diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index b4f42273..41b729ea 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/yvasiyarov/newrelic_platform_go",
 			"Rev": "b21fdbd4370f3717f3bbd2bf41c223bc273068e6"
 		},
+		{
+			"ImportPath": "golang.org/x/net/context",
+			"Rev": "1dfe7915deaf3f80b962c163b918868d8a6d8974"
+		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "gopkg.in/check.v1",
 			"Rev": "64131543e7896d5bcc6bd5a76287eb75ea96c673"
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/context.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/context.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66aff7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package context defines the Context type, which carries deadlines,
+// cancelation signals, and other request-scoped values across API boundaries
+// and between processes.
+//
+// Incoming requests to a server should create a Context, and outgoing calls to
+// servers should accept a Context.  The chain of function calls between must
+// propagate the Context, optionally replacing it with a modified copy created
+// using WithDeadline, WithTimeout, WithCancel, or WithValue.
+//
+// Programs that use Contexts should follow these rules to keep interfaces
+// consistent across packages and enable static analysis tools to check context
+// propagation:
+//
+// Do not store Contexts inside a struct type; instead, pass a Context
+// explicitly to each function that needs it.  The Context should be the first
+// parameter, typically named ctx:
+//
+// 	func DoSomething(ctx context.Context, arg Arg) error {
+// 		// ... use ctx ...
+// 	}
+//
+// Do not pass a nil Context, even if a function permits it.  Pass context.TODO
+// if you are unsure about which Context to use.
+//
+// Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and
+// APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions.
+//
+// The same Context may be passed to functions running in different goroutines;
+// Contexts are safe for simultaneous use by multiple goroutines.
+//
+// See http://blog.golang.org/context for example code for a server that uses
+// Contexts.
+package context
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// A Context carries a deadline, a cancelation signal, and other values across
+// API boundaries.
+//
+// Context's methods may be called by multiple goroutines simultaneously.
+type Context interface {
+	// Deadline returns the time when work done on behalf of this context
+	// should be canceled.  Deadline returns ok==false when no deadline is
+	// set.  Successive calls to Deadline return the same results.
+	Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool)
+
+	// Done returns a channel that's closed when work done on behalf of this
+	// context should be canceled.  Done may return nil if this context can
+	// never be canceled.  Successive calls to Done return the same value.
+	//
+	// WithCancel arranges for Done to be closed when cancel is called;
+	// WithDeadline arranges for Done to be closed when the deadline
+	// expires; WithTimeout arranges for Done to be closed when the timeout
+	// elapses.
+	//
+	// Done is provided for use in select statements:
+	//
+	// 	// DoSomething calls DoSomethingSlow and returns as soon as
+	// 	// it returns or ctx.Done is closed.
+	// 	func DoSomething(ctx context.Context) (Result, error) {
+	// 		c := make(chan Result, 1)
+	// 		go func() { c <- DoSomethingSlow(ctx) }()
+	// 		select {
+	// 		case res := <-c:
+	// 			return res, nil
+	// 		case <-ctx.Done():
+	// 			return nil, ctx.Err()
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	//
+	// See http://blog.golang.org/pipelines for more examples of how to use
+	// a Done channel for cancelation.
+	Done() <-chan struct{}
+
+	// Err returns a non-nil error value after Done is closed.  Err returns
+	// Canceled if the context was canceled or DeadlineExceeded if the
+	// context's deadline passed.  No other values for Err are defined.
+	// After Done is closed, successive calls to Err return the same value.
+	Err() error
+
+	// Value returns the value associated with this context for key, or nil
+	// if no value is associated with key.  Successive calls to Value with
+	// the same key returns the same result.
+	//
+	// Use context values only for request-scoped data that transits
+	// processes and API boundaries, not for passing optional parameters to
+	// functions.
+	//
+	// A key identifies a specific value in a Context.  Functions that wish
+	// to store values in Context typically allocate a key in a global
+	// variable then use that key as the argument to context.WithValue and
+	// Context.Value.  A key can be any type that supports equality;
+	// packages should define keys as an unexported type to avoid
+	// collisions.
+	//
+	// Packages that define a Context key should provide type-safe accessors
+	// for the values stores using that key:
+	//
+	// 	// Package user defines a User type that's stored in Contexts.
+	// 	package user
+	//
+	// 	import "golang.org/x/net/context"
+	//
+	// 	// User is the type of value stored in the Contexts.
+	// 	type User struct {...}
+	//
+	// 	// key is an unexported type for keys defined in this package.
+	// 	// This prevents collisions with keys defined in other packages.
+	// 	type key int
+	//
+	// 	// userKey is the key for user.User values in Contexts.  It is
+	// 	// unexported; clients use user.NewContext and user.FromContext
+	// 	// instead of using this key directly.
+	// 	var userKey key = 0
+	//
+	// 	// NewContext returns a new Context that carries value u.
+	// 	func NewContext(ctx context.Context, u *User) context.Context {
+	// 		return context.WithValue(ctx, userKey, u)
+	// 	}
+	//
+	// 	// FromContext returns the User value stored in ctx, if any.
+	// 	func FromContext(ctx context.Context) (*User, bool) {
+	// 		u, ok := ctx.Value(userKey).(*User)
+	// 		return u, ok
+	// 	}
+	Value(key interface{}) interface{}
+}
+
+// Canceled is the error returned by Context.Err when the context is canceled.
+var Canceled = errors.New("context canceled")
+
+// DeadlineExceeded is the error returned by Context.Err when the context's
+// deadline passes.
+var DeadlineExceeded = errors.New("context deadline exceeded")
+
+// An emptyCtx is never canceled, has no values, and has no deadline.  It is not
+// struct{}, since vars of this type must have distinct addresses.
+type emptyCtx int
+
+func (*emptyCtx) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
+	return
+}
+
+func (*emptyCtx) Done() <-chan struct{} {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (*emptyCtx) Err() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (*emptyCtx) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *emptyCtx) String() string {
+	switch e {
+	case background:
+		return "context.Background"
+	case todo:
+		return "context.TODO"
+	}
+	return "unknown empty Context"
+}
+
+var (
+	background = new(emptyCtx)
+	todo       = new(emptyCtx)
