diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/utils/auth.js b/app/ayanova/src/utils/auth.js
index 6ad8ddad..5c16a710 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/utils/auth.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/utils/auth.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
 
 import decode from "jwt-decode";
+import config from "./config";
+import logger from "./logit";
 //import axios from 'axios';
 //import auth0 from 'auth0-js';
 //import Router from 'vue-router';
@@ -42,8 +44,8 @@ const AuthorizationRoles = {
   OpsAdminFull: 16384
 }; //end AuthorizationRoles
 
-const ID_TOKEN_KEY = "id_token";
-const ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY = "access_token";
+const TOKEN_KEY = "apitoken";
+
 const USER_ROLES = AuthorizationRoles.NoRole;
 
 // const CLIENT_ID = '{AUTH0_CLIENT_ID}';
@@ -58,17 +60,28 @@ const USER_ROLES = AuthorizationRoles.NoRole;
 // });
 
 export function processLogin(response) {
-  if (response) {
-    debugger;
+  //validate token (ensure it's *our* token at least, the server will do the real validation on requests)
+  //response.data.token
+  //store token in central store
+  //todo: put token into localstorage later once this validation is worked out
+  logger.log("auth::processLogin called");
+
+  //is token present?
+  if (!response || !response.data || !response.data.token) {
+    logger.log("auth::processLogin -> token empty");
+    return Promise.resolve(false);
   }
 
+  const token = decode(response.data.token);
+  if (!token || !token.iss || token.iss != "ayanova.com") {
+    logger.log("auth::processLogin -> token empty or invalid ");
+    return Promise.resolve(false);
+  }
+  //debugger;
+  config.apiToken = response.data.token;
+  config.userId = Number(token.id);
+  config.roles = token["ayanova/roles"];
   return Promise.resolve(true);
-  //   auth.authorize({
-  //     responseType: 'token id_token',
-  //     redirectUri: REDIRECT,
-  //     audience: AUDIENCE,
-  //     scope: SCOPE
-  //   });
 }
 
 // var router = new Router({
@@ -76,9 +89,8 @@ export function processLogin(response) {
 // });
 
 export function processLogout() {
-  console.log("util\\auth.js->ProcessLogout called!");
-  clearIdToken();
-  clearAccessToken();
+  logger.log("util\\auth.js->ProcessLogout called!");
+  clearToken();
   //router.go('/');
 }
 
@@ -94,42 +106,27 @@ export function processLogout() {
 // }
 
 export function getIdToken() {
-  return localStorage.getItem(ID_TOKEN_KEY);
+  return localStorage.getItem(TOKEN_KEY);
 }
 
-export function getAccessToken() {
-  return localStorage.getItem(ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY);
+function clearToken() {
+  localStorage.removeItem(TOKEN_KEY);
 }
 
-function clearIdToken() {
-  localStorage.removeItem(ID_TOKEN_KEY);
-}
-
-function clearAccessToken() {
-  localStorage.removeItem(ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY);
-}
-
-// Helper function that will allow us to extract the access_token and id_token
-function getParameterByName(name) {
-  let match = RegExp("[#&]" + name + "=([^&]*)").exec(window.location.hash);
-  return match && decodeURIComponent(match[1].replace(/\+/g, " "));
-}
-
-// Get and store access_token in local storage
-export function setAccessToken() {
-  let accessToken = getParameterByName("access_token");
-  localStorage.setItem(ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY, accessToken);
-}
+// // Helper function that will allow us to extract the access_token and id_token
+// function getParameterByName(name) {
+//   let match = RegExp("[#&]" + name + "=([^&]*)").exec(window.location.hash);
+//   return match && decodeURIComponent(match[1].replace(/\+/g, " "));
+// }
 
