diff --git a/internal/core/authentication.go b/internal/core/authentication.go
index 8d2e0d41..671f570b 100644
--- a/internal/core/authentication.go
+++ b/internal/core/authentication.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func externalAuth(
 		Password: password,
 		Path:     path,
 		Protocol: string(protocol),
+		ID:       id,
 		Action: func() string {
 			if publish {
 				return "publish"
diff --git a/internal/core/hls_manager_test.go b/internal/core/hls_manager_test.go
index 62651777..3d9a454f 100644
--- a/internal/core/hls_manager_test.go
+++ b/internal/core/hls_manager_test.go
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ type testHTTPAuthenticator struct {
 	s *http.Server
 }
 
-func newTestHTTPAuthenticator(protocol string, action string) (*testHTTPAuthenticator, error) {
+func newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t *testing.T, protocol string, action string) *testHTTPAuthenticator {
 	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:9120")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	ts := &testHTTPAuthenticator{
 		protocol: protocol,
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ func newTestHTTPAuthenticator(protocol string, action string) (*testHTTPAuthenti
 	ts.s = &http.Server{Handler: router}
 	go ts.s.Serve(ln)
 
-	return ts, nil
+	return ts
 }
 
 func (ts *testHTTPAuthenticator) close() {
@@ -55,6 +53,7 @@ func (ts *testHTTPAuthenticator) onAuth(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		Password string `json:"password"`
 		Path     string `json:"path"`
 		Protocol string `json:"protocol"`
+		ID       string `json:"id"`
 		Action   string `json:"action"`
 		Query    string `json:"query"`
 	}
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ func (ts *testHTTPAuthenticator) onAuth(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		in.Password != "testpass" ||
 		in.Path != "teststream" ||
 		in.Protocol != ts.protocol ||
+		in.ID == "" ||
 		in.Action != ts.action ||
 		(in.Query != "user=testreader&pass=testpass&param=value" &&
 			in.Query != "user=testpublisher&pass=testpass&param=value" &&
diff --git a/internal/core/rtmp_server_test.go b/internal/core/rtmp_server_test.go
index 9994078c..76fa332b 100644
--- a/internal/core/rtmp_server_test.go
+++ b/internal/core/rtmp_server_test.go
@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@ func TestRTMPServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 			var a *testHTTPAuthenticator
 			if ca == "external" {
-				var err error
-				a, err = newTestHTTPAuthenticator("rtmp", "publish")
-				require.NoError(t, err)
+				a = newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t, "rtmp", "publish")
 			}
 
 			u1, err := url.Parse("rtmp://127.0.0.1:1935/teststream?user=testpublisher&pass=testpass&param=value")
@@ -245,8 +243,7 @@ func TestRTMPServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if ca == "external" {
 				a.close()
-				a, err = newTestHTTPAuthenticator("rtmp", "read")
-				require.NoError(t, err)
+				a = newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t, "rtmp", "read")
 				defer a.close()
 			}
 
@@ -330,8 +327,7 @@ func TestRTMPServerAuthFail(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 		defer p.Close()
 
-		a, err := newTestHTTPAuthenticator("rtmp", "publish")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		a := newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t, "rtmp", "publish")
 		defer a.close()
 
 		u1, err := url.Parse("rtmp://127.0.0.1:1935/teststream?user=testuser1&pass=testpass")
diff --git a/internal/core/rtsp_server_test.go b/internal/core/rtsp_server_test.go
index 2a276101..68bd3bd8 100644
--- a/internal/core/rtsp_server_test.go
+++ b/internal/core/rtsp_server_test.go
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ func TestRTSPServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 			var a *testHTTPAuthenticator
 			if ca == "external" {
-				var err error
-				a, err = newTestHTTPAuthenticator("rtsp", "publish")
-				require.NoError(t, err)
+				a = newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t, "rtsp", "publish")
 			}
 
 			medi := testMediaH264
@@ -88,9 +86,7 @@ func TestRTSPServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if ca == "external" {
 				a.close()
-				var err error
-				a, err = newTestHTTPAuthenticator("rtsp", "read")
-				require.NoError(t, err)
+				a = newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t, "rtsp", "read")
 				defer a.close()
 			}
 
@@ -257,15 +253,14 @@ func TestRTSPServerAuthFail(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 		defer p.Close()
 
-		a, err := newTestHTTPAuthenticator("rtsp", "publish")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		a := newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t, "rtsp", "publish")
 		defer a.close()
 
 		medi := testMediaH264
 
 		c := gortsplib.Client{}
 
-		err = c.StartRecording(
+		err := c.StartRecording(
 			"rtsp://testpublisher2:testpass@localhost:8554/teststream?param=value",
 			media.Medias{medi},
 		)
diff --git a/internal/highleveltests/hls_server_test.go b/internal/highleveltests/hls_server_test.go
index 3ca33c11..dcb631f4 100644
--- a/internal/highleveltests/hls_server_test.go
+++ b/internal/highleveltests/hls_server_test.go
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ type testHTTPAuthenticator struct {
 	s *http.Server
 }
 
-func newTestHTTPAuthenticator(action string) (*testHTTPAuthenticator, error) {
+func newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t *testing.T, action string) *testHTTPAuthenticator {
 	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:9120")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	ts := &testHTTPAuthenticator{
 		action: action,
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ func newTestHTTPAuthenticator(action string) (*testHTTPAuthenticator, error) {
 	ts.s = &http.Server{Handler: router}
 	go ts.s.Serve(ln)
 
-	return ts, nil
+	return ts
 }
 
 func (ts *testHTTPAuthenticator) close() {
@@ -138,9 +136,7 @@ func TestHLSServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 				var a *testHTTPAuthenticator
 				if mode == "external" {
-					var err error
-					a, err = newTestHTTPAuthenticator("publish")
-					require.NoError(t, err)
+					a = newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t, "publish")
 				}
 
 				cnt1, err := newContainer("ffmpeg", "source", []string{
@@ -158,9 +154,7 @@ func TestHLSServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 				if mode == "external" {
 					a.close()
-					var err error
-					a, err = newTestHTTPAuthenticator("read")
-					require.NoError(t, err)
+					a = newTestHTTPAuthenticator(t, "read")
 					defer a.close()
 				}