Usually, Linked Data makes Semantic Web Applications query much more information for processing than traditional Web applications. Since not all information is public, some form of authentication may be imposed on the user. Querying data from multiple data sources might require many authentication prompts. Such time consuming operations, added to the extra amount of time a Semantic Web application needs to process the data it collects might be frustrating to the users and should be minimized. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and compare several Semantic Web authentication techniques available, leading to the proposal of a faster and more secure authentication protocol for Semantic Web Applications.