diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 58bb2f3..4f16c1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 # vendor/
 bin/
 *.snap
+passwd.txt
diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index aeacc61..8aa686c 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -37,12 +37,7 @@ func NewAuth(paramstr string) (Auth, error) {
     }
 }
 
-type StaticAuth struct {
-    token string
-    hiddenDomain string
-}
-
-func NewStaticAuth(param_url *url.URL) (*StaticAuth, error) {
+func NewStaticAuth(param_url *url.URL) (*BasicAuth, error) {
     values, err := url.ParseQuery(param_url.RawQuery)
     if err != nil {
         return nil, err
@@ -55,8 +50,14 @@ func NewStaticAuth(param_url *url.URL) (*StaticAuth, error) {
     if password == "" {
         return nil, errors.New("\"password\" parameter is missing from auth config URI")
     }
-    return &StaticAuth{
-        token: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(username + ":" + password)),
+    hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.MinCost)
+    if err != nil {
+        return nil, err
+    }
+    return &BasicAuth{
+        users: map[string][]byte{
+            username: hashedPassword,
+        },
         hiddenDomain: strings.ToLower(values.Get("hidden_domain")),
     }, nil
 }
@@ -74,33 +75,6 @@ func requireBasicAuth(wr http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, hidden_domain s
     }
 }
 
-func (auth *StaticAuth) Validate(wr http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) bool {
-    hdr := req.Header.Get("Proxy-Authorization")
-    if hdr == "" {
-        requireBasicAuth(wr, req, auth.hiddenDomain)
-        return false
-    }
-    hdr_parts := strings.SplitN(hdr, " ", 2)
-    if len(hdr_parts) != 2 || strings.ToLower(hdr_parts[0]) != "basic" {
-        requireBasicAuth(wr, req, auth.hiddenDomain)
-        return false
-    }
-    token := hdr_parts[1]
-    ok := (subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(token), []byte(auth.token)) == 1)
-    if ok {
-        if auth.hiddenDomain != "" &&
-            (req.Host == auth.hiddenDomain || req.URL.Host == auth.hiddenDomain) {
-            http.Error(wr, "Browser auth triggered!", http.StatusGone)
-            return false
-        } else {
-            return true
-        }
-    } else {
-        requireBasicAuth(wr, req, auth.hiddenDomain)
-        return false
-    }
-}
-
 type BasicAuth struct {
     users map[string][]byte
     hiddenDomain string
@@ -190,6 +164,7 @@ func (auth *BasicAuth) Validate(wr http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) bool
             return true
         }
     }
+    requireBasicAuth(wr, req, auth.hiddenDomain)
     return false
 }
 
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 04ec71f..8391dd9 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func (s *ProxyHandler) HandleTunnel(wr http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
     }
     defer conn.Close()
 
-
     if req.ProtoMajor == 0 || req.ProtoMajor == 1 {
         // Upgrade client connection
         localconn, _, err := hijack(wr)
@@ -87,8 +86,9 @@ func (s *ProxyHandler) HandleRequest(wr http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 
 func (s *ProxyHandler) ServeHTTP(wr http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	s.logger.Info("Request: %v %v %v %v", req.RemoteAddr, req.Proto, req.Method, req.URL)
-    if ((req.URL.Host == "" || req.URL.Scheme == "") && req.ProtoMajor < 2) ||
-        (req.Host == "" && req.ProtoMajor == 2) {
+    isConnect := strings.ToUpper(req.Method) == "CONNECT"
+    if (req.URL.Host == "" || req.URL.Scheme == "" && !isConnect) && req.ProtoMajor < 2 ||
+        req.Host == "" && req.ProtoMajor == 2 {
         http.Error(wr, "Bad Request", http.StatusBadRequest)
         return
     }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *ProxyHandler) ServeHTTP(wr http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
         return
     }
     delHopHeaders(req.Header)
-    if strings.ToUpper(req.Method) == "CONNECT" {
+    if isConnect {
         s.HandleTunnel(wr, req)
     } else {
         s.HandleRequest(wr, req)