diff --git a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/password.js b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/password.js
index 7403eae65..aa0b13e87 100644
--- a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/password.js
+++ b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/password.js
@@ -93,19 +93,24 @@ export default class PasswordAuthenticator extends BaseAuthenticator {
     const authEndpointURL = this.buildAuthEndpointURL(options);
     const response = await fetch(authEndpointURL, { method: 'post', body });
     const json = await response.json();
-    return response.status < 400 ? resolve(this.normalizeData(json)) : reject();
+    return response.status < 400
+      ? resolve(this.normalizeData(json, login_name))
+      : reject();
   }
 
   /**
    * Normalizes the auth data.  Adds convenience booleans depending on the
    * scope within which the session is authenticated:  isGlobal, isOrg.
+   * If a `username` is provided, appends this to the data.
    * @param {object} data
+   * @param {string} username
    * @return {object}
    */
-  normalizeData(data) {
+  normalizeData(data, username) {
     // Add booleans indicated the scope type
     data.isGlobal = (data?.scope?.type === 'global');
     data.isOrg = (data?.scope?.type === 'org');
+    if (username) data.username = username;
     return data;
   }
 
diff --git a/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/nav/sidebar/index.hbs b/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/nav/sidebar/index.hbs
index 40e3e9eaf..28250c8d6 100644
--- a/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/nav/sidebar/index.hbs
+++ b/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/nav/sidebar/index.hbs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   ...attributes
   class="rose-nav-sidebar"
   id={{this.id}}
+  title={{@title}}
   aria-labelledby={{if @title (concat "title-" this.id)}}>
 
   {{#if @title}}
diff --git a/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/card/_link.scss b/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/card/_link.scss
index a62df13f8..c31ccbdbd 100644
--- a/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/card/_link.scss
+++ b/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/card/_link.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 @use '../../variables/sizing';
 @use '../../utilities/type';
 
+$xxxs: sizing.rems(xxxs); // 2
+
 .rose-card-link {
   @include type.type(s);
   border: sizing.rems(xxxxs) solid var(--ui-gray-subtler-2);
@@ -9,6 +11,8 @@
   display: inline-flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   margin: 0 sizing.rems(m) sizing.rems(m) 0;
+  box-shadow: 0 $xxxs $xxxs rgba(var(--stark-components), var(--opacity-4)),
+    0 $xxxs $xxxs rgba(var(--stark-components), var(--opacity-4));
 
   a {
     text-decoration: none;
diff --git a/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/header/_index.scss b/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/header/_index.scss
index 6ba8aba30..8885c0207 100644
--- a/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/header/_index.scss
+++ b/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/header/_index.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
   display: grid;
   grid-template-areas: 'brand nav utilities';
   grid-template-columns: 0.01fr auto 1fr;
-  background: var(--black) linear-gradient(90deg, #191a1c 0%, #1b212d 100%);
+  background: var(--black);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 -#{sizing.rems(xxxxs)} 0 var(--ui-border-subtler-1);
+
+  @media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
 }
 
 @media (max-width: media.width(small)) {
diff --git a/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/nav/_sidebar.scss b/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/nav/_sidebar.scss
index 010a3bd52..fcc29ca45 100644
--- a/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/nav/_sidebar.scss
+++ b/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/components/nav/_sidebar.scss
@@ -3,10 +3,20 @@
 
 .rose-nav-sidebar {
   $threePX: sizing.rems(xxxs) + sizing.rems(xxxxs);
+  $yPadding: sizing.rems(xs);
 
+  padding-top: $yPadding;
+  padding-bottom: $yPadding;
+  border-bottom: sizing.rems(xxxxs) solid var(--ui-border-subtler-1);
+
+  &:last-child {
+    border-bottom: 0;
+  }
+
+  // TODO revisit the title
   .rose-nav-title {
     @include type.type(xs, semibold);
-    display: block;
+    display: none;
     color: var(--ui-gray);
     text-transform: uppercase;
     $lineHeight: 20 / 12;
@@ -29,6 +39,7 @@
     &.active {
       color: var(--action);
       border-color: currentColor;
+      background-color: var(--action-subtler-1h);
     }
 
     &:hover {
diff --git a/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/variables/color/_css.scss b/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/variables/color/_css.scss
index cb000c5df..5c910e93a 100644
--- a/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/variables/color/_css.scss
+++ b/addons/rose/addon/styles/rose/variables/color/_css.scss
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
   :root {
     // poles
-    --subtle: #{darken(color(ui-gray, 900), 3%)};
+    --subtle: var(--black);
     --stark: #{color(ui-gray, 100)};
     --stark-components: 255, 255, 255;
 
diff --git a/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/authenticate.js b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/authenticate.js
index d011a6b45..883bbb704 100644
--- a/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/authenticate.js
+++ b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/authenticate.js
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ export default class ScopesScopeAuthenticateRoute extends Route {
 
