diff --git a/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Models/DTOs/UserDTO.cs b/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Models/DTOs/UserDTO.cs
index a119119429c670378f6eabb8540c342938136a29..0e3d51b289aafd3383108de132414deb9922a35d 100644
--- a/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Models/DTOs/UserDTO.cs
+++ b/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Models/DTOs/UserDTO.cs
@@ -34,27 +34,21 @@ public class UserRegisterRequestDTO : UserDTO
     [Required]
     [StringLength(100, MinimumLength = 8)]
     public string? ConfirmPassword { get; set; }
-
-    public string? CallbackUrl { get; set; }
 }
 
-public abstract class ChangeEmailRequestDTO
+public class ChangeEmailRequestDTO
 {
     [Required] public string? NewEmail { get; set; }
 
     [Required] public string? ConfirmEmail { get; set; }
-
-    [Required] public string? CallbackUrl { get; set; }
 }
 
-public abstract class ForgotPasswordRequestDTO
+public class ForgotPasswordRequestDTO
 {
     [Required] public string? EmailAddress { get; set; }
-
-    [Required] public string? CallbackUrl { get; set; }
 }
 
-public abstract class SetPasswordRequestDTO
+public class SetPasswordRequestDTO
 {
     [Required] public string? Token { get; set; }
 
@@ -67,7 +61,7 @@ public abstract class SetPasswordRequestDTO
     public string? ConfirmPassword { get; set; }
 }
 
-public abstract class ChangePasswordRequestDTO
+public class ChangePasswordRequestDTO
 {
     [Required] public string? OldPassword { get; set; }
 
@@ -96,8 +90,4 @@ public class AuthenticatedUserDTO
     public string? RefreshToken { get; set; }
 
     public long RefreshTokenExpires { get; set; }
-
-    public string? ProfilePictureUrl { get; set; }
-
-    public string? ProfilePictureSas { get; set; }
 }
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diff --git a/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Program.cs b/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Program.cs
index c6ad4e2755c4e3ec21ca05dd18fae43b2948731f..1cfba1267de6a822811524c2733b90d71f60fba4 100644
--- a/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Program.cs
+++ b/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Program.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ builder.Services.AddCors(options =>
     options.AddDefaultPolicy(
         corsPolicyBuilder =>
         {
-            corsPolicyBuilder.WithOrigins(builder.Configuration.GetSection("Group17Website")["BaseUrl"] ?? string.Empty)
+            corsPolicyBuilder.WithOrigins(builder.Configuration.GetSection("FrontendStrings")["BaseUrl"] ?? string.Empty)
                 .AllowAnyHeader()
                 .AllowAnyMethod()
                 .AllowCredentials();
diff --git a/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Services/AuthService.cs b/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Services/AuthService.cs
index f7669749b66afc8f186eede910419a37bd4b9b2f..2c2dce2b47f74d39998e008b23206e5840abb35b 100644
--- a/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Services/AuthService.cs
+++ b/AuthenticationMicroservice/AuthenticationMicroservice/Services/AuthService.cs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class AuthService : IAuthService
             throw new AuthenticationException("User not found.", HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(user.UnconfirmedEmail))
             throw new AuthenticationException("Email already confirmed.", HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
-        var tryParse = TryParse(token, out var parsedToken);
+        var tryParse = TryParse(token[1..], out var parsedToken);
         if (!tryParse)
             throw new AuthenticationException("Token in request is not valid.");
         if (user.EmailConfirmationToken != parsedToken)
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ public class AuthService : IAuthService
 
     public async Task ForgotPassword(ForgotPasswordRequestDTO request)
     {
-        var user = await _context.User.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u =>
-            string.Equals(u.EmailAddress, request.EmailAddress, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase));
+        var user = await _context.User.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.EmailAddress == request.EmailAddress);
         if (user == null)
             throw new AuthenticationException($"User with email: {request.EmailAddress} does not exist.",
                 HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ public class AuthService : IAuthService
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Password))
             throw new SecurityHelper.InvalidPasswordException("Please enter a password.");
-        var tryParse = TryParse(request.Token, out var token);
+        var tryParse = TryParse(request.Token?[1..], out var token);
         if (!tryParse)
             throw new AuthenticationException("Token in request is not valid.");
         var user = _context.User.FirstOrDefault(u => u.PasswordResetToken == token);
diff --git a/Frontend/API/Group17AuthApi.cs b/Frontend/API/Group17AuthApi.cs
index 8012efb4c192354a6c7a903ad59a2f77038a31f1..2cea8ed8272788697de85ff0f591696ff9695314 100644
--- a/Frontend/API/Group17AuthApi.cs
+++ b/Frontend/API/Group17AuthApi.cs
@@ -1525,12 +1525,6 @@ namespace Group17.Auth
         [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("refreshTokenExpires", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.DisallowNull, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
         public long RefreshTokenExpires { get; set; }
 
-        [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("profilePictureUrl", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Default, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
-        public string ProfilePictureUrl { get; set; }
-
-        [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("profilePictureSas", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Default, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
-        public string ProfilePictureSas { get; set; }
-
     }
 
     [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("NJsonSchema", "13.18.2.0 (NJsonSchema v10.8.0.0 (Newtonsoft.Json v13.0.0.0))")]
@@ -1598,10 +1592,6 @@ namespace Group17.Auth
         [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required]
         public string ConfirmEmail { get; set; }
 
-        [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("callbackUrl", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
-        [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required]
-        public string CallbackUrl { get; set; }
-
     }
 
     [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("NJsonSchema", "13.18.2.0 (NJsonSchema v10.8.0.0 (Newtonsoft.Json v13.0.0.0))")]
@@ -1739,10 +1729,6 @@ namespace Group17.Auth
         [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required]
         public string EmailAddress { get; set; }
 
-        [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("callbackUrl", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
-        [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required]
-        public string CallbackUrl { get; set; }
-
     }
 
     [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("NJsonSchema", "13.18.2.0 (NJsonSchema v10.8.0.0 (Newtonsoft.Json v13.0.0.0))")]
@@ -1868,9 +1854,6 @@ namespace Group17.Auth
         [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.StringLength(100, MinimumLength = 8)]
         public string ConfirmPassword { get; set; }
 
-        [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("callbackUrl", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Default, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
-        public string CallbackUrl { get; set; }
-
         [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("firstName", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
         [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required]
         public string FirstName { get; set; }