diff --git a/server/backend/internal/db/migrations/002_auth.sql b/server/backend/internal/db/migrations/002_auth.sql
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+-- 002_auth.sql
+-- Auth-Schema: Users und Sessions fuer Tenant-Login
+
+create table if not exists users (
+    id            text        primary key default gen_random_uuid()::text,
+    tenant_id     text        not null references tenants(id) on delete cascade,
+    username      text        not null,
+    password_hash text        not null,
+    role          text        not null default 'tenant',
+    created_at    timestamptz not null default now(),
+    unique(tenant_id, username)
+);
+
+create table if not exists sessions (
+    id         text        primary key default gen_random_uuid()::text,
+    user_id    text        not null references users(id) on delete cascade,
+    created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
+    expires_at timestamptz not null default (now() + interval '8 hours')
+);
+
+create index if not exists idx_sessions_user_id    on sessions(user_id);
+create index if not exists idx_sessions_expires_at on sessions(expires_at);
diff --git a/server/backend/internal/store/auth.go b/server/backend/internal/store/auth.go
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+package store
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+)
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Domain types
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// User represents an authenticated user belonging to a tenant.
+type User struct {
+	ID           string    `json:"id"`
+	TenantID     string    `json:"tenant_id"`
+	Username     string    `json:"username"`
+	PasswordHash string    `json:"-"`
+	Role         string    `json:"role"`
+	CreatedAt    time.Time `json:"created_at"`
+}
+
+// Session represents an authenticated session token.
+type Session struct {
+	ID        string    `json:"id"`
+	UserID    string    `json:"user_id"`
+	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"created_at"`
+	ExpiresAt time.Time `json:"expires_at"`
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+// AuthStore
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// AuthStore handles user authentication and session management.
+type AuthStore struct{ pool *pgxpool.Pool }
+
+// NewAuthStore creates a new AuthStore backed by pool.
+func NewAuthStore(pool *pgxpool.Pool) *AuthStore { return &AuthStore{pool} }
+
+// GetUserByUsername returns the user with the given username or pgx.ErrNoRows.
+func (s *AuthStore) GetUserByUsername(ctx context.Context, username string) (*User, error) {
+	row := s.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`select id, tenant_id, username, password_hash, role, created_at
+		   from users
+		  where username = $1`, username)
+	return scanUser(row)
+}
+
+// CreateSession inserts a new session for userID with the given TTL and returns the session.
+func (s *AuthStore) CreateSession(ctx context.Context, userID string, ttl time.Duration) (*Session, error) {
+	expiresAt := time.Now().Add(ttl)
+	row := s.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`insert into sessions(user_id, expires_at)
+		 values($1, $2)
+		 returning id, user_id, created_at, expires_at`,
+		userID, expiresAt)
+	return scanSession(row)
+}
+
+// GetSessionUser returns the user associated with sessionID if the session is still valid.
+// Returns pgx.ErrNoRows when the session does not exist or has expired.
+func (s *AuthStore) GetSessionUser(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) (*User, error) {
+	row := s.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`select u.id, u.tenant_id, u.username, u.password_hash, u.role, u.created_at
+		   from sessions se
+		   join users u on u.id = se.user_id
+		  where se.id = $1
+		    and se.expires_at > now()`, sessionID)
+	return scanUser(row)
+}
+
+// DeleteSession removes the session with the given ID.
+func (s *AuthStore) DeleteSession(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) error {
+	_, err := s.pool.Exec(ctx, `delete from sessions where id = $1`, sessionID)
+	return err
+}
+
+// CleanExpiredSessions removes all sessions whose expires_at is in the past.
+func (s *AuthStore) CleanExpiredSessions(ctx context.Context) error {
+	_, err := s.pool.Exec(ctx, `delete from sessions where expires_at <= now()`)
+	return err
+}
+
+// VerifyPassword checks if the provided password matches the hashed password for a user.
+func (s *AuthStore) VerifyPassword(ctx context.Context, userID, password string) (bool, error) {
+	var passwordHash string
+	err := s.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`select password_hash from users where id = $1`, userID).
+		Scan(&passwordHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("auth: get password hash: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(passwordHash), []byte(password))
+	return err == nil, nil
+}
+
+// EnsureAdminUser creates an 'admin' user for the tenant identified by tenantSlug
+// if no user with username 'admin' already exists. The password is hashed with bcrypt.
+// bcrypt cost factor 12 is used (minimum recommended for production).
+func (s *AuthStore) EnsureAdminUser(ctx context.Context, tenantSlug, password string) error {
+	// Check whether 'admin' user already exists for this tenant.
+	var exists bool
+	err := s.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`select exists(select 1 from users where username = $1)`,
+		"admin",
+	).Scan(&exists)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("auth: check admin user: %w", err)
+	}
+	if exists {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	hash, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), 12)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("auth: hash password: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = s.pool.Exec(ctx,
+		`insert into users(tenant_id, username, password_hash, role)
+		 values(
+		     (select id from tenants where slug = $1),
+		     'admin',
+		     $2,
+		     'admin'
+		 )`,
+		tenantSlug, string(hash))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("auth: create admin user: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+// scan helpers
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func scanUser(row interface {
+	Scan(dest ...any) error
+}) (*User, error) {
+	var u User
+	err := row.Scan(&u.ID, &u.TenantID, &u.Username, &u.PasswordHash, &u.Role, &u.CreatedAt)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
+			return nil, pgx.ErrNoRows
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan user: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &u, nil
+}
+
+func scanSession(row interface {
+	Scan(dest ...any) error
+}) (*Session, error) {
+	var se Session
+	err := row.Scan(&se.ID, &se.UserID, &se.CreatedAt, &se.ExpiresAt)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
+			return nil, pgx.ErrNoRows
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan session: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &se, nil
+}