diff --git a/fastapi/security/api_key.py b/fastapi/security/api_key.py
index 018e4f99e..356681eee 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/api_key.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/api_key.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
 from fastapi.openapi.models import APIKey, APIKeyIn
 from fastapi.security.base import SecurityBase
 from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException
@@ -10,42 +12,54 @@ class APIKeyBase(SecurityBase):
 
 
 class APIKeyQuery(APIKeyBase):
-    def __init__(self, *, name: str, scheme_name: str = None):
-        self.model = APIKey(**{"in": APIKeyIn.query}, name=name)
+    def __init__(self, *, name: str, scheme_name: str = None, auto_error: bool = True):
+        self.model: APIKey = APIKey(**{"in": APIKeyIn.query}, name=name)
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[str]:
         api_key: str = request.query_params.get(self.model.name)
         if not api_key:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         return api_key
 
 
 class APIKeyHeader(APIKeyBase):
-    def __init__(self, *, name: str, scheme_name: str = None):
-        self.model = APIKey(**{"in": APIKeyIn.header}, name=name)
+    def __init__(self, *, name: str, scheme_name: str = None, auto_error: bool = True):
+        self.model: APIKey = APIKey(**{"in": APIKeyIn.header}, name=name)
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[str]:
         api_key: str = request.headers.get(self.model.name)
         if not api_key:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         return api_key
 
 
 class APIKeyCookie(APIKeyBase):
-    def __init__(self, *, name: str, scheme_name: str = None):
-        self.model = APIKey(**{"in": APIKeyIn.cookie}, name=name)
+    def __init__(self, *, name: str, scheme_name: str = None, auto_error: bool = True):
+        self.model: APIKey = APIKey(**{"in": APIKeyIn.cookie}, name=name)
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[str]:
         api_key: str = request.cookies.get(self.model.name)
         if not api_key:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         return api_key
diff --git a/fastapi/security/http.py b/fastapi/security/http.py
index 3e4aeb67c..b2da3fcb5 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/http.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/http.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import binascii
 from base64 import b64decode
+from typing import Optional
 
 from fastapi.openapi.models import (
     HTTPBase as HTTPBaseModel,
@@ -24,27 +25,38 @@ class HTTPAuthorizationCredentials(BaseModel):
 
 
 class HTTPBase(SecurityBase):
-    def __init__(self, *, scheme: str, scheme_name: str = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self, *, scheme: str, scheme_name: str = None, auto_error: bool = True
+    ):
         self.model = HTTPBaseModel(scheme=scheme)
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(
+        self, request: Request
+    ) -> Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials]:
         authorization: str = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         scheme, credentials = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
         if not (authorization and scheme and credentials):
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         return HTTPAuthorizationCredentials(scheme=scheme, credentials=credentials)
 
 
 class HTTPBasic(HTTPBase):
-    def __init__(self, *, scheme_name: str = None, realm: str = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self, *, scheme_name: str = None, realm: str = None, auto_error: bool = True
+    ):
         self.model = HTTPBaseModel(scheme="basic")
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
         self.realm = realm
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[HTTPBasicCredentials]:
         authorization: str = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         scheme, param = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
         # before implementing headers with 401 errors, wait for: https://github.com/encode/starlette/issues/295
@@ -53,9 +65,12 @@ class HTTPBasic(HTTPBase):
             status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Invalid authentication credentials"
         )
         if not authorization or scheme.lower() != "basic":
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         try:
             data = b64decode(param).decode("ascii")
         except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError, binascii.Error):
@@ -67,17 +82,29 @@ class HTTPBasic(HTTPBase):
 
 
 class HTTPBearer(HTTPBase):
-    def __init__(self, *, bearerFormat: str = None, scheme_name: str = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        bearerFormat: str = None,
+        scheme_name: str = None,
+        auto_error: bool = True
+    ):
         self.model = HTTPBearerModel(bearerFormat=bearerFormat)
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(
+        self, request: Request
+    ) -> Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials]:
         authorization: str = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         scheme, credentials = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
         if not (authorization and scheme and credentials):
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         if scheme.lower() != "bearer":
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
@@ -87,17 +114,23 @@ class HTTPBearer(HTTPBase):
 
