diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 7dcd4f346a..ae2cb13387 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION=False
 #       Vector: LanceDB
 #       Graph: KuzuDB
 #
-# It enforces LanceDB and KuzuDB use and uses them to create databases per Cognee user + dataset
-ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL=False
+# It enforces creation of databases per Cognee user + dataset. Does not work with some graph and database providers.
+# Disable mode when using not supported graph/vector databases.
+ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL=True
 
 ################################################################################
 # ☁️ Cloud Sync Settings
diff --git a/.github/workflows/search_db_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/search_db_tests.yml
index e3e46dd97c..118c1c06c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/search_db_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/search_db_tests.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           GRAPH_DATABASE_PROVIDER: 'neo4j'
           VECTOR_DB_PROVIDER: 'lancedb'
           DB_PROVIDER: 'sqlite'
+          ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL: 'false'
           GRAPH_DATABASE_URL: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-url }}
           GRAPH_DATABASE_USERNAME: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-username }}
           GRAPH_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-password }}
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ jobs:
             EMBEDDING_API_VERSION: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_API_VERSION }}
             GRAPH_DATABASE_PROVIDER: 'kuzu'
             VECTOR_DB_PROVIDER: 'pgvector'
+            ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL: 'false'
             DB_PROVIDER: 'postgres'
             DB_NAME: 'cognee_db'
             DB_HOST: '127.0.0.1'
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ jobs:
           GRAPH_DATABASE_URL: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-url }}
           GRAPH_DATABASE_USERNAME: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-username }}
           GRAPH_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{ steps.neo4j.outputs.neo4j-password }}
+          ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL: 'false'
           DB_NAME: cognee_db
           DB_HOST: 127.0.0.1
           DB_PORT: 5432
diff --git a/cognee/context_global_variables.py b/cognee/context_global_variables.py
index d52de4b4e8..f17c9187a5 100644
--- a/cognee/context_global_variables.py
+++ b/cognee/context_global_variables.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from cognee.base_config import get_base_config
+from cognee.infrastructure.databases.vector.config import get_vectordb_context_config
+from cognee.infrastructure.databases.graph.config import get_graph_context_config
 from cognee.infrastructure.databases.utils import get_or_create_dataset_database
 from cognee.infrastructure.files.storage.config import file_storage_config
 from cognee.modules.users.methods import get_user
@@ -14,11 +16,40 @@
 graph_db_config = ContextVar("graph_db_config", default=None)
 session_user = ContextVar("session_user", default=None)
 
+vector_dbs_with_multi_user_support = ["lancedb"]
+graph_dbs_with_multi_user_support = ["kuzu"]
+
 
 async def set_session_user_context_variable(user):
     session_user.set(user)
 
 
+def multi_user_support_possible():
+    graph_db_config = get_graph_context_config()
+    vector_db_config = get_vectordb_context_config()
+    return (
+        graph_db_config["graph_database_provider"] in graph_dbs_with_multi_user_support
+        and vector_db_config["vector_db_provider"] in vector_dbs_with_multi_user_support
+    )
+
+
+def backend_access_control_enabled():
+    backend_access_control = os.environ.get("ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL", None)
+    if backend_access_control is None:
+        # If backend access control is not defined in environment variables,
+        # enable it by default if graph and vector DBs can support it, otherwise disable it
+        return multi_user_support_possible()
+    elif backend_access_control.lower() == "true":
+        # If enabled, ensure that the current graph and vector DBs can support it
+        multi_user_support = multi_user_support_possible()
+        if not multi_user_support:
+            raise EnvironmentError(
+                "ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL is set to true but the current graph and/or vector databases do not support multi-user access control. Please use supported databases or disable backend access control."
+            )
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
 async def set_database_global_context_variables(dataset: Union[str, UUID], user_id: UUID):
     """
     If backend access control is enabled this function will ensure all datasets have their own databases,
@@ -40,7 +71,7 @@ async def set_database_global_context_variables(dataset: Union[str, UUID], user_
 
     base_config = get_base_config()
 
