diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1a4676625..83444b541 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
 
       - name: Decode GPG signing key
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
         env:
           GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         run: |
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libappindicator3-dev gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 libxxf86vm-dev gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
 
       - name: Decode GPG signing key
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
         env:
           GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 0f81229cd..65e63dfa8 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
+    license: BSD-3-Clause
     id: netbird_deb
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
+    license: BSD-3-Clause
     id: netbird_rpm
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
diff --git a/client/Dockerfile b/client/Dockerfile
index 66a418828..64d5ba04f 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfile
+++ b/client/Dockerfile
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ ENV \
     NETBIRD_BIN="/usr/local/bin/netbird" \
     NB_LOG_FILE="console,/var/log/netbird/client.log" \
     NB_DAEMON_ADDR="unix:///var/run/netbird.sock" \
-    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30" \
-    NB_ENTRYPOINT_LOGIN_TIMEOUT="30"
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
 
diff --git a/client/Dockerfile-rootless b/client/Dockerfile-rootless
index b0d59fdf8..69d00aaf2 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfile-rootless
+++ b/client/Dockerfile-rootless
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ ENV \
     NB_DAEMON_ADDR="unix:///var/lib/netbird/netbird.sock" \
     NB_LOG_FILE="console,/var/lib/netbird/client.log" \
     NB_DISABLE_DNS="true" \
-    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30" \
-    NB_ENTRYPOINT_LOGIN_TIMEOUT="30"
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
 
diff --git a/client/cmd/debug.go b/client/cmd/debug.go
index e480df4d7..0e2717756 100644
--- a/client/cmd/debug.go
+++ b/client/cmd/debug.go
@@ -181,10 +181,11 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	if stateWasDown {
 		if _, err := client.Up(cmd.Context(), &proto.UpRequest{}); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to up: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service up: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		} else {
+			cmd.Println("netbird up")
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 		}
-		cmd.Println("netbird up")
-		time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 	}
 
 	initialLevelTrace := initialLogLevel.GetLevel() >= proto.LogLevel_TRACE
@@ -199,9 +200,10 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := client.Down(cmd.Context(), &proto.DownRequest{}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to down: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service down: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
+	} else {
+		cmd.Println("netbird down")
 	}
-	cmd.Println("netbird down")
 
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
@@ -209,13 +211,14 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if _, err := client.SetSyncResponsePersistence(cmd.Context(), &proto.SetSyncResponsePersistenceRequest{
 		Enabled: true,
 	}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable sync response persistence: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to enable sync response persistence: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
 
 	if _, err := client.Up(cmd.Context(), &proto.UpRequest{}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to up: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service up: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
+	} else {
+		cmd.Println("netbird up")
 	}
-	cmd.Println("netbird up")
 
 	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 
@@ -263,16 +266,18 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	if stateWasDown {
 		if _, err := client.Down(cmd.Context(), &proto.DownRequest{}); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to down: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to restore service down state: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		} else {
+			cmd.Println("netbird down")
 		}
-		cmd.Println("netbird down")
 	}
 
 	if !initialLevelTrace {
 		if _, err := client.SetLogLevel(cmd.Context(), &proto.SetLogLevelRequest{Level: initialLogLevel.GetLevel()}); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore log level: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to restore log level: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		} else {
+			cmd.Println("Log level restored to", initialLogLevel.GetLevel())
 		}
-		cmd.Println("Log level restored to", initialLogLevel.GetLevel())
 	}
 
 	cmd.Printf("Local file:\n%s\n", resp.GetPath())
diff --git a/client/cmd/status.go b/client/cmd/status.go
index 07dbf9101..c35a06eb3 100644
--- a/client/cmd/status.go
+++ b/client/cmd/status.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func runHealthCheck(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	ctx := internal.CtxInitState(cmd.Context())
 
 	isStartup := check == "startup"
-	resp, err := getStatus(ctx, isStartup, isStartup)
+	resp, err := getStatus(ctx, isStartup, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/client/netbird-entrypoint.sh b/client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
index f8267d6ee..0e330bdac 100755
--- a/client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 set -eEuo pipefail
 
 : ${NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT:="30"}
-: ${NB_ENTRYPOINT_LOGIN_TIMEOUT:="30"}
 NETBIRD_BIN="${NETBIRD_BIN:-"netbird"}"
 export NB_LOG_FILE="${NB_LOG_FILE:-"console,/var/log/netbird/client.log"}"
 service_pids=()
@@ -51,31 +50,10 @@ wait_for_daemon_startup() {
   exit 1
 }
 
