diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8feb437..c44b1f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ ollama-llama3,-,http://localhost:11434/v1,
 ```
 
 ### 3. Setup gateway key (optional)
-To restrict access to your gateway, write a single plaintext key to a file (e.g. `gatekey.txt`):
+To restrict access to your gateway, write one or more plaintext keys (one per line) to a file (e.g. `gatekey.txt`):
 ```text
-my-secure-gateway-token
+my-secure-gateway-token-1
+my-secure-gateway-token-2
 ```
 
 ### 4. Run the server
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ my-secure-gateway-token
 | ---- | ---- | ------- | ----------- |
 | `-port` | int | `8080` | Port the gateway listens on. |
 | `-csv` | string | `models.csv` | Path to the model configuration CSV. |
-| `-key` | string | `""` | Path to a file containing the gateway's access token. If blank, authentication is disabled. |
+| `-key` | string | `""` | Path to a file containing the gateway's access tokens (one per line). If blank, authentication is disabled. |
 | `-csv-updater` | string | `""` | Command/script to run periodically to update `models.csv`. |
 | `-csv-update-interval`| int | `10` | Frequency in minutes to invoke `-csv-updater`. |
 
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8080/v1/chat/completions \
 
 ### 401 Unauthorized errors
 - **Symptom**: Requests return `{"error": {"code": "invalid_api_key", ...}}`.
-- **Solution**: Check that you are passing the correct Bearer token configured in the `-key` token file. Trim any whitespace, and verify it starts with `Bearer `.
+- **Solution**: Check that you are passing one of the correct Bearer tokens configured in the `-key` token file. Trim any whitespace, and verify it starts with `Bearer `.
 
 ## FAQ
 
diff --git a/gateway_test.go b/gateway_test.go
index 9991b69..c11da62 100644
--- a/gateway_test.go
+++ b/gateway_test.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestGatewayCompletionsFailover(t *testing.T) {
     uniqueModels: []string{"model-1", "model-2"},
   }
 
-  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, "")
+  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, nil)
 
   // 1. Test non-streaming failover request starting with model-1
   reqBodyObj := map[string]any{
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestGatewayCompletionsStreamingFailover(t *testing.T) {
     uniqueModels: []string{"model-1", "model-2"},
   }
 
-  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, "")
+  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, nil)
 
   reqBodyObj := map[string]any{
     "model":  "model-1",
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func TestModelsEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
     uniqueModels: []string{"model-1", "model-2"},
   }
 
-  handler := handleModels(cm, "")
+  handler := handleModels(cm, nil)
 
   req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/models", nil)
   w := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -367,9 +367,10 @@ func TestGatewayAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
     uniqueModels: []string{"model-1"},
   }
 
-  // Set up handlers expecting "secret-token"
-  modelsHandler := handleModels(cm, "secret-token")
-  completionsHandler := handleChatCompletions(cm, "secret-token")
+  // Set up handlers expecting multiple secret tokens
+  expectedTokens := []string{"secret-token-1", "secret-token-2"}
+  modelsHandler := handleModels(cm, expectedTokens)
+  completionsHandler := handleChatCompletions(cm, expectedTokens)
 
   // Case 1: No Authorization header
   {
@@ -392,14 +393,25 @@ func TestGatewayAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Case 3: Correct Authorization header
+  // Case 3: Correct Authorization header (first token)
   {
     req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/models", nil)
-    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer secret-token")
+    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer secret-token-1")
     w := httptest.NewRecorder()
     modelsHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
     if w.Result().StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-      t.Errorf("Expected 200 OK for correct token, got %d", w.Result().StatusCode)
+      t.Errorf("Expected 200 OK for correct token 1, got %d", w.Result().StatusCode)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Case 3b: Correct Authorization header (second token)
+  {
+    req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/models", nil)
+    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer secret-token-2")
+    w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+    modelsHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+    if w.Result().StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+      t.Errorf("Expected 200 OK for correct token 2, got %d", w.Result().StatusCode)
