diff --git a/src/reliqua/auth.py b/src/reliqua/auth.py
index 412cfa6..8ee552f 100644
--- a/src/reliqua/auth.py
+++ b/src/reliqua/auth.py
@@ -677,6 +677,11 @@ def process_resource(self, req, resp, resource, _params):
         user = None
         authorized = False
 
+        # if resource has explicit no_auth, always skip
+        # authentication.
+        if getattr(resource, "no_auth", False):
+            return
+
         # check if request requires authentication
         if not self.control.authentication_required(req.uri_template, req.method, resource):
             return
diff --git a/src/reliqua/docs.py b/src/reliqua/docs.py
index 08f2ae4..38a29be 100644
--- a/src/reliqua/docs.py
+++ b/src/reliqua/docs.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Copyright 2016-2024.
 """
 
+from reliqua.resources.base import Resource
+
 
 def default_responses():
     """Return default response schema."""
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ def default_responses():
     }
 
 
-class Docs:
+class Docs(Resource):
     """
     Documents endpoint class.
 
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ class Docs:
     The return type of the method.
     """
 
+    no_auth = True
+
     def __init__(self, schema):
         """
         Create Docs instance.
diff --git a/src/reliqua/swagger.py b/src/reliqua/swagger.py
index 106b58b..534754d 100644
--- a/src/reliqua/swagger.py
+++ b/src/reliqua/swagger.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Copyright 2016-2024.
 """
 
+from reliqua.resources.base import Resource
+
 from .status_codes import HTTP
 
 
@@ -57,15 +59,20 @@ def index(spec, server, sort="alpha", highlight="true"):
     """
 
 
-class Swagger:
+class Swagger(Resource):
     """Class to server the static swagger files."""
 
-    def __init__(self, url, openapi_url, sort="alpha", highlight=True):
+    no_auth = True
+
+    def __init__(self, url, openapi_url, sort="alpha", highlight=True, authenticate=False):
         """
         Create a Swagger instance.
 
         :param str url:            URL to Swagger instance
-        :param str swagger_file:   URL to Swagger file
+        :param str openapi_url:    URL to OpenAPI spec
+        :param srt sort:           Tag/Endpoint sort order
+        :param bool highlight:     Syntax highlighting
+        :param bool authenticate:  Docs need authentication
         :return:                   None
         """
         self.url = url