diff --git a/cmd/cognito_test/readme.md b/cmd/cognito_test/readme.md
index ed7fc767..9ce74674 100644
--- a/cmd/cognito_test/readme.md
+++ b/cmd/cognito_test/readme.md
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 All cognito related research code here. Not suitable for production. Only for confirming things 
 work before placing them in the library. 
 
-## Jwtstuff  
-Contains just code for low level jwt operations. 
-Generate the private and public keys then run `go run main.go` to execute the jwtstuff code. 
+##  cognito_test
+This is the harness to demonstrate running all of the cognito auth and RBAC in a simple standalone
+main.go.  This is standalong documentation for the library contained in `internal/cognitoauth`. 
 
-running main will print out the token which you can decode with https://fusionauth.io/dev-tools/jwt-decoder manually. 
 
-# Generation of test private and public  key for testing
-openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out private_key.pem
-openssl rsa -pubout -in private_key.pem -out public_key.pem
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index a6201f5f..de73918c 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -136,4 +136,6 @@ It will identify the type of event and the location of said event, and forward t
 
 It supports the document initialisation and document text processing stages. Events may be pushed to the DOCINIT queue.
 
+## cognito.auth.harness
+
 Generated by Doczy
diff --git a/internal/cognitoauth/auth.go b/internal/cognitoauth/auth.go
index bfb1fd4d..d1058728 100644
--- a/internal/cognitoauth/auth.go
+++ b/internal/cognitoauth/auth.go
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwt"
 )
 
-// RegisterRoutes registers all authentication-related routes to the Echo engine
+// RegisterRoutes registers all authentication-related routes to the Echo engine.
+// It configures login and callback endpoints, and applies JWT authentication middleware.
+// If the DISABLE_AUTH environment variable is set to "true", authentication is bypassed.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - e: The Echo instance to register routes on
+//   - config: Configuration provider for authentication settings
 func RegisterRoutes(e *echo.Echo, config auth.ConfigProvider) {
 	// check the auth feature flag
 	fmt.Println("Registering routes for Auth.")
@@ -54,7 +60,16 @@ func RegisterRoutes(e *echo.Echo, config auth.ConfigProvider) {
 	e.Use(TokenValidationMiddleware(config))
 }
 
-// GetTokenFromRequest extracts the token from the request
+// GetTokenFromRequest extracts the JWT token from the HTTP request.
+// It first attempts to retrieve the token from the Authorization header
+// in Bearer token format. If not found, it then tries to retrieve the token
+// from the "auth_token" cookie. Returns an empty string if no token is found.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - c: The Echo context containing the HTTP request
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - string: The extracted JWT token, or an empty string if not found
 func GetTokenFromRequest(c echo.Context) string {
 	// First try from Authorization header
 	authHeader := c.Request().Header.Get("Authorization")
@@ -71,7 +86,17 @@ func GetTokenFromRequest(c echo.Context) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// GetUserInfo gets user information from the context
+// GetUserInfo retrieves user information from the Echo context.
+// It first attempts to retrieve user info directly from the context.
+// If not found there, it tries to extract and parse the JWT token,
+// then extract user information from the token claims.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - c: The Echo context containing the HTTP request and context values
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - UserInfo: Structure containing username, email, and groups
+//   - bool: True if user information was successfully retrieved, false otherwise
 func GetUserInfo(c echo.Context) (UserInfo, bool) {
 	// Try to get user info from context
 	userInfo, ok := c.Get("user_info").(UserInfo)
@@ -101,7 +126,17 @@ func GetUserInfo(c echo.Context) (UserInfo, bool) {
 	return userInfo, true
 }
 