   // =methods
 
+  beforeModel() {
+    if (this.session.isAuthenticated) {
+      const scope = this.modelFor('scopes.scope');
+      if (scope.isGlobal) {
+        this.transitionTo('scopes.scope.orgs');
+      } else {
+        this.transitionTo('scopes.scope.projects');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns all auth methods for the current scope, along with the current
    * scope and all scopes (for org navigation).
@@ -28,15 +39,4 @@ export default class ScopesScopeAuthenticateRoute extends Route {
       // }])
     });
   }
-
-  redirect() {
-    if (this.session.isAuthenticated) {
-      const scope = this.modelFor('scopes.scope');
-      if (scope.isGlobal) {
-        this.transitionTo('scopes.scope.orgs');
-      } else {
-        this.transitionTo('scopes.scope.projects');
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/ui/core/app/styles/app.scss b/ui/core/app/styles/app.scss
index 108e7c619..052ca77c0 100644
--- a/ui/core/app/styles/app.scss
+++ b/ui/core/app/styles/app.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 }
 
 .rose-nav-sidebar {
-  margin-bottom: sizing.rems(l);
   margin-top: sizing.rems(xxl);
 
   & + .rose-nav-sidebar {
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@
     &::after {
       animation: gradient 1s linear infinite;
       background: repeating-linear-gradient(to right, var(--subtle), var(--subtle), var(--info), var(--subtle), var(--subtle));
-      background-position: 0 100%;
+      background-position: -100% 0;
       background-size: 200% auto;
       content: ' ';
       height: 3px;
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@
       top: 100%;
 
       @keyframes gradient {
-        0%   { background-position: 0 0; }
+        0%   { background-position: -100% 0; }
         100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
       }
     }
@@ -96,9 +95,9 @@
 
 .copyable {
   .copyable-button {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0 sizing.rems(xxs);
     position: relative;
     top: -2px;
-    padding: 0 sizing.rems(xxs);
-    margin: 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/core/app/templates/application.hbs b/ui/core/app/templates/application.hbs
index 80472c19a..29dfe48eb 100644
--- a/ui/core/app/templates/application.hbs
+++ b/ui/core/app/templates/application.hbs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
         <header.utilities as |utilities|>
           <utilities.dropdown
-            @iconOnly={{true}}
+            @text={{this.session.data.authenticated.username}}
             @icon="boundary-icons/user-profile" as |dropdown|
           >
             {{!-- <dropdown.link @route="account.change-password">
diff --git a/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope/orgs/index.hbs b/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope/orgs/index.hbs
index ed79b4e04..f073d3dcf 100644
--- a/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope/orgs/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope/orgs/index.hbs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
         {{#each @model as |org|}}
           <cards.link
             @title={{org.name}}
-            @subtitle={{org.id}}
-            @description={{org.description}}
+            @subtitle={{org.description}}
+            @description={{org.id}}
             @route="scopes.scope"
             @model={{org.id}}
           />
diff --git a/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/index.hbs b/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/index.hbs
index 0d05ddf30..5995e29fe 100644
--- a/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/core/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/index.hbs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
         {{#each @model as |project|}}
           <cards.link
             @title={{project.name}}
-            @subtitle={{project.id}}
-            @description={{project.description}}
+            @subtitle={{project.description}}
+            @description={{project.id}}
             @route="scopes.scope.projects.project"
             @model={{project.id}}
           />
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/factories/org.js b/ui/core/mirage/factories/org.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fe119cba6..000000000
--- a/ui/core/mirage/factories/org.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import factory from '../generated/factories/org';
-
-export default factory.extend();
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/factories/project.js b/ui/core/mirage/factories/project.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a3aae2be..000000000
--- a/ui/core/mirage/factories/project.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import factory from '../generated/factories/project';
-
-export default factory.extend();
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/factories/scope.js b/ui/core/mirage/factories/scope.js
index d60486d15..a14dbc719 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/factories/scope.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/factories/scope.js
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ export default factory.extend({
 
   type: 'global',
 
+  /**
+   * Generates realistic-ish IDs while still being deterministic.
+   */
+  id(i) {
+    let id = 'tv6fv3yz8p';
+    if (i % 3) id = 'xk1i4dk50v';
+    if (i % 2) id = 's9n819zgko';
+    return `s_${id}${i}`;
+  },
+
   withChildren: trait({
     afterCreate(record, server) {
       if (record.type === 'global') {