Add UK education verification and security fixes

Features:
- Add UK institution recognition (170+ universities)
- Add diploma mill detection (100+ blacklisted institutions)
- Add education verification service with date plausibility checks
- Add local file storage option (no Azure required)
- Add default admin user seeding on startup
- Enhance Serilog logging with file output

Security fixes:
- Fix path traversal vulnerability in LocalFileStorageService
- Fix open redirect in login endpoint (use LocalRedirect)
- Fix password validation message (12 chars, not 6)
- Fix login to use HTTP POST endpoint (avoid Blazor cookie issues)

Code improvements:
- Add CancellationToken propagation to CV parser
- Add shared helpers (JsonDefaults, DateHelpers, ScoreThresholds)
- Add IUserContextService for user ID extraction
- Parallelized company verification in ProcessCVCheckJob
- Add 28 unit tests for education verification

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -218,3 +218,7 @@ local/
 *.tmp
 *.temp
 *.swp
+
+# Local file uploads
+src/TrueCV.Web/uploads/
+logs/

Directory.Build.props

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <BuildInParallel>false</BuildInParallel>
+    <RestoreBuildInParallel>false</RestoreBuildInParallel>
+    <UseSharedCompilation>false</UseSharedCompilation>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

src/TrueCV.Application/Data/DiplomaMills.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+namespace TrueCV.Application.Data;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Known diploma mills and fake educational institutions.
+/// Sources: HEDD, Oregon ODA, UNESCO warnings, Michigan AG list
+/// </summary>
+public static class DiplomaMills
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Known diploma mills and unaccredited institutions that sell fake degrees.
+    /// This list includes institutions identified by various regulatory bodies.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly HashSet<string> KnownDiplomaMills = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        // Well-known diploma mills
+        "Almeda University",
+        "Ashwood University",
+        "Belford University",
+        "Bircham University",
+        "Breyer State University",
+        "Brighton University (not Brighton UK)",
+        "Buxton University",
+        "Cambridge State University",
+        "Chadwick University",
+        "Clayton University",
+        "Columbus University",
+        "Corllins University",
+        "Dartington University",
+        "Dickinson State University Online",
+        "Fairfax University",
+        "Glendale University",
+        "Greenleaf University",
+        "Hamilton University",
+        "Harrington University",
+        "Hill University",
+        "Hollywood University",
+        "International University (generic)",
+        "Irish International University",
+        "James Monroe University",
+        "Jamestown University",
+        "Kennedy-Western University",
+        "Kensington University",
+        "Knightsbridge University",
+        "LaSalle University (Louisiana)",
+        "Lexington University",
+        "Lincoln University (if not Pennsylvania)",
+        "Madison University",
+        "Metropolitan University (generic)",
+        "Middletown University",
+        "Monticello University",
+        "Northern University",
+        "Northfield University",
+        "Pacific Southern University",
+        "Pacific Western University",
+        "Paramount University",
+        "Parkwood University",
+        "Preston University",
+        "Redding University",
+        "Richmond University (not American Intl)",
+        "Robertstown University",
+        "Rochdale University",
+        "Rochville University",
+        "Saint Regis University",
+        "St Regis University",
+        "Shaftesbury University",
+        "Shelbourne University",
+        "Stanton University",
+        "Stratford University (if unaccredited)",
+        "Suffield University",
+        "Summit University (diploma mill)",
+        "Sussex College of Technology",
+        "Trinity College and University",
+        "Trinity Southern University",
+        "University Degree Program",
+        "University of Atlanta",
+        "University of Berkley",
+        "University of Devonshire",
+        "University of Dunham",
+        "University of England",
+        "University of Northern Washington",
+        "University of Palmers Green",
+        "University of San Moritz",
+        "University of Sussex (fake - not real Sussex)",
+        "University of Wexford",
+        "Vocational University",
+        "Warnborough University",
+        "Washington International University",
+        "Weston Reserve University",
+        "Westbourne University",
+        "Western States University",
+        "Woodfield University",
+        "Yorker International University",
+
+        // Pakistani diploma mills commonly seen in UK
+        "Axact University",
+        "Brooklyn Park University",
+        "Columbiana University",
+        "Hillford University",
+        "Nixon University",
+        "Oxbridge University",
+        "University of Newford",
+
+        // Online diploma mills
+        "American World University",
+        "Ashford University (pre-2005)",
+        "Concordia College and University",
+        "Columbus State University (fake)",
+        "Frederick Taylor University",
+        "International Theological University",
+        "Nations University",
+        "Paramount California University",
+        "University of Ancient Studies",
+        "University of Asia",
+        "Virtual University (unaccredited)",
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Suspicious patterns in institution names that often indicate diploma mills.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly string[] SuspiciousPatterns =
+    [
+        "online university",
+        "virtual university",
+        "life experience",
+        "no classes required",
+        "degree in days",
+        "accredited by",      // followed by fake accreditor
+        "internationally recognised",
+        "worldwide university",
+        "global university",
+        "premier university",
+        "elite university",
+        "executive university",
+        "professional university",
+        "distance learning university", // be careful - some are legit
+    ];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fake accreditation bodies used by diploma mills.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly HashSet<string> FakeAccreditors = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        "World Association of Universities and Colleges",
+        "WAUC",
+        "International Accreditation Agency",
+        "Universal Accreditation Council",
+        "Board of Online Universities Accreditation",
+        "International Council for Open and Distance Education",
+        "World Online Education Accrediting Commission",
+        "Central States Consortium of Colleges and Schools",
+        "American Council of Private Colleges and Universities",
+        "Association of Distance Learning Programs",
+        "International Distance Education Certification Agency",
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if an institution is a known diploma mill.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool IsDiplomaMill(string institutionName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(institutionName))
+            return false;
+
+        var normalised = institutionName.Trim();
+
+        // Direct match
+        if (KnownDiplomaMills.Contains(normalised))
+            return true;
+
+        // Check if name contains known diploma mill
+        foreach (var mill in KnownDiplomaMills)
+        {
+            if (normalised.Contains(mill, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if institution name has suspicious patterns common in diploma mills.
+    /// Returns true if suspicious (but not confirmed fake).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool HasSuspiciousPattern(string institutionName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(institutionName))
+            return false;
+
+        var lower = institutionName.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+        foreach (var pattern in SuspiciousPatterns)
+        {
+            if (lower.Contains(pattern))
+                return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if an accreditor is known to be fake.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool IsFakeAccreditor(string accreditorName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(accreditorName))
+            return false;
+
+        return FakeAccreditors.Contains(accreditorName.Trim());
+    }
+}

