diff --git a/backend/tests/integration/api/security/participant-security.test.ts b/backend/tests/integration/api/security/participant-security.test.ts
index f201b9e..3c20061 100644
--- a/backend/tests/integration/api/security/participant-security.test.ts
+++ b/backend/tests/integration/api/security/participant-security.test.ts
@@ -1,99 +1,51 @@
 import request from 'supertest';
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from '@jest/globals';
 import { Express } from 'express';
-import { startTestServer, stopTestServer } from '../../../utils/helpers.js';
-import { AuthMode, AuthType } from '../../../../src/typings/ce/index.js';
+import { createRoom, generateParticipantToken, startTestServer, stopTestServer } from '../../../utils/helpers.js';
+import { AuthMode, UserRole } from '../../../../src/typings/ce/index.js';
+import { MEET_INTERNAL_API_BASE_PATH_V1 } from '../../../../src/environment.js';
+import { MeetRoomHelper } from '../../../../src/helpers/room.helper.js';
+import { changeSecurityPreferences, deleteAllRooms, loginUserAsRole } from '../../../utils/helpers.js';
 
-const BASE_URL = '/meet/api/v1';
-const INTERNAL_BASE_URL = '/meet/internal-api/v1';
-const PARTICIPANTS_URL = `${INTERNAL_BASE_URL}/participants`;
-
-const API_KEY_HEADER = 'X-API-Key';
-const API_KEY = 'meet-api-key';
-
-const EXPIRATION_DATE = 1772129829000;
-const PARTICIPANT_NAME = 'testParticipant';
+const PARTICIPANTS_PATH = `${MEET_INTERNAL_API_BASE_PATH_V1}/participants`;
 
 describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
+	const PARTICIPANT_NAME = 'testParticipant';
+
 	let app: Express;
 
 	let userCookie: string;
+	let adminCookie: string;
 
 	let roomId: string;
 	let moderatorSecret: string;
 	let publisherSecret: string;
 
-	const changeSecurityPreferences = async (authMode: AuthMode) => {
-		await request(app)
-			.put(`${BASE_URL}/preferences/security`)
-			.set(API_KEY_HEADER, API_KEY)
-			.send({
-				authentication: {
-					authMode: authMode,
-					method: {
-						type: AuthType.SINGLE_USER
-					}
-				}
-			});
-	};
-
-	const loginUser = async (username: string, password: string): Promise<string> => {
-		const response = await request(app)
-			.post(`${INTERNAL_BASE_URL}/auth/login`)
-			.send({
-				username,
-				password
-			})
-			.expect(200);
-
-		const cookies = response.headers['set-cookie'] as unknown as string[];
-		const accessTokenCookie = cookies.find((cookie) => cookie.startsWith('OvMeetAccessToken=')) as string;
-		return accessTokenCookie;
-	};
-
-	const extractSecretByRoomUrl = (urlString: string, type: string): string => {
-		const url = new URL(urlString);
-		const secret = url.searchParams.get('secret');
-
-		if (!secret) throw new Error(`${type} secret not found`);
-
-		return secret;
-	};
-
 	beforeAll(async () => {
 		app = await startTestServer();
 
-		// Get access token cookie for user
-		userCookie = await loginUser('user', 'user');
+		// Get cookies for admin and user
+		userCookie = await loginUserAsRole(UserRole.USER);
+		adminCookie = await loginUserAsRole(UserRole.ADMIN);
 
 		// Create a room and extract the roomId
-		const response = await request(app).post(`${BASE_URL}/rooms`).set(API_KEY_HEADER, API_KEY).send({
-			autoDeletionDate: EXPIRATION_DATE
-		});
-		roomId = response.body.roomId;
+		const room = await createRoom();
+		roomId = room.roomId;
 
