diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/AdminMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/AdminMiddleware.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\Response;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Admin Authorization Middleware
+ *
+ * Example middleware showing how to implement role-based authorization
+ * using Illuminate HTTP components
+ */
+class AdminMiddleware
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     * @param Closure $next
+     * @return Response|JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response|JsonResponse
+    {
+        // Check if user is authenticated first
+        $userId = $request->attributes->get('authenticated_user_id');
+
+        if (!$userId) {
+            if ($request->expectsJson()) {
+                return new JsonResponse(['error' => 'Authentication required'], 401);
+            }
+
+            return new Response('Authentication required', 401);
+        }
+
+        // TODO: Implement actual admin role check
+        // For now, accept user ID 1 as admin
+        if ($userId !== 1) {
+            if ($request->expectsJson()) {
+                return new JsonResponse(['error' => 'Admin access required'], 403);
+            }
+
+            return new Response('Admin access required', 403);
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/AuthMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/AuthMiddleware.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\Response;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Authentication Middleware
+ *
+ * Example middleware showing how to implement authentication
+ * using Illuminate HTTP components
+ */
+class AuthMiddleware
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     * @param Closure $next
+     * @return Response|JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response|JsonResponse
+    {
+        // Example authentication check
+        $token = $request->bearerToken() ?? $request->input('api_token');
+
+        if (!$token) {
+            if ($request->expectsJson()) {
+                return new JsonResponse(['error' => 'Authentication required'], 401);
+            }
+
+            return new Response('Authentication required', 401);
+        }
+
+        // TODO: Implement actual token validation
+        // For now, accept any token that starts with 'valid_'
+        if (!str_starts_with($token, 'valid_')) {
+            if ($request->expectsJson()) {
+                return new JsonResponse(['error' => 'Invalid token'], 401);
+            }
+
+            return new Response('Invalid token', 401);
+        }
+
+        // Add user info to request for use in controllers
+        $request->attributes->set('authenticated_user_id', 1);
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/BaseMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/BaseMiddleware.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+abstract class BaseMiddleware
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        $request = $this->before($request);
+        $response = $next($request);
+        return $this->after($request, $response);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process request before passing to next middleware
+     */
+    protected function before(Request $request): Request
+    {
+        return $request;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process response after middleware chain
+     */
+    protected function after(Request $request, Response $response): Response
+    {
+        return $response;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/CorsMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/CorsMiddleware.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class CorsMiddleware
+{
+    private array $allowedOrigins;
+    private array $allowedHeaders;
+    private array $allowedMethods;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        array $allowedOrigins = ['*'],
+        array $allowedHeaders = ['Content-Type', 'Authorization', 'X-Requested-With'],
+        array $allowedMethods = ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'OPTIONS']
+    )
+    {
+        $this->allowedOrigins = $allowedOrigins;
+        $this->allowedHeaders = $allowedHeaders;
+        $this->allowedMethods = $allowedMethods;
+    }
+
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        if ($request->getMethod() === 'OPTIONS') {
+            return $this->createPreflightResponse($request);
+        }
+
+        $response = $next($request);
+        return $this->addCorsHeaders($response, $request);
+    }
+
+    private function createPreflightResponse(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        $response = new Response('', 200);
+        return $this->addCorsHeaders($response, $request);
+    }
+
+    private function addCorsHeaders(Response $response, Request $request): Response
+    {
+        $origin = $request->headers->get('Origin', '');
+
+        if (in_array('*', $this->allowedOrigins) || in_array($origin, $this->allowedOrigins)) {
+            $response->headers->set('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', $origin ?: '*');
+        }
+
+        $response->headers->set('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', implode(', ', $this->allowedMethods));
+        $response->headers->set('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', implode(', ', $this->allowedHeaders));
+        $response->headers->set('Access-Control-Max-Age', '86400');
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+}