diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f300e5..f69283d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ protoc-install:
 oapi-codegen:
 	oapi-codegen -package insightapi -generate types ./api/insights-v1.yml > ./gen/insightapi/insights.types.go
 	oapi-codegen -package insightapi -generate client ./api/insights-v1.yml > ./gen/insightapi/insights.client.go
-	oapi-codegen -package controlplane -generate types ./api/cp-v1-trials.yml > ./gen/controlplane/trials.types.go
-	oapi-codegen -package controlplane -generate client ./api/cp-v1-trials.yml > ./gen/controlplane/trials.client.go
+	oapi-codegen -package cpv1trials -generate types ./api/cp-v1-trials.yml > ./gen/cpv1trials/trials.types.go
+	oapi-codegen -package cpv1trials -generate client ./api/cp-v1-trials.yml > ./gen/cpv1trials/trials.client.go
+	oapi-codegen -package cpv1 -generate types ./api/cp-v1.yml > ./gen/cpv1/cp.types.go
+	oapi-codegen -package cpv1 -generate client ./api/cp-v1.yml > ./gen/cpv1/cp.client.go
 
 protoc-codegen:
 	protoc -I ./api \
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ protoc-codegen:
 setup:
 	mkdir -p out \
 		gen/insightapi \
-		gen/controlplane \
+		gen/cpv1trials \
+		gen/cpv1 \
 		gen/filterinput \
 		gen/filtersuite \
 		gen/exceptionsapi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbb2593..4cb720a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ vet auth configure
 ```
 
 > Insights API is used to enrich OSS packages with meta-data for rich query and policy
-> decisions
+> decisions. Alternatively, the API key can be passed through environment
+> variable `VET_API_KEY`
 
-Run `vet` to identify risks
+Verify authentication token is valid
+
+```bash
+vet auth verify
+```
+
+Run `vet` to identify risks in a source repository
 
 ```bash
 vet scan -D /path/to/repository
diff --git a/api/cp-v1.yml b/api/cp-v1.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccff190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/cp-v1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+openapi: 3.0.2
+info:
+  title: SafeDep Control Plane API
+  contact:
+    name: SafeDep API
+    url: 'https://safedep.io'
+  description: |
+    The SafeDep Control Plane API provides configuration and management plane
+    access to clients for the SafeDep platform
+  version: 0.0.1
+servers:
+  - url: 'https://{apiHost}/{apiBase}'
+    variables:
+      apiHost:
+        default: api.safedep.io
+      apiBase:
+        default: control-plane/v1
+tags:
+  - name: Control Plane
+    description: Control Plane API
+paths:
+  /auths/me:
+    get:
+      description: |
+        Introspection API for getting configuration information associated
+        with the supplied API credentials
+      operationId: getApiCredentialIntrospection
+      tags:
+        - Control Plane
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: API credentials introspection information
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CredentialIntrospectionResponse'
+        '403':
+          description: Access to the API is denied
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+        '429':
+          description: Rate limit block
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+        '500':
+          description: Failed due to internal server error
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+components:
+  securitySchemes:
+    api_key:
+      type: apiKey
+      name: Authorization
+      in: header
+  schemas:
+    ApiError:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        message:
+          type: string
+          description: A descriptive message about the error meant for developer consumption
+        type:
+          type: string
+          description: An optional service or domain specific error group
+          enum:
+            - invalid_request
+            - operation_failed
+            - internal_error
+        code:
+          type: string
+          description: An error code identifying the error
+          enum:
+            - api_guard_invalid_credentials
+            - api_guard_rate_limit_exceeded
+            - api_guard_unauthorized
+            - api_guard_error
+            - app_generic_error
+            - app_security_error
+            - app_insufficient_parameters
+            - app_feature_not_enabled
+            - app_package_version_not_found
+        params:
+          type: object
+          description: Optional error specific attributes
+          additionalProperties:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              key:
+                type: string
+              value:
+                type: string
+    CredentialIntrospectionResponse:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        type:
+          type: string
+          description: The entity type to which this credential belongs to
+          enum:
+            - TrialUser
+            - Organization
+            - Team
+            - User
+        expiry:
+          type: string
+          description: Expiry timestamp in RFC3399 format if expirable
+      required:
+        - type
diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 143dbc1..1bdd769 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 
 	"github.com/safedep/vet/internal/auth"
+	"github.com/safedep/vet/internal/ui"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ func newAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl, "control-plane", "",
+		auth.DefaultControlPlaneApiUrl(), "Base URL of Control Plane API")
+
 	cmd.AddCommand(configureAuthCommand())
 	cmd.AddCommand(verifyAuthCommand())
 	cmd.AddCommand(trialsRegisterCommand())
@@ -45,8 +49,9 @@ func configureAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			err = auth.Configure(auth.Config{
-				ApiUrl: authInsightApiBaseUrl,
-				ApiKey: string(key),
+				ApiUrl:             authInsightApiBaseUrl,
+				ApiKey:             string(key),
+				ControlPlaneApiUrl: authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl,
 			})
 
