diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index 5199afa..3fad6fd 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import OAuthCallback from './pages/AuthManager/callback/AuthCallback';
 const App: React.FC = () => {
     const [isAuthenticated, setIsAuthenticated] = useState(ApiService.isLoggedIn());
     const [isTeacherAuthenticated, setIsTeacherAuthenticated] = useState(ApiService.isLoggedInTeacher());
+    const [isRoomRequireAuthentication, setRoomsRequireAuth] = useState(null);
     const location = useLocation();
 
     // Check login status every time the route changes
@@ -37,7 +38,13 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
             setIsTeacherAuthenticated(ApiService.isLoggedInTeacher());
         };
 
+        const fetchAuthenticatedRooms = async () => {
+            const data = await ApiService.getRoomsRequireAuth();
+            setRoomsRequireAuth(data);
+        };
+
         checkLoginStatus();
+        fetchAuthenticatedRooms();
     }, [location]);
 
     const handleLogout = () => {
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
                         {/* Pages espace étudiant */}
                         <Route
                             path="/student/join-room"
-                            element={isAuthenticated ? <JoinRoom /> : <Navigate to="/login" />}
+                            element={( !isRoomRequireAuthentication || isAuthenticated ) ? <JoinRoom /> : <Navigate to="/login" />}
                         />
 
                         {/* Pages authentification */}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/AuthManager/callback/AuthCallback.tsx b/client/src/pages/AuthManager/callback/AuthCallback.tsx
index 6ba290d..046abc7 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/AuthManager/callback/AuthCallback.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/AuthManager/callback/AuthCallback.tsx
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ const OAuthCallback: React.FC = () => {
     useEffect(() => {
         const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
         const user = searchParams.get('user');
+        const username = searchParams.get('username');
 
         if (user) {
             apiService.saveToken(user);
+            apiService.saveUsername(username || "");
             navigate('/');
         } else {
             navigate('/login');
diff --git a/client/src/pages/Student/JoinRoom/JoinRoom.tsx b/client/src/pages/Student/JoinRoom/JoinRoom.tsx
index e29bfb7..75516b0 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/Student/JoinRoom/JoinRoom.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/Student/JoinRoom/JoinRoom.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ import LoadingButton from '@mui/lab/LoadingButton';
 
 import LoginContainer from '../../../components/LoginContainer/LoginContainer'
 
+import ApiService from '../../../services/ApiService'
+
 const JoinRoom: React.FC = () => {
     const [roomName, setRoomName] = useState('');
-    const [username, setUsername] = useState('');
+    const [username, setUsername] = useState(ApiService.getUsername());
     const [socket, setSocket] = useState<Socket | null>(null);
     const [isWaitingForTeacher, setIsWaitingForTeacher] = useState(false);
     const [question, setQuestion] = useState<QuestionType>();
diff --git a/client/src/services/ApiService.tsx b/client/src/services/ApiService.tsx
index d5c0b28..b63bbdd 100644
--- a/client/src/services/ApiService.tsx
+++ b/client/src/services/ApiService.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,43 @@ class ApiService {
         }
     }
 
