diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/urls.py b/backend/rotini/auth/urls.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 62e7ec0..0000000
--- a/backend/rotini/auth/urls.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import django.urls
-import auth.views
-
-urlpatterns = [
-    django.urls.path(
-        "session/", auth.views.SessionListView.as_view(), name="auth-session-list"
-    ),
-    django.urls.path("user/", auth.views.UserListView.as_view(), name="auth-user-list"),
-]
diff --git a/backend/rotini/base/settings.py b/backend/rotini/base/settings.py
index 0ebc4bb..b0a3466 100644
--- a/backend/rotini/base/settings.py
+++ b/backend/rotini/base/settings.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "rest_framework",
     "corsheaders",
     "files",
+    "identity",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
-    "auth.middleware.JwtMiddleware",
+    "identity.middleware.JwtMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = "base.urls"
 
-CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = ["http://localhost:1234"]
-CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = ["http://localhost:1234"]
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = ["https://localhost:1234"]
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = ["https://localhost:1234"]
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
diff --git a/backend/rotini/base/urls.py b/backend/rotini/base/urls.py
index 57706be..d51c5c7 100644
--- a/backend/rotini/base/urls.py
+++ b/backend/rotini/base/urls.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ from django.contrib import admin
 import django.urls as django_urls
 
 import files.urls as files_urls
-import auth.urls
+import identity.urls
 
 urlpatterns = [
     django_urls.path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
     django_urls.path("", django_urls.include(files_urls.urlpatterns)),
-    django_urls.path("auth/", django_urls.include(auth.urls.urlpatterns)),
+    django_urls.path("auth/", django_urls.include(identity.urls.urlpatterns)),
 ]
diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/__init__.py b/backend/rotini/identity/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/rotini/auth/__init__.py
rename to backend/rotini/identity/__init__.py
diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/apps.py b/backend/rotini/identity/apps.py
similarity index 84%
rename from backend/rotini/auth/apps.py
rename to backend/rotini/identity/apps.py
index 6a09aaa..b404d98 100644
--- a/backend/rotini/auth/apps.py
+++ b/backend/rotini/identity/apps.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 class AuthConfig(AppConfig):
     default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
-    name = "auth"
+    name = "identity"
diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/jwt.py b/backend/rotini/identity/jwt.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/rotini/auth/jwt.py
rename to backend/rotini/identity/jwt.py
diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/jwt_test.py b/backend/rotini/identity/jwt_test.py
similarity index 63%
rename from backend/rotini/auth/jwt_test.py
rename to backend/rotini/identity/jwt_test.py
index f261ab7..44c39df 100644
--- a/backend/rotini/auth/jwt_test.py
+++ b/backend/rotini/identity/jwt_test.py
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ import pytest
 import freezegun
 import jwt
 
-import auth.jwt
+import identity.jwt
 
 
 @freezegun.freeze_time("2012-01-01")
 def test_generates_and_decodes_token_token():
     MOCK_USER_ID = 1
-    token = auth.jwt.generate_token_for_user(MOCK_USER_ID)
+    token = identity.jwt.generate_token_for_user(MOCK_USER_ID)
 
     assert token is not None
 
-    token_data = auth.jwt.decode_token(token)
+    token_data = identity.jwt.decode_token(token)
 
     assert token_data["user_id"] == MOCK_USER_ID
 
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ def test_token_decode_fails_if_expired():
     MOCK_USER_ID = 1
 
     with freezegun.freeze_time("2012-01-01"):
-        token = auth.jwt.generate_token_for_user(MOCK_USER_ID)
+        token = identity.jwt.generate_token_for_user(MOCK_USER_ID)
 
     assert token is not None
 
     with pytest.raises(jwt.ExpiredSignatureError):
-        auth.jwt.decode_token(token)
+        identity.jwt.decode_token(token)
diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/middleware.py b/backend/rotini/identity/middleware.py
similarity index 93%
rename from backend/rotini/auth/middleware.py
rename to backend/rotini/identity/middleware.py
index c88ee96..647b570 100644
--- a/backend/rotini/auth/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/rotini/identity/middleware.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 import django.http
 import django.contrib.auth
 
