diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 064d926c3..14a6dd6d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Added
 
 ### Changed
+- Can now put redoc route behind authentication
 
 ### Remove
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/routes/Redoc.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/routes/Redoc.kt
index df1262c5e..b67061894 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/routes/Redoc.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/routes/Redoc.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package io.bkbn.kompendium.core.routes
 import io.ktor.http.HttpStatusCode
 import io.ktor.server.application.call
 import io.ktor.server.html.respondHtml
-import io.ktor.server.routing.Routing
+import io.ktor.server.routing.Route
 import io.ktor.server.routing.get
 import io.ktor.server.routing.route
 import kotlinx.html.body
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import kotlinx.html.unsafe
  * @param pageTitle Webpage title you wish to be displayed on your docs
  * @param specUrl url to point ReDoc to the OpenAPI json document
  */
-fun Routing.redoc(pageTitle: String = "Docs", specUrl: String = "/openapi.json") {
+fun Route.redoc(pageTitle: String = "Docs", specUrl: String = "/openapi.json") {
   route("/docs") {
     get {
       call.respondHtml(HttpStatusCode.OK) {
diff --git a/playground/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/playground/AuthPlayground.kt b/playground/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/playground/AuthPlayground.kt
index e6c63c753..c2f6fbcea 100644
--- a/playground/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/playground/AuthPlayground.kt
+++ b/playground/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/playground/AuthPlayground.kt
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ import io.ktor.server.routing.route
 import io.ktor.server.routing.routing
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 
-/**
- * Application entrypoint.  Run this and head on over to `localhost:8081/docs`
- * to see a very simple yet beautifully documented API
- */
 fun main() {
   embeddedServer(
     Netty,
@@ -43,7 +39,6 @@ fun main() {
 }
 
 private fun Application.mainModule() {
-  // Installs Simple JSON Content Negotiation
   install(ContentNegotiation) {
     json(Json {
       serializersModule = KompendiumSerializersModule.module
@@ -75,10 +70,6 @@ private fun Application.mainModule() {
   routing {
     redoc(pageTitle = "Simple API Docs")
     authenticate("basic") {
-      // This adds ReDoc support at the `/docs` endpoint.
-      // By default, it will point at the `/openapi.json` created by Kompendium
-
-      // Route with a get handler
       route("/{id}") {
         idDocumentation()
         get {
@@ -89,7 +80,6 @@ private fun Application.mainModule() {
   }
 }
 
-// Documentation for our route
 private fun Route.idDocumentation() {
   install(NotarizedRoute()) {
     parameters = listOf(
diff --git a/playground/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/playground/HiddenDocsPlayground.kt b/playground/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/playground/HiddenDocsPlayground.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fce2099a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/playground/HiddenDocsPlayground.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package io.bkbn.kompendium.playground
+
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.attribute.KompendiumAttributes
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.metadata.GetInfo
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.plugin.NotarizedApplication
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.plugin.NotarizedRoute
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.routes.redoc
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.json.schema.definition.TypeDefinition
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.oas.component.Components
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.oas.payload.Parameter
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.oas.security.BasicAuth
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.oas.serialization.KompendiumSerializersModule
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.playground.util.ExampleResponse
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.playground.util.Util.baseSpec
+import io.ktor.http.HttpStatusCode
+import io.ktor.serialization.kotlinx.json.json
+import io.ktor.server.application.Application
+import io.ktor.server.application.call
+import io.ktor.server.application.install
+import io.ktor.server.auth.Authentication
+import io.ktor.server.auth.UserIdPrincipal
+import io.ktor.server.auth.authenticate
+import io.ktor.server.auth.basic
+import io.ktor.server.engine.embeddedServer
+import io.ktor.server.netty.Netty
+import io.ktor.server.plugins.contentnegotiation.ContentNegotiation
+import io.ktor.server.response.respond
+import io.ktor.server.routing.Route
+import io.ktor.server.routing.application
+import io.ktor.server.routing.get
+import io.ktor.server.routing.route
+import io.ktor.server.routing.routing
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+
+fun main() {
+  embeddedServer(
+    Netty,
+    port = 8081,
+    module = Application::mainModule
+  ).start(wait = true)
+}
+
+private fun Application.mainModule() {
+  install(ContentNegotiation) {
+    json(Json {
+      serializersModule = KompendiumSerializersModule.module
+      encodeDefaults = true
+      explicitNulls = false
+    })
+  }
+  install(Authentication) {
+    basic("basic") {
+      realm = "Ktor Server"
+      validate { credentials ->
+        if (credentials.name == credentials.password) {
+          UserIdPrincipal(credentials.name)
+        } else {
+          null
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  install(NotarizedApplication()) {
+    spec = baseSpec.copy(
+      components = Components(
+        securitySchemes = mutableMapOf(
+          "basic" to BasicAuth()
+        )
+      )
+    )
+    openApiJson = {
+      authenticate("basic") {
+        route("/openapi.json") {
+          get {
+            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.OK, this@route.application.attributes[KompendiumAttributes.openApiSpec])
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  routing {
+    authenticate("basic") {
+      redoc(pageTitle = "Simple API Docs")
+      route("/{id}") {
+        idDocumentation()
+        get {
+          call.respond(HttpStatusCode.OK, ExampleResponse(true))
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+private fun Route.idDocumentation() {
+  install(NotarizedRoute()) {
+    parameters = listOf(
+      Parameter(
+        name = "id",
+        `in` = Parameter.Location.path,
+        schema = TypeDefinition.STRING
+      )
+    )
+    get = GetInfo.builder {
+      summary("Get user by id")
+      description("A very neat endpoint!")
+      security = mapOf(
+        "basic" to emptyList()
+      )
+      response {
+        responseCode(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        responseType<ExampleResponse>()
+        description("Will return whether or not the user is real 😱")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}