diff --git a/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/Podfile b/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/Podfile
index dae32e9..92f1e28 100755
--- a/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/Podfile
+++ b/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/Podfile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
-
 platform :tvos, '17'
 project 'SGAIClientSideExample.xcodeproj'
 
diff --git a/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/SGAIClientSideExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/SGAIClientSideExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 6a9569d..4fe0d8f 100644
--- a/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/SGAIClientSideExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/SGAIClientSideExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		128B5F3B2FB1396E00BC9E0C /* Secrets.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 128B5F3A2FB1396E00BC9E0C /* Secrets.swift */; };
 		C7B0262FB6644A3ABE00B648 /* libPods-SGAIClientSideExample.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A7EDE97B02BE38F086895B4E /* libPods-SGAIClientSideExample.a */; };
 		D21414D725755FA90019940F /* AppDelegate.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D21414D625755FA90019940F /* AppDelegate.swift */; };
 		D21414D925755FA90019940F /* ViewController.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D21414D825755FA90019940F /* ViewController.swift */; };
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
+		128B5F3A2FB1396E00BC9E0C /* Secrets.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Secrets.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A7EDE97B02BE38F086895B4E /* libPods-SGAIClientSideExample.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = archive.ar; includeInIndex = 0; path = "libPods-SGAIClientSideExample.a"; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		B8F57A6FE0CFC97F17FEE6EB /* Pods-SGAIClientSideExample.debug.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; includeInIndex = 1; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = "Pods-SGAIClientSideExample.debug.xcconfig"; path = "Target Support Files/Pods-SGAIClientSideExample/Pods-SGAIClientSideExample.debug.xcconfig"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D21414D325755FA90019940F /* SGAIClientSideExample.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = SGAIClientSideExample.app; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@
 		D21414D525755FA90019940F /* app */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				128B5F3A2FB1396E00BC9E0C /* Secrets.swift */,
 				D21414D625755FA90019940F /* AppDelegate.swift */,
 				D21414D825755FA90019940F /* ViewController.swift */,
 				D21414DD25755FAA0019940F /* Assets.xcassets */,
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@
 			attributes = {
 				BuildIndependentTargetsInParallel = YES;
 				LastSwiftUpdateCheck = 1210;
-				LastUpgradeCheck = 1620;
+				LastUpgradeCheck = 2600;
 				TargetAttributes = {
 					D21414D225755FA90019940F = {
 						CreatedOnToolsVersion = 12.1;
@@ -157,10 +160,14 @@
 			inputFileListPaths = (
 				"${PODS_ROOT}/Target Support Files/Pods-SGAIClientSideExample/Pods-SGAIClientSideExample-frameworks-${CONFIGURATION}-input-files.xcfilelist",
 			);
+			inputPaths = (
+			);
 			name = "[CP] Embed Pods Frameworks";
 			outputFileListPaths = (
 				"${PODS_ROOT}/Target Support Files/Pods-SGAIClientSideExample/Pods-SGAIClientSideExample-frameworks-${CONFIGURATION}-output-files.xcfilelist",
 			);
+			outputPaths = (
+			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 			shellPath = /bin/sh;
 			shellScript = "\"${PODS_ROOT}/Target Support Files/Pods-SGAIClientSideExample/Pods-SGAIClientSideExample-frameworks.sh\"\n";
@@ -196,6 +203,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				D21414D925755FA90019940F /* ViewController.swift in Sources */,
+				128B5F3B2FB1396E00BC9E0C /* Secrets.swift in Sources */,
 				D21414D725755FA90019940F /* AppDelegate.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
@@ -239,6 +247,7 @@
 				CLANG_WARN__DUPLICATE_METHOD_MATCH = YES;
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
 				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = dwarf;
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = Z95L3YYF93;
 				ENABLE_STRICT_OBJC_MSGSEND = YES;
 				ENABLE_TESTABILITY = YES;
 				ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING = NO;
@@ -260,6 +269,7 @@
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
 				SDKROOT = appletvos;
+				STRING_CATALOG_GENERATE_SYMBOLS = YES;
 				SWIFT_ACTIVE_COMPILATION_CONDITIONS = DEBUG;
 				SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = "-Onone";
 				TVOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 18.0;
@@ -302,6 +312,7 @@
 				CLANG_WARN__DUPLICATE_METHOD_MATCH = YES;
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
 				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = Z95L3YYF93;
 				ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS = NO;
 				ENABLE_STRICT_OBJC_MSGSEND = YES;
 				ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING = NO;
@@ -316,6 +327,7 @@
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				SDKROOT = appletvos;
+				STRING_CATALOG_GENERATE_SYMBOLS = YES;
 				SWIFT_COMPILATION_MODE = wholemodule;
 				SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = "-O";
 				TVOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 18.0;
@@ -330,7 +342,6 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = "App Icon & Top Shelf Image";
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = Z95L3YYF93;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = app/Info.plist;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -351,7 +362,6 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = "App Icon & Top Shelf Image";
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = Z95L3YYF93;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = app/Info.plist;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
diff --git a/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/app/Secrets.swift b/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/app/Secrets.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee2e870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/app/Secrets.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import Foundation
+
+// Secrets provided by your Google Ad Manager account.
+enum Secrets {
+  // Add your Stream Create Authentication Key from Google Ad Manager.
+  // See https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/dynamic-ad-insertion/api/pod-serving/live/stream-session-requests
+  static let streamCreateSecret = ""
+
+  // Add your Pod Resource Authentication Key from Google Ad Manager.
+  // See https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/dynamic-ad-insertion/api/pod-serving/live/pod-manifest-requests
+  static let manifestSecret = ""
+}
diff --git a/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/app/ViewController.swift b/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/app/ViewController.swift
index 843f9b9..c79d35c 100644
--- a/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/app/ViewController.swift
+++ b/Swift/SGAIClientSideExample/app/ViewController.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 // [START set_up_view_controller]
 import AVFoundation
+import CryptoKit
 import GoogleInteractiveMediaAds
 import UIKit
 
