diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index db1a04844..d801bbca2 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ ldap:
 
 ldap-re-test-failover: 60
 
+avs:
+  host:    "_env:AVSHOST:skytest.fra.fraport.de"
+  port:    "_env:AVSPORT:80"
+  user:    "_env:AVSUSER:fradrive"
+  pass:    "_env:AVSPASS:123"
+
 smtp:
   host:    "_env:SMTPHOST:"
   port:    "_env:SMTPPORT:25"
diff --git a/src/Settings.hs b/src/Settings.hs
index fa3d8fc1a..8daf8dabf 100644
--- a/src/Settings.hs
+++ b/src/Settings.hs
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ data AppSettings = AppSettings
     , appAutoDbMigrate          :: Bool
     , appLdapConf               :: Maybe (PointedList LdapConf)
     -- ^ Configuration settings for accessing the LDAP-directory
+    , appAvsConf                :: Maybe AvsConf
+    -- ^ Configuration settings for accessing AVS Server (= Ausweis Verwaltungs System)
     , appSmtpConf               :: Maybe SmtpConf
     -- ^ Configuration settings for accessing a SMTP Mailserver
     , appWidgetMemcachedConf    :: Maybe WidgetMemcachedConf
@@ -297,6 +299,13 @@ data LdapConf = LdapConf
   , ldapPool :: ResourcePoolConf
   } deriving (Show)
 
+data AvsConf = AvsConf
+  { avsHost :: String
+  , avsPort :: Int
+  , avsUser :: ByteString 
+  , avsPass :: ByteString 
+  } deriving (Show)
+
 data SmtpConf = SmtpConf
   { smtpHost :: HaskellNet.HostName
   , smtpPort :: HaskellNet.PortNumber
@@ -463,6 +472,14 @@ deriveFromJSON
     }
   ''HaskellNet.AuthType
 
+instance FromJSON AvsConf where 
+  parseJSON = withObject "AvsConf" $ \o -> do
+    avsHost <- o .: "host"
+    avsPort <- o .: "port"
+    avsUser <- o .: "user"
+    avsPass <- o .: "pass"
+    return AvsConf{..}
+
 instance FromJSON SmtpConf where
   parseJSON = withObject "SmtpConf" $ \o -> do
     smtpHost <- o .:? "host" .!= ""
@@ -544,6 +561,7 @@ instance FromJSON AppSettings where
               Ldap.Tls host _ -> not $ null host
               Ldap.Plain host -> not $ null host
         appLdapConf               <- P.fromList . mapMaybe (assertM nonEmptyHost) <$> o .:? "ldap" .!= []
+        appAvsConf                <- assertM (not . null . avsPass)  <$> o .:? "avs"
         appSmtpConf               <- assertM (not . null . smtpHost) <$> o .:? "smtp"
         let validMemcachedConf MemcachedConf{memcachedConnectInfo = Memcached.ConnectInfo{..}} = and
               [ not $ null connectHost