diff --git a/api/src/controllers/group.ts b/api/src/controllers/group.ts
index 9f6e41b..c5b8681 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/group.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/group.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   Body
 } from 'tsoa'
 
-import Group, { GroupPayload } from '../model/Group'
+import Group, { GroupPayload, PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../model/Group'
 import User from '../model/User'
 import { UserResponse } from './user'
 
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
       message: 'Group not found.'
     }
 
+  if (group.name === PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME)
+    throw {
+      code: 400,
+      status: 'Bad Request',
+      message: `Can't add/remove user to '${PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME}' group.`
+    }
+
   const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
   if (!user)
     throw {
diff --git a/api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts b/api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts
index 24ed1e8..78e4bcb 100644
--- a/api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {
   fetchLatestAutoExec,
   ModeType,
   verifyTokenInDB,
-  isAuthorizingRoute
+  isAuthorizingRoute,
+  isPublicRoute,
+  publicUser
 } from '../utils'
 import { desktopUser } from './desktop'
 import { authorize } from './authorize'
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export const authenticateAccessToken: RequestHandler = async (
     return res.sendStatus(401)
   }
 
-  authenticateToken(
+  await authenticateToken(
     req,
     res,
     nextFunction,
@@ -50,8 +52,12 @@ export const authenticateAccessToken: RequestHandler = async (
   )
 }
 
-export const authenticateRefreshToken: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
-  authenticateToken(
+export const authenticateRefreshToken: RequestHandler = async (
+  req,
+  res,
+  next
+) => {
+  await authenticateToken(
     req,
     res,
     next,
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ export const authenticateRefreshToken: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
   )
 }
 
-const authenticateToken = (
+const authenticateToken = async (
   req: Request,
   res: Response,
   next: NextFunction,
@@ -83,12 +89,12 @@ const authenticateToken = (
 
   const authHeader = req.headers['authorization']
   const token = authHeader?.split(' ')[1]
-  if (!token) return res.sendStatus(401)
 
-  jwt.verify(token, key, async (err: any, data: any) => {
-    if (err) return res.sendStatus(401)
+  try {
+    if (!token) throw 'Unauthorized'
+
+    const data: any = jwt.verify(token, key)
 
-    // verify this valid token's entry in DB
     const user = await verifyTokenInDB(
       data?.userId,
       data?.clientId,
@@ -101,8 +107,16 @@ const authenticateToken = (
         req.user = user
         if (tokenType === 'accessToken') req.accessToken = token
         return next()
-      } else return res.sendStatus(401)
+      } else throw 'Unauthorized'
     }
-    return res.sendStatus(401)
-  })
+
+    throw 'Unauthorized'
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (await isPublicRoute(req)) {
+      req.user = publicUser
+      return next()
+    }
+
+    res.sendStatus(401)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts b/api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts
index 3901b3e..6b389fb 100644
--- a/api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   PermissionSettingForRoute,
   PermissionType
 } from '../controllers/permission'
-import { getPath } from '../utils'
+import { getPath, isPublicRoute } from '../utils'
 
 export const authorize: RequestHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
   const { user } = req
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export const authorize: RequestHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
   // no need to check for permissions when user is admin
   if (user.isAdmin) return next()
 
+  // no need to check for permissions when route is Public
+  if (await isPublicRoute(req)) return next()
+
   const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: user.userId })
   if (!dbUser) return res.sendStatus(401)
 
diff --git a/api/src/model/Group.ts b/api/src/model/Group.ts
index 6341825..3185f44 100644
--- a/api/src/model/Group.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/Group.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { GroupDetailsResponse } from '../controllers'
 import User, { IUser } from './User'
 const AutoIncrement = require('mongoose-sequence')(mongoose)
 
