diff --git a/backend/config/passport-setup.js b/backend/config/passport-setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ead63ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/passport-setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const passport = require('passport');
+const LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
+
+// Replace this with actual user verification logic
+const verifyCallback = (username, password, done) => {
+  if (username === 'admin' && password === 'password') {
+    return done(null, { id: 1, username: 'admin' });
+  } else {
+    return done(null, false, { message: 'Invalid credentials' });
+  }
+};
+
+passport.use(new LocalStrategy(verifyCallback));
+passport.serializeUser((user, done) => done(null, user.id));
+passport.deserializeUser((id, done) => done(null, { id, username: 'admin' }));