 			if err != nil {
@@ -69,8 +74,11 @@ func verifyAuthCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "verify",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			fmt.Printf("Verify auth command is currently work in progress\n")
-			os.Exit(1)
+			failOnError("auth/verify", auth.Verify(&auth.VerifyConfig{
+				ControlPlaneApiUrl: authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl,
+			}))
+
+			ui.PrintSuccess("Authentication key is valid!")
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -103,8 +111,6 @@ func trialsRegisterCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&authTrialEmail, "email", "", "",
 		"Email address to use for sending trial API key")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&authControlPlaneApiBaseUrl, "control-plane", "",
-		auth.DefaultControlPlaneApiUrl(), "Base URL of Control Plane API for registrations")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/gen/cpv1/cp.client.go b/gen/cpv1/cp.client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e9d746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/cpv1/cp.client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+// Package cpv1 provides primitives to interact with the openapi HTTP API.
+//
+// Code generated by github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen version v1.10.1 DO NOT EDIT.
+package cpv1
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// RequestEditorFn  is the function signature for the RequestEditor callback function
+type RequestEditorFn func(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) error
+
+// Doer performs HTTP requests.
+//
+// The standard http.Client implements this interface.
+type HttpRequestDoer interface {
+	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+// Client which conforms to the OpenAPI3 specification for this service.
+type Client struct {
+	// The endpoint of the server conforming to this interface, with scheme,
+	// https://api.deepmap.com for example. This can contain a path relative
+	// to the server, such as https://api.deepmap.com/dev-test, and all the
+	// paths in the swagger spec will be appended to the server.
+	Server string
+
+	// Doer for performing requests, typically a *http.Client with any
+	// customized settings, such as certificate chains.
+	Client HttpRequestDoer
+
+	// A list of callbacks for modifying requests which are generated before sending over
+	// the network.
+	RequestEditors []RequestEditorFn
+}
+
+// ClientOption allows setting custom parameters during construction
+type ClientOption func(*Client) error
+
+// Creates a new Client, with reasonable defaults
+func NewClient(server string, opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
+	// create a client with sane default values
+	client := Client{
+		Server: server,
+	}
+	// mutate client and add all optional params
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		if err := o(&client); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	// ensure the server URL always has a trailing slash
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(client.Server, "/") {
+		client.Server += "/"
+	}
+	// create httpClient, if not already present
+	if client.Client == nil {
+		client.Client = &http.Client{}
+	}
+	return &client, nil
+}
+
+// WithHTTPClient allows overriding the default Doer, which is
+// automatically created using http.Client. This is useful for tests.
+func WithHTTPClient(doer HttpRequestDoer) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.Client = doer
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithRequestEditorFn allows setting up a callback function, which will be
+// called right before sending the request. This can be used to mutate the request.
+func WithRequestEditorFn(fn RequestEditorFn) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.RequestEditors = append(c.RequestEditors, fn)
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// The interface specification for the client above.
+type ClientInterface interface {
+	// GetApiCredentialIntrospection request
+	GetApiCredentialIntrospection(ctx context.Context, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) GetApiCredentialIntrospection(ctx context.Context, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := NewGetApiCredentialIntrospectionRequest(c.Server)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	if err := c.applyEditors(ctx, req, reqEditors); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c.Client.Do(req)
+}
+
+// NewGetApiCredentialIntrospectionRequest generates requests for GetApiCredentialIntrospection
+func NewGetApiCredentialIntrospectionRequest(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
+	var err error
+
+	serverURL, err := url.Parse(server)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	operationPath := fmt.Sprintf("/auths/me")
+	if operationPath[0] == '/' {
+		operationPath = "." + operationPath
+	}
+
+	queryURL, err := serverURL.Parse(operationPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", queryURL.String(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return req, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) applyEditors(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request, additionalEditors []RequestEditorFn) error {
+	for _, r := range c.RequestEditors {
+		if err := r(ctx, req); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	for _, r := range additionalEditors {
+		if err := r(ctx, req); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ClientWithResponses builds on ClientInterface to offer response payloads
+type ClientWithResponses struct {
+	ClientInterface
+}
+
+// NewClientWithResponses creates a new ClientWithResponses, which wraps
+// Client with return type handling
