get(root, '/').expect({
@@ -174,7 +201,7 @@ describe('http service', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('#registerOnRequest()', () => {
+    describe('#registerOnPostAuth()', () => {
       let root: ReturnType<typeof kbnTestServer.createRoot>;
       beforeEach(async () => {
         root = kbnTestServer.createRoot();
@@ -186,8 +213,8 @@ describe('http service', () => {
         router.get({ path: '/', validate: false }, async (req, res) => res.ok({ content: 'ok' }));
 
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerOnRequest((req, t) => t.next());
-        http.registerOnRequest(async (req, t) => {
+        http.registerOnPostAuth((req, t) => t.next());
+        http.registerOnPostAuth(async (req, t) => {
           await Promise.resolve();
           return t.next();
         });
@@ -200,7 +227,7 @@ describe('http service', () => {
       it('Should support redirecting to configured url', async () => {
         const redirectTo = '/redirect-url';
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerOnRequest(async (req, t) => t.redirected(redirectTo));
+        http.registerOnPostAuth(async (req, t) => t.redirected(redirectTo));
         await root.start();
 
         const response = await kbnTestServer.request.get(root, '/').expect(302);
@@ -209,7 +236,7 @@ describe('http service', () => {
 
       it('Should failing a request with configured error and status code', async () => {
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerOnRequest(async (req, t) =>
+        http.registerOnPostAuth(async (req, t) =>
           t.rejected(new Error('unexpected error'), { statusCode: 400 })
         );
         await root.start();
@@ -221,7 +248,7 @@ describe('http service', () => {
 
       it(`Shouldn't expose internal error details`, async () => {
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerOnRequest(async (req, t) => {
+        http.registerOnPostAuth(async (req, t) => {
           throw new Error('sensitive info');
         });
         await root.start();
@@ -235,12 +262,12 @@ describe('http service', () => {
 
       it(`Shouldn't share request object between interceptors`, async () => {
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerOnRequest(async (req, t) => {
+        http.registerOnPostAuth(async (req, t) => {
           // @ts-ignore. don't complain customField is not defined on Request type
           req.customField = { value: 42 };
           return t.next();
         });
-        http.registerOnRequest((req, t) => {
+        http.registerOnPostAuth((req, t) => {
           // @ts-ignore don't complain customField is not defined on Request type
           if (typeof req.customField !== 'undefined') {
             throw new Error('Request object was mutated');
@@ -259,7 +286,7 @@ describe('http service', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('#registerOnRequest() toolkit', () => {
+    describe('#registerOnPostAuth() toolkit', () => {
       let root: ReturnType<typeof kbnTestServer.createRoot>;
       beforeEach(async () => {
         root = kbnTestServer.createRoot();
@@ -268,9 +295,8 @@ describe('http service', () => {
       afterEach(async () => await root.shutdown());
       it('supports Url change on the flight', async () => {
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerOnRequest((req, t) => {
-          t.setUrl(parse('/new-url'));
-          return t.next();
+        http.registerOnPreAuth((req, t) => {
+          return t.redirected('/new-url', { forward: true });
         });
 
         const router = new Router('/');
@@ -287,9 +313,8 @@ describe('http service', () => {
       it('url re-write works for legacy server as well', async () => {
         const { http } = await root.setup();
         const newUrl = '/new-url';
-        http.registerOnRequest((req, t) => {
-          t.setUrl(newUrl);
-          return t.next();
+        http.registerOnPreAuth((req, t) => {
+          return t.redirected(newUrl, { forward: true });
         });
 
         await root.start();
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ describe('http service', () => {
       it('basePath information for an incoming request is available in legacy server', async () => {
         const reqBasePath = '/requests-specific-base-path';
         const { http } = await root.setup();
-        http.registerOnRequest((req, t) => {
+        http.registerOnPreAuth((req, t) => {
           http.setBasePathFor(req, reqBasePath);
           return t.next();
         });
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/auth.ts b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/auth.ts
index 8205d21c5ff59..ffe77e0120fe4 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/auth.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/auth.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 import Boom from 'boom';
+import { noop } from 'lodash';
 import { Lifecycle, Request, ResponseToolkit } from 'hapi';
 import { SessionStorage, SessionStorageFactory } from '../session_storage';
 