-    if not os.getenv("ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL", "false").lower() == "true":
+    if not backend_access_control_enabled():
         return
 
     user = await get_user(user_id)
diff --git a/cognee/modules/search/methods/search.py b/cognee/modules/search/methods/search.py
index aab004924a..5e465b2394 100644
--- a/cognee/modules/search/methods/search.py
+++ b/cognee/modules/search/methods/search.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 import json
 import asyncio
 from uuid import UUID
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
 from cognee.shared.logging_utils import get_logger
 from cognee.shared.utils import send_telemetry
 from cognee.context_global_variables import set_database_global_context_variables
+from cognee.context_global_variables import backend_access_control_enabled
 
 from cognee.modules.engine.models.node_set import NodeSet
 from cognee.modules.graph.cognee_graph.CogneeGraphElements import Edge
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async def search(
     )
 
     # Use search function filtered by permissions if access control is enabled
-    if os.getenv("ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL", "false").lower() == "true":
+    if backend_access_control_enabled():
         search_results = await authorized_search(
             query_type=query_type,
             query_text=query_text,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async def search(
         )
     else:
         # This is for maintaining backwards compatibility
-        if os.getenv("ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL", "false").lower() == "true":
+        if backend_access_control_enabled():
             return_value = []
             for search_result in search_results:
                 prepared_search_results = await prepare_search_result(search_result)
diff --git a/cognee/modules/users/methods/get_authenticated_user.py b/cognee/modules/users/methods/get_authenticated_user.py
index d782158925..d6d7017374 100644
--- a/cognee/modules/users/methods/get_authenticated_user.py
+++ b/cognee/modules/users/methods/get_authenticated_user.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from ..get_fastapi_users import get_fastapi_users
 from .get_default_user import get_default_user
 from cognee.shared.logging_utils import get_logger
+from cognee.context_global_variables import backend_access_control_enabled
 
 
 logger = get_logger("get_authenticated_user")
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 # Check environment variable to determine authentication requirement
 REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION = (
     os.getenv("REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION", "false").lower() == "true"
-    or os.getenv("ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL", "false").lower() == "true"
+    or backend_access_control_enabled()
 )
 
 fastapi_users = get_fastapi_users()
diff --git a/cognee/tests/test_add_docling_document.py b/cognee/tests/test_add_docling_document.py
index 2c82af66fe..c5aa4e9d13 100644
--- a/cognee/tests/test_add_docling_document.py
+++ b/cognee/tests/test_add_docling_document.py
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ async def main():
 
     answer = await cognee.search("Do programmers change light bulbs?")
     assert len(answer) != 0
-    lowercase_answer = answer[0].lower()
+    lowercase_answer = answer[0]["search_result"][0].lower()
     assert ("no" in lowercase_answer) or ("none" in lowercase_answer)
 
     answer = await cognee.search("What colours are there in the presentation table?")
     assert len(answer) != 0
-    lowercase_answer = answer[0].lower()
+    lowercase_answer = answer[0]["search_result"][0].lower()
     assert (
         ("red" in lowercase_answer)
         and ("blue" in lowercase_answer)
diff --git a/cognee/tests/test_feedback_enrichment.py b/cognee/tests/test_feedback_enrichment.py
index 02d90db32c..378cb0e45d 100644
--- a/cognee/tests/test_feedback_enrichment.py
+++ b/cognee/tests/test_feedback_enrichment.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async def main():
         extraction_tasks=extraction_tasks,
         enrichment_tasks=enrichment_tasks,
         data=[{}],
-        dataset="feedback_enrichment_test_memify",
+        dataset=dataset_name,
     )
 
     nodes_after, edges_after = await graph_engine.get_graph_data()
diff --git a/cognee/tests/test_library.py b/cognee/tests/test_library.py
index 81f81ee61d..893b836c07 100755
--- a/cognee/tests/test_library.py
+++ b/cognee/tests/test_library.py
@@ -90,15 +90,17 @@ async def main():
         )
 