+export const PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME = 'Public'
+
 export interface GroupPayload {
   /**
    * Name of the group
diff --git a/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts b/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
index 86196ce..fe1072e 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import request from 'supertest'
 import appPromise from '../../../app'
 import { UserController, GroupController } from '../../../controllers/'
 import { generateAccessToken, saveTokensInDB } from '../../../utils'
+import { PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../../../model/Group'
 
 const clientId = 'someclientID'
 const adminUser = {
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ const group = {
   description: 'DC group for testing purposes.'
 }
 
+const PUBLIC_GROUP = {
+  name: PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME,
+  description:
+    'A special group that can be used to bypass authentication for particular routes.'
+}
+
 const userController = new UserController()
 const groupController = new GroupController()
 
@@ -535,6 +542,24 @@ describe('group', () => {
       expect(res.text).toEqual('User not found.')
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
+
+    it('should respond with Bad Request when adding user to Public group', async () => {
+      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(PUBLIC_GROUP)
+      const dbUser = await userController.createUser({
+        ...user,
+        username: 'publicUser'
+      })
+
+      const res = await request(app)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(400)
+
+      expect(res.text).toEqual(
+        `Can't add/remove user to '${PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME}' group.`
+      )
+    })
   })
 
   describe('RemoveUser', () => {
diff --git a/api/src/utils/index.ts b/api/src/utils/index.ts
index 13bc904..32b5b79 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export * from './getRunTimeAndFilePath'
 export * from './getServerUrl'
 export * from './instantiateLogger'
 export * from './isDebugOn'
+export * from './isPublicRoute'
 export * from './zipped'
 export * from './parseLogToArray'
 export * from './removeTokensInDB'
diff --git a/api/src/utils/isPublicRoute.ts b/api/src/utils/isPublicRoute.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b121ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/utils/isPublicRoute.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { Request } from 'express'
+import { getPath } from './getAuthorizedRoutes'
+import Group, { PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../model/Group'
+import Permission from '../model/Permission'
+import { PermissionSettingForRoute } from '../controllers'
+import { RequestUser } from '../types'
+
+export const isPublicRoute = async (req: Request): Promise<boolean> => {
+  const group = await Group.findOne({ name: PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME })
+  if (group) {
+    const path = getPath(req)
+
+    const groupPermission = await Permission.findOne({
+      path,
+      group: group?._id
+    })
+    if (groupPermission?.setting === PermissionSettingForRoute.grant)
+      return true
+  }
+
+  return false
+}
+
+export const publicUser: RequestUser = {
+  userId: 0,
+  clientId: 'public_app',
+  username: 'publicUser',
+  displayName: 'Public User',
+  isAdmin: false,
+  isActive: true
+}
diff --git a/api/src/utils/seedDB.ts b/api/src/utils/seedDB.ts
index 7bff3a6..5187900 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/seedDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/seedDB.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Client from '../model/Client'
-import Group from '../model/Group'
+import Group, { PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../model/Group'
 import User from '../model/User'
 import Configuration, { ConfigurationType } from '../model/Configuration'
 
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ export const seedDB = async (): Promise<ConfigurationType> => {
     console.log(`DB Seed - Group created: ${GROUP.name}`)
   }
 
+  // Checking if 'Public' Group is already in the database
+  const publicGroupExist = await Group.findOne({ name: PUBLIC_GROUP.name })
+  if (!publicGroupExist) {
+    const group = new Group(PUBLIC_GROUP)
+    await group.save()
+
+    console.log(`DB Seed - Group created: ${PUBLIC_GROUP.name}`)
+  }
+
   // Checking if user is already in the database
   let usernameExist = await User.findOne({ username: ADMIN_USER.username })
   if (!usernameExist) {
@@ -68,6 +77,13 @@ const GROUP = {
   name: 'AllUsers',
   description: 'Group contains all users'
 }
+
+const PUBLIC_GROUP = {
+  name: PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME,
+  description:
+    'A special group that can be used to bypass authentication for particular routes.'
+}
+
 const CLIENT = {
   clientId: 'clientID1',
   clientSecret: 'clientSecret'