diff --git a/middleware/basicauth/basicauth_test.go b/middleware/basicauth/basicauth_test.go
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+++ b/middleware/basicauth/basicauth_test.go
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+package basicauth
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/caddy/middleware"
+)
+
+func TestBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
+
+	rw := BasicAuth{
+		Next: middleware.HandlerFunc(contentHandler),
+		Rules: []Rule{
+			{Username: "test", Password: "ttest", Resources: []string{"/testing"}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		from   string
+		result int
+		cred   string
+	}{
+		{"/testing", http.StatusOK, "test:ttest"},
+		{"/testing", http.StatusUnauthorized, ""},
+
+	}
+
+	//auth := "Basic " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("foo:bar"))
+	for i, test := range tests {
+
+		
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", test.from, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Test %d: Could not create HTTP request %v", i, err)
+		}
+		auth := "Basic " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(test.cred))
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", auth)
+
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		rw.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+		if rec.Code != test.result {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: Expected Header '%d' but was '%d'",
+				i, test.result, rec.Code)
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+func contentHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, r.URL.String())
+	return 0, nil
+}
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