diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ba69b1..052c49e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,8 +129,25 @@ NETWORK=tcp
 TZ=Asia/Jakarta
 CLIENT_TIMEOUT=10s
 DNS_TIMEOUT=10s
+CREDENTIALS=username:passwordHash
 ```
 
+For the creation of the password hash, you can use the `htpasswd -nB username` command, but you need to install the
+`apache2-utils` package first. To install the package, run the following command:
+
+```shell
+sudo apt install apache2-utils
+```
+
+Then, you can use the `htpasswd` command to generate the password hash:
+
+```shell
+htpasswd -nB username
+```
+
+This will prompt you to enter the password. After entering the password, the command will output the username and the
+password hash. You can then use the output to set the `CREDENTIALS` environment variable.
+
 The following table lists the available configuration options:
 
 | Name           | Description                                           | Default Value |
@@ -140,6 +157,7 @@ The following table lists the available configuration options:
 | TZ             | The timezone to use.                                  | `Local`       |
 | CLIENT_TIMEOUT | The timeout for connecting to the destination server. | `10s`         |
 | DNS_TIMEOUT    | The timeout for DNS resolution.                       | `10s`         |
+| CREDENTIALS    | The credentials to use for authentication.            | `""`          |
 
 ## Logging
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b25cad1..097ac05 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/caarlos0/env/v10 v10.0.0
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.31.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 40acf82..a724049 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ github.com/rs/zerolog v1.31.0 h1:FcTR3NnLWW+NnTwwhFWiJSZr4ECLpqCm6QsEnyvbV4A=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.31.0/go.mod h1:/7mN4D5sKwJLZQ2b/znpjC3/GQWY/xaDXUM0kKWRHss=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0 h1:r8bRNjWL3GshPW3gkd+RpvzWrZAwPS49OmTGZ/uhM4k=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0/go.mod h1:gCAAfMLgwOJRpTjQ2zCCt2OcSfYMTeZVSRtQlPC7Nq4=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0 h1:Vz7Qs629MkJkGyHxUlRHizWJRG2j8fbQKjELVSNhy7Q=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0 h1:h48lPFYpsTvQJZF4EKyI4aLHaev3CxivZmv7yZig9pc=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/nanoproxy.go b/nanoproxy.go
index 53f7496..ddaff7c 100644
--- a/nanoproxy.go
+++ b/nanoproxy.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ryanbekhen/nanoproxy/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/ryanbekhen/nanoproxy/pkg/socks5"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	_ "time/tzdata"
@@ -26,11 +27,22 @@ func main() {
 
 	socks5Config := socks5.Config{
 		Logger:            &logger,
-		Resolver:          &socks5.DNSResolver{},
-		ClientConnTimeout: cfg.ClientTimeout,
 		DestConnTimeout:   cfg.DestTimeout,
+		ClientConnTimeout: cfg.ClientTimeout,
+		Resolver:          &socks5.DNSResolver{},
 	}
 
+	credentials := socks5.StaticCredentialStore{}
+	for _, cred := range cfg.Credentials {
+		credArr := strings.Split(cred, ":")
+		if len(credArr) != 2 {
+			logger.Fatal().Msgf("Invalid credential: %s", cred)
+		}
+		credentials[credArr[0]] = credArr[1]
+	}
+	if len(credentials) > 0 {
+		socks5Config.Credentials = credentials
+	}
 	sock5Server := socks5.New(&socks5Config)
 
 	logger.Info().Msgf("Starting socks5 server on %s://%s", cfg.Network, cfg.ADDR)
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 69596d4..33a3230 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Timezone      string        `env:"TZ" envDefault:"Local"`
 	Network       string        `env:"NETWORK" envDefault:"tcp"`
 	ADDR          string        `env:"ADDR" envDefault:":1080"`
+	Credentials   []string      `env:"CREDENTIALS" envSeparator:","`
 	ClientTimeout time.Duration `env:"CLIENT_TIMEOUT" envDefault:"15s"`
 	DestTimeout   time.Duration `env:"DEST_TIMEOUT" envDefault:"15s"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/socks5/credentials.go b/pkg/socks5/credentials.go
index 1f32368..e222e3b 100644
--- a/pkg/socks5/credentials.go
+++ b/pkg/socks5/credentials.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package socks5
 
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+)
+
 type CredentialStore interface {
 	Valid(user, password string) bool
 }
@@ -11,5 +15,7 @@ func (s StaticCredentialStore) Valid(user, password string) bool {
 	if !ok {
 		return false
 	}
-	return password == pass
+
+	err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(pass), []byte(password))
+	return err == nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/socks5/credentials_test.go b/pkg/socks5/credentials_test.go
index 0c5471f..a8490a2 100644
--- a/pkg/socks5/credentials_test.go
+++ b/pkg/socks5/credentials_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 func Test_CredentialStore_Valid(t *testing.T) {
 	var s CredentialStore
 	s = StaticCredentialStore{
-		"foo": "bar",
+		"foo": "$2y$05$Xr4Vj6wbsCuf70.Fif2guuX8Ez97GB0VysyCTRL2EMkIikCpY/ugi",
 	}
 	assert.True(t, s.Valid("foo", "bar"))
 	assert.False(t, s.Valid("foo", "baz"))
diff --git a/pkg/socks5/socks5_test.go b/pkg/socks5/socks5_test.go
index fa18b58..2871f31 100644
--- a/pkg/socks5/socks5_test.go
+++ b/pkg/socks5/socks5_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestListenAndServe(t *testing.T) {
 	lAddr := l.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
 
 	credentials := StaticCredentialStore{
-		"foo": "bar",
+		"foo": "$2y$05$Xr4Vj6wbsCuf70.Fif2guuX8Ez97GB0VysyCTRL2EMkIikCpY/ugi", // foo:bar
 	}
 	auth := &UserPassAuthenticator{Credentials: credentials}
 	conf := &Config{