 // Get and store id_token in local storage
-export function setIdToken() {
-  let idToken = getParameterByName("id_token");
-  localStorage.setItem(ID_TOKEN_KEY, idToken);
+export function setToken(token) {
+  localStorage.setItem(TOKEN_KEY, token);
 }
 
 export function isLoggedIn() {
-  const idToken = getIdToken();
-  return !!idToken && !isTokenExpired(idToken);
+  const token = getToken();
+  return !!token && !isTokenExpired(token);
 }
 
 function getTokenExpirationDate(encodedToken) {
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/utils/cbuffer.js b/app/ayanova/src/utils/cbuffer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9479fe1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/utils/cbuffer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+(function(global) {
+  class CBuffer {
+    constructor() {
+      // handle cases where "new" keyword wasn't used
+      if (!(this instanceof CBuffer)) {
+        // multiple conditions need to be checked to properly emulate Array
+        if (arguments.length > 1 || typeof arguments[0] !== "number") {
+          return CBuffer.apply(new CBuffer(arguments.length), arguments);
+        } else {
+          return new CBuffer(arguments[0]);
+        }
+      }
+      // if no arguments, then nothing needs to be set
+      if (arguments.length === 0)
+        throw new Error("Missing Argument: You must pass a valid buffer size");
+      // this is the same in either scenario
+      this.length = this.start = 0;
+      // set to callback fn if data is about to be overwritten
+      this.overflow = null;
+      // emulate Array based on passed arguments
+      if (arguments.length > 1 || typeof arguments[0] !== "number") {
+        this.data = new Array(arguments.length);
+        this.end = (this.size = arguments.length) - 1;
+        this.push.apply(this, arguments);
+      } else {
+        this.data = new Array(arguments[0]);
+        this.end = (this.size = arguments[0]) - 1;
+      }
+      // need to `return this` so `return CBuffer.apply` works
+      return this;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function defaultComparitor(a, b) {
+    return a == b ? 0 : a > b ? 1 : -1;
+  }
+
+  CBuffer.prototype = {
+    // properly set constructor
+    constructor: CBuffer,
+
+    /* mutator methods */
+    // pop last item
+    pop: function() {
+      var item;
+      if (this.length === 0) return;
+      item = this.data[this.end];
+      // remove the reference to the object so it can be garbage collected
+      delete this.data[this.end];
+      this.end = (this.end - 1 + this.size) % this.size;
+      this.length--;
+      return item;
+    },
+    // push item to the end
+    push: function() {
+      var i = 0;
+      // check if overflow is set, and if data is about to be overwritten
+      if (this.overflow && this.length + arguments.length > this.size) {
+        // call overflow function and send data that's about to be overwritten
+        for (; i < this.length + arguments.length - this.size; i++) {
+          this.overflow(this.data[(this.end + i + 1) % this.size], this);
+        }
+      }
+      // push items to the end, wrapping and erasing existing items
+      // using arguments variable directly to reduce gc footprint
+      for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+        this.data[(this.end + i + 1) % this.size] = arguments[i];
+      }
+      // recalculate length
+      if (this.length < this.size) {
+        if (this.length + i > this.size) this.length = this.size;
+        else this.length += i;
+      }
+      // recalculate end
+      this.end = (this.end + i) % this.size;
+      // recalculate start
+      this.start = (this.size + this.end - this.length + 1) % this.size;
+      // return number current number of items in CBuffer
+      return this.length;
+    },
+    // reverse order of the buffer
+    reverse: function() {
+      var i = 0,
+        tmp;
+      for (; i < ~~(this.length / 2); i++) {
+        tmp = this.data[(this.start + i) % this.size];
+        this.data[(this.start + i) % this.size] = this.data[
+          (this.start + (this.length - i - 1)) % this.size
+        ];
+        this.data[(this.start + (this.length - i - 1)) % this.size] = tmp;
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    // rotate buffer to the left by cntr, or by 1
+    rotateLeft: function(cntr) {
+      if (typeof cntr === "undefined") cntr = 1;
+      if (typeof cntr !== "number")
+        throw new Error("Argument must be a number");
+      while (--cntr >= 0) {
+        this.push(this.shift());
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    // rotate buffer to the right by cntr, or by 1
+    rotateRight: function(cntr) {
+      if (typeof cntr === "undefined") cntr = 1;
+      if (typeof cntr !== "number")
+        throw new Error("Argument must be a number");
+      while (--cntr >= 0) {
+        this.unshift(this.pop());
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    // remove and return first item
+    shift: function() {
+      var item;