     search_results = await cognee.search(
-        query_type=SearchType.GRAPH_COMPLETION, query_text="What information do you contain?"
+        query_type=SearchType.GRAPH_COMPLETION,
+        query_text="What information do you contain?",
+        dataset_ids=[pipeline_run_obj.dataset_id],
     )
-    assert "Mark" in search_results[0], (
+    assert "Mark" in search_results[0]["search_result"][0], (
         "Failed to update document, no mention of Mark in search results"
     )
-    assert "Cindy" in search_results[0], (
+    assert "Cindy" in search_results[0]["search_result"][0], (
         "Failed to update document, no mention of Cindy in search results"
     )
-    assert "Artificial intelligence" not in search_results[0], (
+    assert "Artificial intelligence" not in search_results[0]["search_result"][0], (
         "Failed to update document, Artificial intelligence still mentioned in search results"
     )
 
diff --git a/cognee/tests/test_relational_db_migration.py b/cognee/tests/test_relational_db_migration.py
index 2b69ce854c..4557e9e2f3 100644
--- a/cognee/tests/test_relational_db_migration.py
+++ b/cognee/tests/test_relational_db_migration.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ def normalize_node_name(node_name: str) -> str:
 
 
 async def setup_test_db():
+    # Disable backend access control to migrate relational data
+    os.environ["ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL"] = "false"
+
     await cognee.prune.prune_data()
     await cognee.prune.prune_system(metadata=True)
 
diff --git a/cognee/tests/test_search_db.py b/cognee/tests/test_search_db.py
index e24abd0f55..bd11dc62ed 100644
--- a/cognee/tests/test_search_db.py
+++ b/cognee/tests/test_search_db.py
@@ -146,7 +146,13 @@ async def main():
         assert len(search_results) == 1, (
             f"{name}: expected single-element list, got {len(search_results)}"
         )
-        text = search_results[0]
+
+        from cognee.context_global_variables import backend_access_control_enabled
+
+        if backend_access_control_enabled():
+            text = search_results[0]["search_result"][0]
+        else:
+            text = search_results[0]
         assert isinstance(text, str), f"{name}: element should be a string"
         assert text.strip(), f"{name}: string should not be empty"
         assert "netherlands" in text.lower(), (
diff --git a/cognee/tests/unit/api/test_conditional_authentication_endpoints.py b/cognee/tests/unit/api/test_conditional_authentication_endpoints.py
index 2eabee91a0..6cc37ef386 100644
--- a/cognee/tests/unit/api/test_conditional_authentication_endpoints.py
+++ b/cognee/tests/unit/api/test_conditional_authentication_endpoints.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import pytest
 from unittest.mock import patch, AsyncMock, MagicMock
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -5,8 +6,6 @@
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 import importlib
 
-from cognee.api.client import app
-
 
 # Fixtures for reuse across test classes
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -32,6 +31,10 @@ def mock_authenticated_user():
     )
 
 
+# To turn off authentication we need to set the environment variable before importing the module
+# Also both require_authentication and backend access control must be false
+os.environ["REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION"] = "false"
+os.environ["ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL"] = "false"
 gau_mod = importlib.import_module("cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user")
 
 
@@ -40,6 +43,8 @@ class TestConditionalAuthenticationEndpoints:
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def client(self):
+        from cognee.api.client import app
+
         """Create a test client."""
         return TestClient(app)
 
@@ -133,6 +138,8 @@ class TestConditionalAuthenticationBehavior:
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def client(self):
+        from cognee.api.client import app
+
         return TestClient(app)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -209,6 +216,8 @@ class TestConditionalAuthenticationErrorHandling:
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def client(self):
+        from cognee.api.client import app
+
         return TestClient(app)
 
     @patch.object(gau_mod, "get_default_user", new_callable=AsyncMock)
@@ -232,7 +241,7 @@ def test_get_default_user_fails(self, mock_get_default, client):
         # The exact error message may vary depending on the actual database connection
         # The important thing is that we get a 500 error when user creation fails
 
