diff --git a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Controllers/DirectoryController.cs b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Controllers/DirectoryController.cs
index 35bf4e2..cf62c6f 100644
--- a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Controllers/DirectoryController.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Controllers/DirectoryController.cs
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ using System.Security.Claims;
 using DigitalData.UserManager.Application;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Localization;
 using DigitalData.Core.DTO;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 
 namespace DigitalData.UserManager.API.Controllers
 {
     [Route("api/[controller]")]
     [SuppressMessage("Interoperability", "CA1416:Validate platform compatibility", Justification = "<Pending>")]
+    [Authorize]
     public class DirectoryController : ControllerBase
     {
         private readonly IUserService _userService;
diff --git a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
index 415cd1a..2702e1c 100644
--- a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
 using NLog.Web;
 using NLog;
 using DigitalData.Core.API;
-using DigitalData.UserManager.API;
 using DigitalData.UserManager.API.Controllers;
 using DigitalData.UserManager.Application.Services;
 
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ try {
     cnn_str = new(() =>
     {
         var encryptor = app.Services.GetRequiredService<Encryptor>();
-        var eCnnStr = config.GetConnectionString("DD_ECM_Connection") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'DD_ECM_Connection' is missing from the configuration.");
+        var eCnnStr = config.GetConnectionString("UM_DEF") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'DD_ECM_Connection' is missing from the configuration.");
         var cnnStr = encryptor.Decrypt(eCnnStr);
         return cnnStr;
     });
diff --git a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
index e00ec43..e89d3ff 100644
--- a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
+++ b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     }
   },
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "DD_ECM_Connection": "cIFSoeMqHel7SDkAj4MWjy1UHrNJgoHrLkBJ/I/1Y95MsV9vFQjJLn6Shm9qtAyymwSNrX9s+78mW2PX4KulSA/KAaRwNQteP6SHrX0nNOJptot8TcohuiT0m9K2M/GsJEnLyJ+3yb0nJHR5yzRaVvjl8ERhgntW47dFMni98YA="
+    "UM_DEF": "cIFSoeMqHel7SDkAj4MWjy1UHrNJgoHrLkBJ/I/1Y95MsV9vFQjJLn6Shm9qtAyymwSNrX9s+78mW2PX4KulSA/KAaRwNQteP6SHrX0nNOJptot8TcohuiT0m9K2M/GsJEnLyJ+3yb0nJHR5yzRaVvjl8ERhgntW47dFMni98YA=",
+    "Decrypted": "Server=SDD-VMP04-SQL17\\\\DD_DEVELOP01;Database=DD_ECM;User Id=sa;Password=dd;Encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=True;"
   },
   "AllowedOrigins": [ "https://localhost:7103", "http://172.24.12.39:85", "http://localhost:85", "http://localhost:4200", "http://localhost:5500", "https://localhost:7202" ],
   "RunAsWindowsService": false,