diff --git a/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/BpdmSecurityConfigurerAdapterImpl.kt b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/BpdmSecurityConfigurerAdapterImpl.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eff0ac21c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/BpdmSecurityConfigurerAdapterImpl.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2021,2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+ * information regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+package com.catenax.bpdm.bridge.dummy.config
+
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.config.BpdmSecurityConfigurerAdapter
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.config.CustomJwtAuthenticationConverter
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.config.SecurityConfigProperties
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity
+import org.springframework.security.config.http.SessionCreationPolicy
+import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher
+
+@Configuration
+class BpdmSecurityConfigurerAdapterImpl(
+    val securityConfigProperties: SecurityConfigProperties
+) : BpdmSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
+    override fun configure(http: HttpSecurity) {
+        http.csrf().disable()
+        http.cors()
+        http.sessionManagement().sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS)
+        http.authorizeHttpRequests()
+            .requestMatchers(AntPathRequestMatcher("/api/**", HttpMethod.OPTIONS.name())).permitAll()
+            .requestMatchers(AntPathRequestMatcher("/")).permitAll() // forwards to swagger
+            .requestMatchers(AntPathRequestMatcher("/docs/api-docs/**")).permitAll()
+            .requestMatchers(AntPathRequestMatcher("/ui/swagger-ui/**")).permitAll()
+            .requestMatchers(AntPathRequestMatcher("/actuator/health/**")).permitAll()
+            .requestMatchers(AntPathRequestMatcher("/error")).permitAll()
+            .requestMatchers(AntPathRequestMatcher("/api/**")).authenticated()
+        http.oauth2ResourceServer()
+            .jwt()
+            .jwtAuthenticationConverter(CustomJwtAuthenticationConverter(securityConfigProperties.clientId))
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/ClientsConfig.kt b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/ClientsConfig.kt
index 0f904adea..e06d73a09 100644
--- a/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/ClientsConfig.kt
+++ b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/ClientsConfig.kt
@@ -26,12 +26,22 @@ import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.pool.api.client.PoolClientImpl
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType
+import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.AuthorizedClientServiceOAuth2AuthorizedClientManager
+import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.OAuth2AuthorizedClientManager
+import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.OAuth2AuthorizedClientProviderBuilder
+import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.OAuth2AuthorizedClientService
+import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.registration.ClientRegistrationRepository
+import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.web.reactive.function.client.ServletOAuth2AuthorizedClientExchangeFilterFunction
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient
+import java.util.function.Consumer
 
 
 @Configuration
 class ClientsConfig {
 
+    // Pool-Client without authentication
     @Bean
     @ConditionalOnProperty(
         value = ["bpdm.pool.security-enabled"],
@@ -40,9 +50,10 @@ class ClientsConfig {
     )
     fun poolClientNoAuth(poolConfigProperties: PoolConfigProperties): PoolApiClient {
         val url = poolConfigProperties.baseUrl
-        return PoolClientImpl { WebClient.create(url) }
+        return PoolClientImpl { webClientBuilder(url).build() }
     }
 
+    // Gate-Client without authentication
     @Bean
     @ConditionalOnProperty(
         value = ["bpdm.gate.security-enabled"],
@@ -51,9 +62,75 @@ class ClientsConfig {
     )
     fun gateClientNoAuth(gateConfigProperties: GateConfigProperties): GateClient {
         val url = gateConfigProperties.baseUrl
-        return GateClientImpl { WebClient.create(url) }
+        return GateClientImpl { webClientBuilder(url).build() }
     }
 
