diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index f23dbaf..79e7719 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+AuthType Basic
+AuthName "Biolab Catalogue System"
+AuthUserFile /var/www/biolab/.htpasswd
+Require valid-user
+
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule    ^$ app/webroot/    [L]
    RewriteRule    (.*) app/webroot/$1 [L]
-</IfModule>
\ No newline at end of file
+</IfModule>