diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9aafe74..187590f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: 2.1
 
 orbs:
-  browser-tools: circleci/browser-tools@1.4.1
+  browser-tools: circleci/browser-tools@1.4.3
 
 jobs:
   python-36: &test-template
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f76d48c..a052bbd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- Uses flask `before_request` to protect all endpoints rather than protecting routes present at instantiation time
+
 ## [2.0.0] - 2023-03-10
 ### Removed
 Removed obsolete `PlotlyAuth`. `dash-auth` is now just responsible for `BasicAuth`.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33a3b89..619868a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,3 +23,21 @@ python -k ba001
 ```
 
 Note that Python 3.6 or greater is required.
+
+## Usage
+
+### Basic Authentication
+
+To add basic authentication, add the following to your Dash app:
+
+```python
+from dash import Dash
+from dash_auth import BasicAuth
+
+app = Dash(__name__)
+USER_PWD = {
+    "username": "password",
+    "user2": "useSomethingMoreSecurePlease",
+}
+BasicAuth(app, USER_PWD)
+```
diff --git a/dash_auth/__init__.py b/dash_auth/__init__.py
index 4a793cc..6ca5cec 100644
--- a/dash_auth/__init__.py
+++ b/dash_auth/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-from .basic_auth import BasicAuth  # noqa: F401
-from .version import __version__  # noqa: F401
+from .basic_auth import BasicAuth
+from .version import __version__
+
+
+__all__ = ["BasicAuth", "__version__"]
diff --git a/dash_auth/auth.py b/dash_auth/auth.py
index 29c209d..f5fdcb3 100644
--- a/dash_auth/auth.py
+++ b/dash_auth/auth.py
@@ -1,29 +1,43 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
+from dash import Dash
+
 
 class Auth(ABC):
-    def __init__(self, app, authorization_hook=None, _overwrite_index=True):
+    def __init__(self, app: Dash, **obsolete):
+        """Auth base class for authentication in Dash.
+
+        :param app: Dash app
+        """
+
+        # Deprecated arguments
+        if obsolete:
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"Auth got unexpected keyword arguments: {list(obsolete)}"
+            )
+
         self.app = app
-        self._index_view_name = app.config['routes_pathname_prefix']
-        if _overwrite_index:
-            self._overwrite_index()
-            self._protect_views()
-        self._index_view_name = app.config['routes_pathname_prefix']
-        self._auth_hooks = [authorization_hook] if authorization_hook else []
-
-    def _overwrite_index(self):
-        original_index = self.app.server.view_functions[self._index_view_name]
-
-        self.app.server.view_functions[self._index_view_name] = \
-            self.index_auth_wrapper(original_index)
-
-    def _protect_views(self):
-        # TODO - allow users to white list in case they add their own views
-        for view_name, view_method in self.app.server.view_functions.items():
-            if view_name != self._index_view_name:
-                self.app.server.view_functions[view_name] = \
-                    self.auth_wrapper(view_method)
+        self._protect()
+
+    def _protect(self):
+        """Add a before_request authentication check on all routes.
+
+        The authentication check will pass if the request
+        is authorised by `Auth.is_authorised`
+        """
+
+        server = self.app.server
+
+        @server.before_request
+        def before_request_auth():
+
+            # Check whether the request is authorised
+            if self.is_authorized():
+                return None
+
+            # Otherwise, ask the user to log in
+            return self.login_request()
 
     def is_authorized_hook(self, func):
         self._auth_hooks.append(func)
diff --git a/dash_auth/basic_auth.py b/dash_auth/basic_auth.py
index e8d56f4..b175b7b 100644
--- a/dash_auth/basic_auth.py
+++ b/dash_auth/basic_auth.py
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
-from .auth import Auth
 import base64
+from typing import Union
 import flask
+from dash import Dash
+
+from .auth import Auth
 
 
 class BasicAuth(Auth):
-    def __init__(self, app, username_password_list):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        app: Dash,
+        username_password_list: Union[list, dict],
+    ):
+        """Add basic authentication to Dash.
+
+        :param app: Dash app
+        :param username_password_list: username:password list, either as a
+            list of tuples or a dict
+        """
         Auth.__init__(self, app)
         self._users = (
             username_password_list
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 5e4a42a..d09bb92 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 dash[testing]>=2
 requests[security]
 flake8
+flask
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index febcf9b..98f26e0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     description='Dash Authorization Package.',
     long_description=long_description,
     install_requires=[
-        'dash>=1.1.1'
+        'dash>=1.1.1',
+        "flask",
     ],
     python_requires=">=3.6",
     include_package_data=True,
diff --git a/tests/test_basic_auth_integration.py b/tests/test_basic_auth_integration.py
index 8f7e791..3dc049c 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic_auth_integration.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic_auth_integration.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def update_output(new_value):
 
     def test_failed_views(url):
         assert requests.get(url).status_code == 401
-        assert requests.get(url.strip("/") + "/_dash-layout").status_code == 403
+        assert requests.get(url.strip("/") + "/_dash-layout").status_code == 401
 
     test_failed_views(base_url)