@@ -26,39 +27,60 @@ enum ResultType {
   rejected = 'rejected',
 }
 
-/** @internal */
-class AuthResult {
-  public static authenticated(credentials: any) {
-    return new AuthResult(ResultType.authenticated, credentials);
-  }
-  public static redirected(url: string) {
-    return new AuthResult(ResultType.redirected, url);
-  }
-  public static rejected(error: Error, options: { statusCode?: number } = {}) {
-    return new AuthResult(ResultType.rejected, { error, statusCode: options.statusCode });
-  }
-  public static isValidResult(candidate: any) {
-    return candidate instanceof AuthResult;
-  }
-  constructor(private readonly type: ResultType, public readonly payload: any) {}
-  public isAuthenticated() {
-    return this.type === ResultType.authenticated;
-  }
-  public isRedirected() {
-    return this.type === ResultType.redirected;
-  }
-  public isRejected() {
-    return this.type === ResultType.rejected;
-  }
+interface Authenticated {
+  type: ResultType.authenticated;
+  state: object;
 }
 
+interface Redirected {
+  type: ResultType.redirected;
+  url: string;
+}
+
+interface Rejected {
+  type: ResultType.rejected;
+  error: Error;
+  statusCode?: number;
+}
+
+type AuthResult = Authenticated | Rejected | Redirected;
+
+const authResult = {
+  authenticated(state: object): AuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.authenticated, state };
+  },
+  redirected(url: string): AuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.redirected, url };
+  },
+  rejected(error: Error, options: { statusCode?: number } = {}): AuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.rejected, error, statusCode: options.statusCode };
+  },
+  isValid(candidate: any): candidate is AuthResult {
+    return (
+      candidate &&
+      (candidate.type === ResultType.authenticated ||
+        candidate.type === ResultType.rejected ||
+        candidate.type === ResultType.redirected)
+    );
+  },
+  isAuthenticated(result: AuthResult): result is Authenticated {
+    return result.type === ResultType.authenticated;
+  },
+  isRedirected(result: AuthResult): result is Redirected {
+    return result.type === ResultType.redirected;
+  },
+  isRejected(result: AuthResult): result is Rejected {
+    return result.type === ResultType.rejected;
+  },
+};
+
 /**
  * @public
  * A tool set defining an outcome of Auth interceptor for incoming request.
  */
 export interface AuthToolkit {
   /** Authentication is successful with given credentials, allow request to pass through */
-  authenticated: (credentials: any) => AuthResult;
+  authenticated: (state: object) => AuthResult;
   /** Authentication requires to interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url */
   redirected: (url: string) => AuthResult;
   /** Authentication is unsuccessful, fail the request with specified error. */
@@ -66,22 +88,23 @@ export interface AuthToolkit {
 }
 
 const toolkit: AuthToolkit = {
-  authenticated: AuthResult.authenticated,
-  redirected: AuthResult.redirected,
-  rejected: AuthResult.rejected,
+  authenticated: authResult.authenticated,
+  redirected: authResult.redirected,
+  rejected: authResult.rejected,
 };
 
 /** @public */
 export type AuthenticationHandler<T> = (
-  request: Request,
+  request: Readonly<Request>,
   sessionStorage: SessionStorage<T>,
   t: AuthToolkit
-) => Promise<AuthResult>;
+) => AuthResult | Promise<AuthResult>;
 
 /** @public */
 export function adoptToHapiAuthFormat<T = any>(
   fn: AuthenticationHandler<T>,
-  sessionStorage: SessionStorageFactory<T>
+  sessionStorage: SessionStorageFactory<T>,
+  onSuccess: (req: Request, state: unknown) => void = noop
 ) {
   return async function interceptAuth(
     req: Request,
@@ -89,22 +112,20 @@ export function adoptToHapiAuthFormat<T = any>(
   ): Promise<Lifecycle.ReturnValue> {
     try {
       const result = await fn(req, sessionStorage.asScoped(req), toolkit);
-
-      if (AuthResult.isValidResult(result)) {
-        if (result.isAuthenticated()) {
-          return h.authenticated({ credentials: result.payload });
-        }
-        if (result.isRedirected()) {
-          return h.redirect(result.payload).takeover();
-        }
-        if (result.isRejected()) {
-          const { error, statusCode } = result.payload;
-          return Boom.boomify(error, { statusCode });
-        }
+      if (!authResult.isValid(result)) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Unexpected result from Authenticate. Expected AuthResult, but given: ${result}.`
+        );
+      }
+      if (authResult.isAuthenticated(result)) {
+        onSuccess(req, result.state);
+        return h.authenticated({ credentials: result.state });
+      }
+      if (authResult.isRedirected(result)) {
+        return h.redirect(result.url).takeover();
       }
-      throw new Error(
-        `Unexpected result from Authenticate. Expected AuthResult, but given: ${result}.`
-      );
+      const { error, statusCode } = result;
+      return Boom.boomify(error, { statusCode });
     } catch (error) {
       return Boom.internal(error.message, { statusCode: 500 });
     }
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_request.test.ts b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_post_auth.test.ts
similarity index 71%
rename from src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_request.test.ts
rename to src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_post_auth.test.ts
index bc4410c773288..7644b8a35ef77 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_request.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_post_auth.test.ts
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
  */
 
