diff --git a/docs/middleware/request/authentication.md b/docs/middleware/request/authentication.md
index 70da6e317..867289dc2 100644
--- a/docs/middleware/request/authentication.md
+++ b/docs/middleware/request/authentication.md
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ top_link: ./list
 ---
 
 The `Faraday::Request::Authorization` middleware allows you to automatically add an `Authorization` header
-to your requests. It also features a handy helper to manage Basic authentication.
+to your requests. It also features 2 specialised sub-classes that provide useful extra features for Basic Authentication
+and Token Authentication requests.
+
+### Any Authentication
+
+The generic `Authorization` middleware allows you to add any type of Authorization header.
 
 ```ruby
 Faraday.new(...) do |conn|
@@ -22,18 +27,30 @@ end
 
 You can also provide a proc, which will be evaluated on each request:
 
+ ```ruby
+ Faraday.new(...) do |conn|
+  conn.request :authorization, 'Bearer', -> { MyAuthStorage.get_auth_token }
+ end
+ ```
+
+### Basic Authentication
+
+`BasicAuthentication` adds a 'Basic' type Authorization header to a Faraday request.
+
 ```ruby
 Faraday.new(...) do |conn|
-  conn.request :authorization, 'Bearer', -> { MyAuthStorage.get_auth_token }
+  conn.request :basic_auth, 'username', 'password'
 end
 ```
 
-### Basic Authentication
+### Token Authentication
 
-The middleware will automatically Base64 encode your Basic username and password:
+`TokenAuthentication` adds a 'Token' type Authorization header to a Faraday request.
+You can optionally provide a hash of `options` that will be appended to the token.
+This is not used anymore in modern web and have been replaced by Bearer tokens.
 
 ```ruby
 Faraday.new(...) do |conn|
-  conn.request :authorization, :basic, 'username', 'password'
+  conn.request :token_auth, 'authentication-token', **options
 end
 ```
diff --git a/lib/faraday/connection.rb b/lib/faraday/connection.rb
index 1b035677b..6344f6a0c 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/connection.rb
@@ -283,6 +283,77 @@ def #{method}(url = nil, body = nil, headers = nil, &block)
       RUBY
     end
 
+    # Sets up the Authorization header with these credentials, encoded
+    # with base64.
+    #
+    # @param login [String] The authentication login.
+    # @param pass [String] The authentication password.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   conn.basic_auth 'Aladdin', 'open sesame'
+    #   conn.headers['Authorization']
+    #   # => "Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ=="
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def basic_auth(login, pass)
+      warn <<~TEXT
+        WARNING: `Faraday::Connection#basic_auth` is deprecated; it will be removed in version 2.0.
+        While initializing your connection, use `#request(:basic_auth, ...)` instead.
+        See https://lostisland.github.io/faraday/middleware/authentication for more usage info.
+      TEXT
+      set_authorization_header(:basic_auth, login, pass)
+    end
+
+    # Sets up the Authorization header with the given token.
+    #
+    # @param token [String]
+    # @param options [Hash] extra token options.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   conn.token_auth 'abcdef', foo: 'bar'
+    #   conn.headers['Authorization']
+    #   # => "Token token=\"abcdef\",
+    #               foo=\"bar\""
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def token_auth(token, options = nil)
+      warn <<~TEXT
+        WARNING: `Faraday::Connection#token_auth` is deprecated; it will be removed in version 2.0.
+        While initializing your connection, use `#request(:token_auth, ...)` instead.
+        See https://lostisland.github.io/faraday/middleware/authentication for more usage info.
+      TEXT
+      set_authorization_header(:token_auth, token, options)
+    end
+
+    # Sets up a custom Authorization header.
+    #
+    # @param type [String] authorization type
+    # @param token [String, Hash] token. A String value is taken literally, and
+    #         a Hash is encoded into comma-separated key/value pairs.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #
+    #   conn.authorization :Bearer, 'mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM'
+    #   conn.headers['Authorization']
+    #   # => "Bearer mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM"
+    #
+    #   conn.authorization :Token, token: 'abcdef', foo: 'bar'
+    #   conn.headers['Authorization']
+    #   # => "Token token=\"abcdef\",
+    #               foo=\"bar\""
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def authorization(type, token)
+      warn <<~TEXT
+        WARNING: `Faraday::Connection#authorization` is deprecated; it will be removed in version 2.0.