+func NewClientWithResponses(server string, opts ...ClientOption) (*ClientWithResponses, error) {
+	client, err := NewClient(server, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &ClientWithResponses{client}, nil
+}
+
+// WithBaseURL overrides the baseURL.
+func WithBaseURL(baseURL string) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		newBaseURL, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		c.Server = newBaseURL.String()
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// ClientWithResponsesInterface is the interface specification for the client with responses above.
+type ClientWithResponsesInterface interface {
+	// GetApiCredentialIntrospection request
+	GetApiCredentialIntrospectionWithResponse(ctx context.Context, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*GetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse, error)
+}
+
+type GetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse struct {
+	Body         []byte
+	HTTPResponse *http.Response
+	JSON200      *CredentialIntrospectionResponse
+	JSON403      *ApiError
+	JSON429      *ApiError
+	JSON500      *ApiError
+}
+
+// Status returns HTTPResponse.Status
+func (r GetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse) Status() string {
+	if r.HTTPResponse != nil {
+		return r.HTTPResponse.Status
+	}
+	return http.StatusText(0)
+}
+
+// StatusCode returns HTTPResponse.StatusCode
+func (r GetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse) StatusCode() int {
+	if r.HTTPResponse != nil {
+		return r.HTTPResponse.StatusCode
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// GetApiCredentialIntrospectionWithResponse request returning *GetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse
+func (c *ClientWithResponses) GetApiCredentialIntrospectionWithResponse(ctx context.Context, reqEditors ...RequestEditorFn) (*GetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse, error) {
+	rsp, err := c.GetApiCredentialIntrospection(ctx, reqEditors...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ParseGetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse(rsp)
+}
+
+// ParseGetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse parses an HTTP response from a GetApiCredentialIntrospectionWithResponse call
+func ParseGetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse(rsp *http.Response) (*GetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse, error) {
+	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rsp.Body)
+	defer func() { _ = rsp.Body.Close() }()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	response := &GetApiCredentialIntrospectionResponse{
+		Body:         bodyBytes,
+		HTTPResponse: rsp,
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(rsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "json") && rsp.StatusCode == 200:
+		var dest CredentialIntrospectionResponse
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &dest); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response.JSON200 = &dest
+
+	case strings.Contains(rsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "json") && rsp.StatusCode == 403:
+		var dest ApiError
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &dest); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response.JSON403 = &dest
+
+	case strings.Contains(rsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "json") && rsp.StatusCode == 429:
+		var dest ApiError
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &dest); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response.JSON429 = &dest
+
+	case strings.Contains(rsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "json") && rsp.StatusCode == 500:
+		var dest ApiError
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &dest); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response.JSON500 = &dest
+
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
diff --git a/gen/cpv1/cp.types.go b/gen/cpv1/cp.types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b35da22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/cpv1/cp.types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+// Package cpv1 provides primitives to interact with the openapi HTTP API.
+//
+// Code generated by github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen version v1.10.1 DO NOT EDIT.
+package cpv1
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// Defines values for ApiErrorCode.
+const (
+	ApiErrorCodeApiGuardError ApiErrorCode = "api_guard_error"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeApiGuardInvalidCredentials ApiErrorCode = "api_guard_invalid_credentials"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeApiGuardRateLimitExceeded ApiErrorCode = "api_guard_rate_limit_exceeded"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeApiGuardUnauthorized ApiErrorCode = "api_guard_unauthorized"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppFeatureNotEnabled ApiErrorCode = "app_feature_not_enabled"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppGenericError ApiErrorCode = "app_generic_error"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppInsufficientParameters ApiErrorCode = "app_insufficient_parameters"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppPackageVersionNotFound ApiErrorCode = "app_package_version_not_found"
+
+	ApiErrorCodeAppSecurityError ApiErrorCode = "app_security_error"
+)
+
+// Defines values for ApiErrorType.
+const (
+	ApiErrorTypeInternalError ApiErrorType = "internal_error"
+
+	ApiErrorTypeInvalidRequest ApiErrorType = "invalid_request"
+
+	ApiErrorTypeOperationFailed ApiErrorType = "operation_failed"
+)
+
+// Defines values for CredentialIntrospectionResponseType.
+const (
+	CredentialIntrospectionResponseTypeOrganization CredentialIntrospectionResponseType = "Organization"