src/TrueCV.Application/Data/UKInstitutions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+namespace TrueCV.Application.Data;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// List of recognised UK higher education institutions.
+/// Source: GOV.UK Register of Higher Education Providers
+/// </summary>
+public static class UKInstitutions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recognised UK universities and higher education providers.
+    /// These are legitimate degree-awarding institutions.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly HashSet<string> RecognisedInstitutions = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        // Russell Group Universities
+        "University of Birmingham",
+        "University of Bristol",
+        "University of Cambridge",
+        "Cardiff University",
+        "Durham University",
+        "University of Edinburgh",
+        "University of Exeter",
+        "University of Glasgow",
+        "Imperial College London",
+        "King's College London",
+        "University of Leeds",
+        "University of Liverpool",
+        "London School of Economics",
+        "London School of Economics and Political Science",
+        "LSE",
+        "University of Manchester",
+        "Newcastle University",
+        "University of Nottingham",
+        "University of Oxford",
+        "Queen Mary University of London",
+        "Queen's University Belfast",
+        "University of Sheffield",
+        "University of Southampton",
+        "University College London",
+        "UCL",
+        "University of Warwick",
+        "University of York",
+
+        // Other Major Universities
+        "Aston University",
+        "University of Bath",
+        "Birkbeck, University of London",
+        "Bournemouth University",
+        "University of Bradford",
+        "University of Brighton",
+        "Brunel University London",
+        "University of Buckingham",
+        "Canterbury Christ Church University",
+        "City, University of London",
+        "Coventry University",
+        "Cranfield University",
+        "De Montfort University",
+        "University of Derby",
+        "University of Dundee",
+        "University of East Anglia",
+        "UEA",
+        "University of East London",
+        "Edge Hill University",
+        "University of Essex",
+        "Falmouth University",
+        "University of Greenwich",
+        "Heriot-Watt University",
+        "University of Hertfordshire",
+        "University of Huddersfield",
+        "University of Hull",
+        "Keele University",
+        "University of Kent",
+        "Kingston University",
+        "Lancaster University",
+        "University of Leicester",
+        "University of Lincoln",
+        "Liverpool John Moores University",
+        "Liverpool Hope University",
+        "University of London",
+        "London Metropolitan University",
+        "London South Bank University",
+        "Loughborough University",
+        "Manchester Metropolitan University",
+        "Middlesex University",
+        "Northumbria University",
+        "Norwich University of the Arts",
+        "Nottingham Trent University",
+        "Open University",
+        "The Open University",
+        "Oxford Brookes University",
+        "University of Plymouth",
+        "University of Portsmouth",
+        "Queen Margaret University",
+        "University of Reading",
+        "Robert Gordon University",
+        "Roehampton University",
+        "Royal Holloway, University of London",
+        "Royal Holloway",
+        "University of Salford",
+        "SOAS University of London",
+        "SOAS",
+        "Sheffield Hallam University",
+        "University of South Wales",
+        "University of St Andrews",
+        "St Andrews",
+        "Staffordshire University",
+        "University of Stirling",
+        "University of Strathclyde",
+        "University of Sunderland",
+        "University of Surrey",
+        "University of Sussex",
+        "Swansea University",
+        "Teesside University",
+        "Ulster University",
+        "University of the West of England",
+        "UWE Bristol",
+        "University of the West of Scotland",
+        "University of Westminster",
+        "University of Winchester",
+        "University of Wolverhampton",
+        "University of Worcester",
+        "Wrexham University",
+        "York St John University",
+
+        // Scottish Universities
+        "University of Aberdeen",
+        "Abertay University",
+        "Edinburgh Napier University",
+        "Glasgow Caledonian University",
+        "University of the Highlands and Islands",
+
+        // Welsh Universities
+        "Aberystwyth University",
+        "Bangor University",
+        "University of South Wales",
+        "Wrexham Glyndwr University",
+
+        // Northern Ireland
+        "Ulster University",
+        "Queen's University Belfast",
+
+        // Specialist Institutions
+        "Royal Academy of Music",
+        "Royal College of Art",
+        "Royal College of Music",
+        "Royal Northern College of Music",
+        "Royal Veterinary College",
+        "Goldsmiths, University of London",
+        "Goldsmiths",
+        "Courtauld Institute of Art",
+        "London Business School",
+        "LBS",
+        "Guildhall School of Music and Drama",
+        "Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance",
+        "Arts University Bournemouth",
+        "University for the Creative Arts",
+        "Ravensbourne University London",
+
+        // Business Schools (accredited)
+        "Henley Business School",
+        "Warwick Business School",
+        "Manchester Business School",
+        "Said Business School",
+        "Judge Business School",
+        "Cass Business School",
+        "Bayes Business School",
+        "Imperial College Business School",
+        "Cranfield School of Management",
+        "Ashridge Business School",
+        "Alliance Manchester Business School",
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Common name variations and abbreviations mapped to official names.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly Dictionary<string, string> NameVariations = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        ["Cambridge"] = "University of Cambridge",
+        ["Oxford"] = "University of Oxford",
+        ["Cambridge University"] = "University of Cambridge",
+        ["Oxford University"] = "University of Oxford",
+        ["Imperial"] = "Imperial College London",
+        ["Imperial College"] = "Imperial College London",
+        ["Kings College London"] = "King's College London",
+        ["Kings London"] = "King's College London",
+        ["KCL"] = "King's College London",
+        ["Edinburgh"] = "University of Edinburgh",
+        ["Manchester"] = "University of Manchester",
+        ["Bristol"] = "University of Bristol",
+        ["Warwick"] = "University of Warwick",
+        ["Durham"] = "Durham University",
+        ["Bath"] = "University of Bath",
+        ["Exeter"] = "University of Exeter",
+        ["York"] = "University of York",
+        ["Leeds"] = "University of Leeds",
+        ["Sheffield"] = "University of Sheffield",
+        ["Birmingham"] = "University of Birmingham",
+        ["Nottingham"] = "University of Nottingham",
+        ["Southampton"] = "University of Southampton",
+        ["Glasgow"] = "University of Glasgow",
+        ["Liverpool"] = "University of Liverpool",
+        ["Lancaster"] = "Lancaster University",
+        ["Leicester"] = "University of Leicester",
+        ["Surrey"] = "University of Surrey",
+        ["Sussex"] = "University of Sussex",
+        ["Reading"] = "University of Reading",
+        ["Loughborough"] = "Loughborough University",
+        ["Brunel"] = "Brunel University London",
+        ["Kent"] = "University of Kent",
+        ["Essex"] = "University of Essex",
+        ["Strathclyde"] = "University of Strathclyde",
+        ["Heriot Watt"] = "Heriot-Watt University",
+        ["Heriot-Watt"] = "Heriot-Watt University",
+        ["St Andrews University"] = "University of St Andrews",
+        ["Saint Andrews"] = "University of St Andrews",
+        ["Birkbeck"] = "Birkbeck, University of London",
+        ["QMUL"] = "Queen Mary University of London",
+        ["Queen Mary"] = "Queen Mary University of London",
+        ["Royal Holloway University"] = "Royal Holloway, University of London",
+        ["RHUL"] = "Royal Holloway, University of London",
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if an institution is recognised. Handles common variations.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool IsRecognised(string institutionName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(institutionName))
+            return false;
+
+        var normalised = institutionName.Trim();
+
+        // Direct match
+        if (RecognisedInstitutions.Contains(normalised))
+            return true;
+
+        // Check variations
+        if (NameVariations.TryGetValue(normalised, out var officialName))
+            return RecognisedInstitutions.Contains(officialName);
+
+        // Fuzzy match - check if any recognised institution contains the search term
+        // or if the search term contains a recognised institution
+        foreach (var institution in RecognisedInstitutions)
+        {
+            if (institution.Contains(normalised, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                normalised.Contains(institution, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the official name of an institution if found.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static string? GetOfficialName(string institutionName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(institutionName))
+            return null;
+
+        var normalised = institutionName.Trim();
+
+        // Direct match
+        if (RecognisedInstitutions.Contains(normalised))
+            return normalised;
+
+        // Check variations
+        if (NameVariations.TryGetValue(normalised, out var officialName))
+            return officialName;
+
+        // Fuzzy match
+        foreach (var institution in RecognisedInstitutions)
+        {
+            if (institution.Contains(normalised, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                normalised.Contains(institution, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return institution;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}

src/TrueCV.Application/Helpers/DateHelpers.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace TrueCV.Application.Helpers;
+
+public static class DateHelpers
+{
+    public static DateOnly? ParseDate(string? dateString)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dateString))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (DateOnly.TryParse(dateString, out var date))
+        {
+            return date;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}

