diff --git a/cas-client-core/pom.xml b/cas-client-core/pom.xml
index 420f2ae..85e7115 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/pom.xml
+++ b/cas-client-core/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jasig.cas</groupId>
-        <version>3.0-rc2</version>
+        <version>3.0</version>
         <artifactId>cas-client</artifactId>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <artifactId>cas-client-core</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>JA-SIG CAS Client for Java - Core</name>
-    <version>3.0-rc2</version>
+    <version>3.0</version>
 
     <build>
         <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
diff --git a/cas-client-uportal/pom.xml b/cas-client-uportal/pom.xml
index 2f24695..897a733 100644
--- a/cas-client-uportal/pom.xml
+++ b/cas-client-uportal/pom.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jasig.cas</groupId>
         <artifactId>cas-client</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0-rc2</version>
+        <version>3.0</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.jasig.cas</groupId>
     <artifactId>cas-client-uportal</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>3.0-rc2</version>
+    <version>3.0</version>
     <name>JA-SIG CAS Client for Java - uPortal Integration</name>
     <url>http://www.ja-sig.org/products/cas/</url>
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jasig.cas</groupId>
             <artifactId>cas-client-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0-rc2</version>
+            <version>3.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <reporting>
diff --git a/cas-client.iws b/cas-client.iws
index 075a464..1536db3 100644
--- a/cas-client.iws
+++ b/cas-client.iws
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
   </component>
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
     <list default="true" name="Default" comment="">
+      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/pom.xml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/pom.xml" />
       <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client.iws" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client.iws" />
-      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-uportal/cas-client-uportal.iml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-uportal/cas-client-uportal.iml" />
-      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/cas-client-core.iml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/cas-client-core.iml" />
-      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client.iml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client.iml" />
+      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-uportal/pom.xml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-uportal/pom.xml" />
+      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/pom.xml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/pom.xml" />
     </list>
   </component>
   <component name="ChangeListSynchronizer" />
@@ -194,13 +194,58 @@
   <component name="FavoritesManager">
     <favorites_list name="cas-client" />
   </component>
-  <component name="FavoritesProjectViewPane" />
+  <component name="FavoritesProjectViewPane">
+    <subPane subId="cas-client">
+      <PATH>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.favoritesTreeView.FavoritesTreeNodeDescriptor" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+      </PATH>
+    </subPane>
+  </component>
   <component name="FileEditorManager">
     <leaf>
-      <file leaf-file-name="cas-client.iws" pinned="false" current="true" current-in-tab="true">
-        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client.iws">
+      <file leaf-file-name="AssertionThreadLocalFilter.java" pinned="false" current="false" current-in-tab="false">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AssertionThreadLocalFilter.java">
           <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-            <state line="22" column="29" selection-start="1120" selection-end="1120" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.5736196">
+            <state line="27" column="19" selection-start="945" selection-end="945" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.31384614">
+              <folding />
+            </state>
+          </provider>
+        </entry>
+      </file>
+      <file leaf-file-name="ThreadLocalAwareCasServiceFilter.java" pinned="false" current="false" current-in-tab="false">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-uportal/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/integration/uportal/ThreadLocalAwareCasServiceFilter.java">
+          <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+            <state line="25" column="45" selection-start="973" selection-end="973" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.30676693">
+              <folding />
+            </state>
+          </provider>
+        </entry>
+      </file>
+      <file leaf-file-name="pom.xml" pinned="false" current="false" current-in-tab="false">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/pom.xml">
+          <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+            <state line="30" column="34" selection-start="1316" selection-end="1316" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.7669173">
+              <folding />
+            </state>
+          </provider>
+        </entry>
+      </file>
+      <file leaf-file-name="pom.xml" pinned="false" current="true" current-in-tab="true">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-uportal/pom.xml">
+          <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+            <state line="5" column="20" selection-start="329" selection-end="329" vertical-scroll-proportion="-1.7127819">
+              <folding />
+            </state>
+          </provider>
+        </entry>
+      </file>
+      <file leaf-file-name="pom.xml" pinned="false" current="false" current-in-tab="false">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/pom.xml">
+          <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+            <state line="12" column="16" selection-start="573" selection-end="573" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.30676693">
