diff --git a/modules/authentication/components/RegistrationConfirmed.jsx b/modules/authentication/components/RegistrationConfirmed.jsx
index 9db7f9e..7781ac1 100644
--- a/modules/authentication/components/RegistrationConfirmed.jsx
+++ b/modules/authentication/components/RegistrationConfirmed.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import React, {
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
   Link
-} from 'react-router';
+} from 'react-router-dom';
 import routes from '../../../src/constants/routes';
 import services from '../services';
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ff63e0..99f7e60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "axios": "^0.17.1",
     "es6-promise": "^4.2.4",
+    "history": "^4.7.2",
     "immutable": "^3.8.2",
     "keymirror": "^0.1.1",
     "normalize.css": "^5.0.0",
@@ -37,13 +38,14 @@
     "react-dom": "^15.4.1",
     "react-immutable-proptypes": "^2.1.0",
     "react-redux": "^5.0.1",
-    "react-router": "^3.0.0",
+    "react-router-dom": "^4.2.2",
     "redux": "^3.6.0",
     "redux-devtools-extension": "^2.13.0",
     "redux-immutable": "^4.0.0",
     "redux-persist-cookie-storage": "^0.3.0",
     "redux-persist-immutable": "^4.3.1",
     "redux-thunk": "^2.1.0",
+    "reselect": "^3.0.1",
     "sanitize.css": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/reducers/index.js b/src/reducers/index.js
index be6d237..0ee8e71 100644
--- a/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { combineReducers } from 'redux-immutable';
 import authentication from '../../modules/authentication/reducer';
 import helloWorld from './helloWorldReducer';
+import persist from './persist';
 
 export default combineReducers({
   authentication,
-  helloWorld
+  helloWorld,
+  persist
 });
diff --git a/src/reducers/persist.js b/src/reducers/persist.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f824cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reducers/persist.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import Immutable from 'immutable';
+import { REHYDRATE } from 'redux-persist-immutable/constants';
+
+const INITIAL_STATE = Immutable.fromJS({
+  rehydrated: false
+});
+
+function reducer(state = INITIAL_STATE, action) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+  case REHYDRATE:
+    return state.set('rehydrated', true);
+  default:
+    return state;
+  }
+}
+
+export default reducer;
diff --git a/src/reducers/persist.spec.js b/src/reducers/persist.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7651f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reducers/persist.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import Immutable from 'immutable';
+import { REHYDRATE } from 'redux-persist-immutable/constants';
+
+import persistReducer from './persist';
+
+describe('reducers/persist', function() {
+  const INITIAL_STATE = Immutable.fromJS({
+    rehydrated: false
+  });
+
+  describe(REHYDRATE, function() {
+    let nextState;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      nextState = persistReducer(INITIAL_STATE, {
+        type: REHYDRATE
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('sets rehydration to true', function() {
+      expect(nextState.get('rehydrated')).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('returns a default initial state', function() {
+      nextState = persistReducer(undefined, {});// eslint-disable-line no-undefined
+
+      expect(nextState).to.deep.equal(INITIAL_STATE);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/routes/AuthorizedRoute.jsx b/src/routes/AuthorizedRoute.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfc9100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/AuthorizedRoute.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import {
+  Redirect,
+  Route
+} from 'react-router-dom';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+
+import isUserAuthorized from '../selectors/isUserAuthorized';
+import routes from '../constants/routes';
+
+const propTypes = {
+  component: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  exact: PropTypes.bool,
+  hydrated: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  isApproved: PropTypes.bool,
+  isAuthorized: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  location: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  path: PropTypes.string.isRequired
+};
+
+function AuthorizedRoute(props) {
+  const {
+    component: Component,
+    exact,
+    hydrated,
+    isAuthorized,
+    location,
+    path
+  } = props;
+
+  if (!hydrated) {
+    return <div>Loading...</div>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Route
+      exact={exact}
+      path={path}
+      render={(routeProps) => {
+        return isAuthorized ?
+          <Component {...routeProps} /> :
+          <Redirect
+            to={{
+              pathname: routes.AUTHENTICATION.SIGN_IN,
+              search: location.search,
+              state: { from: location.pathname }
+            }}
+          />;
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+AuthorizedRoute.propTypes = propTypes;
+
+function mapStateToProps(state) {
+  return {
+    hydrated: state.getIn(['persist', 'rehydrated']),
+    isAuthorized: isUserAuthorized(state)
+  };
+}
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps)(AuthorizedRoute);
diff --git a/src/routes/index.jsx b/src/routes/index.jsx
index bee480f..057859e 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.jsx
+++ b/src/routes/index.jsx
@@ -1,41 +1,37 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
-  browserHistory as history,
-  IndexRoute,
   Route,
-  Router
-} from 'react-router';
+  Router,
+  Switch
+} from 'react-router-dom';
+import { createBrowserHistory } from 'history';
 import AppContainer from '../containers/AppContainer';
 import ForgotPassword from '../../modules/authentication/containers/ForgotPassword';
 import Register from '../../modules/authentication/containers/Register';
-import RegistrationConfirmed from '../../modules/authentication/containers/RegistrationConfirmed';
+// import RegistrationConfirmed from '../../modules/authentication/containers/RegistrationConfirmed';
 import ResetPassword from '../../modules/authentication/containers/ResetPassword';
 import SignIn from '../../modules/authentication/containers/SignIn';
-import authenticationService from '../../modules/authentication/services';
+// import authenticationService from '../../modules/authentication/services';
 import routes from '../constants/routes';
+import AuthorizedRoute from './AuthorizedRoute';
+
+const history = createBrowserHistory();
 