src/TrueCV.Application/Helpers/JsonDefaults.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace TrueCV.Application.Helpers;
+
+public static class JsonDefaults
+{
+    public static readonly JsonSerializerOptions CamelCase = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+        PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
+    };
+
+    public static readonly JsonSerializerOptions CamelCaseIndented = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+        PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
+        WriteIndented = true
+    };
+}

src/TrueCV.Application/Helpers/ScoreThresholds.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace TrueCV.Application.Helpers;
+
+public static class ScoreThresholds
+{
+    public const int High = 70;
+    public const int Medium = 50;
+
+    public static string GetScoreClass(int score) => score switch
+    {
+        > High => "score-high",
+        >= Medium => "score-medium",
+        _ => "score-low"
+    };
+
+    public static string GetBadgeClass(int score) => score switch
+    {
+        > High => "bg-success",
+        >= Medium => "bg-warning text-dark",
+        _ => "bg-danger"
+    };
+}

src/TrueCV.Application/Interfaces/ICVParserService.cs

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ namespace TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
 
 public interface ICVParserService
 {
-    Task<CVData> ParseAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName);
+    Task<CVData> ParseAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 }

src/TrueCV.Application/Interfaces/IEducationVerifierService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using TrueCV.Application.Models;
+
+namespace TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
+
+public interface IEducationVerifierService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verify a single education entry.
+    /// </summary>
+    EducationVerificationResult Verify(EducationEntry education);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verify all education entries and check for timeline issues.
+    /// </summary>
+    List<EducationVerificationResult> VerifyAll(List<EducationEntry> education, List<EmploymentEntry>? employment = null);
+}

src/TrueCV.Application/Interfaces/IUserContextService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
+
+public interface IUserContextService
+{
+    Task<Guid?> GetCurrentUserIdAsync();
+}

src/TrueCV.Application/Models/EducationVerificationResult.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+namespace TrueCV.Application.Models;
+
+public sealed record EducationVerificationResult
+{
+    public required string ClaimedInstitution { get; init; }
+    public string? MatchedInstitution { get; init; }
+    public required string Status { get; init; }  // Recognised, NotRecognised, DiplomaMill, Suspicious, Unknown
+    public bool IsVerified { get; init; }
+    public bool IsDiplomaMill { get; init; }
+    public bool IsSuspicious { get; init; }
+    public string? VerificationNotes { get; init; }
+
+    // Date plausibility
+    public DateOnly? ClaimedStartDate { get; init; }
+    public DateOnly? ClaimedEndDate { get; init; }
+    public bool DatesArePlausible { get; init; } = true;
+    public string? DatePlausibilityNotes { get; init; }
+
+    // Qualification info
+    public string? ClaimedQualification { get; init; }
+    public string? ClaimedSubject { get; init; }
+}

src/TrueCV.Application/Models/VeracityReport.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ public sealed record VeracityReport
     public required int OverallScore { get; init; }
     public required string ScoreLabel { get; init; }
     public List<CompanyVerificationResult> EmploymentVerifications { get; init; } = [];
+    public List<EducationVerificationResult> EducationVerifications { get; init; } = [];
     public required TimelineAnalysisResult TimelineAnalysis { get; init; }
     public List<FlagResult> Flags { get; init; } = [];
     public required DateTime GeneratedAt { get; init; }

src/TrueCV.Domain/Entities/CVCheck.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
 using TrueCV.Domain.Enums;
 
 namespace TrueCV.Domain.Entities;
@@ -31,9 +30,5 @@ public class CVCheck
 
     public DateTime? CompletedAt { get; set; }
 
-    // Navigation properties
-    [ForeignKey(nameof(UserId))]
-    public User User { get; set; } = null!;
-
     public ICollection<CVFlag> Flags { get; set; } = new List<CVFlag>();
 }

src/TrueCV.Domain/Entities/User.cs

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-using TrueCV.Domain.Enums;
-
-namespace TrueCV.Domain.Entities;
-
-public class User
-{
-    [Key]
-    public Guid Id { get; set; }
-
-    [Required]
-    [MaxLength(256)]
-    public string Email { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-
-    public UserPlan Plan { get; set; }
-
-    [MaxLength(256)]
-    public string? StripeCustomerId { get; set; }
-
-    public int ChecksUsedThisMonth { get; set; }
-
-    // Navigation property
-    public ICollection<CVCheck> CVChecks { get; set; } = new List<CVCheck>();
-}

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Configuration/LocalStorageSettings.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace TrueCV.Infrastructure.Configuration;
+
+public sealed class LocalStorageSettings
+{
+    public const string SectionName = "LocalStorage";
+
+    public string StoragePath { get; set; } = "./uploads";
+}

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Data/ApplicationDbContext.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using TrueCV.Domain.Entities;
-using TrueCV.Domain.Enums;
 using TrueCV.Infrastructure.Identity;
 
 namespace TrueCV.Infrastructure.Data;
@@ -64,9 +63,6 @@ public class ApplicationDbContext : IdentityDbContext<ApplicationUser, IdentityR
                 .WithOne(f => f.CVCheck)
                 .HasForeignKey(f => f.CVCheckId)
                 .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
-
-            // Ignore the User navigation property since we're using ApplicationUser
-            entity.Ignore(c => c.User);
         });
     }
 

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using Azure.Storage.Blobs;
 using Hangfire;
 using Hangfire.SqlServer;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
@@ -59,6 +58,9 @@ public static class DependencyInjection
         services.Configure<AzureBlobSettings>(
             configuration.GetSection(AzureBlobSettings.SectionName));
 
+        services.Configure<LocalStorageSettings>(
+            configuration.GetSection(LocalStorageSettings.SectionName));
+
         // Configure HttpClient for CompaniesHouseClient with retry policy
         services.AddHttpClient<CompaniesHouseClient>((serviceProvider, client) =>
             {
@@ -73,22 +75,24 @@ public static class DependencyInjection
             })
             .AddPolicyHandler(GetRetryPolicy());
 
-        // Configure BlobServiceClient
-        var azureBlobConnectionString = configuration
-            .GetSection(AzureBlobSettings.SectionName)
-            .GetValue<string>("ConnectionString");
-
-        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(azureBlobConnectionString))
-        {
-            services.AddSingleton(_ => new BlobServiceClient(azureBlobConnectionString));
-        }
-
         // Register services
         services.AddScoped<ICVParserService, CVParserService>();
         services.AddScoped<ICompanyVerifierService, CompanyVerifierService>();
+        services.AddScoped<IEducationVerifierService, EducationVerifierService>();
         services.AddScoped<ITimelineAnalyserService, TimelineAnalyserService>();
-        services.AddScoped<IFileStorageService, FileStorageService>();
         services.AddScoped<ICVCheckService, CVCheckService>();
+        services.AddScoped<IUserContextService, UserContextService>();
+
+        // Register file storage - use local storage if configured, otherwise Azure
+        var useLocalStorage = configuration.GetValue<bool>("UseLocalStorage");
+        if (useLocalStorage)
+        {
+            services.AddScoped<IFileStorageService, LocalFileStorageService>();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            services.AddScoped<IFileStorageService, FileStorageService>();
+        }
 
         // Register Hangfire jobs
         services.AddTransient<ProcessCVCheckJob>();

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Jobs/ProcessCVCheckJob.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using TrueCV.Application.Helpers;
 using TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
 using TrueCV.Application.Models;
 using TrueCV.Domain.Entities;
@@ -15,26 +16,26 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJob
     private readonly IFileStorageService _fileStorageService;
     private readonly ICVParserService _cvParserService;
     private readonly ICompanyVerifierService _companyVerifierService;
+    private readonly IEducationVerifierService _educationVerifierService;
     private readonly ITimelineAnalyserService _timelineAnalyserService;
     private readonly ILogger<ProcessCVCheckJob> _logger;
 