+)
+
+// Background returns a non-nil, empty Context. It is never canceled, has no
+// values, and has no deadline.  It is typically used by the main function,
+// initialization, and tests, and as the top-level Context for incoming
+// requests.
+func Background() Context {
+	return background
+}
+
+// TODO returns a non-nil, empty Context.  Code should use context.TODO when
+// it's unclear which Context to use or it's is not yet available (because the
+// surrounding function has not yet been extended to accept a Context
+// parameter).  TODO is recognized by static analysis tools that determine
+// whether Contexts are propagated correctly in a program.
+func TODO() Context {
+	return todo
+}
+
+// A CancelFunc tells an operation to abandon its work.
+// A CancelFunc does not wait for the work to stop.
+// After the first call, subsequent calls to a CancelFunc do nothing.
+type CancelFunc func()
+
+// WithCancel returns a copy of parent with a new Done channel. The returned
+// context's Done channel is closed when the returned cancel function is called
+// or when the parent context's Done channel is closed, whichever happens first.
+func WithCancel(parent Context) (ctx Context, cancel CancelFunc) {
+	c := newCancelCtx(parent)
+	propagateCancel(parent, &c)
+	return &c, func() { c.cancel(true, Canceled) }
+}
+
+// newCancelCtx returns an initialized cancelCtx.
+func newCancelCtx(parent Context) cancelCtx {
+	return cancelCtx{
+		Context: parent,
+		done:    make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+}
+
+// propagateCancel arranges for child to be canceled when parent is.
+func propagateCancel(parent Context, child canceler) {
+	if parent.Done() == nil {
+		return // parent is never canceled
+	}
+	if p, ok := parentCancelCtx(parent); ok {
+		p.mu.Lock()
+		if p.err != nil {
+			// parent has already been canceled
+			child.cancel(false, p.err)
+		} else {
+			if p.children == nil {
+				p.children = make(map[canceler]bool)
+			}
+			p.children[child] = true
+		}
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+	} else {
+		go func() {
+			select {
+			case <-parent.Done():
+				child.cancel(false, parent.Err())
+			case <-child.Done():
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
+// parentCancelCtx follows a chain of parent references until it finds a
+// *cancelCtx.  This function understands how each of the concrete types in this
+// package represents its parent.
+func parentCancelCtx(parent Context) (*cancelCtx, bool) {
+	for {
+		switch c := parent.(type) {
+		case *cancelCtx:
+			return c, true
+		case *timerCtx:
+			return &c.cancelCtx, true
+		case *valueCtx:
+			parent = c.Context
+		default:
+			return nil, false
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// A canceler is a context type that can be canceled directly.  The
+// implementations are *cancelCtx and *timerCtx.
+type canceler interface {
+	cancel(removeFromParent bool, err error)
+	Done() <-chan struct{}
+}
+
+// A cancelCtx can be canceled.  When canceled, it also cancels any children
+// that implement canceler.
+type cancelCtx struct {
+	Context
+
+	done chan struct{} // closed by the first cancel call.
+
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	children map[canceler]bool // set to nil by the first cancel call
+	err      error             // set to non-nil by the first cancel call
+}
+
+func (c *cancelCtx) Done() <-chan struct{} {
+	return c.done
+}
+
+func (c *cancelCtx) Err() error {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	return c.err
+}
+
+func (c *cancelCtx) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.WithCancel", c.Context)
+}
+
+// cancel closes c.done, cancels each of c's children, and, if
+// removeFromParent is true, removes c from its parent's children.
+func (c *cancelCtx) cancel(removeFromParent bool, err error) {
+	if err == nil {
+		panic("context: internal error: missing cancel error")
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	if c.err != nil {
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+		return // already canceled
+	}
+	c.err = err
+	close(c.done)
+	for child := range c.children {
+		// NOTE: acquiring the child's lock while holding parent's lock.
+		child.cancel(false, err)
+	}
+	c.children = nil
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if removeFromParent {
+		if p, ok := parentCancelCtx(c.Context); ok {
+			p.mu.Lock()
+			if p.children != nil {
+				delete(p.children, c)
+			}
+			p.mu.Unlock()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDeadline returns a copy of the parent context with the deadline adjusted
+// to be no later than d.  If the parent's deadline is already earlier than d,
+// WithDeadline(parent, d) is semantically equivalent to parent.  The returned
+// context's Done channel is closed when the deadline expires, when the returned
+// cancel function is called, or when the parent context's Done channel is
+// closed, whichever happens first.
+//
+// Canceling this context releases resources associated with the deadline
+// timer, so code should call cancel as soon as the operations running in this
+// Context complete.
+func WithDeadline(parent Context, deadline time.Time) (Context, CancelFunc) {
+	if cur, ok := parent.Deadline(); ok && cur.Before(deadline) {
+		// The current deadline is already sooner than the new one.
+		return WithCancel(parent)
+	}
+	c := &timerCtx{
+		cancelCtx: newCancelCtx(parent),
+		deadline:  deadline,
+	}
+	propagateCancel(parent, c)
+	d := deadline.Sub(time.Now())
+	if d <= 0 {
+		c.cancel(true, DeadlineExceeded) // deadline has already passed
+		return c, func() { c.cancel(true, Canceled) }
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	if c.err == nil {
+		c.timer = time.AfterFunc(d, func() {
+			c.cancel(true, DeadlineExceeded)
+		})
+	}
+	return c, func() { c.cancel(true, Canceled) }
+}
+
+// A timerCtx carries a timer and a deadline.  It embeds a cancelCtx to
+// implement Done and Err.  It implements cancel by stopping its timer then
+// delegating to cancelCtx.cancel.
+type timerCtx struct {
+	cancelCtx
+	timer *time.Timer // Under cancelCtx.mu.
+
+	deadline time.Time
+}
+
+func (c *timerCtx) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
+	return c.deadline, true
+}
+
+func (c *timerCtx) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.WithDeadline(%s [%s])", c.cancelCtx.Context, c.deadline, c.deadline.Sub(time.Now()))
+}
+
+func (c *timerCtx) cancel(removeFromParent bool, err error) {
+	c.cancelCtx.cancel(removeFromParent, err)
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	if c.timer != nil {
+		c.timer.Stop()
+		c.timer = nil
+	}
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// WithTimeout returns WithDeadline(parent, time.Now().Add(timeout)).
+//
+// Canceling this context releases resources associated with the deadline
+// timer, so code should call cancel as soon as the operations running in this
+// Context complete:
+//