 
 class HTTPDigest(HTTPBase):
-    def __init__(self, *, scheme_name: str = None):
+    def __init__(self, *, scheme_name: str = None, auto_error: bool = True):
         self.model = HTTPBaseModel(scheme="digest")
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(
+        self, request: Request
+    ) -> Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials]:
         authorization: str = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         scheme, credentials = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
         if not (authorization and scheme and credentials):
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         if scheme.lower() != "digest":
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
diff --git a/fastapi/security/oauth2.py b/fastapi/security/oauth2.py
index b1132fef1..d779bcae1 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/oauth2.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/oauth2.py
@@ -113,32 +113,49 @@ class OAuth2PasswordRequestFormStrict(OAuth2PasswordRequestForm):
 
 class OAuth2(SecurityBase):
     def __init__(
-        self, *, flows: OAuthFlowsModel = OAuthFlowsModel(), scheme_name: str = None
+        self,
+        *,
+        flows: OAuthFlowsModel = OAuthFlowsModel(),
+        scheme_name: str = None,
+        auto_error: bool = True
     ):
         self.model = OAuth2Model(flows=flows)
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization: str = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         if not authorization:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         return authorization
 
 
 class OAuth2PasswordBearer(OAuth2):
-    def __init__(self, tokenUrl: str, scheme_name: str = None, scopes: dict = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        tokenUrl: str,
+        scheme_name: str = None,
+        scopes: dict = None,
+        auto_error: bool = True,
+    ):
         if not scopes:
             scopes = {}
         flows = OAuthFlowsModel(password={"tokenUrl": tokenUrl, "scopes": scopes})
-        super().__init__(flows=flows, scheme_name=scheme_name)
+        super().__init__(flows=flows, scheme_name=scheme_name, auto_error=auto_error)
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization: str = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         scheme, param = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
         if not authorization or scheme.lower() != "bearer":
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         return param
diff --git a/fastapi/security/open_id_connect_url.py b/fastapi/security/open_id_connect_url.py
index e10f4a510..f4d5ab3f4 100644
--- a/fastapi/security/open_id_connect_url.py
+++ b/fastapi/security/open_id_connect_url.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
 from fastapi.openapi.models import OpenIdConnect as OpenIdConnectModel
 from fastapi.security.base import SecurityBase
 from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException
@@ -6,14 +8,20 @@ from starlette.status import HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
 
 
 class OpenIdConnect(SecurityBase):
-    def __init__(self, *, openIdConnectUrl: str, scheme_name: str = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self, *, openIdConnectUrl: str, scheme_name: str = None, auto_error: bool = True
+    ):
         self.model = OpenIdConnectModel(openIdConnectUrl=openIdConnectUrl)
         self.scheme_name = scheme_name or self.__class__.__name__
+        self.auto_error = auto_error
 
