diff --git a/workbench/.cypress/support/commands.js b/workbench/.cypress/support/commands.js
index e4d90a3918..ab472854d4 100644
--- a/workbench/.cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/workbench/.cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -49,3 +49,44 @@
 //
 // -- This will overwrite an existing command --
 // Cypress.Commands.overwrite("visit", (originalFn, url, options) => { ... })
+
+import { ADMIN_AUTH } from '../utils/constants';
+
+Cypress.Commands.overwrite('visit', (originalFn, url, options) => {
+  // Add the basic auth header when security enabled in the OpenSearch cluster
+  // https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/1288
+  if (Cypress.env('security_enabled')) {
+    if (options) {
+      options.auth = ADMIN_AUTH;
+    } else {
+      options = { auth: ADMIN_AUTH };
+    }
+    // Add query parameters - select the default OpenSearch Dashboards tenant
+    options.qs = { security_tenant: 'private' };
+    return originalFn(url, options);
+  } else {
+    return originalFn(url, options);
+  }
+});
+
+// Be able to add default options to cy.request(), https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/726
+Cypress.Commands.overwrite('request', (originalFn, ...args) => {
+  let defaults = {};
+  // Add the basic authentication header when security enabled in the OpenSearch cluster
+  if (Cypress.env('security_enabled')) {
+    defaults.auth = ADMIN_AUTH;
+  }
+
+  let options = {};
+  if (typeof args[0] === 'object' && args[0] !== null) {
+    options = Object.assign({}, args[0]);
+  } else if (args.length === 1) {
+    [options.url] = args;
+  } else if (args.length === 2) {
+    [options.method, options.url] = args;
+  } else if (args.length === 3) {
+    [options.method, options.url, options.body] = args;
+  }
+
+  return originalFn(Object.assign({}, defaults, options));
+});
diff --git a/workbench/.cypress/support/constants.js b/workbench/.cypress/support/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ee4ff9ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workbench/.cypress/support/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+ * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+ * compatible open source license.
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
+ * GitHub history for details.
+ */
+
+export const ADMIN_AUTH = {
+  username: 'admin',
+  password: 'admin',
+};
diff --git a/workbench/.cypress/support/index.js b/workbench/.cypress/support/index.js
index a7af4e66b9..a3ce8c563c 100644
--- a/workbench/.cypress/support/index.js
+++ b/workbench/.cypress/support/index.js
@@ -44,3 +44,8 @@ import './commands';
 
 // Alternatively you can use CommonJS syntax:
 // require('./commands')
+
+// Switch the base URL of OpenSearch when security enabled in the cluster
+if (Cypress.env('security_enabled')) {
+  Cypress.env('opensearch', 'https://localhost:9200');
+}
diff --git a/workbench/cypress.json b/workbench/cypress.json
index e5441904ad..53c4ba96d8 100644
--- a/workbench/cypress.json
+++ b/workbench/cypress.json
@@ -9,5 +9,10 @@
   "videosFolder": ".cypress/videos",
   "requestTimeout": 60000,
   "responseTimeout": 60000,
-  "defaultCommandTimeout": 60000
+  "defaultCommandTimeout": 60000,
+  "env": {
+    "opensearch": "localhost:9200",
+    "opensearchDashboards": "localhost:5601",
+    "security_enabled": true
+  }
 }