diff --git a/samples/ChatSample/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml b/samples/ChatSample/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
index 50dfde0f5b..a914e927a3 100644
--- a/samples/ChatSample/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
+++ b/samples/ChatSample/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     <environment names="Development">
         <script src="~/lib/jquery/dist/jquery.js"></script>
         <script src="~/lib/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.js"></script>
-        <script src="~/js/site.js" asp-append-version="true"></script>
     </environment>
     <environment names="Staging,Production">
         <script src="https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery/jquery-2.2.0.min.js"
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/EndPointOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/EndPointOptions.cs
index 8185d616b5..ec939ff762 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/EndPointOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/EndPointOptions.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
-using System;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets
 {
     public class EndPointOptions<TEndPoint> where TEndPoint : EndPoint
     {
-        public AuthorizationPolicy Policy { get; set; }
+        public IList<string> AuthorizationPolicyNames { get; } = new List<string>();
 
         public TransportType Transports { get; set; } = TransportType.All;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/HttpConnectionDispatcher.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/HttpConnectionDispatcher.cs
index a21280e839..f3dc37afa2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/HttpConnectionDispatcher.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/HttpConnectionDispatcher.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets
         {
             var options = context.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<IOptions<EndPointOptions<TEndPoint>>>().Value;
             // TODO: Authorize attribute on EndPoint
-            if (!await AuthorizeHelper.AuthorizeAsync(context, options.Policy))
+            if (!await AuthorizeHelper.AuthorizeAsync(context, options.AuthorizationPolicyNames))
             {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/Internal/AuthorizeHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/Internal/AuthorizeHelper.cs
index 34089bd5bb..de9101dbdb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/Internal/AuthorizeHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets/Internal/AuthorizeHelper.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Security.Claims;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
@@ -12,53 +13,62 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Internal
 {
     public static class AuthorizeHelper
     {
-        public static async Task<bool> AuthorizeAsync(HttpContext context, AuthorizationPolicy policy)
+        public static async Task<bool> AuthorizeAsync(HttpContext context, IList<string> policies)
         {
-            if (policy != null)
+            if (policies.Count == 0)
             {
-                if (policy.AuthenticationSchemes != null && policy.AuthenticationSchemes.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    ClaimsPrincipal newPrincipal = null;
-                    foreach (var scheme in policy.AuthenticationSchemes)
-                    {
-                        var result = await context.Authentication.AuthenticateAsync(scheme);
-                        if (result != null)
-                        {
-                            newPrincipal = SecurityHelper.MergeUserPrincipal(newPrincipal, result);
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    if (newPrincipal == null)
-                    {
-                        newPrincipal = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity());
-                    }
-
-                    context.User = newPrincipal;
-                }
-
-                var authService = context.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<IAuthorizationService>();
-                if (await authService.AuthorizeAsync(context.User, context, policy))
-                {
-                    return true;
-                }
-
-                // Challenge
-                if (policy.AuthenticationSchemes != null && policy.AuthenticationSchemes.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    foreach (var scheme in policy.AuthenticationSchemes)
-                    {
-                        await context.Authentication.ChallengeAsync(scheme, properties: null);
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    await context.Authentication.ChallengeAsync(properties: null);
-                }
-
-                return false;
+                return true;
             }
 
-            return true;
+            var policyProvider = context.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<IAuthorizationPolicyProvider>();
+            var authorizeData = new List<IAuthorizeData>();
+
+            foreach (var policy in policies)
+            {
+                authorizeData.Add(new AuthorizeAttribute(policy));
+            }
+
+            var authorizePolicy = await AuthorizationPolicy.CombineAsync(policyProvider, authorizeData);
+            if (authorizePolicy.AuthenticationSchemes != null && authorizePolicy.AuthenticationSchemes.Count > 0)
+            {
+                ClaimsPrincipal newPrincipal = null;
+                foreach (var scheme in authorizePolicy.AuthenticationSchemes)
+                {
+                    var result = await context.Authentication.AuthenticateAsync(scheme);
+                    if (result != null)
+                    {
+                        newPrincipal = SecurityHelper.MergeUserPrincipal(newPrincipal, result);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (newPrincipal == null)
+                {
+                    newPrincipal = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity());
+                }
+
+                context.User = newPrincipal;
+            }
+
+            var authService = context.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<IAuthorizationService>();
+            if (await authService.AuthorizeAsync(context.User, context, authorizePolicy))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Challenge
+            if (authorizePolicy.AuthenticationSchemes != null && authorizePolicy.AuthenticationSchemes.Count > 0)
+            {
+                foreach (var scheme in authorizePolicy.AuthenticationSchemes)
