diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4420566..6ea73c4 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ OIDC_RP_CLIENT_ID=
 OIDC_RP_CLIENT_SECRET=
 OIDC_RP_SIGN_ALGO= # example: RS256
 OIDC_RP_SCOPES= # example: openid email profile
+OIDC_SUPERUSER_GROUP= # OIDC group giving Django staff+superuser
+OIDC_EDITOR_GROUP= # OIDC group granting staff + editor Django group
+OIDC_EDITOR_DJANGO_GROUP= # Django group name (example: Editeur BDE)
 
 # Logging / debugging
 DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL= # example: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR
@@ -29,4 +32,4 @@ OIDC_LOG_LEVEL= # example: DEBUG, INFO
 GUNICORN_LOG_LEVEL= # example: debug, info, warning, error
 GUNICORN_WORKERS= # example: 2
 GUNICORN_THREADS= # example: 2
-GUNICORN_TIMEOUT= # example: 120
\ No newline at end of file
+GUNICORN_TIMEOUT= # example: 120
diff --git a/auth/auth_backends.py b/auth/auth_backends.py
index 8bb5d29..499c353 100644
--- a/auth/auth_backends.py
+++ b/auth/auth_backends.py
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+# You're lucky, I added some comments to this file to explain the custom logic.
+# Maybe because it's not trivial (that's the least we can say...)
+# So, have a good read !
+# Arthur
+
+# Some imports (trivial for now)
 import logging
 
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from mozilla_django_oidc.auth import (  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
     OIDCAuthenticationBackend,
 )
@@ -10,15 +18,71 @@
 
 class CustomOIDCBackend(OIDCAuthenticationBackend):
 
+    # Normalize the groups claim so downstream checks always work on a list[str].
     @staticmethod
-    def _claims_context(claims):
-        return {
-            "sub": claims.get("sub"),
-            "preferred_username": claims.get("preferred_username"),
-            "email": claims.get("email"),
-            "name": claims.get("name"),
-        }
+    def _extract_groups(claims):
+        groups = claims.get("groups", [])
+        if isinstance(groups, str):
+            return [groups]
+        if isinstance(groups, list):
+            return [str(group) for group in groups]
+        logger.warning("OIDC claims 'groups' has unsupported type: %s", type(groups))
+        return []
+
+    # Synchronize Django access flags and group membership from OIDC claims.
+    # Rules:
+    # - superuser comes only from OIDC_SUPERUSER_GROUP
+    # - staff comes from superuser OR editor OIDC group
+    # - editor Django group membership mirrors editor OIDC group presence
+    def _sync_oidc_access(self, user, claims):
+        oidc_groups = self._extract_groups(claims)
+
+        # Names are configured through environment-backed Django settings.
+        superuser_group = getattr(settings, "OIDC_SUPERUSER_GROUP", "")
+        editor_group = getattr(settings, "OIDC_EDITOR_GROUP", "")
+        editor_django_group_name = getattr(settings, "OIDC_EDITOR_DJANGO_GROUP", "")
+
+        is_superuser_from_oidc = (
+            bool(superuser_group) and superuser_group in oidc_groups
+        )
+        has_editor_from_oidc = bool(editor_group) and editor_group in oidc_groups
+
+        if not superuser_group:
+            logger.warning(
+                "OIDC_SUPERUSER_GROUP is not configured; superuser flag will be removed"
+            )
+
+        # Keep Django privilege flags aligned with OIDC source of truth.
+        user.is_superuser = is_superuser_from_oidc
+        user.is_staff = is_superuser_from_oidc or has_editor_from_oidc
+
+        if not editor_django_group_name:
+            logger.warning(
+                "OIDC_EDITOR_DJANGO_GROUP is not configured; cannot grant editor group"
+            )
+            return
+
+        try:
+            django_editor_group = Group.objects.get(name=editor_django_group_name)
+        except Group.DoesNotExist:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Configured Django editor group '%s' does not exist",
+                editor_django_group_name,
+            )
+            return
+
+        if not editor_group:
+            logger.warning(
+                "OIDC_EDITOR_GROUP is not configured; removing editor Django group"
+            )
+
+        # Add or remove the editor Django group on every login to avoid drift.
+        if has_editor_from_oidc:
+            user.groups.add(django_editor_group)
+        else:
+            user.groups.remove(django_editor_group)
 
