diff --git a/cps-application/src/test/groovy/org/onap/cps/rest/controller/ControllerSecuritySpec.groovy b/cps-application/src/test/groovy/org/onap/cps/rest/controller/ControllerSecuritySpec.groovy
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+/*
+ *  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2020 Pantheon.tech
+ *  ================================================================================
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.cps.rest.controller
+
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcTest
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+@WebMvcTest(controllers = TestController.class)
+class ControllerSecuritySpec extends Specification {
+
+    @Autowired
+    MockMvc mvc
+
+    def testEndpoint = '/test'
+
+    def 'Get request with authentication'() {
+        when: 'request is sent with authentication'
+            def response = mvc.perform(
+                    get(testEndpoint).header("Authorization", 'Basic Y3BzdXNlcjpjcHNyMGNrcyE=')
+            ).andReturn().response
+        then: 'HTTP OK status code is returned'
+            assert response.status == HttpStatus.OK.value()
+    }
+
+    def 'Get request without authentication is not authorized'() {
+        when: 'request is sent without authentication'
+            def response = mvc.perform(get(testEndpoint)).andReturn().response
+        then: 'HTTP Unauthorized status code is returned'
+            assert response.status == HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED.value()
+    }
+
+    def 'Get request with invalid authentication is not authorized'() {
+        when: 'request is sent with invalid authentication'
+            def response = mvc.perform(
+                    get(testEndpoint).header("Authorization", 'Basic invalid auth')
+            ).andReturn().response
+        then: 'HTTP Unauthorized status code is returned'
+            assert response.status == HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED.value()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cps-application/src/test/java/org/onap/cps/rest/controller/TestController.java b/cps-application/src/test/java/org/onap/cps/rest/controller/TestController.java
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+/*
+ *  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021 Pantheon.tech
+ *  ================================================================================
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.cps.rest.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+public class TestController {
+
+    @GetMapping("/test")
+    ResponseEntity<String> test() {
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cps-application/src/test/resources/application.yml b/cps-application/src/test/resources/application.yml
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+security:
+  auth:
+    username: cpsuser
+    password: cpsr0cks!