1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb
index 004d460c5..8598091d9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require 'fileutils'
 
 class AdminController < ApplicationController
     layout "admin"
-    before_filter :assign_http_auth_user
+    before_filter :authenticate
     protect_from_forgery # See ActionController::RequestForgeryProtection for details
 
     # action to take if expecting an authenticity token and one isn't received
@@ -44,5 +44,15 @@ class AdminController < ApplicationController
             expire_for_request(info_request)
         end
     end
+	private
+	def authenticate
+            username = MySociety::Config.get('ADMIN_USERNAME', '')
+            password = MySociety::Config.get('ADMIN_PASSWORD', '')
+            if !(username && password).empty?
+                authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |user_name, password|
+                    user_name == username && password == password
+                end
+            end
+	end
 end