 const propTypes = {
   store: PropTypes.object.isRequired
 };
 
-function Routes({ store }) {
+function Routes() {
   return (
     <Router history={history}>
-      <Route path={routes.ROOT} onEnter={authenticationService.checkAuth(store)}>
-        <IndexRoute component={AppContainer} />
-      </Route>
-      <Route path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.FORGOT_PASSWORD} component={ForgotPassword} />
-      <Route path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.REGISTER} component={Register} />
-      <Route
-        path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.REGISTRATION_CONFIRMED}
-        component={RegistrationConfirmed}
-        onEnter={(nextState, replace, callback) => {
-          return authenticationService.prehydrateStore(store)(null, null, callback);
-        }}
-      />
-      <Route path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.RESET_PASSWORD} component={ResetPassword} />
-      <Route path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.SIGN_IN} component={SignIn} />
+      <Switch>
+        <Route path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.REGISTER} component={Register} />
+        <Route path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.FORGOT_PASSWORD} component={ForgotPassword} />
+        <Route path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.RESET_PASSWORD} component={ResetPassword} />
+        <Route path={routes.AUTHENTICATION.SIGN_IN} component={SignIn} />
+        <AuthorizedRoute exact path="/" component={AppContainer} />
+      </Switch>
     </Router>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/selectors/isUserAuthorized.js b/src/selectors/isUserAuthorized.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07d3ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/selectors/isUserAuthorized.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
+import Immutable from 'immutable';
+import { VALID_TOKEN_INFO_FIELDS } from '../../modules/authentication/constants';
+
+function getTokenInfoKeys(state) {
+  return state.getIn(['authentication', 'tokenInfo'], Immutable.Map());
+}
+
+function isUserAuthorized(tokenInfo) {
+  return VALID_TOKEN_INFO_FIELDS.filter((field) => {
+    return tokenInfo.get(field, null);
+  }).length === VALID_TOKEN_INFO_FIELDS.length;
+}
+
+export default createSelector(getTokenInfoKeys, isUserAuthorized);
diff --git a/src/selectors/isUserAuthorized.spec.js b/src/selectors/isUserAuthorized.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71c09fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/selectors/isUserAuthorized.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import Immutable from 'immutable';
+import isUserAuthorized from './isUserAuthorized';
+import { VALID_TOKEN_INFO_FIELDS } from '../../modules/authentication/constants';
+
+describe('selectors/isUserAuthorized', function() {
+  it('returns true if the user has values in the valid token info fields', function() {
+    const validInfoFields = VALID_TOKEN_INFO_FIELDS.reduce((fields, field) => {
+      fields[field] = faker.lorem.word();
+      return fields;
+    }, {});
+
+    const state = Immutable.fromJS({
+      authentication: {
+        tokenInfo: validInfoFields
+      }
+    });
+
+    const isAuthorized = isUserAuthorized(state);
+
+    expect(isAuthorized).to.be.true;
+  });
+
+  it('returns false if any of the fields are missing a value', function() {
+    const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * VALID_TOKEN_INFO_FIELDS.length);
+    const validInfoFields = VALID_TOKEN_INFO_FIELDS.reduce((fields, field, index) => {
+      fields[field] = index !== randomIndex ? faker.lorem.word() : null;
+      return fields;
+    }, {});
+
+    const state = Immutable.fromJS({
+      authentication: {
+        tokenInfo: validInfoFields
+      }
+    });
+
+    const isAuthorized = isUserAuthorized(state);
+
+    expect(isAuthorized).to.be.false;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/.keep b/src/utils/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5440c1b..7f1046f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3096,23 +3096,28 @@ he@1.1.x:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/he/-/he-1.1.0.tgz#29319d49beec13a9b1f3c4f9b2a6dde4859bb2a7"
 