-		// Extract the moderator and publisher secrets from the room URL
-		const { moderatorRoomUrl, publisherRoomUrl } = response.body;
-		moderatorSecret = extractSecretByRoomUrl(moderatorRoomUrl, 'Moderator');
-		publisherSecret = extractSecretByRoomUrl(publisherRoomUrl, 'Publisher');
+		// Extract the moderator and publisher secrets from the room
+		({ moderatorSecret, publisherSecret } = MeetRoomHelper.extractSecretsFromRoom(room));
 	});
 
 	afterAll(async () => {
-		// Clean up created rooms
-		const roomsResponse = await request(app).get(`${BASE_URL}/rooms`).set(API_KEY_HEADER, API_KEY);
-
-		for (const room of roomsResponse.body) {
-			await request(app).delete(`${BASE_URL}/rooms/${room.roomId}`).set(API_KEY_HEADER, API_KEY);
-		}
-
+		await deleteAllRooms();
 		await stopTestServer();
 	}, 20000);
 
 	describe('Generate Participant Token Tests', () => {
 		it('should succeed when no authentication is required and participant is publisher', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.NONE);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.NONE });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: publisherSecret
@@ -102,9 +54,9 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when no authentication is required and participant is moderator', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.NONE);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.NONE });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: moderatorSecret
@@ -113,9 +65,9 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when authentication is required for moderator and participant is publisher', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: publisherSecret
@@ -124,23 +76,20 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when authentication is required for moderator, participant is moderator and authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY });
 
-			const response = await request(app)
-				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`)
-				.set('Cookie', userCookie)
-				.send({
-					roomId,
-					participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
-					secret: moderatorSecret
-				});
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).set('Cookie', userCookie).send({
+				roomId,
+				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
+				secret: moderatorSecret
+			});
 			expect(response.status).toBe(200);
 		});
 
 		it('should fail when authentication is required for moderator and participant is moderator but not authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: moderatorSecret
@@ -149,23 +98,20 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when authentication is required for all users, participant is publisher and authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.ALL_USERS);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.ALL_USERS });
 
-			const response = await request(app)
-				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`)
-				.set('Cookie', userCookie)
-				.send({
-					roomId,
-					participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
-					secret: publisherSecret
-				});
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).set('Cookie', userCookie).send({
+				roomId,
+				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
+				secret: publisherSecret
+			});
 			expect(response.status).toBe(200);
 		});
 
 		it('should fail when authentication is required for all users and participant is publisher but not authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.ALL_USERS);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.ALL_USERS });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: publisherSecret
@@ -174,23 +120,20 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when authentication is required for all users, participant is moderator and authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.ALL_USERS);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.ALL_USERS });
 
-			const response = await request(app)
-				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`)
-				.set('Cookie', userCookie)
-				.send({
-					roomId,
-					participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
-					secret: moderatorSecret
-				});
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).set('Cookie', userCookie).send({
+				roomId,
+				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
+				secret: moderatorSecret
+			});
 			expect(response.status).toBe(200);
 		});
 
 		it('should fail when authentication is required for all users and participant is moderator but not authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.ALL_USERS);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.ALL_USERS });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: moderatorSecret
@@ -201,9 +144,9 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 
 	describe('Refresh Participant Token Tests', () => {
 		it('should succeed when no authentication is required and participant is publisher', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.NONE);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.NONE });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: publisherSecret
@@ -214,9 +157,9 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when no authentication is required and participant is moderator', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.NONE);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.NONE });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: moderatorSecret
@@ -227,9 +170,9 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when authentication is required for moderator and participant is publisher', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: publisherSecret
@@ -240,10 +183,10 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when authentication is required for moderator, participant is moderator and authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY });
 
 			const response = await request(app)
-				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`)
+				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`)
 				.set('Cookie', userCookie)
 				.send({
 					roomId,
@@ -256,9 +199,9 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should fail when authentication is required for moderator and participant is moderator but not authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: moderatorSecret
@@ -267,10 +210,10 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when authentication is required for all users, participant is publisher and authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.ALL_USERS);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.ALL_USERS });
 
 			const response = await request(app)
-				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`)
+				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`)
 				.set('Cookie', userCookie)
 				.send({
 					roomId,
@@ -283,9 +226,9 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should fail when authentication is required for all users and participant is publisher but not authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.ALL_USERS);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.ALL_USERS });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: publisherSecret
@@ -294,10 +237,10 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when authentication is required for all users, participant is moderator and authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.ALL_USERS);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.ALL_USERS });
 
 			const response = await request(app)
-				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`)
+				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`)
 				.set('Cookie', userCookie)
 				.send({
 					roomId,
@@ -310,9 +253,9 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should fail when authentication is required for all users and participant is moderator but not authenticated', async () => {
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.ALL_USERS);
+			await changeSecurityPreferences(adminCookie, { authMode: AuthMode.ALL_USERS });
 
