diff --git a/src/.env.sample b/src/.env.sample
index 990c872..b729489 100644
--- a/src/.env.sample
+++ b/src/.env.sample
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ SERVICE_NAME = entity-management
 #api doc endpoint
 API_DOC_URL = "/entity-management/api-doc"
 
+#Indicate If auth token is bearer or not
+IS_AUTH_TOKEN_BEARER=false
+
diff --git a/src/envVariables.js b/src/envVariables.js
index 9a8cf28..d4d2c91 100644
--- a/src/envVariables.js
+++ b/src/envVariables.js
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ let enviromentVariables = {
 		message: 'Required api doc url',
 		optional: false,
 	},
+	IS_AUTH_TOKEN_BEARER: {
+		message: 'Required specification: If auth token is bearer or not',
+		optional: true,
+		default: false,
+	},
 }
 
 let success = true
diff --git a/src/generics/middleware/authenticator.js b/src/generics/middleware/authenticator.js
index 4bc5dcd..276bdad 100644
--- a/src/generics/middleware/authenticator.js
+++ b/src/generics/middleware/authenticator.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 // dependencies
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken')
+const isBearerRequired = process.env.IS_AUTH_TOKEN_BEARER === 'true'
 
 var respUtil = function (resp) {
 	return {
@@ -37,7 +38,21 @@ module.exports = async function (req, res, next, token = '') {
 		delete req.headers[e]
 	})
 
-	var token = req.headers['x-auth-token']
+	// Check if a Bearer token is required for authentication
+	let authHeader = req.headers['x-auth-token']
+	if (isBearerRequired) {
+		const [authType, extractedToken] = authHeader.split(' ')
+		if (authType.toLowerCase() !== 'bearer') {
+			rspObj.errCode = CONSTANTS.apiResponses.TOKEN_INVALID_CODE
+			rspObj.errMsg = CONSTANTS.apiResponses.TOKEN_INVALID_MESSAGE
+			rspObj.responseCode = HTTP_STATUS_CODE['unauthorized'].status
+			return res.status(HTTP_STATUS_CODE['unauthorized'].status).send(respUtil(rspObj))
+		}
+		token = extractedToken?.trim()
+	} else {
+		token = authHeader.trim()
+	}
+
 	if (!req.rspObj) req.rspObj = {}
 	var rspObj = req.rspObj