+      // check if there are any items in CBuff
+      if (this.length === 0) return;
+      // store first item for return
+      item = this.data[this.start];
+      // recalculate start of CBuffer
+      this.start = (this.start + 1) % this.size;
+      // decrement length
+      this.length--;
+      return item;
+    },
+    // sort items
+    sort: function(fn) {
+      this.data.sort(fn || defaultComparitor);
+      this.start = 0;
+      this.end = this.length - 1;
+      return this;
+    },
+    // add item to beginning of buffer
+    unshift: function() {
+      var i = 0;
+      // check if overflow is set, and if data is about to be overwritten
+      if (this.overflow && this.length + arguments.length > this.size) {
+        // call overflow function and send data that's about to be overwritten
+        for (; i < this.length + arguments.length - this.size; i++) {
+          this.overflow(this.data[this.end - (i % this.size)], this);
+        }
+      }
+      for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+        this.data[(this.size + this.start - (i % this.size) - 1) % this.size] =
+          arguments[i];
+      }
+      if (this.size - this.length - i < 0) {
+        this.end += this.size - this.length - i;
+        if (this.end < 0) this.end = this.size + (this.end % this.size);
+      }
+      if (this.length < this.size) {
+        if (this.length + i > this.size) this.length = this.size;
+        else this.length += i;
+      }
+      this.start -= arguments.length;
+      if (this.start < 0) this.start = this.size + (this.start % this.size);
+      return this.length;
+    },
+
+    /* accessor methods */
+    // return index of first matched element
+    indexOf: function(arg, idx) {
+      if (!idx) idx = 0;
+      for (; idx < this.length; idx++) {
+        if (this.data[(this.start + idx) % this.size] === arg) return idx;
+      }
+      return -1;
+    },
+    // return last index of the first match
+    lastIndexOf: function(arg, idx) {
+      if (!idx) idx = this.length - 1;
+      for (; idx >= 0; idx--) {
+        if (this.data[(this.start + idx) % this.size] === arg) return idx;
+      }
+      return -1;
+    },
+
+    // return the index an item would be inserted to if this
+    // is a sorted circular buffer
+    sortedIndex: function(value, comparitor, context) {
+      comparitor = comparitor || defaultComparitor;
+      var isFull = this.length === this.size,
+        low = this.start,
+        high = isFull ? this.length - 1 : this.length;
+
+      // Tricky part is finding if its before or after the pivot
+      // we can get this info by checking if the target is less than
+      // the last item. After that it's just a typical binary search.
+      if (low && comparitor.call(context, value, this.data[high]) > 0) {
+        (low = 0), (high = this.end);
+      }
+
+      while (low < high) {
+        var mid = (low + high) >>> 1;
+        if (comparitor.call(context, value, this.data[mid]) > 0) low = mid + 1;
+        else high = mid;
+      }
+      return !isFull
+        ? low
+        : // http://stackoverflow.com/a/18618273/1517919
+          (((low - this.start) % this.length) + this.length) % this.length;
+    },
+
+    /* iteration methods */
+    // check every item in the array against a test
+    every: function(callback, context) {
+      var i = 0;
+      for (; i < this.length; i++) {
+        if (
+          !callback.call(
+            context,
+            this.data[(this.start + i) % this.size],
+            i,
+            this
+          )
+        )
+          return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    },
+    // loop through each item in buffer
+    // TODO: figure out how to emulate Array use better
+    forEach: function(callback, context) {
+      var i = 0;
+      for (; i < this.length; i++) {
+        callback.call(
+          context,
+          this.data[(this.start + i) % this.size],
+          i,
+          this
+        );
+      }
+    },
+    // check items agains test until one returns true
+    // TODO: figure out how to emuldate Array use better
+    some: function(callback, context) {
+      var i = 0;
+      for (; i < this.length; i++) {
+        if (
+          callback.call(
+            context,
+            this.data[(this.start + i) % this.size],
+            i,
+            this
+          )
+        )
+          return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    },
+    // calculate the average value of a circular buffer
+    avg: function() {
+      return this.length == 0 ? 0 : this.sum() / this.length;
+    },
+    // loop through each item in buffer and calculate sum
+    sum: function() {
+      var index = this.length;
+      var s = 0;
+      while (index--) s += this.data[index];
+      return s;
+    },
+    // loop through each item in buffer and calculate median
+    median: function() {
+      if (this.length === 0) return 0;
+      var values = this.slice().sort(defaultComparitor);
+      var half = Math.floor(values.length / 2);
+      if (values.length % 2) return values[half];