+// 	func slowOperationWithTimeout(ctx context.Context) (Result, error) {
+// 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 100*time.Millisecond)
+// 		defer cancel()  // releases resources if slowOperation completes before timeout elapses
+// 		return slowOperation(ctx)
+// 	}
+func WithTimeout(parent Context, timeout time.Duration) (Context, CancelFunc) {
+	return WithDeadline(parent, time.Now().Add(timeout))
+}
+
+// WithValue returns a copy of parent in which the value associated with key is
+// val.
+//
+// Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and
+// APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions.
+func WithValue(parent Context, key interface{}, val interface{}) Context {
+	return &valueCtx{parent, key, val}
+}
+
+// A valueCtx carries a key-value pair.  It implements Value for that key and
+// delegates all other calls to the embedded Context.
+type valueCtx struct {
+	Context
+	key, val interface{}
+}
+
+func (c *valueCtx) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.WithValue(%#v, %#v)", c.Context, c.key, c.val)
+}
+
+func (c *valueCtx) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
+	if c.key == key {
+		return c.val
+	}
+	return c.Context.Value(key)
+}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/context_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/context_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82d2494a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/context_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,553 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package context
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// otherContext is a Context that's not one of the types defined in context.go.
+// This lets us test code paths that differ based on the underlying type of the
+// Context.
+type otherContext struct {
+	Context
+}
+
+func TestBackground(t *testing.T) {
+	c := Background()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Background returned nil")
+	}
+	select {
+	case x := <-c.Done():
+		t.Errorf("<-c.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+	default:
+	}
+	if got, want := fmt.Sprint(c), "context.Background"; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("Background().String() = %q want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTODO(t *testing.T) {
+	c := TODO()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("TODO returned nil")
+	}
+	select {
+	case x := <-c.Done():
+		t.Errorf("<-c.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+	default:
+	}
+	if got, want := fmt.Sprint(c), "context.TODO"; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("TODO().String() = %q want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	c1, cancel := WithCancel(Background())
+
+	if got, want := fmt.Sprint(c1), "context.Background.WithCancel"; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("c1.String() = %q want %q", got, want)
+	}
+
+	o := otherContext{c1}
+	c2, _ := WithCancel(o)
+	contexts := []Context{c1, o, c2}
+
+	for i, c := range contexts {
+		if d := c.Done(); d == nil {
+			t.Errorf("c[%d].Done() == %v want non-nil", i, d)
+		}
+		if e := c.Err(); e != nil {
+			t.Errorf("c[%d].Err() == %v want nil", i, e)
+		}
+
+		select {
+		case x := <-c.Done():
+			t.Errorf("<-c.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+
+	cancel()
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // let cancelation propagate
+
+	for i, c := range contexts {
+		select {
+		case <-c.Done():
+		default:
+			t.Errorf("<-c[%d].Done() blocked, but shouldn't have", i)
+		}
+		if e := c.Err(); e != Canceled {
+			t.Errorf("c[%d].Err() == %v want %v", i, e, Canceled)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParentFinishesChild(t *testing.T) {
+	// Context tree:
+	// parent -> cancelChild
+	// parent -> valueChild -> timerChild
+	parent, cancel := WithCancel(Background())
+	cancelChild, stop := WithCancel(parent)
+	defer stop()
+	valueChild := WithValue(parent, "key", "value")
+	timerChild, stop := WithTimeout(valueChild, 10000*time.Hour)
+	defer stop()
+
+	select {
+	case x := <-parent.Done():
+		t.Errorf("<-parent.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+	case x := <-cancelChild.Done():
+		t.Errorf("<-cancelChild.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+	case x := <-timerChild.Done():
+		t.Errorf("<-timerChild.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+	case x := <-valueChild.Done():
+		t.Errorf("<-valueChild.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+	default:
+	}
+
+	// The parent's children should contain the two cancelable children.
+	pc := parent.(*cancelCtx)
+	cc := cancelChild.(*cancelCtx)
+	tc := timerChild.(*timerCtx)
+	pc.mu.Lock()
+	if len(pc.children) != 2 || !pc.children[cc] || !pc.children[tc] {
+		t.Errorf("bad linkage: pc.children = %v, want %v and %v",
+			pc.children, cc, tc)
+	}
+	pc.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if p, ok := parentCancelCtx(cc.Context); !ok || p != pc {
+		t.Errorf("bad linkage: parentCancelCtx(cancelChild.Context) = %v, %v want %v, true", p, ok, pc)
+	}
+	if p, ok := parentCancelCtx(tc.Context); !ok || p != pc {
+		t.Errorf("bad linkage: parentCancelCtx(timerChild.Context) = %v, %v want %v, true", p, ok, pc)
+	}
+
+	cancel()
+
+	pc.mu.Lock()
+	if len(pc.children) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("pc.cancel didn't clear pc.children = %v", pc.children)
+	}
+	pc.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// parent and children should all be finished.
+	check := func(ctx Context, name string) {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		default:
+			t.Errorf("<-%s.Done() blocked, but shouldn't have", name)
+		}
+		if e := ctx.Err(); e != Canceled {
+			t.Errorf("%s.Err() == %v want %v", name, e, Canceled)
+		}
+	}
+	check(parent, "parent")
+	check(cancelChild, "cancelChild")
+	check(valueChild, "valueChild")
+	check(timerChild, "timerChild")
+
+	// WithCancel should return a canceled context on a canceled parent.
+	precanceledChild := WithValue(parent, "key", "value")
+	select {
+	case <-precanceledChild.Done():
+	default:
+		t.Errorf("<-precanceledChild.Done() blocked, but shouldn't have")
+	}
+	if e := precanceledChild.Err(); e != Canceled {
+		t.Errorf("precanceledChild.Err() == %v want %v", e, Canceled)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestChildFinishesFirst(t *testing.T) {
+	cancelable, stop := WithCancel(Background())
+	defer stop()
+	for _, parent := range []Context{Background(), cancelable} {
+		child, cancel := WithCancel(parent)
+
+		select {
+		case x := <-parent.Done():
+			t.Errorf("<-parent.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+		case x := <-child.Done():
+			t.Errorf("<-child.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+		default:
+		}
+
+		cc := child.(*cancelCtx)
+		pc, pcok := parent.(*cancelCtx) // pcok == false when parent == Background()
+		if p, ok := parentCancelCtx(cc.Context); ok != pcok || (ok && pc != p) {