-    // TODO add clients with authentication enabled
+    // Pool-Client with OAuth2 authentication
+    @Bean
+    @ConditionalOnProperty(
+        value = ["bpdm.pool.security-enabled"],
+        havingValue = "true"
+    )
+    fun poolClientWithAuth(
+        poolConfigProperties: PoolConfigProperties,
+        clientRegistrationRepository: ClientRegistrationRepository,
+        authorizedClientService: OAuth2AuthorizedClientService
+    ): PoolApiClient {
+        val url = poolConfigProperties.baseUrl
+        val clientRegistrationId = poolConfigProperties.oauth2ClientRegistration
+            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("bpdm.pool.oauth2-client-registration is required if bpdm.pool.security-enabled is set")
+        return PoolClientImpl {
+            webClientBuilder(url)
+                .apply(oauth2Configuration(clientRegistrationRepository, authorizedClientService, clientRegistrationId))
+                .build()
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Gate-Client with OAuth2 authentication
+    @Bean
+    @ConditionalOnProperty(
+        value = ["bpdm.gate.security-enabled"],
+        havingValue = "true"
+    )
+    fun gateClientWithAuth(
+        gateConfigProperties: GateConfigProperties,
+        clientRegistrationRepository: ClientRegistrationRepository,
+        authorizedClientService: OAuth2AuthorizedClientService
+    ): GateClient {
+        val url = gateConfigProperties.baseUrl
+        val clientRegistrationId = gateConfigProperties.oauth2ClientRegistration
+            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("bpdm.gate.oauth2-client-registration is required if bpdm.gate.security-enabled is set")
+        return GateClientImpl {
+            webClientBuilder(url)
+                .apply(oauth2Configuration(clientRegistrationRepository, authorizedClientService, clientRegistrationId))
+                .build()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun webClientBuilder(url: String) =
+        WebClient.builder()
+            .baseUrl(url)
+            .defaultHeader(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
+
+    private fun oauth2Configuration(
+        clientRegistrationRepository: ClientRegistrationRepository,
+        authorizedClientService: OAuth2AuthorizedClientService,
+        clientRegistrationId: String
+    ): Consumer<WebClient.Builder> {
+        val authorizedClientManager = authorizedClientManager(clientRegistrationRepository, authorizedClientService)
+        val oauth = ServletOAuth2AuthorizedClientExchangeFilterFunction(authorizedClientManager)
+        oauth.setDefaultClientRegistrationId(clientRegistrationId)
+        return oauth.oauth2Configuration()
+    }
+
+    private fun authorizedClientManager(
+        clientRegistrationRepository: ClientRegistrationRepository,
+        authorizedClientService: OAuth2AuthorizedClientService
+    ): OAuth2AuthorizedClientManager {
+        val authorizedClientProvider = OAuth2AuthorizedClientProviderBuilder.builder().clientCredentials().build()
+        val authorizedClientManager = AuthorizedClientServiceOAuth2AuthorizedClientManager(clientRegistrationRepository, authorizedClientService)
+        authorizedClientManager.setAuthorizedClientProvider(authorizedClientProvider)
+        return authorizedClientManager
+    }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/GateConfigProperties.kt b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/GateConfigProperties.kt
index e855ea84e..c99147283 100644
--- a/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/GateConfigProperties.kt
+++ b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/GateConfigProperties.kt
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "bpdm.gate")
 data class GateConfigProperties(
     val baseUrl: String = "http://localhost:8081/",
+    val securityEnabled: Boolean = false,
+    val oauth2ClientRegistration: String?
 )
diff --git a/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/PoolConfigProperties.kt b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/PoolConfigProperties.kt
index edc213fd7..c5c13eb2b 100644
--- a/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/PoolConfigProperties.kt
+++ b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/kotlin/com/catenax/bpdm/bridge/dummy/config/PoolConfigProperties.kt
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "bpdm.pool")
 data class PoolConfigProperties(
     val baseUrl: String = "http://localhost:8080/",
+    val securityEnabled: Boolean = false,
+    val oauth2ClientRegistration: String?
 )
diff --git a/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/resources/application-auth.properties b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/resources/application-auth.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f3c2d57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpdm-bridge-dummy/src/main/resources/application-auth.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2021,2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+##
+# Security config (defined in common) for restricting access to the bridge dummy resource server
+bpdm.security.enabled=true
+bpdm.security.cors-origins=*
+# OAuth configuration
+bpdm.security.client-id=BPDM_BRIDGE_DUMMY
+bpdm.security.realm=master
+bpdm.security.auth-server-url=http://localhost:8180
+bpdm.security.auth-url=${bpdm.security.auth-server-url}/realms/${bpdm.security.realm}/protocol/openid-connect/auth
+bpdm.security.token-url=${bpdm.security.auth-server-url}/realms/${bpdm.security.realm}/protocol/openid-connect/token
+bpdm.security.refresh-url=${bpdm.security.token-url}
+# Spring security
+spring.security.oauth2.resourceserver.jwt.issuer-uri=${bpdm.security.auth-server-url}/realms/${bpdm.security.realm}
+spring.security.oauth2.resourceserver.jwt.jwk-set-uri=${bpdm.security.auth-server-url}/realms/${bpdm.security.realm}/protocol/openid-connect/certs
+##
+# OAuth2 authorized connection to Pool and Gate client
+bpdm.pool.security-enabled=true
+bpdm.pool.oauth2-client-registration=bridge-client
+bpdm.gate.security-enabled=true
+bpdm.gate.oauth2-client-registration=bridge-client
+## Note that the oauth2-client-registration properties is NOT the client id in Keycloak but references spring.security.oauth2.client.registration
+# registration "bridge-client" - can be used for both pool and gate client
+spring.security.oauth2.client.registration.bridge-client.client-id=${bpdm.security.client-id}
+spring.security.oauth2.client.registration.bridge-client.client-secret=${bpdm.security.credentials.secret}
+spring.security.oauth2.client.registration.bridge-client.authorization-grant-type=client_credentials
+spring.security.oauth2.client.registration.bridge-client.provider=catena-keycloak-provider
+spring.security.oauth2.client.provider.catena-keycloak-provider.issuer-uri=${bpdm.security.auth-server-url:http://localhost:8180}/realms/${bpdm.security.realm:master}