diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index ec1ffcc2..50d04e6b 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -1425,8 +1425,8 @@
 
 	if ($op == "pref-feeds") {
 	
-		$subop = $_GET["subop"];
-		$quiet = $_GET["quiet"];
+		$subop = $_REQUEST["subop"];
+		$quiet = $_REQUEST["quiet"];
 
 		if ($subop == "editfeed") {
 			$feed_id = db_escape_string($_GET["id"]);
@@ -1513,6 +1513,22 @@
 			print "<td><input id=\"iedit_purgintl\" 
 				value=\"$purge_interval\"></td></tr>";
 
+//			print "<tr><td colspan=\"2\"><b>Authentication</b></td></tr>";
+
+			$row_class = toggleEvenOdd($row_class);
+			$auth_login = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "auth_login");
+
+			print "<tr class='$row_class'><td>Login:</td>";
+			print "<td><input id=\"iedit_login\" 
+				value=\"$auth_login\"></td></tr>";
+
+			$row_class = toggleEvenOdd($row_class);
+			$auth_pass = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "auth_pass");
+
+			print "<tr class='$row_class'><td>Password:</td>";
+			print "<td><input type=\"password\" id=\"iedit_pass\" 
+				value=\"$auth_pass\"></td></tr>";
+
 			print "</table>";
 			print "</div>";
 
@@ -1525,12 +1541,14 @@
 		}
 
 		if ($subop == "editSave") {
-			$feed_title = db_escape_string($_GET["t"]);
-			$feed_link = db_escape_string($_GET["l"]);
-			$upd_intl = db_escape_string($_GET["ui"]);
-			$purge_intl = db_escape_string($_GET["pi"]);
-			$feed_id = db_escape_string($_GET["id"]);
-			$cat_id = db_escape_string($_GET["catid"]);
+			$feed_title = db_escape_string($_POST["t"]);
+			$feed_link = db_escape_string($_POST["l"]);
+			$upd_intl = db_escape_string($_POST["ui"]);
+			$purge_intl = db_escape_string($_POST["pi"]);
+			$feed_id = db_escape_string($_POST["id"]);
+			$cat_id = db_escape_string($_POST["catid"]);
+			$auth_login = db_escape_string($_POST["login"]);
+			$auth_pass = db_escape_string($_POST["pass"]);
 
 			if (strtoupper($upd_intl) == "DEFAULT")
 				$upd_intl = 0;
@@ -1554,7 +1572,9 @@
 				$category_qpart,
 				title = '$feed_title', feed_url = '$feed_link',
 				update_interval = '$upd_intl',
-				purge_interval = '$purge_intl'
+				purge_interval = '$purge_intl',
+				auth_login = '$auth_login',
+				auth_pass = '$auth_pass'
 				WHERE id = '$feed_id' AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION["uid"]);			
 		}
 
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index dbdc1ce6..5a4683bf 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -169,17 +169,31 @@
 			return;			
 		}
 
-		$result = db_query($link, "SELECT update_interval
+		$result = db_query($link, "SELECT update_interval,auth_login,auth_pass	
 			FROM ttrss_feeds WHERE id = '$feed'");
 
+		$auth_login = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "auth_login");
+		$auth_pass = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "auth_pass");
+
 		$update_interval = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "update_interval");
 
 		if ($update_interval < 0) { return; }
 
 		$feed = db_escape_string($feed);
 
+		$fetch_url = $feed_url;
+
+		if ($auth_login && $auth_pass) {
+			$url_parts = array();
+			preg_match("/(^[^:]*):\/\/(.*)/", $fetch_url, $url_parts);
+
+			if ($url_parts[1] && $url_parts[2]) {
+				$fetch_url = $url_parts[1] . "://$auth_login:$auth_pass@" . $url_parts[2];
+			}
+
+		}
 		error_reporting(0);
-		$rss = fetch_rss($feed_url);
+		$rss = fetch_rss($fetch_url);
 
 		error_reporting (DEFAULT_ERROR_LEVEL);
 