-login_if_needed() {
-  local timeout="${1}"
-
-  if "${NETBIRD_BIN}" status --check ready 2>/dev/null; then
-    info "already logged in, skipping 'netbird up'..."
-    return
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "${timeout}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-    info "logging in..."
-    "${NETBIRD_BIN}" up
-    return
-  fi
-
-  local deadline=$((SECONDS + timeout))
-  while [[ "${SECONDS}" -lt "${deadline}" ]]; do
-    if "${NETBIRD_BIN}" status --check ready 2>/dev/null; then
-      info "already logged in, skipping 'netbird up'..."
-      return
-    fi
-    sleep 1
-  done
-
-  info "logging in..."
+connect() {
+  info "running 'netbird up'..."
   "${NETBIRD_BIN}" up
+  return $?
 }
 
 main() {
@@ -85,7 +63,7 @@ main() {
   info "registered new service process 'netbird service run', currently running: ${service_pids[@]@Q}"
 
   wait_for_daemon_startup "${NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT}"
-  login_if_needed "${NB_ENTRYPOINT_LOGIN_TIMEOUT}"
+  connect
 
   wait "${service_pids[@]}"
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2c911aa4f..50e0ae3b3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ require (
 require (
 	fyne.io/fyne/v2 v2.7.0
 	fyne.io/systray v1.12.1-0.20260116214250-81f8e1a496f9
-	github.com/TheJumpCloud/jcapi-go v3.0.0+incompatible
 	github.com/awnumar/memguard v0.23.0
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.3
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.29.14
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.17.67
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.79.2
 	github.com/c-robinson/iplib v1.0.3
 	github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.21.3
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/apapsch/go-jsonmerge/v2 v2.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/awnumar/memcall v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.6.10 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.17.67 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.16.30 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.34 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.34 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e26b4edaf..57e07dd7b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.3.0/go.mod h1:Zy1iXRYNqNLUolqCpL4uhk6SHUMAOSC
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 h1:F2VQgta7ecxGYO8k3ZZz3RS8fVIXVxONVUPlNERoyfY=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2/go.mod h1:yd8OoFMLzJbo9gZq8j5qaps8bJ9aShtEA8Ipt1oGCvU=
 github.com/RaveNoX/go-jsoncommentstrip v1.0.0/go.mod h1:78ihd09MekBnJnxpICcwzCMzGrKSKYe4AqU6PDYYpjk=
-github.com/TheJumpCloud/jcapi-go v3.0.0+incompatible h1:hqcTK6ZISdip65SR792lwYJTa/axESA0889D3UlZbLo=
-github.com/TheJumpCloud/jcapi-go v3.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:6B1nuc1MUs6c62ODZDl7hVE5Pv7O2XGSkgg2olnq34I=
 github.com/alexbrainman/sspi v0.0.0-20250919150558-7d374ff0d59e h1:4dAU9FXIyQktpoUAgOJK3OTFc/xug0PCXYCqU0FgDKI=
 github.com/alexbrainman/sspi v0.0.0-20250919150558-7d374ff0d59e/go.mod h1:cEWa1LVoE5KvSD9ONXsZrj0z6KqySlCCNKHlLzbqAt4=
 github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be h1:9AeTilPcZAjCFIImctFaOjnTIavg87rW78vTPkQqLI8=
diff --git a/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/service.go b/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/service.go
index c00d49421..7ca2c3043 100644
--- a/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/service.go
+++ b/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/service.go
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ func (s *Service) ToAPIResponse() *api.Service {
 		if opts == nil {
 			opts = &api.ServiceTargetOptions{}
 		}
-		opts.ProxyProtocol = &target.ProxyProtocol
+		if target.ProxyProtocol {
+			opts.ProxyProtocol = &target.ProxyProtocol
+		}
 		st.Options = opts
 		apiTargets = append(apiTargets, st)
 	}
@@ -848,7 +850,7 @@ func IsPortBasedProtocol(mode string) bool {
 }
 
 const (
-	maxCustomHeaders = 16
+	maxCustomHeaders  = 16
 	maxHeaderKeyLen   = 128
 	maxHeaderValueLen = 4096
 )
@@ -945,7 +947,6 @@ func containsCRLF(s string) bool {
 }
 
