diff --git a/src/common/request.c b/src/common/request.c
--- a/src/common/request.c
+++ b/src/common/request.c
@@ -69,6 +69,35 @@ int distren_request_parse_version(struct
   return 0;
 }
 
+int distren_request_pass(struct distren_request **req, void **data, const char *username, const char *pass)
+{
+  struct distren_request_pass *request_pass;
+
+  distren_request_new(req, sizeof(struct distren_request_pass), DISTREN_REQUEST_PASS);
+  request_pass = malloc(sizeof(struct distren_request_pass));
+  if(!request_pass || !*req)
+    {
+      if(*req)
+	distren_request_free(*req);
+      free(request_pass);
+
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  /*
+   * The packet itself doesn't need the string's NULL terminator
+   * _unless_ if the string is shorter than the maximum length of the
+   * username or password. Thus, strncpy()'s behavior (not strlcpy()'s
+   * behavior) is _exactly_ what we want for this case.
+   */
+  strncpy(request_pass->username, username, DISTREN_REQUEST_PASS_USERNAME_LEN);
+  strncpy(request_pass->pass, pass, DISTREN_REQUEST_PASS_PASS_LEN);
+
+  *data = request_pass;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int distren_request_poing(struct distren_request **req, void **data, short is_ping, const void *poing_cookie, size_t poing_data_len)
 {
   enum distren_request_type type;