diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index fe8eb92..fa0494f 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # TODO
 
-- [ ] authentication for admin page
 - [ ] support etcd or other storage for config
 - [ ] better error handler
 - [ ] log rotate
 - [ ] tls cert auto update
 - [ ] support validate config before save(web)
+- [ ] auto reload config and restart
+- [x] authentication for admin page
 - [x] custom error for pingora error
 - [x] support alpn for location
 - [x] support add header for location
diff --git a/conf/pingap.toml b/conf/pingap.toml
index 4dc33bd..0be5157 100644
--- a/conf/pingap.toml
+++ b/conf/pingap.toml
@@ -117,3 +117,5 @@ stats_path = "/stats"
 
 # Admin path for admin server. Default `None`
 admin_path = "/pingap"
+# Basic authorization for admin server, value is `base64(account + ":" + password). Default `None`
+# authorization = "dGVzdDoxMjMxMjM="
diff --git a/src/config/load.rs b/src/config/load.rs
index 077cddd..19a7afe 100644
--- a/src/config/load.rs
+++ b/src/config/load.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ impl LocationConf {
 pub struct ServerConf {
     pub addr: String,
     pub access_log: Option<String>,
+    pub authorization: Option<String>,
     pub locations: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub tls_cert: Option<String>,
     pub tls_key: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/http_extra/http_header.rs b/src/http_extra/http_header.rs
index 5a1e566..0feb4fd 100644
--- a/src/http_extra/http_header.rs
+++ b/src/http_extra/http_header.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ pub static HTTP_HEADER_NO_STORE: Lazy<HttpHeader> = Lazy::new(|| {
     )
 });
 
+pub static HTTP_HEADER_WWW_AUTHENTICATE: Lazy<HttpHeader> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    (
+        header::WWW_AUTHENTICATE,
+        HeaderValue::from_str(r###"Basic realm="Pingap""###).unwrap(),
+    )
+});
+
 pub static HTTP_HEADER_NO_CACHE: Lazy<HttpHeader> = Lazy::new(|| {
     (
         header::CACHE_CONTROL,
diff --git a/src/proxy/server.rs b/src/proxy/server.rs
index 473e35a..4ee96cc 100644
--- a/src/proxy/server.rs
+++ b/src/proxy/server.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 use super::logger::Parser;
 use super::{Location, Upstream};
 use crate::config::{LocationConf, PingapConf, UpstreamConf};
-use crate::http_extra::{HttpResponse, HTTP_HEADER_CONTENT_JSON};
+use crate::http_extra::{HttpResponse, HTTP_HEADER_CONTENT_JSON, HTTP_HEADER_WWW_AUTHENTICATE};
 use crate::serve::Serve;
 use crate::serve::ADMIN_SERVE;
 use crate::state::{get_hostname, State};
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ pub struct ServerConf {
     pub stats_path: Option<String>,
     pub admin_path: Option<String>,
     pub access_log: Option<String>,
+    pub authorization: Option<String>,
     pub upstreams: Vec<(String, UpstreamConf)>,
     pub locations: Vec<(String, LocationConf)>,
     pub tls_cert: Option<Vec<u8>>,
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ impl From<PingapConf> for Vec<ServerConf> {
                 tls_cert,
                 tls_key,
                 admin: false,
+                authorization: item.authorization,
                 stats_path: item.stats_path,
                 admin_path: item.admin_path,
                 addr: item.addr,
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ pub struct Server {
     processing: AtomicI32,
     locations: Vec<Location>,
     log_parser: Option<Parser>,
+    authorization: Option<String>,
     error_template: String,
     stats_path: Option<String>,
     admin_path: Option<String>,
@@ -227,6 +230,7 @@ impl Server {
             processing: AtomicI32::new(0),
             stats_path: conf.stats_path,
             admin_path: conf.admin_path,
+            authorization: conf.authorization,
             addr: conf.addr,
             log_parser: p,
             locations,
@@ -314,12 +318,36 @@ impl Server {
         ctx.status = Some(StatusCode::OK);
         ctx.response_body_size = size;
     }
+    fn auth_validate(&self, req_header: &RequestHeader) -> bool {
+        if let Some(authorization) = &self.authorization {
+            let value =
+                utils::get_req_header_value(req_header, "Authorization").unwrap_or_default();
+            if value.is_empty() {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if value != format!("Basic {authorization}") {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        true
+    }
     async fn serve_admin(
         &self,
         admin_path: &str,
         session: &mut Session,
         ctx: &mut State,
     ) -> pingora::Result<bool> {
+        if !self.auth_validate(session.req_header()) {
+            let _ = HttpResponse {
+                status: StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+                headers: Some(vec![HTTP_HEADER_WWW_AUTHENTICATE.clone()]),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }
+            .send(session)
+            .await?;
+            return Ok(true);
+        }
+
         let header = session.req_header_mut();
         let path = header.uri.path();
         let mut new_path = path.substring(admin_path.len(), path.len()).to_string();
diff --git a/src/serve/admin.rs b/src/serve/admin.rs
index a280ea8..59a20d2 100644
--- a/src/serve/admin.rs
+++ b/src/serve/admin.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl Serve for AdminServe {
                 memory,
             })
             .unwrap_or(HttpResponse::unknown_error())
-        } else if path == "/restart" {
+        } else if path == "/restart" && method == Method::POST {
             if let Err(e) = restart() {
                 error!("Restart fail: {e}");
                 return Err(utils::new_internal_error(400, e.to_string()));
diff --git a/src/state/process.rs b/src/state/process.rs
index 4bfb2a9..85e46fd 100644
--- a/src/state/process.rs
+++ b/src/state/process.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn restart() -> io::Result<process::Output> {
             "Pingap is restarting",
         ));
     }
-    info!("pingap will restart now");
+    info!("pingap will restart");
     if let Some(cmd) = CMD.get() {
         nix::sys::signal::kill(
             nix::unistd::Pid::from_raw(std::process::id() as i32),
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index 7637940..985c998 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn get_remote_addr(session: &Session) -> Option<String> {
 