 func validateHeaderAuths(headers []*HeaderAuthConfig) error {
-	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for i, h := range headers {
 		if h == nil || !h.Enabled {
 			continue
@@ -966,10 +967,6 @@ func validateHeaderAuths(headers []*HeaderAuthConfig) error {
 		if canonical == "Host" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("header_auths[%d]: Host header cannot be used for auth", i)
 		}
-		if _, dup := seen[canonical]; dup {
-			return fmt.Errorf("header_auths[%d]: duplicate header %q (same canonical form already configured)", i, h.Header)
-		}
-		seen[canonical] = struct{}{}
 		if len(h.Value) > maxHeaderValueLen {
 			return fmt.Errorf("header_auths[%d]: value exceeds maximum length of %d", i, maxHeaderValueLen)
 		}
diff --git a/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/service_test.go b/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/service_test.go
index 3fe07b1d0..ff54cb79f 100644
--- a/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/service_test.go
+++ b/management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/service/service_test.go
@@ -935,3 +935,107 @@ func TestExposeServiceRequest_Validate_HTTPAllowsAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	req := ExposeServiceRequest{Port: 8080, Mode: "http", Pin: "123456"}
 	require.NoError(t, req.Validate())
 }
+
+func TestValidate_HeaderAuths(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("single valid header", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "X-API-Key", Value: "secret"},
+			},
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, rp.Validate())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple headers same canonical name allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "Authorization", Value: "Bearer token-1"},
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "Authorization", Value: "Bearer token-2"},
+			},
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, rp.Validate())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple headers different case same canonical allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "x-api-key", Value: "key-1"},
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "X-Api-Key", Value: "key-2"},
+			},
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, rp.Validate())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple different headers allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "Authorization", Value: "Bearer tok"},
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "X-API-Key", Value: "key"},
+			},
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, rp.Validate())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty header name rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "", Value: "val"},
+			},
+		}
+		err := rp.Validate()
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "header name is required")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("hop-by-hop header rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "Connection", Value: "val"},
+			},
+		}
+		err := rp.Validate()
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "hop-by-hop")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("host header rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "Host", Value: "val"},
+			},
+		}
+		err := rp.Validate()
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "Host header cannot be used")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("disabled entries skipped", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: false, Header: "", Value: ""},
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "X-Key", Value: "val"},
+			},
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, rp.Validate())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("value too long rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rp := validProxy()
+		rp.Auth = AuthConfig{
+			HeaderAuths: []*HeaderAuthConfig{
+				{Enabled: true, Header: "X-Key", Value: strings.Repeat("a", maxHeaderValueLen+1)},
+			},
+		}
+		err := rp.Validate()
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "exceeds maximum length")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/management/server/idp/idp.go b/management/server/idp/idp.go
index 28e3d81f9..20d6cacd5 100644
--- a/management/server/idp/idp.go
+++ b/management/server/idp/idp.go
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ func NewManager(ctx context.Context, config Config, appMetrics telemetry.AppMetr
 	case "jumpcloud":
 		return NewJumpCloudManager(JumpCloudClientConfig{
 			APIToken: config.ExtraConfig["ApiToken"],
+			ApiUrl:   config.ExtraConfig["ApiUrl"],
 		}, appMetrics)
 	case "pocketid":
 		return NewPocketIdManager(PocketIdClientConfig{
diff --git a/management/server/idp/jumpcloud.go b/management/server/idp/jumpcloud.go
index 8c4a9d089..f0dec3a9b 100644
--- a/management/server/idp/jumpcloud.go
+++ b/management/server/idp/jumpcloud.go
@@ -1,24 +1,40 @@
 package idp
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	v1 "github.com/TheJumpCloud/jcapi-go/v1"
-
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
 )
 
 const (
-	contentType = "application/json"
-	accept      = "application/json"
+	jumpCloudDefaultApiUrl  = "https://console.jumpcloud.com"
+	jumpCloudSearchPageSize = 100
 )
 
+// jumpCloudUser represents a JumpCloud V1 API system user.
+type jumpCloudUser struct {
+	ID         string `json:"_id"`
+	Email      string `json:"email"`
+	Firstname  string `json:"firstname"`
+	Middlename string `json:"middlename"`
+	Lastname   string `json:"lastname"`
+}
+
+// jumpCloudUserList represents the response from the JumpCloud search endpoint.
+type jumpCloudUserList struct {
+	Results    []jumpCloudUser `json:"results"`
+	TotalCount int             `json:"totalCount"`
+}
+
 // JumpCloudManager JumpCloud manager client instance.
 type JumpCloudManager struct {
-	client      *v1.APIClient
+	apiBase     string
 	apiToken    string
 	httpClient  ManagerHTTPClient
 	credentials ManagerCredentials
@@ -29,6 +45,7 @@ type JumpCloudManager struct {
 // JumpCloudClientConfig JumpCloud manager client configurations.
 type JumpCloudClientConfig struct {
 	APIToken string
+	ApiUrl   string
 }
 
 // JumpCloudCredentials JumpCloud authentication information.
@@ -55,7 +72,15 @@ func NewJumpCloudManager(config JumpCloudClientConfig, appMetrics telemetry.AppM
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("jumpCloud IdP configuration is incomplete, ApiToken is missing")
 	}
 
-	client := v1.NewAPIClient(v1.NewConfiguration())
+	apiBase := config.ApiUrl
+	if apiBase == "" {
+		apiBase = jumpCloudDefaultApiUrl
+	}
+	apiBase = strings.TrimSuffix(apiBase, "/")
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(apiBase, "/api") {
+		apiBase += "/api"
+	}
+
 	credentials := &JumpCloudCredentials{
 		clientConfig: config,
 		httpClient:   httpClient,
@@ -64,7 +89,7 @@ func NewJumpCloudManager(config JumpCloudClientConfig, appMetrics telemetry.AppM
 	}
 
 	return &JumpCloudManager{
-		client:      client,
+		apiBase:     apiBase,
 		apiToken:    config.APIToken,
 		httpClient:  httpClient,
 		credentials: credentials,
@@ -78,37 +103,58 @@ func (jc *JumpCloudCredentials) Authenticate(_ context.Context) (JWTToken, error
 	return JWTToken{}, nil
 }
 