-    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new()
-    {
-        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
-        WriteIndented = true
-    };
-
     private const int BaseScore = 100;
     private const int UnverifiedCompanyPenalty = 10;
     private const int GapMonthPenalty = 1;
     private const int MaxGapPenalty = 10;
     private const int OverlapMonthPenalty = 2;
+    private const int DiplomaMillPenalty = 25;
+    private const int SuspiciousInstitutionPenalty = 15;
+    private const int UnverifiedEducationPenalty = 5;
+    private const int EducationDatePenalty = 10;
 
     public ProcessCVCheckJob(
         ApplicationDbContext dbContext,
         IFileStorageService fileStorageService,
         ICVParserService cvParserService,
         ICompanyVerifierService companyVerifierService,
+        IEducationVerifierService educationVerifierService,
         ITimelineAnalyserService timelineAnalyserService,
         ILogger<ProcessCVCheckJob> logger)
     {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJob
         _fileStorageService = fileStorageService;
         _cvParserService = cvParserService;
         _companyVerifierService = companyVerifierService;
+        _educationVerifierService = educationVerifierService;
         _timelineAnalyserService = timelineAnalyserService;
         _logger = logger;
     }
@@ -73,53 +75,78 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJob
             _logger.LogDebug("Downloaded CV file for check {CheckId}", cvCheckId);
 
             // Step 3: Parse CV
-            var cvData = await _cvParserService.ParseAsync(fileStream, cvCheck.OriginalFileName);
+            var cvData = await _cvParserService.ParseAsync(fileStream, cvCheck.OriginalFileName, cancellationToken);
 
             _logger.LogDebug(
                 "Parsed CV for check {CheckId}: {EmploymentCount} employment entries",
                 cvCheckId, cvData.Employment.Count);
 
             // Step 4: Save extracted data
-            cvCheck.ExtractedDataJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(cvData, JsonOptions);
+            cvCheck.ExtractedDataJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(cvData, JsonDefaults.CamelCaseIndented);
             await _dbContext.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
-            // Step 5: Verify each employment entry
-            var verificationResults = new List<CompanyVerificationResult>();
-            foreach (var employment in cvData.Employment)
+            // Step 5: Verify each employment entry (parallelized with rate limiting)
+            var verificationTasks = cvData.Employment.Select(async employment =>
             {
                 var result = await _companyVerifierService.VerifyCompanyAsync(
                     employment.CompanyName,
                     employment.StartDate,
                     employment.EndDate);
 
-                verificationResults.Add(result);
-
                 _logger.LogDebug(
                     "Verified {Company}: {IsVerified} (Score: {Score}%)",
                     employment.CompanyName, result.IsVerified, result.MatchScore);
-            }
 
-            // Step 6: Analyse timeline
+                return result;
+            });
+
+            var verificationResults = (await Task.WhenAll(verificationTasks)).ToList();
+
+            // Step 6: Verify education entries
+            var educationResults = _educationVerifierService.VerifyAll(
+                cvData.Education,
+                cvData.Employment);
+
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                "Education verification for check {CheckId}: {Count} entries verified ({Recognised} recognised, {DiplomaMill} diploma mills)",
+                cvCheckId,
+                educationResults.Count,
+                educationResults.Count(e => e.IsVerified),
+                educationResults.Count(e => e.IsDiplomaMill));
+
+            // Step 7: Analyse timeline
             var timelineAnalysis = _timelineAnalyserService.Analyse(cvData.Employment);
 
             _logger.LogDebug(
                 "Timeline analysis for check {CheckId}: {GapCount} gaps, {OverlapCount} overlaps",
                 cvCheckId, timelineAnalysis.Gaps.Count, timelineAnalysis.Overlaps.Count);
 
-            // Step 7: Calculate veracity score
-            var (score, flags) = CalculateVeracityScore(verificationResults, timelineAnalysis);
+            // Step 8: Calculate veracity score
+            var (score, flags) = CalculateVeracityScore(verificationResults, educationResults, timelineAnalysis);
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Calculated veracity score for check {CheckId}: {Score}", cvCheckId, score);
 
-            // Step 8: Create CVFlag records
+            // Step 9: Create CVFlag records
             foreach (var flag in flags)
             {
+                if (!Enum.TryParse<FlagCategory>(flag.Category, out var category))
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning("Unknown flag category: {Category}, defaulting to Timeline", flag.Category);
+                    category = FlagCategory.Timeline;
+                }
+
+                if (!Enum.TryParse<FlagSeverity>(flag.Severity, out var severity))
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning("Unknown flag severity: {Severity}, defaulting to Info", flag.Severity);
+                    severity = FlagSeverity.Info;
+                }
+
                 var cvFlag = new CVFlag
                 {
                     Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
                     CVCheckId = cvCheckId,
-                    Category = Enum.Parse<FlagCategory>(flag.Category),
-                    Severity = Enum.Parse<FlagSeverity>(flag.Severity),
+                    Category = category,
+                    Severity = severity,
                     Title = flag.Title,
                     Description = flag.Description,
                     ScoreImpact = flag.ScoreImpact
@@ -128,21 +155,22 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJob
                 _dbContext.CVFlags.Add(cvFlag);
             }
 
-            // Step 9: Generate veracity report
+            // Step 10: Generate veracity report
             var report = new VeracityReport
             {
                 OverallScore = score,
                 ScoreLabel = GetScoreLabel(score),
                 EmploymentVerifications = verificationResults,
+                EducationVerifications = educationResults,
                 TimelineAnalysis = timelineAnalysis,
                 Flags = flags,
                 GeneratedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
 
-            cvCheck.ReportJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(report, JsonOptions);
+            cvCheck.ReportJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(report, JsonDefaults.CamelCaseIndented);
             cvCheck.VeracityScore = score;
 
-            // Step 10: Update status to Completed
+            // Step 11: Update status to Completed
             cvCheck.Status = CheckStatus.Completed;
             cvCheck.CompletedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
             await _dbContext.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
@@ -156,7 +184,8 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJob
             _logger.LogError(ex, "Error processing CV check {CheckId}", cvCheckId);
 
             cvCheck.Status = CheckStatus.Failed;
-            await _dbContext.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+            // Use CancellationToken.None to ensure failure status is saved even if original token is cancelled
+            await _dbContext.SaveChangesAsync(CancellationToken.None);
 
             throw;
         }
@@ -164,6 +193,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJob
 
     private static (int Score, List<FlagResult> Flags) CalculateVeracityScore(
         List<CompanyVerificationResult> verifications,
+        List<EducationVerificationResult> educationResults,
         TimelineAnalysisResult timeline)
     {
         var score = BaseScore;
@@ -184,6 +214,66 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJob
             });
         }
 
