diff --git a/Data/Server/WebUI/src/App.jsx b/Data/Server/WebUI/src/App.jsx
index e41aa5a..556e4f5 100644
--- a/Data/Server/WebUI/src/App.jsx
+++ b/Data/Server/WebUI/src/App.jsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import WorkflowList from "./Workflow_List";
 import DeviceList from "./Device_List";
 import ScriptList from "./Script_List";
 import ScheduledJobsList from "./Scheduled_Jobs_List";
+import Login from "./Login.jsx";
 
 import { io } from "socket.io-client";
 
@@ -86,6 +87,31 @@ export default function App() {
   const [tabMenuAnchor, setTabMenuAnchor] = useState(null);
   const [tabMenuTabId, setTabMenuTabId] = useState(null);
   const fileInputRef = useRef(null);
+  const [user, setUser] = useState(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const session = localStorage.getItem("borealis_session");
+    if (session) {
+      try {
+        const data = JSON.parse(session);
+        if (Date.now() - data.timestamp < 3600 * 1000) {
+          setUser(data.username);
+        } else {
+          localStorage.removeItem("borealis_session");
+        }
+      } catch {
+        localStorage.removeItem("borealis_session");
+      }
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleLoginSuccess = (username) => {
+    setUser(username);
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "borealis_session",
+      JSON.stringify({ username, timestamp: Date.now() })
+    );
+  };
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const saved = localStorage.getItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
@@ -386,6 +412,14 @@ export default function App() {
         );
     }
   };
+  if (!user) {
+    return (
+      <ThemeProvider theme={darkTheme}>
+        <CssBaseline />
+        <Login onLogin={handleLoginSuccess} />
+      </ThemeProvider>
+    );
+  }
 
   return (
     <ThemeProvider theme={darkTheme}>
diff --git a/Data/Server/WebUI/src/Login.jsx b/Data/Server/WebUI/src/Login.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3be8ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/Server/WebUI/src/Login.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { Box, TextField, Button, Typography } from "@mui/material";
+
+export default function Login({ onLogin }) {
+  const [users, setUsers] = useState([]);
+  const [username, setUsername] = useState("admin");
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState("");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch("/api/users")
+      .then((res) => res.json())
+      .then((data) => setUsers(data.users || []))
+      .catch(() => setUsers([]));
+  }, []);
+
+  const sha512 = async (text) => {
+    const encoder = new TextEncoder();
+    const data = encoder.encode(text);
+    const hashBuffer = await crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-512", data);
+    const hashArray = Array.from(new Uint8Array(hashBuffer));
+    return hashArray.map((b) => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("");
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const user = users.find((u) => u.username === username);
+    if (!user) {
+      setError("Invalid username or password");
+      return;
+    }
+    const hash = await sha512(password);
+    if (hash.toLowerCase() === (user.password || "").toLowerCase()) {
+      setError("");
+      onLogin(username);
+    } else {
+      setError("Invalid username or password");
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      sx={{
+        display: "flex",
+        justifyContent: "center",
+        alignItems: "center",
+        height: "100vh",
+        backgroundColor: "#2b2b2b",
+      }}
+    >
+      <Box
+        component="form"
+        onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+        sx={{
+          display: "flex",
+          flexDirection: "column",
+          alignItems: "center",
+          width: 300,
+        }}
+      >
+        <img
+          src="/Borealis_Logo.png"
+          alt="Borealis Logo"
+          style={{ width: "120px", marginBottom: "16px" }}
+        />
+        <Typography variant="h6" sx={{ mb: 3 }}>
+          Borealis - Automation Platform
+        </Typography>
+        <TextField
+          label="Username"
+          variant="outlined"
+          fullWidth
+          value={username}
+          onChange={(e) => setUsername(e.target.value)}
+          margin="normal"
+        />
+        <TextField
+          label="Password"
+          type="password"
+          variant="outlined"
+          fullWidth
+          value={password}
+          onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
+          margin="normal"
+        />
+        {error && (
+          <Typography color="error" sx={{ mt: 1 }}>
+            {error}
+          </Typography>
+        )}
+        <Button
+          type="submit"
+          variant="contained"
+          fullWidth
+          sx={{ mt: 2, bgcolor: "#58a6ff", "&:hover": { bgcolor: "#1d82d3" } }}
+        >
+          Login
+        </Button>
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
+
diff --git a/Data/Server/server.py b/Data/Server/server.py
index 56ec5da..b953f95 100644
--- a/Data/Server/server.py
+++ b/Data/Server/server.py
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ def serve_dist(path):
 def health():
     return jsonify({"status": "ok"})
 
+# ---------------------------------------------
+# User Authentication Endpoint
+# ---------------------------------------------
+@app.route("/api/users", methods=["GET"])
+def get_users():
+    users_path = os.path.abspath(
+        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "users.json")
+    )
+    try:
+        with open(users_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+            return jsonify(json.load(fh))
+    except Exception:
+        return jsonify({"users": []})
+
 # ---------------------------------------------
 # Borealis Python API Endpoints
 # ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/users.json b/users.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b3fa05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "users": [
+    {
+      "username": "admin",
+      "password": "18ec3210467c363a6cf96901261be4431bb4a75285ccd362b8cf8eae504ce6250ea4d64264a75486bf446051e3d4a6ac004410914ae706d29a01e96ba53f49a3"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+