diff --git a/ml/digest-score/app.py b/ml/digest-score/app.py
index 0f4111937..f3c4dcd11 100644
--- a/ml/digest-score/app.py
+++ b/ml/digest-score/app.py
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from datetime import datetime
 import dateutil.parser
 from google.cloud import storage
-from features.user_history import FEATURE_COLUMNS
 
 import concurrent.futures
 from threading import Lock, RLock
 from collections import ChainMap
 import copy
 
+from features.user_history import FEATURE_COLUMNS
+from auth import user_token_required, admin_token_required
+
+
 class ThreadSafeUserFeatures:
   def __init__(self):
     self._data = {}
@@ -219,12 +222,14 @@ def metrics():
 
 
 @app.route('/refresh', methods=['GET'])
+@admin_token_required
 def refresh():
   refresh_data()
   return jsonify({'OK': 'yes'}), 200
 
 
 @app.route('/users/<user_id>/features', methods=['GET'])
+@admin_token_required
 def get_user_features(user_id):
   result = {}
   df_user = pd.DataFrame([{
@@ -243,12 +248,13 @@ def get_user_features(user_id):
 
 
 @app.route('/predict', methods=['POST'])
+@user_token_required
 def predict():
   try:
     data = request.get_json()
     app.logger.info(f"predict scoring request: {data}")
 
-    user_id = data.get('user_id')
+    user_id = request.user_id
     item_features = data.get('item_features')
 
     if user_id is None:
@@ -263,14 +269,13 @@ def predict():
 
 
 @app.route('/batch', methods=['POST'])
+@user_token_required
 def batch():
   start = timer()
   try:
     data = request.get_json()
-    app.logger.info(f"batch scoring request: {data}")
-
     items = data.get('items')
-    user_id = data.get('user_id')
+    user_id = request.user_id
     if user_id == None:
       return jsonify({'error': 'no user_id supplied'}), 400
     if len(items) > 101:
diff --git a/ml/digest-score/auth.py b/ml/digest-score/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dbfcf5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ml/digest-score/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import os
+import jwt
+from flask import request, jsonify
+from functools import wraps
+
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('JWT_SECRET')
+ADMIN_SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('JWT_ADMIN_SECRET_KEY')
+
+def user_token_required(f):
+    @wraps(f)
+    def decorated(*args, **kwargs):
+        token = None
+        if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
+            print("request.headers['Authorization'].split(" ")[1]", request.headers['Authorization'].split(" ")[1])
+            token = request.headers['Authorization'].split(" ")[1]
+        if not token:
+            return jsonify({'message': 'Token is missing!'}), 401
+        try:
+            data = jwt.decode(token, SECRET_KEY, algorithms=["HS256"])
+            request.user_id = data['uid']
+        except jwt.ExpiredSignatureError:
+            return jsonify({'message': 'Token has expired!'}), 401
+        except jwt.InvalidTokenError:
+            return jsonify({'message': 'Token is invalid!'}), 401
+        return f(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorated
+
+def admin_token_required(f):
+    @wraps(f)
+    def decorated(*args, **kwargs):
+        token = None
+        if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
+            token = request.headers['Authorization'].split(" ")[1]
+        if not token:
+            return jsonify({'message': 'Token is missing!'}), 401
+        try:
+            data = jwt.decode(token, ADMIN_SECRET_KEY, algorithms=["HS256"])
+            if data['role'] != 'admin':
+                return jsonify({'message': 'Admin token required!'}), 403
+        except jwt.ExpiredSignatureError:
+            return jsonify({'message': 'Token has expired!'}), 401
+        except jwt.InvalidTokenError:
+            return jsonify({'message': 'Token is invalid!'}), 401
+        return f(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorated
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ml/digest-score/requirements.txt b/ml/digest-score/requirements.txt
index b9ca8e817..b7fbe1b94 100644
--- a/ml/digest-score/requirements.txt
+++ b/ml/digest-score/requirements.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ sklearn2pmml
 sqlalchemy
 pyarrow
 requests
+PyJWT
 prometheus_client
 xgboost==2.1.0
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/score.ts b/packages/api/src/services/score.ts
index e91384a8c..71a744e04 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/score.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/score.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import client from 'prom-client'
 import { env } from '../env'
 import { registerMetric } from '../prometheus'
 import { logError } from '../utils/logger'
+import { createWebAuthToken } from '../routers/auth/jwt_helpers'
 
 export interface Feature {
   library_item_id?: string
@@ -77,10 +78,12 @@ class ScoreClientImpl implements ScoreClient {
 
   async getScores(data: ScoreApiRequestBody): Promise<ScoreApiResponse> {
     const start = Date.now()
+    const authToken = createWebAuthToken(data.user_id)
 
     try {
       const response = await axios.post<ScoreApiResponse>(this.apiUrl, data, {
         headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}`,
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         },
         timeout: 5000,