diff --git a/src/cognito/access-control.ts b/src/cognito/access-control.ts
index 6b531ac..5e8c387 100644
--- a/src/cognito/access-control.ts
+++ b/src/cognito/access-control.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export enum Scopes {
   CATEGORIES_WRITE = 'categories.write',
   MARKETS_READ = 'markets.read',
   KEYWORDS_READ = 'keywords.read',
+  KEYWORDS_PUBLIC_READ = 'keywords.public.read',
   KEYWORDS_WRITE = 'keywords.write',
   LOCALES_READ = 'locales.read',
   TEXTS_READ = 'texts.read',
@@ -102,6 +103,17 @@ export const ScopeAccess = (() => {
         return validationObject(Object.values(Scopes));
       }
 
+      if (user.userName === 'public_access_user') {
+        // Public access user has all public scopes
+        return validationObject([
+          Scopes.CATEGORIES_PUBLIC_READ,
+          Scopes.DESIGNERS_PUBLIC_READ,
+          Scopes.INTERIORS_PUBLIC_READ,
+          Scopes.PRODUCTS_PUBLIC_READ,
+          Scopes.KEYWORDS_PUBLIC_READ,
+        ]);
+      }
+
       // AccessToken with scopes
       return validationObject(getScopes(user));
     },
diff --git a/src/cognito/cognito-client.ts b/src/cognito/cognito-client.ts
index 175d6e7..fe6b74d 100644
--- a/src/cognito/cognito-client.ts
+++ b/src/cognito/cognito-client.ts
@@ -221,9 +221,13 @@ const verifyAuthentication = async (req: IncomingMessage) => {
       accessToken: null,
       idToken: null,
     };
-  } else {
-    notAuthorizedError();
   }
+  return {
+    userName: 'public_access_user',
+    isValid: true,
+    accessToken: null,
+    idToken: null,
+  };
 };
 
 export { verifyToken, verifyAuthentication };