diff --git a/obs/api/auth.py b/obs/api/auth.py
index 01d4c017..ddea4063 100644
--- a/obs/api/auth.py
+++ b/obs/api/auth.py
@@ -135,13 +135,19 @@ async def get_current_user(
 
     if api_key:
         key_hash = hash_api_key(api_key)
-        row = await db.fetchone("SELECT name FROM api_keys WHERE key_hash=?", (key_hash,))
+        row = await db.fetchone("SELECT owner FROM api_keys WHERE key_hash=?", (key_hash,))
         if not row:
             raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, "Invalid API key")
+        owner = (row["owner"] or "").strip()
+        if not owner:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                "Legacy API key without owner is not supported; recreate the key",
+            )
         # Update last_used_at
         now = datetime.now(UTC).isoformat()
         await db.execute_and_commit("UPDATE api_keys SET last_used_at=? WHERE key_hash=?", (now, key_hash))
-        return row["name"]
+        return owner
 
     raise HTTPException(
         status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
diff --git a/obs/api/v1/adapters.py b/obs/api/v1/adapters.py
index 4797f135..630bbf8d 100644
--- a/obs/api/v1/adapters.py
+++ b/obs/api/v1/adapters.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 from obs.adapters import registry as adapter_registry
 from obs.adapters.knx.dpt_registry import DPTRegistry
-from obs.api.auth import get_current_user
+from obs.api.auth import get_admin_user, get_current_user
 from obs.db.database import Database, get_db
 
 router = APIRouter(tags=["adapters"])
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ async def test_adapter(
 async def update_adapter_config(
     adapter_type: str,
     body: ConfigPatch,
-    _user: str = Depends(get_current_user),
+    _user: str = Depends(get_admin_user),
     db: Database = Depends(lambda: get_db()),
 ) -> AdapterConfigOut:
     cls = adapter_registry.get_class(adapter_type)
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ async def update_adapter_config(
 @router.get("/{adapter_type}/config", response_model=AdapterConfigOut)
 async def get_adapter_config(
     adapter_type: str,
-    _user: str = Depends(get_current_user),
+    _user: str = Depends(get_admin_user),
     db: Database = Depends(lambda: get_db()),
 ) -> AdapterConfigOut:
     row = await db.fetchone("SELECT * FROM adapter_configs WHERE adapter_type=?", (adapter_type,))
diff --git a/obs/api/v1/bindings.py b/obs/api/v1/bindings.py
index 634b0b32..34183ece 100644
--- a/obs/api/v1/bindings.py
+++ b/obs/api/v1/bindings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from obs.api.auth import get_current_user
+from obs.api.auth import get_admin_user, get_current_user
 from obs.core.registry import get_registry
 from obs.db.database import Database, get_db
 from obs.models.binding import (
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async def list_bindings(
 async def create_binding(
     dp_id: uuid.UUID,
     body: AdapterBindingCreate,
-    _user: str = Depends(get_current_user),
+    _user: str = Depends(get_admin_user),
     db: Database = Depends(lambda: get_db()),
 ) -> BindingOut:
     if get_registry().get(dp_id) is None:
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ async def update_binding(
     dp_id: uuid.UUID,
     binding_id: uuid.UUID,
     body: AdapterBindingUpdate,
-    _user: str = Depends(get_current_user),
+    _user: str = Depends(get_admin_user),
     db: Database = Depends(lambda: get_db()),
 ) -> BindingOut:
     row = await db.fetchone(
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ async def update_binding(
 async def delete_binding(
     dp_id: uuid.UUID,
     binding_id: uuid.UUID,
-    _user: str = Depends(get_current_user),
+    _user: str = Depends(get_admin_user),
     db: Database = Depends(lambda: get_db()),
 ) -> None:
     row = await db.fetchone(
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_auth.py b/tests/integration/test_auth.py
index abb64516..4fa9477e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_auth.py
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import uuid
+
 import pytest
 
+from obs.api.auth import create_access_token
 from tests.integration.conftest import assert_auth_token_shape
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.integration
@@ -126,3 +129,46 @@ async def test_me_returns_admin_info(client, auth_headers):
     body = resp.json()
     assert body["username"] == "admin"
     assert body["is_admin"] is True
+
+
+async def test_admin_key_name_does_not_grant_admin_privileges(client, auth_headers):
+    suffix = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
+    username = f"user_{suffix}"
+
+    create_user = await client.post(
+        "/api/v1/auth/users",
+        headers=auth_headers,
+        json={"username": username, "password": "pw", "is_admin": False},
+    )
+    assert create_user.status_code == 201
+
+    user_token = create_access_token(username)
+    key_resp = await client.post(
+        "/api/v1/auth/apikeys",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {user_token}"},
+        json={"name": "admin"},
+    )
+    assert key_resp.status_code == 201
+    key = key_resp.json()["key"]
+
+    resp = await client.get(
+        "/api/v1/adapters/mqtt/config",
+        headers={"X-API-Key": key},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 403
+
+
+async def test_admin_api_key_with_custom_name_keeps_admin_access(client, auth_headers):
+    key_resp = await client.post(
+        "/api/v1/auth/apikeys",
+        headers=auth_headers,
+        json={"name": f"automation-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"},
+    )
+    assert key_resp.status_code == 201
+    key = key_resp.json()["key"]
+
+    resp = await client.get(
+        "/api/v1/adapters/mqtt/config",
+        headers={"X-API-Key": key},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200