diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f28d4b2..389d72b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 * Upgraded: angel3_container_generator
 * Upgraded: angel3_mock_request
 * Upgraded: angel3_framework
-* Upgraded: angel3_auth (todo)
-* Upgraded: angel3_configuration (todo)
+* Upgraded: angel3_auth
+* Upgraded: angel3_configuration
 * Upgraded: angel3_validate (todo)
 
 ## 7.0.0
diff --git a/packages/auth/lib/src/strategies/local.dart b/packages/auth/lib/src/strategies/local.dart
index d4d8b68f..a0407153 100644
--- a/packages/auth/lib/src/strategies/local.dart
+++ b/packages/auth/lib/src/strategies/local.dart
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import 'package:angel3_framework/angel3_framework.dart';
 import '../options.dart';
 import '../strategy.dart';
 
-bool _validateString(String? str) => str != null && str.isNotEmpty;
-
 /// Determines the validity of an incoming username and password.
 // typedef FutureOr<User> LocalAuthVerifier<User>(String? username, String? password);
 typedef LocalAuthVerifier<User> = FutureOr<User?> Function(
@@ -72,22 +70,7 @@ class LocalAuthStrategy<User> extends AuthStrategy<User> {
       }
     }
 
-    if (verificationResult == null) {
-      var body = await req
-          .parseBody()
-          .then((_) => req.bodyAsMap)
-          .catchError((_) => <String, dynamic>{});
-      //if (body != null) {
-      if (_validateString(body[usernameField].toString()) &&
-          _validateString(body[passwordField].toString())) {
-        verificationResult = await verifier(
-            body[usernameField].toString(), body[passwordField].toString());
-      }
-      //}
-    }
-
-    if (verificationResult == null ||
-        (verificationResult is Map && verificationResult.isEmpty)) {
+    if (verificationResult is Map && verificationResult.isEmpty) {
       if (localOptions.failureRedirect != null &&
           localOptions.failureRedirect!.isNotEmpty) {
         await res.redirect(localOptions.failureRedirect, code: 401);
diff --git a/packages/auth/test/protect_cookie_test.dart b/packages/auth/test/protect_cookie_test.dart
index b9a9e4aa..ddd750f1 100644
--- a/packages/auth/test/protect_cookie_test.dart
+++ b/packages/auth/test/protect_cookie_test.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void main() {
       secureCookies: true,
       cookieDomain: 'SECURE',
       jwtLifeSpan: threeDays.inMilliseconds,
-      serializer: (u) => u as String,
+      serializer: (u) => u,
       deserializer: (u) => u);
 
   setUp(() => defaultCookie = Cookie('a', 'b'));
diff --git a/packages/configuration/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/configuration/CHANGELOG.md
index e6dde2e1..2aaedd2c 100644
--- a/packages/configuration/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/configuration/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## 8.0.0
+
+* Require Dart >= 3.0
+
 ## 7.0.0
 
 * Require Dart >= 2.17
diff --git a/packages/configuration/pubspec.yaml b/packages/configuration/pubspec.yaml
index 86ad7c71..dc81fdad 100644
--- a/packages/configuration/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/configuration/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 name: angel3_configuration
-version: 7.0.0
+version: 8.0.0
 description: Automatic YAML application configuration loader for Angel 3, with .env support.
 homepage: https://angel3-framework.web.app/
 repository: https://github.com/dukefirehawk/angel/tree/master/packages/configuration
 environment:
   sdk: '>=3.0.0 <4.0.0'
 dependencies:
-  angel3_framework: ^7.0.0
-  belatuk_merge_map: ^4.0.0
-  dotenv: ^4.0.0
-  file: ^6.1.0
+  angel3_framework: ^8.0.0
+  belatuk_merge_map: ^5.0.0
+  dotenv: ^4.1.0
+  file: ^7.0.0
   yaml: ^3.1.0
 dev_dependencies:
   io: ^1.0.0
-  logging: ^1.0.1
-  lints: ^2.0.0
-  belatuk_pretty_logging: ^5.0.0
-  test: ^1.21.0
-# dependency_overrides:
-#   angel3_container:
-#     path: ../container/angel_container
-#   angel3_framework:
-#     path: ../framework
-#   angel3_http_exception:
-#     path: ../http_exception
-#   angel3_model:
-#     path: ../model
-#   angel3_route:
-#     path: ../route
-#   angel3_mock_request:
-#     path: ../mock_request
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+  logging: ^1.1.0
+  lints: ^2.1.0
+  belatuk_pretty_logging: ^6.0.0
+  test: ^1.24.0
+dependency_overrides:
+  angel3_container:
+    path: ../container/angel_container
+  angel3_framework:
+    path: ../framework
+  angel3_http_exception:
+    path: ../http_exception
+  angel3_model:
+    path: ../model
+  angel3_route:
+    path: ../route
+  angel3_mock_request:
+    path: ../mock_request
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