diff --git a/daemon/daemon.py b/daemon/daemon.py
index 7aeece2..dad5e15 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon/daemon.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from data_dispatcher.db import DBProject, DBReplica, DBRSE, DBProximityMap
 from data_dispatcher.logs import Logged
+from data_dispatcher.scitoken import scitoken
 from daemon_web_server import DaemonWebServer
 from tape_interfaces import get_interface
 
@@ -572,12 +573,15 @@ def run(self):
             self.log("Message broker is not configured. Stopping the RucioListener thread.")
             return
         broker_addr = (self.MessageBrokerConfig["host"], self.MessageBrokerConfig["port"])
-        cert_file = self.SSLConfig.get("cert")
-        key_file = self.SSLConfig.get("key")
+        cert_file = self.SSLConfig.get("cert", None)
+        key_file = self.SSLConfig.get("key", None)
         ca_file = self.SSLConfig.get("ca_bundle")
         vhost = self.MessageBrokerConfig.get("vhost", "/")
         subscribe = self.MessageBrokerConfig["subscribe"]
-        connection = stompy.connect(broker_addr, cert_file=cert_file, key_file=key_file, ca_file=ca_file, host=vhost)
+        if not cert_file and scitoken():
+            connection = stompy.connect(broker_addr, ca_file=ca_file, host=vhost, Authorization=f"Bearer {scitoken()}")
+        else:
+            connection = stompy.connect(broker_addr, cert_file=cert_file, key_file=key_file, ca_file=ca_file, host=vhost)
         connection.subscribe(subscribe)
         for frame in connection:
             if frame.Command == "MESSAGE":
diff --git a/daemon/dcache.py b/daemon/dcache.py
index bf0aa10..3c5fb6b 100644
--- a/daemon/dcache.py
+++ b/daemon/dcache.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from data_dispatcher.db import DBReplica
 from pythreader import Primitive, Scheduler, synchronized, PyThread
 from data_dispatcher.logs import Logged
+from data_dispatcher.scitoken import scitoken
 
 class DCachePoller(PyThread, Logged):
     
@@ -42,8 +43,10 @@ def run(self):
                 remove_dids = []
                 for did, path in burst:
                     url = self.BaseURL + path + "?locality=true"
-                    cert = None if self.Cert is None else (self.Cert, self.Key)
                     #self.debug("dCache poll URL:", url)
+                    cert = None if self.Cert is None else (self.Cert, self.Key)
+                    if cert == None and scitoken():
+                        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {scitoken()}" 
                     response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, cert=cert, verify=False)
                     #self.debug("response:", response.status_code, response.text)
                     if response.status_code == 404:
@@ -135,6 +138,8 @@ def send(self):
             sys.exit(1)
             
         self.debug("request data:", json.dumps(data, indent="  "))
+        if not self.CertTuple and scitoken():
+             headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {scitoken()}"
         r = requests.post(url, data = json.dumps(data), headers=headers, 
                     verify=False, cert = self.CertTuple)
         self.debug("response:", r)
@@ -160,6 +165,8 @@ def send(self):
     def query(self):
         assert self.URL is not None
         headers = { "accept" : "application/json" }
+        if cert == None and scitoken():
+            headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {scitoken()}" 
         r = requests.get(self.URL, headers=headers, verify=False, cert = self.CertTuple)
         #self.debug("status(): response:", r)
         if r.status_code // 100 == 4:
@@ -193,6 +200,8 @@ def staged_replicas(self):
     def delete(self):
         assert self.URL is not None
         headers = { "accept" : "application/json" }
+        if cert == None and scitoken():
+            headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {scitoken()}" 
         r = requests.delete(self.URL, headers=headers, verify=False, cert = self.CertTuple)
         #self.debug("status(): response:", r)
         if r.status_code // 100 == 4:
diff --git a/data_dispatcher/scitoken.py b/data_dispatcher/scitoken.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bae2662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data_dispatcher/scitoken.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+import time
+
+class TokenReader:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.last_token = None
+        self.last_fetch = 0
+
+    def get(self):
+        if not os.environ.get("BEARER_TOKEN_FILE", ""):
+            # pick default file as BEARER_TOKEN_FILE if not set and it exists
+            uid = os.getuid()
+            deftokenf = f"/var/run/user/{uid}/bt_u{uid}"
+            if os.access(deftokenf, os.R_OK):
+                os.environ["BEARER_TOKEN_FILE"] = deftokenf
+            else:
+                return ""
+
+        if self.last_fetch < time.time() - 5:
+            # return cached if less than 5 seconds old
+            with open(os.environ["BEARER_TOKEN_FILE"], "r") as tin:
+                self.last_token = tin.read().strip()
+            self.last_fetch = time.time()
+
+        return self.last_token       
+
+scitoken_obj = TokenReader()
+
+scitoken = scitoken_obj.get