 import Boom from 'boom';
-import { adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat } from './on_request';
+import { adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat } from './on_post_auth';
 
 const requestMock = {} as any;
 const createResponseToolkit = (customization = {}): any => ({ ...customization });
 
-describe('adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat', () => {
+describe('adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat', () => {
   it('Should allow passing request to the next handler', async () => {
     const continueSymbol = {};
-    const onRequest = adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat((req, t) => t.next());
-    const result = await onRequest(
+    const onPostAuth = adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat((req, t) => t.next());
+    const result = await onPostAuth(
       requestMock,
       createResponseToolkit({
         ['continue']: continueSymbol,
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ describe('adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat', () => {
 
   it('Should support redirecting to specified url', async () => {
     const redirectUrl = '/docs';
-    const onRequest = adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat((req, t) => t.redirected(redirectUrl));
+    const onPostAuth = adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat((req, t) => t.redirected(redirectUrl));
     const takeoverSymbol = {};
     const redirectMock = jest.fn(() => ({ takeover: () => takeoverSymbol }));
-    const result = await onRequest(
+    const result = await onPostAuth(
       requestMock,
       createResponseToolkit({
         redirect: redirectMock,
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ describe('adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat', () => {
   });
 
   it('Should support specifying statusCode and message for Boom error', async () => {
-    const onRequest = adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat((req, t) => {
+    const onPostAuth = adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat((req, t) => {
       return t.rejected(new Error('unexpected result'), { statusCode: 501 });
     });
-    const result = (await onRequest(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
+    const result = (await onPostAuth(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
 
     expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Boom);
     expect(result.message).toBe('unexpected result');
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ describe('adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat', () => {
   });
 
   it('Should return Boom.internal error if interceptor throws', async () => {
-    const onRequest = adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat((req, t) => {
+    const onPostAuth = adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat((req, t) => {
       throw new Error('unknown error');
     });
-    const result = (await onRequest(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
+    const result = (await onPostAuth(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
 
     expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Boom);
     expect(result.message).toBe('unknown error');
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ describe('adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat', () => {
   });
 
   it('Should return Boom.internal error if interceptor returns unexpected result', async () => {
-    const onRequest = adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat((req, toolkit) => undefined as any);
-    const result = (await onRequest(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
+    const onPostAuth = adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat((req, toolkit) => undefined as any);
+    const result = (await onPostAuth(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
 
     expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Boom);
-    expect(result.message).toBe(
-      'Unexpected result from OnRequest. Expected OnRequestResult, but given: undefined.'
+    expect(result.message).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      `"Unexpected result from OnPostAuth. Expected OnPostAuthResult, but given: undefined."`
     );
     expect(result.output.statusCode).toBe(500);
   });
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_post_auth.ts b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_post_auth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c0843a6bc764b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_post_auth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import Boom from 'boom';
+import { Lifecycle, Request, ResponseToolkit } from 'hapi';
+import { KibanaRequest } from '../router';
+
+enum ResultType {
+  next = 'next',
+  redirected = 'redirected',
+  rejected = 'rejected',
+}
+
+interface Next {
+  type: ResultType.next;
+}
+
+interface Redirected {
+  type: ResultType.redirected;
+  url: string;
+}
+
+interface Rejected {
+  type: ResultType.rejected;
+  error: Error;
+  statusCode?: number;
+}
+
+type OnPostAuthResult = Next | Rejected | Redirected;
+
+const postAuthResult = {
+  next(): OnPostAuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.next };
+  },
+  redirected(url: string): OnPostAuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.redirected, url };
+  },
+  rejected(error: Error, options: { statusCode?: number } = {}): OnPostAuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.rejected, error, statusCode: options.statusCode };
+  },
+  isValid(candidate: any): candidate is OnPostAuthResult {
+    return (
+      candidate &&
+      (candidate.type === ResultType.next ||
+        candidate.type === ResultType.rejected ||
+        candidate.type === ResultType.redirected)
+    );
+  },
+  isNext(result: OnPostAuthResult): result is Next {
+    return result.type === ResultType.next;
+  },
+  isRedirected(result: OnPostAuthResult): result is Redirected {
+    return result.type === ResultType.redirected;
+  },
+  isRejected(result: OnPostAuthResult): result is Rejected {
+    return result.type === ResultType.rejected;
+  },
+};
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * A tool set defining an outcome of OnPostAuth interceptor for incoming request.
+ */
+export interface OnPostAuthToolkit {
+  /** To pass request to the next handler */
+  next: () => OnPostAuthResult;
+  /** To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url */
+  redirected: (url: string) => OnPostAuthResult;
+  /** Fail the request with specified error. */
+  rejected: (error: Error, options?: { statusCode?: number }) => OnPostAuthResult;
+}
+
+/** @public */
+export type OnPostAuthHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (
+  request: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>,
+  t: OnPostAuthToolkit
+) => OnPostAuthResult | Promise<OnPostAuthResult>;
+
+const toolkit: OnPostAuthToolkit = {
+  next: postAuthResult.next,
+  redirected: postAuthResult.redirected,
+  rejected: postAuthResult.rejected,
+};
+/**
+ * @public
+ * Adopt custom request interceptor to Hapi lifecycle system.
+ * @param fn - an extension point allowing to perform custom logic for
+ * incoming HTTP requests.
+ */
+export function adoptToHapiOnPostAuthFormat(fn: OnPostAuthHandler) {
+  return async function interceptRequest(
+    request: Request,
+    h: ResponseToolkit
+  ): Promise<Lifecycle.ReturnValue> {
+    try {
+      const result = await fn(KibanaRequest.from(request, undefined), toolkit);
+      if (!postAuthResult.isValid(result)) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Unexpected result from OnPostAuth. Expected OnPostAuthResult, but given: ${result}.`
+        );
+      }
+      if (postAuthResult.isNext(result)) {
+        return h.continue;
+      }
+      if (postAuthResult.isRedirected(result)) {
+        return h.redirect(result.url).takeover();
+      }
+      const { error, statusCode } = result;
+      return Boom.boomify(error, { statusCode });
+    } catch (error) {
+      return Boom.internal(error.message, { statusCode: 500 });
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_pre_auth.test.ts b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_pre_auth.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..83900ba5ad89d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_pre_auth.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import Boom from 'boom';
+import { adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat } from './on_pre_auth';
+
+const requestMock = {} as any;
+const createResponseToolkit = (customization = {}): any => ({ ...customization });
+
+describe('adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat', () => {
+  it('Should allow passing request to the next handler', async () => {
+    const continueSymbol = {};
+    const onPreAuth = adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat((req, t) => t.next());
+    const result = await onPreAuth(
+      requestMock,
+      createResponseToolkit({
+        ['continue']: continueSymbol,
+      })
+    );
+
+    expect(result).toBe(continueSymbol);
+  });
+
+  it('Should support redirecting to specified url', async () => {
+    const redirectUrl = '/docs';
+    const onPreAuth = adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat((req, t) => t.redirected(redirectUrl));
+    const takeoverSymbol = {};
+    const redirectMock = jest.fn(() => ({ takeover: () => takeoverSymbol }));
+    const result = await onPreAuth(
+      requestMock,
+      createResponseToolkit({
+        redirect: redirectMock,
+      })
+    );
+
+    expect(redirectMock).toBeCalledWith(redirectUrl);
+    expect(result).toBe(takeoverSymbol);
+  });
+
+  it('Should support request forwarding to specified url', async () => {
+    const redirectUrl = '/docs';
+    const onPreAuth = adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat((req, t) =>
+      t.redirected(redirectUrl, { forward: true })
+    );
+    const continueSymbol = {};
+    const setUrl = jest.fn();
+    const reqMock = { setUrl, raw: { req: {} } } as any;
+    const result = await onPreAuth(
+      reqMock as any,
+      createResponseToolkit({
+        ['continue']: continueSymbol,
+      })
+    );
+
+    expect(setUrl).toBeCalledWith(redirectUrl);
+    expect(reqMock.raw.req.url).toBe(redirectUrl);
+    expect(result).toBe(continueSymbol);
+  });
+
+  it('Should support specifying statusCode and message for Boom error', async () => {
+    const onPreAuth = adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat((req, t) => {
+      return t.rejected(new Error('unexpected result'), { statusCode: 501 });
+    });
+    const result = (await onPreAuth(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
+
+    expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Boom);
+    expect(result.message).toBe('unexpected result');
+    expect(result.output.statusCode).toBe(501);
+  });
+
+  it('Should return Boom.internal error if interceptor throws', async () => {
+    const onPreAuth = adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat((req, t) => {
+      throw new Error('unknown error');
+    });
+    const result = (await onPreAuth(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
+
+    expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Boom);
+    expect(result.message).toBe('unknown error');
+    expect(result.output.statusCode).toBe(500);
+  });
+
+  it('Should return Boom.internal error if interceptor returns unexpected result', async () => {
+    const onPreAuth = adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat((req, toolkit) => undefined as any);
+    const result = (await onPreAuth(requestMock, createResponseToolkit())) as Boom;
+
+    expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Boom);
+    expect(result.message).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      `"Unexpected result from OnPreAuth. Expected OnPreAuthResult, but given: undefined."`
+    );
+    expect(result.output.statusCode).toBe(500);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_pre_auth.ts b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_pre_auth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..317dd2f621f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_pre_auth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import Boom from 'boom';
+import { Lifecycle, Request, ResponseToolkit } from 'hapi';
