diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 7b8d7aef1..11e7548a0 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ In the index mapping, the `_meta` and `properties`field stores meta and schema i
 - `spark.datasource.flint.host`: default is localhost.
 - `spark.datasource.flint.port`: default is 9200.
 - `spark.datasource.flint.scheme`: default is http. valid values [http, https]
-- `spark.datasource.flint.auth`: default is false. valid values [false, sigv4]
+- `spark.datasource.flint.auth`: default is false. valid values [false, sigv4, basic]
+- `spark.datasource.flint.auth.username`: basic auth username.
+- `spark.datasource.flint.auth.password`: basic auth password.
 - `spark.datasource.flint.region`: default is us-west-2. only been used when auth=sigv4
 - `spark.datasource.flint.customAWSCredentialsProvider`: default is empty.   
 - `spark.datasource.flint.write.id_name`: no default value.
@@ -455,3 +457,11 @@ Flint use [DefaultAWSCredentialsProviderChain](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJa
 --conf spark.emr-serverless.driverEnv.ASSUME_ROLE_CREDENTIALS_ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::AccountB:role/CrossAccountRoleB \
 --conf spark.executorEnv.ASSUME_ROLE_CREDENTIALS_ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::AccountBB:role/CrossAccountRoleB
 ```
+
+### Basic Auth
+Add Basic Auth configuration in Spark configuration. Replace username and password with correct one.
+```
+--conf spark.datasource.flint.auth=basic
+--conf spark.datasource.flint.auth.username=username
+--conf spark.datasource.flint.auth.password=password
+```
diff --git a/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/FlintOptions.java b/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/FlintOptions.java
index c9d4eb1cf..1870be572 100644
--- a/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/FlintOptions.java
+++ b/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/FlintOptions.java
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public class FlintOptions implements Serializable {
 
   public static final String SIGV4_AUTH = "sigv4";
 
+  public static final String BASIC_AUTH = "basic";
+
+  public static final String USERNAME = "auth.username";
+
+  public static final String PASSWORD = "auth.password";
+
   public static final String CUSTOM_AWS_CREDENTIALS_PROVIDER = "customAWSCredentialsProvider";
 
   /**
@@ -87,4 +93,12 @@ public String getAuth() {
   public String getCustomAwsCredentialsProvider() {
     return options.getOrDefault(CUSTOM_AWS_CREDENTIALS_PROVIDER, "");
   }
+
+  public String getUsername() {
+    return options.getOrDefault(USERNAME, "flint");
+  }
+
+  public String getPassword() {
+    return options.getOrDefault(PASSWORD, "flint");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/storage/FlintOpenSearchClient.java b/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/storage/FlintOpenSearchClient.java
index 4e3c5a76c..8ad13c881 100644
--- a/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/storage/FlintOpenSearchClient.java
+++ b/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/storage/FlintOpenSearchClient.java
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
+import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScope;
+import org.apache.http.auth.UsernamePasswordCredentials;
+import org.apache.http.client.CredentialsProvider;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.BasicCredentialsProvider;
 import org.opensearch.action.admin.indices.delete.DeleteIndexRequest;
 import org.opensearch.client.RequestOptions;
 import org.opensearch.client.RestClient;
@@ -172,6 +176,13 @@ private RestHighLevelClient createClient() {
       restClientBuilder.setHttpClientConfigCallback(cb ->
           cb.addInterceptorLast(new AWSRequestSigningApacheInterceptor(signer.getServiceName(),
               signer, awsCredentialsProvider.get())));
+    } else if (options.getAuth().equals(FlintOptions.BASIC_AUTH)) {
+      CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = new BasicCredentialsProvider();
+      credentialsProvider.setCredentials(
+          AuthScope.ANY,
+          new UsernamePasswordCredentials(options.getUsername(), options.getPassword()));
+      restClientBuilder.setHttpClientConfigCallback(
+          httpClientBuilder -> httpClientBuilder.setDefaultCredentialsProvider(credentialsProvider));
     }
     return new RestHighLevelClient(restClientBuilder);
   }
diff --git a/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/flint/config/FlintSparkConf.scala b/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/flint/config/FlintSparkConf.scala
index e794867a5..a7eaea857 100644
--- a/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/flint/config/FlintSparkConf.scala
+++ b/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/flint/config/FlintSparkConf.scala
@@ -51,9 +51,19 @@ object FlintSparkConf {
 
   val AUTH = FlintConfig("spark.datasource.flint.auth")
     .datasourceOption()
-    .doc("authentication type. supported value: NONE_AUTH(false), SIGV4_AUTH(sigv4)")
+    .doc("authentication type. supported value: NONE_AUTH(false), SIGV4_AUTH(sigv4), BASIC_AUTH")
     .createWithDefault(FlintOptions.NONE_AUTH)
 
+  val USERNAME = FlintConfig("spark.datasource.flint.auth.username")
+    .datasourceOption()
+    .doc("basic auth username")
+    .createWithDefault("flint")
+
+  val PASSWORD = FlintConfig("spark.datasource.flint.auth.password")
+    .datasourceOption()
+    .doc("basic auth password")
+    .createWithDefault("flint")
+
   val REGION = FlintConfig("spark.datasource.flint.region")
     .datasourceOption()
     .doc("AWS service region")
@@ -144,7 +154,9 @@ case class FlintSparkConf(properties: JMap[String, String]) extends Serializable
         SCHEME,
         AUTH,
         REGION,
-        CUSTOM_AWS_CREDENTIALS_PROVIDER)
+        CUSTOM_AWS_CREDENTIALS_PROVIDER,
+        USERNAME,
+        PASSWORD)
         .map(conf => (conf.optionKey, conf.readFrom(reader)))
         .toMap
         .asJava)