-history@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/history/-/history-3.2.1.tgz#71c7497f4e6090363d19a6713bb52a1bfcdd99aa"
+history@^4.7.2:
+  version "4.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/history/-/history-4.7.2.tgz#22b5c7f31633c5b8021c7f4a8a954ac139ee8d5b"
   dependencies:
     invariant "^2.2.1"
     loose-envify "^1.2.0"
-    query-string "^4.2.2"
+    resolve-pathname "^2.2.0"
+    value-equal "^0.4.0"
     warning "^3.0.0"
 
 hoek@2.x.x:
   version "2.16.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoek/-/hoek-2.16.3.tgz#20bb7403d3cea398e91dc4710a8ff1b8274a25ed"
 
-hoist-non-react-statics@^1.0.3, hoist-non-react-statics@^1.2.0:
+hoist-non-react-statics@^1.0.3:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoist-non-react-statics/-/hoist-non-react-statics-1.2.0.tgz#aa448cf0986d55cc40773b17174b7dd066cb7cfb"
 
+hoist-non-react-statics@^2.3.0:
+  version "2.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoist-non-react-statics/-/hoist-non-react-statics-2.5.0.tgz#d2ca2dfc19c5a91c5a6615ce8e564ef0347e2a40"
+
 home-or-tmp@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/home-or-tmp/-/home-or-tmp-2.0.0.tgz#e36c3f2d2cae7d746a857e38d18d5f32a7882db8"
@@ -3346,12 +3351,18 @@ interpret@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/interpret/-/interpret-1.0.1.tgz#d579fb7f693b858004947af39fa0db49f795602c"
 
-invariant@^2.0.0, invariant@^2.2.1, invariant@^2.2.2:
+invariant@^2.0.0, invariant@^2.2.2:
   version "2.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/invariant/-/invariant-2.2.2.tgz#9e1f56ac0acdb6bf303306f338be3b204ae60360"
   dependencies:
     loose-envify "^1.0.0"
 
+invariant@^2.2.1:
+  version "2.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/invariant/-/invariant-2.2.3.tgz#1a827dfde7dcbd7c323f0ca826be8fa7c5e9d688"
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.0.0"
+
 invert-kv@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/invert-kv/-/invert-kv-1.0.0.tgz#104a8e4aaca6d3d8cd157a8ef8bfab2d7a3ffdb6"
@@ -4034,13 +4045,13 @@ longest@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/longest/-/longest-1.0.1.tgz#30a0b2da38f73770e8294a0d22e6625ed77d0097"
 