+        While initializing your connection, use `#request(:authorization, ...)` instead.
+        See https://lostisland.github.io/faraday/middleware/authentication for more usage info.
+      TEXT
+      set_authorization_header(:authorization, type, token)
+    end
+
     # Check if the adapter is parallel-capable.
     #
     # @yield if the adapter isn't parallel-capable, or if no adapter is set yet.
@@ -508,6 +579,14 @@ def with_uri_credentials(uri)
       yield(Utils.unescape(uri.user), Utils.unescape(uri.password))
     end
 
+    def set_authorization_header(header_type, *args)
+      header = Faraday::Request
+               .lookup_middleware(header_type)
+               .header(*args)
+
+      headers[Faraday::Request::Authorization::KEY] = header
+    end
+
     def proxy_from_env(url)
       return if Faraday.ignore_env_proxy
 
diff --git a/lib/faraday/request/authorization.rb b/lib/faraday/request/authorization.rb
index d6aeaf2f7..f0c6c4671 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/request/authorization.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/request/authorization.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,35 @@ class Authorization < Faraday::Middleware
         KEY = 'Authorization'
       end
 
+      # @param type [String, Symbol]
+      # @param token [String, Symbol, Hash]
+      # @return [String] a header value
+      def self.header(type, token)
+        case token
+        when String, Symbol
+          "#{type} #{token}"
+        when Hash
+          build_hash(type.to_s, token)
+        else
+          raise ArgumentError,
+                "Can't build an Authorization #{type}" \
+                  "header from #{token.inspect}"
+        end
+      end
+
+      # @param type [String]
+      # @param hash [Hash]
+      # @return [String] type followed by comma-separated key=value pairs
+      # @api private
+      def self.build_hash(type, hash)
+        comma = ', '
+        values = []
+        hash.each do |key, value|
+          values << "#{key}=#{value.to_s.inspect}"
+        end
+        "#{type} #{values * comma}"
+      end
+
       # @param app [#call]
       # @param type [String, Symbol] Type of Authorization
       # @param params [Array<String, Proc>] parameters to build the Authorization header.
@@ -19,9 +48,16 @@ class Authorization < Faraday::Middleware
       def initialize(app, type, *params)
         @type = type
         @params = params
+        @header_value = self.class.header(type, params[0]) unless params[0].is_a? Proc
         super(app)
       end
 
+      # @param env [Faraday::Env]
+      # def call(env)
+      #   env.request_headers[KEY] = @header_value unless env.request_headers[KEY]
+      #   @app.call(env)
+      # end
+      #
       # @param env [Faraday::Env]
       def on_request(env)
         return if env.request_headers[KEY]
@@ -35,6 +71,8 @@ def on_request(env)
       # @param params [Array]
       # @return [String] a header value
       def header_from(type, *params)
+        return @header_value if @header_value
+
         if type.to_s.casecmp('basic').zero? && params.size == 2
           basic_header_from(*params)
         elsif params.size != 1
diff --git a/lib/faraday/request/basic_authentication.rb b/lib/faraday/request/basic_authentication.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61c9a5bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/faraday/request/basic_authentication.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'base64'
+
+module Faraday
+  class Request
+    # Authorization middleware for Basic Authentication.
+    class BasicAuthentication < load_middleware(:authorization)
+      # @param login [String]
+      # @param pass [String]
+      #
+      # @return [String] a Basic Authentication header line
+      def self.header(login, pass)
+        value = Base64.encode64([login, pass].join(':'))
+        value.delete!("\n")
+        super(:Basic, value)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/faraday/request/token_authentication.rb b/lib/faraday/request/token_authentication.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f28264b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/faraday/request/token_authentication.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Faraday
+  class Request
+    # TokenAuthentication is a middleware that adds a 'Token' header to a
+    # Faraday request.
