Apparently aiohttp is filtering out the "Authorization" header in aiohttp.wsgi:69 in create_wsgi_environ. This bug was found while using aiopyramid + jwtauth, you can find more details (and an example project) on https://github.com/housleyjk/aiopyramid/issues/14