-    def test_current_environment_configuration(self):
+    def test_current_environment_configuration(self, client):
         """Test that current environment configuration is working properly."""
         # This tests the actual module state without trying to change it
         from cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user import (
diff --git a/cognee/tests/unit/modules/users/test_conditional_authentication.py b/cognee/tests/unit/modules/users/test_conditional_authentication.py
index c4368d7964..6568c3cb02 100644
--- a/cognee/tests/unit/modules/users/test_conditional_authentication.py
+++ b/cognee/tests/unit/modules/users/test_conditional_authentication.py
@@ -107,29 +107,10 @@ async def test_conditional_authentication_function_exists(self):
         # REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION should be a boolean
         assert isinstance(REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION, bool)
 
-        # Currently should be False (optional authentication)
-        assert not REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION
-
 
 class TestConditionalAuthenticationEnvironmentVariables:
     """Test environment variable handling."""
 
-    def test_require_authentication_default_false(self):
-        """Test that REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION defaults to false when imported with no env vars."""
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
-            # Remove module from cache to force fresh import
-            module_name = "cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user"
-            if module_name in sys.modules:
-                del sys.modules[module_name]
-
-            # Import after patching environment - module will see empty environment
-            from cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user import (
-                REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION,
-            )
-
-            importlib.invalidate_caches()
-            assert not REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION
-
     def test_require_authentication_true(self):
         """Test that REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION=true is parsed correctly when imported."""
         with patch.dict(os.environ, {"REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION": "true"}):
@@ -145,50 +126,6 @@ def test_require_authentication_true(self):
 
             assert REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION
 
-    def test_require_authentication_false_explicit(self):
-        """Test that REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION=false is parsed correctly when imported."""
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION": "false"}):
-            # Remove module from cache to force fresh import
-            module_name = "cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user"
-            if module_name in sys.modules:
-                del sys.modules[module_name]
-
-            # Import after patching environment - module will see REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION=false
-            from cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user import (
-                REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION,
-            )
-
-            assert not REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION
-
-    def test_require_authentication_case_insensitive(self):
-        """Test that environment variable parsing is case insensitive when imported."""
-        test_cases = ["TRUE", "True", "tRuE", "FALSE", "False", "fAlSe"]
-
-        for case in test_cases:
-            with patch.dict(os.environ, {"REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION": case}):
-                # Remove module from cache to force fresh import
-                module_name = "cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user"
-                if module_name in sys.modules:
-                    del sys.modules[module_name]
-
-                # Import after patching environment
-                from cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user import (
-                    REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION,
-                )
-
-                expected = case.lower() == "true"
-                assert REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION == expected, f"Failed for case: {case}"
-
-    def test_current_require_authentication_value(self):
-        """Test that the current REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION module value is as expected."""
-        from cognee.modules.users.methods.get_authenticated_user import (
-            REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION,
-        )
-
-        # The module-level variable should currently be False (set at import time)
-        assert isinstance(REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION, bool)
-        assert not REQUIRE_AUTHENTICATION
-
 
 class TestConditionalAuthenticationEdgeCases:
     """Test edge cases and error scenarios."""
diff --git a/examples/python/agentic_reasoning_procurement_example.py b/examples/python/agentic_reasoning_procurement_example.py
index 5aa3caa70e..4e9d2d7e44 100644
--- a/examples/python/agentic_reasoning_procurement_example.py
+++ b/examples/python/agentic_reasoning_procurement_example.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ async def run_procurement_example():
         for q in questions:
             print(f"Question: \n{q}")
             results = await procurement_system.search_memory(q, search_categories=[category])
-            top_answer = results[category][0]
+            top_answer = results[category][0]["search_result"][0]
             print(f"Answer: \n{top_answer.strip()}\n")
             research_notes[category].append({"question": q, "answer": top_answer})
 
