diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 596249f..ee53371 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 # Authentication
 Authentication consists of the following parts:
 * `next-auth` boilerplate
-    * `middleware.ts` = hooks-up `next-auth` into the page processing pipeline
-        * `auth.config.ts` = defines how user session is to be checked and redirects anonymous user to login page
-    * `auth.ts` = verifies user credentials during the log-in action (i.e. against a database)
-        * exports `auth`, `signIn`, `signOut` actions
-* UI boilerplate
-    * `sidenav.tsx` = implements logout action - calls `signOut` from `auth.ts`
-    * `login-form.tsx` = implements login form
-    * `actions.ts` = handles login-form validation and submition - calls `signIn` from `auth.ts`
+    * `middleware.ts` = hooks-up `next-auth` into the page processing pipeline - user session is checked before any page is rendered 
+    * `auth.ts` = defines how the authentication is done, and how session is checked (used by middleware)
+    * `/app/api/[...nextauth]/route.ts` = defines route which shows an authentication form
diff --git a/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts b/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
index d10f26c..e9da560 100644
--- a/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { GET, POST } from '@/app/lib/auth.google';
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+export { GET, POST } from '@/app/lib/auth';
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diff --git a/app/lib/auth.config.google.ts b/app/lib/auth.config.google.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e5ccdba..0000000
--- a/app/lib/auth.config.google.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import NextAuth, { NextAuthConfig } from 'next-auth';
-import GoogleProvider from 'next-auth/providers/google';
-
-export const authConfig:NextAuthConfig = {
-callbacks: {
-   async signIn({ account, profile }) {
-      if (account?.provider === "google") {
-         return profile?.email_verified === true && profile?.email?.endsWith("@google.com") === true
-      }
-      return true // Do different verification for other providers that don't have `email_verified`
-   },
-  authorized({ auth, request: { nextUrl } }) {
-     const isLoggedIn = !!auth?.user;
-     return(isLoggedIn);
-  },
-},
- providers: [
-  GoogleProvider({
-   clientId: process.env.GOOGLE_ID,
-   clientSecret: process.env.GOOGLE_SECRET,
-  }),
- ],
- session: {
-    // Use JSON Web Tokens for session instead of database sessions.
-    // This option can be used with or without a database for users/accounts.
-    // Note: `jwt` is automatically set to `true` if no database is specified.
-    strategy: 'jwt'
- },
-};
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diff --git a/app/lib/auth.google.ts b/app/lib/auth.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from app/lib/auth.google.ts
rename to app/lib/auth.ts
diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index 8d6574a..0e33f79 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { AddLocationButton } from './ui/AddLocationButton';
 import clientPromise from './lib/mongodb';
 import { BillingLocation } from './lib/db-types';
 import { PageFooter } from './ui/PageFooter';
-import { auth } from '@/app/lib/auth.google';
+import { auth } from '@/app/lib/auth';
 import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 
 const getNextYearMonth = (yearMonth:number) => {
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 9f1fc01..0971527 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
  * @description hooks-up `next-auth` into the page processing pipeline
  */
 
-import { auth } from '@/app/lib/auth.google'
+import { auth } from '@/app/lib/auth'
  
-export default auth; // middleware will call NextAuth's `auth` method, which will in turn call) see `auth.config.google.ts`
+export default auth; // middleware will call NextAuth's `auth` method, which will in turn call) see `auth.ts`
  
 export const config = {
   // midleware will NOT be called for paths: ['/api/auth/*', '/_next/static/*', '/_next/image*']