diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/include/rpc/common.hpp b/repertory/librepertory/include/rpc/common.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7ed4bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/include/rpc/common.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+  Copyright <2018-2025> <scott.e.graves@protonmail.com>
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+  copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+  SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#ifndef REPERTORY_INCLUDE_RPC_COMMON_HPP_
+#define REPERTORY_INCLUDE_RPC_COMMON_HPP_
+
+#include "utils/base64.hpp"
+#include "utils/error_utils.hpp"
+#include "utils/string.hpp"
+
+namespace repertory::rpc {
+[[nodiscard]] auto check_authorization(const auto &cfg,
+                                       const httplib::Request &req) -> bool {
+  REPERTORY_USES_FUNCTION_NAME();
+
+  if (cfg.get_api_auth().empty() || cfg.get_api_user().empty()) {
+    utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
+                              "authorization user or password is not set");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  auto authorization = req.get_header_value("Authorization");
+  if (authorization.empty()) {
+    utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
+                              "'Authorization' header is not set");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  auto auth_parts = utils::string::split(authorization, ' ', true);
+  if (auth_parts.empty()) {
+    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "'Authorization' header is empty");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  auto auth_type = auth_parts[0U];
+  if (auth_type != "Basic") {
+    utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
+                              "authorization type is not 'Basic'");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  auto data = macaron::Base64::Decode(authorization.substr(6U));
+  auto auth_str = std::string(data.begin(), data.end());
+
+  auto auth = utils::string::split(auth_str, ':', false);
+  if (auth.size() < 2U) {
+    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "authorization data is not valid");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  auto user = auth.at(0U);
+  auth.erase(auth.begin());
+
+  auto pwd = utils::string::join(auth, ':');
+  if ((user != cfg.get_api_user()) || (pwd != cfg.get_api_auth())) {
+    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "authorization failed");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+} // namespace repertory::rpc
+
+#endif // REPERTORY_INCLUDE_RPC_COMMON_HPP_
diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/include/rpc/server/server.hpp b/repertory/librepertory/include/rpc/server/server.hpp
index 48735e10..5892d732 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/include/rpc/server/server.hpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/include/rpc/server/server.hpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ private:
   std::mutex start_stop_mutex_;
 
 private:
-  [[nodiscard]] auto check_authorization(const httplib::Request &req) -> bool;
-
   void handle_get_config(const httplib::Request &req, httplib::Response &res);
 
   void handle_get_config_value_by_name(const httplib::Request &req,
diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/rpc/server/server.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/rpc/server/server.cpp
index a98d7428..b6a67d72 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/rpc/server/server.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/rpc/server/server.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "events/types/service_stop_begin.hpp"
 #include "events/types/service_stop_end.hpp"
 #include "events/types/unmount_requested.hpp"
+#include "rpc/common.hpp"
 #include "utils/base64.hpp"
 #include "utils/error_utils.hpp"
 #include "utils/string.hpp"
@@ -35,54 +36,6 @@
 namespace repertory {
 server::server(app_config &config) : config_(config) {}
 
-auto server::check_authorization(const httplib::Request &req) -> bool {
-  REPERTORY_USES_FUNCTION_NAME();
-
-  if (config_.get_api_auth().empty() || config_.get_api_user().empty()) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
-                              "authorization user or password is not set");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto authorization = req.get_header_value("Authorization");
-  if (authorization.empty()) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "Authorization header is not set");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto auth_parts = utils::string::split(authorization, ' ', true);
-  if (auth_parts.empty()) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "Authorization header is empty");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto auth_type = auth_parts[0U];
-  if (auth_type != "Basic") {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "Authorization is not Basic");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto data = macaron::Base64::Decode(authorization.substr(6U));
-  auto auth_str = std::string(data.begin(), data.end());
-
-  auto auth = utils::string::split(auth_str, ':', false);
-  if (auth.size() < 2U) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "Authorization is not valid");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto user = auth.at(0U);
-  auth.erase(auth.begin());
-
-  auto pwd = utils::string::join(auth, ':');
-  if ((user != config_.get_api_user()) || (pwd != config_.get_api_auth())) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "Authorization failed");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 void server::handle_get_config(const httplib::Request & /*req*/,
                                httplib::Response &res) {
   auto data = config_.get_json();
@@ -173,7 +126,7 @@ void server::start() {
 
   server_->set_pre_routing_handler(
       [this](auto &&req, auto &&res) -> httplib::Server::HandlerResponse {
-        if (check_authorization(req)) {
+        if (rpc::check_authorization(config_, req)) {
           return httplib::Server::HandlerResponse::Unhandled;
         }
 
diff --git a/repertory/repertory/include/ui/handlers.hpp b/repertory/repertory/include/ui/handlers.hpp
index 30b6e629..5bade93e 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory/include/ui/handlers.hpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory/include/ui/handlers.hpp
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ private:
 
 private:
   console_consumer console{};
-
-private:
-  [[nodiscard]] auto check_authorization(const httplib::Request &req) -> bool;
 };
 } // namespace repertory::ui
 
diff --git a/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp b/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
index f2ce3b56..2046c6da 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "ui/handlers.hpp"
 
 #include "events/event_system.hpp"
+#include "rpc/common.hpp"
 #include "types/repertory.hpp"
 #include "utils/base64.hpp"
 #include "utils/error_utils.hpp"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ handlers::handlers(mgmt_app_config *config, httplib::Server *server)
 
   server_->set_pre_routing_handler(
       [this](auto &&req, auto &&res) -> httplib::Server::HandlerResponse {
-        if (check_authorization(req)) {
+        if (rpc::check_authorization(*config_, req)) {
           return httplib::Server::HandlerResponse::Unhandled;
         }
 
@@ -92,54 +93,4 @@ handlers::handlers(mgmt_app_config *config, httplib::Server *server)
 }
 
 handlers::~handlers() { event_system::instance().stop(); }
-
-auto handlers::check_authorization(const httplib::Request &req) -> bool {
-  REPERTORY_USES_FUNCTION_NAME();
-
-  if (config_->get_api_auth().empty() || config_->get_api_user().empty()) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
-                              "authorization user or password is not set");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto authorization = req.get_header_value("Authorization");
-  if (authorization.empty()) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
-                              "'Authorization' header is not set");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto auth_parts = utils::string::split(authorization, ' ', true);
-  if (auth_parts.empty()) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "'Authorization' header is empty");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto auth_type = auth_parts[0U];
-  if (auth_type != "Basic") {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
-                              "authorization type is not 'Basic'");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto data = macaron::Base64::Decode(authorization.substr(6U));
-  auto auth_str = std::string(data.begin(), data.end());
-
-  auto auth = utils::string::split(auth_str, ':', false);
-  if (auth.size() < 2U) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "authorization data is not valid");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto user = auth.at(0U);
-  auth.erase(auth.begin());
-
-  auto pwd = utils::string::join(auth, ':');
-  if ((user != config_->get_api_user()) || (pwd != config_->get_api_auth())) {
-    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "authorization failed");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
 } // namespace repertory::ui