diff --git a/backend/src/resources/application.yml b/backend/src/resources/application.yml
index 32275c8..1dd7b49 100644
--- a/backend/src/resources/application.yml
+++ b/backend/src/resources/application.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ spring:
   data:
     rest:
       base-path: /api/v1
+  security:
+    user:
+      password: user
 
 logging:
   level:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 26ce9e8..7626219 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter'
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
+    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security'
 
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.data/spring-data-rest-core
     implementation group: 'org.springframework.data', name: 'spring-data-rest-core', version: '3.7.0'