diff --git a/spaceapi/auth.py b/spaceapi/auth.py
--- a/spaceapi/auth.py
+++ b/spaceapi/auth.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from flask import current_app
-from flask_httpauth import HTTPDigestAuth
+from flask_httpauth import HTTPBasicAuth, HTTPDigestAuth
+from werkzeug.security import safe_str_cmp
 
+basicauth = HTTPBasicAuth()
 httpauth = HTTPDigestAuth()
 
 
@@ -9,3 +11,12 @@ def get_pw(username):
     if username in current_app.config["HTTP_DIGEST_AUTH_USERS"]:
         return current_app.config["HTTP_DIGEST_AUTH_USERS"][username]
     return None
+
+
+@basicauth.verify_password
+def verify_password(username, password):
+    if username in current_app.config["HTTP_DIGEST_AUTH_USERS"]:
+        return safe_str_cmp(
+            current_app.config["HTTP_DIGEST_AUTH_USERS"][username], password
+        )
+    return None
diff --git a/spaceapi/views.py b/spaceapi/views.py
--- a/spaceapi/views.py
+++ b/spaceapi/views.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from flask import (
     url_for,
 )
 
-from .auth import httpauth
+from .auth import basicauth, httpauth
 from .utils import ActiveStatus, ActiveStatusv14, request_wants_json
 
 root_views = Blueprint("root", __name__)
@@ -118,3 +118,75 @@ def present():
         return redirect(url_for("root.index"))
 
     return render_template("present.html")
+
+
+@root_views.route("/basicopen", methods=("GET", "POST"))
+@basicauth.login_required
+def basicopen():
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        active = ActiveStatus()
+        activev14 = ActiveStatusv14()
+
+        try:
+            if (
+                httpauth.username()
+                in current_app.config["STATE_TRIGGER_PERSON_ALLOWED"]
+            ):
+                trigger_person = httpauth.username()
+            else:
+                trigger_person = None
+        except KeyError:
+            trigger_person = None
+
+        if "close" in request.form:
+            new_state = False
+        elif "open" in request.form:
+            new_state = True
+
+        if "message" in request.form:
+            message = request.form.get("message")
+        else:
+            message = None
+
+        active.set_new_state(
+            value=new_state, trigger_person=trigger_person, message=message
+        )
+        activev14.set_new_state(
+            value=new_state, trigger_person=trigger_person, message=message
+        )
+        active.save_last_state()
+        activev14.save_last_state()
+        return redirect(url_for("root.index"))
+
+    return render_template("open.html")
+
+
+@root_views.route("/basicpresent", methods=("GET", "POST"))
+@basicauth.login_required
+def basicpresent():
+    if request.method == "POST":
+
+        active = ActiveStatus()
+        activev14 = ActiveStatusv14()
+
+        if active["state"]["open"]:
+            user = (
+                httpauth.username()
+                if "user" not in request.form
+                else request.form["user"]
+            )
+            if "present" in request.form:
+                active.add_user_present(user)
+                activev14.add_user_present(user)
+            elif "leave" in request.form:
+                active.remove_user_present(user)
+                activev14.remove_user_present(user)
+            else:
+                return redirect(url_for("root.index"))
+
+            active.save_last_state()
+            activev14.save_last_state()
+
+        return redirect(url_for("root.index"))
+
+    return render_template("present.html")