+        // Penalty for diploma mills (critical)
+        foreach (var edu in educationResults.Where(e => e.IsDiplomaMill))
+        {
+            score -= DiplomaMillPenalty;
+
+            flags.Add(new FlagResult
+            {
+                Category = FlagCategory.Education.ToString(),
+                Severity = FlagSeverity.Critical.ToString(),
+                Title = "Diploma Mill Detected",
+                Description = $"'{edu.ClaimedInstitution}' is a known diploma mill. {edu.VerificationNotes}",
+                ScoreImpact = -DiplomaMillPenalty
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Penalty for suspicious institutions
+        foreach (var edu in educationResults.Where(e => e.IsSuspicious && !e.IsDiplomaMill))
+        {
+            score -= SuspiciousInstitutionPenalty;
+
+            flags.Add(new FlagResult
+            {
+                Category = FlagCategory.Education.ToString(),
+                Severity = FlagSeverity.Warning.ToString(),
+                Title = "Suspicious Institution",
+                Description = $"'{edu.ClaimedInstitution}' has suspicious characteristics. {edu.VerificationNotes}",
+                ScoreImpact = -SuspiciousInstitutionPenalty
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Penalty for unverified education (not recognised, but not flagged as fake)
+        foreach (var edu in educationResults.Where(e => !e.IsVerified && !e.IsDiplomaMill && !e.IsSuspicious && e.Status == "Unknown"))
+        {
+            score -= UnverifiedEducationPenalty;
+
+            flags.Add(new FlagResult
+            {
+                Category = FlagCategory.Education.ToString(),
+                Severity = FlagSeverity.Info.ToString(),
+                Title = "Unverified Institution",
+                Description = $"Could not verify '{edu.ClaimedInstitution}'. {edu.VerificationNotes}",
+                ScoreImpact = -UnverifiedEducationPenalty
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Penalty for implausible education dates
+        foreach (var edu in educationResults.Where(e => !e.DatesArePlausible))
+        {
+            score -= EducationDatePenalty;
+
+            flags.Add(new FlagResult
+            {
+                Category = FlagCategory.Education.ToString(),
+                Severity = FlagSeverity.Warning.ToString(),
+                Title = "Education Date Issues",
+                Description = $"Date issues for '{edu.ClaimedInstitution}': {edu.DatePlausibilityNotes}",
+                ScoreImpact = -EducationDatePenalty
+            });
+        }
+
         // Penalty for gaps (max -10 per gap)
         foreach (var gap in timeline.Gaps)
         {
@@ -205,7 +295,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJob
         // Penalty for overlaps (only if > 2 months)
         foreach (var overlap in timeline.Overlaps)
         {
-            var excessMonths = overlap.Months - 2; // Allow 2 month transition
+            var excessMonths = Math.Max(0, overlap.Months - 2); // Allow 2 month transition, prevent negative
             var overlapPenalty = excessMonths * OverlapMonthPenalty;
             score -= overlapPenalty;
 

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/CVCheckService.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Hangfire;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using TrueCV.Application.DTOs;
+using TrueCV.Application.Helpers;
 using TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
 using TrueCV.Application.Models;
 using TrueCV.Domain.Entities;
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ public sealed class CVCheckService : ICVCheckService
 
         try
         {
-            var report = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<VeracityReport>(cvCheck.ReportJson);
+            var report = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<VeracityReport>(cvCheck.ReportJson, JsonDefaults.CamelCase);
             return report;
         }
         catch (JsonException ex)

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/CVParserService.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Packaging;
 using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Wordprocessing;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using TrueCV.Application.Helpers;
 using TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
 using TrueCV.Application.Models;
 using TrueCV.Infrastructure.Configuration;
@@ -18,12 +19,6 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
     private readonly AnthropicClient _anthropicClient;
     private readonly ILogger<CVParserService> _logger;
 
-    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new()
-    {
-        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
-        PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
-    };
-
     private const string SystemPrompt = """
         You are a CV/Resume parser. Your task is to extract structured information from CV text.
         You must respond ONLY with valid JSON, no other text or markdown.
@@ -80,14 +75,14 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
         _anthropicClient = new AnthropicClient(settings.Value.ApiKey);
     }
 
-    public async Task<CVData> ParseAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName)
+    public async Task<CVData> ParseAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(fileStream);
         ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(fileName);
 
         _logger.LogDebug("Parsing CV file: {FileName}", fileName);
 
-        var text = await ExtractTextAsync(fileStream, fileName);
+        var text = await ExtractTextAsync(fileStream, fileName, cancellationToken);
 
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text))
         {
@@ -97,7 +92,7 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
 
         _logger.LogDebug("Extracted {CharCount} characters from {FileName}", text.Length, fileName);
 
-        var cvData = await ParseWithClaudeAsync(text);
+        var cvData = await ParseWithClaudeAsync(text, cancellationToken);
 
         _logger.LogInformation(
             "Successfully parsed CV for {FullName} with {EmploymentCount} employment entries and {EducationCount} education entries",
@@ -108,23 +103,23 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
         return cvData;
     }
 
-    private async Task<string> ExtractTextAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName)
+    private async Task<string> ExtractTextAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var extension = Path.GetExtension(fileName).ToLowerInvariant();
 
         return extension switch
         {
-            ".pdf" => await ExtractTextFromPdfAsync(fileStream),
+            ".pdf" => await ExtractTextFromPdfAsync(fileStream, cancellationToken),
             ".docx" => ExtractTextFromDocx(fileStream),
             _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"File type '{extension}' is not supported. Only PDF and DOCX files are accepted.")
         };
     }
 
-    private async Task<string> ExtractTextFromPdfAsync(Stream fileStream)
+    private async Task<string> ExtractTextFromPdfAsync(Stream fileStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         // Copy stream to memory for PdfPig (requires seekable stream)
         using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
-        await fileStream.CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
+        await fileStream.CopyToAsync(memoryStream, cancellationToken);
         memoryStream.Position = 0;
 
         using var document = PdfDocument.Open(memoryStream);
@@ -132,6 +127,7 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
 
         foreach (var page in document.GetPages())
         {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
             var pageText = page.Text;
             textBuilder.AppendLine(pageText);
         }
@@ -163,7 +159,7 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
         return textBuilder.ToString();
     }
 
-    private async Task<CVData> ParseWithClaudeAsync(string cvText)
+    private async Task<CVData> ParseWithClaudeAsync(string cvText, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var prompt = ExtractionPrompt.Replace("{CV_TEXT}", cvText);
 
@@ -182,7 +178,7 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
 
         _logger.LogDebug("Sending CV text to Claude API for parsing");
 
-        var response = await _anthropicClient.Messages.GetClaudeMessageAsync(parameters);
+        var response = await _anthropicClient.Messages.GetClaudeMessageAsync(parameters, cancellationToken);
 
         var responseText = response.Content
             .OfType<TextContent>()
@@ -201,7 +197,7 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
 
         try
         {
-            var parsedResponse = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ClaudeCVResponse>(responseText, JsonOptions);
+            var parsedResponse = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ClaudeCVResponse>(responseText, JsonDefaults.CamelCase);
 
             if (parsedResponse is null)
             {
@@ -251,8 +247,8 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
                 CompanyName = e.CompanyName ?? "Unknown Company",
                 JobTitle = e.JobTitle ?? "Unknown Position",
                 Location = e.Location,
-                StartDate = ParseDate(e.StartDate),
-                EndDate = ParseDate(e.EndDate),
+                StartDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(e.StartDate),
+                EndDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(e.EndDate),
                 IsCurrent = e.IsCurrent ?? false,
                 Description = e.Description
             }).ToList() ?? [],
@@ -262,28 +258,13 @@ public sealed class CVParserService : ICVParserService
                 Qualification = e.Qualification,
                 Subject = e.Subject,
                 Grade = e.Grade,
-                StartDate = ParseDate(e.StartDate),
-                EndDate = ParseDate(e.EndDate)
+                StartDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(e.StartDate),
+                EndDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(e.EndDate)
             }).ToList() ?? [],
             Skills = response.Skills ?? []
         };
     }
 
-    private static DateOnly? ParseDate(string? dateString)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dateString))
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (DateOnly.TryParse(dateString, out var date))
-        {
-            return date;
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
     // Internal DTOs for Claude response parsing
     private sealed record ClaudeCVResponse
     {

