diff --git a/config/env/dev.env.example b/config/env/dev.env.example
index 4b40294b..59713f64 100644
--- a/config/env/dev.env.example
+++ b/config/env/dev.env.example
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ SQL_PORT=5432
 # SQL_SSL_MODE=require
 
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL=
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000
 OPENAI_API_KEY=
 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
 PINECONE_API_KEY=
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ProtectedRoute/AdminRoute.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ProtectedRoute/AdminRoute.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61195cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ProtectedRoute/AdminRoute.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { ReactNode, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { Navigate, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+import { RootState } from '../../services/actions/types';
+import { AppDispatch, checkAuthenticated } from '../../services/actions/auth';
+import Spinner from '../LoadingSpinner/LoadingSpinner';
+
+interface AdminRouteProps {
+  children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+const AdminRoute = ({ children }: AdminRouteProps) => {
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const dispatch = useDispatch<AppDispatch>();
+  const { isAuthenticated, isSuperuser } = useSelector((state: RootState) => state.auth);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isAuthenticated === null) {
+      dispatch(checkAuthenticated());
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, isAuthenticated]);
+
+  if (isAuthenticated === null) {
+    return <Spinner />;
+  }
+
+  if (!isAuthenticated) {
+    return <Navigate to="/login" replace state={{ from: location }} />;
+  }
+
+  if (!isSuperuser) {
+    return <Navigate to="/" replace />;
+  }
+
+  return children;
+};
+
+export default AdminRoute;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/routes.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/routes.tsx
index dc974e85..9dd99e97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/routes.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/routes.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import ListofFiles from "../pages/Files/ListOfFiles.tsx";
 import RulesManager from "../pages/RulesManager/RulesManager.tsx";
 import ManageMeds from "../pages/ManageMeds/ManageMeds.tsx";
 import ProtectedRoute from "../components/ProtectedRoute/ProtectedRoute.tsx";
+import AdminRoute from "../components/ProtectedRoute/AdminRoute.tsx";
 
 const routes = [
   {
@@ -28,17 +29,17 @@ const routes = [
   },
   {
     path: "listoffiles",
-    element: <ProtectedRoute><ListofFiles /></ProtectedRoute>,
+    element: <AdminRoute><ListofFiles /></AdminRoute>,
     errorElement: <RouteError />,
   },
   {
     path: "rulesmanager",
-    element: <ProtectedRoute><RulesManager /></ProtectedRoute>,
+    element: <AdminRoute><RulesManager /></AdminRoute>,
     errorElement: <RouteError />,
   },
   {
     path: "uploadfile",
-    element: <ProtectedRoute><UploadFile /></ProtectedRoute>,
+    element: <AdminRoute><UploadFile /></AdminRoute>,
   },
   {
     path: "drugSummary",
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@ const routes = [
   },
   {
     path: "adminportal",
-    element: <ProtectedRoute><AdminPortal /></ProtectedRoute>,
+    element: <AdminRoute><AdminPortal /></AdminRoute>,
   },
   {
     path: "Settings",
-    element: <ProtectedRoute><Settings /></ProtectedRoute>,
+    element: <AdminRoute><Settings /></AdminRoute>,
   },
   {
     path: "medications",
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ const routes = [
   },
   {
     path: "managemeds",
-    element: <ProtectedRoute><ManageMeds /></ProtectedRoute>,
+    element: <AdminRoute><ManageMeds /></AdminRoute>,
   },
 ];
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/reducers/auth.ts b/frontend/src/services/reducers/auth.ts
index 769f3071..9cc5d278 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/reducers/auth.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/reducers/auth.ts
@@ -68,12 +68,15 @@ const initialState: StateType = {
 