-func (jm *JumpCloudManager) authenticationContext() context.Context {
-	return context.WithValue(context.Background(), v1.ContextAPIKey, v1.APIKey{
-		Key: jm.apiToken,
-	})
-}
-
-// UpdateUserAppMetadata updates user app metadata based on userID and metadata map.
-func (jm *JumpCloudManager) UpdateUserAppMetadata(_ context.Context, _ string, _ AppMetadata) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-// GetUserDataByID requests user data from JumpCloud via ID.
-func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetUserDataByID(_ context.Context, userID string, appMetadata AppMetadata) (*UserData, error) {
-	authCtx := jm.authenticationContext()
-	user, resp, err := jm.client.SystemusersApi.SystemusersGet(authCtx, userID, contentType, accept, nil)
+// doRequest executes an HTTP request against the JumpCloud V1 API.
+func (jm *JumpCloudManager) doRequest(ctx context.Context, method, path string, body io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
+	reqURL := jm.apiBase + path
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, reqURL, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", jm.apiToken)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+
+	resp, err := jm.httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		if jm.appMetrics != nil {
+			jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestError()
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		if jm.appMetrics != nil {
 			jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestStatusError()
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get user %s, statusCode %d", userID, resp.StatusCode)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("JumpCloud API request %s %s failed with status %d", method, path, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+}
+
+// UpdateUserAppMetadata updates user app metadata based on userID and metadata map.
+func (jm *JumpCloudManager) UpdateUserAppMetadata(_ context.Context, _ string, _ AppMetadata) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetUserDataByID requests user data from JumpCloud via ID.
+func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetUserDataByID(ctx context.Context, userID string, appMetadata AppMetadata) (*UserData, error) {
+	body, err := jm.doRequest(ctx, http.MethodGet, "/systemusers/"+userID, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if jm.appMetrics != nil {
 		jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountGetUserDataByID()
 	}
 
+	var user jumpCloudUser
+	if err = jm.helper.Unmarshal(body, &user); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	userData := parseJumpCloudUser(user)
 	userData.AppMetadata = appMetadata
 
@@ -116,30 +162,20 @@ func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetUserDataByID(_ context.Context, userID string, ap
 }
 
 // GetAccount returns all the users for a given profile.
-func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetAccount(_ context.Context, accountID string) ([]*UserData, error) {
-	authCtx := jm.authenticationContext()
-	userList, resp, err := jm.client.SearchApi.SearchSystemusersPost(authCtx, contentType, accept, nil)
+func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*UserData, error) {
+	allUsers, err := jm.searchAllUsers(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		if jm.appMetrics != nil {
-			jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestStatusError()
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get account %s users, statusCode %d", accountID, resp.StatusCode)
-	}
 
 	if jm.appMetrics != nil {
 		jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountGetAccount()
 	}
 
-	users := make([]*UserData, 0)
-	for _, user := range userList.Results {
+	users := make([]*UserData, 0, len(allUsers))
+	for _, user := range allUsers {
 		userData := parseJumpCloudUser(user)
 		userData.AppMetadata.WTAccountID = accountID
-
 		users = append(users, userData)
 	}
 
@@ -148,27 +184,18 @@ func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetAccount(_ context.Context, accountID string) ([]*
 
 // GetAllAccounts gets all registered accounts with corresponding user data.
 // It returns a list of users indexed by accountID.
-func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetAllAccounts(_ context.Context) (map[string][]*UserData, error) {
-	authCtx := jm.authenticationContext()
-	userList, resp, err := jm.client.SearchApi.SearchSystemusersPost(authCtx, contentType, accept, nil)
+func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetAllAccounts(ctx context.Context) (map[string][]*UserData, error) {
+	allUsers, err := jm.searchAllUsers(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		if jm.appMetrics != nil {
-			jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestStatusError()
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get all accounts, statusCode %d", resp.StatusCode)
-	}
 
 	if jm.appMetrics != nil {
 		jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountGetAllAccounts()
 	}
 
 	indexedUsers := make(map[string][]*UserData)
-	for _, user := range userList.Results {
+	for _, user := range allUsers {
 		userData := parseJumpCloudUser(user)
 		indexedUsers[UnsetAccountID] = append(indexedUsers[UnsetAccountID], userData)
 	}
@@ -176,6 +203,41 @@ func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetAllAccounts(_ context.Context) (map[string][]*Use
 	return indexedUsers, nil
 }
 