-// RequireGroups creates a middleware that checks if the user is in any of the specified groups
+// RequireGroups creates a middleware that enforces group-based authorization.
+// It checks if the authenticated user belongs to at least one of the specified groups.
+// If the user is not authenticated, it returns a 401 Unauthorized response.
+// If the user is authenticated but doesn't belong to any of the required groups,
+// it returns a 403 Forbidden response with detailed information.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - groups: Variable number of group names that grant access
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - echo.MiddlewareFunc: Middleware function for Echo framework
 func RequireGroups(groups ...string) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 		return func(c echo.Context) error {
diff --git a/internal/cognitoauth/handler.go b/internal/cognitoauth/handler.go
index 2cba70a1..fbd99ac4 100644
--- a/internal/cognitoauth/handler.go
+++ b/internal/cognitoauth/handler.go
@@ -16,8 +16,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
-// initiateLoginWithPKCE generates PKCE code challenge and redirects to Cognito
-// This function starts the OAuth authorization flow with PKCE
+// initiateLoginWithPKCE initiates the OAuth 2.0 authorization flow with PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange)
+// for Amazon Cognito authentication.
+//
+// This function:
+// 1. Generates a random state parameter to prevent CSRF attacks
+// 2. Creates a code verifier and its corresponding code challenge for PKCE
+// 3. Stores the PKCE parameters in a session for later verification
+// 4. Builds the authorization URL with all required OAuth and PKCE parameters
+// 5. Redirects the user to the Cognito login page
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - c: The Echo context for handling the HTTP request and response
+//   - config: Configuration provider that supplies auth-related settings
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - An error if any step of the process fails, or nil on successful redirect
 func initiateLoginWithPKCE(c echo.Context, config auth.ConfigProvider) error {
 	// Generate random state parameter to prevent CSRF
 	state, err := generateRandomString(32)
@@ -63,9 +77,24 @@ func initiateLoginWithPKCE(c echo.Context, config auth.ConfigProvider) error {
 	return c.Redirect(http.StatusFound, authURL)
 }
 
-// exchangeCodeForTokensWithPKCE exchanges the authorization code for tokens using PKCE
-// Called during the OAuth callback flow to get tokens from the authorization code
-// Makes an HTTP request to Cognito's token endpoint to perform this exchange
+// exchangeCodeForTokensWithPKCE exchanges an authorization code for OAuth tokens using PKCE.
+//
+// This function performs the second part of the OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow with PKCE:
+// 1. Builds a token request with the authorization code, code verifier, and other required parameters
+// 2. Sends the request to the Cognito token endpoint
+// 3. Processes the response to extract the tokens
+//
+// It handles both confidential clients (with a client secret) and public clients (without a secret)
+// by adapting the authentication method used with the token endpoint.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - authCode: The authorization code received from the OAuth provider (Cognito)
+//   - codeVerifier: The original code verifier that was used to generate the code challenge
+//   - config: Configuration provider that supplies auth-related settings
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - A pointer to a TokenResponse containing the ID token, access token, and refresh token
+//   - An error if the token exchange fails for any reason
 func exchangeCodeForTokensWithPKCE(authCode, codeVerifier string, config auth.ConfigProvider) (*TokenResponse, error) {
 	data := url.Values{}
 	data.Set("grant_type", "authorization_code")
@@ -118,9 +147,24 @@ func exchangeCodeForTokensWithPKCE(authCode, codeVerifier string, config auth.Co
 	return &tokenResponse, nil
 }
 
-// handleOAuthCallback handles the OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow callback with PKCE
-// Called when Cognito redirects back to our application with an authorization code
-// Exchanges the code for tokens, verifies them, and redirects to home page with token in cookie
+// handleOAuthCallback processes the callback from Cognito after a user has authenticated.
+//
+// This function completes the OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow with PKCE by:
+// 1. Extracting and validating the authorization code and state parameters
+// 2. Retrieving the stored code verifier associated with the state parameter
+// 3. Exchanging the authorization code for tokens using the code verifier
+// 4. Verifying the received tokens using the JSON Web Key Set (JWKS)
+// 5. Extracting user information and group memberships from the tokens
+// 6. Checking if the user has the required permissions based on their group memberships
+// 7. Setting the access token as a cookie and redirecting to the home page if authorized
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - c: The Echo context for handling the HTTP request and response
+//   - config: Configuration provider that supplies auth-related settings and permissions
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - Various HTTP status codes and error messages based on the outcome of each step
+//   - Redirects to the home page on successful authentication and authorization
 func handleOAuthCallback(c echo.Context, config auth.ConfigProvider) error {
 	// Extract the authorization code and state
 	code := c.QueryParam("code")
diff --git a/internal/cognitoauth/jwks.go b/internal/cognitoauth/jwks.go
index 21897edf..64a1d1f6 100644
--- a/internal/cognitoauth/jwks.go
+++ b/internal/cognitoauth/jwks.go
@@ -10,14 +10,38 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwk"
 )
 