+    public saveUsername(username: string): void {
+        if (!username || username.length === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const object = {
+            username: username
+        }
+
+        localStorage.setItem("username", JSON.stringify(object));
+    }
+
+    public getUsername(): string {
+        const objectStr = localStorage.getItem("username");
+        
+        if (!objectStr) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        const object = JSON.parse(objectStr)
+
+        return object.username;
+    }
+
+    // Route to know if rooms need authentication to join
+    public async getRoomsRequireAuth(): Promise<any> {
+        const url: string = this.constructRequestUrl(`/auth/getRoomsRequireAuth`);
+        const result: AxiosResponse = await axios.get(url);
+
+        if (result.status == 200) {
+            return result.data.roomsRequireAuth;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public logout(): void {
+        localStorage.removeItem("username");
         return localStorage.removeItem("jwt");
     }
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 898a78a..770f6db 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ services:
       SITE_URL: http://localhost
       FRONTEND_PORT: 5173
       USE_PORTS: false
+      AUTHENTICATED_ROOMS: false
     volumes:
       - ./server/auth_config.json:/usr/src/app/serveur/config/auth_config.json
     depends_on:
diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
index 8553a4b..3ab7212 100644
--- a/server/.env.example
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ SESSION_Secret='session_secret'
 SITE_URL=http://localhost
 FRONTEND_PORT=5173
 USE_PORTS=false
+
+AUTHENTICATED_ROOMS=false
diff --git a/server/__tests__/auth.test.js b/server/__tests__/auth.test.js
index 0099d03..f3f92d5 100644
--- a/server/__tests__/auth.test.js
+++ b/server/__tests__/auth.test.js
@@ -205,3 +205,40 @@ describe(
       });  
   })
 );
+
+describe(
+  "Rooms requiring authentication", () => {
+    // Making a copy of env variables to restore them later
+    const OLD_ENV_VARIABLES = process.env;
+
+    let authConfigInstance;
+
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      authConfigInstance = new AuthConfig();
+    });
+
+    // Clearing cache just in case
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.resetModules();
+      process.env = { ...OLD_ENV_VARIABLES };
+    });
+
+    // Resetting the old values
+    afterAll(() => {
+      process.env = OLD_ENV_VARIABLES;
+    });
+
+    // tests cases as [environment variable value, expected value]
+    const cases = [["true", true], ["false", false], ["", false], ["other_than_true_false", false]];
+    test.each(cases)(
+      "Given %p as AUTHENTICATED_ROOMS environment variable value, returns %p",
+      (envVarArg, expectedResult) => {
+        process.env.AUTHENTICATED_ROOMS = envVarArg;
+        const isAuthRequired = authConfigInstance.getRoomsRequireAuth();
+
+        expect(isAuthRequired).toEqual(expectedResult);
+      }
+    );
+
+  }
+)
diff --git a/server/auth/auth-manager.js b/server/auth/auth-manager.js
index fce031e..27082f9 100644
--- a/server/auth/auth-manager.js
+++ b/server/auth/auth-manager.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AuthManager{
 
     async login(userInfo,req,res,next){
         const tokenToSave = jwt.create(userInfo.email, userInfo._id,userInfo.roles);
-        res.redirect(`/auth/callback?user=${tokenToSave}`);
+        res.redirect(`/auth/callback?user=${tokenToSave}&username=${userInfo.name}`);
         console.info(`L'utilisateur '${userInfo.name}' vient de se connecter`)
     }
 
diff --git a/server/config/auth.js b/server/config/auth.js
index 8f4605e..2b7c4df 100644
--- a/server/config/auth.js
+++ b/server/config/auth.js
@@ -175,6 +175,17 @@ class AuthConfig {
     }
   }
 
+  // Check if students must be authenticated to join a room
+  getRoomsRequireAuth() {
+    const roomRequireAuth = process.env.AUTHENTICATED_ROOMS;
+
+    if (!roomRequireAuth || roomRequireAuth !== "true") {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
 
 }
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/auth.js b/server/controllers/auth.js
index 21fa3b1..76769fb 100644
--- a/server/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/server/controllers/auth.js
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ class authController {
         }
     }
 
+    async getRoomsRequireAuth(req, res, next) {
+        const authC = new AuthConfig();
+        const roomsRequireAuth = authC.getRoomsRequireAuth();
+
+        const response = {
+            roomsRequireAuth
+        }
+
+        return res.json(response);
+    }
+
 }
 
 module.exports = new authController;
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diff --git a/server/routers/auth.js b/server/routers/auth.js
index c560864..7260669 100644
--- a/server/routers/auth.js
+++ b/server/routers/auth.js
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ const jwt = require('../middleware/jwtToken.js');
 const authController = require('../controllers/auth.js')
 
 router.get("/getActiveAuth",authController.getActive);
+router.get("/getRoomsRequireAuth", authController.getRoomsRequireAuth);
 
 module.exports = router;
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