diff --git a/templates/api-paste.ini.j2 b/templates/api-paste.ini.j2
index b1068ef..986a4a2 100644
--- a/templates/api-paste.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/api-paste.ini.j2
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ pipeline = cors request_id faultwrap http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation authu
 [pipeline:heat-api-custombackend]
 pipeline = cors request_id faultwrap versionnegotiation context custombackendauth apiv1app
 
+# To enable, in heat.conf:
+#   [paste_deploy]
+#   flavor = noauth
+#
+[pipeline:heat-api-noauth]
+pipeline = cors request_id faultwrap http_proxy_to_wsgi versionnegotiation noauth context apiv1app
+
 # heat-api-cfn pipeline
 [pipeline:heat-api-cfn]
 pipeline = cors http_proxy_to_wsgi cfnversionnegotiation osprofiler ec2authtoken authtoken context apicfnv1app
@@ -97,6 +104,10 @@ paste.filter_factory = heat.common.auth_password:filter_factory
 [filter:custombackendauth]
 paste.filter_factory = heat.common.custom_backend_auth:filter_factory
 
+# Auth middleware that accepts any auth
+[filter:noauth]
+paste.filter_factory = heat.common.noauth:filter_factory
+
 # Middleware to set x-openstack-request-id in http response header
 [filter:request_id]
 paste.filter_factory = oslo_middleware.request_id:RequestId.factory