-    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> str:
+    async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization: str = request.headers.get("Authorization")
         if not authorization:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
-            )
+            if self.auto_error:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Not authenticated"
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
         return authorization
diff --git a/tests/test_security_api_key_cookie_optional.py b/tests/test_security_api_key_cookie_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a962d8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_api_key_cookie_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security import APIKeyCookie
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+api_key = APIKeyCookie(name="key", auto_error=False)
+
+
+class User(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+
+
+def get_current_user(oauth_header: Optional[str] = Security(api_key)):
+    if oauth_header is None:
+        return None
+    user = User(username=oauth_header)
+    return user
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user)):
+    if current_user is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    else:
+        return current_user
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"APIKeyCookie": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {
+            "APIKeyCookie": {"type": "apiKey", "name": "key", "in": "cookie"}
+        }
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_api_key():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", cookies={"key": "secret"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"username": "secret"}
+
+
+def test_security_api_key_no_key():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
diff --git a/tests/test_security_api_key_header_optional.py b/tests/test_security_api_key_header_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dcb7b288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_api_key_header_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security import APIKeyHeader
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+api_key = APIKeyHeader(name="key", auto_error=False)
+
+
+class User(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+
+
+def get_current_user(oauth_header: Optional[str] = Security(api_key)):
+    if oauth_header is None:
+        return None
+    user = User(username=oauth_header)
+    return user
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(current_user: Optional[User] = Depends(get_current_user)):
+    if current_user is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return current_user
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"APIKeyHeader": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {
+            "APIKeyHeader": {"type": "apiKey", "name": "key", "in": "header"}
+        }
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_api_key():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"key": "secret"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"username": "secret"}
+
+
+def test_security_api_key_no_key():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
diff --git a/tests/test_security_api_key_query_optional.py b/tests/test_security_api_key_query_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0edc502e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_api_key_query_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security import APIKeyQuery
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+api_key = APIKeyQuery(name="key", auto_error=False)
+
+
+class User(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+
+
+def get_current_user(oauth_header: Optional[str] = Security(api_key)):
+    if oauth_header is None:
+        return None
+    user = User(username=oauth_header)
+    return user
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(current_user: Optional[User] = Depends(get_current_user)):
+    if current_user is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return current_user
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"APIKeyQuery": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {
+            "APIKeyQuery": {"type": "apiKey", "name": "key", "in": "query"}
+        }
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_api_key():
+    response = client.get("/users/me?key=secret")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"username": "secret"}
+
+
+def test_security_api_key_no_key():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
diff --git a/tests/test_security_http_base_optional.py b/tests/test_security_http_base_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b42b63b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_http_base_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security.http import HTTPAuthorizationCredentials, HTTPBase
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+security = HTTPBase(scheme="Other", auto_error=False)
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(
+    credentials: Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials] = Security(security)
+):
+    if credentials is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return {"scheme": credentials.scheme, "credentials": credentials.credentials}
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"HTTPBase": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {"HTTPBase": {"type": "http", "scheme": "Other"}}
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_http_base():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Other foobar"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"scheme": "Other", "credentials": "foobar"}
+
+
+def test_security_http_base_no_credentials():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
diff --git a/tests/test_security_http_basic_optional.py b/tests/test_security_http_basic_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5ee51a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_http_basic_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+from base64 import b64encode
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security import HTTPBasic, HTTPBasicCredentials
+from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+security = HTTPBasic(auto_error=False)
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(credentials: Optional[HTTPBasicCredentials] = Security(security)):
+    if credentials is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return {"username": credentials.username, "password": credentials.password}
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"HTTPBasic": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {"HTTPBasic": {"type": "http", "scheme": "basic"}}
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_http_basic():
+    auth = HTTPBasicAuth(username="john", password="secret")
+    response = client.get("/users/me", auth=auth)
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"username": "john", "password": "secret"}
+
+
+def test_security_http_basic_no_credentials():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+
+
+def test_security_http_basic_invalid_credentials():
+    response = client.get(
+        "/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Basic notabase64token"}
