diff --git a/src/flask_digest_auth/auth.py b/src/flask_digest_auth/auth.py
index a5c7858..a60e89b 100644
--- a/src/flask_digest_auth/auth.py
+++ b/src/flask_digest_auth/auth.py
@@ -110,6 +110,36 @@ class DigestAuth:
         class NoLogInException(Exception):
             """The exception thrown when the user is not authorized."""
 
+        def get_logged_in_user() -> t.Optional[t.Any]:
+            """Returns the currently logged-in user.
+
+            :return: The currently logged-in user.
+            :raise NoLogInException: When the user is not logged in.
+            """
+            if "user" not in session:
+                raise NoLogInException
+            user: t.Optional[t.Any] = self.__get_user(session["user"])
+            if user is None:
+                raise NoLogInException
+            return user
+
+        def auth_user(state: AuthState) -> t.Any:
+            """Authenticates a user.
+
+            :param state: The authentication state.
+            :return: The user.
+            :raise UnauthorizedException: When the authentication fails.
+            """
+            authorization: Authorization = request.authorization
+            if authorization is None:
+                raise UnauthorizedException
+            if authorization.type != "digest":
+                raise UnauthorizedException(
+                    "Not an HTTP digest authorization")
+            self.authenticate(state)
+            session["user"] = authorization.username
+            return self.__get_user(authorization.username)
+
         @wraps(view)
         def login_required_view(*args, **kwargs) -> t.Any:
             """The login-protected view.
@@ -119,36 +149,24 @@ class DigestAuth:
             :return: The response.
             """
             try:
-                if "user" not in session:
-                    raise NoLogInException
-                user: t.Optional[t.Any] = self.__get_user(session["user"])
-                if user is None:
-                    raise NoLogInException
-                g.user = user
+                g.user = get_logged_in_user()
                 return view(*args, **kwargs)
             except NoLogInException:
-                state: AuthState = AuthState()
-                authorization: Authorization = request.authorization
-                try:
-                    if authorization is None:
-                        raise UnauthorizedException
-                    if authorization.type != "digest":
-                        raise UnauthorizedException(
-                            "Not an HTTP digest authorization")
-                    self.authenticate(state)
-                    session["user"] = authorization.username
-                    user = self.__get_user(authorization.username)
-                    g.user = user
-                    self.__on_login(user)
-                    return view(*args, **kwargs)
-                except UnauthorizedException as e:
-                    if len(e.args) > 0:
-                        sys.stderr.write(e.args[0] + "\n")
-                    response: Response = Response()
-                    response.status = 401
-                    response.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] \
-                        = self.make_response_header(state)
-                    abort(response)
+                pass
+
+            state: AuthState = AuthState()
+            try:
+                g.user = auth_user(state)
+                self.__on_login(g.user)
+                return view(*args, **kwargs)
+            except UnauthorizedException as e:
+                if len(e.args) > 0:
+                    sys.stderr.write(e.args[0] + "\n")
+                response: Response = Response()
+                response.status = 401
+                response.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] \
+                    = self.make_response_header(state)
+                abort(response)
 
         return login_required_view