+
+	CredentialIntrospectionResponseTypeTeam CredentialIntrospectionResponseType = "Team"
+
+	CredentialIntrospectionResponseTypeTrialUser CredentialIntrospectionResponseType = "TrialUser"
+
+	CredentialIntrospectionResponseTypeUser CredentialIntrospectionResponseType = "User"
+)
+
+// ApiError defines model for ApiError.
+type ApiError struct {
+	// An error code identifying the error
+	Code *ApiErrorCode `json:"code,omitempty"`
+
+	// A descriptive message about the error meant for developer consumption
+	Message *string `json:"message,omitempty"`
+
+	// Optional error specific attributes
+	Params *ApiError_Params `json:"params,omitempty"`
+
+	// An optional service or domain specific error group
+	Type *ApiErrorType `json:"type,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// An error code identifying the error
+type ApiErrorCode string
+
+// Optional error specific attributes
+type ApiError_Params struct {
+	AdditionalProperties map[string]struct {
+		Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+		Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+	} `json:"-"`
+}
+
+// An optional service or domain specific error group
+type ApiErrorType string
+
+// CredentialIntrospectionResponse defines model for CredentialIntrospectionResponse.
+type CredentialIntrospectionResponse struct {
+	// Expiry timestamp in RFC3399 format if expirable
+	Expiry *string `json:"expiry,omitempty"`
+
+	// The entity type to which this credential belongs to
+	Type CredentialIntrospectionResponseType `json:"type"`
+}
+
+// The entity type to which this credential belongs to
+type CredentialIntrospectionResponseType string
+
+// Getter for additional properties for ApiError_Params. Returns the specified
+// element and whether it was found
+func (a ApiError_Params) Get(fieldName string) (value struct {
+	Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+}, found bool) {
+	if a.AdditionalProperties != nil {
+		value, found = a.AdditionalProperties[fieldName]
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Setter for additional properties for ApiError_Params
+func (a *ApiError_Params) Set(fieldName string, value struct {
+	Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+}) {
+	if a.AdditionalProperties == nil {
+		a.AdditionalProperties = make(map[string]struct {
+			Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+			Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+		})
+	}
+	a.AdditionalProperties[fieldName] = value
+}
+
+// Override default JSON handling for ApiError_Params to handle AdditionalProperties
+func (a *ApiError_Params) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	object := make(map[string]json.RawMessage)
+	err := json.Unmarshal(b, &object)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(object) != 0 {
+		a.AdditionalProperties = make(map[string]struct {
+			Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+			Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+		})
+		for fieldName, fieldBuf := range object {
+			var fieldVal struct {
+				Key   *string `json:"key,omitempty"`
+				Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+			}
+			err := json.Unmarshal(fieldBuf, &fieldVal)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error unmarshaling field %s: %w", fieldName, err)
+			}
+			a.AdditionalProperties[fieldName] = fieldVal
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Override default JSON handling for ApiError_Params to handle AdditionalProperties
+func (a ApiError_Params) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
+	object := make(map[string]json.RawMessage)
+
+	for fieldName, field := range a.AdditionalProperties {
+		object[fieldName], err = json.Marshal(field)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error marshaling '%s': %w", fieldName, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(object)
+}
diff --git a/gen/controlplane/trials.client.go b/gen/cpv1trials/trials.client.go
similarity index 98%
rename from gen/controlplane/trials.client.go
rename to gen/cpv1trials/trials.client.go
index 2d20d37..71357ee 100644
--- a/gen/controlplane/trials.client.go
+++ b/gen/cpv1trials/trials.client.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-// Package controlplane provides primitives to interact with the openapi HTTP API.
+// Package cpv1trials provides primitives to interact with the openapi HTTP API.
 //
 // Code generated by github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen version v1.10.1 DO NOT EDIT.
-package controlplane
+package cpv1trials
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
diff --git a/gen/controlplane/trials.types.go b/gen/cpv1trials/trials.types.go
similarity index 97%
rename from gen/controlplane/trials.types.go
rename to gen/cpv1trials/trials.types.go
index b1b9c8a..f98dab8 100644
--- a/gen/controlplane/trials.types.go
+++ b/gen/cpv1trials/trials.types.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-// Package controlplane provides primitives to interact with the openapi HTTP API.
+// Package cpv1trials provides primitives to interact with the openapi HTTP API.
 //
 // Code generated by github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen version v1.10.1 DO NOT EDIT.
-package controlplane
+package cpv1trials
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
diff --git a/internal/auth/auth.go b/internal/auth/auth.go
index 4b4de2c..0010abe 100644
--- a/internal/auth/auth.go
+++ b/internal/auth/auth.go
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	apiUrlEnvKey = "VET_INSIGHTS_API_URL"
-	apiKeyEnvKey = "VET_INSIGHTS_API_KEY"
+	apiUrlEnvKey          = "VET_INSIGHTS_API_URL"
+	apiKeyEnvKey          = "VET_INSIGHTS_API_KEY"
+	apiKeyAlternateEnvKey = "VET_API_KEY"
 
