diff --git a/PostFundManagement.Api/Endpoints/Communications/SendInviteEndpoint.cs b/PostFundManagement.Api/Endpoints/Communications/SendInviteEndpoint.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e194fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PostFundManagement.Api/Endpoints/Communications/SendInviteEndpoint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Abstractions;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Api;
+using PostFundManagement.Domain.Extensions;
+
+namespace PostFundManagement.Api.Endpoints.Communications;
+
+[ApiVersionTarget(1)]
+public class SendInviteEndpoint : IEndpoint
+{
+    public void Map(IEndpointRouteBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.MapPost("api/communications/invite", () =>
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        })
+        .RequireAuthorization()
+        .WithDescription("Trigger an invite to an organization or candidate (specifying NotificationPlatform)")
+        .WithName(typeof(SendInviteEndpoint).ToEndpointName())
+        .MapToApiVersion(new ApiVersion(1))
+        .Produces(StatusCodes.Status200OK)
+        .Produces(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)
+        .Produces(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized)
+        .WithTags(EndpointTags.Communications);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/PostFundManagement.Api/Extensions/Security.cs b/PostFundManagement.Api/Extensions/Security.cs
index d638f7d..3a16f10 100644
--- a/PostFundManagement.Api/Extensions/Security.cs
+++ b/PostFundManagement.Api/Extensions/Security.cs
@@ -54,18 +54,18 @@ public static class Security
 
         services.AddDataProtection().PersistKeysToDbContext<DataProtectionDbContext>()
             .ProtectKeysWithCertificate(certificate)
-            .SetApplicationName("LiteCharmsApp");
+            .SetApplicationName("PfmApp");
 
-        services.Configure<DataProtectionOptions>(options => options.ApplicationDiscriminator = "LiteCharmsApp");
+        services.Configure<DataProtectionOptions>(options => options.ApplicationDiscriminator = "PfmApp");
 
         services.ConfigureCookieOidcSameSiteSupport();
 
-        var configSection = configuration.GetSection(nameof(SecuritySettings));
+        var configSection = configuration.GetSection(nameof(SecurityClientSettings));
 
-        var authOptions = new SecuritySettings();
+        var authOptions = new SecurityClientSettings();
         configSection.Bind(authOptions);
 
-        services.Configure<SecuritySettings>(configSection);
+        services.Configure<SecurityClientSettings>(configSection);
 
         services.AddAuthentication(options =>
         {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public static class Security
         {
             options.Cookie.SecurePolicy = CookieSecurePolicy.Always;
             options.Cookie.SameSite = SameSiteMode.Lax;
-            options.Cookie.Name = "LiteCharmsApp.Session";
+            options.Cookie.Name = "PfmApp.Session";
         })
         .AddOpenIdConnect(OpenIdConnectDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, options =>
         {
@@ -123,4 +123,31 @@ public static class Security
 
         return services;
     }
+
+    public static IServiceCollection AddApiSecurity(this IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        var configSection = configuration.GetSection(nameof(SecuritySettings));
+
+        var authOptions = new SecuritySettings();
+        configSection.Bind(authOptions);
+
+        services.Configure<SecuritySettings>(configSection);
+
+        services.AddAuthentication(JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
+            .AddJwtBearer(options =>
+            {
+                options.Authority = authOptions.Authority;
+                options.Audience = authOptions.Audience;
+                options.TokenValidationParameters = new TokenValidationParameters
+                {
+                    ValidIssuer = authOptions.Authority,
+                    ValidateAudience = true,
+                    ValidateIssuer = true,
+                };
+            });
+
+        services.AddAuthorization();
+
+        return services;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/PostFundManagement.Api/PostFundManagement.Api.csproj b/PostFundManagement.Api/PostFundManagement.Api.csproj
index 66b2287..eb05e7e 100644
--- a/PostFundManagement.Api/PostFundManagement.Api.csproj
+++ b/PostFundManagement.Api/PostFundManagement.Api.csproj
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     <Using Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication" />
     <Using Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies" />
     <Using Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect" />
+    <Using Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" />
+    <Using Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Health Checks -->
diff --git a/PostFundManagement.Api/Program.cs b/PostFundManagement.Api/Program.cs
index 1c6611e..a2b45e8 100644
--- a/PostFundManagement.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/PostFundManagement.Api/Program.cs
@@ -16,17 +16,16 @@ builder.Services.AddApiServices(builder.Configuration);
 
 builder.Services.AddMediator();
 builder.Services.AddSecurityApiSdk(builder.Configuration);
-builder.Services.AddWebSecurity(builder.Configuration);
+builder.Services.AddApiSecurity(builder.Configuration);
 
 builder.Services.AddScoped(typeof(IPipelineBehavior<,>), typeof(TelemetryPipelineBehavior<,>));
 builder.Services.AddScoped(typeof(IPipelineBehavior<,>), typeof(LoggingPipelineBehavior<,>));
 
 builder.Services.AddQuartzScheduler(DefaultSchedulerName, builder.Configuration);
-
 builder.Services.AddEmailServices(builder.Configuration);
+builder.Services.AddHashServices(builder.Configuration);
 
 builder.Services.AddHttpClient();
-builder.Services.AddHashServices(builder.Configuration);
 builder.Services.AddDataProtectionDatabase(builder.Configuration);
 builder.Services.AddApplicationDbContext(builder.Configuration);
 
diff --git a/PostFundManagement.Domain/Extensions/EndpointTags.cs b/PostFundManagement.Domain/Extensions/EndpointTags.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff74f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PostFundManagement.Domain/Extensions/EndpointTags.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace PostFundManagement.Domain.Extensions;
+
+public static class EndpointTags
+{
+    public const string Governance = nameof(Governance);
+
+    public const string Projects = nameof(Projects);
+
+    public const string Grants = nameof(Grants);
+
+    public const string Execution = nameof(Execution);
+
+    public const string Evidence = "Evidence & M&E";
+    
+    public const string Communications = nameof(Communications);
+}
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