diff --git a/examples/python/code_graph_example.py b/examples/python/code_graph_example.py
index 431069050d..1b476a2c32 100644
--- a/examples/python/code_graph_example.py
+++ b/examples/python/code_graph_example.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 import asyncio
+import os
+
 import cognee
 from cognee import SearchType
 from cognee.shared.logging_utils import setup_logging, ERROR
@@ -8,6 +10,9 @@
 
 
 async def main(repo_path, include_docs):
+    # Disable permissions feature for this example
+    os.environ["ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL"] = "false"
+
     run_status = False
     async for run_status in run_code_graph_pipeline(repo_path, include_docs=include_docs):
         run_status = run_status
diff --git a/examples/python/feedback_enrichment_minimal_example.py b/examples/python/feedback_enrichment_minimal_example.py
index 11ef208302..8954bd5f68 100644
--- a/examples/python/feedback_enrichment_minimal_example.py
+++ b/examples/python/feedback_enrichment_minimal_example.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ async def run_feedback_enrichment_memify(last_n: int = 5):
         extraction_tasks=extraction_tasks,
         enrichment_tasks=enrichment_tasks,
         data=[{}],  # A placeholder to prevent fetching the entire graph
-        dataset="feedback_enrichment_minimal",
     )
 
 
diff --git a/examples/python/memify_coding_agent_example.py b/examples/python/memify_coding_agent_example.py
index 1fd3b1528e..4a087ba618 100644
--- a/examples/python/memify_coding_agent_example.py
+++ b/examples/python/memify_coding_agent_example.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ async def main():
     )
 
     print("Coding rules created by memify:")
-    for coding_rule in coding_rules:
+    for coding_rule in coding_rules[0]["search_result"][0]:
         print("- " + coding_rule)
 
     # Visualize new graph with added memify context
diff --git a/examples/python/relational_database_migration_example.py b/examples/python/relational_database_migration_example.py
index 7e87347bcb..98482cb4b4 100644
--- a/examples/python/relational_database_migration_example.py
+++ b/examples/python/relational_database_migration_example.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 
 
 async def main():
+    # Disable backend access control to migrate relational data
+    os.environ["ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL"] = "false"
+
     # Clean all data stored in Cognee
     await cognee.prune.prune_data()
     await cognee.prune.prune_system(metadata=True)
diff --git a/examples/python/simple_example.py b/examples/python/simple_example.py
index c13e48f853..237a8295e8 100644
--- a/examples/python/simple_example.py
+++ b/examples/python/simple_example.py
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ async def main():
     for result_text in search_results:
         print(result_text)
 
-    # Example output:
-    # ({'id': UUID('bc338a39-64d6-549a-acec-da60846dd90d'), 'updated_at': datetime.datetime(2024, 11, 21, 12, 23, 1, 211808, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc), 'name': 'natural language processing', 'description': 'An interdisciplinary subfield of computer science and information retrieval.'}, {'relationship_name': 'is_a_subfield_of', 'source_node_id': UUID('bc338a39-64d6-549a-acec-da60846dd90d'), 'target_node_id': UUID('6218dbab-eb6a-5759-a864-b3419755ffe0'), 'updated_at': datetime.datetime(2024, 11, 21, 12, 23, 15, 473137, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)}, {'id': UUID('6218dbab-eb6a-5759-a864-b3419755ffe0'), 'updated_at': datetime.datetime(2024, 11, 21, 12, 23, 1, 211808, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc), 'name': 'computer science', 'description': 'The study of computation and information processing.'})
-    # (...)
-    # It represents nodes and relationships in the knowledge graph:
-    # - The first element is the source node (e.g., 'natural language processing').
-    # - The second element is the relationship between nodes (e.g., 'is_a_subfield_of').
-    # - The third element is the target node (e.g., 'computer science').
-
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logger = setup_logging(log_level=ERROR)