+			t.Errorf("bad linkage: parentCancelCtx(cc.Context) = %v, %v want %v, %v", p, ok, pc, pcok)
+		}
+
+		if pcok {
+			pc.mu.Lock()
+			if len(pc.children) != 1 || !pc.children[cc] {
+				t.Errorf("bad linkage: pc.children = %v, cc = %v", pc.children, cc)
+			}
+			pc.mu.Unlock()
+		}
+
+		cancel()
+
+		if pcok {
+			pc.mu.Lock()
+			if len(pc.children) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("child's cancel didn't remove self from pc.children = %v", pc.children)
+			}
+			pc.mu.Unlock()
+		}
+
+		// child should be finished.
+		select {
+		case <-child.Done():
+		default:
+			t.Errorf("<-child.Done() blocked, but shouldn't have")
+		}
+		if e := child.Err(); e != Canceled {
+			t.Errorf("child.Err() == %v want %v", e, Canceled)
+		}
+
+		// parent should not be finished.
+		select {
+		case x := <-parent.Done():
+			t.Errorf("<-parent.Done() == %v want nothing (it should block)", x)
+		default:
+		}
+		if e := parent.Err(); e != nil {
+			t.Errorf("parent.Err() == %v want nil", e)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func testDeadline(c Context, wait time.Duration, t *testing.T) {
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(wait):
+		t.Fatalf("context should have timed out")
+	case <-c.Done():
+	}
+	if e := c.Err(); e != DeadlineExceeded {
+		t.Errorf("c.Err() == %v want %v", e, DeadlineExceeded)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeadline(t *testing.T) {
+	c, _ := WithDeadline(Background(), time.Now().Add(100*time.Millisecond))
+	if got, prefix := fmt.Sprint(c), "context.Background.WithDeadline("; !strings.HasPrefix(got, prefix) {
+		t.Errorf("c.String() = %q want prefix %q", got, prefix)
+	}
+	testDeadline(c, 200*time.Millisecond, t)
+
+	c, _ = WithDeadline(Background(), time.Now().Add(100*time.Millisecond))
+	o := otherContext{c}
+	testDeadline(o, 200*time.Millisecond, t)
+
+	c, _ = WithDeadline(Background(), time.Now().Add(100*time.Millisecond))
+	o = otherContext{c}
+	c, _ = WithDeadline(o, time.Now().Add(300*time.Millisecond))
+	testDeadline(c, 200*time.Millisecond, t)
+}
+
+func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	c, _ := WithTimeout(Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+	if got, prefix := fmt.Sprint(c), "context.Background.WithDeadline("; !strings.HasPrefix(got, prefix) {
+		t.Errorf("c.String() = %q want prefix %q", got, prefix)
+	}
+	testDeadline(c, 200*time.Millisecond, t)
+
+	c, _ = WithTimeout(Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+	o := otherContext{c}
+	testDeadline(o, 200*time.Millisecond, t)
+
+	c, _ = WithTimeout(Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+	o = otherContext{c}
+	c, _ = WithTimeout(o, 300*time.Millisecond)
+	testDeadline(c, 200*time.Millisecond, t)
+}
+
+func TestCanceledTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	c, _ := WithTimeout(Background(), 200*time.Millisecond)
+	o := otherContext{c}
+	c, cancel := WithTimeout(o, 400*time.Millisecond)
+	cancel()
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // let cancelation propagate
+	select {
+	case <-c.Done():
+	default:
+		t.Errorf("<-c.Done() blocked, but shouldn't have")
+	}
+	if e := c.Err(); e != Canceled {
+		t.Errorf("c.Err() == %v want %v", e, Canceled)
+	}
+}
+
+type key1 int
+type key2 int
+
+var k1 = key1(1)
+var k2 = key2(1) // same int as k1, different type
+var k3 = key2(3) // same type as k2, different int
+
+func TestValues(t *testing.T) {
+	check := func(c Context, nm, v1, v2, v3 string) {
+		if v, ok := c.Value(k1).(string); ok == (len(v1) == 0) || v != v1 {
+			t.Errorf(`%s.Value(k1).(string) = %q, %t want %q, %t`, nm, v, ok, v1, len(v1) != 0)
+		}
+		if v, ok := c.Value(k2).(string); ok == (len(v2) == 0) || v != v2 {
+			t.Errorf(`%s.Value(k2).(string) = %q, %t want %q, %t`, nm, v, ok, v2, len(v2) != 0)
+		}
+		if v, ok := c.Value(k3).(string); ok == (len(v3) == 0) || v != v3 {
+			t.Errorf(`%s.Value(k3).(string) = %q, %t want %q, %t`, nm, v, ok, v3, len(v3) != 0)
+		}
+	}
+
+	c0 := Background()
+	check(c0, "c0", "", "", "")
+
+	c1 := WithValue(Background(), k1, "c1k1")
+	check(c1, "c1", "c1k1", "", "")
+
+	if got, want := fmt.Sprint(c1), `context.Background.WithValue(1, "c1k1")`; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("c.String() = %q want %q", got, want)
+	}
+
+	c2 := WithValue(c1, k2, "c2k2")
+	check(c2, "c2", "c1k1", "c2k2", "")
+
+	c3 := WithValue(c2, k3, "c3k3")
+	check(c3, "c2", "c1k1", "c2k2", "c3k3")
+
+	c4 := WithValue(c3, k1, nil)
+	check(c4, "c4", "", "c2k2", "c3k3")
+
+	o0 := otherContext{Background()}
+	check(o0, "o0", "", "", "")
+
+	o1 := otherContext{WithValue(Background(), k1, "c1k1")}
+	check(o1, "o1", "c1k1", "", "")
+
+	o2 := WithValue(o1, k2, "o2k2")
+	check(o2, "o2", "c1k1", "o2k2", "")
+
+	o3 := otherContext{c4}
+	check(o3, "o3", "", "c2k2", "c3k3")
+
+	o4 := WithValue(o3, k3, nil)
+	check(o4, "o4", "", "c2k2", "")
+}
+
+func TestAllocs(t *testing.T) {
+	bg := Background()
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		desc       string
+		f          func()
+		limit      float64
+		gccgoLimit float64
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:       "Background()",
+			f:          func() { Background() },
+			limit:      0,
+			gccgoLimit: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			desc: fmt.Sprintf("WithValue(bg, %v, nil)", k1),
+			f: func() {
+				c := WithValue(bg, k1, nil)
+				c.Value(k1)
+			},
+			limit:      3,
+			gccgoLimit: 3,
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "WithTimeout(bg, 15*time.Millisecond)",
+			f: func() {
+				c, _ := WithTimeout(bg, 15*time.Millisecond)
+				<-c.Done()
+			},
+			limit:      8,
+			gccgoLimit: 13,
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "WithCancel(bg)",
+			f: func() {
+				c, cancel := WithCancel(bg)
+				cancel()
+				<-c.Done()
+			},
+			limit:      5,
+			gccgoLimit: 8,
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "WithTimeout(bg, 100*time.Millisecond)",
+			f: func() {
+				c, cancel := WithTimeout(bg, 100*time.Millisecond)
+				cancel()
+				<-c.Done()
+			},
+			limit:      8,
+			gccgoLimit: 25,
+		},
+	} {
+		limit := test.limit
+		if runtime.Compiler == "gccgo" {
+			// gccgo does not yet do escape analysis.
+			// TOOD(iant): Remove this when gccgo does do escape analysis.
+			limit = test.gccgoLimit
+		}
+		if n := testing.AllocsPerRun(100, test.f); n > limit {
+			t.Errorf("%s allocs = %f want %d", test.desc, n, int(limit))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSimultaneousCancels(t *testing.T) {
+	root, cancel := WithCancel(Background())
+	m := map[Context]CancelFunc{root: cancel}
+	q := []Context{root}
+	// Create a tree of contexts.
+	for len(q) != 0 && len(m) < 100 {
+		parent := q[0]
+		q = q[1:]
+		for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+			ctx, cancel := WithCancel(parent)
+			m[ctx] = cancel
+			q = append(q, ctx)
+		}
+	}
+	// Start all the cancels in a random order.
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(len(m))
+	for _, cancel := range m {
