diff --git a/templates/configmap.yaml b/templates/configmap.yaml
index 47ad29e..70b016f 100644
--- a/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ data:
     gplazma.gridmap.file=/opt/dcache/etc/grid-mapfile
     gplazma.authzdb.file=/opt/dcache/etc/storage-authzdb
     gplazma.vorolemap.file=/opt/dcache/etc/grid-vorolemap
+    gplazma.htpasswd.file=/opt/dcache/etc/htpasswd
 
     [{{ $.Release.Name }}-door-svc/xrootd]
     xrootd.security.tls.mode=OFF
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ data:
   gplazma.conf: |-
     auth    optional    x509
     auth    optional    voms
-    #auth    sufficient  htpasswd
+    auth    sufficient  htpasswd
     map     optional    vorolemap
     map     optional    gridmap
     map     requisite   authzdb
@@ -182,3 +183,6 @@ data:
   linkgroupauthz: |-
     LinkGroup default-linkgroup
     /desy
+
+  htpasswd: |-
+    admin:$apr1$nq7.vQxE$tvmghVXGplwv/SNpNYGiC1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/door.yaml b/templates/door.yaml
index 87ddce4..7151ac0 100644
--- a/templates/door.yaml
+++ b/templates/door.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /opt/dcache/etc/storage-authzdb
           subPath: storage-authzdb
           readOnly: true
+        - name: htpasswd
+          mountPath: /opt/dcache/etc/htpasswd
+          subPath: htpasswd
+          readOnly: true
         - name: linkgroupauthz
           mountPath: /opt/dcache/etc/linkgroupauthz.conf
           subPath: linkgroupauthz.conf
@@ -126,6 +130,12 @@ spec:
           items:
           - key: "storage-authzdb"
             path: "storage-authzdb"
+      - name: htpasswd
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ $.Release.Name }}-configmap
+          items:
+          - key: "htpasswd"
+            path: "htpasswd"
       - name: linkgroupauthz
         configMap:
           name: {{ $.Release.Name }}-configmap