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/CompanyVerifierService.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using FuzzySharp;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using TrueCV.Application.DTOs;
+using TrueCV.Application.Helpers;
 using TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
 using TrueCV.Application.Models;
 using TrueCV.Domain.Entities;
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ public sealed class CompanyVerifierService : ICompanyVerifierService
             CompanyNumber = item.CompanyNumber,
             CompanyName = item.Title,
             CompanyStatus = item.CompanyStatus ?? "Unknown",
-            IncorporationDate = ParseDate(item.DateOfCreation),
+            IncorporationDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(item.DateOfCreation),
             AddressSnippet = item.AddressSnippet
         }).ToList();
     }
@@ -166,8 +167,8 @@ public sealed class CompanyVerifierService : ICompanyVerifierService
         {
             existingCache.CompanyName = item.Title;
             existingCache.Status = item.CompanyStatus ?? "Unknown";
-            existingCache.IncorporationDate = ParseDate(item.DateOfCreation);
-            existingCache.DissolutionDate = ParseDate(item.DateOfCessation);
+            existingCache.IncorporationDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(item.DateOfCreation);
+            existingCache.DissolutionDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(item.DateOfCessation);
             existingCache.CachedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
         }
         else
@@ -177,8 +178,8 @@ public sealed class CompanyVerifierService : ICompanyVerifierService
                 CompanyNumber = item.CompanyNumber,
                 CompanyName = item.Title,
                 Status = item.CompanyStatus ?? "Unknown",
-                IncorporationDate = ParseDate(item.DateOfCreation),
-                DissolutionDate = ParseDate(item.DateOfCessation),
+                IncorporationDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(item.DateOfCreation),
+                DissolutionDate = DateHelpers.ParseDate(item.DateOfCessation),
                 CachedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
 
@@ -230,18 +231,4 @@ public sealed class CompanyVerifierService : ICompanyVerifierService
         };
     }
 
-    private static DateOnly? ParseDate(string? dateString)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dateString))
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (DateOnly.TryParse(dateString, out var date))
-        {
-            return date;
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
 }

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/EducationVerifierService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+using TrueCV.Application.Data;
+using TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
+using TrueCV.Application.Models;
+
+namespace TrueCV.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+public class EducationVerifierService : IEducationVerifierService
+{
+    private const int MinimumDegreeYears = 1;
+    private const int MaximumDegreeYears = 8;
+    private const int MinimumGraduationAge = 18;
+
+    public EducationVerificationResult Verify(EducationEntry education)
+    {
+        var institution = education.Institution;
+
+        // Check for diploma mill first (highest priority flag)
+        if (DiplomaMills.IsDiplomaMill(institution))
+        {
+            return new EducationVerificationResult
+            {
+                ClaimedInstitution = institution,
+                Status = "DiplomaMill",
+                IsVerified = false,
+                IsDiplomaMill = true,
+                IsSuspicious = true,
+                VerificationNotes = "Institution is on the diploma mill blacklist",
+                ClaimedStartDate = education.StartDate,
+                ClaimedEndDate = education.EndDate,
+                DatesArePlausible = true,
+                ClaimedQualification = education.Qualification,
+                ClaimedSubject = education.Subject
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Check for suspicious patterns
+        if (DiplomaMills.HasSuspiciousPattern(institution))
+        {
+            return new EducationVerificationResult
+            {
+                ClaimedInstitution = institution,
+                Status = "Suspicious",
+                IsVerified = false,
+                IsDiplomaMill = false,
+                IsSuspicious = true,
+                VerificationNotes = "Institution name contains suspicious patterns common in diploma mills",
+                ClaimedStartDate = education.StartDate,
+                ClaimedEndDate = education.EndDate,
+                DatesArePlausible = true,
+                ClaimedQualification = education.Qualification,
+                ClaimedSubject = education.Subject
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Check if it's a recognised UK institution
+        var officialName = UKInstitutions.GetOfficialName(institution);
+        if (officialName != null)
+        {
+            var (datesPlausible, dateNotes) = CheckDatePlausibility(education.StartDate, education.EndDate);
+
+            return new EducationVerificationResult
+            {
+                ClaimedInstitution = institution,
+                MatchedInstitution = officialName,
+                Status = "Recognised",
+                IsVerified = true,
+                IsDiplomaMill = false,
+                IsSuspicious = false,
+                VerificationNotes = institution.Equals(officialName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    ? "Verified UK higher education institution"
+                    : $"Matched to official name: {officialName}",
+                ClaimedStartDate = education.StartDate,
+                ClaimedEndDate = education.EndDate,
+                DatesArePlausible = datesPlausible,
+                DatePlausibilityNotes = dateNotes,
+                ClaimedQualification = education.Qualification,
+                ClaimedSubject = education.Subject
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Not in our database - could be international or unrecognised
+        return new EducationVerificationResult
+        {
+            ClaimedInstitution = institution,
+            Status = "Unknown",
+            IsVerified = false,
+            IsDiplomaMill = false,
+            IsSuspicious = false,
+            VerificationNotes = "Institution not found in UK recognised institutions database. May be an international institution.",
+            ClaimedStartDate = education.StartDate,
+            ClaimedEndDate = education.EndDate,
+            DatesArePlausible = true,
+            ClaimedQualification = education.Qualification,
+            ClaimedSubject = education.Subject
+        };
+    }
+
+    public List<EducationVerificationResult> VerifyAll(
+        List<EducationEntry> education,
+        List<EmploymentEntry>? employment = null)
+    {
+        var results = new List<EducationVerificationResult>();
+
+        foreach (var edu in education)
+        {
+            var result = Verify(edu);
+
+            // If we have employment data, check for timeline issues
+            if (employment?.Count > 0 && result.ClaimedEndDate.HasValue)
+            {
+                var (timelinePlausible, timelineNotes) = CheckEducationEmploymentTimeline(
+                    result.ClaimedEndDate.Value,
+                    employment);
+
+                if (!timelinePlausible)
+                {
+                    result = result with
+                    {
+                        DatesArePlausible = false,
+                        DatePlausibilityNotes = CombineNotes(result.DatePlausibilityNotes, timelineNotes)
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+
+            results.Add(result);
+        }
+
+        // Check for overlapping education periods
+        CheckOverlappingEducation(results);
+
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    private static (bool isPlausible, string? notes) CheckDatePlausibility(DateOnly? startDate, DateOnly? endDate)
+    {
+        if (!startDate.HasValue || !endDate.HasValue)
+        {
+            return (true, null);
+        }
+
+        var start = startDate.Value;
+        var end = endDate.Value;
+
+        // End date should be after start date
+        if (end <= start)
+        {
+            return (false, "End date is before or equal to start date");
+        }
+
+        // Check course duration is reasonable
+        var years = (end.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue) - start.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue)).TotalDays / 365.25;
+
+        if (years < MinimumDegreeYears)
+        {
+            return (false, $"Course duration ({years:F1} years) is unusually short for a degree");
+        }
+
+        if (years > MaximumDegreeYears)
+        {
+            return (false, $"Course duration ({years:F1} years) is unusually long");
+        }
+
+        // Check if graduation date is in the future
+        if (end > DateOnly.FromDateTime(DateTime.UtcNow))
+        {
+            return (true, "Graduation date is in the future - possibly currently studying");
+        }
+
+        return (true, null);
+    }
+
+    private static (bool isPlausible, string? notes) CheckEducationEmploymentTimeline(
+        DateOnly graduationDate,
+        List<EmploymentEntry> employment)
+    {
+        // Find the earliest employment start date
+        var earliestEmployment = employment
+            .Where(e => e.StartDate.HasValue)
+            .OrderBy(e => e.StartDate)
+            .FirstOrDefault();
+
+        if (earliestEmployment?.StartDate == null)
+        {
+            return (true, null);
+        }
+
+        var employmentStart = earliestEmployment.StartDate.Value;
+
+        // If someone claims to have started full-time work significantly before graduating,
+        // that's suspicious (unless it's clearly an internship/part-time role)
+        var monthsBeforeGraduation = (graduationDate.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue) -
+            employmentStart.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue)).TotalDays / 30;
+
+        if (monthsBeforeGraduation > 24) // More than 2 years before graduation
+        {
+            var isLikelyInternship = earliestEmployment.JobTitle.Contains("intern", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                                     earliestEmployment.JobTitle.Contains("placement", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                                     earliestEmployment.JobTitle.Contains("trainee", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+            if (!isLikelyInternship)
+            {
+                return (false, $"Employment at {earliestEmployment.CompanyName} started {monthsBeforeGraduation:F0} months before claimed graduation");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return (true, null);
+    }
+
+    private static void CheckOverlappingEducation(List<EducationVerificationResult> results)
+    {
+        var datedResults = results
+            .Where(r => r.ClaimedStartDate.HasValue && r.ClaimedEndDate.HasValue)
+            .ToList();
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < datedResults.Count; i++)
+        {
+            for (var j = i + 1; j < datedResults.Count; j++)
+            {
+                var edu1 = datedResults[i];
+                var edu2 = datedResults[j];
+
+                if (PeriodsOverlap(
+                    edu1.ClaimedStartDate!.Value, edu1.ClaimedEndDate!.Value,
+                    edu2.ClaimedStartDate!.Value, edu2.ClaimedEndDate!.Value))
+                {
+                    // Find the actual index in the original results list
+                    var idx1 = results.IndexOf(edu1);
+                    var idx2 = results.IndexOf(edu2);
+
+                    if (idx1 >= 0)
+                    {
+                        results[idx1] = edu1 with
+                        {
+                            DatePlausibilityNotes = CombineNotes(
+                                edu1.DatePlausibilityNotes,
+                                $"Overlaps with education at {edu2.ClaimedInstitution}")
+                        };
+                    }
+
+                    if (idx2 >= 0)
+                    {
+                        results[idx2] = edu2 with
+                        {
+                            DatePlausibilityNotes = CombineNotes(
+                                edu2.DatePlausibilityNotes,
+                                $"Overlaps with education at {edu1.ClaimedInstitution}")
+                        };
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool PeriodsOverlap(DateOnly start1, DateOnly end1, DateOnly start2, DateOnly end2)
+    {
+        return start1 < end2 && start2 < end1;
+    }
+
+    private static string? CombineNotes(string? existing, string? additional)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(additional))
+            return existing;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(existing))
+            return additional;
+        return $"{existing}; {additional}";
+    }
+}