+                {
+                    await context.Authentication.ChallengeAsync(scheme, properties: null);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                await context.Authentication.ChallengeAsync(properties: null);
+            }
+
+            return false;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Tests/HttpConnectionDispatcherTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Tests/HttpConnectionDispatcherTests.cs
index c7a1772d26..5250162055 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Tests/HttpConnectionDispatcherTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Tests/HttpConnectionDispatcherTests.cs
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Security.Claims;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.Authentication;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Tests.Common;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Internal;
@@ -452,6 +454,273 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Tests
             Assert.Equal(MessageType.Close, messages[3].Type);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task UnauthorizedConnectionFailsToStartEndPoint()
+        {
+            var manager = CreateConnectionManager();
+            var state = manager.CreateConnection();
+            var dispatcher = new HttpConnectionDispatcher(manager, new LoggerFactory());
+            var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+            services.AddOptions();
+            services.AddEndPoint<BlockingEndPoint>(options =>
+            {
+                options.AuthorizationPolicyNames.Add("test");
+            });
+            services.AddAuthorization(options =>
+            {
+                options.AddPolicy("test", policy => policy.RequireClaim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier));
+            });
+            services.AddLogging();
+
+            context.RequestServices = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+            context.Request.Path = "/poll";
+            var values = new Dictionary<string, StringValues>();
+            values["id"] = state.Connection.ConnectionId;
+            var qs = new QueryCollection(values);
+            context.Request.Query = qs;
+            var authFeature = new HttpAuthenticationFeature();
+            authFeature.Handler = new TestAuthenticationHandler(context);
+            context.Features.Set<IHttpAuthenticationFeature>(authFeature);
+
+            // would hang if EndPoint was running
+            await dispatcher.ExecuteAsync<BlockingEndPoint>("", context).OrTimeout();
+
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized, context.Response.StatusCode);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task AuthorizedConnectionCanConnectToEndPoint()
+        {
+            var manager = CreateConnectionManager();
+            var state = manager.CreateConnection();
+            var dispatcher = new HttpConnectionDispatcher(manager, new LoggerFactory());
+            var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+            services.AddOptions();
+            services.AddEndPoint<BlockingEndPoint>(options =>
+            {
+                options.AuthorizationPolicyNames.Add("test");
+            });
+            services.AddAuthorization(options =>
+            {
+                options.AddPolicy("test", policy =>
+                {
+                    policy.RequireClaim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier);
+                });
+            });
+            services.AddLogging();
+
+            context.RequestServices = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+            context.Request.Path = "/poll";
+            var values = new Dictionary<string, StringValues>();
+            values["id"] = state.Connection.ConnectionId;
+            var qs = new QueryCollection(values);
+            context.Request.Query = qs;
+            context.Response.Body = new MemoryStream();
+            var authFeature = new HttpAuthenticationFeature();
+            authFeature.Handler = new TestAuthenticationHandler(context);
+            context.Features.Set<IHttpAuthenticationFeature>(authFeature);
+
+            // "authorize" user
+            context.User = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "name") }));
+
+            var endPointTask = dispatcher.ExecuteAsync<BlockingEndPoint>("", context);
+            await state.Connection.Transport.Output.WriteAsync(new Message(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello, World"), MessageType.Text)).OrTimeout();
+
+            await endPointTask.OrTimeout();
+
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status200OK, context.Response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("T12:T:Hello, World;", GetContentAsString(context.Response.Body));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task AllPoliciesRequiredForAuthorizedEndPoint()
+        {
+            var manager = CreateConnectionManager();
+            var state = manager.CreateConnection();
+            var dispatcher = new HttpConnectionDispatcher(manager, new LoggerFactory());
+            var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+            services.AddOptions();
+            services.AddEndPoint<BlockingEndPoint>(options =>
+            {
+                options.AuthorizationPolicyNames.Add("test");
+                options.AuthorizationPolicyNames.Add("secondPolicy");
+            });
+            services.AddAuthorization(options =>
+            {
+                options.AddPolicy("test", policy => policy.RequireClaim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier));
+                options.AddPolicy("secondPolicy", policy => policy.RequireClaim(ClaimTypes.StreetAddress));
+            });
+            services.AddLogging();
+
+            context.RequestServices = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+            context.Request.Path = "/poll";
+            var values = new Dictionary<string, StringValues>();
+            values["id"] = state.Connection.ConnectionId;
+            var qs = new QueryCollection(values);
+            context.Request.Query = qs;
+            context.Response.Body = new MemoryStream();
+            var authFeature = new HttpAuthenticationFeature();
+            authFeature.Handler = new TestAuthenticationHandler(context);
+            context.Features.Set<IHttpAuthenticationFeature>(authFeature);
+
+            // partialy "authorize" user
+            context.User = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "name") }));
+
