diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/authentication/entity/Role.java b/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/authentication/entity/Role.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45a9708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/authentication/entity/Role.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.code4ro.nextdoor.authentication.entity;
+
+public enum Role {
+	REGULAR, PUBLIC_AUTHORITY, PUBLIC_UTILITY
+}
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/authentication/entity/User.java b/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/authentication/entity/User.java
index abd7350..8934d43 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/authentication/entity/User.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/authentication/entity/User.java
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 package com.code4ro.nextdoor.authentication.entity;
 
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.EnumType;
+import javax.persistence.Enumerated;
+
 import com.code4ro.nextdoor.core.entity.BaseEntity;
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Setter;
 
-import javax.persistence.Column;
-import javax.persistence.Entity;
-
 @Entity
 @Getter
 @Setter
 @NoArgsConstructor
-@AllArgsConstructor
 public class User extends BaseEntity {
-    @Column(unique = true)
-    private String email;
-    private String password;
+	@Column(unique = true)
+	private String email;
+	private String password;
+
+	@Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
+	private Role role;
+
+	public User(String email, String password) {
+		this.email = email;
+		this.password = password;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/security/entity/UserPrincipal.java b/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/security/entity/UserPrincipal.java
index 77f566c..bb8a8de 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/security/entity/UserPrincipal.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/code4ro/nextdoor/security/entity/UserPrincipal.java
@@ -1,31 +1,40 @@
 package com.code4ro.nextdoor.security.entity;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
+import org.springframework.security.core.authority.SimpleGrantedAuthority;
+import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
+
+import com.code4ro.nextdoor.authentication.entity.Role;
 import com.code4ro.nextdoor.authentication.entity.User;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.UUID;
 
 @Getter
 @AllArgsConstructor
 public class UserPrincipal implements UserDetails {
     private UUID id;
-    private String email;
+    private String email;   
     @JsonIgnore
     private String password;
+    private Role userRole;
 
     public static UserPrincipal create(final User user) {
-        return new UserPrincipal(user.getId(), user.getEmail(), user.getPassword());
+        return new UserPrincipal(user.getId(), user.getEmail(), user.getPassword(), user.getRole());
     }
 
     @Override
     public Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> getAuthorities() {
-        return Collections.emptyList();
+    	if (this.getUserRole() == null) {
+    		return Collections.emptyList();
+    	}
+        return List.of(new SimpleGrantedAuthority(this.getUserRole().toString()));
     }
 
     @Override