File Content: protectedlobster.rb require 'rack' require 'rack/lobster' lobster = Rack::Lobster.new protected_lobster = Rack::Auth::Basic.new(lobster) do |username, password| 'secret' == password end protected_lobster.realm = 'Lobster 2.0' pretty_protected_lobster = Rack::ShowStatus.new(Rack::ShowExceptions.new(protected_lobster)) Rack::Server.start :app => pretty_protected_lobster, :Port => 9292 Submit