diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 4762ce30..4598e082 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ func (cfg *config) getPasswordCallback() func(conn ssh.ConnMetadata, password []
 			Password: string(password),
 		})
 		if !cfg.Auth.PasswordAuth.Accepted {
-			return nil, errors.New("")
+			if string(password) == cfg.Auth.PasswordAuth.Password{
+				return nil, nil
+			}else{
+				return nil, errors.New("")
+			}
 		}
 		return nil, nil
 	}
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 12d780c7..842ef7ea 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type loggingConfig struct {
 type commonAuthConfig struct {
 	Enabled  bool `yaml:"enabled"`
 	Accepted bool `yaml:"accepted"`
+	Password string `yaml:"password"`
 }
 
 type keyboardInteractiveAuthQuestion struct {
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ func (cfg *config) setDefaults() {
 	cfg.Logging.Timestamps = true
 	cfg.Auth.PasswordAuth.Enabled = true
 	cfg.Auth.PasswordAuth.Accepted = true
+	cfg.Auth.PasswordAuth.Password = "abc123"
 	cfg.Auth.PublicKeyAuth.Enabled = true
 	cfg.SSHProto.Version = "SSH-2.0-sshesame"
 	cfg.SSHProto.Banner = "This is an SSH honeypot. Everything is logged and monitored."