 /// Gets client ip from X-Forwarded-For,
 /// If none, get from X-Real-Ip,
-/// If none, get remote addr
+/// If none, get remote addr.
 pub fn get_client_ip(session: &Session) -> String {
     if let Some(value) = session.get_header(HTTP_HEADER_X_FORWARDED_FOR.clone()) {
         let arr: Vec<&str> = value.to_str().unwrap_or_default().split(',').collect();
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ pub fn get_client_ip(session: &Session) -> String {
     "".to_string()
 }
 
+/// Gets string value from req header.
 pub fn get_req_header_value<'a>(req_header: &'a RequestHeader, key: &str) -> Option<&'a str> {
     if let Some(value) = req_header.headers.get(key) {
         if let Ok(value) = value.to_str() {
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ pub fn get_req_header_value<'a>(req_header: &'a RequestHeader, key: &str) -> Opt
     None
 }
 
+/// Gets cookie value from req header.
 pub fn get_cookie_value<'a>(req_header: &'a RequestHeader, cookie_name: &str) -> Option<&'a str> {
     if let Some(cookie_value) = get_req_header_value(req_header, "Cookie") {
         for item in cookie_value.split(';') {
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ pub fn get_cookie_value<'a>(req_header: &'a RequestHeader, cookie_name: &str) ->
     None
 }
 
+/// Gets query value from req header.
 pub fn get_query_value<'a>(req_header: &'a RequestHeader, name: &str) -> Option<&'a str> {
     if let Some(query) = req_header.uri.query() {
         for item in query.split('&') {
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ pub fn get_query_value<'a>(req_header: &'a RequestHeader, name: &str) -> Option<
     None
 }
 
+/// Creates a new internal error
 pub fn new_internal_error(status: u16, message: String) -> pingora::BError {
     pingora::Error::because(
         pingora::ErrorType::HTTPStatus(status),
diff --git a/web/src/pages/server-info.tsx b/web/src/pages/server-info.tsx
index b7815d2..5cd1476 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/server-info.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/server-info.tsx
@@ -45,24 +45,24 @@ export default function ServerInfo() {
       options: locations,
     },
     {
-      id: "stats_path",
-      label: "Stats Path",
-      defaultValue: server.stats_path,
+      id: "admin_path",
+      label: "Admin Path",
+      defaultValue: server.admin_path,
       span: 6,
       category: FormItemCategory.TEXT,
     },
     {
-      id: "admin_path",
-      label: "Admin Path",
-      defaultValue: server.admin_path,
+      id: "authorization",
+      label: "Authorization",
+      defaultValue: server.authorization,
       span: 6,
       category: FormItemCategory.TEXT,
     },
     {
-      id: "access_log",
-      label: "Access Log",
-      defaultValue: server.access_log,
-      span: 12,
+      id: "stats_path",
+      label: "Stats Path",
+      defaultValue: server.stats_path,
+      span: 6,
       category: FormItemCategory.TEXT,
     },
     {
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ export default function ServerInfo() {
       span: 6,
       category: FormItemCategory.NUMBER,
     },
+    {
+      id: "access_log",
+      label: "Access Log",
+      defaultValue: server.access_log,
+      span: 12,
+      category: FormItemCategory.TEXT,
+    },
+
     {
       id: "tls_cert",
       label: "Tls Cert(base64)",
diff --git a/web/src/states/config.ts b/web/src/states/config.ts
index 6c50f9d..879dd33 100644
--- a/web/src/states/config.ts
+++ b/web/src/states/config.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ interface Server {
   tls_key?: string;
   stats_path?: string;
   admin_path?: string;
+  authorization?: string;
   remark?: string;
 }