diff --git a/auth/interceptor.go b/auth/interceptor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4d78d4d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auth/interceptor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+func BlanketAuthorization(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, _ *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (
+	resp interface{}, err error) {
+
+	identityContext := IdentityContextFromContext(ctx)
+	if identityContext.IsEmpty() {
+		return handler(ctx, req)
+	}
+
+	if !identityContext.Scopes().Has(ScopeAll) {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unauthenticated, "authenticated user doesn't have required scope")
+	}
+
+	return handler(ctx, req)
+}
diff --git a/auth/interceptor_test.go b/auth/interceptor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..862f76a131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auth/interceptor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+)
+
+func TestBlanketAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("authenticated and authorized", func(t *testing.T) {
+		allScopes := sets.NewString(ScopeAll)
+		identityCtx := IdentityContext{
+			audience: "aud",
+			userID:   "uid",
+			appID:    "appid",
+			scopes:   &allScopes,
+		}
+		handlerCalled := false
+		handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+			handlerCalled = true
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		ctx := context.WithValue(context.TODO(), ContextKeyIdentityContext, identityCtx)
+		_, err := BlanketAuthorization(ctx, nil, nil, handler)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, handlerCalled)
+	})
+	t.Run("unauthenticated", func(t *testing.T) {
+		handlerCalled := false
+		handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+			handlerCalled = true
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		ctx := context.TODO()
+		_, err := BlanketAuthorization(ctx, nil, nil, handler)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, handlerCalled)
+	})
+	t.Run("authenticated and not authorized", func(t *testing.T) {
+		identityCtx := IdentityContext{
+			audience: "aud",
+			userID:   "uid",
+			appID:    "appid",
+		}
+		handlerCalled := false
+		handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+			handlerCalled = true
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		ctx := context.WithValue(context.TODO(), ContextKeyIdentityContext, identityCtx)
+		_, err := BlanketAuthorization(ctx, nil, nil, handler)
+		asStatus, ok := status.FromError(err)
+		assert.True(t, ok)
+		assert.Equal(t, asStatus.Code(), codes.Unauthenticated)
+		assert.False(t, handlerCalled)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/server/service.go b/pkg/server/service.go
index 77dc460cf3..86c552541c 100644
--- a/pkg/server/service.go
+++ b/pkg/server/service.go
@@ -32,12 +32,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/runtime"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/health"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/health/grpc_health_v1"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/reflection"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 var defaultCorsHeaders = []string{"Content-Type"}
@@ -55,34 +53,24 @@ func Serve(ctx context.Context, pluginRegistry *plugins.Registry, additionalHand
 	return serveGatewayInsecure(ctx, pluginRegistry, serverConfig, authConfig.GetConfig(), storage.GetConfig(), additionalHandlers, adminScope)
 }
 
-func blanketAuthorization(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, _ *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (
-	resp interface{}, err error) {
-
-	identityContext := auth.IdentityContextFromContext(ctx)
-	if identityContext.IsEmpty() {
-		return handler(ctx, req)
-	}
-
-	if !identityContext.Scopes().Has(auth.ScopeAll) {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unauthenticated, "authenticated user doesn't have required scope")
-	}
-
-	return handler(ctx, req)
-}
-
 // Creates a new gRPC Server with all the configuration
 func newGRPCServer(ctx context.Context, pluginRegistry *plugins.Registry, cfg *config.ServerConfig,
 	storageCfg *storage.Config, authCtx interfaces.AuthenticationContext,
 	scope promutils.Scope, opts ...grpc.ServerOption) (*grpc.Server, error) {
+
+	logger.Infof(ctx, "Registering default middleware with blanket auth validation")
+	pluginRegistry.RegisterDefault(plugins.PluginIDUnaryServiceMiddleware, grpcmiddleware.ChainUnaryServer(auth.BlanketAuthorization))
+
 	// Not yet implemented for streaming
 	var chainedUnaryInterceptors grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor
 	if cfg.Security.UseAuth {
 		logger.Infof(ctx, "Creating gRPC server with authentication")
+		middlewareInterceptors := plugins.Get[grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor](pluginRegistry, plugins.PluginIDUnaryServiceMiddleware)
 		chainedUnaryInterceptors = grpcmiddleware.ChainUnaryServer(grpcprometheus.UnaryServerInterceptor,
 			auth.GetAuthenticationCustomMetadataInterceptor(authCtx),
 			grpcauth.UnaryServerInterceptor(auth.GetAuthenticationInterceptor(authCtx)),
 			auth.AuthenticationLoggingInterceptor,
-			blanketAuthorization,
+			middlewareInterceptors,
 		)
 	} else {
 		logger.Infof(ctx, "Creating gRPC server without authentication")
diff --git a/plugins/registry.go b/plugins/registry.go
index 1ab0def69c..3c2186326f 100644
--- a/plugins/registry.go
+++ b/plugins/registry.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import (
 type PluginID = string
 
 const (
-	PluginIDWorkflowExecutor PluginID = "WorkflowExecutor"
-	PluginIDDataProxy        PluginID = "DataProxy"
+	PluginIDWorkflowExecutor       PluginID = "WorkflowExecutor"
+	PluginIDDataProxy              PluginID = "DataProxy"
+	PluginIDUnaryServiceMiddleware PluginID = "UnaryServiceMiddleware"
 )
 
 type AtomicRegistry struct {
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.go b/tests/bootstrap.go
index 54160b6377..e9804aa707 100644
--- a/tests/bootstrap.go
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.go
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ package tests
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/database"
 
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories"
-	runtimeInterfaces "github.com/flyteorg/flyteadmin/pkg/runtime/interfaces"
-
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/logger"
@@ -34,9 +33,9 @@ func getDbConfig() *database.DbConfig {
 	}
 }
 
-func getLocalDbConfig() *runtimeInterfaces.DbConfig {
-	return &runtimeInterfaces.DbConfig{
-		PostgresConfig: &runtimeInterfaces.PostgresConfig{
+func getLocalDbConfig() *database.DbConfig {
+	return &database.DbConfig{
+		Postgres: database.PostgresConfig{
 			Host:   "localhost",
 			Port:   5432,
 			DbName: "flyteadmin",