diff --git a/examples/passport-login/src/__tests__/acceptance/passport-login.acceptance.ts b/examples/passport-login/src/__tests__/acceptance/passport-login.acceptance.ts
index 48bde337be76..1bb6511b876c 100644
--- a/examples/passport-login/src/__tests__/acceptance/passport-login.acceptance.ts
+++ b/examples/passport-login/src/__tests__/acceptance/passport-login.acceptance.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import {Client, supertest, expect} from '@loopback/testlab';
 import {MockTestOauth2SocialApp} from '@loopback/authentication-passport';
 import {ExpressServer} from '../../server';
-import {User} from '../../models';
+import {User, UserIdentity} from '../../models';
 import {startApplication} from '../../';
 import * as url from 'url';
 import qs from 'qs';
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ describe('example-passport-login acceptance test', () => {
 
   describe('User login scenarios', () => {
     let Cookie: string;
-    let createdUser: User;
 
     /**
      ***************************************
@@ -148,7 +147,20 @@ describe('example-passport-login acceptance test', () => {
         const users = response.body as User[];
         expect(users.length).to.eql(1);
         expect(users[0].email).to.eql('test@example.com');
-        createdUser = users[0];
+      });
+
+      it('able to invoke api endpoints with basic auth', async () => {
+        await supertest('')
+          .get('http://localhost:3000/api/profiles')
+          .auth('test@example.com', 'password', {type: 'basic'})
+          .expect(204);
+      });
+
+      it('basic auth fails for incorrect password', async () => {
+        await supertest('')
+          .get('http://localhost:3000/api/profiles')
+          .auth('test@example.com', 'incorrect-password', {type: 'basic'})
+          .expect(401);
       });
     });
 
@@ -256,13 +268,11 @@ describe('example-passport-login acceptance test', () => {
       });
 
       it('check if profile is linked to existing user', async () => {
-        const filter = 'filter={"include":[{"relation": "profiles"}]}';
         const response = await supertest('')
-          .get('http://localhost:3000/api/users/' + createdUser.id)
-          .query(filter);
-        const user = response.body as User;
-        expect(user.profiles?.length).to.eql(1);
-        const profiles = user.profiles ?? [];
+          .get('http://localhost:3000/api/profiles')
+          .auth('test@example.com', 'password', {type: 'basic'});
+        const profiles = response.body as UserIdentity[];
+        expect(profiles?.length).to.eql(1);
         expect(profiles[0].profile).to.eql({
           emails: [{value: 'test@example.com'}],
         });
diff --git a/examples/passport-login/src/authentication-strategies/google.ts b/examples/passport-login/src/authentication-strategies/google.ts
index 7f93d792bfc2..0d6d1774f993 100644
--- a/examples/passport-login/src/authentication-strategies/google.ts
+++ b/examples/passport-login/src/authentication-strategies/google.ts
@@ -49,32 +49,6 @@ export class GoogleOauth2Authorization implements AuthenticationStrategy {
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * verify function for the oauth2 strategy
-   *
-   * @param accessToken
-   * @param refreshToken
-   * @param profile
-   * @param done
-   */
-  verify(
-    accessToken: string,
-    refreshToken: string,
-    profile: Profile,
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    done: (error: any, user?: any, info?: any) => void,
-  ) {
-    // look up a linked user for the profile
-    this.userService
-      .findOrCreateUser(profile)
-      .then((user: User) => {
-        done(null, user);
-      })
-      .catch((err: Error) => {
-        done(err);
-      });
-  }
-
   /**
    * authenticate a request
    * @param request
diff --git a/examples/passport-login/src/authentication-strategies/oauth2.ts b/examples/passport-login/src/authentication-strategies/oauth2.ts
index 28e35976f791..3568e71e45f0 100644
--- a/examples/passport-login/src/authentication-strategies/oauth2.ts
+++ b/examples/passport-login/src/authentication-strategies/oauth2.ts
@@ -62,32 +62,6 @@ export class Oauth2AuthStrategy implements AuthenticationStrategy {
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * verify function for the oauth2 strategy
-   *
-   * @param accessToken
-   * @param refreshToken
-   * @param profile
-   * @param done
-   */
-  verify(
-    accessToken: string,
-    refreshToken: string,
-    profile: Profile,
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    done: (error: any, user?: any, info?: any) => void,
-  ) {
-    // look up a linked user for the profile
-    this.userService
-      .findOrCreateUser(profile)
-      .then((user: User) => {
-        done(null, user);
-      })
-      .catch((err: Error) => {
-        done(err);
-      });
-  }
-
   /**
    * authenticate a request
    * @param request
diff --git a/examples/passport-login/src/controllers/user.controller.ts b/examples/passport-login/src/controllers/user.controller.ts
index 6898e3412b24..51c60f48edf0 100644
--- a/examples/passport-login/src/controllers/user.controller.ts
+++ b/examples/passport-login/src/controllers/user.controller.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import {
   Response,
   RestBindings,
   RequestWithSession,
+  get,
 } from '@loopback/rest';
 import {UserRepository} from '../repositories';
 import {repository} from '@loopback/repository';
-import {SecurityBindings, UserProfile} from '@loopback/security';
+import {SecurityBindings, UserProfile, securityId} from '@loopback/security';
 import {authenticate} from '@loopback/authentication';
 import {UserCredentialsRepository} from '../repositories/user-credentials.repository';
 import {UserIdentityRepository} from '../repositories/user-identity.repository';
@@ -130,4 +131,22 @@ export class UserLoginController {
     await this.userIdentityRepository.deleteAll();
     await this.userRepository.deleteAll();
   }
+
+  @authenticate('basic')
+  @get('/profiles')
+  async getExternalProfiles(
+    @inject(SecurityBindings.USER) profile: UserProfile,
+  ) {
+    const user = await this.userRepository.findById(
+      parseInt(profile[securityId]),
+      {
+        include: [
+          {
+            relation: 'profiles',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    );
+    return user.profiles;
+  }
 }