+import { KibanaRequest } from '../router';
+
+enum ResultType {
+  next = 'next',
+  redirected = 'redirected',
+  rejected = 'rejected',
+}
+
+interface Next {
+  type: ResultType.next;
+}
+
+interface Redirected {
+  type: ResultType.redirected;
+  url: string;
+  forward?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface Rejected {
+  type: ResultType.rejected;
+  error: Error;
+  statusCode?: number;
+}
+
+type OnPreAuthResult = Next | Rejected | Redirected;
+
+const preAuthResult = {
+  next(): OnPreAuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.next };
+  },
+  redirected(url: string, options: { forward?: boolean } = {}): OnPreAuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.redirected, url, forward: options.forward };
+  },
+  rejected(error: Error, options: { statusCode?: number } = {}): OnPreAuthResult {
+    return { type: ResultType.rejected, error, statusCode: options.statusCode };
+  },
+  isValid(candidate: any): candidate is OnPreAuthResult {
+    return (
+      candidate &&
+      (candidate.type === ResultType.next ||
+        candidate.type === ResultType.rejected ||
+        candidate.type === ResultType.redirected)
+    );
+  },
+  isNext(result: OnPreAuthResult): result is Next {
+    return result.type === ResultType.next;
+  },
+  isRedirected(result: OnPreAuthResult): result is Redirected {
+    return result.type === ResultType.redirected;
+  },
+  isRejected(result: OnPreAuthResult): result is Rejected {
+    return result.type === ResultType.rejected;
+  },
+};
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * A tool set defining an outcome of OnPreAuth interceptor for incoming request.
+ */
+export interface OnPreAuthToolkit {
+  /** To pass request to the next handler */
+  next: () => OnPreAuthResult;
+  /**
+   * To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url.
+   * If "options.forwarded" = true, request will be forwarded to another url right on the server.
+   * */
+  redirected: (url: string, options?: { forward: boolean }) => OnPreAuthResult;
+  /** Fail the request with specified error. */
+  rejected: (error: Error, options?: { statusCode?: number }) => OnPreAuthResult;
+}
+
+const toolkit: OnPreAuthToolkit = {
+  next: preAuthResult.next,
+  redirected: preAuthResult.redirected,
+  rejected: preAuthResult.rejected,
+};
+
+/** @public */
+export type OnPreAuthHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (
+  request: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>,
+  t: OnPreAuthToolkit
+) => OnPreAuthResult | Promise<OnPreAuthResult>;
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * Adopt custom request interceptor to Hapi lifecycle system.
+ * @param fn - an extension point allowing to perform custom logic for
+ * incoming HTTP requests.
+ */
+export function adoptToHapiOnPreAuthFormat(fn: OnPreAuthHandler) {
+  return async function interceptPreAuthRequest(
+    request: Request,
+    h: ResponseToolkit
+  ): Promise<Lifecycle.ReturnValue> {
+    try {
+      const result = await fn(KibanaRequest.from(request, undefined), toolkit);
+
+      if (!preAuthResult.isValid(result)) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Unexpected result from OnPreAuth. Expected OnPreAuthResult, but given: ${result}.`
+        );
+      }
+      if (preAuthResult.isNext(result)) {
+        return h.continue;
+      }
+
+      if (preAuthResult.isRedirected(result)) {
+        const { url, forward } = result;
+        if (forward) {
+          request.setUrl(url);
+          // We should update raw request as well since it can be proxied to the old platform
+          request.raw.req.url = url;
+          return h.continue;
+        }
+        return h.redirect(url).takeover();
+      }
+
+      const { error, statusCode } = result;
+      return Boom.boomify(error, { statusCode });
+    } catch (error) {
+      return Boom.internal(error.message, { statusCode: 500 });
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_request.ts b/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_request.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 168b4f513400f..0000000000000
--- a/src/core/server/http/lifecycle/on_request.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
- * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright
- * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
- * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
- * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-import { Url } from 'url';
-import Boom from 'boom';
-import { Lifecycle, Request, ResponseToolkit } from 'hapi';
-import { KibanaRequest } from '../router';
-
-enum ResultType {
-  next = 'next',
-  redirected = 'redirected',
-  rejected = 'rejected',
-}
-
-/** @internal */
-class OnRequestResult {
-  public static next() {
-    return new OnRequestResult(ResultType.next);
-  }
-  public static redirected(url: string) {
-    return new OnRequestResult(ResultType.redirected, url);
-  }
-  public static rejected(error: Error, options: { statusCode?: number } = {}) {
-    return new OnRequestResult(ResultType.rejected, { error, statusCode: options.statusCode });
-  }
-  public static isValidResult(candidate: any) {
-    return candidate instanceof OnRequestResult;
-  }
-  constructor(private readonly type: ResultType, public readonly payload?: any) {}
-  public isNext() {
-    return this.type === ResultType.next;
-  }
-  public isRedirected() {
-    return this.type === ResultType.redirected;
-  }
-  public isRejected() {
-    return this.type === ResultType.rejected;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * @public
- * A tool set defining an outcome of OnRequest interceptor for incoming request.
- */
-export interface OnRequestToolkit {
-  /** To pass request to the next handler */
-  next: () => OnRequestResult;
-  /** To interrupt request handling and redirect to a configured url */
-  redirected: (url: string) => OnRequestResult;
-  /** Fail the request with specified error. */
-  rejected: (error: Error, options?: { statusCode?: number }) => OnRequestResult;
-  /** Change url for an incoming request. */
-  setUrl: (newUrl: string | Url) => void;
-}
-
-/** @public */
-export type OnRequestHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (
-  req: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>,
-  t: OnRequestToolkit
-) => OnRequestResult | Promise<OnRequestResult>;
-
-/**
- * @public
- * Adopt custom request interceptor to Hapi lifecycle system.
- * @param fn - an extension point allowing to perform custom logic for
- * incoming HTTP requests.
- */
-export function adoptToHapiOnRequestFormat(fn: OnRequestHandler) {
-  return async function interceptRequest(
-    request: Request,
-    h: ResponseToolkit
-  ): Promise<Lifecycle.ReturnValue> {
-    try {
-      const result = await fn(KibanaRequest.from(request, undefined), {
-        next: OnRequestResult.next,
-        redirected: OnRequestResult.redirected,
-        rejected: OnRequestResult.rejected,
-        setUrl: (newUrl: string | Url) => {
-          request.setUrl(newUrl);
-          // We should update raw request as well since it can be proxied to the old platform
-          request.raw.req.url = typeof newUrl === 'string' ? newUrl : newUrl.href;
-        },
-      });
-      if (OnRequestResult.isValidResult(result)) {
-        if (result.isNext()) {
-          return h.continue;
-        }
-        if (result.isRedirected()) {
-          return h.redirect(result.payload).takeover();
-        }
-        if (result.isRejected()) {
-          const { error, statusCode } = result.payload;
-          return Boom.boomify(error, { statusCode });
-        }
-      }
-
-      throw new Error(
-        `Unexpected result from OnRequest. Expected OnRequestResult, but given: ${result}.`
-      );
-    } catch (error) {
-      return Boom.internal(error.message, { statusCode: 500 });
-    }
-  };
-}
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/router/request.ts b/src/core/server/http/router/request.ts
index 03b62f4948306..4b7c3193e2ea7 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/router/request.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/router/request.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
+import { Url } from 'url';
 import { ObjectType, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { Request } from 'hapi';
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export class KibanaRequest<Params = unknown, Query = unknown, Body = unknown> {
 
