diff --git a/infra/cloud_function.tf b/infra/cloud_function.tf
index 6942b65..12534ae 100644
--- a/infra/cloud_function.tf
+++ b/infra/cloud_function.tf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ resource "google_cloudfunctions2_function" "watchdog_notifications" {
       TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN_SECRET_ID       = google_secret_manager_secret.telegram_bot_token.secret_id
       TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID                   = var.telegram_chat_id
       QUICKNODE_SECURITY_TOKEN_SECRET_ID = google_secret_manager_secret.quicknode_security_token.secret_id
+      X_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET_ID             = google_secret_manager_secret.x_auth_token.secret_id
 
       # Logs execution ID for easier debugging => https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/monitoring/logging#viewing_runtime_logs
       LOG_EXECUTION_ID = true
diff --git a/infra/local-dotenv-file.tf b/infra/local-dotenv-file.tf
index edde379..a68213a 100644
--- a/infra/local-dotenv-file.tf
+++ b/infra/local-dotenv-file.tf
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ resource "local_file" "env_file" {
     DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL_SECRET_ID=${var.discord_webhook_url_secret_id}
     TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN_SECRET_ID=${var.telegram_bot_token_secret_id}
     TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=${var.telegram_chat_id}
+    QUICKNODE_SECURITY_TOKEN_SECRET_ID=${var.quicknode_security_token_secret_id}
+    X_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET_ID=${var.x_auth_token_secret_id}
   EOT
 }
diff --git a/infra/secret-manager.tf b/infra/secret-manager.tf
index 9f476c2..add1cf3 100644
--- a/infra/secret-manager.tf
+++ b/infra/secret-manager.tf
@@ -30,6 +30,21 @@ resource "google_secret_manager_secret_version" "telegram_bot_token" {
   secret_data = var.telegram_bot_token
 }
 
+# Creates a new secret for the x-auth-token header, which is used to authenticate requests of origin other than Quicknode.
+resource "google_secret_manager_secret" "x_auth_token" {
+  project   = module.bootstrap.seed_project_id
+  secret_id = var.x_auth_token_secret_id
+
+  replication {
+    auto {}
+  }
+}
+
+resource "google_secret_manager_secret_version" "x_auth_token" {
+  secret      = google_secret_manager_secret.x_auth_token.id
+  secret_data = var.x_auth_token
+}
+
 # Creates a new secret for the Quicknode Security Token which is used to verify that requests to the Cloud Function are coming from Quicknode.
 resource "google_secret_manager_secret" "quicknode_security_token" {
   project   = module.bootstrap.seed_project_id
diff --git a/infra/variables.tf b/infra/variables.tf
index 410067f..49ad196 100644
--- a/infra/variables.tf
+++ b/infra/variables.tf
@@ -70,6 +70,25 @@ variable "quicknode_api_key" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
+# You can look this up via:
+#  `gcloud secrets list`
+variable "quicknode_security_token_secret_id" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "quicknode-security-token"
+}
+
+# You can look this up via:
+#  `gcloud secrets list`
+variable "x_auth_token_secret_id" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "x-auth-token"
+}
+
+variable "x_auth_token" {
+  type      = string
+  sensitive = true
+}
+
 variable "function_name" {
   type    = string
   default = "watchdog-notifications"
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 7544401..d6938d3 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface Env {
   GCP_PROJECT_ID: string;
   DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL_SECRET_ID: string;
   QUICKNODE_SECURITY_TOKEN_SECRET_ID: string;
+  X_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET_ID: string;
   TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN_SECRET_ID: string;
   TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: string;
 }
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const schema: JSONSchemaType<Env> = {
     "GCP_PROJECT_ID",
     "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL_SECRET_ID",
     "QUICKNODE_SECURITY_TOKEN_SECRET_ID",
+    "X_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET_ID",
     "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN_SECRET_ID",
     "TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID",
   ],
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ const schema: JSONSchemaType<Env> = {
     GCP_PROJECT_ID: { type: "string" },
     DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL_SECRET_ID: { type: "string" },
     QUICKNODE_SECURITY_TOKEN_SECRET_ID: { type: "string" },
+    X_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET_ID: { type: "string" },
     TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN_SECRET_ID: { type: "string" },
     TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: { type: "string" },
   },
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7070396..4074d1b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -10,17 +10,25 @@ import { EventType } from "./types.js";
 import parseTransactionReceipts from "./parse-transaction-receipts";
 import sendDiscordNotification from "./send-discord-notification";
 import sendTelegramNotification from "./send-telegram-notification";
-// import validateRequestOrigin from "./validate-request-origin";
+import { isFromQuicknode, hasAuthToken } from "./validate-request-origin";
 