+		go func(cancel CancelFunc) {
+			cancel()
+			wg.Done()
+		}(cancel)
+	}
+	// Wait on all the contexts in a random order.
+	for ctx := range m {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+			buf := make([]byte, 10<<10)
+			n := runtime.Stack(buf, true)
+			t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for <-ctx.Done(); stacks:\n%s", buf[:n])
+		}
+	}
+	// Wait for all the cancel functions to return.
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(done)
+	}()
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		buf := make([]byte, 10<<10)
+		n := runtime.Stack(buf, true)
+		t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for cancel functions; stacks:\n%s", buf[:n])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInterlockedCancels(t *testing.T) {
+	parent, cancelParent := WithCancel(Background())
+	child, cancelChild := WithCancel(parent)
+	go func() {
+		parent.Done()
+		cancelChild()
+	}()
+	cancelParent()
+	select {
+	case <-child.Done():
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		buf := make([]byte, 10<<10)
+		n := runtime.Stack(buf, true)
+		t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for child.Done(); stacks:\n%s", buf[:n])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLayersCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	testLayers(t, time.Now().UnixNano(), false)
+}
+
+func TestLayersTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	testLayers(t, time.Now().UnixNano(), true)
+}
+
+func testLayers(t *testing.T, seed int64, testTimeout bool) {
+	rand.Seed(seed)
+	errorf := func(format string, a ...interface{}) {
+		t.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("seed=%d: %s", seed, format), a...)
+	}
+	const (
+		timeout   = 200 * time.Millisecond
+		minLayers = 30
+	)
+	type value int
+	var (
+		vals      []*value
+		cancels   []CancelFunc
+		numTimers int
+		ctx       = Background()
+	)
+	for i := 0; i < minLayers || numTimers == 0 || len(cancels) == 0 || len(vals) == 0; i++ {
+		switch rand.Intn(3) {
+		case 0:
+			v := new(value)
+			ctx = WithValue(ctx, v, v)
+			vals = append(vals, v)
+		case 1:
+			var cancel CancelFunc
+			ctx, cancel = WithCancel(ctx)
+			cancels = append(cancels, cancel)
+		case 2:
+			var cancel CancelFunc
+			ctx, cancel = WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+			cancels = append(cancels, cancel)
+			numTimers++
+		}
+	}
+	checkValues := func(when string) {
+		for _, key := range vals {
+			if val := ctx.Value(key).(*value); key != val {
+				errorf("%s: ctx.Value(%p) = %p want %p", when, key, val, key)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		errorf("ctx should not be canceled yet")
+	default:
+	}
+	if s, prefix := fmt.Sprint(ctx), "context.Background."; !strings.HasPrefix(s, prefix) {
+		t.Errorf("ctx.String() = %q want prefix %q", s, prefix)
+	}
+	t.Log(ctx)
+	checkValues("before cancel")
+	if testTimeout {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		case <-time.After(timeout + timeout/10):
+			errorf("ctx should have timed out")
+		}
+		checkValues("after timeout")
+	} else {
+		cancel := cancels[rand.Intn(len(cancels))]
+		cancel()
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		default:
+			errorf("ctx should be canceled")
+		}
+		checkValues("after cancel")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/withtimeout_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/withtimeout_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6754dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context/withtimeout_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package context_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+func ExampleWithTimeout() {
+	// Pass a context with a timeout to tell a blocking function that it
+	// should abandon its work after the timeout elapses.
+	ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+		fmt.Println("overslept")
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		fmt.Println(ctx.Err()) // prints "context deadline exceeded"
+	}
+	// Output:
+	// context deadline exceeded
+}
diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index eb7332e7..e5bd6535 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //			resource := auth.Resource{Type: "customerOrder", Name: orderNumber}
 // 			access := auth.Access{Resource: resource, Action: "update"}
 //
-// 			if err := accessController.Authorized(r, access); err != nil {
+// 			if ctx, err := accessController.Authorized(ctx, access); err != nil {
 //				if challenge, ok := err.(auth.Challenge) {
 //					// Let the challenge write the response.
 //					challenge.ServeHTTP(w, r)
@@ -31,10 +31,35 @@
 package auth
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
+// Common errors used with this package.
+var (
+	ErrNoRequestContext = errors.New("no http request in context")
+	ErrNoAuthUserInfo   = errors.New("no auth user info in context")
+)
+
+// RequestFromContext returns the http request in the given context.
+// Returns ErrNoRequestContext if the context does not have an http
+// request associated with it.
+func RequestFromContext(ctx context.Context) (*http.Request, error) {
+	if r, ok := ctx.Value("http.request").(*http.Request); r != nil && ok {
+		return r, nil
+	}
+	return nil, ErrNoRequestContext
+}
+
+// UserInfo carries information about
+// an autenticated/authorized client.
+type UserInfo struct {
+	Name string
+}
+
 // Resource describes a resource by type and name.
 type Resource struct {
 	Type string
@@ -65,13 +90,16 @@ type Challenge interface {
 // and required access levels for a request. Implementations can support both
 // complete denial and http authorization challenges.
 type AccessController interface {
-	// Authorized returns non-nil if the request is granted access. If one or
-	// more Access structs are provided, the requested access will be compared
-	// with what is available to the request. If the error is non-nil, access
-	// should always be denied. The error may be of type Challenge, in which
-	// case the caller may have the Challenge handle the request or choose
-	// what action to take based on the Challenge header or response status.
-	Authorized(req *http.Request, access ...Access) error
+	// Authorized returns a non-nil error if the context is granted access and
+	// returns a new authorized context. If one or more Access structs are
+	// provided, the requested access will be compared with what is available
+	// to the context. The given context will contain a "http.request" key with
+	// a `*http.Request` value. If the error is non-nil, access should always
+	// be denied. The error may be of type Challenge, in which case the caller
+	// may have the Challenge handle the request or choose what action to take
+	// based on the Challenge header or response status. The returned context
+	// object should have a "auth.user" value set to a UserInfo struct.
+	Authorized(ctx context.Context, access ...Access) (context.Context, error)
 }
 