@@ -35,11 +36,11 @@ class ViewController:
     // or use the test network code and custom asset key with the DAI type "Pod serving manifest"
     // from [DAI sample streams](https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/dynamic-ad-insertion/streams#pod_serving_dai).
 
-    /// Google Ad Manager network code.
-    static let networkCode = "21775744923"
+    /// Replace with your Google Ad Manager network code.
+    static let networkCode = "YOUR_NETWORK_CODE"
 
-    /// Google DAI livestream custom asset key.
-    static let customAssetKey = "sgai-hls-live"
+    /// Replace with your Google Ad Manager custom asset key.
+    static let customAssetKey = "YOUR_CUSTOM_ASSET_KEY"
 
     // Set your ad break duration.
     static let adBreakDurationMs = 10000
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ class ViewController:
   /// The ad stream session ID, set when the ad stream is loaded.
   private var adStreamSessionId: String?
 
+  // Set the duration for the auth token to be valid, in seconds. This is set to 60 seconds but
+  // can be set to any value depending on your use case.
+  private var expirationDuration: TimeInterval = 60
+
   private var playerViewController: AVPlayerViewController!
 
   deinit {
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ class ViewController:
     player.play()
   }
 
-  /// Makes a stream request to Google Ad Manager.
+  // Makes a stream request to Google Ad Manager.
   private func loadAdStream() {
     let streamRequest = IMAPodStreamRequest(
       networkCode: StreamParameters.networkCode,
@@ -147,8 +152,30 @@ class ViewController:
       pictureInPictureProxy: nil,
       userContext: nil)
 
-    // Register a streaming session on Google Ad Manager DAI servers.
-    adsLoader.requestStream(with: streamRequest)
+    // Generate and set the authToken using the secret from Secrets.swift.
+    if !Secrets.streamCreateSecret.isEmpty {
+      let expirationTime = Int(Date().timeIntervalSince1970) + Int(expirationDuration)
+      let params: [String: Any] = [
+        "custom_asset_key": StreamParameters.customAssetKey,
+        "exp": expirationTime,
+        "network_code": StreamParameters.networkCode,
+      ]
+      if let authToken = generateAuthToken(
+        params: params,
+        secret: Secrets.streamCreateSecret
+      ) {
+        streamRequest.authToken = authToken
+        print("AdsManager: Making PodStreamRequest with auth.")
+        // Register a streaming session on Google Ad Manager DAI servers.
+        adsLoader.requestStream(with: streamRequest)
+      } else {
+        print("AdsManager: Failed to generate auth token. Stream request aborted.")
+      }
+    } else {
+      print("AdsManager: Making PodStreamRequest without auth (streamCreateSecret is empty).")
+      // Register a streaming session on Google Ad Manager DAI servers.
+      adsLoader.requestStream(with: streamRequest)
+    }
   }
   // [END make_stream_request]
 