+// Time constants for JWKS operations
 const (
-	JWKS_CACHE_TTL      = 24 * time.Hour
+	// JWKS_CACHE_TTL is the time-to-live duration for the JWKS cache (24 hours)
+	JWKS_CACHE_TTL = 24 * time.Hour
+
+	// JWKS_CLIENT_TIMEOUT is the timeout duration for HTTP requests to fetch JWKS (10 seconds)
 	JWKS_CLIENT_TIMEOUT = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
-// GetJWKS returns the cached JWKS or fetches a new one if needed
-// This function implements caching logic to minimize external requests
-// Used during token validation to get the key set for signature verification
+// GetJWKS retrieves a JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) from the specified URL, using a
+// thread-safe caching mechanism to minimize external requests.
+//
+// It implements a double-checked locking pattern to efficiently handle concurrent
+// access to the cached JWKS. It first attempts to retrieve a valid cached key set
+// using a read lock. If the cache is empty or expired, it acquires a write lock
+// to update the cache, but does a second check to avoid redundant fetches in case
+// another goroutine has already updated the cache.
+//
+// The retrieved JWKS is cached for JWKS_CACHE_TTL duration (24 hours by default).
+// This cache duration can be adjusted based on the security requirements and the
+// key rotation policy of the identity provider.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - jwksURL: The URL from which to fetch the JWKS (typically provided by the Cognito or OAuth provider)
+//   - logger: A structured logger for recording debug and error information during the JWKS retrieval process
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - jwk.Set: The parsed JSON Web Key Set containing the public keys used for token verification
+//   - error: An error if the JWKS cannot be fetched or parsed, nil otherwise
+//
+// This function is primarily used during token validation to get the key set
+// needed for signature verification of JWTs issued by the identity provider.
 func GetJWKS(jwksURL string, logger *slog.Logger) (jwk.Set, error) {
 	// Try to use cached JWKS first (read lock)
 	jwksCache.mutex.RLock()
@@ -55,9 +79,28 @@ func GetJWKS(jwksURL string, logger *slog.Logger) (jwk.Set, error) {
 	return keySet, nil
 }
 
-// fetchJWKS retrieves the JSON Web Key Set from Cognito
-// Used to get the public keys needed to verify token signatures
-// Makes an HTTP request to the JWKS URL and returns the raw JSON
+// fetchJWKS makes an HTTP request to retrieve the JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) from
+// the specified URL, typically from a Cognito or other OAuth identity provider.
+//
+// This function handles the actual HTTP communication with the JWKS endpoint,
+// using a timeout-configured HTTP client to ensure the request doesn't hang
+// indefinitely. It performs a standard GET request and reads the raw JSON
+// response containing the public keys.
+//
+// The HTTP client is configured with JWKS_CLIENT_TIMEOUT (10 seconds by default)
+// to prevent long-running requests. This timeout can be adjusted based on network
+// conditions and reliability requirements.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - jwksURL: The URL endpoint from which to fetch the JWKS
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - string: The raw JSON string containing the JWKS data if successful
+//   - error: An error if the HTTP request fails, the response cannot be read,
+//     or any other error occurs during the fetching process
+//
+// This function is typically called by GetJWKS when the cached JWKS has expired
+// or is not available, and should not be called directly in most cases.
 func fetchJWKS(jwksURL string) (string, error) {
 	client := &http.Client{Timeout: JWKS_CLIENT_TIMEOUT}
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", jwksURL, nil)
diff --git a/internal/cognitoauth/middleware.go b/internal/cognitoauth/middleware.go
index f9bf3675..3d996f69 100644
--- a/internal/cognitoauth/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/cognitoauth/middleware.go
@@ -11,9 +11,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
-// TokenValidationMiddleware verifies JWT tokens efficiently
-// This is the primary middleware that handles both authentication and authorization
-// Applied to all routes to enforce security requirements
+// TokenValidationMiddleware verifies JWT tokens and enforces authentication and authorization.
+//
+// This middleware performs several critical security functions:
+//   - Validates JWT tokens and their signatures against the JWKS from the identity provider
+//   - Extracts and validates claims from the token
+//   - Extracts user groups and stores them in the context
+//   - Checks authorization based on the user's group memberships
+//   - Enforces route-specific permissions
+//
+// The middleware skips authentication for public paths and handles special cases
+// like OAuth callbacks and login initiation. For protected routes, it enforces
+// both authentication (valid token) and authorization (correct group membership).
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - config: A ConfigProvider implementation that supplies all necessary auth configuration
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - echo.MiddlewareFunc: An Echo middleware function that can be added to the middleware chain
 func TokenValidationMiddleware(config auth.ConfigProvider) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 		return func(c echo.Context) error {
@@ -109,7 +124,23 @@ func TokenValidationMiddleware(config auth.ConfigProvider) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	}
 }
 
