diff --git a/internal_frontend/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts b/internal_frontend/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
index 2652a29..fe6ebe0 100644
--- a/internal_frontend/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
+++ b/internal_frontend/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
@@ -1,92 +1,5 @@
 import NextAuth from "next-auth";
-import KeycloakProvider from "next-auth/providers/keycloak";
-import type {NextAuthOptions} from "next-auth";
-
-interface TypedJWT {
-    access_token?: string;
-    refresh_token?: string;
-
-    [key: string]: unknown;
-}
-
-const {
-    KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID,
-    KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET,
-    KEYCLOAK_ISSUER,
-    NEXTAUTH_SECRET,
-} = process.env;
-
-if (!KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID) throw new Error("Missing KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID");
-if (!KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET) throw new Error("Missing KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET");
-if (!KEYCLOAK_ISSUER) throw new Error("Missing KEYCLOAK_ISSUER");
-if (!NEXTAUTH_SECRET) throw new Error("Missing NEXTAUTH_SECRET");
-
-console.log("[auth] Using Keycloak provider:");
-console.log("  - Client ID:", KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID);
-console.log("  - Issuer:", KEYCLOAK_ISSUER);
-
-async function isTokenValid(token: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    try {
-        const res = await fetch(`${KEYCLOAK_ISSUER}/protocol/openid-connect/userinfo`, {
-            headers: {
-                Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
-            },
-        });
-
-        return res.ok;
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.error("[auth] Failed to validate access token:", error);
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-export const authOptions: NextAuthOptions = {
-    providers: [
-        KeycloakProvider({
-            clientId: KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID,
-            clientSecret: KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET,
-            issuer: KEYCLOAK_ISSUER,
-        }),
-    ],
-    secret: NEXTAUTH_SECRET,
-    session: {
-        strategy: "jwt",
-    },
-    callbacks: {
-        async jwt({token, account}) {
-            if (account) {
-                token.access_token = account.access_token;
-                token.refresh_token = account.refresh_token;
-                console.log("[auth] JWT callback: new login from Keycloak");
-                return token;
-            }
-
-            const {access_token} = token as TypedJWT;
-            if (access_token) {
-                const valid = await isTokenValid(access_token);
-                if (!valid) {
-                    console.warn("[auth] Access token invalid — clearing session");
-                    return {};
-                }
-            }
-
-            console.log("[auth] JWT callback: reusing existing token");
-            return token;
-        },
-
-        async session({session, token}) {
-            const {access_token, refresh_token} = token as TypedJWT;
-            console.log("[auth] Session callback: enriching session with tokens");
-            return {
-                ...session,
-                accessToken: access_token,
-                refreshToken: refresh_token,
-            };
-        },
-    },
-};
-
-console.log("[auth] NextAuth handler initialized");
+import {authOptions} from "@/lib/auth/authOptions";
 
 const handler = NextAuth(authOptions);
 export {handler as GET, handler as POST};
diff --git a/internal_frontend/lib/auth/authOptions.ts b/internal_frontend/lib/auth/authOptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8bb1eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal_frontend/lib/auth/authOptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import KeycloakProvider from "next-auth/providers/keycloak";
+import type {NextAuthOptions} from "next-auth";
+
+interface TypedJWT {
+    access_token?: string;
+    refresh_token?: string;
+
+    [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+const {
+    KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID,
+    KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET,
+    KEYCLOAK_ISSUER,
+    NEXTAUTH_SECRET,
+} = process.env;
+
+if (!KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID) throw new Error("Missing KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID");
+if (!KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET) throw new Error("Missing KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET");
+if (!KEYCLOAK_ISSUER) throw new Error("Missing KEYCLOAK_ISSUER");
+if (!NEXTAUTH_SECRET) throw new Error("Missing NEXTAUTH_SECRET");
+
+console.log("[auth] Using Keycloak provider:");
+console.log("  - Client ID:", KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID);
+console.log("  - Issuer:", KEYCLOAK_ISSUER);
+
+async function isTokenValid(token: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch(`${KEYCLOAK_ISSUER}/protocol/openid-connect/userinfo`, {
+            headers: {
+                Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+            },
+        });
+
+        return res.ok;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("[auth] Failed to validate access token:", error);
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+export const authOptions: NextAuthOptions = {
+    providers: [
+        KeycloakProvider({
+            clientId: KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID,
+            clientSecret: KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET,
+            issuer: KEYCLOAK_ISSUER,
+        }),
+    ],
+    secret: NEXTAUTH_SECRET,
+    session: {
+        strategy: "jwt",
+    },
+    callbacks: {
+        async jwt({token, account}) {
+            if (account) {
+                token.access_token = account.access_token;
+                token.refresh_token = account.refresh_token;
+                console.log("[auth] JWT callback: new login from Keycloak");
+                return token;
+            }
+
+            const {access_token} = token as TypedJWT;
+            if (access_token) {
+                const valid = await isTokenValid(access_token);
+                if (!valid) {
+                    console.warn("[auth] Access token invalid — clearing session");
+                    return {};
+                }
+            }
+
+            console.log("[auth] JWT callback: reusing existing token");
+            return token;
+        },
+
+        async session({session, token}) {
+            const {access_token, refresh_token} = token as TypedJWT;
+            console.log("[auth] Session callback: enriching session with tokens");
+            return {
+                ...session,
+                accessToken: access_token,
+                refreshToken: refresh_token,
+            };
+        },
+    },
+};
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