diff --git a/example/nginx/nginx.conf b/example/nginx/nginx.conf
index 65c8d501..9d5f0ebe 100644
--- a/example/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/example/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -75,14 +75,11 @@ http {
             auth_request_set $redirect $upstream_http_redirect;
             proxy_set_header Redirect $redirect;
 
-            auth_request_set $user $upstream_http_x_remote_user;
+            auth_request_set $user $upstream_http_remote_user;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-User $user;
             
             auth_request_set $groups $upstream_http_remote_groups;
             proxy_set_header Remote-Groups $groups;
-            
-            auth_request_set $expiry $upstream_http_remote_expiry;
-            proxy_set_header Remote-Expiry $expiry;
 
             error_page 401 =302 https://auth.test.local:8080?redirect=$redirect;
             error_page 403 = https://auth.test.local:8080/error/403;
diff --git a/src/server/endpoints.ts b/src/server/endpoints.ts
index 7412aa96..852c9a79 100644
--- a/src/server/endpoints.ts
+++ b/src/server/endpoints.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ export const SECOND_FACTOR_GET = "/secondfactor";
  * @apiError (Error 401) status The user is not authenticated.
  *
  * @apiDescription Verify that the user is authenticated, i.e., the two
- * factors have been validated
+ * factors have been validated.
+ * If the user is authenticated the response headers Remote-User and Remote-Groups
+ * are set. Remote-User contains the user id of the currently logged in user and Remote-Groups
+ * a comma separated list of assigned groups.
  */
 export const VERIFY_GET = "/verify";
 
diff --git a/src/server/lib/routes/verify/get.ts b/src/server/lib/routes/verify/get.ts
index 45b7974b..d0a53fab 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/routes/verify/get.ts
+++ b/src/server/lib/routes/verify/get.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 
-import { Winston } from "winston";
 import objectPath = require("object-path");
 import BluebirdPromise = require("bluebird");
 import express = require("express");
-import { AccessController } from "../../access_control/AccessController";
 import exceptions = require("../../Exceptions");
 import winston = require("winston");
 import AuthenticationValidator = require("../../AuthenticationValidator");
@@ -39,6 +37,9 @@ function verify_filter(req: express.Request, res: express.Response): BluebirdPro
       if (!authSession.first_factor || !authSession.second_factor)
         return BluebirdPromise.reject(new exceptions.AccessDeniedError("First or second factor not validated"));
 
+      res.setHeader("Remote-User", username);
+      res.setHeader("Remote-Groups", groups.join(","));
+
       return BluebirdPromise.resolve();
     });
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/server/routes/verify/get.test.ts b/test/unit/server/routes/verify/get.test.ts
index 6aeb6a34..9de9fd11 100644
--- a/test/unit/server/routes/verify/get.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/server/routes/verify/get.test.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@ describe("test authentication token verification", function () {
         authSession.first_factor = true;
         authSession.second_factor = true;
         authSession.userid = "myuser";
+        authSession.groups = ["mygroup", "othergroup"];
         return VerifyGet.default(req as express.Request, res as any);
       })
       .then(function () {
+        sinon.assert.calledWithExactly(res.setHeader, "Remote-User", "myuser");
+        sinon.assert.calledWithExactly(res.setHeader, "Remote-Groups", "mygroup,othergroup");
         assert.equal(204, res.status.getCall(0).args[0]);
       });
   });