-// JWTAuthMiddleware checks for JWT token in cookies and adds it to the Authorization header
+// JWTAuthMiddleware extracts JWT tokens from cookies and adds them to the Authorization header.
+//
+// This middleware serves as a bridge between cookie-based and header-based authentication:
+//   - Checks for auth_token cookie and transfers it to the Authorization header
+//   - Skips processing for login and callback paths that handle authentication
+//   - Manages cookie deletion during logout operations
+//   - Redirects unauthenticated requests to the login path
+//
+// This middleware should be registered before TokenValidationMiddleware in the middleware
+// chain to ensure the JWT token is properly placed in the Authorization header before
+// validation occurs.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - config: A ConfigProvider implementation that supplies auth configuration values
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - echo.MiddlewareFunc: An Echo middleware function that can be added to the middleware chain
 func JWTAuthMiddleware(config auth.ConfigProvider) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 		return func(c echo.Context) error {
diff --git a/internal/cognitoauth/permission_utils.go b/internal/cognitoauth/permission_utils.go
index 8740f9a1..4e2fe5a1 100644
--- a/internal/cognitoauth/permission_utils.go
+++ b/internal/cognitoauth/permission_utils.go
@@ -6,9 +6,23 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// matchRoute checks if a request path matches a route pattern
-// Converts Echo route patterns to regex for matching
-// Supports parameter patterns like '/users/:id' and wildcard patterns
+// matchRoute determines if a request path matches a route pattern by converting
+// Echo-style route patterns to regular expressions for matching.
+//
+// The function supports several pattern formats:
+//   - Exact path matching (e.g., "/users/profile")
+//   - Parameter patterns (e.g., "/users/:id" matches "/users/123")
+//   - Wildcard patterns (e.g., "/static/*" matches any path starting with "/static/")
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - requestPath: The actual HTTP request path to check
+//   - routePattern: The Echo-style route pattern to match against
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - bool: true if the requestPath matches the routePattern, false otherwise
+//
+// Note that if the conversion of the route pattern to a regular expression fails,
+// the function will return false.
 func matchRoute(requestPath, routePattern string) bool {
 	// Convert Echo route pattern to regex pattern
 	// e.g., "/users/:id" to "/users/([^/]+)"
@@ -43,9 +57,28 @@ func matchRoute(requestPath, routePattern string) bool {
 	return regex.MatchString(requestPath)
 }
 
