diff --git a/roles/ara_api/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/ara_api/defaults/main.yaml
index a9485de..77d14cd 100644
--- a/roles/ara_api/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ara_api/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ ara_api_settings: "{{ ara_api_base_dir }}/settings.yaml"
 # ARA_ENV - Environment to load configuration for
 ara_api_env: default
 
+# ARA_READ_LOGIN_REQUIRED - Whether authentication is required for reading data
+ara_api_read_login_required: false
+
+# ARA_WRITE_LOGIN_REQUIRED - Whether authentication is required for writing data
+ara_api_write_login_required: false
+
 # ARA_LOG_LEVEL - Log level of the different components
 ara_api_log_level: INFO
 
diff --git a/roles/ara_api/tasks/config.yaml b/roles/ara_api/tasks/config.yaml
index 7f1d237..03cc5a1 100644
--- a/roles/ara_api/tasks/config.yaml
+++ b/roles/ara_api/tasks/config.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
       LOGGING: "{{ ara_api_logging }}"
       LOG_LEVEL: "{{ ara_api_log_level }}"
       SECRET_KEY: "{{ ara_api_secret_key }}"
+      READ_LOGIN_REQUIRED: "{{ ara_api_read_login_required }}"
+      WRITE_LOGIN_REQUIRED: "{{ ara_api_write_login_required }}"
   set_fact:
     ara_api_configuration: "{'{{ ara_api_env }}': {{ reconciled_configuration }} }"
   no_log: yes