+    # First login path: create local user, then apply profile and access sync.
     def create_user(self, claims):
         logger.debug("OIDC create_user start: %s", self._claims_context(claims))
         try:
@@ -26,11 +90,13 @@ def create_user(self, claims):
 
             name = claims.get("name", user.username)
 
-            user.username = claims.get("preferred_username", user.username)
-            user.first_name = name.split(" ")[0] if " " in name else name
-            user.last_name = " ".join(name.split(" ")[1:]) if " " in name else ""
-            user.email = claims.get("email", "")
-            user.save()
+        # Sync identity fields from OIDC claims.
+        user.username = claims.get("preferred_username", user.username)
+        user.first_name = name.split(" ")[0] if " " in name else name
+        user.last_name = " ".join(name.split(" ")[1:]) if " " in name else ""
+        user.email = claims.get("email", "")
+        self._sync_oidc_access(user, claims)
+        user.save()
 
             logger.info("OIDC create_user success for username=%s", user.username)
             return user
@@ -40,6 +106,7 @@ def create_user(self, claims):
             )
             raise
 
+    # Subsequent logins: refresh profile and access rules from OIDC.
     def update_user(self, user, claims):
         logger.debug(
             "OIDC update_user start for username=%s claims=%s",
@@ -49,11 +116,13 @@ def update_user(self, user, claims):
         try:
             name = claims.get("name", user.username)
 
-            user.username = claims.get("preferred_username", user.username)
-            user.first_name = name.split(" ")[0] if " " in name else name
-            user.last_name = " ".join(name.split(" ")[1:]) if " " in name else ""
-            user.email = claims.get("email", "")
-            user.save()
+        # Sync identity fields from OIDC claims.
+        user.username = claims.get("preferred_username", user.username)
+        user.first_name = name.split(" ")[0] if " " in name else name
+        user.last_name = " ".join(name.split(" ")[1:]) if " " in name else ""
+        user.email = claims.get("email", "")
+        self._sync_oidc_access(user, claims)
+        user.save()
 
             logger.info("OIDC update_user success for username=%s", user.username)
             return user
diff --git a/bde/env.py b/bde/env.py
index 96c7eb6..1aac952 100644
--- a/bde/env.py
+++ b/bde/env.py
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@ def OIDC_RP_SIGN_ALGO(self) -> str:
     def OIDC_RP_SCOPES(self) -> str:
         return self.get("OIDC_RP_SCOPES", "")
 
+    @property
+    def OIDC_SUPERUSER_GROUP(self) -> str:
+        return self.get("OIDC_SUPERUSER_GROUP", "")
+
+    @property
+    def OIDC_EDITOR_GROUP(self) -> str:
+        return self.get("OIDC_EDITOR_GROUP", "")
+
+    @property
+    def OIDC_EDITOR_DJANGO_GROUP(self) -> str:
+        return self.get("OIDC_EDITOR_DJANGO_GROUP", "")
+      
     @property
     def DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL(self) -> str:
         return self.get("DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
diff --git a/bde/settings.py b/bde/settings.py
index 2718a5a..8ed54a4 100644
--- a/bde/settings.py
+++ b/bde/settings.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 OIDC_RP_CLIENT_SECRET = env.OIDC_RP_CLIENT_SECRET
 OIDC_RP_SIGN_ALGO = env.OIDC_RP_SIGN_ALGO
 OIDC_RP_SCOPES = env.OIDC_RP_SCOPES
+OIDC_SUPERUSER_GROUP = env.OIDC_SUPERUSER_GROUP
+OIDC_EDITOR_GROUP = env.OIDC_EDITOR_GROUP
+OIDC_EDITOR_DJANGO_GROUP = env.OIDC_EDITOR_DJANGO_GROUP
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = "bde.urls"