     }
   }
 
@@ -410,7 +422,7 @@ func TestGatewayAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
     }
     reqBytes, _ := json.Marshal(reqBodyObj)
     req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/v1/chat/completions", bytes.NewReader(reqBytes))
-    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer secret-token")
+    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer secret-token-2")
     req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
     w := httptest.NewRecorder()
     completionsHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
@@ -492,7 +504,7 @@ func TestGatewayImageGenerations(t *testing.T) {
     uniqueModels: []string{"dall-e-3"},
   }
 
-  handler := handleImageGenerations(cm, "")
+  handler := handleImageGenerations(cm, nil)
 
   reqBodyObj := map[string]any{
     "prompt": "a beautiful kitten",
@@ -551,7 +563,7 @@ func TestGatewayNoAuthHeaderOnEmptyKey(t *testing.T) {
     uniqueModels: []string{"model-no-key", "model-no-key-2"},
   }
 
-  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, "")
+  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, nil)
 
   // Case 1: Empty Key
   {
@@ -615,7 +627,7 @@ func TestGatewayBlankKey(t *testing.T) {
     uniqueModels: []string{"model-blank-key"},
   }
 
-  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, "")
+  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, nil)
 
   reqBodyObj := map[string]any{
     "model": "model-blank-key",
@@ -664,7 +676,7 @@ func TestGatewayExtraHeaders(t *testing.T) {
     uniqueModels: []string{"model-extra-headers"},
   }
 
-  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, "")
+  handler := handleChatCompletions(cm, nil)
 
   reqBodyObj := map[string]any{
     "model": "model-extra-headers",
@@ -685,5 +697,87 @@ func TestGatewayExtraHeaders(t *testing.T) {
   }
 }
 
+func TestMultipleTokensKeyFile(t *testing.T) {
+  // Create a temporary key file with multiple tokens, some empty lines, and comments/spaces
+  tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "dynagate-keyfile-test")
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("failed to create temp dir: %v", err)
+  }
+  defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+  keyFilePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "keys.txt")
+  keyFileContent := "\n  token-a  \n\ntoken-b\n   \ntoken-c\n"
+  if err := os.WriteFile(keyFilePath, []byte(keyFileContent), 0644); err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("failed to write key file: %v", err)
+  }
+
+  // Parse using the same logic as main.go
+  content, err := os.ReadFile(keyFilePath)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("failed to read key file: %v", err)
+  }
+  var authTokens []string
+  for _, line := range strings.Split(string(content), "\n") {
+    token := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+    if token != "" {
+      authTokens = append(authTokens, token)
+    }
+  }
+
+  expected := []string{"token-a", "token-b", "token-c"}
+  if !reflect.DeepEqual(authTokens, expected) {
+    t.Errorf("Expected parsed tokens to be %v, got %v", expected, authTokens)
+  }
+
+  // Verify that the helper checkAuth works with these parsed tokens
+  req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/models", nil)
+  req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer token-b")
+  if !checkAuth(authTokens, req) {
+    t.Errorf("Expected token-b to authenticate successfully")
+  }
+
+  reqWrong := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/models", nil)
+  reqWrong.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer token-wrong")
+  if checkAuth(authTokens, reqWrong) {
+    t.Errorf("Expected token-wrong to fail authentication")
+  }
+
+  // Test empty key file content behavior
+  emptyKeyFilePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "empty_keys.txt")
+  emptyKeyFileContent := "\n   \n\n  \n"
+  if err := os.WriteFile(emptyKeyFilePath, []byte(emptyKeyFileContent), 0644); err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("failed to write empty key file: %v", err)
+  }
+
+  // Parse using empty key file logic as in main.go
+  emptyContent, err := os.ReadFile(emptyKeyFilePath)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatalf("failed to read empty key file: %v", err)
+  }
+  var emptyAuthTokens []string
+  var tokens []string
+  for _, line := range strings.Split(string(emptyContent), "\n") {
+    token := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+    if token != "" {
+      tokens = append(tokens, token)
+    }
+  }
+  if len(tokens) > 0 {
+    emptyAuthTokens = tokens
+  } else {
+    emptyAuthTokens = nil
+  }
+