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/FileStorageService.cs

@@ -68,11 +68,15 @@ public sealed class FileStorageService : IFileStorageService
 
         var blobClient = _containerClient.GetBlobClient(blobName);
 
-        var response = await blobClient.DownloadStreamingAsync();
+        // Download to memory stream to ensure proper resource management
+        // The caller will own and dispose this stream
+        var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
+        await blobClient.DownloadToAsync(memoryStream);
+        memoryStream.Position = 0;
 
         _logger.LogDebug("Successfully downloaded blob {BlobName}", blobName);
 
-        return response.Value.Content;
+        return memoryStream;
     }
 
     public async Task DeleteAsync(string blobUrl)
@@ -99,12 +103,21 @@ public sealed class FileStorageService : IFileStorageService
 
     private static string ExtractBlobNameFromUrl(string blobUrl)
     {
-        var uri = new Uri(blobUrl);
+        if (!Uri.TryCreate(blobUrl, UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid blob URL format: '{blobUrl}'", nameof(blobUrl));
+        }
+
         var segments = uri.Segments;
 
         // The blob name is the last segment after the container name
         // URL format: https://account.blob.core.windows.net/container/blobname
-        return segments.Length > 2 ? segments[^1] : throw new ArgumentException("Invalid blob URL", nameof(blobUrl));
+        if (segments.Length <= 2)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Blob URL does not contain a valid blob name: '{blobUrl}'", nameof(blobUrl));
+        }
+
+        return segments[^1];
     }
 
     private static string GetContentType(string extension)

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/LocalFileStorageService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
+using TrueCV.Infrastructure.Configuration;
+
+namespace TrueCV.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+public sealed class LocalFileStorageService : IFileStorageService
+{
+    private readonly string _storagePath;
+    private readonly ILogger<LocalFileStorageService> _logger;
+
+    public LocalFileStorageService(
+        IOptions<LocalStorageSettings> settings,
+        ILogger<LocalFileStorageService> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _storagePath = settings.Value.StoragePath;
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(_storagePath))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(_storagePath);
+            _logger.LogInformation("Created local storage directory: {Path}", _storagePath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<string> UploadAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(fileStream);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(fileName);
+
+        var extension = Path.GetExtension(fileName);
+        var uniqueFileName = $"{Guid.NewGuid()}{extension}";
+        var filePath = Path.Combine(_storagePath, uniqueFileName);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Uploading file {FileName} to {FilePath}", fileName, filePath);
+
+        await using var fileStreamOut = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
+        await fileStream.CopyToAsync(fileStreamOut);
+
+        // Return a file:// URL for local storage
+        var fileUrl = $"file://{filePath}";
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("Successfully uploaded file {FileName} to {FileUrl}", fileName, fileUrl);
+
+        return fileUrl;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Stream> DownloadAsync(string blobUrl)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(blobUrl);
+
+        var filePath = ExtractFilePathFromUrl(blobUrl);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Downloading file from {FilePath}", filePath);
+
+        if (!File.Exists(filePath))
+        {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException($"File not found: {filePath}");
+        }
+
+        var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
+        await using var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+        await fileStream.CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
+        memoryStream.Position = 0;
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Successfully downloaded file from {FilePath}", filePath);
+
+        return memoryStream;
+    }
+
+    public Task DeleteAsync(string blobUrl)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(blobUrl);
+
+        var filePath = ExtractFilePathFromUrl(blobUrl);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Deleting file {FilePath}", filePath);
+
+        if (File.Exists(filePath))
+        {
+            File.Delete(filePath);
+            _logger.LogInformation("Successfully deleted file {FilePath}", filePath);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("File {FilePath} did not exist when attempting to delete", filePath);
+        }
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    private string ExtractFilePathFromUrl(string fileUrl)
+    {
+        string filePath;
+
+        if (fileUrl.StartsWith("file://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            filePath = fileUrl[7..];
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            filePath = fileUrl;
+        }
+
+        // Resolve to absolute path and validate it's within storage directory
+        var fullPath = Path.GetFullPath(filePath);
+        var storagePath = Path.GetFullPath(_storagePath);
+
+        if (!fullPath.StartsWith(storagePath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            throw new UnauthorizedAccessException($"Access denied: path is outside storage directory");
+        }
+
+        return fullPath;
+    }
+}

src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/UserContextService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Authorization;
+using TrueCV.Application.Interfaces;
+
+namespace TrueCV.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+public sealed class UserContextService : IUserContextService
+{
+    private readonly AuthenticationStateProvider _authenticationStateProvider;
+
+    public UserContextService(AuthenticationStateProvider authenticationStateProvider)
+    {
+        _authenticationStateProvider = authenticationStateProvider;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Guid?> GetCurrentUserIdAsync()
+    {
+        var authState = await _authenticationStateProvider.GetAuthenticationStateAsync();
+        var userIdClaim = authState.User.FindFirst(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)?.Value;
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(userIdClaim) || !Guid.TryParse(userIdClaim, out var userId))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return userId;
+    }
+}

src/TrueCV.Web/Components/Pages/Account/Login.razor

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 @page "/account/login"
 @using TrueCV.Web.Components.Layout
 @layout MainLayout
-@rendermode InteractiveServer
 
