diff --git a/middleware/authzMiddlewares.go b/middleware/authzMiddlewares.go
index 84a202e..37be850 100644
--- a/middleware/authzMiddlewares.go
+++ b/middleware/authzMiddlewares.go
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-// Middleware defines a function that wraps an http.Handler.
-type Middleware func(http.Handler) http.Handler
-
-// CreateAuthMiddleware returns a slice of Middleware functions for authentication and authorization.
+// CreateAuthMiddleware returns a slice of middleware functions for authentication and authorization.
 // The returned middlewares are: StoreWebToken, StoreAuthHeader, and StoreSpiffeHeader.
-func CreateAuthMiddleware() []Middleware {
-	return []Middleware{
+func CreateAuthMiddleware() []func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return []func(http.Handler) http.Handler{
 		StoreWebToken(),
 		StoreAuthHeader(),
 		StoreSpiffeHeader(),
diff --git a/middleware/middleware.go b/middleware/middleware.go
index 0e49a42..6f57e66 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/platform-mesh/golang-commons/logger"
 )
 
-// attaches a request-scoped logger (using the provided logger), assigns a request ID, and propagates that ID into the logger.
-func CreateMiddleware(log *logger.Logger) []func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	return []func(http.Handler) http.Handler{
+// CreateMiddleware creates a middleware chain with logging, tracing, and optional authentication.
+// It attaches a request-scoped logger (using the provided logger), assigns a request ID, and propagates that ID into the logger.
+// When auth is true, authentication middlewares (StoreWebToken, StoreAuthHeader, StoreSpiffeHeader) are included.
+func CreateMiddleware(log *logger.Logger, auth bool) []func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	mws := []func(http.Handler) http.Handler{
 		SetOtelTracingContext(),
 		SentryRecoverer,
 		StoreLoggerMiddleware(log),
 		SetRequestId(),
 		SetRequestIdInLogger(),
 	}
+
+	if auth {
+		mws = append(mws, CreateAuthMiddleware()...)
+	}
+	return mws
 }
diff --git a/middleware/middleware_test.go b/middleware/middleware_test.go
index 53d3855..2c002ff 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware_test.go
+++ b/middleware/middleware_test.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestCreateMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCreateMiddleware_WithoutAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	log := testlogger.New()
-	middlewares := CreateMiddleware(log.Logger)
+	middlewares := CreateMiddleware(log.Logger, false)
 
-	// Should return 5 middlewares
+	// Should return 5 middlewares when auth is false
 	assert.Len(t, middlewares, 5)
 
 	// Each middleware should be a valid function
@@ -39,3 +39,34 @@ func TestCreateMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
 }
+
+func TestCreateMiddleware_WithAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	log := testlogger.New()
+	middlewares := CreateMiddleware(log.Logger, true)
+
+	// Should return 8 middlewares when auth is true (5 base + 3 auth)
+	assert.Len(t, middlewares, 8)
+
+	// Each middleware should be a valid function
+	for _, mw := range middlewares {
+		assert.NotNil(t, mw)
+	}
+
+	// Test that middlewares can be chained
+	handler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	})
+
+	// Apply all middlewares
+	var finalHandler http.Handler = handler
+	for i := len(middlewares) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		finalHandler = middlewares[i](finalHandler)
+	}
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "http://testing", nil)
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	finalHandler.ServeHTTP(recorder, req)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+}