 // InitFunc is the type of an AccessController factory function and is used
diff --git a/auth/silly/access.go b/auth/silly/access.go
index f65231ba..2f0831e7 100644
--- a/auth/silly/access.go
+++ b/auth/silly/access.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/auth"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 // accessController provides a simple implementation of auth.AccessController
@@ -41,7 +42,12 @@ func newAccessController(options map[string]interface{}) (auth.AccessController,
 
 // Authorized simply checks for the existence of the authorization header,
 // responding with a bearer challenge if it doesn't exist.
-func (ac *accessController) Authorized(req *http.Request, accessRecords ...auth.Access) error {
+func (ac *accessController) Authorized(ctx context.Context, accessRecords ...auth.Access) (context.Context, error) {
+	req, err := auth.RequestFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if req.Header.Get("Authorization") == "" {
 		challenge := challenge{
 			realm:   ac.realm,
@@ -56,10 +62,10 @@ func (ac *accessController) Authorized(req *http.Request, accessRecords ...auth.
 			challenge.scope = strings.Join(scopes, " ")
 		}
 
-		return &challenge
+		return nil, &challenge
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, "auth.user", auth.UserInfo{Name: "silly"}), nil
 }
 
 type challenge struct {
diff --git a/auth/silly/access_test.go b/auth/silly/access_test.go
index 2469aa99..44d66a4d 100644
--- a/auth/silly/access_test.go
+++ b/auth/silly/access_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/auth"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 func TestSillyAccessController(t *testing.T) {
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ func TestSillyAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if err := ac.Authorized(r); err != nil {
+		ctx := context.WithValue(nil, "http.request", r)
+		authCtx, err := ac.Authorized(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
 			switch err := err.(type) {
 			case auth.Challenge:
 				err.ServeHTTP(w, r)
@@ -25,6 +28,15 @@ func TestSillyAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		userInfo, ok := authCtx.Value("auth.user").(auth.UserInfo)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("silly accessController did not set auth.user context")
+		}
+
+		if userInfo.Name != "silly" {
+			t.Fatalf("expected user name %q, got %q", "silly", userInfo.Name)
+		}
+
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 	}))
 