-			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token/refresh`).send({
+			const response = await request(app).post(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/token/refresh`).send({
 				roomId,
 				participantName: PARTICIPANT_NAME,
 				secret: moderatorSecret
@@ -325,41 +268,15 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 		let moderatorCookie: string;
 		let publisherCookie: string;
 
-		const generateParticipantToken = async (
-			roomId: string,
-			participantName: string,
-			secret: string
-		): Promise<string> => {
-			// Disable authentication to generate the token
-			await changeSecurityPreferences(AuthMode.NONE);
-
-			// Generate the participant token
-			const response = await request(app)
-				.post(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/token`)
-				.send({
-					roomId,
-					participantName,
-					secret
-				})
-				.expect(200);
-
-			// Return the participant token cookie
-			const cookies = response.headers['set-cookie'] as unknown as string[];
-			const participantTokenCookie = cookies.find((cookie) =>
-				cookie.startsWith('OvMeetParticipantToken=')
-			) as string;
-			return participantTokenCookie;
-		};
-
 		beforeAll(async () => {
 			// Generate participant tokens for the room and extract the cookies
-			moderatorCookie = await generateParticipantToken(roomId, 'Moderator', moderatorSecret);
-			publisherCookie = await generateParticipantToken(roomId, 'Publisher', publisherSecret);
+			moderatorCookie = await generateParticipantToken(adminCookie, roomId, 'Moderator', moderatorSecret);
+			publisherCookie = await generateParticipantToken(adminCookie, roomId, 'Publisher', publisherSecret);
 		});
 
 		it('should succeed when participant is moderator', async () => {
 			const response = await request(app)
-				.delete(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/${PARTICIPANT_NAME}`)
+				.delete(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/${PARTICIPANT_NAME}`)
 				.query({ roomId })
 				.set('Cookie', moderatorCookie);
 
@@ -369,17 +286,20 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 
 		it('should fail when participant is moderator of a different room', async () => {
 			// Create a new room to get a different roomId
-			const roomResponse = await request(app).post(`${BASE_URL}/rooms`).set(API_KEY_HEADER, API_KEY).send({
-				autoDeletionDate: EXPIRATION_DATE
-			});
-			const newRoomId = roomResponse.body.roomId;
+			const newRoom = await createRoom();
+			const newRoomId = newRoom.roomId;
 
 			// Extract the moderator secret and generate a participant token for the new room
-			const newModeratorSecret = extractSecretByRoomUrl(roomResponse.body.moderatorRoomUrl, 'Moderator');
-			const newModeratorCookie = await generateParticipantToken(newRoomId, 'Moderator', newModeratorSecret);
+			const { moderatorSecret } = MeetRoomHelper.extractSecretsFromRoom(newRoom);
+			const newModeratorCookie = await generateParticipantToken(
+				adminCookie,
+				newRoomId,
+				'Moderator',
+				moderatorSecret
+			);
 
 			const response = await request(app)
-				.delete(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/${PARTICIPANT_NAME}`)
+				.delete(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/${PARTICIPANT_NAME}`)
 				.query({ roomId })
 				.set('Cookie', newModeratorCookie);
 			expect(response.status).toBe(403);
@@ -387,7 +307,7 @@ describe('Participant API Security Tests', () => {
 
 		it('should fail when participant is publisher', async () => {
 			const response = await request(app)
-				.delete(`${PARTICIPANTS_URL}/${PARTICIPANT_NAME}`)
+				.delete(`${PARTICIPANTS_PATH}/${PARTICIPANT_NAME}`)
 				.query({ roomId })
 				.set('Cookie', publisherCookie);
 			expect(response.status).toBe(403);