Fixes authentication to be configuration driven
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hamilton-ui-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/hamilton-ui-backend.yml
index 66232e3..0249f68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hamilton-ui-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hamilton-ui-backend.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
           PGUSER: postgres
           HAMILTON_BLOB_STORE: local
           HAMILTON_LOCAL_BLOB_DIR: ./blob_data
+          HAMILTON_AUTH_MODE: integration_tests
         run: |
           cd ui/backend/server
           python manage.py sqlcreate
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
           PGUSER: postgres
           HAMILTON_BLOB_STORE: local
           HAMILTON_LOCAL_BLOB_DIR: ./blob_data
+          HAMILTON_AUTH_MODE: integration_tests
         run: |
           cd ui/backend/server
           python -m pytest tests/${{ matrix.testdir }} -vvvvv
diff --git a/ui/backend/server/server/api.py b/ui/backend/server/server/api.py
index 7056b57..8cb7906 100644
--- a/ui/backend/server/server/api.py
+++ b/ui/backend/server/server/api.py
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 from trackingserver_run_tracking import api as run_tracking_api
 from trackingserver_template import api as template_api
 
-env = settings.HAMILTON_ENV
+auth_mode = settings.HAMILTON_AUTH_MODE
 
-if env == "local":
+if auth_mode == "permissive":
     api = NinjaAPI(auth=[LocalAPIAuthenticator()])
-elif env == "integration_tests":
+elif auth_mode == "integration_tests":
     api = NinjaAPI(auth=[TestAPIAuthenticator()])
-else:
+elif auth_mode == "propelauth":
     propel_auth_instance = propelauth.init()
     api = NinjaAPI(
         auth=[
diff --git a/ui/backend/server/server/settings.py b/ui/backend/server/server/settings.py
index 6e85c4e..697c443 100644
--- a/ui/backend/server/server/settings.py
+++ b/ui/backend/server/server/settings.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
 HAMILTON_ENV = get_from_env("HAMILTON_ENV", ["integration_tests", "local", "dev", "prod"])
 
+HAMILTON_AUTH_MODE = get_from_env(
+    "HAMILTON_AUTH_MODE", ["permissive", "integration_tests", "propelauth"]
+)
+
 PROPEL_AUTH_API_KEY = get_from_env("PROPEL_AUTH_API_KEY", allow_missing=True)
 PROPEL_AUTH_URL = get_from_env("PROPEL_AUTH_URL", allow_missing=True)