diff --git a/internal/authn/preshared/authn.go b/internal/authn/preshared/authn.go
index cb954aaac..0184ce1e8 100644
--- a/internal/authn/preshared/authn.go
+++ b/internal/authn/preshared/authn.go
@@ -48,17 +48,3 @@ func (a *KeyAuthn) Authenticate(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	return status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, base.ErrorCode_ERROR_CODE_INVALID_KEY.String())
 }
-
-// Get Request Metadata - gets the current request metadata, refreshing tokens
-// if required
-func (a *KeyAuthn) GetRequestMetadata(_ context.Context, uri ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
-    return map[string]string{
-        "Authorization": "Bearer " + "test",
-    }, nil
-}
-
-// RequireTransportSecurity indicates whether the credentials requires
-// transport security.
-func (a *KeyAuthn) RequireTransportSecurity() bool {
-    return true
-}
diff --git a/internal/engines/balancer/balancer.go b/internal/engines/balancer/balancer.go
index 1f553a42f..6e4660f53 100644
--- a/internal/engines/balancer/balancer.go
+++ b/internal/engines/balancer/balancer.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 
-	"github.com/Permify/permify/internal/authn/preshared"
 	"github.com/Permify/permify/internal/config"
 	"github.com/Permify/permify/internal/engines"
 	"github.com/Permify/permify/internal/invoke"
@@ -34,22 +33,27 @@ type Balancer struct {
 	options      []grpc.DialOption
 }
 
-// NewCheckEngineWithBalancer
-// struct with the provided cache.Cache instance.
+// NewCheckEngineWithBalancer creates a new check engine with a load balancer.
+// It takes a Check interface, SchemaReader, distributed config, gRPC config, and authn config as input.
+// It returns a Check interface and an error if any.
 func NewCheckEngineWithBalancer(
+	ctx context.Context,
 	checker invoke.Check,
 	schemaReader storage.SchemaReader,
 	dst *config.Distributed,
 	srv *config.GRPC,
 	authn *config.Authn,
 ) (invoke.Check, error) {
-	var err error
-
-	var options []grpc.DialOption
-
-	var creds credentials.TransportCredentials
+	var (
+		creds    credentials.TransportCredentials
+		options  []grpc.DialOption
+		isSecure bool
+		err      error
+	)
 
+	// Set up TLS credentials if paths are provided
 	if srv.TLSConfig.CertPath != "" && srv.TLSConfig.KeyPath != "" {
+		isSecure = true
 		creds, err = credentials.NewClientTLSFromFile(srv.TLSConfig.CertPath, srv.TLSConfig.KeyPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not load TLS certificate: %s", err)
@@ -58,22 +62,26 @@ func NewCheckEngineWithBalancer(
 		creds = insecure.NewCredentials()
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Add client-side authentication using a key from KeyAuthn.
-	// 1. Initialize the KeyAuthn structure using the provided configuration.
-	// 2. Convert the KeyAuthn instance into PerRPCCredentials.
-	// 3. Append grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials() to the options slice.
-	createPresharedKeyAuthN, err := preshared.NewKeyAuthn(context.Background(), authn.Preshared)
-    if err != nil {
-        return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create authentication key: %s", err)
-    }
-
+	// Append common options
 	options = append(
 		options,
 		grpc.WithDefaultServiceConfig(grpcServicePolicy),
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds),
-		grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials(createPresharedKeyAuthN),
 	)
 
+	// Handle authentication if enabled
+	if authn != nil && authn.Enabled {
+		token, err := setupAuthn(ctx, authn)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if isSecure {
+			options = append(options, grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials(secureTokenCredentials{"authorization": "Bearer " + token}))
+		} else {
+			options = append(options, grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials(nonSecureTokenCredentials{"authorization": "Bearer " + token}))
+		}
+	}
+
 	conn, err := grpc.Dial(dst.Address, options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/engines/balancer/utils.go b/internal/engines/balancer/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ffceb757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/engines/balancer/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package balancer
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/Permify/permify/internal/config"
+)
+
+// secureTokenCredentials represents a map used for storing secure tokens.
+// These tokens require transport security.
+type secureTokenCredentials map[string]string
+
+// RequireTransportSecurity indicates that transport security is required for these credentials.
+func (c secureTokenCredentials) RequireTransportSecurity() bool {
+	return true // Transport security is required for secure tokens.
+}
+
+// GetRequestMetadata retrieves the current metadata (secure tokens) for a request.
+func (c secureTokenCredentials) GetRequestMetadata(context.Context, ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	return c, nil // Returns the secure tokens as metadata with no error.
+}
+
+// nonSecureTokenCredentials represents a map used for storing non-secure tokens.
+// These tokens do not require transport security.
+type nonSecureTokenCredentials map[string]string
+
+// RequireTransportSecurity indicates that transport security is not required for these credentials.
+func (c nonSecureTokenCredentials) RequireTransportSecurity() bool {
+	return false // Transport security is not required for non-secure tokens.
+}
+
+// GetRequestMetadata retrieves the current metadata (non-secure tokens) for a request.
+func (c nonSecureTokenCredentials) GetRequestMetadata(_ context.Context, _ ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	return c, nil // Returns the non-secure tokens as metadata with no error.
+}
+
+// OIDCTokenResponse represents the response from the OIDC token endpoint
+type OIDCTokenResponse struct {
+	AccessToken string `json:"access_token"`
+}
+
+func getOIDCToken(ctx context.Context, issuer, clientID string) (string, error) {
+	// Prepare the request data
+	data := url.Values{}
+	data.Set("client_id", clientID)
+	data.Set("grant_type", "client_credentials")
+
+	// Create the request
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", issuer+"/token", strings.NewReader(data.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating token request: %v", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+
+	// Send the request
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error sending token request: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	// Decode the response
+	var tokenResponse OIDCTokenResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&tokenResponse); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error decoding token response: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return tokenResponse.AccessToken, nil
+}
+
+// setupAuthn configures the authentication token based on the provided authentication method.
+// It returns the token string and an error if any.
+func setupAuthn(ctx context.Context, authn *config.Authn) (string, error) {
+	var token string
+	var err error
+
+	switch authn.Method {
+	case "preshared":
+		token = authn.Preshared.Keys[0]
+	case "oidc":
+		token, err = getOIDCToken(ctx, authn.Oidc.Issuer, authn.Oidc.ClientID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get OIDC token: %s", err)
+		}
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown authentication method: '%s'", authn.Method)
+	}
+
+	return token, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/serve.go b/pkg/cmd/serve.go
index ce6e9077a..04ccde835 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/serve.go
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ func serve() func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		// Create the checker either with load balancing or caching capabilities.
 		if cfg.Distributed.Enabled {
 			checker, err = balancer.NewCheckEngineWithBalancer(
+				context.Background(),
 				checkEngine,
 				schemaReader,
 				&cfg.Distributed,