+// searchAllUsers paginates through all system users using limit/skip.
+func (jm *JumpCloudManager) searchAllUsers(ctx context.Context) ([]jumpCloudUser, error) {
+	var allUsers []jumpCloudUser
+
+	for skip := 0; ; skip += jumpCloudSearchPageSize {
+		searchReq := map[string]int{
+			"limit": jumpCloudSearchPageSize,
+			"skip":  skip,
+		}
+
+		payload, err := json.Marshal(searchReq)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		body, err := jm.doRequest(ctx, http.MethodPost, "/search/systemusers", bytes.NewReader(payload))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		var userList jumpCloudUserList
+		if err = jm.helper.Unmarshal(body, &userList); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		allUsers = append(allUsers, userList.Results...)
+
+		if skip+len(userList.Results) >= userList.TotalCount {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return allUsers, nil
+}
+
 // CreateUser creates a new user in JumpCloud Idp and sends an invitation.
 func (jm *JumpCloudManager) CreateUser(_ context.Context, _, _, _, _ string) (*UserData, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("method CreateUser not implemented")
@@ -183,7 +245,7 @@ func (jm *JumpCloudManager) CreateUser(_ context.Context, _, _, _, _ string) (*U
 
 // GetUserByEmail searches users with a given email.
 // If no users have been found, this function returns an empty list.
-func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetUserByEmail(_ context.Context, email string) ([]*UserData, error) {
+func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetUserByEmail(ctx context.Context, email string) ([]*UserData, error) {
 	searchFilter := map[string]interface{}{
 		"searchFilter": map[string]interface{}{
 			"filter": []string{email},
@@ -191,25 +253,26 @@ func (jm *JumpCloudManager) GetUserByEmail(_ context.Context, email string) ([]*
 		},
 	}
 
-	authCtx := jm.authenticationContext()
-	userList, resp, err := jm.client.SearchApi.SearchSystemusersPost(authCtx, contentType, accept, searchFilter)
+	payload, err := json.Marshal(searchFilter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		if jm.appMetrics != nil {
-			jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestStatusError()
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get user %s, statusCode %d", email, resp.StatusCode)
+	body, err := jm.doRequest(ctx, http.MethodPost, "/search/systemusers", bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if jm.appMetrics != nil {
 		jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountGetUserByEmail()
 	}
 
-	usersData := make([]*UserData, 0)
+	var userList jumpCloudUserList
+	if err = jm.helper.Unmarshal(body, &userList); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	usersData := make([]*UserData, 0, len(userList.Results))
 	for _, user := range userList.Results {
 		usersData = append(usersData, parseJumpCloudUser(user))
 	}
@@ -224,20 +287,11 @@ func (jm *JumpCloudManager) InviteUserByID(_ context.Context, _ string) error {
 }
 
 // DeleteUser from jumpCloud directory
-func (jm *JumpCloudManager) DeleteUser(_ context.Context, userID string) error {
-	authCtx := jm.authenticationContext()
-	_, resp, err := jm.client.SystemusersApi.SystemusersDelete(authCtx, userID, contentType, accept, nil)
+func (jm *JumpCloudManager) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, userID string) error {
+	_, err := jm.doRequest(ctx, http.MethodDelete, "/systemusers/"+userID, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		if jm.appMetrics != nil {
-			jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountRequestStatusError()
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to delete user, statusCode %d", resp.StatusCode)
-	}
 
 	if jm.appMetrics != nil {
 		jm.appMetrics.IDPMetrics().CountDeleteUser()
@@ -247,11 +301,11 @@ func (jm *JumpCloudManager) DeleteUser(_ context.Context, userID string) error {
 }
 