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 55f3abe6..06092774 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -29,21 +29,25 @@ if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest!='undefined') {
 
 function feedlist_callback() {
 	if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4) {
-		var container = document.getElementById('prefContent');	
-		container.innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
-		if (active_feed) {
-			var row = document.getElementById("FEEDR-" + active_feed);
-			if (row) {
-				if (!row.className.match("Selected")) {
-					row.className = row.className + "Selected";
-				}		
-			}
-			var checkbox = document.getElementById("FRCHK-" + active_feed);
-			if (checkbox) {
-				checkbox.checked = true;
+		try {	
+			var container = document.getElementById('prefContent');	
+			container.innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
+			if (active_feed) {
+				var row = document.getElementById("FEEDR-" + active_feed);
+				if (row) {
+					if (!row.className.match("Selected")) {
+						row.className = row.className + "Selected";
+					}		
+				}
+				var checkbox = document.getElementById("FRCHK-" + active_feed);
+				if (checkbox) {
+					checkbox.checked = true;
+				}
 			}
+			p_notify("");
+		} catch (e) {
+			exception_error("feedlist_callback", e);
 		}
-		p_notify("");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -654,54 +658,66 @@ function feedCatEditCancel() {
 
 function feedEditSave() {
 
-	var feed = active_feed;
+	try {
 
-	if (!xmlhttp_ready(xmlhttp)) {
-		printLockingError();
-		return
+		var feed = active_feed;
+	
+		if (!xmlhttp_ready(xmlhttp)) {
+			printLockingError();
+			return
+		}
+	
+		var link = document.getElementById("iedit_link").value;
+		var title = document.getElementById("iedit_title").value;
+		var upd_intl = document.getElementById("iedit_updintl").value;
+		var purge_intl = document.getElementById("iedit_purgintl").value;
+		var fcat = document.getElementById("iedit_fcat");
+	
+		var fcat_id = fcat[fcat.selectedIndex].id;
+	
+	//	notify("Saving feed.");
+	
+	/*	if (upd_intl < 0) {
+			notify("Update interval must be &gt;= 0 (0 = default)");
+			return;
+		}
+	
+		if (purge_intl < 0) {
+			notify("Purge days must be &gt;= 0 (0 = default)");
+			return;
+		} */
+	
+		if (link.length == 0) {
+			notify("Feed link cannot be blank.");
+			return;
+		}
+	
+		if (title.length == 0) {
+			notify("Feed title cannot be blank.");
+			return;
+		}
+	
+		var auth_login = document.getElementById("iedit_login").value;
+		var auth_pass = document.getElementById("iedit_pass").value;
+	
+		active_feed = false;
+	
+		notify("Saving feed...");
+
+		var query = "op=pref-feeds&subop=editSave&id=" +
+			feed + "&l=" + param_escape(link) + "&t=" + param_escape(title) +
+			"&ui=" + param_escape(upd_intl) + "&pi=" + param_escape(purge_intl) +
+			"&catid=" + param_escape(fcat_id) + "&login=" + param_escape(auth_login) +
+			"&pass=" + param_escape(auth_pass);
+
+		xmlhttp.open("POST", "backend.php", true);
+		xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=feedlist_callback;
+		xmlhttp.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
+		xmlhttp.send(query);
+	
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("feedEditSave", e);
 	}
-
-	var link = document.getElementById("iedit_link").value;
-	var title = document.getElementById("iedit_title").value;
-	var upd_intl = document.getElementById("iedit_updintl").value;
-	var purge_intl = document.getElementById("iedit_purgintl").value;
-	var fcat = document.getElementById("iedit_fcat");
-
-	var fcat_id = fcat[fcat.selectedIndex].id;
-
-//	notify("Saving feed.");
-
-/*	if (upd_intl < 0) {
-		notify("Update interval must be &gt;= 0 (0 = default)");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (purge_intl < 0) {
-		notify("Purge days must be &gt;= 0 (0 = default)");
-		return;
-	} */
-
-	if (link.length == 0) {
-		notify("Feed link cannot be blank.");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (title.length == 0) {
-		notify("Feed title cannot be blank.");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	active_feed = false;
-
-	notify("Saving feed...");
-
-	xmlhttp.open("GET", "backend.php?op=pref-feeds&subop=editSave&id=" +
-		feed + "&l=" + param_escape(link) + "&t=" + param_escape(title) +
-		"&ui=" + param_escape(upd_intl) + "&pi=" + param_escape(purge_intl) +
-		"&catid=" + param_escape(fcat_id), true);
-	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=feedlist_callback;
-	xmlhttp.send(null);
-
 }
 
 function feedCatEditSave() {
diff --git a/tt-rss.css b/tt-rss.css
index 28387a30..696bf48c 100644
--- a/tt-rss.css
+++ b/tt-rss.css
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ a:hover {
 
 #iedit_title, #iedit_link, #iedit_regexp, #iedit_descr, #iedit_expr, #iedit_updintl,
 #iedit_purgintl, #iedit_ulogin, #iedit_ulevel, #iedit_match, #iedit_feed,
-#iedit_fcat, #iedit_filter_action {
+#iedit_fcat, #iedit_filter_action, #iedit_login, #iedit_pass {
 	width : 100%;
 	padding-left : 2px;
 }