diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 45433e3..fb34cb6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ extra["springCloudVersion"] = "2025.1.0"
 dependencies {
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webmvc")
     implementation("org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-gateway-server-webmvc")
+    implementation("io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api:0.12.6")
+    runtimeOnly("io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-impl:0.12.6")
+    runtimeOnly("io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-jackson:0.12.6")
     implementation("net.logstash.logback:logstash-logback-encoder:8.0")
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator")
     implementation("io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus")
diff --git a/environment/.local.env b/environment/.local.env
index ff9f157..e00a233 100644
--- a/environment/.local.env
+++ b/environment/.local.env
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ SEARCH_SERVICE_URL=http://devoops-search-service:8080
 LOGSTASH_HOST=logstash:5000
 ZIPKIN_HOST=zipkin
 ZIPKIN_PORT=9411
+JWT_SECRET=dGhpcyBpcyBhIHZlcnkgc2VjdXJlIGtleSBmb3IgSFMyNTYgdGhhdCBpcyBhdCBsZWFzdCAyNTYgYml0cyBsb25n
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/devoops/gateway/filter/JwtAuthenticationFilter.java b/src/main/java/com/devoops/gateway/filter/JwtAuthenticationFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f9568f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/devoops/gateway/filter/JwtAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package com.devoops.gateway.filter;
+
+import com.devoops.gateway.service.JwtService;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.Claims;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.JwtException;
+import jakarta.servlet.FilterChain;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequestWrapper;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.NonNull;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
+import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.*;
+
+@Component
+@Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE + 10)
+public class JwtAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
+
+    private static final List<String> PUBLIC_PATHS = List.of(
+            "/api/user/auth/**",
+            "/api/user/test",
+            "/actuator/**"
+    );
+
+    private final AntPathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
+    private final JwtService jwtService;
+
+    public JwtAuthenticationFilter(JwtService jwtService) {
+        this.jwtService = jwtService;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void doFilterInternal(@NonNull HttpServletRequest request,
+                                    @NonNull HttpServletResponse response,
+                                    @NonNull FilterChain filterChain) throws ServletException, IOException {
+        String path = request.getRequestURI();
+
+        if (isPublicPath(path)) {
+            filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String authHeader = request.getHeader("Authorization");
+        if (authHeader == null || !authHeader.startsWith("Bearer ")) {
+            sendError(response, "Missing or invalid Authorization header");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            String token = authHeader.substring(7);
+            Claims claims = jwtService.parseToken(token);
+
+            String userId = jwtService.getUserId(claims);
+            String role = jwtService.getRole(claims);
+
+            if (userId == null || role == null) {
+                sendError(response, "Invalid token claims");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            HttpServletRequest wrappedRequest = new HeaderAddingRequestWrapper(request, Map.of(
+                    "X-User-Id", userId,
+                    "X-User-Role", role
+            ));
+
+            filterChain.doFilter(wrappedRequest, response);
+        } catch (JwtException e) {
+            sendError(response, "Invalid or expired token");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean isPublicPath(String path) {
+        return PUBLIC_PATHS.stream().anyMatch(pattern -> pathMatcher.match(pattern, path));
+    }
+
+    private void sendError(HttpServletResponse response, String message) throws IOException {
+        response.setStatus(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED.value());
+        response.setContentType("application/json");
+        response.getWriter().write("{\"status\":401,\"detail\":\"%s\"}".formatted(message));
+    }
+
+    private static class HeaderAddingRequestWrapper extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {
+        private final Map<String, String> extraHeaders;
+
+        public HeaderAddingRequestWrapper(HttpServletRequest request, Map<String, String> extraHeaders) {
+            super(request);
+            this.extraHeaders = extraHeaders;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getHeader(String name) {
+            if (extraHeaders.containsKey(name)) {
+                return extraHeaders.get(name);
+            }
+            return super.getHeader(name);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Enumeration<String> getHeaders(String name) {
+            if (extraHeaders.containsKey(name)) {
+                return Collections.enumeration(List.of(extraHeaders.get(name)));
+            }
+            return super.getHeaders(name);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Enumeration<String> getHeaderNames() {
+            Set<String> names = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+            Enumeration<String> original = super.getHeaderNames();
+            while (original.hasMoreElements()) {
+                names.add(original.nextElement());
+            }
+            names.addAll(extraHeaders.keySet());
+            return Collections.enumeration(names);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/devoops/gateway/service/JwtService.java b/src/main/java/com/devoops/gateway/service/JwtService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ee4f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/devoops/gateway/service/JwtService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package com.devoops.gateway.service;
+
+import io.jsonwebtoken.Claims;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.Jwts;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.io.Decoders;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.security.Keys;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
+
+@Service
+public class JwtService {
+
+    private final SecretKey signingKey;
+
+    public JwtService(@Value("${jwt.secret}") String secret) {
+        this.signingKey = Keys.hmacShaKeyFor(Decoders.BASE64.decode(secret));
+    }
+
+    public Claims parseToken(String token) {
+        return Jwts.parser()
+                .verifyWith(signingKey)
+                .build()
+                .parseSignedClaims(token)
+                .getPayload();
+    }
+
+    public String getUserId(Claims claims) {
+        return claims.get("userId", String.class);
+    }
+
+    public String getRole(Claims claims) {
+        return claims.get("role", String.class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 3ff62bc..4254648 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ logging.level.com.devoops=DEBUG
 logging.level.org.springframework.web=INFO
 logging.level.org.springframework.cloud.gateway=INFO
 
+# JWT
+jwt.secret=${JWT_SECRET:dGhpcyBpcyBhIHZlcnkgc2VjdXJlIGtleSBmb3IgSFMyNTYgdGhhdCBpcyBhdCBsZWFzdCAyNTYgYml0cyBsb25n}
+
 #Zipkin tracing configuration
 management.tracing.sampling.probability=1.0
 management.tracing.export.zipkin.endpoint=http://${ZIPKIN_HOST:zipkin}:${ZIPKIN_PORT:9411}/api/v2/spans