@@ -179,13 +206,40 @@ class ViewController:
       seconds: player.currentTime().seconds + Double(secondsToAdBreakStart), preferredTimescale: 1)
 
     // Create an identifier to construct the ad pod request for the next ad break.
-    let adPodIdentifier = generatePodIdentifier(from: currentSeconds)
+    let adPodIdentifier = generateAdBreakID()
+
+    // Generate HMAC token for the manifest URL using the secret from Secrets.swift.
+    let manifestSecret = Secrets.manifestSecret
+    guard !manifestSecret.isEmpty else {
+      print("Manifest secret is empty. Cannot generate auth token for ad pod manifest.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    let expirationTime = Int(
+      Date.now.addingTimeInterval(TimeInterval(expirationDuration)).timeIntervalSince1970)
+    let params: [String: Any] = [
+      "ad_break_id": adPodIdentifier.replacingOccurrences(of: "ad_break_id/", with: ""),
+      "custom_asset_key": StreamParameters.customAssetKey,
+      "exp": expirationTime,
+      "network_code": StreamParameters.networkCode,
+      "pd": StreamParameters.adBreakDurationMs,
+    ]
+
+    guard let authToken = generateAuthToken(params: params, secret: manifestSecret) else {
+      print(
+        "Failed to generate auth token for ad pod manifest. Skipping insertion of \(adPodIdentifier)."
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
+    var components = CharacterSet.alphanumerics
+    components.insert(charactersIn: "-._~")
+    let encodedAuthToken = authToken.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: components) ?? ""
 
-    // Construct the ad pod request URL for the next ad break.
     guard
       let adPodManifestUrl = URL(
         string:
-          "https://dai.google.com/linear/pods/v1/hls/network/\(StreamParameters.networkCode)/custom_asset/\(StreamParameters.customAssetKey)/\(adPodIdentifier).m3u8?stream_id=\(streamID)&pd=\(StreamParameters.adBreakDurationMs)"
+          "https://dai.google.com/linear/pods/v1/hls/network/\(StreamParameters.networkCode)/custom_asset/\(StreamParameters.customAssetKey)/\(adPodIdentifier).m3u8?stream_id=\(streamID)&pd=\(StreamParameters.adBreakDurationMs)&auth-token=\(encodedAuthToken)"
       )
     else {
       // If URL creation fails, verify that StreamParameters and streamID are not empty.
@@ -208,16 +262,43 @@ class ViewController:
   }
   // [END schedule_ad_insertion]
 
+  // Generates an HMAC-SHA256 token based on the provided parameters and secret.
+  // [START generate_auth_token]
+  private func generateAuthToken(params: [String: Any], secret: String) -> String? {
+    let sortedKeys = params.keys.sorted()
+    var tokenPairs: [String] = []
+
+    for key in sortedKeys {
+      if let value = params[key] {
+        tokenPairs.append("\(key)=\(value)")
+      }
+    }
+
+    let tokenString = tokenPairs.joined(separator: "~")
+
+    guard let secretData = secret.data(using: .utf8),
+      let tokenData = tokenString.data(using: .utf8)
+    else {
+      print("Error: Could not convert secret or tokenString to Data.")
+      return nil
+    }
+
+    let key = SymmetricKey(data: secretData)
+    let hmac = HMAC<SHA256>.authenticationCode(for: tokenData, using: key)
+    let hexHash = hmac.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
+
+    return "\(tokenString)~hmac=\(hexHash)"
+  }
+  // [END generate_auth_token]
+
+  // Helper Function to get an unused ad break ID.
+  // Ad Break ID is an alpha numeric string.
+  // In production the Ad Break ID is determined by your ad signalling stack,
+  // propagated through a SCTE35 or other cue markers.
   // [START generate_pod_id]
-  /// Generates a pod identifier based on the current time.
-  ///
-  /// See [HLS pod manifest parameters](https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/dynamic-ad-insertion/api/pod-serving/reference/live#path_parameters_3).
-  ///
-  /// - Returns: The pod identifier in either the format of "pod/{integer}" or
-  ///   "ad_break_id/{string}".
-  private func generatePodIdentifier(from currentSeconds: Int) -> String {
-    let minute = Int(currentSeconds / 60) + 1
-    return "ad_break_id/mid-roll-\(minute)"
+  private func generateAdBreakID() -> String {
+    let minutesSinceEpoch = Int(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 / expirationDuration)
+    return "ab\(minutesSinceEpoch)"
   }
   // [END generate_pod_id]