diff --git a/examples/local/scripts/vtgate-up.sh b/examples/local/scripts/vtgate-up.sh
index cb33e27839b..afab5caef07 100755
--- a/examples/local/scripts/vtgate-up.sh
+++ b/examples/local/scripts/vtgate-up.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ vtgate \
   --tablet_types_to_wait PRIMARY,REPLICA \
   --service_map 'grpc-vtgateservice' \
   --pid_file $VTDATAROOT/tmp/vtgate.pid \
-  --mysql_auth_server_impl none \
+  --mysql_auth_server_impl static \
+  --mysql_auth_server_static_file /home/spin/src/github.com/Shopify/vitess/examples/local/mysql_auth_server_static_creds.json \
+  --mysql_auth_static_reload_interval 5s \
+  --schema_change_signal_user mysql_user \
   > $VTDATAROOT/tmp/vtgate.out 2>&1 &
 
 # Block waiting for vtgate to be listening
diff --git a/examples/local/scripts/vttablet-up.sh b/examples/local/scripts/vttablet-up.sh
index 43d0849ce76..1c471590b17 100755
--- a/examples/local/scripts/vttablet-up.sh
+++ b/examples/local/scripts/vttablet-up.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ vttablet \
  --pid_file $VTDATAROOT/$tablet_dir/vttablet.pid \
  --vtctld_addr http://$hostname:$vtctld_web_port/ \
  --disable_active_reparents \
+ --enforce-tableacl-config \
+ --table-acl-config-reload-interval 5s \
+ --queryserver-config-strict-table-acl \
+ --table-acl-config /home/spin/src/github.com/Shopify/vitess/examples/local/table_acl.json \
  > $VTDATAROOT/$tablet_dir/vttablet.out 2>&1 &
 
 # Block waiting for the tablet to be listening
diff --git a/examples/local/table_acl.json b/examples/local/table_acl.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc3381f9139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/local/table_acl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "table_groups": [
+    {
+      "name": "all-tables",
+      "table_names_or_prefixes": [
+        "%"
+      ],
+      "admins": [
+        "mysql_user"
+      ],
+      "readers": [
+        "mysql_user"
+      ],
+      "writers": [
+        "mysql_user"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}