+    class TokenAuthentication < load_middleware(:authorization)
+      # Public
+      def self.header(token, options = nil)
+        options ||= {}
+        options[:token] = token
+        super(:Token, options)
+      end
+
+      def initialize(app, token, options = nil)
+        super(app, token, options)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/faraday/connection_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/connection_spec.rb
index 4ff56335e..0a1298117 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/connection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/connection_spec.rb
@@ -141,6 +141,28 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'basic_auth' do
+    subject { conn }
+
+    context 'calling the #basic_auth method' do
+      before { subject.basic_auth 'Aladdin', 'open sesame' }
+
+      it { expect(subject.headers['Authorization']).to eq('Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==') }
+    end
+
+    context 'adding basic auth info to url' do
+      let(:url) { 'http://Aladdin:open%20sesame@sushi.com/fish' }
+
+      it { expect(subject.headers['Authorization']).to eq('Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==') }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#token_auth' do
+    before { subject.token_auth('abcdef', nonce: 'abc') }
+
+    it { expect(subject.headers['Authorization']).to eq('Token nonce="abc", token="abcdef"') }
+  end
+
   describe '#build_exclusive_url' do
     context 'with relative path' do
       subject { conn.build_exclusive_url('sake.html') }
@@ -583,6 +605,7 @@
 
     context 'after manual changes' do
       before do
+        subject.basic_auth('', '')
         subject.headers['content-length'] = 12
         subject.params['b'] = '2'
         subject.options[:open_timeout] = 10
diff --git a/spec/faraday/request/authorization_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/request/authorization_spec.rb
index 234861d68..9bc23f03d 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/request/authorization_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/request/authorization_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 RSpec.describe Faraday::Request::Authorization do
   let(:conn) do
     Faraday.new do |b|
-      b.request :authorization, auth_type, *auth_config
+      b.request auth_type, *auth_config
       b.adapter :test do |stub|
         stub.get('/auth-echo') do |env|
           [200, {}, env[:request_headers]['Authorization']]
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
   shared_examples 'does not interfere with existing authentication' do
     context 'and request already has an authentication header' do
-      let(:response) { conn.get('/auth-echo', nil, authorization: 'OAuth oauth_token') }
+      let(:response) { conn.get('/auth-echo', nil, authorization: 'Token token="bar"') }
 
       it 'does not interfere with existing authorization' do
-        expect(response.body).to eq('OAuth oauth_token')
+        expect(response.body).to eq('Token token="bar"')
       end
     end
   end
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   let(:response) { conn.get('/auth-echo') }
 
   describe 'basic_auth' do
-    let(:auth_type) { :basic }
+    let(:auth_type) { :basic_auth }
 
     context 'when passed correct params' do
       let(:auth_config) { %w[aladdin opensesame] }
@@ -44,29 +44,51 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'token_auth' do
+    let(:auth_type) { :token_auth }
+
+    context 'when passed correct params' do
+      let(:auth_config) { 'quux' }
+
+      it { expect(response.body).to eq('Token token="quux"') }
+
+      include_examples 'does not interfere with existing authentication'
+    end
+
+    context 'when other values are provided' do
+      let(:auth_config) { ['baz', { foo: 42 }] }
+
+      it { expect(response.body).to match(/^Token /) }
+      it { expect(response.body).to match(/token="baz"/) }
+      it { expect(response.body).to match(/foo="42"/) }
+
+      include_examples 'does not interfere with existing authentication'
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'authorization' do
-    let(:auth_type) { :Bearer }
+    let(:auth_type) { :authorization }
 
-    context 'when passed a string' do
-      let(:auth_config) { ['custom'] }
+    context 'when passed two strings' do
+      let(:auth_config) { ['custom', 'abc def'] }
 
-      it { expect(response.body).to eq('Bearer custom') }
+      it { expect(response.body).to eq('custom abc def') }
 
       include_examples 'does not interfere with existing authentication'
     end
 
-    context 'when passed a proc' do
-      let(:auth_config) { [-> { 'custom_from_proc' }] }
+    context 'when passed a string and a hash' do
+      let(:auth_config) { ['baz', { foo: 42 }] }
 
-      it { expect(response.body).to eq('Bearer custom_from_proc') }
+      it { expect(response.body).to eq('baz foo="42"') }
 
       include_examples 'does not interfere with existing authentication'
     end
 
-    context 'when passed too many arguments' do
-      let(:auth_config) { %w[baz foo] }
+    context 'when passed a string and a proc' do
+      let(:auth_config) { ['Bearer', -> { 'custom_from_proc' }] }
 
-      it { expect { response }.to raise_error(ArgumentError) }
+      it { expect(response.body).to eq('Bearer custom_from_proc') }
 
       include_examples 'does not interfere with existing authentication'
     end