 // parseJumpCloudUser parse JumpCloud system user returned from API V1 to UserData.
-func parseJumpCloudUser(user v1.Systemuserreturn) *UserData {
+func parseJumpCloudUser(user jumpCloudUser) *UserData {
 	names := []string{user.Firstname, user.Middlename, user.Lastname}
 	return &UserData{
 		Email: user.Email,
 		Name:  strings.Join(names, " "),
-		ID:    user.Id,
+		ID:    user.ID,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/management/server/idp/jumpcloud_test.go b/management/server/idp/jumpcloud_test.go
index 1bfdcefcc..dc7a9cb6c 100644
--- a/management/server/idp/jumpcloud_test.go
+++ b/management/server/idp/jumpcloud_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 package idp
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
@@ -44,3 +51,212 @@ func TestNewJumpCloudManager(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestJumpCloudGetUserDataByID(t *testing.T) {
+	userResponse := jumpCloudUser{
+		ID:         "user123",
+		Email:      "test@example.com",
+		Firstname:  "John",
+		Middlename: "",
+		Lastname:   "Doe",
+	}
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "/systemusers/user123", r.URL.Path)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.MethodGet, r.Method)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-api-key", r.Header.Get("x-api-key"))
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(userResponse)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	manager := newTestJumpCloudManager(t, server.URL)
+
+	userData, err := manager.GetUserDataByID(context.Background(), "user123", AppMetadata{WTAccountID: "acc1"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "user123", userData.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "test@example.com", userData.Email)
+	assert.Equal(t, "John  Doe", userData.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "acc1", userData.AppMetadata.WTAccountID)
+}
+
+func TestJumpCloudGetAccount(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "/search/systemusers", r.URL.Path)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, r.Method)
+
+		var reqBody map[string]any
+		assert.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&reqBody))
+		assert.Contains(t, reqBody, "limit")
+		assert.Contains(t, reqBody, "skip")
+
+		resp := jumpCloudUserList{
+			Results: []jumpCloudUser{
+				{ID: "u1", Email: "a@test.com", Firstname: "Alice", Lastname: "Smith"},
+				{ID: "u2", Email: "b@test.com", Firstname: "Bob", Lastname: "Jones"},
+			},
+			TotalCount: 2,
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	manager := newTestJumpCloudManager(t, server.URL)
+
+	users, err := manager.GetAccount(context.Background(), "testAccount")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, users, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, "testAccount", users[0].AppMetadata.WTAccountID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "testAccount", users[1].AppMetadata.WTAccountID)
+}
+
+func TestJumpCloudGetAllAccounts(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		resp := jumpCloudUserList{
+			Results: []jumpCloudUser{
+				{ID: "u1", Email: "a@test.com", Firstname: "Alice"},
+				{ID: "u2", Email: "b@test.com", Firstname: "Bob"},
+			},
+			TotalCount: 2,
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	manager := newTestJumpCloudManager(t, server.URL)
+
+	indexedUsers, err := manager.GetAllAccounts(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, indexedUsers[UnsetAccountID], 2)
+}
+
+func TestJumpCloudGetAllAccountsPagination(t *testing.T) {
+	totalUsers := 250
+	allUsers := make([]jumpCloudUser, totalUsers)
+	for i := range allUsers {
+		allUsers[i] = jumpCloudUser{
+			ID:        fmt.Sprintf("u%d", i),
+			Email:     fmt.Sprintf("user%d@test.com", i),
+			Firstname: fmt.Sprintf("User%d", i),
+		}
+	}
+
+	requestCount := 0
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		var reqBody map[string]int
+		assert.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&reqBody))
+
+		limit := reqBody["limit"]
+		skip := reqBody["skip"]
+		requestCount++
+
+		end := skip + limit
+		if end > totalUsers {
+			end = totalUsers
+		}
+
+		resp := jumpCloudUserList{
+			Results:    allUsers[skip:end],
+			TotalCount: totalUsers,
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	manager := newTestJumpCloudManager(t, server.URL)
+
+	indexedUsers, err := manager.GetAllAccounts(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, indexedUsers[UnsetAccountID], totalUsers)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, requestCount, "should require 3 pages for 250 users at page size 100")
+}
+
+func TestJumpCloudGetUserByEmail(t *testing.T) {
+	searchResponse := jumpCloudUserList{
+		Results: []jumpCloudUser{
+			{ID: "u1", Email: "alice@test.com", Firstname: "Alice", Lastname: "Smith"},
+		},
+		TotalCount: 1,
+	}
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "/search/systemusers", r.URL.Path)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, r.Method)
+
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, string(body), "alice@test.com")
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(searchResponse)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	manager := newTestJumpCloudManager(t, server.URL)
+
+	users, err := manager.GetUserByEmail(context.Background(), "alice@test.com")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, users, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "alice@test.com", users[0].Email)
+}
+
+func TestJumpCloudDeleteUser(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "/systemusers/user123", r.URL.Path)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.MethodDelete, r.Method)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-api-key", r.Header.Get("x-api-key"))
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"_id": "user123"})
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	manager := newTestJumpCloudManager(t, server.URL)
+
+	err := manager.DeleteUser(context.Background(), "user123")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestJumpCloudAPIError(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	manager := newTestJumpCloudManager(t, server.URL)
+
+	_, err := manager.GetUserDataByID(context.Background(), "user123", AppMetadata{})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "401")
+}
+
+func TestParseJumpCloudUser(t *testing.T) {
+	user := jumpCloudUser{
+		ID:         "abc123",
+		Email:      "test@example.com",
+		Firstname:  "John",
+		Middlename: "M",
+		Lastname:   "Doe",
+	}
+
+	userData := parseJumpCloudUser(user)
+	assert.Equal(t, "abc123", userData.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "test@example.com", userData.Email)
+	assert.Equal(t, "John M Doe", userData.Name)
+}
+
+func newTestJumpCloudManager(t *testing.T, apiBase string) *JumpCloudManager {
+	t.Helper()
+	return &JumpCloudManager{
+		apiBase:    apiBase,
+		apiToken:   "test-api-key",
+		httpClient: http.DefaultClient,
+		helper:     JsonParser{},
+		appMetrics: nil,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/management/server/peer.go b/management/server/peer.go
index 78ecbfcae..f7cb6a0f1 100644
--- a/management/server/peer.go
+++ b/management/server/peer.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdatePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, user
 			if err != nil {
 				newLabel = ""
 			} else {
-				_, err := transaction.GetPeerIdByLabel(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, update.Name)
+				_, err := transaction.GetPeerIdByLabel(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, newLabel)
 				if err == nil {
 					newLabel = ""
 				}
diff --git a/management/server/peer_test.go b/management/server/peer_test.go
index 7f42c8c77..17f2d14a3 100644
--- a/management/server/peer_test.go
+++ b/management/server/peer_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/job"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/settings"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/status"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/util"
@@ -2739,3 +2740,70 @@ func TestProcessPeerAddAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Empty(t, config.GroupsToAdd)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestUpdatePeer_DnsLabelCollisionWithFQDN(t *testing.T) {
+	manager, _, err := createManager(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create account manager")
+
+	accountID, err := manager.GetAccountIDByUserID(context.Background(), auth.UserAuth{UserId: userID})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create an account")
+
+	// Add first peer with hostname that produces DNS label "netbird1"
+	key1, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+		Key:  key1.PublicKey().String(),
+		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "netbird1.netbird.cloud"},
+	}, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to add first peer")
+	assert.Equal(t, "netbird1", peer1.DNSLabel)
+
+	// Add second peer with a different hostname
+	key2, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	peer2, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+		Key:  key2.PublicKey().String(),
+		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "ip-10-29-5-130"},
+	}, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	update := peer2.Copy()
+	update.Name = "netbird1.demo.netbird.cloud"
+	updated, err := manager.UpdatePeer(context.Background(), accountID, userID, update)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "renaming peer should not fail with duplicate DNS label error")
+	assert.Equal(t, "netbird1.demo.netbird.cloud", updated.Name)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, "netbird1", updated.DNSLabel, "DNS label should not collide with existing peer")
+	assert.Contains(t, updated.DNSLabel, "netbird1-", "DNS label should be IP-based fallback")
+}
+
+func TestUpdatePeer_DnsLabelUniqueName(t *testing.T) {
+	manager, _, err := createManager(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create account manager")
+
+	accountID, err := manager.GetAccountIDByUserID(context.Background(), auth.UserAuth{UserId: userID})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create an account")
+
+	key1, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	peer1, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+		Key:  key1.PublicKey().String(),
+		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "web-server"},
+	}, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "web-server", peer1.DNSLabel)
+
+	// Add second peer and rename it to a unique FQDN whose first label doesn't collide
+	key2, err := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	peer2, _, _, err := manager.AddPeer(context.Background(), "", "", userID, &nbpeer.Peer{
+		Key:  key2.PublicKey().String(),
+		Meta: nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "old-name"},
+	}, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	update := peer2.Copy()
+	update.Name = "api-server.example.com"
+	updated, err := manager.UpdatePeer(context.Background(), accountID, userID, update)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "renaming to unique FQDN should succeed")
+	assert.Equal(t, "api-server", updated.DNSLabel, "DNS label should be first label of FQDN")
+}
diff --git a/proxy/internal/auth/middleware_test.go b/proxy/internal/auth/middleware_test.go
index a4924d380..6063f070e 100644
--- a/proxy/internal/auth/middleware_test.go
+++ b/proxy/internal/auth/middleware_test.go
@@ -932,3 +932,71 @@ func TestProtect_HeaderAuth_SubsequentRequestUsesSessionCookie(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "header-user", capturedData2.GetUserID())
 	assert.Equal(t, "header", capturedData2.GetAuthMethod())
 }
+
+// TestProtect_HeaderAuth_MultipleValuesSameHeader verifies that the proxy
+// correctly handles multiple valid credentials for the same header name.
+// In production, the mgmt gRPC authenticateHeader iterates all configured
+// header auths and accepts if any hash matches (OR semantics). The proxy
+// creates one Header scheme per entry, but a single gRPC call checks all.
+func TestProtect_HeaderAuth_MultipleValuesSameHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	mw := NewMiddleware(log.StandardLogger(), nil, nil)
+	kp := generateTestKeyPair(t)
+
+	// Mock simulates mgmt behavior: accepts either token-a or token-b.
+	accepted := map[string]bool{"Bearer token-a": true, "Bearer token-b": true}
+	mock := &mockAuthenticator{fn: func(_ context.Context, req *proto.AuthenticateRequest) (*proto.AuthenticateResponse, error) {
+		ha := req.GetHeaderAuth()
+		if ha != nil && accepted[ha.GetHeaderValue()] {
+			token, err := sessionkey.SignToken(kp.PrivateKey, "header-user", "example.com", auth.MethodHeader, time.Hour)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			return &proto.AuthenticateResponse{Success: true, SessionToken: token}, nil
+		}
+		return &proto.AuthenticateResponse{Success: false}, nil
+	}}
+
+	// Single Header scheme (as if one entry existed), but the mock checks both values.
+	hdr := NewHeader(mock, "svc1", "acc1", "Authorization")
+	require.NoError(t, mw.AddDomain("example.com", []Scheme{hdr}, kp.PublicKey, time.Hour, "acc1", "svc1", nil))
+
+	var backendCalled bool
+	handler := mw.Protect(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		backendCalled = true
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+
+	t.Run("first value accepted", func(t *testing.T) {
+		backendCalled = false
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://example.com/", nil)
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer token-a")
+		req = req.WithContext(proxy.WithCapturedData(req.Context(), proxy.NewCapturedData("")))
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+		assert.True(t, backendCalled, "first token should be accepted")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("second value accepted", func(t *testing.T) {
+		backendCalled = false
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://example.com/", nil)
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer token-b")
+		req = req.WithContext(proxy.WithCapturedData(req.Context(), proxy.NewCapturedData("")))
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+		assert.True(t, backendCalled, "second token should be accepted")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("unknown value rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		backendCalled = false
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://example.com/", nil)
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer token-c")
+		req = req.WithContext(proxy.WithCapturedData(req.Context(), proxy.NewCapturedData("")))
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, rec.Code)
+		assert.False(t, backendCalled, "unknown token should be rejected")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/upload-server/server/s3_test.go b/upload-server/server/s3_test.go
index 26b0ecd09..7ab1bb379 100644
--- a/upload-server/server/s3_test.go
+++ b/upload-server/server/s3_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
@@ -20,45 +19,55 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Test_S3HandlerGetUploadURL(t *testing.T) {
-	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" && os.Getenv("CI") == "true" {
-		t.Skip("Skipping test on non-Linux and CI environment due to docker dependency")
-	}
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("Skipping test on Windows due to potential docker dependency")
+	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping test on non-Linux due to docker dependency")
 	}
 