   public readonly headers: Headers;
   public readonly path: string;
+  public readonly url: Url;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly request: Request,
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ export class KibanaRequest<Params = unknown, Query = unknown, Body = unknown> {
   ) {
     this.headers = request.headers;
     this.path = request.path;
+    this.url = request.url;
   }
 
   public getFilteredHeaders(headersToKeep: string[]) {
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/router/route.ts b/src/core/server/http/router/route.ts
index 64ed67e8f940b..bbc45258b1e1a 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/router/route.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/router/route.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ export interface RouteConfig<P extends ObjectType, Q extends ObjectType, B exten
    * To opt out of validating the request, specify `false`.
    */
   validate: RouteValidateFactory<P, Q, B> | false;
+
+  /**
+   * A flag shows that authentication for a route:
+   * enabled  when true
+   * disabled when false
+   *
+   * Enabled by default.
+   */
+  authRequired?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type RouteValidateFactory<
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/router/router.ts b/src/core/server/http/router/router.ts
index a640a413fd81b..2a1a169e0931d 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/router/router.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/router/router.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { RouteConfig, RouteMethod, RouteSchemas } from './route';
 export interface RouterRoute {
   method: 'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE';
   path: string;
+  authRequired: boolean;
   handler: (req: Request, responseToolkit: ResponseToolkit) => Promise<ResponseObject>;
 }
 