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 403
+    assert response.json() == {"detail": "Invalid authentication credentials"}
+
+
+def test_security_http_basic_non_basic_credentials():
+    payload = b64encode(b"johnsecret").decode("ascii")
+    auth_header = f"Basic {payload}"
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": auth_header})
+    assert response.status_code == 403
+    assert response.json() == {"detail": "Invalid authentication credentials"}
diff --git a/tests/test_security_http_bearer_optional.py b/tests/test_security_http_bearer_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..426793216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_http_bearer_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security import HTTPAuthorizationCredentials, HTTPBearer
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+security = HTTPBearer(auto_error=False)
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(
+    credentials: Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials] = Security(security)
+):
+    if credentials is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return {"scheme": credentials.scheme, "credentials": credentials.credentials}
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"HTTPBearer": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {"HTTPBearer": {"type": "http", "scheme": "bearer"}}
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_http_bearer():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer foobar"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"scheme": "Bearer", "credentials": "foobar"}
+
+
+def test_security_http_bearer_no_credentials():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+
+
+def test_security_http_bearer_incorrect_scheme_credentials():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Basic notreally"})
+    assert response.status_code == 403
+    assert response.json() == {"detail": "Invalid authentication credentials"}
diff --git a/tests/test_security_http_digest_optional.py b/tests/test_security_http_digest_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..072a564f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_http_digest_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security import HTTPAuthorizationCredentials, HTTPDigest
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+security = HTTPDigest(auto_error=False)
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(
+    credentials: Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials] = Security(security)
+):
+    if credentials is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return {"scheme": credentials.scheme, "credentials": credentials.credentials}
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"HTTPDigest": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {"HTTPDigest": {"type": "http", "scheme": "digest"}}
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_http_digest():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Digest foobar"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"scheme": "Digest", "credentials": "foobar"}
+
+
+def test_security_http_digest_no_credentials():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+
+
+def test_security_http_digest_incorrect_scheme_credentials():
+    response = client.get(
+        "/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Other invalidauthorization"}
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 403
+    assert response.json() == {"detail": "Invalid authentication credentials"}
diff --git a/tests/test_security_oauth2_optional.py b/tests/test_security_oauth2_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c245a0b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_oauth2_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security import OAuth2
+from fastapi.security.oauth2 import OAuth2PasswordRequestFormStrict
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+reusable_oauth2 = OAuth2(
+    flows={
+        "password": {
+            "tokenUrl": "/token",
+            "scopes": {"read:users": "Read the users", "write:users": "Create users"},
+        }
+    },
+    auto_error=False,
+)
+
+
+class User(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+
+
+def get_current_user(oauth_header: Optional[str] = Security(reusable_oauth2)):
+    if oauth_header is None:
+        return None
+    user = User(username=oauth_header)
+    return user
+
+
+@app.post("/login")
+def read_current_user(form_data: OAuth2PasswordRequestFormStrict = Depends()):
+    return form_data
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(current_user: Optional[User] = Depends(get_current_user)):
+    if current_user is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return current_user
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/login": {
+            "post": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    },
+                    "422": {
+                        "description": "Validation Error",
+                        "content": {
+                            "application/json": {
+                                "schema": {
+                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Post",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_login_post",
+                "requestBody": {
+                    "content": {
+                        "application/x-www-form-urlencoded": {
+                            "schema": {
+                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Body_read_current_user"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "required": True,
+                },
+            }
+        },
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"OAuth2": []}],
+            }
+        },
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "schemas": {
+            "Body_read_current_user": {
+                "title": "Body_read_current_user",
+                "required": ["grant_type", "username", "password"],
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "grant_type": {
+                        "title": "Grant_Type",
+                        "pattern": "password",
+                        "type": "string",
+                    },
+                    "username": {"title": "Username", "type": "string"},
+                    "password": {"title": "Password", "type": "string"},
+                    "scope": {"title": "Scope", "type": "string", "default": ""},
+                    "client_id": {"title": "Client_Id", "type": "string"},
+                    "client_secret": {"title": "Client_Secret", "type": "string"},
+                },
+            },
+            "ValidationError": {
+                "title": "ValidationError",
+                "required": ["loc", "msg", "type"],
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "loc": {
+                        "title": "Location",
+                        "type": "array",
+                        "items": {"type": "string"},
+                    },
+                    "msg": {"title": "Message", "type": "string"},
+                    "type": {"title": "Error Type", "type": "string"},
+                },
+            },
+            "HTTPValidationError": {
+                "title": "HTTPValidationError",
