diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/Kconfig.projbuild
index 3ede60cb2e..b8fe9f1957 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -7,4 +7,30 @@ menu "Example Configuration"
         help
             WiFi connection maximum retry, from 0 to 255.
 
+    choice EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD
+        prompt "WiFi Scan auth mode threshold"
+        default ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK
+        help
+            The weakest authmode to accept in the scan mode.
+            This value defaults to ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK in case password is present and ESP_WIFI_AUTH_OPEN is used.
+            Please select ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WEP/ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA_PSK in case AP is operating in WEP/WPA mode.
+
+        config ESP_WIFI_AUTH_OPEN
+            bool "OPEN"
+        config ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WEP
+            bool "WEP"
+        config ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA_PSK
+            bool "WPA PSK"
+        config ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK
+            bool "WPA2 PSK"
+        config ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK
+            bool "WPA/WPA2 PSK"
+        config ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA3_PSK
+            bool "WPA3 PSK"
+        config ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_WPA3_PSK
+            bool "WPA2/WPA3 PSK"
+        config ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WAPI_PSK
+            bool "WAPI PSK"
+    endchoice
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
index dbb2b818af..a15eb3c717 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@
 #define EXAMPLE_INVALID_REASON                255
 #define EXAMPLE_INVALID_RSSI                  -128
 
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AUTH_OPEN
+#define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD WIFI_AUTH_OPEN
+#elif CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WEP
+#define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD WIFI_AUTH_WEP
+#elif CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA_PSK
+#define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD WIFI_AUTH_WPA_PSK
+#elif CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK
+#define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK
+#elif CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK
+#define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD WIFI_AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK
+#elif CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA3_PSK
+#define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD WIFI_AUTH_WPA3_PSK
+#elif CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_WPA3_PSK
+#define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_WPA3_PSK
+#elif CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AUTH_WAPI_PSK
+#define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD WIFI_AUTH_WAPI_PSK
+#endif
+
 static void example_event_callback(esp_blufi_cb_event_t event, esp_blufi_cb_param_t *param);
 
 #define WIFI_LIST_NUM   10
@@ -370,6 +388,7 @@ static void example_event_callback(esp_blufi_cb_event_t event, esp_blufi_cb_para
 	case ESP_BLUFI_EVENT_RECV_STA_PASSWD:
         strncpy((char *)sta_config.sta.password, (char *)param->sta_passwd.passwd, param->sta_passwd.passwd_len);
         sta_config.sta.password[param->sta_passwd.passwd_len] = '\0';
+        sta_config.sta.threshold.authmode = EXAMPLE_WIFI_SCAN_AUTH_MODE_THRESHOLD;
         esp_wifi_set_config(WIFI_IF_STA, &sta_config);
         BLUFI_INFO("Recv STA PASSWORD %s\n", sta_config.sta.password);
         break;