diff --git a/auth/token/accesscontroller.go b/auth/token/accesscontroller.go
index 4bbbc3e0..77232109 100644
--- a/auth/token/accesscontroller.go
+++ b/auth/token/accesscontroller.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/docker/libtrust"
-
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/auth"
+	"github.com/docker/libtrust"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 // accessSet maps a typed, named resource to
@@ -217,18 +217,23 @@ func newAccessController(options map[string]interface{}) (auth.AccessController,
 
 // Authorized handles checking whether the given request is authorized
 // for actions on resources described by the given access items.
-func (ac *accessController) Authorized(req *http.Request, accessItems ...auth.Access) error {
+func (ac *accessController) Authorized(ctx context.Context, accessItems ...auth.Access) (context.Context, error) {
 	challenge := &authChallenge{
 		realm:     ac.realm,
 		service:   ac.service,
 		accessSet: newAccessSet(accessItems...),
 	}
 
+	req, err := auth.RequestFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	parts := strings.Split(req.Header.Get("Authorization"), " ")
 
 	if len(parts) != 2 || strings.ToLower(parts[0]) != "bearer" {
 		challenge.err = ErrTokenRequired
-		return challenge
+		return nil, challenge
 	}
 
 	rawToken := parts[1]
@@ -236,7 +241,7 @@ func (ac *accessController) Authorized(req *http.Request, accessItems ...auth.Ac
 	token, err := NewToken(rawToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		challenge.err = err
-		return challenge
+		return nil, challenge
 	}
 
 	verifyOpts := VerifyOptions{
@@ -248,18 +253,18 @@ func (ac *accessController) Authorized(req *http.Request, accessItems ...auth.Ac
 
 	if err = token.Verify(verifyOpts); err != nil {
 		challenge.err = err
-		return challenge
+		return nil, challenge
 	}
 
 	accessSet := token.accessSet()
 	for _, access := range accessItems {
 		if !accessSet.contains(access) {
 			challenge.err = ErrInsufficientScope
-			return challenge
+			return nil, challenge
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, "auth.user", auth.UserInfo{Name: token.Claims.Subject}), nil
 }
 
 // init handles registering the token auth backend.
diff --git a/auth/token/token.go b/auth/token/token.go
index 49449f3b..6d67374e 100644
--- a/auth/token/token.go
+++ b/auth/token/token.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type ClaimSet struct {
 	JWTID      string `json:"jti"`
 
 	// Private claims
-	Access []*ResourceActions
+	Access []*ResourceActions `json:"access"`
 }
 
 // Header describes the header section of a JSON Web Token.
diff --git a/auth/token/token_test.go b/auth/token/token_test.go
index ba81900b..ab9fb896 100644
--- a/auth/token/token_test.go
+++ b/auth/token/token_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/auth"
 	"github.com/docker/libtrust"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 func makeRootKeys(numKeys int) ([]libtrust.PrivateKey, error) {
@@ -282,7 +283,8 @@ func TestAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 		Action: "baz",
 	}
 
