function authenticate_user($required_authority_level)
{
    $cookie_handler = new CookieHandler();
    $color = "hsla(360, 100%, 50%, 0.9)";
    if ($cookie_handler->cookie_exists("compsec") == true) {
        $user_cookie = $cookie_handler->get_cookie("compsec");
        if ($cookie_handler->validate_cookie($user_cookie) == true) {
            // Fetch user data
            $results = get_user_data($user_cookie->get_uuid());
            $user_authority_level = $results[4];
            // Check authentication level
            if ($user_authority_level < $required_authority_level) {
                print "<div class=\"box\" style=\"background-color:" . $color . ";margin-top:25px;\">You are not authorized to view this page.</div>";
                exit;
            }
        } else {
            print "<div class=\"box\" style=\"background-color:" . $color . ";margin-top:25px;\">Invalid cookie. You need a valid login with the appropriate permissions in order to access this page.</div>";
            exit;
        }
    } else {
        print "<div class=\"box\" style=\"background-color:" . $color . ";margin-top:25px;\">You need to be logged in to access this resource.</div>";
        exit;
    }
}
	<head>
		<meta charset="ISO-8859-1">
		<title>Password Change Results</title>
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css" title="Default Styles" media="screen"/>
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans" title="Font Styles"/>
		<?php 
include "CookieHandler.php";
include "helper_functions.php";
?>
	</head>
	
	<body link="#E2E2E2" vlink="#ADABAB">
		<center><div class="container">
            
            <?php 
$cookie_handler = new CookieHandler();
$cookie_name = $cookie_handler->get_cookie_name();
?>
		
			<header>
		
				<div class="logoContainer">
					<!-- <img src="logo-bar.png"> -->
				</div>
				
				<div class="button">
					<p><a href ="index.php">Index</a></p>
				</div>
				
				<div class="button">
					<?php 
	<head>
		<meta charset="ISO-8859-1">
		<title>Login</title>
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css" title="Default Styles" media="screen"/>
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans" title="Font Styles"/>
		<?php 
include "CookieHandler.php";
include "helper_functions.php";
?>
	</head>
	
	<body link="#E2E2E2" vlink="#ADABAB">
		<center><div class="container">
            
            <?php 
$cookie_handler = new CookieHandler();
$cookie_name = $cookie_handler->get_cookie_name();
?>
		
			<header>
		
				<div class="logoContainer">
					<!-- <img src="logo-bar.png"> -->
				</div>
				
				<div class="button">
					<p><a href ="index.php">Index</a></p>
				</div>
				
				<div class="button">
					<?php