 	defaultApiUrl             = "https://api.safedep.io/insights/v1"
 	defaultControlPlaneApiUrl = "https://api.safedep.io/control-plane/v1"
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	ApiUrl string `yaml:"api_url"`
-	ApiKey string `yaml:"api_key"`
+	ApiUrl             string `yaml:"api_url"`
+	ApiKey             string `yaml:"api_key"`
+	ControlPlaneApiUrl string `yaml:"cp_api_url"`
 }
 
 // Global config to be used during runtime
@@ -36,16 +38,15 @@ func Configure(m Config) error {
 	return persistConfiguration()
 }
 
-func Verify() error {
-	// TODO: Verify by actually calling insight API
-	return nil
-}
-
 func DefaultApiUrl() string {
 	return defaultApiUrl
 }
 
 func DefaultControlPlaneApiUrl() string {
+	if (globalConfig != nil) && (globalConfig.ControlPlaneApiUrl != "") {
+		return globalConfig.ControlPlaneApiUrl
+	}
+
 	return defaultControlPlaneApiUrl
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ func ApiKey() string {
 		return key
 	}
 
+	if key, ok := os.LookupEnv(apiKeyAlternateEnvKey); ok {
+		return key
+	}
+
 	if globalConfig != nil {
 		return globalConfig.ApiKey
 	}
diff --git a/internal/auth/trial.go b/internal/auth/trial.go
index 9b71f66..11d14a4 100644
--- a/internal/auth/trial.go
+++ b/internal/auth/trial.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/safedep/dry/utils"
-	"github.com/safedep/vet/gen/controlplane"
+	"github.com/safedep/vet/gen/cpv1trials"
 	"github.com/safedep/vet/pkg/common/logger"
 
 	apierr "github.com/safedep/dry/errors"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (client *trialRegistrationClient) Execute() (*trialRegistrationResponse, er
 	logger.Infof("Trial registrations using Control Plane: %s",
 		client.config.ControlPlaneApiUrl)
 
