diff --git a/gns3server/config_samples/gns3_server.conf b/gns3server/config_samples/gns3_server.conf
index 0a99ea338..92142bab5 100644
--- a/gns3server/config_samples/gns3_server.conf
+++ b/gns3server/config_samples/gns3_server.conf
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ udp_end_port_range = 30000
 ; uBridge executable location, default: search in PATH
 ;ubridge_path = ubridge
 
+; Option to enable or disable compute HTTP authentication
+enable_http_auth = True
+
 ; Username for compute HTTP authentication, "gns3" is the default if not specified
 compute_username = gns3
 ; Password for compute HTTP authentication, a randomly generated password is used if not specified