diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7eecf4b..f199424 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ make run
   - string 
   - default: "redis:6379"
   - hostname and port for the Redis service
+- RedisCachePassword
+  - string 
+  - default: ""
+  - Password for the Redis service
 - UpdateIntervalSeconds
   - int64
   - default: 60
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ http:
           forwardedHeadersCustomName: X-Custom-Header
           redisCacheEnabled: false
           redisCacheHost: "redis:6379"
+          redisCachePassword: password
           crowdsecLapiTLSCertificateAuthority: |-
             -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
             MIIEBzCCAu+gAwIBAgICEAAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwgZQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT
diff --git a/bouncer.go b/bouncer.go
index 9353a63..88d67a1 100644
--- a/bouncer.go
+++ b/bouncer.go
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, next http.Handler, config *configuration.Config, n
 		},
 		cacheClient: &cache.Client{},
 	}
-	bouncer.cacheClient.New(config.RedisCacheEnabled, config.RedisCacheHost, config.RedisCachePass)
+	config.RedisCachePassword, _ = configuration.GetVariable(config, "RedisCachePassword")
+	bouncer.cacheClient.New(config.RedisCacheEnabled, config.RedisCacheHost, config.RedisCachePassword)
 
 	//nolint:nestif
 	if (config.CrowdsecMode == configuration.StreamMode || config.CrowdsecMode == configuration.AloneMode) && ticker == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/configuration/configuration.go b/pkg/configuration/configuration.go
index 8c62d1e..ed4c824 100644
--- a/pkg/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	ClientTrustedIPs                         []string `json:"clientTrustedIps,omitempty"`
 	RedisCacheEnabled                        bool     `json:"redisCacheEnabled,omitempty"`
 	RedisCacheHost                           string   `json:"redisCacheHost,omitempty"`
-	RedisCachePass                           string   `json:"redisCachePass,omitempty"`
+	RedisCachePassword                       string   `json:"redisCachePassword,omitempty"`
+	RedisCachePasswordFile                   string   `json:"redisCachePasswordFile,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func contains(source []string, target string) bool {
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func New() *Config {
 		ClientTrustedIPs:              []string{},
 		RedisCacheEnabled:             false,
 		RedisCacheHost:                "redis:6379",
-		RedisCachePass:                "",
+		RedisCachePassword:            "",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ func ValidateParams(config *Config) error {
 	if err := validateParamsIPs(config.ClientTrustedIPs, "ClientTrustedIPs"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	
+	if _, err := GetVariable(config, "RedisCachePassword"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	if config.CrowdsecMode == AloneMode {
 		if _, err := GetVariable(config, "CrowdsecCapiMachineID"); err != nil {