-	err = accessController.Authorized(req, testAccess)
+	ctx := context.WithValue(nil, "http.request", req)
+	authCtx, err := accessController.Authorized(ctx, testAccess)
 	challenge, ok := err.(auth.Challenge)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatal("accessController did not return a challenge")
@@ -292,6 +294,10 @@ func TestAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("accessControler did not get expected error - got %s - expected %s", challenge, ErrTokenRequired)
 	}
 
+	if authCtx != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected nil auth context but got %s", authCtx)
+	}
+
 	// 2. Supply an invalid token.
 	token, err := makeTestToken(
 		issuer, service,
@@ -308,7 +314,7 @@ func TestAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", token.compactRaw()))
 
-	err = accessController.Authorized(req, testAccess)
+	authCtx, err = accessController.Authorized(ctx, testAccess)
 	challenge, ok = err.(auth.Challenge)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatal("accessController did not return a challenge")
@@ -318,6 +324,10 @@ func TestAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("accessControler did not get expected error - got %s - expected %s", challenge, ErrTokenRequired)
 	}
 
+	if authCtx != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected nil auth context but got %s", authCtx)
+	}
+
 	// 3. Supply a token with insufficient access.
 	token, err = makeTestToken(
 		issuer, service,
@@ -330,7 +340,7 @@ func TestAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", token.compactRaw()))
 
-	err = accessController.Authorized(req, testAccess)
+	authCtx, err = accessController.Authorized(ctx, testAccess)
 	challenge, ok = err.(auth.Challenge)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatal("accessController did not return a challenge")
@@ -340,6 +350,10 @@ func TestAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("accessControler did not get expected error - got %s - expected %s", challenge, ErrInsufficientScope)
 	}
 
+	if authCtx != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected nil auth context but got %s", authCtx)
+	}
+
 	// 4. Supply the token we need, or deserve, or whatever.
 	token, err = makeTestToken(
 		issuer, service,
@@ -348,7 +362,7 @@ func TestAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:    testAccess.Name,
 			Actions: []string{testAccess.Action},
 		}},
-		rootKeys[0], 1, // Everything is valid except the key which signed it.
+		rootKeys[0], 1,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -356,7 +370,17 @@ func TestAccessController(t *testing.T) {
 
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", token.compactRaw()))
 
-	if err = accessController.Authorized(req, testAccess); err != nil {
+	authCtx, err = accessController.Authorized(ctx, testAccess)
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("accessController returned unexpected error: %s", err)
 	}
+
+	userInfo, ok := authCtx.Value("auth.user").(auth.UserInfo)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("token accessController did not set auth.user context")
+	}
+
+	if userInfo.Name != "foo" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected user name %q, got %q", "foo", userInfo.Name)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/registry/app.go b/registry/app.go
index 53759a1e..6e5480c3 100644
--- a/registry/app.go
+++ b/registry/app.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/storagedriver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/storagedriver/factory"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 // App is a global registry application object. Shared resources can be placed
@@ -189,6 +190,12 @@ func (ssrw *singleStatusResponseWriter) WriteHeader(status int) {
 	ssrw.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(status)
 }
 
+// WithRequest adds an http request to the given context and requents
+// a new context with an "http.request" value.
+func WithRequest(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, "http.request", r)
+}
+
 // dispatcher returns a handler that constructs a request specific context and
 // handler, using the dispatch factory function.
 func (app *App) dispatcher(dispatch dispatchFunc) http.Handler {
@@ -301,7 +308,8 @@ func (app *App) authorized(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, context *Cont
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := app.accessController.Authorized(r, accessRecords...); err != nil {
+	authCtx, err := app.accessController.Authorized(WithRequest(nil, r), accessRecords...)
+	if err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case auth.Challenge:
 			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
@@ -322,6 +330,10 @@ func (app *App) authorized(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, context *Cont
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// The authorized context should contain an auth.UserInfo
+	// object. If it doesn't, just use the zero value for now.
+	context.AuthUserInfo, _ = authCtx.Value("auth.user").(auth.UserInfo)
+
 	// At this point, the request should have access to the repository under
 	// the requested operation. Make is available on the context.
 	context.Repository = app.registry.Repository(repo)
@@ -332,11 +344,8 @@ func (app *App) authorized(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, context *Cont
 // eventBridge returns a bridge for the current request, configured with the
 // correct actor and source.
 func (app *App) eventBridge(ctx *Context, r *http.Request) notifications.Listener {
-	// TODO(stevvooe): Need to extract user data from request context using
-	// auth system. Would prefer to do this during logging refactor and
-	// addition of user and google context type.
 	actor := notifications.ActorRecord{
-		Name: "--todo--",
+		Name: ctx.AuthUserInfo.Name,
 	}
 	request := notifications.NewRequestRecord(ctx.RequestID, r)
 
diff --git a/registry/context.go b/registry/context.go
index eaa603a8..150e5de6 100644
--- a/registry/context.go
+++ b/registry/context.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package registry
 import (
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/api/v2"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/auth"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/storage"
 )
 
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ type Context struct {
 	// handler *must not* start the response via http.ResponseWriter.
 	Errors v2.Errors
 
+	// AuthUserInfo contains information about an authorized client.
+	AuthUserInfo auth.UserInfo
+
 	// vars contains the extracted gorilla/mux variables that can be used for
 	// assignment.
 	vars map[string]string