-	awsEndpoint := "http://127.0.0.1:4566"
 	awsRegion := "us-east-1"
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	containerRequest := testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
-		Image:        "localstack/localstack:s3-latest",
-		ExposedPorts: []string{"4566:4566/tcp"},
-		WaitingFor:   wait.ForLog("Ready"),
-	}
-
 	c, err := testcontainers.GenericContainer(ctx, testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
-		ContainerRequest: containerRequest,
-		Started:          true,
+		ContainerRequest: testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
+			Image:        "minio/minio:RELEASE.2025-04-22T22-12-26Z",
+			ExposedPorts: []string{"9000/tcp"},
+			Env: map[string]string{
+				"MINIO_ROOT_USER":     "minioadmin",
+				"MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD": "minioadmin",
+			},
+			Cmd:        []string{"server", "/data"},
+			WaitingFor: wait.ForHTTP("/minio/health/ready").WithPort("9000"),
+		},
+		Started: true,
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	defer func(c testcontainers.Container, ctx context.Context) {
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		if err := c.Terminate(ctx); err != nil {
 			t.Log(err)
 		}
-	}(c, ctx)
+	})
+
+	mappedPort, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, "9000")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	hostIP, err := c.Host(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	awsEndpoint := "http://" + hostIP + ":" + mappedPort.Port()
 