               <folding />
             </state>
           </provider>
@@ -329,6 +374,24 @@
           <option name="myItemId" value="cas-client.ipr" />
           <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.ProjectViewProjectNode" />
         </PATH_ELEMENT>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="cas-client-uportal" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.ProjectViewModuleNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+      </PATH>
+      <PATH>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="cas-client.ipr" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.ProjectViewProjectNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="cas-client-uportal" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.ProjectViewModuleNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="PsiDirectory:C:\idea-workspace\java-client\cas-client-uportal" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.PsiDirectoryNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
       </PATH>
       <PATH>
         <PATH_ELEMENT>
@@ -354,20 +417,44 @@
           <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.PsiDirectoryNode" />
         </PATH_ELEMENT>
       </PATH>
+      <PATH>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="cas-client.ipr" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.ProjectViewProjectNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="cas-client" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.ProjectViewModuleNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+      </PATH>
+      <PATH>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="cas-client.ipr" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.ProjectViewProjectNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="cas-client" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.ProjectViewModuleNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+        <PATH_ELEMENT>
+          <option name="myItemId" value="PsiDirectory:C:\idea-workspace\java-client" />
+          <option name="myItemType" value="com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.PsiDirectoryNode" />
+        </PATH_ELEMENT>
+      </PATH>
     </subPane>
   </component>
   <component name="ProjectReloadState">
     <option name="STATE" value="0" />
   </component>
   <component name="ProjectView">
-    <navigator currentView="ProjectPane" proportions="0.16666667" version="1" splitterProportion="0.5">
+    <navigator currentView="ProjectPane" proportions="0.5" version="1" splitterProportion="0.5">
       <flattenPackages />
       <showMembers />
       <showModules />
       <showLibraryContents />
       <hideEmptyPackages />
       <abbreviatePackageNames />
-      <showStructure Scope="false" PackagesPane="false" ProjectPane="false" />
+      <showStructure ProjectPane="false" Scope="false" PackagesPane="false" Favorites="false" />
       <autoscrollToSource />
       <autoscrollFromSource />
       <sortByType />
@@ -395,6 +482,16 @@
   <component name="RecentsManager" />
   <component name="RestoreUpdateTree" />
   <component name="RunManager">
+    <configuration default="true" type="Application" factoryName="Application" enabled="false" merge="false">
+      <option name="MAIN_CLASS_NAME" />
+      <option name="VM_PARAMETERS" />
+      <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" />
+      <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+      <option name="ALTERNATIVE_JRE_PATH_ENABLED" value="false" />
+      <option name="ALTERNATIVE_JRE_PATH" />
+      <option name="ENABLE_SWING_INSPECTOR" value="false" />
+      <module name="" />
+    </configuration>
     <configuration default="true" type="JUnit" factoryName="JUnit" enabled="false" merge="false">
       <module name="" />
       <option name="ALTERNATIVE_JRE_PATH_ENABLED" value="false" />
@@ -430,16 +527,6 @@
       <option name="HOST" value="localhost" />
       <option name="PORT" value="5005" />
     </configuration>
-    <configuration default="true" type="Application" factoryName="Application" enabled="false" merge="false">
-      <option name="MAIN_CLASS_NAME" />
-      <option name="VM_PARAMETERS" />
-      <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" />
-      <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
-      <option name="ALTERNATIVE_JRE_PATH_ENABLED" value="false" />
-      <option name="ALTERNATIVE_JRE_PATH" />
-      <option name="ENABLE_SWING_INSPECTOR" value="false" />
-      <module name="" />
-    </configuration>
   </component>
   <component name="ScopeViewComponent">
     <subPane subId="Project">
@@ -517,28 +604,28 @@
     <editor active="true" />
     <layout>
       <window_info id="UI Designer" active="false" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="3" />
-      <window_info id="CVS" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.3295238" order="8" />
+      <window_info id="CVS" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.3295238" order="13" />
       <window_info id="IDEtalk" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="3" />
-      <window_info id="TODO" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="7" />
+      <window_info id="TODO" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.3304762" order="7" />
       <window_info id="Project" active="false" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="true" weight="0.32995194" order="0" />
       <window_info id="Find" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="1" />
       <window_info id="Structure" active="false" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.25" order="1" />
-      <window_info id="Messages" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="8" />
+      <window_info id="Messages" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.3295238" order="9" />
       <window_info id="Inspection" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.4" order="6" />
-      <window_info id="Module Dependencies" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="3" />
-      <window_info id="Dependency Viewer" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="8" />
