diff --git a/api/middleware.go b/api/middleware.go
index e7e00cb..686ba4f 100644
--- a/api/middleware.go
+++ b/api/middleware.go
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ package api
 import (
 	"code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"fmt"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/gitea-github-proxy/config"
+	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/gitea-github-proxy/db/model"
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -62,6 +68,72 @@ func giteaOauthVerifyMiddleware(cfg *config.Config) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
 		})
 	}
 }
+func githubRestVerifyMiddleware(db *gorm.DB) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			token := findAuthToken(r)
+
+			if token != "" {
+				parseToken, _, err := new(jwt.Parser).ParseUnverified(token, jwt.MapClaims{})
+				if err != nil {
+					http.Error(w, "Invalid JWT", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+					return
+				}
+
+				claims, ok := parseToken.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
+				if !ok {
+					http.Error(w, "Invalid JWT", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+					return
+				}
+
+				appId, ok := claims["iss"].(uint)
+				if !ok {
+					http.Error(w, "Invalid JWT", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+					return
+				}
+
+				appRecord := &model.Apps{}
+				appRecord.ID = appId
+
+				if err := db.First(appRecord).Error; err != nil {
+					http.Error(w, "Invalid JWT", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+					return
+				}
+
+				block, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(appRecord.PrivateKey))
+				if block == nil {
+					// Handle error
+					http.Error(w, "Invalid Private Key", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+					return
+				}
+
+				privateKey, err := x509.ParsePKCS1PrivateKey(block.Bytes)
+				if err != nil {
+					// Handle error
+					http.Error(w, "Failed to parse Private Key", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+					return
+				}
+
+				publicKey := &privateKey.PublicKey
+
+				parseToken, err = jwt.ParseWithClaims(token, &jwt.StandardClaims{}, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+					if _, ok := token.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodRSA); !ok {
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected signing method: %v", token.Header["alg"])
+					}
+
+					// Return the RSA public key
+					return publicKey, nil
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
+			addAuthStatusToRequestServ(true, r, w, next)
+		})
+	}
+}
 
 func storeWebhookDataMiddleware(logger *zap.Logger) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
@@ -112,6 +184,22 @@ func requireAuthMiddleware(cfg *config.Config) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func githubRestRequireAuthMiddleware(cfg *config.Config) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			status := getAuthedStatusFromRequest(r)
+
+			if !status {
+				http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+				return
+			}
+
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func loggingMiddleware(logger *zap.Logger) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/api/routes_rest_api.go b/api/routes_rest_api.go
index 92f73a5..dc2ed05 100644
--- a/api/routes_rest_api.go
+++ b/api/routes_rest_api.go
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ func setupRestRoutes(params RouteParams) {
 
 	restApi := newRestApi(cfg, logger)
 	restRouter := r.PathPrefix("/api").Subrouter()
+	restRouter.Use(githubRestVerifyMiddleware(params.Db))
+	restRouter.Use(githubRestRequireAuthMiddleware(params.Config))
 
 	restRouter.HandleFunc("/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/files", restApi.handlerGetPullRequestFiles).Methods("GET")
 }