diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index deee31f..ad3ba76 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.1.6",
         "@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.12",
         "@types/swagger-ui-express": "^4.1.3",
+        "matcher": "^4.0.0",
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.6",
         "openapi-types": "^9.3.1"
       },
@@ -2467,6 +2468,32 @@
         "matcher": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@pushrocks/smartmatch/node_modules/escape-string-regexp": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TtpcNJ3XAzx3Gq8sWRzJaVajRs0uVxA2YAkdb1jm2YkPz4G6egUFAyA3n5vtEIZefPk5Wa4UXbKuS5fKkJWdgA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@pushrocks/smartmatch/node_modules/matcher": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/matcher/-/matcher-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OkeDaAZ/bQCxeFAozM55PKcKU0yJMPGifLwV4Qgjitu+5MoAfSQN4lsLJeXZ1b8w0x+/Emda6MZgXS1jvsapng==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@pushrocks/smartmime": {
       "version": "1.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fsmartmime/-/smartmime-1.0.5.tgz",
@@ -9540,23 +9567,24 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/matcher": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/matcher/-/matcher-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OkeDaAZ/bQCxeFAozM55PKcKU0yJMPGifLwV4Qgjitu+5MoAfSQN4lsLJeXZ1b8w0x+/Emda6MZgXS1jvsapng==",
-      "dev": true,
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/matcher/-/matcher-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-S6x5wmcDmsDRRU/c2dkccDwQPXoFczc5+HpQ2lON8pnvHlnvHAHj5WlLVvw6n6vNyHuVugYrFohYxbS+pvFpKQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/matcher/node_modules/escape-string-regexp": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-4.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-TtpcNJ3XAzx3Gq8sWRzJaVajRs0uVxA2YAkdb1jm2YkPz4G6egUFAyA3n5vtEIZefPk5Wa4UXbKuS5fKkJWdgA==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10"
@@ -17387,6 +17415,23 @@
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "matcher": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "escape-string-regexp": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-TtpcNJ3XAzx3Gq8sWRzJaVajRs0uVxA2YAkdb1jm2YkPz4G6egUFAyA3n5vtEIZefPk5Wa4UXbKuS5fKkJWdgA==",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "matcher": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/matcher/-/matcher-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-OkeDaAZ/bQCxeFAozM55PKcKU0yJMPGifLwV4Qgjitu+5MoAfSQN4lsLJeXZ1b8w0x+/Emda6MZgXS1jvsapng==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "@pushrocks/smartmime": {
@@ -22758,10 +22803,9 @@
       }
     },
     "matcher": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/matcher/-/matcher-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OkeDaAZ/bQCxeFAozM55PKcKU0yJMPGifLwV4Qgjitu+5MoAfSQN4lsLJeXZ1b8w0x+/Emda6MZgXS1jvsapng==",
-      "dev": true,
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/matcher/-/matcher-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-S6x5wmcDmsDRRU/c2dkccDwQPXoFczc5+HpQ2lON8pnvHlnvHAHj5WlLVvw6n6vNyHuVugYrFohYxbS+pvFpKQ==",
       "requires": {
         "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0"
       },
@@ -22769,8 +22813,7 @@
         "escape-string-regexp": {
           "version": "4.0.0",
           "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-4.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-TtpcNJ3XAzx3Gq8sWRzJaVajRs0uVxA2YAkdb1jm2YkPz4G6egUFAyA3n5vtEIZefPk5Wa4UXbKuS5fKkJWdgA==",
-          "dev": true
+          "integrity": "sha512-TtpcNJ3XAzx3Gq8sWRzJaVajRs0uVxA2YAkdb1jm2YkPz4G6egUFAyA3n5vtEIZefPk5Wa4UXbKuS5fKkJWdgA=="
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00da02b..5e76277 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.1.6",
     "@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.12",
     "@types/swagger-ui-express": "^4.1.3",
+    "matcher": "^4.0.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.6",
     "openapi-types": "^9.3.1"
   },
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 478ef96..583691a 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ tap.test('first test', async () => {
     ''
   );
 
+  await testSmartswaggerInstance.mergeComponentToRoutes({excludeGlobArray: [], includeGlobArray: []}, {
+    "securitySchemes": {
+       "token": {
+          "type": "http",
+          "scheme": "bearer",
+          "bearerFormat": "JWT"
+       }
+    }
+ })
+
   // express stuff
   testExpressServer = new smartexpress.Server({
     cors: true,
diff --git a/ts/smartswagger.classes.smartswagger.ts b/ts/smartswagger.classes.smartswagger.ts
index 7fc18cc..c45f4bc 100644
--- a/ts/smartswagger.classes.smartswagger.ts
+++ b/ts/smartswagger.classes.smartswagger.ts
@@ -147,23 +147,25 @@ export class Smartswagger {
    */
   public mergeComponentToRoutes(
     routeDescriptor: {
-      includeRegexpArray: RegExp[];
-      excludeRegexpArray: RegExp[];
+      includeGlobArray: string[];
+      excludeGlobArray: string[];
     },
     componentArg: plugins.openapiTypes.OpenAPIV3.ComponentsObject
   ) {
     for (const pathCandidateRoute of Object.keys(this.apiDoc.paths)) {
       let included: boolean = false;
       let excluded: boolean = false;
-      for (const regExp of routeDescriptor.includeRegexpArray) {
-        if (regExp.test(pathCandidateRoute)) {
+
+      // We are using glob espressions here due to easier path expressions
+      for (const globExpression of routeDescriptor.includeGlobArray) {
+        if (plugins.matcher.isMatch(pathCandidateRoute, globExpression)) {
           included = true;
           break;
         }
       }
       if (included) {
-        for (const regExp of routeDescriptor.excludeRegexpArray) {
-          if (regExp.test(pathCandidateRoute)) {
+        for (const globExpression of routeDescriptor.excludeGlobArray) {
+          if (plugins.matcher.isMatch(pathCandidateRoute, globExpression)) {
             excluded = true;
             break;
           }
@@ -177,8 +179,16 @@ export class Smartswagger {
             return;
           }
           if (componentArg.securitySchemes) {
+            methodArg.security = methodArg.security || [];
+            for (const securityScheme of Object.keys(componentArg.securitySchemes)) {
+              methodArg.security.push({ [securityScheme]: [] })
+            }
           }
         };
+        instrumentMethod(pathCandidate.get);
+        instrumentMethod(pathCandidate.post);
+        instrumentMethod(pathCandidate.put);
+        instrumentMethod(pathCandidate.delete);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/ts/smartswagger.plugins.ts b/ts/smartswagger.plugins.ts
index 0b4345d..d7600e3 100644
--- a/ts/smartswagger.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/smartswagger.plugins.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export { smartexpress, smartpromise };
 // third party
 import * as openapiTypes from 'openapi-types';
 import swaggerParser from '@apidevtools/swagger-parser';
+import matcher from 'matcher';
 import nodeFetch from 'node-fetch';
 
-export { openapiTypes, swaggerParser, nodeFetch };
+export { openapiTypes, matcher, nodeFetch, swaggerParser, };