diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 596e7e5e..9b452eb6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ node widdershins --search false --language_tabs 'ruby:Ruby' 'python:Python' --su
 | -u, --user_templates | options.user_templates | `string` | None | Directory to load override templates from. |
 | -x, --experimental | options.experimental | `boolean` |  | For backwards compatibility only; ignored. |
 | -y, --yaml | options.yaml | `boolean` | `false` | Display JSON schemas in YAML format. |
+|  | options.excludeAuth | `boolean` | `false` | Excludes the auth requirement snippets at the end of each operation section. |
 |  | options.templateCallback | `function` | None | A `function` that is called before and after each template (JavaScript code only). |
 |  | options.toc_footers | `object` | A map of `url`s and `description`s to be added to the ToC footers array (JavaScript code only). |
 
diff --git a/templates/openapi3/operation.dot b/templates/openapi3/operation.dot
index 2c85fbe7..b82df713 100644
--- a/templates/openapi3/operation.dot
+++ b/templates/openapi3/operation.dot
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@
 
 {{#def.callbacks}}
 
+{{? !data.options.excludeAuth}}
 {{ data.security = data.operation.security ? data.operation.security : data.api.security; }}
-{{? data.security && data.security.length }}
+{{? data.security && data.security.length}}
 {{#def.authentication}}
 {{??}}
 {{#def.authentication_none}}
 {{?}}
+{{?}}
 {{= data.tags.endSection }}
diff --git a/widdershins.js b/widdershins.js
index 53907fc5..bc78793f 100755
--- a/widdershins.js
+++ b/widdershins.js
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ var argv = require('yargs')
     .string('environment')
     .alias('e','environment')
     .describe('environment','File to load config options from.')
+    .boolean('excludeAuth')
+    .default('excludeAuth',false)
+    .describe('excludeAuth','Excludes the auth requirement snippets at the end of each operation section.')
     .boolean('expandBody')
     .describe('expandBody','Expand the schema and show all properties in the request body.')
     .number('headings')
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ options.customApiKeyValue = argv.customApiKeyValue;
 options.html = argv.html;
 options.respec = argv.respec;
 options.useBodyName = argv.useBodyName;
+options.excludeAuth = argv.excludeAuth;
 if (argv.search === false) options.search = false;
 if (argv.includes) options.includes = argv.includes.split(',');
 if (argv.respec) {