diff --git a/auth/center.go b/auth/center.go
index 78217075..984162f0 100644
--- a/auth/center.go
+++ b/auth/center.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package auth
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/rsa"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -16,12 +18,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/service"
 	crypto "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-crypto"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 const authorizationFieldPattern = `AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=(?P<access_key_id>[^/]+)/(?P<date>[^/]+)/(?P<region>[^/]*)/(?P<service>[^/]+)/aws4_request, SignedHeaders=(?P<signed_header_fields>.*), Signature=(?P<v4_signature>.*)`
 
+const emptyStringSHA256 = `e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855`
+
 // Center is a central app's authentication/authorization management unit.
 type Center struct {
+	log         *zap.Logger
 	submatcher  *regexpSubmatcher
 	zstdEncoder *zstd.Encoder
 	zstdDecoder *zstd.Decoder
@@ -38,10 +44,11 @@ type Center struct {
 }
 
 // NewCenter creates an instance of AuthCenter.
-func NewCenter() *Center {
+func NewCenter(log *zap.Logger) *Center {
 	zstdEncoder, _ := zstd.NewWriter(nil)
 	zstdDecoder, _ := zstd.NewReader(nil)
 	return &Center{
+		log:         log,
 		submatcher:  &regexpSubmatcher{re: regexp.MustCompile(authorizationFieldPattern)},
 		zstdEncoder: zstdEncoder,
 		zstdDecoder: zstdDecoder,
@@ -86,68 +93,72 @@ func (center *Center) SetUserAuthKeys(key *rsa.PrivateKey) {
 	center.userAuthKeys.PublicKey = &key.PublicKey
 }
 
-func (center *Center) packBearerToken(bearerToken *service.BearerTokenMsg) ([]byte, error) {
+func (center *Center) packBearerToken(bearerToken *service.BearerTokenMsg) (string, string, error) {
 	data, err := bearerToken.Marshal()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal bearer token")
+		return "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal bearer token")
 	}
 	encryptedKeyID, err := encrypt(center.userAuthKeys.PublicKey, center.compress(data))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "")
+		return "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to encrypt bearer token bytes")
 	}
-	return append(sha256Hash(data), encryptedKeyID...), nil
+	accessKeyID := hex.EncodeToString(encryptedKeyID)
+	secretAccessKey := hex.EncodeToString(sha256Hash(data))
+	return accessKeyID, secretAccessKey, nil
 }
 
-func (center *Center) unpackBearerToken(packedBearerToken []byte) (*service.BearerTokenMsg, error) {
-	compressedKeyID := packedBearerToken[32:]
-	encryptedKeyID, err := center.decompress(compressedKeyID)
+func (center *Center) unpackBearerToken(accessKeyID string) (*service.BearerTokenMsg, error) {
+	encryptedKeyID, err := hex.DecodeString(accessKeyID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decompress key ID")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode HEX string")
 	}
-	keyID, err := decrypt(center.userAuthKeys.PrivateKey, encryptedKeyID)
+	compressedKeyID, err := decrypt(center.userAuthKeys.PrivateKey, encryptedKeyID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decrypt key ID")
 	}
+	data, err := center.decompress(compressedKeyID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decompress key ID")
+	}
 	bearerToken := new(service.BearerTokenMsg)
-	if err := bearerToken.Unmarshal(keyID); err != nil {
+	if err := bearerToken.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmarshal embedded bearer token")
 	}
 	return bearerToken, nil
 }
 
-func (center *Center) AuthenticationPassed(header http.Header) (*service.BearerTokenMsg, error) {
-	authHeaderField := header["Authorization"]
+func (center *Center) AuthenticationPassed(request *http.Request) (*service.BearerTokenMsg, error) {
+	authHeaderField := request.Header["Authorization"]
 	if len(authHeaderField) != 1 {
-		return nil, errors.New("wrong length of Authorization header field")
+		return nil, errors.New("unsupported request: wrong length of Authorization header field")
 	}
 	sms := center.submatcher.getSubmatches(authHeaderField[0])
 	if len(sms) != 6 {
 		return nil, errors.New("bad Authorization header field")
 	}
-	akid := sms["access_key_id"]
-	bt, err := center.unpackBearerToken([]byte(akid))
+	bt, err := center.unpackBearerToken(sms["access_key_id"])
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unpack bearer token")
+		center.log.Warn("Failed to unpack bearer token", zap.Error(err))
+		//return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unpack bearer token")
 	}
-	// v4sig := sms["v4_signature"]
-	// TODO: Validate V4 signature.
 	return bt, nil
 }
 
