diff --git a/longhorn/ingress.yaml b/longhorn/ingress.yaml
index e79612d..2cb5813 100644
--- a/longhorn/ingress.yaml
+++ b/longhorn/ingress.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ metadata:
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: prod-cluster-issuer
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-passthrough: "false"
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/enable-cors: "true"
+    # name of the secret that contains the user/password definitions
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret: longhorn-basic-auth
+    # message to display with an appropriate context why the authentication is required
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-realm: 'Authentication Required '
     # nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "http://localhost:3000/"
     # nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-methods: "PUT, GET, POST, OPTIONS, DELETE"
     # If you encounter a redirect loop or are getting a 307 response code