diff --git a/backend/src/routes/global-preferences.routes.ts b/backend/src/routes/global-preferences.routes.ts
index 9fd666d..2113b55 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/global-preferences.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/global-preferences.routes.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,21 @@ import {
 	getAppearancePreferences,
 	updateAppearancePreferences
 } from '../controllers/global-preferences/appearance-preferences.controller.js';
-import { withAdminValidToken } from '../middlewares/auth.middleware.js';
+import { withAuth, tokenAndRoleValidator, apiKeyValidator } from '../middlewares/auth.middleware.js';
+import { Role } from '@typings-ce';
 
 export const preferencesRouter = Router();
 
 preferencesRouter.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 preferencesRouter.use(bodyParser.json());
 
-preferencesRouter.put('/appearance', withAdminValidToken, updateAppearancePreferences);
-preferencesRouter.get('/appearance', withAdminValidToken, getAppearancePreferences);
+preferencesRouter.put(
+	'/appearance',
+	withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.ADMIN)),
+	updateAppearancePreferences
+);
+preferencesRouter.get(
+	'/appearance',
+	withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.ADMIN)),
+	getAppearancePreferences
+);
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/participants.routes.ts b/backend/src/routes/participants.routes.ts
index 2a80306..05b79d6 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/participants.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/participants.routes.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ participantsInternalRouter.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 participantsInternalRouter.use(bodyParser.json());
 
 participantsInternalRouter.post('/token', validateParticipantTokenRequest, participantCtrl.generateParticipantToken);
-participantsInternalRouter.post('/token/refresh', validateParticipantTokenRequest, participantCtrl.refreshParticipantToken);
+participantsInternalRouter.post(
+	'/token/refresh',
+	validateParticipantTokenRequest,
+	participantCtrl.refreshParticipantToken
+);
 
 export const participantsRouter = Router();
 participantsRouter.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/recording.routes.ts b/backend/src/routes/recording.routes.ts
index 11d7d8c..f34baf5 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/recording.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/recording.routes.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import * as recordingCtrl from '../controllers/recording.controller.js';
-import { withParticipantValidToken, withUserBasicAuth } from '../middlewares/auth.middleware.js';
+import { withAuth, participantTokenValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator } from '../middlewares/auth.middleware.js';
 import { withRecordingEnabledAndCorrectPermissions } from '../middlewares/recording.middleware.js';
+import { Role } from '@typings-ce';
 
 export const recordingRouter = Router();
 
@@ -12,15 +13,23 @@ recordingRouter.use(bodyParser.json());
 // Recording Routes
 recordingRouter.post(
 	'/',
-	withParticipantValidToken,
+	withAuth(participantTokenValidator),
 	withRecordingEnabledAndCorrectPermissions,
 	recordingCtrl.startRecording
 );
-recordingRouter.put('/:recordingId', withUserBasicAuth, /* withRecordingEnabled,*/ recordingCtrl.stopRecording);
-recordingRouter.get('/:recordingId/stream', /*withRecordingEnabled,*/ recordingCtrl.streamRecording);
+recordingRouter.put(
+	'/:recordingId',
+	withAuth(participantTokenValidator),
+	/* withRecordingEnabledAndCorrectPermissions,*/ recordingCtrl.stopRecording
+);
+recordingRouter.get(
+	'/:recordingId/stream',
+	withAuth(participantTokenValidator),
+	/*withRecordingEnabledAndCorrectPermissions,*/ recordingCtrl.streamRecording
+);
 recordingRouter.delete(
 	'/:recordingId',
-	withUserBasicAuth,
-	/*withRecordingEnabled,*/
+	withAuth(tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.ADMIN), participantTokenValidator),
+	/*withRecordingEnabledAndCorrectPermissions,*/
 	recordingCtrl.deleteRecording
 );
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts b/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
index d05e9b4..1a32140 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import * as roomCtrl from '../controllers/room.controller.js';
-import { withUserBasicAuth, withValidApiKey } from '../middlewares/auth.middleware.js';
-import { validateGetRoomQueryParams, validateRoomRequest } from '../middlewares/request-validators/room-validator.middleware.js';
+import { withAuth, tokenAndRoleValidator, apiKeyValidator } from '../middlewares/auth.middleware.js';
+import {
+	validateGetRoomQueryParams,
+	validateRoomRequest
+} from '../middlewares/request-validators/room-validator.middleware.js';
+import { Role } from '@typings-ce';
 
 export const roomRouter = Router();
 
@@ -10,10 +14,25 @@ roomRouter.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 roomRouter.use(bodyParser.json());
 
 // Room Routes
-roomRouter.post('/', /*withValidApiKey,*/ validateRoomRequest, roomCtrl.createRoom);
-roomRouter.get('/', withUserBasicAuth, validateGetRoomQueryParams, roomCtrl.getRooms);
-roomRouter.get('/:roomName', withUserBasicAuth, validateGetRoomQueryParams, roomCtrl.getRoom);
-roomRouter.delete('/:roomName', withUserBasicAuth, roomCtrl.deleteRooms);
+roomRouter.post(
+	'/',
+	withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.ADMIN), tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.USER)),
+	validateRoomRequest,
+	roomCtrl.createRoom
+);
+roomRouter.get(
+	'/',
+	withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.ADMIN)),
+	validateGetRoomQueryParams,
+	roomCtrl.getRooms
+);
+roomRouter.get(
+	'/:roomName',
+	withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.ADMIN), tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.USER)),
+	validateGetRoomQueryParams,
+	roomCtrl.getRoom
+);
+roomRouter.delete('/:roomName', withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.ADMIN)), roomCtrl.deleteRooms);
 
 // Room preferences
-roomRouter.put('/', /*withAdminBasicAuth,*/ roomCtrl.updateRoomPreferences);
+roomRouter.put('/', withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(Role.ADMIN)), roomCtrl.updateRoomPreferences);