diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 981d26d..d9d8aa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.12", "3.11", "3.10"]
         app-type: ["fastapi+mesop", "mesop", "nats+fastapi+mesop"]
-        authentication: ["google", "none"]
+        authentication: ["none", "google", "basic"]
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 2a74388..de846c7 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     "project_slug": "{{ cookiecutter.project_name.lower().replace(' ', '_').replace('-', '_') }}",
     "app_type": ["fastapi+mesop", "mesop", "nats+fastapi+mesop"],
     "python_version": ["3.12", "3.11", "3.10"],
-    "authentication": ["none", "google"]
+    "authentication": ["none", "google", "basic"]
 }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index 182c350..c59858e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 name = "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}"
 
 dependencies = [
-    "fastagency[autogen,mesop,server{% if "fastapi" in cookiecutter.app_type %},fastapi{% endif %}{% if "nats" in cookiecutter.app_type %},nats{% endif %}{% if cookiecutter.authentication == "google" %},firebase{% endif %}]>=0.3.0",
+    "fastagency[autogen,mesop,server{% if "fastapi" in cookiecutter.app_type %},fastapi{% endif %}{% if "nats" in cookiecutter.app_type %},nats{% endif %}{% if cookiecutter.authentication == "google" %},firebase{% elif cookiecutter.authentication == "basic" %},basic_auth{% endif %}]>=0.3.0",
 {%- if cookiecutter.authentication == "google" %}
     "PyYAML>=6.0.2",
 {% endif %}
diff --git "a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/deployment/main_{% if \"nats\" in cookiecutter.app_type %}3{% else %}2{% endif %}_mesop.py" "b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/deployment/main_{% if \"nats\" in cookiecutter.app_type %}3{% else %}2{% endif %}_mesop.py"
index ac53660..1976c0e 100644
--- "a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/deployment/main_{% if \"nats\" in cookiecutter.app_type %}3{% else %}2{% endif %}_mesop.py"	
+++ "b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/deployment/main_{% if \"nats\" in cookiecutter.app_type %}3{% else %}2{% endif %}_mesop.py"	
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 from fastagency.adapters.fastapi import FastAPIAdapter
 from fastagency.app import FastAgency
 from fastagency.ui.mesop import MesopUI{% if cookiecutter.authentication == "google" %}
-from fastagency.ui.mesop.auth.firebase import FirebaseAuth, FirebaseConfig{% endif %}
+from fastagency.ui.mesop.auth.firebase import FirebaseAuth, FirebaseConfig{% elif cookiecutter.authentication == "basic" %}
+from fastagency.ui.mesop.auth.basic_auth import BasicAuth{% endif %}
 
 fastapi_url = "http://localhost:8008"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,19 @@
     allowed_users=allowed_users,
 )
 
+ui = MesopUI(auth=auth)
+{%- elif cookiecutter.authentication == "basic" %}
+auth = BasicAuth(
+    # TODO: Replace `allowed_users` with the desired usernames and their
+    # bcrypt-hashed passwords. One way to generate bcrypt-hashed passwords
+    # is by using online tools such as https://bcrypt.online
+    # Default password for all users is `password`
+    allowed_users={
+        "admin": "$2y$10$ZgcGQlsvMoMRmmW4Y.nUVuVHc.vOJsOA7iXAPXWPFy9DX2S7oeTDa",  # nosemgrep: generic.secrets.security.detected-bcrypt-hash.detected-bcrypt-hash
+        "user@example.com": "$2y$10$ZgcGQlsvMoMRmmW4Y.nUVuVHc.vOJsOA7iXAPXWPFy9DX2S7oeTDa",  # nosemgrep: generic.secrets.security.detected-bcrypt-hash.detected-bcrypt-hash
+    },
+)
+
 ui = MesopUI(auth=auth)
 {% else %}
 ui = MesopUI()