diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/AuthenticationExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/AuthenticationExtensions.cs
index 45c290daba..a460f32e55 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/AuthenticationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/AuthenticationExtensions.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Security
     /// <summary>
     /// Extensions to create and renew and remove authentication tickets for the Umbraco back office
     /// </summary>
-    internal static class AuthenticationExtensions
+    public static class AuthenticationExtensions
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// This will check the ticket to see if it is valid, if it is it will set the current thread's user and culture
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Security
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// This clears the forms authentication cookie
+        /// This clears the forms authentication cookie for webapi since cookies are handled differently
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="response"></param>
-        public static void UmbracoLogout(this HttpResponseMessage response)
+        public static void UmbracoLogoutWebApi(this HttpResponseMessage response)
         {
             if (response == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("response");
             //remove the cookie
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/UserData.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/UserData.cs
index 4c05cd6312..ff49636217 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/UserData.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/UserData.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Security
     /// </summary>
     [DataContract(Name = "userData", Namespace = "")]
     [Serializable]
-    internal class UserData
+    public class UserData
     {
         public UserData()
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/WebSecurity.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/WebSecurity.cs
index 3ccfbaa382..663aa3567e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/WebSecurity.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/WebSecurity.cs
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="user"></param>
         /// <returns>returns the number of seconds until their session times out</returns>
-        internal FormsAuthenticationTicket PerformLogin(IUser user)
+        public FormsAuthenticationTicket PerformLogin(IUser user)
         {
-            var ticket = _httpContext.CreateUmbracoAuthTicket(new UserData(Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"))
+            var ticket = _httpContext.CreateUmbracoAuthTicket(new UserData()
             {
                 Id = user.Id,
                 AllowedApplications = user.AllowedSections.ToArray(),
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security
         /// <param name="username"></param>
         /// <param name="password"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        internal bool ValidateBackOfficeCredentials(string username, string password)
+        public bool ValidateBackOfficeCredentials(string username, string password)
         {
             var membershipProvider = Core.Security.MembershipProviderExtensions.GetUsersMembershipProvider();
             return membershipProvider != null && membershipProvider.ValidateUser(username, password);
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security
         /// <param name="username"></param>
         /// <param name="setOnline"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        internal MembershipUser GetBackOfficeMembershipUser(string username, bool setOnline)
+        public MembershipUser GetBackOfficeMembershipUser(string username, bool setOnline)
         {
             var membershipProvider = Core.Security.MembershipProviderExtensions.GetUsersMembershipProvider();
             return membershipProvider != null ? membershipProvider.GetUser(username, setOnline) : null;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/UmbracoBackOfficeLogoutAttribute.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/UmbracoBackOfficeLogoutAttribute.cs
index 9d49e24776..ecde11023b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/UmbracoBackOfficeLogoutAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/UmbracoBackOfficeLogoutAttribute.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters
         {            
             if (context.Response == null) return;
             if (context.Response.IsSuccessStatusCode == false) return;
-            context.Response.UmbracoLogout();
+            context.Response.UmbracoLogoutWebApi();
         }
     }
 }
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