diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58fe41c..88e7d55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,20 +70,6 @@ trustip:
 customIPHeader: "X-Forwarded-For"
 ```
 
-### Configuration Options Reference
-
-| Option                        | Type     | Required\* | Default | Description                                                                         |
-| ----------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `disableForwardAuth`          | bool     | No         | `false` | Disable forward auth; only IP handling is performed                                 |
-| `apiBaseUrl`                  | string   | Yes\*      | -       | Base URL of the Pangolin API                                                        |
-| `userSessionCookieName`       | string   | Yes\*      | -       | Cookie name for user sessions                                                       |
-| `resourceSessionRequestParam` | string   | Yes\*      | -       | Query parameter name for resource session requests                                  |
-| `trustip`                     | []string | No         | `[]`    | Array of trusted IP ranges in CIDR format                                           |
-| `disableDefaultCFIPs`         | bool     | No         | `false` | Disable default Cloudflare IP ranges                                                |
-| `customIPHeader`              | string   | No         | `""`    | Custom header name to extract IP from (only used if request is from trusted source) |
-
-\* Required only when `disableForwardAuth` is `false` (default)
-
 ## Updating Cloudflare IPs
 
 To update the Cloudflare IP ranges, run:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d79253c..0258e1c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	APIBaseUrl                  string   `json:"apiBaseUrl,omitempty"`
 	UserSessionCookieName       string   `json:"userSessionCookieName,omitempty"`
 	ResourceSessionRequestParam string   `json:"resourceSessionRequestParam,omitempty"`
+	AccessTokenQueryParam       string   `json:"accessTokenQueryParam,omitempty"`
+	AccessTokenIDHeader         string   `json:"accessTokenIdHeader,omitempty"`
+	AccessTokenHeader           string   `json:"accessTokenHeader,omitempty"`
 	DisableForwardAuth          bool     `json:"disableForwardAuth,omitempty"`
 	TrustIP                     []string `json:"trustip,omitempty"`
 	DisableDefaultCFIPs         bool     `json:"disableDefaultCFIPs,omitempty"`
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@ type Badger struct {
 	apiBaseUrl                  string
 	userSessionCookieName       string
 	resourceSessionRequestParam string
+	accessTokenQueryParam       string
+	accessTokenIDHeader         string
+	accessTokenHeader           string
 	disableForwardAuth          bool
 	trustIP                     []*net.IPNet
 	customIPHeader              string
@@ -95,6 +101,9 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, next http.Handler, config *Config, name string) (h
 		apiBaseUrl:                  config.APIBaseUrl,
 		userSessionCookieName:       config.UserSessionCookieName,
 		resourceSessionRequestParam: config.ResourceSessionRequestParam,
+		accessTokenQueryParam:       config.AccessTokenQueryParam,
+		accessTokenIDHeader:         config.AccessTokenIDHeader,
+		accessTokenHeader:           config.AccessTokenHeader,
 		disableForwardAuth:          config.DisableForwardAuth,
 		customIPHeader:              config.CustomIPHeader,
 	}
@@ -312,6 +321,10 @@ func (p *Badger) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			req.Header.Add("Remote-Role", *result.Data.Role)
 		}
 
+		p.stripSessionCookies(req)
+		p.stripSessionParam(req)
+		p.stripAccessTokenHeaders(req)
+
 		fmt.Println("Badger: Valid session")
 		p.next.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
 		return
@@ -414,6 +427,64 @@ func (p *Badger) getRealIP(req *http.Request) string {
 	return ip
 }
 
+func (p *Badger) stripSessionParam(req *http.Request) {
+	query := req.URL.Query()
+	modified := false
+	if query.Has(p.resourceSessionRequestParam) {
+		query.Del(p.resourceSessionRequestParam)
+		modified = true
+	}
+	if p.accessTokenQueryParam != "" && query.Has(p.accessTokenQueryParam) {
+		query.Del(p.accessTokenQueryParam)
+		modified = true
+	}
+	if modified {
+		req.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+		req.RequestURI = req.URL.RequestURI()
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Badger) stripAccessTokenHeaders(req *http.Request) {
+	if p.accessTokenIDHeader != "" {
+		req.Header.Del(p.accessTokenIDHeader)
+	}
+	if p.accessTokenHeader != "" {
+		req.Header.Del(p.accessTokenHeader)
+	}
+}
+
+// stripSessionCookies removes session cookies from the request before forwarding to the backend.
+// It processes raw Cookie header pairs so non-target cookies are preserved as-is.
+func (p *Badger) stripSessionCookies(req *http.Request) {
+	cookieHeaders := req.Header.Values("Cookie")
+	if len(cookieHeaders) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var remainingPairs []string
+	for _, headerValue := range cookieHeaders {
+		for _, part := range strings.Split(headerValue, ";") {
+			part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
+			if part == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			name, _, _ := strings.Cut(part, "=")
+			name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(name, p.userSessionCookieName) {
+				remainingPairs = append(remainingPairs, part)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(remainingPairs) == 0 {
+		req.Header.Del("Cookie")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Keep a single canonical Cookie header while preserving surviving name=value pairs.
+	req.Header.Set("Cookie", strings.Join(remainingPairs, "; "))
+}
+
 func (p *Badger) isTrustedIP(remoteAddr string) bool {
 	ipStr, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(remoteAddr)
 	if err != nil {