@@ -43,12 +44,14 @@ export class Router {
     route: RouteConfig<P, Q, B>,
     handler: RequestHandler<P, Q, B>
   ) {
+    const { path, authRequired = true } = route;
     const routeSchemas = this.routeSchemasFromRouteConfig(route, 'GET');
     this.routes.push({
       handler: async (req, responseToolkit) =>
         await this.handle(routeSchemas, req, responseToolkit, handler),
       method: 'GET',
-      path: route.path,
+      path,
+      authRequired,
     });
   }
 
@@ -59,12 +62,14 @@ export class Router {
     route: RouteConfig<P, Q, B>,
     handler: RequestHandler<P, Q, B>
   ) {
+    const { path, authRequired = true } = route;
     const routeSchemas = this.routeSchemasFromRouteConfig(route, 'POST');
     this.routes.push({
       handler: async (req, responseToolkit) =>
         await this.handle(routeSchemas, req, responseToolkit, handler),
       method: 'POST',
-      path: route.path,
+      path,
+      authRequired,
     });
   }
 
@@ -75,12 +80,14 @@ export class Router {
     route: RouteConfig<P, Q, B>,
     handler: RequestHandler<P, Q, B>
   ) {
+    const { path, authRequired = true } = route;
     const routeSchemas = this.routeSchemasFromRouteConfig(route, 'POST');
     this.routes.push({
       handler: async (req, responseToolkit) =>
         await this.handle(routeSchemas, req, responseToolkit, handler),
       method: 'PUT',
-      path: route.path,
+      path,
+      authRequired,
     });
   }
 
@@ -91,12 +98,14 @@ export class Router {
     route: RouteConfig<P, Q, B>,
     handler: RequestHandler<P, Q, B>
   ) {
+    const { path, authRequired = true } = route;
     const routeSchemas = this.routeSchemasFromRouteConfig(route, 'DELETE');
     this.routes.push({
       handler: async (req, responseToolkit) =>
         await this.handle(routeSchemas, req, responseToolkit, handler),
       method: 'DELETE',
-      path: route.path,
+      path,
+      authRequired,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/index.ts b/src/core/server/index.ts
index d3223674eb00c..e144c0f2568f8 100644
--- a/src/core/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/index.ts
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ export {
   AuthenticationHandler,
   AuthToolkit,
   KibanaRequest,
-  OnRequestHandler,
-  OnRequestToolkit,
+  OnPreAuthHandler,
+  OnPreAuthToolkit,
+  OnPostAuthHandler,
+  OnPostAuthToolkit,
   Router,
 } from './http';
 export { Logger, LoggerFactory, LogMeta, LogRecord, LogLevel } from './logging';
@@ -79,8 +81,9 @@ export interface CoreSetup {
     dataClient$: Observable<ClusterClient>;
   };
   http: {
+    registerOnPreAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPreAuth'];
     registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];
-    registerOnRequest: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnRequest'];
+    registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];
     getBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['getBasePathFor'];
     setBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['setBasePathFor'];
   };
diff --git a/src/core/server/plugins/plugin_context.ts b/src/core/server/plugins/plugin_context.ts
index e533ac0cfe9ac..b2a88bbd32760 100644
--- a/src/core/server/plugins/plugin_context.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/plugins/plugin_context.ts
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ export function createPluginSetupContext<TPlugin, TPluginDependencies>(
       dataClient$: deps.elasticsearch.dataClient$,
     },
     http: {
+      registerOnPreAuth: deps.http.registerOnPreAuth,
       registerAuth: deps.http.registerAuth,
-      registerOnRequest: deps.http.registerOnRequest,
+      registerOnPostAuth: deps.http.registerOnPostAuth,
       getBasePathFor: deps.http.getBasePathFor,
       setBasePathFor: deps.http.setBasePathFor,
     },
diff --git a/src/core/server/server.api.md b/src/core/server/server.api.md
index 821d85a3812f3..745fbdb7d9d99 100644
--- a/src/core/server/server.api.md
+++ b/src/core/server/server.api.md
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ export type APICaller = (endpoint: string, clientParams: Record<string, unknown>
 // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "AuthResult" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type AuthenticationHandler<T> = (request: Request, sessionStorage: SessionStorage<T>, t: AuthToolkit) => Promise<AuthResult>;
+export type AuthenticationHandler<T> = (request: Readonly<Request>, sessionStorage: SessionStorage<T>, t: AuthToolkit) => AuthResult | Promise<AuthResult>;
 