-// checkPermissions checks if the user has the required permissions
-// Used by both the main token validation middleware and the OAuth callback handler
-// Returns true if authorized, false if not, along with the required groups
+// checkPermissions verifies if a user has the necessary permissions to access a specific
+// path based on their group memberships and the route permission configuration.
+//
+// This function is used by both the main token validation middleware and the OAuth
+// callback handler to implement route-based access control. It works by:
+//  1. Finding a matching route pattern in the routePermissions map
+//  2. Extracting the required groups for that route
+//  3. Checking if the user belongs to any of the required groups
+//
+// If no matching route pattern is found, access is allowed by default.
+// If a matching pattern is found but no groups are required, access is allowed.
+// Otherwise, the user must belong to at least one of the required groups.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - path: The HTTP request path to check permissions for
+//   - userGroups: A slice of group names that the user belongs to
+//   - routePermissions: A map where keys are route patterns and values are slices of required group names
+//   - logger: A structured logger for recording debug and authorization information
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - bool: true if the user is authorized, false otherwise
+//   - []string: The list of required groups for the matching route (may be empty)
 func checkPermissions(path string, userGroups []string, routePermissions map[string][]string, logger *slog.Logger) (bool, []string) {
 	// Find matching route pattern
 	var requiredGroups []string
@@ -83,15 +116,3 @@ func checkPermissions(path string, userGroups []string, routePermissions map[str
 
 	return false, requiredGroups
 }
-
-//// Helper function to mask sensitive values
-//// Used for logging sensitive information like client IDs
-//func maskString(s string) string {
-//	if s == "" {
-//		return "<not set>"
-//	}
-//	if len(s) <= 8 {
-//		return "****"
-//	}
-//	return s[:4] + "..." + s[len(s)-4:]
-//}
diff --git a/internal/cognitoauth/token.go b/internal/cognitoauth/token.go
index ca447f4e..bd9a2f73 100644
--- a/internal/cognitoauth/token.go
+++ b/internal/cognitoauth/token.go
@@ -18,9 +18,20 @@ import (
 
 const PKCE_SESSION_TTL = 5 * time.Minute
 
-// verifyToken verifies the JWT token and returns its claims
-// Used during both OAuth callback and subsequent API requests with bearer token
-// Verifies signature, expiration, issuer, and other JWT claims
+// verifyToken verifies the JWT token and returns its claims.
+//
+// This function validates the provided JWT token against a JWK key set,
+// verifying signature, expiration, issuer, and other standard JWT claims.
+// It's used during both OAuth callback and subsequent API requests with bearer tokens.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - tokenString: The raw JWT token string to verify
+//   - keySet: The JWK set containing keys to verify the token signature
+//   - config: Configuration provider containing auth settings like region and user pool ID
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - map[string]interface{}: The verified token claims as a map
+//   - error: Error if token verification fails for any reason
 func verifyToken(tokenString string, keySet jwk.Set, config auth.ConfigProvider) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	region := config.GetAuthRegion()
 	issuer := fmt.Sprintf("https://cognito-idp.%s.amazonaws.com/%s", region, config.GetAuthUserPoolID())
@@ -46,9 +57,18 @@ func verifyToken(tokenString string, keySet jwk.Set, config auth.ConfigProvider)
 	return claims, nil
 }
 
-// GetUserGroups extracts user groups from the token claims
-// Attempts to find groups in different claim names depending on Cognito setup
-// Returns an array of group names or an error if no groups found
+// GetUserGroups extracts user groups from the token claims.
+//
+// This function attempts to find groups in different claim names depending
+// on the Cognito setup. It checks several common claim names where group
+// information might be stored, handling different data formats.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - claims: A map of token claims extracted from a verified JWT token
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - []string: An array of group names that the user belongs to
+//   - error: Error if no groups are found in any of the expected claim fields
 func GetUserGroups(claims map[string]interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	// The claim containing the groups might have different names depending on your Cognito setup
 	// Common names are "cognito:groups", "groups", or a custom attribute
@@ -74,8 +94,17 @@ func GetUserGroups(claims map[string]interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("no groups found in token claims")
 }
 