 	t.Setenv("AWS_REGION", awsRegion)
 	t.Setenv("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL", awsEndpoint)
-	t.Setenv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "test")
-	t.Setenv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", "test")
+	t.Setenv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "minioadmin")
+	t.Setenv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", "minioadmin")
+	t.Setenv("AWS_CONFIG_FILE", "")
+	t.Setenv("AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE", "")
+	t.Setenv("AWS_PROFILE", "")
 
-	cfg, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(ctx, config.WithRegion(awsRegion), config.WithBaseEndpoint(awsEndpoint))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
+	cfg, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(ctx,
+		config.WithRegion(awsRegion),
+		config.WithBaseEndpoint(awsEndpoint),
+		config.WithCredentialsProvider(credentials.NewStaticCredentialsProvider("minioadmin", "minioadmin", "")),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := s3.NewFromConfig(cfg, func(o *s3.Options) {
 		o.UsePathStyle = true
@@ -66,19 +75,16 @@ func Test_S3HandlerGetUploadURL(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	bucketName := "test"
-	if _, err := client.CreateBucket(ctx, &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+	_, err = client.CreateBucket(ctx, &s3.CreateBucketInput{
 		Bucket: &bucketName,
-	}); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	list, err := client.ListBuckets(ctx, &s3.ListBucketsInput{})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, len(list.Buckets), 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, *list.Buckets[0].Name, bucketName)
+	require.Len(t, list.Buckets, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, bucketName, *list.Buckets[0].Name)
 
 	t.Setenv(bucketVar, bucketName)