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diff --git a/core/templates/core/dashboard.html b/core/templates/core/dashboard.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6ef6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/templates/core/dashboard.html
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}Dashboard | {{ project_name }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="container mt-5">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-12">
+            <h1 class="mb-4">System Dashboard</h1>
+            <div class="card">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h5 class="card-title">Welcome to the Management System</h5>
+                    <p class="card-text">You are logged in as <strong>{{ user.username }}</strong>.</p>
+                    <a href="{% url 'logout' %}" class="btn btn-danger">Logout</a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/core/templates/core/login.html b/core/templates/core/login.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d1bf7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/templates/core/login.html
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}Login | {{ project_name }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="container mt-5">
+    <div class="row justify-content-center">
+        <div class="col-md-6">
+            <div class="card">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h2 class="card-title text-center mb-4">Login</h2>
+                    {% if form.errors %}
+                        <div class="alert alert-danger">Invalid username or password.</div>
+                    {% endif %}
+                    <form method="post">
+                        {% csrf_token %}
+                        <div class="mb-3">
+                            <label for="id_username" class="form-label">Username</label>
+                            <input type="text" name="username" class="form-control" id="id_username" required>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="mb-3">
+                            <label for="id_password" class="form-label">Password</label>
+                            <input type="password" name="password" class="form-control" id="id_password" required>
+                        </div>
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary w-100">Login</button>
+                    </form>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/core/urls.py b/core/urls.py
index 1facb35..dfbd8af 100644
--- a/core/urls.py
+++ b/core/urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.urls import path
+from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
 
-from .views import home, ingest_data, resolve_entities
+from .views import home, ingest_data, resolve_entities, login_view, dashboard_view, logout_view
 
 app_name = 'core'
 
@@ -8,4 +9,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("", home, name="home"),
     path("api/ingest/", ingest_data, name="ingest_data"),
     path("api/resolve/", resolve_entities, name="resolve_entities"),
+    path("login/", login_view, name="login"),
+    path("dashboard/", dashboard_view, name="dashboard"),
+    path("logout/", logout_view, name="logout"),
 ]
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diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index cfa6cf5..01c2908 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ from django.http import JsonResponse
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from core.services.ingestion import IngestionService
 from core.services.resolution import EntityResolutionService
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
+from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login, logout
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.utils import timezone
 import os
 import platform
@@ -27,6 +29,24 @@ def home(request):
     }
     return render(request, "core/index.html", context)
 
+def login_view(request):
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        username = request.POST.get('username')
+        password = request.POST.get('password')
+        user = authenticate(request, username=username, password=password)
+        if user is not None:
+            login(request, user)
+            return redirect('dashboard')
+    return render(request, 'core/login.html')
+
+@login_required
+def dashboard_view(request):
+    return render(request, 'core/dashboard.html', {'project_name': 'New Style'})
+
+def logout_view(request):
+    logout(request)
+    return redirect('home')
+
 @csrf_exempt
 def ingest_data(request):
     if request.method == 'POST':
@@ -43,4 +63,4 @@ def resolve_entities(request):
         # Using EntityResolutionService as a placeholder for actual processing
         result = EntityResolutionService.resolve(data)
         return JsonResponse({'status': 'success', 'result': result})
-    return JsonResponse({'error': 'Invalid request'}, status=400)
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+    return JsonResponse({'error': 'Invalid request'}, status=400)