diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+/target
+
+/project/target
+/project/project
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
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+name := "basicAuthenticator"
+
+organization := "net.habashi"
+
+version := "1.0.0"
+
+scalaVersion := "2.11.7"
+
+resolvers += "Typesafe repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/"
+
+libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+  "com.typesafe.play" %% "play" % "2.5.6",
+  "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "1.5.0" % "test"
+)
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
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+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sbt.version=0.13.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
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+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+logLevel := Level.Warn
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/habashi/BasicAuthenticationFilter.scala b/src/main/scala/net/habashi/BasicAuthenticationFilter.scala
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+++ b/src/main/scala/net/habashi/BasicAuthenticationFilter.scala
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+package net.habashi
+
+import akka.stream.Materializer
+import play.api.mvc.{Filter, RequestHeader, Result, Results}
+import sun.misc.BASE64Decoder
+
+import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
+
+/**
+  * Enables BasicAuthentication implemented as Filter for applications built with Play!.
+  *
+  * @param username to validate
+  * @param password to validate
+  * @param mat      implicit materializer
+  * @param ec       used executionContext
+  */
+class BasicAuthenticationFilter(val username: String, val password: String)
+                               (implicit val mat: Materializer, ec: ExecutionContext) extends Filter {
+
+  private object Constants {
+    lazy val AuthorizationHeaderName = "authorization"
+    lazy val BasicAuthenticationIdentifier = "Basic "
+  }
+
+  private lazy val unauthorizedResult = Future.successful {
+    Results.Unauthorized.withHeaders(("WWW-Authenticate", """Basic realm="BasicAuthentication""""))
+  }
+
+  override def apply(nextFilter: (RequestHeader) => Future[Result])(requestHeader: RequestHeader): Future[Result] = {
+    requestHeader.headers.get(Constants.AuthorizationHeaderName) match {
+      case Some(authorizationBody) =>
+        if (authorizationBody.startsWith(Constants.BasicAuthenticationIdentifier)) {
+          val basicAuthenticationBody = authorizationBody.replace(Constants.BasicAuthenticationIdentifier, "")
+          val decodedPayload = decodeBase64(basicAuthenticationBody)
+
+          if (validateUsernamePassword(decodedPayload)) {
+            nextFilter(requestHeader)
+          } else {
+            unauthorizedResult
+          }
+        } else {
+          unauthorizedResult
+        }
+      case None => unauthorizedResult
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def decodeBase64(string: String): String = {
+    val decodedByteArray = new BASE64Decoder().decodeBuffer(string)
+    new String(decodedByteArray, "UTF-8")
+  }
+
+  private def validateUsernamePassword(payload: String): Boolean = {
+    val usernamePassword = payload.split(":")
+
+    usernamePassword.length == 2 &&
+      usernamePassword(0) == username &&
+      usernamePassword(1) == password
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/scala/net/habashi/BasicAuthenticationFilterTest.scala b/src/test/scala/net/habashi/BasicAuthenticationFilterTest.scala
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+package net.habashi
+
+import akka.stream.Materializer
+import org.scalatest.concurrent.ScalaFutures
+import org.scalatest.{Matchers, Outcome, fixture}
+import org.scalatestplus.play.OneAppPerSuite
+import play.api.mvc.{RequestHeader, Result, Results}
+import play.api.test.FakeRequest
+
+import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
+
+class BasicAuthenticationFilterTest extends fixture.FlatSpec with OneAppPerSuite with Matchers with ScalaFutures {
+
+  implicit lazy val im: ExecutionContext = scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.global
+
+  implicit lazy val materializer: Materializer = app.materializer
+
+  private val authenticatedResult = Results.Ok
+
+  private val unauthenticatedResult: Result = Results.Unauthorized.withHeaders(("WWW-Authenticate", """Basic realm="BasicAuthentication""""))
+
+  private val nextFilter = (requestHeader: RequestHeader) => Future.successful(authenticatedResult)
+
+  case class FixtureParam(basicAuthenticationFilter: BasicAuthenticationFilter)
+
+  override protected def withFixture(test: OneArgTest): Outcome = {
+    val username: String = "Clark Kent"
+    val password: String = "Pikachu"
+
+    val basicAuthenticationFilter = new BasicAuthenticationFilter(username, password)
+    val fixtureParam = FixtureParam(basicAuthenticationFilter)
+
+    super.withFixture(test.toNoArgTest(fixtureParam))
+  }
+
+  "A request without header" must "result in 401 Unauthorized" in {
+    fixParam => {
+      // given
+      val requestHeader = FakeRequest()
+
+      // when
+      val result = fixParam.basicAuthenticationFilter.apply(nextFilter)(requestHeader)
+
+      // then
+      ScalaFutures.whenReady(result) {
+        r =>
+          r shouldBe unauthenticatedResult
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  "A request without an Authorization-Header starting with the Basic-Identifier" must "result in 401 Unauthorized" in {
+    fixParam => {
+      // given
+      val requestHeader = FakeRequest().withHeaders(("authorization", "Some Clark Kent:Pikachu"))
+
+      // when
+      val result = fixParam.basicAuthenticationFilter.apply(nextFilter)(requestHeader)
+
+      // then
+      ScalaFutures.whenReady(result) {
+        r =>
+          r shouldBe unauthenticatedResult
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  "A request not authenticated with a Base64 decoded string" must "result in 401 Unauthorized" in {
+    fixParam => {
+      // given
+      val requestHeader = FakeRequest().withHeaders(("authorization", "Basic Clark Kent:Pikachu"))
+
+      // when
+      val result = fixParam.basicAuthenticationFilter.apply(nextFilter)(requestHeader)
+
+      // then
+      ScalaFutures.whenReady(result) {
+        r =>
+          r shouldBe unauthenticatedResult
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  "A well authenticated request" must "proceed with the nextFilters" in {
+    fixParam => {
+      // given
+      val requestHeader = FakeRequest().withHeaders(("authorization", "Basic Q2xhcmsgS2VudDpQaWthY2h1"))
+
+      // when
+      val result = fixParam.basicAuthenticationFilter.apply(nextFilter)(requestHeader)
+
+      // then
+      ScalaFutures.whenReady(result) {
+        r =>
+          r shouldBe authenticatedResult
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}