+  if emptyAuthTokens != nil {
+    t.Errorf("Expected emptyAuthTokens to be nil, got %v", emptyAuthTokens)
+  }
+
+  // Verify that checkAuth returns true when expectedTokens is nil
+  reqNoAuth := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/models", nil)
+  if !checkAuth(emptyAuthTokens, reqNoAuth) {
+    t.Errorf("Expected checkAuth to return true for nil expectedTokens")
+  }
+}
+
 
 
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 1d60f12..4f6550a 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 
 var httpClient = &http.Client{}
 
-func checkAuth(expectedToken string, r *http.Request) bool {
-  if expectedToken == "" {
+func checkAuth(expectedTokens []string, r *http.Request) bool {
+  if expectedTokens == nil {
     return true
   }
   authHeader := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ func checkAuth(expectedToken string, r *http.Request) bool {
     return false
   }
   token := strings.TrimPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ")
-  return token == expectedToken
+  for _, expected := range expectedTokens {
+    if token == expected {
+      return true
+    }
+  }
+  return false
 }
 
 func sendUnauthorized(w http.ResponseWriter) {
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ func sendUnauthorized(w http.ResponseWriter) {
   })
 }
 
-func handleModels(cm *ConfigManager, expectedToken string) http.HandlerFunc {
+func handleModels(cm *ConfigManager, expectedTokens []string) http.HandlerFunc {
   type ModelData struct {
     ID      string `json:"id"`
     Object  string `json:"object"`
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ func handleModels(cm *ConfigManager, expectedToken string) http.HandlerFunc {
   }
 
   return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-    if !checkAuth(expectedToken, r) {
+    if !checkAuth(expectedTokens, r) {
       sendUnauthorized(w)
       return
     }
@@ -91,9 +96,9 @@ func handleModels(cm *ConfigManager, expectedToken string) http.HandlerFunc {
   }
 }
 
-func handleChatCompletions(cm *ConfigManager, expectedToken string) http.HandlerFunc {
+func handleChatCompletions(cm *ConfigManager, expectedTokens []string) http.HandlerFunc {
   return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-    if !checkAuth(expectedToken, r) {
+    if !checkAuth(expectedTokens, r) {
       sendUnauthorized(w)
       return
     }
@@ -324,9 +329,9 @@ func handleChatCompletions(cm *ConfigManager, expectedToken string) http.Handler
   }
 }
 
-func handleImageGenerations(cm *ConfigManager, expectedToken string) http.HandlerFunc {
+func handleImageGenerations(cm *ConfigManager, expectedTokens []string) http.HandlerFunc {
   return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-    if !checkAuth(expectedToken, r) {
+    if !checkAuth(expectedTokens, r) {
       sendUnauthorized(w)
       return
     }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 00a721e..0f868b1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,14 +27,25 @@ func main() {
   csvUpdateInterval := flag.Int("csv-update-interval", 10, "Interval in minutes with which to run the CSV updater command")
   flag.Parse()
 
-  var authToken string
+  var authTokens []string
   if *keyPath != "" {
     content, err := os.ReadFile(*keyPath)
     if err != nil {
       log.Fatalf("Failed to read auth token file: %v", err)
     }
-    authToken = strings.TrimSpace(string(content))
-    log.Printf("Starting Dynagate LLM Gateway. Config: %s, Port: %d, Auth: Required", *csvPath, *port)
+    var tokens []string
+    for _, line := range strings.Split(string(content), "\n") {
+      token := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+      if token != "" {
+        tokens = append(tokens, token)
+      }
+    }
+    if len(tokens) > 0 {
+      authTokens = tokens
+      log.Printf("Starting Dynagate LLM Gateway. Config: %s, Port: %d, Auth: Required (%d tokens loaded)", *csvPath, *port, len(authTokens))
+    } else {
+      log.Printf("Starting Dynagate LLM Gateway. Config: %s, Port: %d, Auth: None (empty key file)", *csvPath, *port)
+    }
   } else {
     log.Printf("Starting Dynagate LLM Gateway. Config: %s, Port: %d, Auth: None", *csvPath, *port)
   }
@@ -62,9 +73,9 @@ func main() {
 
   // Register routes
   mux := http.NewServeMux()
-  mux.HandleFunc("/v1/models", handleModels(cm, authToken))
-  mux.HandleFunc("/v1/chat/completions", handleChatCompletions(cm, authToken))
-  mux.HandleFunc("/v1/images/generations", handleImageGenerations(cm, authToken))
+  mux.HandleFunc("/v1/models", handleModels(cm, authTokens))
+  mux.HandleFunc("/v1/chat/completions", handleChatCompletions(cm, authTokens))
+  mux.HandleFunc("/v1/images/generations", handleImageGenerations(cm, authTokens))
 
   server := &http.Server{
     Addr:    fmt.Sprintf(":%d", *port),