 // @public
 export interface AuthToolkit {
-    authenticated: (credentials: any) => AuthResult;
+    authenticated: (state: object) => AuthResult;
     redirected: (url: string) => AuthResult;
     rejected: (error: Error, options?: {
         statusCode?: number;
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ export interface CoreSetup {
     };
     // (undocumented)
     http: {
+        registerOnPreAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPreAuth'];
         registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];
-        registerOnRequest: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnRequest'];
+        registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];
         getBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['getBasePathFor'];
         setBasePathFor: HttpServiceSetup['setBasePathFor'];
     };
@@ -176,6 +177,8 @@ export class KibanaRequest<Params = unknown, Query = unknown, Body = unknown> {
     readonly query: Query;
     // (undocumented)
     unstable_getIncomingMessage(): import("http").IncomingMessage;
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly url: Url;
     }
 
 // @public
@@ -247,19 +250,34 @@ export interface LogRecord {
     timestamp: Date;
 }
 
-// Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "OnRequestResult" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+// Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "OnPostAuthResult" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+// 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type OnPostAuthHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (request: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>, t: OnPostAuthToolkit) => OnPostAuthResult | Promise<OnPostAuthResult>;
+
+// @public
+export interface OnPostAuthToolkit {
+    next: () => OnPostAuthResult;
+    redirected: (url: string) => OnPostAuthResult;
+    rejected: (error: Error, options?: {
+        statusCode?: number;
+    }) => OnPostAuthResult;
+}
+
+// Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "OnPreAuthResult" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type OnRequestHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (req: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>, t: OnRequestToolkit) => OnRequestResult | Promise<OnRequestResult>;
+export type OnPreAuthHandler<Params = any, Query = any, Body = any> = (request: KibanaRequest<Params, Query, Body>, t: OnPreAuthToolkit) => OnPreAuthResult | Promise<OnPreAuthResult>;
 
 // @public
-export interface OnRequestToolkit {
-    next: () => OnRequestResult;
-    redirected: (url: string) => OnRequestResult;
+export interface OnPreAuthToolkit {
+    next: () => OnPreAuthResult;
+    redirected: (url: string, options?: {
+        forward: boolean;
+    }) => OnPreAuthResult;
     rejected: (error: Error, options?: {
         statusCode?: number;
-    }) => OnRequestResult;
-    setUrl: (newUrl: string | Url) => void;
+    }) => OnPreAuthResult;
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5ef2e44bc39b0..395f28efc2e17 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8471,9 +8471,9 @@ core-js@^2.5.3, core-js@^2.5.7:
   integrity sha512-RszJCAxg/PP6uzXVXL6BsxSXx/B05oJAQ2vkJRjyjrEcNVycaqOmNb5OTxZPE3xa5gwZduqza6L9JOCenh/Ecw==
 
 core-js@^2.6.5:
-  version "2.6.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js/-/core-js-2.6.8.tgz#dc3a1e633a04267944e0cb850d3880f340248139"
-  integrity sha512-RWlREFU74TEkdXzyl1bka66O3kYp8jeTXrvJZDzVVMH8AiHUSOFpL1yfhQJ+wHocAm1m+4971W1PPzfLuCv1vg==
+  version "2.6.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js/-/core-js-2.6.9.tgz#6b4b214620c834152e179323727fc19741b084f2"
+  integrity sha512-HOpZf6eXmnl7la+cUdMnLvUxKNqLUzJvgIziQ0DiF3JwSImNphIqdGqzj6hIKyX04MmV0poclQ7+wjWvxQyR2A==
 
 core-util-is@1.0.2, core-util-is@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"