diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 49f406b..4884a1b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ function apiKeyAuth(options) {
   if (!options || !options.getSecret) {
     throw new Error('The method "getSecret" must be defined');
   }
-  const { getSecret, requestLifetime = 300, requestProperty = 'credentials' } = options;
+  /* Check if "requiredHeaders" param not exists use the date HTTP header by default */
+  if (typeof options.requiredHeaders!=="undefined" && !Array.isArray(options.requiredHeaders)) {
+    throw new Error('The object "requiredHeaders" must be a type of string[]');
+  }
+  const { getSecret, requestLifetime = 300, requestProperty = 'credentials', requiredHeaders=['date']  } = options;
 
   const middleware = function middleware(req, res, next) {
     /* Don't check the signature for preflight request */
@@ -41,7 +45,8 @@ function apiKeyAuth(options) {
     try {
       signatureParams = parser.parseRequest(req, {
         algorithms: availableAlgorithms,
-        requestLifetime
+        requestLifetime,
+        requiredHeaders
       });
     } catch (err) {
       return next(err);