diff --git a/internal/auth/oidc.go b/internal/auth/oidc.go
index 44b90608..6352e898 100644
--- a/internal/auth/oidc.go
+++ b/internal/auth/oidc.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type (
 		endSessionURL *url.URL
 		allowedUsers  []string
 		allowedGroups []string
+
+		onUnknownPathHandler http.HandlerFunc
 	}
 
 	IDTokenClaims struct {
@@ -64,8 +66,9 @@ func (auth *OIDCProvider) getAppScopedCookieName(baseName string) string {
 
 const (
 	OIDCAuthInitPath = "/"
-	OIDCPostAuthPath = "/auth/callback"
-	OIDCLogoutPath   = "/auth/logout"
+	OIDCAuthBasePath = "/auth"
+	OIDCPostAuthPath = OIDCAuthBasePath + "/callback"
+	OIDCLogoutPath   = OIDCAuthBasePath + "/logout"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -177,6 +180,10 @@ func (auth *OIDCProvider) SetScopes(scopes []string) {
 	auth.oauthConfig.Scopes = scopes
 }
 
+func (auth *OIDCProvider) SetOnUnknownPathHandler(handler http.HandlerFunc) {
+	auth.onUnknownPathHandler = handler
+}
+
 // optRedirectPostAuth returns an oauth2 option that sets the "redirect_uri"
 // parameter of the authorization URL to the post auth path of the current
 // request host.
@@ -213,6 +220,10 @@ func (auth *OIDCProvider) HandleAuth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	case OIDCLogoutPath:
 		auth.LogoutHandler(w, r)
 	default:
+		if auth.onUnknownPathHandler != nil {
+			auth.onUnknownPathHandler(w, r)
+			return
+		}
 		http.Redirect(w, r, OIDCAuthInitPath, http.StatusFound)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/bypass.go b/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/bypass.go
index b8baf776..6b4801dd 100644
--- a/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/bypass.go
+++ b/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/bypass.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package middleware
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/yusing/godoxy/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/yusing/godoxy/internal/route/rules"
 )
 
@@ -21,17 +23,29 @@ type checkBypass struct {
 	bypass Bypass
 	modReq RequestModifier
 	modRes ResponseModifier
+
+	// when request path matches any of these prefixes, bypass is not applied
+	enforcedPathPrefixes []string
+}
+
+func (c *checkBypass) isEnforced(r *http.Request) bool {
+	for _, prefix := range c.enforcedPathPrefixes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, prefix) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func (c *checkBypass) before(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (proceedNext bool) {
-	if c.modReq == nil || c.bypass.ShouldBypass(w, r) {
+	if c.modReq == nil || (!c.isEnforced(r) && c.bypass.ShouldBypass(w, r)) {
 		return true
 	}
 	return c.modReq.before(w, r)
 }
 
 func (c *checkBypass) modifyResponse(resp *http.Response) error {
-	if c.modRes == nil || c.bypass.ShouldBypass(rules.ResponseAsRW(resp), resp.Request) {
+	if c.modRes == nil || (!c.isEnforced(resp.Request) && c.bypass.ShouldBypass(rules.ResponseAsRW(resp), resp.Request)) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return c.modRes.modifyResponse(resp)
@@ -42,10 +56,22 @@ func (m *Middleware) withCheckBypass() any {
 		modReq, _ := m.impl.(RequestModifier)
 		modRes, _ := m.impl.(ResponseModifier)
 		return &checkBypass{
-			bypass: m.Bypass,
-			modReq: modReq,
-			modRes: modRes,
+			bypass:               m.Bypass,
+			enforcedPathPrefixes: getEnforcedPathPrefixes(modReq, modRes),
+			modReq:               modReq,
+			modRes:               modRes,
 		}
 	}
 	return m.impl
 }
+
+func getEnforcedPathPrefixes(modReq RequestModifier, modRes ResponseModifier) []string {
+	if modReq == nil && modRes == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	switch modReq.(type) {
+	case *oidcMiddleware:
+		return []string{auth.OIDCAuthBasePath}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/oidc.go b/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/oidc.go
index bf21a7cb..74c341d7 100644
--- a/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/oidc.go
+++ b/internal/net/gphttp/middleware/oidc.go
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ func (amw *oidcMiddleware) initSlow() error {
 	}
 	// If no custom credentials, authProvider remains the global one
 
+	// Always trigger login on unknown paths.
+	// This prevents falling back to the default login page, which applies bypass rules.
+	// Without this, redirecting to the global login page could circumvent the intended route restrictions.
+	authProvider.SetOnUnknownPathHandler(authProvider.LoginHandler)
+
 	// Apply per-route user/group restrictions (these always override global)
 	if len(amw.AllowedUsers) > 0 {
 		authProvider.SetAllowedUsers(amw.AllowedUsers)