-import auth.jwt
+import identity.jwt
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class JwtMiddleware:
 
         if jwt_cookie is not None:
             try:
-                decoded_token = auth.jwt.decode_token(jwt_cookie)
+                decoded_token = identity.jwt.decode_token(jwt_cookie)
 
                 logger.info("Token: %s\nDecoded token: %s", jwt_cookie, decoded_token)
 
diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/middleware_test.py b/backend/rotini/identity/middleware_test.py
similarity index 88%
rename from backend/rotini/auth/middleware_test.py
rename to backend/rotini/identity/middleware_test.py
index a0a29db..a18ef1b 100644
--- a/backend/rotini/auth/middleware_test.py
+++ b/backend/rotini/identity/middleware_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
 import django.http
 import django.contrib.auth
-import auth.middleware
-import auth.jwt
+import identity.middleware
+import identity.jwt
 
 AuthUser = django.contrib.auth.get_user_model()
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def fixture_jwt_middleware():
     def _noop(_: django.http.HttpRequest):
         return django.http.HttpResponse()
 
-    return auth.middleware.JwtMiddleware(_noop)
+    return identity.middleware.JwtMiddleware(_noop)
 
 
 def test_middleware_does_not_append_user_details_to_request_if_invalid_credentials(
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_middleware_adds_user_to_request_in_if_valid_token(
     """If authorization headers are present and contain a valid JWT, sets user on request."""
     mock_request = HttpRequestWithUser()
     test_user = AuthUser.objects.get(username=test_user_credentials["username"])
-    token = auth.jwt.generate_token_for_user(test_user.id)
+    token = identity.jwt.generate_token_for_user(test_user.id)
     mock_request.COOKIES["jwt"] = token
 
     jwt_middleware(mock_request)
diff --git a/backend/rotini/identity/urls.py b/backend/rotini/identity/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7d0f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/rotini/identity/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import django.urls
+import identity.views
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    django.urls.path(
+        "session/", identity.views.SessionListView.as_view(), name="auth-session-list"
+    ),
+    django.urls.path(
+        "user/", identity.views.UserListView.as_view(), name="auth-user-list"
+    ),
+]
diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/view_test.py b/backend/rotini/identity/view_test.py
similarity index 94%
rename from backend/rotini/auth/view_test.py
rename to backend/rotini/identity/view_test.py
index 47e13aa..9006082 100644
--- a/backend/rotini/auth/view_test.py
+++ b/backend/rotini/identity/view_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import auth.jwt
+import identity.jwt
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ def test_user_login_returns_valid_token_on_success(create_user_request, login_re
 
     assert "jwt" in login_response.cookies
 
-    decoded_token = auth.jwt.decode_token(login_response.cookies["jwt"].value)
+    decoded_token = identity.jwt.decode_token(login_response.cookies["jwt"].value)
 
     assert decoded_token["user_id"] == create_user_data["id"]
diff --git a/backend/rotini/auth/views.py b/backend/rotini/identity/views.py
similarity index 96%
rename from backend/rotini/auth/views.py
rename to backend/rotini/identity/views.py
index 25f5688..9d9ac7a 100644
--- a/backend/rotini/auth/views.py
+++ b/backend/rotini/identity/views.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import logging
+import uuid
 
 import django.http
 import django.contrib.auth
 import rest_framework.views
 import rest_framework.status
 
-import auth.jwt
+import identity.jwt
 
 AuthUser = django.contrib.auth.get_user_model()
 
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ class SessionListView(rest_framework.views.APIView):
         if user is not None:
             django.contrib.auth.login(request, user)
 
-            token = auth.jwt.generate_token_for_user(user_id=user.id)
+            token = identity.jwt.generate_token_for_user(user_id=user.id)
+
             response = django.http.HttpResponse(status=201)
 
             response.set_cookie(
diff --git a/backend/script/start.sh b/backend/script/start.sh
index bf251e5..c024c69 100644
--- a/backend/script/start.sh
+++ b/backend/script/start.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ docker run \
     --name $APP_CONTAINER_NAME \
     --env-file ../backend.env \
     --network rotini-local \
+    -v ./rotini:/app/rotini \
     rotini:dev