-loose-envify@^1.0.0, loose-envify@^1.1.0, loose-envify@^1.2.0:
+loose-envify@^1.0.0, loose-envify@^1.1.0:
   version "1.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.3.0.tgz#6b26248c42f6d4fa4b0d8542f78edfcde35642a8"
   dependencies:
     js-tokens "^2.0.0"
 
-loose-envify@^1.3.1:
+loose-envify@^1.2.0, loose-envify@^1.3.1:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.3.1.tgz#d1a8ad33fa9ce0e713d65fdd0ac8b748d478c848"
   dependencies:
@@ -5536,7 +5547,7 @@ promise@^7.1.1:
   dependencies:
     asap "~2.0.3"
 
-prop-types@^15.6.0:
+prop-types@^15.5.4, prop-types@^15.6.0:
   version "15.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.6.0.tgz#ceaf083022fc46b4a35f69e13ef75aed0d639856"
   dependencies:
@@ -5589,7 +5600,7 @@ qs@~6.3.0:
   version "6.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.3.0.tgz#f403b264f23bc01228c74131b407f18d5ea5d442"
 
-query-string@^4.1.0, query-string@^4.2.2:
+query-string@^4.1.0:
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/query-string/-/query-string-4.2.3.tgz#9f27273d207a25a8ee4c7b8c74dcd45d556db822"
   dependencies:
@@ -5682,14 +5693,27 @@ react-redux@^5.0.1:
     lodash-es "^4.2.0"
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
 
-react-router@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router/-/react-router-3.0.0.tgz#3f313e4dbaf57048c48dd0a8c3cac24d93667dff"
+react-router-dom@^4.2.2:
+  version "4.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-4.2.2.tgz#c8a81df3adc58bba8a76782e946cbd4eae649b8d"
   dependencies:
-    history "^3.0.0"
-    hoist-non-react-statics "^1.2.0"
-    invariant "^2.2.1"
-    loose-envify "^1.2.0"
+    history "^4.7.2"
+    invariant "^2.2.2"
+    loose-envify "^1.3.1"
+    prop-types "^15.5.4"
+    react-router "^4.2.0"
+    warning "^3.0.0"
+
+react-router@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router/-/react-router-4.2.0.tgz#61f7b3e3770daeb24062dae3eedef1b054155986"
+  dependencies:
+    history "^4.7.2"
+    hoist-non-react-statics "^2.3.0"
+    invariant "^2.2.2"
+    loose-envify "^1.3.1"
+    path-to-regexp "^1.7.0"
+    prop-types "^15.5.4"
     warning "^3.0.0"
 
 react@^15.4.1:
@@ -6016,6 +6040,10 @@ requires-port@1.0.x, requires-port@1.x.x, requires-port@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/requires-port/-/requires-port-1.0.0.tgz#925d2601d39ac485e091cf0da5c6e694dc3dcaff"
 
+reselect@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/reselect/-/reselect-3.0.1.tgz#efdaa98ea7451324d092b2b2163a6a1d7a9a2147"
+
 resolve-cwd@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-cwd/-/resolve-cwd-2.0.0.tgz#00a9f7387556e27038eae232caa372a6a59b665a"
@@ -6034,6 +6062,10 @@ resolve-from@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-3.0.0.tgz#b22c7af7d9d6881bc8b6e653335eebcb0a188748"
 
+resolve-pathname@^2.2.0:
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-pathname/-/resolve-pathname-2.2.0.tgz#7e9ae21ed815fd63ab189adeee64dc831eefa879"
+
 resolve-url@^0.2.1:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-url/-/resolve-url-0.2.1.tgz#2c637fe77c893afd2a663fe21aa9080068e2052a"
@@ -7030,6 +7062,10 @@ validate-npm-package-license@^3.0.1:
     spdx-correct "~1.0.0"
     spdx-expression-parse "~1.0.0"
 
+value-equal@^0.4.0:
+  version "0.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/value-equal/-/value-equal-0.4.0.tgz#c5bdd2f54ee093c04839d71ce2e4758a6890abc7"
+
 vary@~1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vary/-/vary-1.1.0.tgz#e1e5affbbd16ae768dd2674394b9ad3022653140"