diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index baff39563e195dbfe2a75222faa3d8003061209c..3aa34c561a988d18b3cea28838ed06cfcf57a4a9 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # local imports
 from __future__ import print_function
 import vars
+import time
 
 # third-party imports
 import uuid
@@ -14,21 +15,37 @@ def create_app(config_name):
     app = Flask(__name__)  # initialization of the flask app
     Bootstrap(app)  # allowing app to use bootstrap
 
-    def get_shib_user():
-        session['user'] = {
-            "username": request.environ.get("HTTP_UID"),
-            "fullname": request.environ.get("HTTP_DISPLAYNAME"),
-            "email": request.environ.get("HTTP_MAIL")
+    def get_authorized_user():
+        username_keys = list(filter(lambda key: (request.environ.get(key) is not None), vars.username_keys))
+        fullname_keys = list(filter(lambda key: (request.environ.get(key) is not None), vars.fullname_keys))
+        email_keys = list(filter(lambda key: (request.environ.get(key) is not None), vars.email_keys))
+
+        user = {
+            "username": (request.environ.get(username_keys[0]) if len(username_keys) > 0 else None),
+            "fullname": (request.environ.get(fullname_keys[0]) if len(fullname_keys) > 0 else None),
+            "email": (request.environ.get(email_keys[0]) if len(email_keys) > 0 else None),
         }
 
+        return user, user.get("username") is not None, user.get("fullname") is not None, user.get("email") is not None
+
     @app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])  # initial route to display the reg page
     def index():
 
+        # test block
+        request.environ["HTTP_UID"] = "mmoo97"
+        request.environ["HTTP_DISPLAYNAME"] = "Mitchell Moore"
+        request.environ["HTTP_MAIL"] = "mmoo97@uab.edu"
+
+        for key in sorted(request.environ.keys()):
+            print(key)
+
+        # end test block
+
         if 'uid' not in session:
             session['uid'] = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
         if 'user' not in session:
-            get_shib_user()
+            session["user"], session["is_username"], session["is_fullname"], session["is_email"] = get_authorized_user()
 
         if "redir" in request.args:  # check for redir arg in url
             session['return_url'] = request.args.get("redir")
@@ -39,9 +56,10 @@ def create_app(config_name):
         else:
             session['return_url'] = request.referrer
 
-        return render_template('auth/SignUp.html', room_id=session['uid'], username=session['user'].get('username'),
+        return render_template('auth/SignUp.html', room_id=session['uid'],
+                               username=session['user'].get('username'),
                                fullname=session['user'].get('fullname'), email=session['user'].get('email'),
-                               referrer=session['return_url'], cancel_link=vars.default_referrer)
+                               referrer=session['return_url'], cancel_url=vars.default_referrer)
 
     # misc page error catching
     @app.errorhandler(403)
diff --git a/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html b/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
index 2af9f9f4e33ce4f5a180885eadcc00f5285ce134..d14f5ce0bedd62f87296b3314ac0d392923fa5cb 100644
--- a/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
+++ b/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
           <div class="row-no-gutters">
               <div class="col-lg-6">
-                  <input class="btn btn-danger btn-block" id="cancel" name="cancel" type="button" value="Cancel" onclick="window.location.replace('{{ referrer }}');">
+                  <input class="btn btn-danger btn-block" id="cancel" name="cancel" type="button" value="Cancel" onclick="window.location.replace('{{ cancel_url }}');">
               </div>
               <div class="col-lg-6">
                   <input class="btn btn-primary btn-block" id="submit" name="submit" type="button" value="Submit" onclick="request_account()">
diff --git a/vars.py b/vars.py
index 8314f9d955c4c3029bf374de2dee84fd74298817..61be2ea8ff3ac61d89f3563b44f80c3f4030dfe7 100644
--- a/vars.py
+++ b/vars.py
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
-id = ''
-password = '' 
-key = ''
+# RabbitMQ vars
+id = 'test'
+password = 'test'
+key = 'sekey576'
 broker_url =  'amqp://' + id + ':' + password + '@ohpc:5672/'
 message_queue =  broker_url + 'socketio'
+
+# App vars
 default_referrer = "https://docs.uabgrid.uab.edu/wiki/Cheaha_Quick_Start"
+
+# Form vars
+username_keys = ["HTTP_UID"]
+fullname_keys = ["OTHER_NAME", "HTTP_DISPLAYNAME"]
+email_keys = ["HTTP_MAIL"]