diff --git a/internal/identity/headers.go b/internal/identity/headers.go
index 3930832..17dc78b 100644
--- a/internal/identity/headers.go
+++ b/internal/identity/headers.go
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@ func StripIncoming(r *http.Request) {
 func Inject(r *http.Request, claims jwt.MapClaims) {
 	r.Header.Set(HeaderAuthVerified, "true")
 
-	if sub := claimString(claims, "sub"); sub != "" {
+	if sub := ClaimString(claims, "sub"); sub != "" {
 		r.Header.Set(HeaderUser, sub)
 	}
 
-	if roles := claimStringSlice(claims, "roles"); len(roles) > 0 {
+	if roles := ClaimStringSlice(claims, "roles"); len(roles) > 0 {
 		r.Header.Set(HeaderRoles, strings.Join(roles, ","))
-	} else if perms := claimStringSlice(claims, "permissions"); len(perms) > 0 {
+	} else if perms := ClaimStringSlice(claims, "permissions"); len(perms) > 0 {
 		r.Header.Set(HeaderRoles, strings.Join(perms, ","))
 	}
 
-	if azp := claimString(claims, "azp"); azp != "" {
-		sub := claimString(claims, "sub")
+	if azp := ClaimString(claims, "azp"); azp != "" {
+		sub := ClaimString(claims, "sub")
 		// Only set acting-service when azp differs from sub
 		// (i.e., a service account acting, not the user themselves)
 		if azp != sub {
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ func Inject(r *http.Request, claims jwt.MapClaims) {
 	}
 }
 
-// claimString extracts a string value from claims, returning "" if
+// ClaimString extracts a string value from claims, returning "" if
 // the key is missing or not a string.
-func claimString(claims jwt.MapClaims, key string) string {
+func ClaimString(claims jwt.MapClaims, key string) string {
 	val, ok := claims[key]
 	if !ok || val == nil {
 		return ""
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ func claimString(claims jwt.MapClaims, key string) string {
 	return s
 }
 
-// claimStringSlice extracts a []string from claims. JWT libraries
+// ClaimStringSlice extracts a []string from claims. JWT libraries
 // deserialize JSON arrays as []interface{}, so each element is
 // type-asserted individually. Non-string elements are skipped.
-func claimStringSlice(claims jwt.MapClaims, key string) []string {
+func ClaimStringSlice(claims jwt.MapClaims, key string) []string {
 	val, ok := claims[key]
 	if !ok || val == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/internal/proxy/proxy.go b/internal/proxy/proxy.go
index aaaeeab..d804c58 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -359,6 +359,24 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// Inject identity headers for downstream services
 		identity.Inject(r, claims)
 
+		// Audit trail: log successful JWT authentication
+		auditFields := map[string]string{
+			"path":   r.URL.Path,
+			"method": r.Method,
+		}
+		if sub := identity.ClaimString(claims, "sub"); sub != "" {
+			auditFields["subject"] = sub
+		}
+		if azp := identity.ClaimString(claims, "azp"); azp != "" {
+			auditFields["acting_party"] = azp
+		}
+		if roles := identity.ClaimStringSlice(claims, "roles"); len(roles) > 0 {
+			auditFields["roles"] = strings.Join(roles, ",")
+		} else if perms := identity.ClaimStringSlice(claims, "permissions"); len(perms) > 0 {
+			auditFields["permissions"] = strings.Join(perms, ",")
+		}
+		logging.Infof("auth ok", auditFields)
+
 		// Check required capability if configured
 		if h.config.Auth.RequiredCapability != "" {
 			if !h.jwtValidator.CheckPermissions(claims, h.config.Auth.RequiredCapability, "*") {