diff --git a/awx/api/schema.py b/awx/api/schema.py
index b0a7592c7f..05e9955b74 100644
--- a/awx/api/schema.py
+++ b/awx/api/schema.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import warnings
 
+from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 from drf_spectacular.openapi import AutoSchema
 from drf_spectacular.views import (
     SpectacularAPIView,
@@ -46,11 +47,29 @@ class CustomAutoSchema(AutoSchema):
         return getattr(self.view, 'deprecated', False)
 
 
+class AuthenticatedSpectacularAPIView(SpectacularAPIView):
+    """SpectacularAPIView that requires authentication."""
+
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+
+
+class AuthenticatedSpectacularSwaggerView(SpectacularSwaggerView):
+    """SpectacularSwaggerView that requires authentication."""
+
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+
+
+class AuthenticatedSpectacularRedocView(SpectacularRedocView):
+    """SpectacularRedocView that requires authentication."""
+
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+
+
 # Schema view (returns OpenAPI schema JSON/YAML)
-schema_view = SpectacularAPIView.as_view()
+schema_view = AuthenticatedSpectacularAPIView.as_view()
 
 # Swagger UI view
-swagger_ui_view = SpectacularSwaggerView.as_view(url_name='api:schema-json')
+swagger_ui_view = AuthenticatedSpectacularSwaggerView.as_view(url_name='api:schema-json')
 
 # ReDoc UI view
-redoc_view = SpectacularRedocView.as_view(url_name='api:schema-json')
+redoc_view = AuthenticatedSpectacularRedocView.as_view(url_name='api:schema-json')
diff --git a/awx/api/urls/urls.py b/awx/api/urls/urls.py
index a88e6c95c3..c58a9d3cef 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls/urls.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls/urls.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'^logout/$', LoggedLogoutView.as_view(next_page='/api/', redirect_field_name='next'), name='logout'),
     # Schema endpoints (available in all modes for API documentation and testing)
     re_path(r'^schema/$', schema_view, name='schema-json'),
-    re_path(r'^swagger/$', swagger_ui_view, name='schema-swagger-ui'),
+    re_path(r'^docs/$', swagger_ui_view, name='schema-swagger-ui'),
     re_path(r'^redoc/$', redoc_view, name='schema-redoc'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/awx/api/views/root.py b/awx/api/views/root.py
index 9b513337ad..0e369a1e97 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/root.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/root.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ApiRootView(APIView):
         data['custom_login_info'] = settings.CUSTOM_LOGIN_INFO
         data['login_redirect_override'] = settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_OVERRIDE
         if MODE == 'development':
-            data['swagger'] = drf_reverse('api:schema-swagger-ui')
+            data['docs'] = drf_reverse('api:schema-swagger-ui')
         return Response(data)
 
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_schema.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_schema.py
index ee6923ea4c..b6b59c2edc 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_schema.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_schema.py
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 import warnings
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
-from awx.api.schema import CustomAutoSchema
+from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
+
+from awx.api.schema import (
+    CustomAutoSchema,
+    AuthenticatedSpectacularAPIView,
+    AuthenticatedSpectacularSwaggerView,
+    AuthenticatedSpectacularRedocView,
+)
 
 
 class TestCustomAutoSchema:
@@ -248,3 +255,19 @@ class TestCustomAutoSchema:
         tags = schema.get_tags()
         # swagger_topic should take priority
         assert tags == ['Priority_Topic']
+
+
+class TestAuthenticatedSchemaViews:
+    """Unit tests for authenticated schema view classes."""
+
+    def test_authenticated_spectacular_api_view_requires_authentication(self):
+        """Test that AuthenticatedSpectacularAPIView requires authentication."""
+        assert IsAuthenticated in AuthenticatedSpectacularAPIView.permission_classes
+
+    def test_authenticated_spectacular_swagger_view_requires_authentication(self):
+        """Test that AuthenticatedSpectacularSwaggerView requires authentication."""
+        assert IsAuthenticated in AuthenticatedSpectacularSwaggerView.permission_classes
+
+    def test_authenticated_spectacular_redoc_view_requires_authentication(self):
+        """Test that AuthenticatedSpectacularRedocView requires authentication."""
+        assert IsAuthenticated in AuthenticatedSpectacularRedocView.permission_classes
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 19ba236679..e05a745f10 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ SPECTACULAR_SETTINGS = {
     'SCHEMA_PATH_PREFIX': r'/api/v[0-9]',
     'DEFAULT_GENERATOR_CLASS': 'drf_spectacular.generators.SchemaGenerator',
     'SCHEMA_COERCE_PATH_PK_SUFFIX': True,
-    'CONTACT': {'email': 'contact@snippets.local'},
+    'CONTACT': {'email': 'controller-eng@redhat.com'},
     'LICENSE': {'name': 'Apache License'},
     'TERMS_OF_SERVICE': 'https://www.google.com/policies/terms/',
     # Use our custom schema class that handles swagger_topic and deprecated views