diff --git a/django_cloud_tasks/views.py b/django_cloud_tasks/views.py
index 2992ba2..376fe63 100644
--- a/django_cloud_tasks/views.py
+++ b/django_cloud_tasks/views.py
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@
 
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.http import JsonResponse
+from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
+from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from django.views.generic import View
+from gcp_pilot.base import DEFAULT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT
 from gcp_pilot.pubsub import Message
+from google.auth.transport import requests
+from google.oauth2 import id_token
 
 from django_cloud_tasks import exceptions
 from django_cloud_tasks.exceptions import TaskNotFound
@@ -16,8 +21,26 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger("django_cloud_tasks")
 
 
+def verify_oidc_token(request: HttpRequest):
+    auth_header: str = request.headers.get("Authorization")
+
+    if not auth_header:
+        raise PermissionDenied("No auth header")
+
+    auth_type, creds = auth_header.split(" ", 1)
+    if auth_type.capitalize() != "Bearer":
+        raise PermissionDenied("Wrong auth_type " + auth_type)
+
+    claims = id_token.verify_token(creds, requests.Request())
+    if claims['email'] != DEFAULT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT:
+        raise PermissionDenied("Unauthorised user " + claims['user'])
+
+
 class GoogleCloudTaskView(View):
+    @method_decorator(csrf_exempt)
     def post(self, request, task_name, *args, **kwargs):
+        verify_oidc_token(request)
+        
         try:
             task_class = self.get_task(name=task_name)
         except TaskNotFound: