diff --git a/data_backend.py b/data_backend.py
index 19e4aed..d96a616 100644
--- a/data_backend.py
+++ b/data_backend.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class DataBackend:
 
         self.user = user
         self.password = password
+        self.auth = (self.user, self.password)
         self.remote_root_dir = remote_root_dir
         self.server = server
         self.install_dir = install_dir
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ class LocalFS(DataBackend):
                 meta_info_list.append(software.Software(meta_file, self, self.progress_bar_wrapper))
 
         return list(filter(lambda x: not x.invalid, meta_info_list))
+
 class HTTP(DataBackend):
 
     paths_listed = {}
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ class HTTP(DataBackend):
 
                 # this is with streaming
                 chunk_size = 1024 * 1024  * 5 # 5MB
-                r = requests.get(self._get_url(), params={"path": path, "as_string": True}, stream=True)
+                r = requests.get(self._get_url(), params={"path": path, "as_string": True}, stream=True, auth=(self.user, self.password))
                 r.raise_for_status()
 
                 if path.endswith(".txt"):
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ class HTTP(DataBackend):
 
             else:
                 print("Async Requested for:", local_file)
-                statekeeper.add_to_download_queue(self._get_url(), path)
+                statekeeper.add_to_download_queue(self._get_url(), path, auth=(self.user, self.password))
                 return local_file
 
         elif return_content:
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ class HTTP(DataBackend):
             paths = self.paths_listed[fullpath]
         else:
 
-            r = requests.get(self._get_url(), params={ "path" : path })
+            r = requests.get(self._get_url(), params={ "path" : path }, auth=(self.user, self.password))
             r.raise_for_status()
             #print(r, r.status_code, r.content)
             paths = r.json()["contents"]
@@ -273,4 +275,4 @@ class HTTP(DataBackend):
         print("Age limit set to", self.hide_above_age, "games have", [x.age_limit for x in software_list])
         results_with_age = list(filter(lambda x: x.age_limit <= self.hide_above_age, results_valid))
 
-        return results_with_age
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+        return results_with_age
diff --git a/infowidget.py b/infowidget.py
index 846950d..f13e9f1 100644
--- a/infowidget.py
+++ b/infowidget.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class ProgressBarApp:
                 return
 
             try:
-                percent_filled = statekeeper.get_percent_filled(path)
+                percent_filled = statekeeper.get_percent_filled(path, self.data_backend.auth)
             except OSError as e:
                 fail_count += 1
                 if fail_count > 6:
@@ -143,4 +143,4 @@ class ProgressBarApp:
 
     def on_close(self):
         self.running = False
-        self.root.destroy()
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+        self.root.destroy()
diff --git a/statekeeper.py b/statekeeper.py
index 143e5b9..cdc4a9b 100644
--- a/statekeeper.py
+++ b/statekeeper.py
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ from sqlalchemy import or_, and_
 def _bytes_to_mb(size):
     return size / (1024*1024)
 
-def add_to_download_queue(url, path):
+def add_to_download_queue(url, path, auth):
     '''The download is added to the global queue and downloaded eventually'''
     #_download(url, path)
-    thread = threading.Thread(target=_download, args=(url, path))
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=_download, args=(url, path, auth))
     thread.start()
 
 def add_to_task_queue(task):
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ def add_to_task_queue(task):
     thread.start()
     #task()
 
-def _download(url, path):
+def _download(url, path, auth):
 
-    response = requests.get(url + "?path=" + path, stream=True)
+    response = requests.get(url + "?path=" + path, stream=True, auth=auth)
 
     # Check if the request was successful
     if response.status_code == 200:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def log_end_download(path):
 
     db.close_session()
 
-def get_download_size(path):
+def get_download_size(path, auth):
 
     session = db.session()
     obj = session.query(Download).filter(Download.path==path).first()
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def get_download_size(path):
         return obj.size
 
     # query size #
-    r = requests.get(obj.url, params={"path": path, "info": 1})
+    r = requests.get(obj.url, params={"path": path, "info": 1}, auth=auth)
     r.raise_for_status()
     
     size = r.json()["size"]
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ def get_download_size(path):
 
     return size
 
-def get_percent_filled(path):
+def get_percent_filled(path, auth):
 
     session = db.session()
     obj = session.query(Download).filter(Download.path==path, Download.finished==False).first()
     if not obj:
         return 100 # means its finished
     size = _bytes_to_mb(os.stat(obj.local_path).st_size)
-    total_size = get_download_size(obj.path)
+    total_size = get_download_size(obj.path, auth)
     session.close()
 
     if total_size == 0:
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ def get_download(path=None):
         downloads = session.query(Download).filter(Download.finished==False).all()
 
     session.close()
-    return downloads
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+    return downloads