diff --git a/doorlockd b/doorlockd
index 7ed1d8d..a4d6b9a 100755
--- a/doorlockd
+++ b/doorlockd
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ class Logic:
 class AuthenticationForm(FlaskForm):
     username = StringField('Username', [Length(min=3, max=25)])
     password = PasswordField('Password', [DataRequired()])
+    method = StringField('Method', [DataRequired()])
     open = SubmitField('Open')
     present = SubmitField('Present')
     close = SubmitField('Close')
@@ -425,6 +426,11 @@ class AuthenticationForm(FlaskForm):
         elif self.present.data:
             self.desired_state = DoorState.Present
 
+        if self.method.data == 'Local':
+            self.method = AuthMethod.LOCAL_USER_DB
+        else: # default: use LDAP
+            self.method = AuthMethod.LDAP_USER_PW
+
         return True
 
 
@@ -500,9 +506,11 @@ def home():
     if request.method == 'POST' and authentication_form.validate():
         user = authentication_form.username.data
         password = authentication_form.password.data
-        credentials = AuthMethod.LDAP_USER_PW, user, password
+        method = authentication_form.method
+        credentials = method, user, password
 
         log.info('Incoming request from %s' % user.encode('utf-8'))
+        log.info('  authentication method: %s' % method)
         desired_state = authentication_form.desired_state
         log.info('  desired state: %s' % desired_state)
         log.info('  current state: %s' % logic.state)
diff --git a/share/doorlockd/templates/index.html b/share/doorlockd/templates/index.html
index 0d755a4..5e88590 100644
--- a/share/doorlockd/templates/index.html
+++ b/share/doorlockd/templates/index.html
@@ -19,10 +19,17 @@
 				<label class="control-label" for="username">Username</label>
 				<input class="form-control" id="username" name="username" type="text" value="">
 			</div>
-			<div class="form-group  required">
+			<div class="form-group required">
 				<label class="control-label" for="password">Password</label>
 				<input class="form-control" id="password" name="password" required type="password" value="">
 			</div>
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label for="method">Authentication method</label>
+				<select name="method" id="method" class="form-control">
+					<option selected>LDAP</option>
+					<option>Local</option>
+				</select>
+			</div>
 			<input class="btn btn-success btn-lg btn-block" id="open" name="open" type="submit" value="Open">
 			<input class="btn btn-warning btn-lg btn-block" id="present" name="present" type="submit" value="Present">
 			<input class="btn btn-danger btn-lg btn-block" id="close" name="close" type="submit" value="Close">