diff --git a/src/middleware/basic-auth.ts b/src/middleware/basic-auth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12dc09b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/basic-auth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import basicAuth from 'express-basic-auth';
+
+export default function basicAuthHandler(username : string, password : string) {
+    return basicAuth({
+        authorizer: (req_username : string, req_password : string) => req_username === username && req_password === password,
+        challenge: true
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/types/fakes.d.ts b/src/types/fakes.d.ts
index b5ddadc..5089d78 100644
--- a/src/types/fakes.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/fakes.d.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 declare module 'express-ip-access-control';
 declare module 'connect-static-file';
+declare module 'express-basic-auth'