 export default function authReducer(state = initialState, action: ActionType): StateType {
     switch(action.type) {
-        case AUTHENTICATED_SUCCESS:
+        case AUTHENTICATED_SUCCESS: {
+            const token = localStorage.getItem('access');
+            const decoded: TokenClaims = token ? jwtDecode(token) : { is_superuser: false };
             return {
                 ...state,
                 isAuthenticated: true,
-                isSuperuser: true
+                isSuperuser: decoded.is_superuser
             }
+        }
         case LOGIN_SUCCESS:
         case GOOGLE_AUTH_SUCCESS:
         case FACEBOOK_AUTH_SUCCESS:{
diff --git a/server/api/permissions.py b/server/api/permissions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dbe0597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/permissions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from rest_framework.permissions import BasePermission
+
+
+class IsSuperUser(BasePermission):
+    def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        return bool(request.user and request.user.is_authenticated and request.user.is_superuser)
diff --git a/server/api/views/ai_settings/views.py b/server/api/views/ai_settings/views.py
index 9ee6aad7..7f453200 100644
--- a/server/api/views/ai_settings/views.py
+++ b/server/api/views/ai_settings/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view, permission_classes
-from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
+from api.permissions import IsSuperUser
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema
 from .models import AI_Settings
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 @extend_schema(request=AISettingsSerializer, responses={200: AISettingsSerializer(many=True), 201: AISettingsSerializer})
 @api_view(['GET', 'POST'])
-@permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
+@permission_classes([IsSuperUser])
 def settings_view(request):
     if request.method == 'GET':
         settings = AI_Settings.objects.all()
diff --git a/server/api/views/listMeds/views.py b/server/api/views/listMeds/views.py
index 1b199a7e..4321615d 100644
--- a/server/api/views/listMeds/views.py
+++ b/server/api/views/listMeds/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from rest_framework import status, serializers as drf_serializers
 from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
+from api.permissions import IsSuperUser
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema, inline_serializer
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ class AddMedication(APIView):
     """
     API endpoint to add a medication to the database with its risks and benefits.
     """
+    permission_classes = [IsSuperUser]
     serializer_class = MedicationSerializer
 
     def post(self, request):
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ class DeleteMedication(APIView):
     """
     API endpoint to delete medication if medication in database.
     """
+    permission_classes = [IsSuperUser]
 
     @extend_schema(
         request=inline_serializer(name='DeleteMedicationRequest', fields={
diff --git a/server/api/views/medRules/views.py b/server/api/views/medRules/views.py
index 2f80f8f3..7e4ecae5 100644
--- a/server/api/views/medRules/views.py
+++ b/server/api/views/medRules/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
-from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework import status, serializers as drf_serializers
+from api.permissions import IsSuperUser
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema, inline_serializer
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 @method_decorator(csrf_exempt, name='dispatch')
 class MedRules(APIView):
-    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+    permission_classes = [IsSuperUser]
     serializer_class = MedRuleSerializer
 
     def get(self, request, format=None):
diff --git a/server/api/views/text_extraction/views.py b/server/api/views/text_extraction/views.py
index 020740ad..35abe976 100644
--- a/server/api/views/text_extraction/views.py
+++ b/server/api/views/text_extraction/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import re
 
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
-from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
+from api.permissions import IsSuperUser
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework import status
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def anthropic_citations(client: anthropic.Client, user_prompt: str, content_chun
 @method_decorator(csrf_exempt, name='dispatch')
 class RuleExtractionAPIView(APIView):
 
-    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+    permission_classes = [IsSuperUser]
 
     @extend_schema(
         parameters=[
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def openai_extraction(content_chunks, user_prompt):
 
 @method_decorator(csrf_exempt, name='dispatch')
 class RuleExtractionAPIOpenAIView(APIView):
-    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+    permission_classes = [IsSuperUser]
 
     @extend_schema(
         parameters=[
diff --git a/server/api/views/uploadFile/views.py b/server/api/views/uploadFile/views.py
index eda43b76..6da092ce 100644
--- a/server/api/views/uploadFile/views.py
+++ b/server/api/views/uploadFile/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
-from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny, IsAuthenticated
+from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
+from api.permissions import IsSuperUser
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework import status, serializers as drf_serializers
 from rest_framework.generics import UpdateAPIView
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ class UploadFileView(APIView):
     def get_permissions(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return [AllowAny()]  # Public access
-        return [IsAuthenticated()]  # Auth required for other methods
+        return [IsSuperUser()]  # Superuser required for write methods
 
     def get(self, request, format=None):
         print("UploadFileView, get list")
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ def get(self, request, guid, format=None):
 
 
 class EditFileMetadataView(UpdateAPIView):
-    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+    permission_classes = [IsSuperUser]
     serializer_class = UploadFileSerializer
     lookup_field = 'guid'
 
diff --git a/server/balancer_backend/settings.py b/server/balancer_backend/settings.py
index a4ccaaae..fdd31c10 100644
--- a/server/balancer_backend/settings.py
+++ b/server/balancer_backend/settings.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = "balancer_backend.urls"
 
-CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = True
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = os.environ.get("CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS", "http://localhost:3000").split(",")
 
 TEMPLATES = [
     {