-	cpClient, err := controlplane.NewClientWithResponses(client.config.ControlPlaneApiUrl)
+	cpClient, err := cpv1trials.NewClientWithResponses(client.config.ControlPlaneApiUrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (client *trialRegistrationClient) Execute() (*trialRegistrationResponse, er
 		client.config.Email)
 
 	res, err := cpClient.RegisterTrialUserWithResponse(context.Background(),
-		controlplane.RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody{
+		cpv1trials.RegisterTrialUserJSONRequestBody{
 			Email: types.Email(client.config.Email),
 		})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/auth/verify.go b/internal/auth/verify.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe38d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/auth/verify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	apierr "github.com/safedep/dry/errors"
+	"github.com/safedep/dry/utils"
+	"github.com/safedep/vet/gen/cpv1"
+	"github.com/safedep/vet/pkg/common/logger"
+)
+
+type VerifyConfig struct {
+	ControlPlaneApiUrl string
+}
+
+// Verify function takes config and current API key available
+// from this package and returns an error if auth is invalid
+func Verify(config *VerifyConfig) error {
+	logger.Infof("Verifying auth token using Control Plane: %s", config.ControlPlaneApiUrl)
+
+	client, err := cpv1.NewClientWithResponses(config.ControlPlaneApiUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	authKeyApplier := func(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) error {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", ApiKey())
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.GetApiCredentialIntrospectionWithResponse(context.Background(),
+		authKeyApplier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode() != http.StatusOK {
+		if err, ok := apierr.UnmarshalApiError(resp.Body); ok {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code:%d from control plane",
+				resp.HTTPResponse.StatusCode)
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	if resp.JSON200 == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid nil response from server")
+	}
+
+	logger.Infof("Current auth token is valid with expiry: %s",
+		utils.SafelyGetValue(resp.JSON200.Expiry))
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui.go b/internal/ui/ui.go
index ef293b9..16ba3bc 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui.go
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ func PrintBanner(s string) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, s)
 }
 
+func PrintSuccess(s string, args ...any) {
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf(s, args...)
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, text.FgGreen.Sprint(msg), "\n")
+}
+
 func PrintError(s string, args ...any) {
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf(s, args...)
 	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, text.FgRed.Sprint(msg), "\n")
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index 9d9d5ae..8868f49 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/safedep/dry/utils"
+	"github.com/safedep/vet/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/safedep/vet/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/safedep/vet/pkg/analyzer"
 	"github.com/safedep/vet/pkg/models"
@@ -15,20 +16,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	lockfiles            []string
-	lockfileAs           string
-	baseDirectory        string
-	transitiveAnalysis   bool
-	transitiveDepth      int
-	concurrency          int
-	dumpJsonManifestDir  string
-	celFilterExpression  string
-	celFilterSuiteFile   string
-	celFilterFailOnMatch bool
-	markdownReportPath   string
-	consoleReport        bool
-	summaryReport        bool
-	silentScan           bool
+	lockfiles                   []string
+	lockfileAs                  string
+	baseDirectory               string
+	transitiveAnalysis          bool
+	transitiveDepth             int
+	concurrency                 int
+	dumpJsonManifestDir         string
+	celFilterExpression         string
+	celFilterSuiteFile          string
+	celFilterFailOnMatch        bool
+	markdownReportPath          string
+	consoleReport               bool
+	summaryReport               bool
+	silentScan                  bool
+	disableAuthVerifyBeforeScan bool
 )
 
 func newScanCommand() *cobra.Command {
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ func newScanCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		"Filter packages using CEL Filter Suite from file")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&celFilterFailOnMatch, "filter-fail", "", false,
 		"Fail the scan if the filter match any package (security gate)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&disableAuthVerifyBeforeScan, "no-verify-auth", "", false,
+		"Do not verify auth token before starting scan")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&markdownReportPath, "report-markdown", "", "",
 		"Generate consolidated markdown report to file")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&consoleReport, "report-console", "", false,
@@ -97,6 +101,12 @@ func listParsersCommand() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func startScan() {
+	if !disableAuthVerifyBeforeScan {
+		failOnError("auth/verify", auth.Verify(&auth.VerifyConfig{
+			ControlPlaneApiUrl: auth.DefaultControlPlaneApiUrl(),
+		}))
+	}
+
 	failOnError("scan", internalStartScan())
 }