diff --git a/src/gitutils/gitproto.rs b/src/gitutils/gitproto.rs
index 2e9bf22..e1b5249 100644
--- a/src/gitutils/gitproto.rs
+++ b/src/gitutils/gitproto.rs
@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@ use tokio::process::{Child, Command};
 use crate::gitust::Gitust;
 use crate::reader::ToStream;
 use crate::error;
+use crate::webutils::auth;
 
 //#[get("/git/{owner}/{repo}.git/{path:.*}")]
-pub async fn git_proto(
+pub async fn git_proto<T : auth::AuthValidator>(
     mut payload : web::Payload,
     web::Path((owner, reponame, path)): web::Path<(String, String, String)>,
     mut req: HttpRequest,
     gitust : web::Data<Gitust>,
-    auth : BasicAuth,
+    authenticator : web::Data<T>,
+    auth : Option<BasicAuth>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, error::Error>{
+    let user = auth.and_then(|a| authenticator.check_basic(&a)).ok_or(error::Error::Unauthorized("git_proto".to_string()))?;
     //println!("enter git_proto");
     let mut cmd = Command::new("git");
     cmd.arg("http-backend");
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ pub async fn git_proto(
     cmd.env("REQUEST_METHOD", req.method().as_str());
     cmd.env("GIT_PROJECT_ROOT", &gitust.repo_root_path);
     cmd.env("PATH_INFO", format!("/{}/{}.git/{}",owner, reponame, path));
-    cmd.env("REMOTE_USER", auth.user_id().to_string());
+    cmd.env("REMOTE_USER", user.get_name());
     //cmd.env("REMOTE_ADDR", req.remote_addr().to_string());
     cmd.env("QUERY_STRING", req.query_string());
     cmd.env("CONTENT_TYPE", header(&req, header::CONTENT_TYPE));
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c7d62df..2edcd5e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use gitutils::gitfile::GitFile;
 use gitutils::gitproto;
 use gitutils::gitrepo::GitRepo;
 use web::repo;
+use webutils::auth;
 
 use crate::git::GitBrowseEntry;
 use crate::gitust::Gitust;
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             // .wrap(Logger::new("%a %{User-Agent}i"))
             .wrap(CookieSession::signed(session_key).secure(false))
             .data(gitust)
+            .data(auth::TestValidator)
             .service(hello)
             .service(echo)
             .service(hello_test)
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             )
             .service(
                 webx::resource("/git/{user}/{repo}.git/{path:.*}")
-                    .route(webx::route().to(gitproto::git_proto))
+                    .route(webx::route().to(gitproto::git_proto::<auth::TestValidator>))
             )
             .service(
                 Files::new("/static", "static")
diff --git a/src/webutils/auth.rs b/src/webutils/auth.rs
index c236602..2f0fb91 100644
--- a/src/webutils/auth.rs
+++ b/src/webutils/auth.rs
@@ -31,3 +31,9 @@ impl AuthValidator for TestValidator {
 }
 
 pub struct User(String);
+
+impl User {
+        pub fn get_name(&self) -> String {
+                self.0.clone()
+        }
+}