+      else return (values[half - 1] + values[half]) / 2.0;
+    },
+    /* utility methods */
+    // reset pointers to buffer with zero items
+    // note: this will not remove values in cbuffer, so if for security values
+    //       need to be overwritten, run `.fill(null).empty()`
+    empty: function() {
+      //var i = 0;
+      this.length = this.start = 0;
+      this.end = this.size - 1;
+      return this;
+    },
+    // fill all places with passed value or function
+    fill: function(arg) {
+      var i = 0;
+      if (typeof arg === "function") {
+        while (((this.data[i] = arg()), ++i < this.size));
+      } else {
+        while (((this.data[i] = arg), ++i < this.size));
+      }
+      // reposition start/end
+      this.start = 0;
+      this.end = this.size - 1;
+      this.length = this.size;
+      return this;
+    },
+    // return first item in buffer
+    first: function() {
+      return this.data[this.start];
+    },
+    // return last item in buffer
+    last: function() {
+      return this.data[this.end];
+    },
+    // return specific index in buffer
+    get: function(arg) {
+      return this.data[(this.start + arg) % this.size];
+    },
+    isFull: function() {
+      return this.size === this.length;
+    },
+    // set value at specified index
+    set: function(idx, arg) {
+      return (this.data[(this.start + idx) % this.size] = arg);
+    },
+    // return clean array of values
+    toArray: function() {
+      return this.slice();
+    },
+    // slice the buffer to an arraay
+    slice: function(start, end) {
+      var size = this.length;
+
+      start = +start || 0;
+
+      if (start < 0) {
+        if (start >= end) return [];
+        start = -start > size ? 0 : size + start;
+      }
+
+      if (end == null || end > size) end = size;
+      else if (end < 0) end += size;
+      else end = +end || 0;
+
+      size = start < end ? end - start : 0;
+
+      var result = Array(size);
+      for (var index = 0; index < size; index++) {
+        result[index] = this.data[(this.start + start + index) % this.size];
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (typeof module === "object" && module.exports) module.exports = CBuffer;
+  else global.CBuffer = CBuffer;
+})(this);
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/utils/config.js b/app/ayanova/src/utils/config.js
index 3574d298..96344af6 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/utils/config.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/utils/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export default {
   apiUrl: "http://localhost:7575/api/v8.0/",
   apiToken: "",
+  userId: 0,
   roles: 0
 };
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/utils/logit.js b/app/ayanova/src/utils/logit.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5dd0a08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/utils/logit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+import cbuffer from "./cbuffer";
+
+const buffer = new cbuffer(10);
+export default {
+  log(msg, obj) {
+    if (obj) {
+      msg = msg + "|[" + JSON.stringify(obj) + "]";
+    }
+    msg = Date.now() + "|" + msg;
+    buffer.push(msg);
+  },
+  getLog() {
+    return buffer.toArray();
+  }
+};
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/views/login.vue b/app/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
index 3b285978..e007d1a4 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
     <input type="text" name="username" v-model="input.username" placeholder="Username">
     <input type="password" name="password" v-model="input.password" placeholder="Password">
     <button type="button" v-on:click="login()">Login</button>
+    <button type="button" v-on:click="showlog()">ShowLog</button>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import auth from "../api/auth";
+import logger from "../utils/logit";
 export default {
   name: "Login",
   data() {
@@ -21,19 +23,15 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     login() {
+      logger.log("User logging in: " + this.input.username);
       if (this.input.username != "" && this.input.password != "") {
         auth
           .authenticate(this.input.username, this.input.password)
           .then(response => {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line
-            console.log(
-              "LOGIN.VUE::login() -> SUCCESS",
-              response
-            );
+            logger.log("LOGIN.VUE::login() -> SUCCESS", response);
           })
           .catch(function(error) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line
-            console.log("LOGIN.VUE::login() !CATCH! -> Request failed", error);
+            logger.log("LOGIN.VUE::login() !CATCH! -> Request failed", error);
           });
 
         //   if (
@@ -48,6 +46,10 @@ export default {
         // } else {
         //   alert("A username and password must be present");
       }
+    },
+    showlog() {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line
+      console.log(logger.getLog());
     }
   }
 };