-// createCodeChallenge creates a code challenge from a code verifier
-// Implements S256 code challenge method as specified in PKCE RFC 7636
+// createCodeChallenge creates a code challenge from a code verifier.
+//
+// This function implements the S256 code challenge method as specified in
+// PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) RFC 7636. It creates a SHA256 hash
+// of the verifier and encodes it as base64url without padding.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - verifier: The PKCE code verifier string to transform
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - string: The generated code challenge for use in the authorization request
 func createCodeChallenge(verifier string) string {
 	// Create SHA256 hash of the verifier
 	hash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(verifier))
@@ -86,8 +115,19 @@ func createCodeChallenge(verifier string) string {
 	return challenge
 }
 
-// generateRandomString creates a cryptographically secure random string
-// Used for generating state parameter and code verifier
+// generateRandomString creates a cryptographically secure random string.
+//
+// This function generates a cryptographically secure random byte sequence
+// of the specified length and encodes it as a URL-safe base64 string.
+// It's used for generating the state parameter and code verifier in the
+// OAuth/PKCE flow.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - length: The desired length of the random string
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - string: The generated random string
+//   - error: Error if random bytes generation fails
 func generateRandomString(length int) (string, error) {
 	b := make([]byte, length)
 	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
@@ -96,8 +136,17 @@ func generateRandomString(length int) (string, error) {
 	return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(b)[:length], nil
 }
 
-// storePKCESession stores the PKCE session for later verification
-// In a production environment, this should be replaced with a proper session store
+// storePKCESession stores the PKCE session for later verification.
+//
+// This function creates and stores a new PKCE session in the in-memory session map,
+// associating it with the provided state parameter. It also performs cleanup of
+// expired sessions. In a production environment, this should be replaced with
+// a proper persistent session store.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - state: The OAuth state parameter that serves as the session identifier
+//   - codeVerifier: The PKCE code verifier to store for later validation
+//   - logger: A structured logger for recording debug information
 func storePKCESession(state, codeVerifier string, logger *slog.Logger) {
 	pkceSessionMap.Lock()
 	defer pkceSessionMap.Unlock()
@@ -120,7 +169,19 @@ func storePKCESession(state, codeVerifier string, logger *slog.Logger) {
 	}
 }
 
-// getCodeVerifier retrieves and validates the code verifier for a state
+// getCodeVerifier retrieves and validates the code verifier for a state.
+//
+// This function looks up a PKCE session by its state parameter and returns
+// the associated code verifier if the session exists and hasn't expired.
+// It's used during the token exchange step of the OAuth/PKCE flow.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - state: The OAuth state parameter that serves as the session identifier
+//   - logger: A structured logger for recording debug information
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - string: The code verifier associated with the state
+//   - error: Error if no session is found or if the session has expired
 func getCodeVerifier(state string, logger *slog.Logger) (string, error) {
 	pkceSessionMap.RLock()
 	defer pkceSessionMap.RUnlock()
@@ -137,7 +198,17 @@ func getCodeVerifier(state string, logger *slog.Logger) (string, error) {
 	return session.CodeVerifier, nil
 }
 
-// ExtractUserInfo extracts user information from JWT claims
+// ExtractUserInfo extracts user information from JWT claims.
+//
+// This function parses a verified JWT claims map and extracts relevant user
+// information such as username, email, and group memberships. It creates and
+// returns a UserInfo struct with the extracted data.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - claims: A map of token claims extracted from a verified JWT token
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - UserInfo: A struct containing the extracted user information
 func ExtractUserInfo(claims map[string]interface{}) UserInfo {
 	userInfo := UserInfo{}
 
diff --git a/internal/serviceconfig/auth/config.go b/internal/serviceconfig/auth/config.go
index d31ddba0..9c7221d0 100644
--- a/internal/serviceconfig/auth/config.go
+++ b/internal/serviceconfig/auth/config.go
@@ -172,11 +172,6 @@ func (c *CognitoConfig) PrettyPrintDebugOnly() {
 	}
 }
 
-//// SetRoutePermissions sets the route permissions map
-//func (c *CognitoConfig) SetRoutePermissions(permissions map[string][]string) {
-//	c.AuthRoutePermissions = permissions
-//}
-
 func (c *CognitoConfig) GetAuthRegion() string {
 	return c.AuthRegion
 }