-      <window_info id="Palette" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="3" />
+      <window_info id="Module Dependencies" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="7" />
+      <window_info id="Dependency Viewer" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="10" />
+      <window_info id="Palette" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="4" />
       <window_info id="Ant Build" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.25" order="1" />
-      <window_info id="Changes" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="true" weight="0.3298479" order="8" />
+      <window_info id="Changes" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="true" weight="0.3304762" order="11" />
       <window_info id="Run" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="2" />
       <window_info id="Hierarchy" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.25" order="2" />
-      <window_info id="File View" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="3" />
+      <window_info id="File View" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="6" />
       <window_info id="Debug" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.4" order="4" />
       <window_info id="Commander" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.4" order="0" />
-      <window_info id="IDEtalk Messages" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="8" />
+      <window_info id="IDEtalk Messages" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="12" />
       <window_info id="Version Control" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="8" />
       <window_info id="Message" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="0" />
-      <window_info id="Aspects" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="3" />
+      <window_info id="Aspects" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" order="5" />
       <window_info id="Web" active="false" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.25" order="2" />
       <window_info id="EJB" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.25" order="3" />
       <window_info id="Cvs" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.25" order="5" />
@@ -558,7 +645,7 @@
     <option name="PERFORM_COMMIT_IN_BACKGROUND" value="false" />
     <option name="PUT_FOCUS_INTO_COMMENT" value="false" />
     <option name="FORCE_NON_EMPTY_COMMENT" value="false" />
-    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" />
+    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="removed" />
     <option name="SAVE_LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="true" />
     <option name="CHECKIN_DIALOG_SPLITTER_PROPORTION" value="0.8" />
     <option name="OPTIMIZE_IMPORTS_BEFORE_PROJECT_COMMIT" value="false" />
@@ -571,6 +658,9 @@
     <option name="UPDATE_GROUP_BY_PACKAGES" value="false" />
     <option name="SHOW_FILE_HISTORY_AS_TREE" value="false" />
     <option name="FILE_HISTORY_SPLITTER_PROPORTION" value="0.6" />
+    <MESSAGE value="updated configuration files" />
+    <MESSAGE value="CASC-15&#10;&#10;added more debugging" />
+    <MESSAGE value="removed" />
   </component>
   <component name="VssConfiguration">
     <option name="CLIENT_PATH" value="" />
@@ -627,7 +717,70 @@
   <component name="editorHistoryManager">
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client.iws">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state line="22" column="29" selection-start="1120" selection-end="1120" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.5736196">
+        <state line="24" column="44" selection-start="1385" selection-end="1385" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.026113672">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="113" column="40" selection-start="5068" selection-end="5068" vertical-scroll-proportion="1.6516192">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AbstractCasFilter.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="111" column="28" selection-start="3720" selection-end="3720" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.8168168">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AuthorizationFilter.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="45" column="7" selection-start="1648" selection-end="1648" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.13663663">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="74" column="50" selection-start="3022" selection-end="3022" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.7747748">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AssertionThreadLocalFilter.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="27" column="19" selection-start="945" selection-end="945" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.31384614">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-uportal/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/integration/uportal/ThreadLocalAwareCasServiceFilter.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="25" column="45" selection-start="973" selection-end="973" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.30676693">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-core/pom.xml">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="12" column="16" selection-start="573" selection-end="573" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.30676693">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/pom.xml">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="30" column="34" selection-start="1316" selection-end="1316" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.7669173">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/cas-client-uportal/pom.xml">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="5" column="20" selection-start="329" selection-end="329" vertical-scroll-proportion="-1.7127819">
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0eb4b2c..e64f723 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <project>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.jasig.cas</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-rc2</version>
+    <version>3.0</version>
     <artifactId>cas-client</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>JA-SIG CAS Client for Java</name>