diff --git a/apps/api-gateway/src/ecosystem/ecosystem.controller.ts b/apps/api-gateway/src/ecosystem/ecosystem.controller.ts
index d76f1ede2..0ebaa4277 100755
--- a/apps/api-gateway/src/ecosystem/ecosystem.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api-gateway/src/ecosystem/ecosystem.controller.ts
@@ -442,28 +442,6 @@ export class EcosystemController {
     });
   }
 
-  @Get('/dashboard/summary')
-  @Roles(OrgRoles.PLATFORM_ADMIN)
-  @UseGuards(AuthGuard('jwt'), EcosystemRolesGuard)
-  @ApiBearerAuth()
-  @ApiOperation({
-    summary: 'Get Count for Ecosystem dashboard',
-    description: 'Get Count for Ecosystem dashboard'
-  })
-  @ApiResponse({
-    status: HttpStatus.OK,
-    description: 'Dashboard count fetched successfully'
-  })
-  async getDashboardCountEcosystem(@Res() res: Response): Promise<Response> {
-    const dashboard = await this.ecosystemService.getDashboardCountEcosystem();
-
-    return res.status(HttpStatus.OK).json({
-      statusCode: HttpStatus.OK,
-      message: ResponseMessages.ecosystem.success.dashboard,
-      data: dashboard
-    });
-  }
-
   @Get('/invitation/status')
   @UseGuards(AuthGuard('jwt'))
   @ApiBearerAuth()
diff --git a/apps/api-gateway/src/platform/platform.controller.ts b/apps/api-gateway/src/platform/platform.controller.ts
index 333e01755..be26c628d 100644
--- a/apps/api-gateway/src/platform/platform.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api-gateway/src/platform/platform.controller.ts
@@ -335,4 +335,26 @@ export class PlatformController {
       data: ecosystemStatus
     });
   }
+
+  @Get('/ecosystem/dashboard/summary')
+  @Roles(OrgRoles.PLATFORM_ADMIN)
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard('jwt'), EcosystemRolesGuard)
+  @ApiBearerAuth()
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'Get summary for Ecosystem dashboard',
+    description: 'Get summary for Ecosystem dashboard'
+  })
+  @ApiResponse({
+    status: HttpStatus.OK,
+    description: 'Dashboard count fetched successfully'
+  })
+  async getDashboardCountEcosystem(@Res() res: Response): Promise<Response> {
+    const dashboard = await this.platformService.getDashboardCountEcosystem();
+
+    return res.status(HttpStatus.OK).json({
+      statusCode: HttpStatus.OK,
+      message: ResponseMessages.ecosystem.success.dashboard,
+      data: dashboard
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/api-gateway/src/platform/platform.service.ts b/apps/api-gateway/src/platform/platform.service.ts
index a2cbfbb8a..e120e014a 100644
--- a/apps/api-gateway/src/platform/platform.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api-gateway/src/platform/platform.service.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { GetAllPlatformCredDefsDto } from '../credential-definition/dto/get-all-
 import { IPlatformCredDefsData } from '@credebl/common/interfaces/cred-def.interface';
 import { NATSClient } from '@credebl/common/NATSClient';
 import { ClientProxy } from '@nestjs/microservices';
-import { IEcosystemInvitations } from 'apps/ecosystem/interfaces/ecosystem.interfaces';
+import { IEcosystemInvitations, IPlatformDashboardCount } from 'apps/ecosystem/interfaces/ecosystem.interfaces';
 import { IPaginationSortingDto, PaginatedResponse } from '@credebl/common/interfaces/interface';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -86,4 +86,8 @@ export class PlatformService extends BaseService {
   async getEcosystemEnableStatus(): Promise<boolean> {
     return this.natsClient.sendNatsMessage(this.platformServiceProxy, 'get-ecosystem-enable-status', {});
   }
+
+  async getDashboardCountEcosystem(): Promise<IPlatformDashboardCount> {
+    return this.natsClient.sendNatsMessage(this.platformServiceProxy, 'get-platform-admin-dashboard-count', {});
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/user/src/user.service.ts b/apps/user/src/user.service.ts
index 28fa83bf7..59f46e429 100644
--- a/apps/user/src/user.service.ts
+++ b/apps/user/src/user.service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   UnauthorizedException,
   InternalServerErrorException,
   Inject,
-  HttpException
+  HttpException,
+  ForbiddenException
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 
 import { ClientRegistrationService } from '@credebl/client-registration';
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ export class UserService {
 
       const clientDetails = await getCredentialsByAlias(clientAlias);
 
+      if (process.env.ADMIN_CLIENT_ALIAS === clientAlias) {
+        throw new ForbiddenException(ResponseMessages.user.error.adminAlias);
+      }
       try {
         const token = await this.clientRegistrationService.getManagementToken(
           clientDetails.clientId,
diff --git a/libs/common/src/response-messages/index.ts b/libs/common/src/response-messages/index.ts
index 78383c78d..0153cccdd 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/response-messages/index.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/response-messages/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const ResponseMessages = {
     error: {
       exists: 'User already exists',
       profileNotFound: 'User public profile not found',
+      adminAlias: 'Use of ADMIN alias for user creation is forbidden',
       notUpdatePlatformSettings: 'Unable to update platform config settings',
       platformSetttingsNotFound: 'Unable to get platform settings',
       verificationAlreadySent: 'The verification link has already been sent to your email address',