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "detail": {
+                        "title": "Detail",
+                        "type": "array",
+                        "items": {"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationError"},
+                    }
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        "securitySchemes": {
+            "OAuth2": {
+                "type": "oauth2",
+                "flows": {
+                    "password": {
+                        "scopes": {
+                            "read:users": "Read the users",
+                            "write:users": "Create users",
+                        },
+                        "tokenUrl": "/token",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_oauth2():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer footokenbar"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"username": "Bearer footokenbar"}
+
+
+def test_security_oauth2_password_other_header():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Other footokenbar"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"username": "Other footokenbar"}
+
+
+def test_security_oauth2_password_bearer_no_header():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+
+
+required_params = {
+    "detail": [
+        {
+            "loc": ["body", "grant_type"],
+            "msg": "field required",
+            "type": "value_error.missing",
+        },
+        {
+            "loc": ["body", "username"],
+            "msg": "field required",
+            "type": "value_error.missing",
+        },
+        {
+            "loc": ["body", "password"],
+            "msg": "field required",
+            "type": "value_error.missing",
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+grant_type_required = {
+    "detail": [
+        {
+            "loc": ["body", "grant_type"],
+            "msg": "field required",
+            "type": "value_error.missing",
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+grant_type_incorrect = {
+    "detail": [
+        {
+            "loc": ["body", "grant_type"],
+            "msg": 'string does not match regex "password"',
+            "type": "value_error.str.regex",
+            "ctx": {"pattern": "password"},
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data,expected_status,expected_response",
+    [
+        (None, 422, required_params),
+        ({"username": "johndoe", "password": "secret"}, 422, grant_type_required),
+        (
+            {"username": "johndoe", "password": "secret", "grant_type": "incorrect"},
+            422,
+            grant_type_incorrect,
+        ),
+        (
+            {"username": "johndoe", "password": "secret", "grant_type": "password"},
+            200,
+            {
+                "grant_type": "password",
+                "username": "johndoe",
+                "password": "secret",
+                "scopes": [],
+                "client_id": None,
+                "client_secret": None,
+            },
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_strict_login(data, expected_status, expected_response):
+    response = client.post("/login", data=data)
+    assert response.status_code == expected_status
+    assert response.json() == expected_response
diff --git a/tests/test_security_oauth2_password_bearer_optional.py b/tests/test_security_oauth2_password_bearer_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b50ff943b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_oauth2_password_bearer_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+oauth2_scheme = OAuth2PasswordBearer(tokenUrl="/token", auto_error=False)
+
+
+@app.get("/items/")
+async def read_items(token: Optional[str] = Security(oauth2_scheme)):
+    if token is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return {"token": token}
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/items/": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Items Get",
+                "operationId": "read_items_items__get",
+                "security": [{"OAuth2PasswordBearer": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {
+            "OAuth2PasswordBearer": {
+                "type": "oauth2",
+                "flows": {"password": {"scopes": {}, "tokenUrl": "/token"}},
+            }
+        }
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_no_token():
+    response = client.get("/items")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+
+
+def test_token():
+    response = client.get("/items", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer testtoken"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"token": "testtoken"}
+
+
+def test_incorrect_token():
+    response = client.get("/items", headers={"Authorization": "Notexistent testtoken"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}
diff --git a/tests/test_security_openid_connect_optional.py b/tests/test_security_openid_connect_optional.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a37382603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_security_openid_connect_optional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, Security
+from fastapi.security.open_id_connect_url import OpenIdConnect
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+oid = OpenIdConnect(openIdConnectUrl="/openid", auto_error=False)
+
+
+class User(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+
+
+def get_current_user(oauth_header: Optional[str] = Security(oid)):
+    if oauth_header is None:
+        return None
+    user = User(username=oauth_header)
+    return user
+
+
+@app.get("/users/me")
+def read_current_user(current_user: Optional[User] = Depends(get_current_user)):
+    if current_user is None:
+        return {"msg": "Create an account first"}
+    return current_user
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+openapi_schema = {
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {"title": "Fast API", "version": "0.1.0"},
+    "paths": {
+        "/users/me": {
+            "get": {
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "Successful Response",
+                        "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                    }
+                },
+                "summary": "Read Current User Get",
+                "operationId": "read_current_user_users_me_get",
+                "security": [{"OpenIdConnect": []}],
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "securitySchemes": {
+            "OpenIdConnect": {"type": "openIdConnect", "openIdConnectUrl": "/openid"}
+        }
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema():
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == openapi_schema
+
+
+def test_security_oauth2():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer footokenbar"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"username": "Bearer footokenbar"}
+
+
+def test_security_oauth2_password_other_header():
+    response = client.get("/users/me", headers={"Authorization": "Other footokenbar"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"username": "Other footokenbar"}
+
+
+def test_security_oauth2_password_bearer_no_header():
+    response = client.get("/users/me")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"msg": "Create an account first"}