diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cb6506b2..e61508f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 target/
 *.iml
+.env
 
 
 #############################################
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84b43049..06ff5538 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,32 +49,27 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
          <artifactId>qqq-backend-core</artifactId>
-         <version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-         <scope>compile</scope>
+         <version>0.2.0-20220726.214150-15</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
          <artifactId>qqq-backend-module-rdbms</artifactId>
-         <version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-         <scope>compile</scope>
+         <version>0.2.0-20220726.214633-12</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
          <artifactId>qqq-backend-module-filesystem</artifactId>
-         <version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-         <scope>compile</scope>
+         <version>0.2.0-20220726.215110-8</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
          <artifactId>qqq-middleware-javalin</artifactId>
-         <version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-         <scope>compile</scope>
+         <version>0.2.0-20220726.215233-6</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
          <artifactId>qqq-middleware-picocli</artifactId>
-         <version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-         <scope>compile</scope>
+         <version>0.2.0-20220726.215232-6</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- 3rd party deps specifically for this module -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProvider.java
index 1db799d6..b8f1020d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProvider.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QValueException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepOutput;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QAuthenticationMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QAuthenticationType;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QBackendMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.code.QCodeReference;
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QFunctionOutputMe
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QProcessMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QRecordListMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.authentication.metadata.QAuthenticationMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.general.LoadInitialRecordsStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.mock.MockBackendStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.base.model.metadata.Cardinality;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.base.model.metadata.RecordFor
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.local.model.metadata.FilesystemBackendMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.local.model.metadata.FilesystemTableBackendDetails;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.model.metadata.RDBMSBackendMetaData;
+import io.github.cdimascio.dotenv.Dotenv;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ public class SampleMetaDataProvider
    public static final String MYSQL_BACKEND_NAME      = "mysql";
    public static final String FILESYSTEM_BACKEND_NAME = "filesystem";
 
+   public static final String AUTH0_AUTHENTICATION_MODULE_NAME = "auth0";
+   // public static final String AUTH0_BASE_URL = "https://kingsrook.us.auth0.com/";
+   public static final String AUTH0_BASE_URL = "https://nutrifresh-one-development.us.auth0.com/";
+
    public static final String PROCESS_NAME_GREET             = "greet";
    public static final String PROCESS_NAME_GREET_INTERACTIVE = "greetInteractive";
    public static final String PROCESS_NAME_SIMPLE_SLEEP      = "simpleSleep";
@@ -103,9 +109,9 @@ public class SampleMetaDataProvider
     *******************************************************************************/
    private static QAuthenticationMetaData defineAuthentication()
    {
-      return new QAuthenticationMetaData()
-         .withName("Anonymous")
-         .withType("fullyAnonymous");
+      return (new QAuthenticationMetaData()
+         .withName("mock")
+         .withType(QAuthenticationType.MOCK));
    }
 
 
@@ -115,13 +121,14 @@ public class SampleMetaDataProvider
     *******************************************************************************/
    public static QBackendMetaData defineMysqlBackend()
    {
+      Dotenv dotenv = Dotenv.configure().load();
       return new RDBMSBackendMetaData()
          .withVendor("mysql")
          .withHostName("127.0.0.1")
          .withPort(3306)
          .withDatabaseName("qqq")
          .withUsername("root")
-         .withPassword("")
+         .withPassword(dotenv.get("RDBMS_PASSWORD"))
          .withName(MYSQL_BACKEND_NAME);
    }
 
@@ -151,13 +158,16 @@ public class SampleMetaDataProvider
 
       table.addField(new QFieldMetaData("id", QFieldType.INTEGER));
 
-      table.addField(new QFieldMetaData("name", QFieldType.STRING));
+      table.addField(new QFieldMetaData("name", QFieldType.STRING)
+         .withIsRequired(true));
 
       table.addField(new QFieldMetaData("company_code", QFieldType.STRING) // todo enum
          .withLabel("Company")
+         .withIsRequired(true)
          .withBackendName("comp_code"));
 
-      table.addField(new QFieldMetaData("service_level", QFieldType.STRING)); // todo enum
+      table.addField(new QFieldMetaData("service_level", QFieldType.STRING)
+         .withIsRequired(true)); // todo enum
 
       return (table);
    }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProviderTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProviderTest.java
index 68c74649..38fdeb33 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProviderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProviderTest.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ package com.kingsrook.sampleapp;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.QueryAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.processes.RunProcessAction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.QueryAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunProcessInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunProcessOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryInput;
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.mock.MockBackendStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.local.actions.FilesystemQueryAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.local.model.metadata.FilesystemTableBackendDetails;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ class SampleMetaDataProviderTest
    @Test
    public void testGreetProcess() throws Exception
    {
-      QInstance         qInstance   = SampleMetaDataProvider.defineInstance();
+      QInstance       qInstance   = SampleMetaDataProvider.defineInstance();
       QTableMetaData  personTable = SampleMetaDataProvider.defineTablePerson();
       RunProcessInput request     = new RunProcessInput(qInstance);
       request.setSession(new QSession());
@@ -112,8 +113,8 @@ class SampleMetaDataProviderTest
       QueryOutput queryOutput = new QueryAction().execute(queryInput);
 
       request.setRecords(queryOutput.getRecords());
-      request.addValue("greetingPrefix", "Hello");
-      request.addValue("greetingSuffix", "sir");
+      request.addValue(MockBackendStep.FIELD_GREETING_PREFIX, "Hello");
+      request.addValue(MockBackendStep.FIELD_GREETING_SUFFIX, "sir");
 
       RunProcessOutput result = new RunProcessAction().execute(request);
       assertNotNull(result);