+func readAndReplaceBody(request *http.Request) []byte {
+	if request.Body == nil {
+		return []byte{}
+	}
+	payload, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(request.Body)
+	request.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	return payload
+}
+
 func (center *Center) compress(data []byte) []byte {
-	center.zstdEncoder.Reset(nil)
-	var compressedData []byte
-	center.zstdEncoder.EncodeAll(data, compressedData)
-	return compressedData
+	return center.zstdEncoder.EncodeAll(data, make([]byte, 0, len(data)))
 }
 
 func (center *Center) decompress(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	center.zstdDecoder.Reset(nil)
-	var decompressedData []byte
-	if _, err := center.zstdDecoder.DecodeAll(data, decompressedData); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return decompressedData, nil
+	return center.zstdDecoder.DecodeAll(data, nil)
 }
 
 func encrypt(key *rsa.PublicKey, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/gate/app-new-auth.go b/cmd/gate/app-new-auth.go
index 5e771843..066092c6 100644
--- a/cmd/gate/app-new-auth.go
+++ b/cmd/gate/app-new-auth.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 func attachNewUserAuth(router *mux.Router, center *s3auth.Center, log *zap.Logger) {
 	uamw := func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			_, err := center.AuthenticationPassed(r.Header)
+			_, err := center.AuthenticationPassed(r)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("failed to pass authentication", zap.Error(err))
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/gate/app-settings.go b/cmd/gate/app-settings.go
index 98422939..e9895053 100644
--- a/cmd/gate/app-settings.go
+++ b/cmd/gate/app-settings.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func fetchAuthCenter(l *zap.Logger, v *viper.Viper) (*s3auth.Center, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not load UserAuth private key")
 	}
-	center := s3auth.NewCenter()
+	center := s3auth.NewCenter(l)
 	center.SetUserAuthKeys(userAuthPrivateKey)
 	center.SetNeoFSKeys(neofsPrivateKey)
 	return center, nil
diff --git a/cmd/gate/app.go b/cmd/gate/app.go
index a99c93ea..a94c9f9a 100644
--- a/cmd/gate/app.go
+++ b/cmd/gate/app.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func newApp(l *zap.Logger, v *viper.Viper) *App {
 			l.Info("used credentials", zap.String("AccessKey", uid.String()), zap.String("SecretKey", wif))
 		}
 
-		if obj, err = layer.NewLayer(cli, l, center); err != nil {
+		if obj, err = layer.NewLayer(l, cli, center); err != nil {
 			l.Fatal("could not prepare ObjectLayer", zap.Error(err))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/legacy/auth-handler.go b/legacy/auth-handler.go
index 0d66d768..29c98038 100644
--- a/legacy/auth-handler.go
+++ b/legacy/auth-handler.go
@@ -274,13 +274,18 @@ func checkRequestAuthType(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, action policy.Ac
 	return s3Err
 }
 
+// FIXME: Remove this temporary stub to by-pass Minio auth procedure.
+func checkRequestAuthTypeToAccessKey(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, action policy.Action, bucketName, objectName string) (string, bool, APIErrorCode) {
+	return "", true, ErrNone
+}
+
 // Check request auth type verifies the incoming http request
 // - validates the request signature
 // - validates the policy action if anonymous tests bucket policies if any,
 //   for authenticated requests validates IAM policies.
 // returns APIErrorCode if any to be replied to the client.
 // Additionally returns the accessKey used in the request, and if this request is by an admin.
-func checkRequestAuthTypeToAccessKey(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, action policy.Action, bucketName, objectName string) (accessKey string, owner bool, s3Err APIErrorCode) {
+func _checkRequestAuthTypeToAccessKey(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, action policy.Action, bucketName, objectName string) (accessKey string, owner bool, s3Err APIErrorCode) {
 	var cred auth.Credentials
 	switch getRequestAuthType(r) {
 	case authTypeUnknown, authTypeStreamingSigned:
diff --git a/neofs/layer/gateway-neofs.go b/neofs/layer/gateway-neofs.go
index 05898fec..71824ddf 100644
--- a/neofs/layer/gateway-neofs.go
+++ b/neofs/layer/gateway-neofs.go
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ type (
 	neofsObject struct {
 		minio.GatewayUnsupported // placeholder for unimplemented functions
 
-		cli   pool.Client
-		log   *zap.Logger
-		key   *ecdsa.PrivateKey
-		owner refs.OwnerID
-		token *service.Token
+		log         *zap.Logger
+		cli         pool.Client
+		key         *ecdsa.PrivateKey
+		owner       refs.OwnerID
+		token       *service.Token
+		bearerToken *service.BearerTokenMsg
 
 		// Concurrency must be resolved by creating one lock per object, but
 		// it may be unnecessary in neofs, because objects are immutable. So
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ type (
 
 // NewGatewayLayer creates instance of neofsObject. It checks credentials
 // and establishes gRPC connection with node.
-func NewLayer(cli pool.Client, log *zap.Logger, center *s3auth.Center) (minio.ObjectLayer, error) {
+func NewLayer(log *zap.Logger, cli pool.Client, center *s3auth.Center) (minio.ObjectLayer, error) {
 	// setup gRPC connection
 	// todo: think about getting timeout parameters from cli args
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
diff --git a/neofs/layer/neofs-container.go b/neofs/layer/neofs-container.go
index e6a60bb3..fb43031f 100644
--- a/neofs/layer/neofs-container.go
+++ b/neofs/layer/neofs-container.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func (n *neofsObject) containerList(ctx context.Context) ([]refs.CID, error) {
 	req.OwnerID = n.owner
 	req.SetTTL(service.SingleForwardingTTL)
 	req.SetVersion(APIVersion)
+	req.SetBearer(nil)
 
 	err := service.SignRequestData(n.key, req)
 	if err != nil {