diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
index c2ecbe8..dec9e89 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-import { AuthMode, ParticipantRole, UserRole } from '@typings-ce';
+import { AuthMode, MeetRecordingAccess, MeetRoom, ParticipantRole, UserRole } from '@typings-ce';
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { container } from '../config/index.js';
-import { LoggerService, MeetStorageService } from '../services/index.js';
+import {
+	errorInsufficientPermissions,
+	errorRoomNotFoundOrEmptyRecordings,
+	OpenViduMeetError
+} from '../models/error.model.js';
+import { LoggerService, MeetStorageService, RoomService } from '../services/index.js';
 import { allowAnonymous, apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator, withAuth } from './auth.middleware.js';
 
 /**
@@ -93,3 +98,77 @@ export const configureRoomAuthorization = async (req: Request, res: Response, ne
 	// If the user is not a moderator, it is not allowed to access the resource
 	return res.status(403).json({ message: 'Insufficient permissions to access this resource' });
 };
+
+/**
+ * Middleware to configure authentication based on participant role and authentication mode
+ * for generating a token for retrieving/deleting recordings.
+ *
+ * - If the authentication mode is MODERATORS_ONLY and the participant role is MODERATOR, configure user authentication.
+ * - If the authentication mode is ALL_USERS, configure user authentication.
+ * - Otherwise, allow anonymous access.
+ */
+export const configureRecordingTokenAuth = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
+	const storageService = container.get(MeetStorageService);
+	const roomService = container.get(RoomService);
+
+	let role: ParticipantRole;
+
+	try {
+		const roomId = req.params.roomId;
+		const { secret } = req.body;
+		const room = await storageService.getArchivedRoomMetadata(roomId);
+
+		if (!room) {
+			// If the room is not found, it means that there are no recordings for that room or the room doesn't exist
+			throw errorRoomNotFoundOrEmptyRecordings(roomId);
+		}
+
+		const recordingAccess = room.preferences!.recordingPreferences.allowAccessTo;
+
+		if (recordingAccess === MeetRecordingAccess.ADMIN) {
+			// Deny request if the room is configured to allow access to recordings only for admins
+			throw errorInsufficientPermissions();
+		}
+
+		role = roomService.getRoomRoleBySecretFromRoom(room as MeetRoom, secret);
+	} catch (error) {
+		logger.error('Error getting room role by secret', error);
+
+		if (error instanceof OpenViduMeetError) {
+			return res.status(error.statusCode).json({ name: error.name, message: error.message });
+		} else {
+			return res.status(500).json({
+				name: 'Room Error',
+				message: 'Internal server error. Room operation failed'
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	let authMode: AuthMode;
+
+	try {
+		const { securityPreferences } = await storageService.getGlobalPreferences();
+		authMode = securityPreferences.authentication.authMode;
+	} catch (error) {
+		logger.error('Error checking authentication preferences', error);
+		return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal server error' });
+	}
+
+	const authValidators = [];
+
+	if (authMode === AuthMode.NONE) {
+		authValidators.push(allowAnonymous);
+	} else {
+		const isModeratorsOnlyMode = authMode === AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY && role === ParticipantRole.MODERATOR;
+		const isAllUsersMode = authMode === AuthMode.ALL_USERS;
+
+		if (isModeratorsOnlyMode || isAllUsersMode) {
+			authValidators.push(tokenAndRoleValidator(UserRole.USER));
+		} else {
+			authValidators.push(allowAnonymous);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return withAuth(...authValidators)(req, res, next);
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts b/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
index d0048bd..8aa9f31 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as roomCtrl from '../controllers/room.controller.js';
 import {
 	apiKeyValidator,
 	configureCreateRoomAuth,
+	configureRecordingTokenAuth,
 	configureRoomAuthorization,
 	participantTokenValidator,
 	tokenAndRoleValidator,
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ internalRoomRouter.put(
 
 internalRoomRouter.post(
 	'/:roomId/recording-token',
-	configureCreateRoomAuth,
+	configureRecordingTokenAuth,
 	withValidRoomSecret,
 	roomCtrl.generateRecordingToken
 );
diff --git a/backend/src/services/room.service.ts b/backend/src/services/room.service.ts
index af8e548..3a70bf8 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/room.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/room.service.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export class RoomService {
 		return this.getRoomRoleBySecretFromRoom(room, secret);
 	}
 
-	protected getRoomRoleBySecretFromRoom(room: MeetRoom, secret: string): ParticipantRole {
+	getRoomRoleBySecretFromRoom(room: MeetRoom, secret: string): ParticipantRole {
 		const { moderatorSecret, publisherSecret } = MeetRoomHelper.extractSecretsFromRoom(room);
 
 		switch (secret) {