+            // would hang if EndPoint was running
+            await dispatcher.ExecuteAsync<BlockingEndPoint>("", context).OrTimeout();
+
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized, context.Response.StatusCode);
+
+            // fully "authorize" user
+            context.User.AddIdentity(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.StreetAddress, "12345 123rd St. NW") }));
+
+            var endPointTask = dispatcher.ExecuteAsync<BlockingEndPoint>("", context);
+            await state.Connection.Transport.Output.WriteAsync(new Message(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello, World"), MessageType.Text)).OrTimeout();
+
+            await endPointTask.OrTimeout();
+
+            Assert.Equal("T12:T:Hello, World;", GetContentAsString(context.Response.Body));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task AuthorizedConnectionWithAcceptedSchemesCanConnectToEndPoint()
+        {
+            var manager = CreateConnectionManager();
+            var state = manager.CreateConnection();
+            var dispatcher = new HttpConnectionDispatcher(manager, new LoggerFactory());
+            var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+            services.AddOptions();
+            services.AddEndPoint<BlockingEndPoint>(options =>
+            {
+                options.AuthorizationPolicyNames.Add("test");
+            });
+            services.AddAuthorization(options =>
+            {
+                options.AddPolicy("test", policy =>
+                {
+                    policy.RequireClaim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier);
+                    policy.AddAuthenticationSchemes("Default");
+                });
+            });
+            services.AddLogging();
+
+            context.RequestServices = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+            context.Request.Path = "/poll";
+            var values = new Dictionary<string, StringValues>();
+            values["id"] = state.Connection.ConnectionId;
+            var qs = new QueryCollection(values);
+            context.Request.Query = qs;
+            context.Response.Body = new MemoryStream();
+            var authFeature = new HttpAuthenticationFeature();
+            authFeature.Handler = new TestAuthenticationHandler(context);
+            context.Features.Set<IHttpAuthenticationFeature>(authFeature);
+
+            // "authorize" user
+            context.User = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "name") }));
+
+            var endPointTask = dispatcher.ExecuteAsync<BlockingEndPoint>("", context);
+            await state.Connection.Transport.Output.WriteAsync(new Message(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello, World"), MessageType.Text)).OrTimeout();
+
+            await endPointTask.OrTimeout();
+
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status200OK, context.Response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("T12:T:Hello, World;", GetContentAsString(context.Response.Body));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task AuthorizedConnectionWithRejectedSchemesFailsToConnectToEndPoint()
+        {
+            var manager = CreateConnectionManager();
+            var state = manager.CreateConnection();
+            var dispatcher = new HttpConnectionDispatcher(manager, new LoggerFactory());
+            var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+            services.AddOptions();
+            services.AddEndPoint<BlockingEndPoint>(options =>
+            {
+                options.AuthorizationPolicyNames.Add("test");
+            });
+            services.AddAuthorization(options =>
+            {
+                options.AddPolicy("test", policy =>
+                {
+                    policy.RequireClaim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier);
+                    policy.AddAuthenticationSchemes("Default");
+                });
+            });
+            services.AddLogging();
+
+            context.RequestServices = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+            context.Request.Path = "/poll";
+            var values = new Dictionary<string, StringValues>();
+            values["id"] = state.Connection.ConnectionId;
+            var qs = new QueryCollection(values);
+            context.Request.Query = qs;
+            context.Response.Body = new MemoryStream();
+            var authFeature = new HttpAuthenticationFeature();
+            authFeature.Handler = new TestAuthenticationHandler(context, acceptScheme: false);
+            context.Features.Set<IHttpAuthenticationFeature>(authFeature);
+
+            // "authorize" user
+            context.User = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "name") }));
+
+            // would block if EndPoint was executed
+            await dispatcher.ExecuteAsync<BlockingEndPoint>("", context).OrTimeout();
+
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized, context.Response.StatusCode);
+        }
+
+        private class TestAuthenticationHandler : IAuthenticationHandler
+        {
+            private readonly HttpContext HttpContext;
+            private readonly bool _acceptScheme;
+
+            public TestAuthenticationHandler(HttpContext context, bool acceptScheme = true)
+            {
+                HttpContext = context;
+                _acceptScheme = acceptScheme;
+            }
+
+            public Task AuthenticateAsync(AuthenticateContext context)
+            {
+                if (_acceptScheme)
+                {
+                    context.Authenticated(HttpContext.User, context.Properties, context.Description);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    context.NotAuthenticated();
+                }
+                return Task.CompletedTask;
+            }
+
+            public Task ChallengeAsync(ChallengeContext context)
+            {
+                HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized;
+                context.Accept();
+                return Task.CompletedTask;
+            }
+
+            public void GetDescriptions(DescribeSchemesContext context)
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+
+            public Task SignInAsync(SignInContext context)
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+
+            public Task SignOutAsync(SignOutContext context)
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+        }
+
         private static async Task CheckTransportSupported(TransportType supportedTransports, TransportType transportType, int status)
         {
             var path = "";