 export const watchdogNotifier: HttpFunction = async (
   req: Request,
   res: Response,
 ) => {
+  const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development";
   try {
-    // TODO: Activate this after we've verified it's working via SortedOracle events
-    // if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development") {
-    //   await validateRequestOrigin(req);
-    // }
+    if (isProduction) {
+      const isAuthorized =
+        (await isFromQuicknode(req)) || (await hasAuthToken(req));
+
+      if (!isAuthorized) {
+        console.error("Origin validation failed for request.");
+        res.status(401).send("Unauthorized");
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     const parsedEvents = parseTransactionReceipts(req.body);
 
     for (const parsedEvent of parsedEvents) {
diff --git a/src/validate-request-origin.ts b/src/validate-request-origin.ts
index 9f093dc..2e5e380 100644
--- a/src/validate-request-origin.ts
+++ b/src/validate-request-origin.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import crypto from "crypto";
 import config from "./config";
 import getSecret from "./get-secret";
 
-export default async function validateRequestOrigin(req: Request) {
+export async function isFromQuicknode(req: Request): Promise<boolean> {
   const quicknodeSecurityToken = await getSecret(
     config.QUICKNODE_SECURITY_TOKEN_SECRET_ID,
   );
@@ -12,40 +12,17 @@ export default async function validateRequestOrigin(req: Request) {
   const contentHash = req.headers["x-qn-content-hash"];
   const timestamp = req.headers["x-qn-timestamp"];
 
-  if (!nonce || typeof nonce !== "string") {
-    console.error("No valid quicknode nonce found in request headers:", nonce);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!contentHash || typeof contentHash !== "string") {
-    console.error(
-      "No valid quicknode content hash found in request headers:",
-      contentHash,
-    );
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!timestamp || typeof timestamp !== "string") {
-    console.error(
-      "No valid quicknode timestamp found in request headers:",
-      contentHash,
-    );
-    return;
-  }
-
   const hmac = crypto.createHmac("sha256", quicknodeSecurityToken);
   hmac.update(`${nonce}${contentHash}${timestamp}`);
 
   const expectedSignature = hmac.digest("base64");
 
-  if (givenSignature === expectedSignature) {
-    console.log(
-      "The signature given matches the expected signature and is valid.",
-    );
-    return;
-  } else {
-    throw new Error(
-      "Signature validation failed for the request's Quicknode signature header",
-    );
-  }
+  return givenSignature === expectedSignature;
+}
+
+export async function hasAuthToken(req: Request): Promise<boolean> {
+  const authToken = req.headers["x-auth-token"];
+  const expectedAuthToken = await getSecret(config.X_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET_ID);
+
+  return authToken === expectedAuthToken;
 }
diff --git a/test-deployed-function.sh b/test-deployed-function.sh
index a159d5f..862eb69 100755
--- a/test-deployed-function.sh
+++ b/test-deployed-function.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ set -u          # Treat unset variables as an error when substituting
 # This only works if the function has been deployed and your `terraform` can access the state backend
 raw_function_url=$(terraform -chdir=infra output -json function_uri)
 function_url=$(echo "${raw_function_url}" | jq -r)
+auth_token=$(gcloud secrets versions access latest --secret x-auth-token)
 
 curl "${function_url}" \
 	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+	-H "X-AUTH-TOKEN: $auth_token" \
 	-d @src/proposal-created.fixture.json