diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0b88d3..d8dcb00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ the example using Gorilla:
 | [Access Token](middleware_accesstoken.go)   | Provide Access Token validation   |
 | [CIDR](middleware_cidr.go) | Provide request IP whitelisting       |
 | [CORS](middleware_cors.go) | Provide CORS functionality for routes |
-| [JWT](middleware_jwt.go)   | Provide JWT validation                |
+| [Auth](middleware_auth.go)   | Provide Authorization header validation (basic auth, JWT)   |
 | [Route Logger](middleware_routelogger.go)   | Provide basic logging for a specific route |
 | [Static File](middleware_static_file.go) | Provides serving a single file |
 | [Static Filesystem](middleware_static_filesystem.go) | Provides serving a single file |
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ the example using Gorilla:
 
 ### A Note on the JWT Middleware
 
-The [JWT Middleware](middleware_jwt.go) pushes the JWT token onto the Context for use by other middlewares in the chain. This is a convenience that allows any part of your middleware chain quick access to the JWT. Example usage might include a middleware that needs access to your user id or email address stored in the JWT. To access this `Context` variable, the code is very simple:
+The [JWT Middleware](middleware_auth.go) pushes the JWT token onto the Context for use by other middlewares in the chain. This is a convenience that allows any part of your middleware chain quick access to the JWT. Example usage might include a middleware that needs access to your user id or email address stored in the JWT. To access this `Context` variable, the code is very simple:
 ```go
 func getJWTfromContext(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *rye.Response {
     // Retrieving the value is easy!
diff --git a/example/rye_example.go b/example/rye_example.go
index a08b8a0..2a00927 100644
--- a/example/rye_example.go
+++ b/example/rye_example.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/InVisionApp/rye"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client/statsd"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -41,11 +41,22 @@ func main() {
 		homeHandler,
 	})).Methods("GET", "OPTIONS")
 
+	// If you perform an `curl -i http://localhost:8181/jwt \
+	// -H "Authorization: Basic dXNlcjE6cGFzczEK"
+	// you will see that we are allowed through to the handler, if the header is changed, you will get a 401
+	routes.Handle("/basic-auth", middlewareHandler.Handle([]rye.Handler{
+		rye.NewMiddlewareAuth(rye.NewBasicAuthFunc(map[string]string{
+			"user1": "pass1",
+			"user2": "pass2",
+		})),
+		getJwtFromContextHandler,
+	})).Methods("GET")
+
 	// If you perform an `curl -i http://localhost:8181/jwt \
 	// -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOnRydWV9.TJVA95OrM7E2cBab30RMHrHDcEfxjoYZgeFONFh7HgQ"
 	// you will see that we are allowed through to the handler, if the sample token is changed, we will get a 401
 	routes.Handle("/jwt", middlewareHandler.Handle([]rye.Handler{
-		rye.NewMiddlewareJWT("secret"),
+		rye.NewMiddlewareAuth(rye.NewJWTAuthFunc("secret")),
 		getJwtFromContextHandler,
 	})).Methods("GET")