diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml
index dc88be645..80083ab4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ jobs:
           opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
           security-enabled: false
           port: 9201
+      - uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@v3
+        with:
+          opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          security-enabled: true
+          admin-password: admin
+          port: 9202
       - name: Get and run OpenSearch-Dashboards
         run: |
           curl -SLO https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/${{ env.PLATFORM }}/x64/zip/dist/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ env.PLATFORM }}-x64.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml b/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
index f2223529d..7cad9e40d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ jobs:
           opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
           security-enabled: false
           port: 9201
+      - uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@v3
+        with:
+          opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          security-enabled: true
+          admin-password: admin
+          port: 9202
       - name: Get OpenSearch-Dashboards
         run: |
           wget https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
index 22d95298b..b63952dc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ jobs:
           opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
           security-enabled: false
           port: 9201
+      - uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@v3
+        with:
+          opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          security-enabled: true
+          admin-password: admin
+          port: 9202
       - name: Get OpenSearch-Dashboards
         run: |
           wget https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
index ccb14dbd1..3a82addc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ jobs:
           opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
           security-enabled: false
           port: 9201
+      - uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@v3
+        with:
+          opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          security-enabled: true
+          port: 9202
       - name: Get OpenSearch-Dashboards
         run: |
           wget https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
index 0db14841f..8c23ea37c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ jobs:
           opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
           security-enabled: false
           port: 9201
+      - uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@v3
+        with:
+          opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          security-enabled: true
+          admin-password: admin
+          port: 9202
       - name: Get OpenSearch-Dashboards
         run: |
           wget https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz
diff --git a/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/datasource-management-plugin/1_create_datasource.spec.js b/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/datasource-management-plugin/1_create_datasource.spec.js
index 4d6763262..6050e8a4f 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/datasource-management-plugin/1_create_datasource.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/datasource-management-plugin/1_create_datasource.spec.js
@@ -36,6 +36,30 @@ export const CreateDataSourceNoAuth = () => {
   });
 };
 
+export const CreateDataSourceBasicAuth = () => {
+  miscUtils.visitPage(
+    'app/management/opensearch-dashboards/dataSources/create'
+  );
+
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceButton"]').should('be.disabled');
+  cy.get('[name="dataSourceTitle"]').type('9201');
+  cy.get('[name="endpoint"]').type('https://localhost:9202');
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceFormAuthTypeSelect"]').select(
+    'username_password'
+  );
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceFormUsernameField"]').type('admin');
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceFormPasswordField"]').type('admin');
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceButton"]').should('be.enabled');
+  cy.get('[name="dataSourceDescription"]').type(
+    'cypress test basic auth data source'
+  );
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceButton"]').click();
+  cy.location('pathname', { timeout: 6000 }).should(
+    'include',
+    'app/management/opensearch-dashboards/dataSources'
+  );
+};
+
 // TODO: create datasource with basic auth and sigv4
 
 if (Cypress.env('DATASOURCE_MANAGEMENT_ENABLED')) {