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity
 @using TrueCV.Infrastructure.Identity
@@ -26,50 +25,40 @@
 
                     @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_errorMessage))
                     {
-                        <div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
+                        <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
                             @_errorMessage
-                            <button type="button" class="btn-close" @onclick="() => _errorMessage = null" aria-label="Close"></button>
                         </div>
                     }
 
-                    <EditForm Model="_model" OnValidSubmit="HandleLogin" FormName="login">
-                        <DataAnnotationsValidator />
+                    <form method="post" action="/account/perform-login">
+                        <AntiforgeryToken />
+                        <input type="hidden" name="returnUrl" value="@ReturnUrl" />
 
                         <div class="mb-3">
                             <label for="email" class="form-label">Email address</label>
-                            <InputText id="email" class="form-control form-control-lg" @bind-Value="_model.Email"
-                                       placeholder="name@example.com" />
-                            <ValidationMessage For="() => _model.Email" class="text-danger" />
+                            <input id="email" name="email" type="email" class="form-control form-control-lg"
+                                   placeholder="name@example.com" required />
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="mb-3">
                             <label for="password" class="form-label">Password</label>
-                            <InputText id="password" type="password" class="form-control form-control-lg"
-                                       @bind-Value="_model.Password" placeholder="Enter your password" />
-                            <ValidationMessage For="() => _model.Password" class="text-danger" />
+                            <input id="password" name="password" type="password" class="form-control form-control-lg"
+                                   placeholder="Enter your password" required />
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="mb-3 form-check">
-                            <InputCheckbox id="rememberMe" class="form-check-input" @bind-Value="_model.RememberMe" />
+                            <input id="rememberMe" name="rememberMe" type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" value="true" />
                             <label class="form-check-label" for="rememberMe">
                                 Remember me
                             </label>
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="d-grid">
-                            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" disabled="@_isLoading">
-                                @if (_isLoading)
-                                {
-                                    <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm me-2" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-                                    <span>Signing in...</span>
-                                }
-                                else
-                                {
-                                    <span>Sign In</span>
-                                }
+                            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">
+                                Sign In
                             </button>
                         </div>
-                    </EditForm>
+                    </form>
 
                     <hr class="my-4" />
 
@@ -86,63 +75,16 @@
 </div>
 
 @code {
-    private LoginModel _model = new();
-    private bool _isLoading;
     private string? _errorMessage;
 
     [SupplyParameterFromQuery]
     public string? ReturnUrl { get; set; }
 
-    private async Task HandleLogin()
-    {
-        _isLoading = true;
-        _errorMessage = null;
+    [SupplyParameterFromQuery(Name = "error")]
+    public string? Error { get; set; }
 
-        try
+    protected override void OnInitialized()
     {
-            var result = await SignInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(
-                _model.Email,
-                _model.Password,
-                _model.RememberMe,
-                lockoutOnFailure: false);
-
-            if (result.Succeeded)
-            {
-                var returnUrl = string.IsNullOrEmpty(ReturnUrl) ? "/dashboard" : ReturnUrl;
-                NavigationManager.NavigateTo(returnUrl, forceLoad: true);
-            }
-            else if (result.IsLockedOut)
-            {
-                _errorMessage = "This account has been locked out. Please try again later.";
-            }
-            else if (result.IsNotAllowed)
-            {
-                _errorMessage = "This account is not allowed to sign in.";
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _errorMessage = "Invalid email or password.";
-            }
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            _errorMessage = $"An error occurred: {ex.Message}";
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            _isLoading = false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private sealed class LoginModel
-    {
-        [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required(ErrorMessage = "Email is required")]
-        [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Invalid email format")]
-        public string Email { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-
-        [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required(ErrorMessage = "Password is required")]
-        public string Password { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-
-        public bool RememberMe { get; set; }
+        _errorMessage = Error;
     }
 }

src/TrueCV.Web/Components/Pages/Account/Register.razor

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                             <InputText id="password" type="password" class="form-control form-control-lg"
                                        @bind-Value="_model.Password" placeholder="Create a password" />
                             <ValidationMessage For="() => _model.Password" class="text-danger" />
-                            <div class="form-text">Password must be at least 6 characters.</div>
+                            <div class="form-text">Password must be at least 12 characters with uppercase, lowercase, number, and symbol.</div>
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="mb-4">
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
         public string Email { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
         [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required(ErrorMessage = "Password is required")]
-        [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.MinLength(6, ErrorMessage = "Password must be at least 6 characters")]
+        [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.MinLength(12, ErrorMessage = "Password must be at least 12 characters")]
         public string Password { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
         [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required(ErrorMessage = "Please confirm your password")]

src/TrueCV.Web/Components/Pages/Check.razor

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 @inject ICVCheckService CVCheckService
 @inject NavigationManager NavigationManager
 @inject AuthenticationStateProvider AuthenticationStateProvider
+@inject ILogger<Check> Logger
 
 <PageTitle>Upload CV - TrueCV</PageTitle>
 
@@ -145,6 +146,10 @@
 
     private const long MaxFileSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024; // 10MB
 
+    // Magic bytes for file type validation
+    private static readonly byte[] PdfMagicBytes = [0x25, 0x50, 0x44, 0x46]; // %PDF
+    private static readonly byte[] DocxMagicBytes = [0x50, 0x4B, 0x03, 0x04]; // PK.. (ZIP signature)
+
     private void HandleDragEnter()
     {
         _isDragging = true;
@@ -186,10 +191,15 @@
         _errorMessage = null;
     }
 
+    private CancellationTokenSource? _progressCts;
+
     private async Task UploadFile()
     {
         if (_selectedFile is null) return;
 
+        _progressCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        Task? progressTask = null;
+
         try
         {
             _isUploading = true;
@@ -207,36 +217,82 @@
             }
 
             // Simulate progress for better UX
-            var progressTask = SimulateProgress();
+            progressTask = SimulateProgress(_progressCts.Token);
 
             await using var stream = _selectedFile.OpenReadStream(MaxFileSize);
             using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
             await stream.CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
             memoryStream.Position = 0;
 
+            // Validate file content (magic bytes)
+            if (!await ValidateFileContentAsync(memoryStream, _selectedFile.Name))
+            {
+                _errorMessage = "Invalid file content. The file appears to be corrupted or not a valid PDF/DOCX.";
+                return;
+            }
+
             var checkId = await CVCheckService.CreateCheckAsync(userId, memoryStream, _selectedFile.Name);
 
             _uploadProgress = 100;
+            await InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
             await Task.Delay(500); // Brief pause to show completion
 
             NavigationManager.NavigateTo($"/report/{checkId}");
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            _errorMessage = $"An error occurred while uploading: {ex.Message}";
+            Logger.LogError(ex, "Error uploading CV");
+            _errorMessage = "An error occurred while uploading. Please try again.";
+        }
+        finally
+        {
             _isUploading = false;
+            _progressCts?.Cancel();
+            if (progressTask is not null)
+            {
+                try { await progressTask; } catch (OperationCanceledException) { }
+            }
+            _progressCts?.Dispose();
+            _progressCts = null;
         }
     }
 
-    private async Task SimulateProgress()
+    private async Task SimulateProgress(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        while (_uploadProgress < 90 && _isUploading)
+        try
         {
-            await Task.Delay(200);
+            while (_uploadProgress < 90 && _isUploading && !cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                await Task.Delay(200, cancellationToken);
                 _uploadProgress += 10;
-            StateHasChanged();
+                await InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
             }
         }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // Expected when upload completes
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> ValidateFileContentAsync(MemoryStream stream, string fileName)
+    {
+        var extension = Path.GetExtension(fileName).ToLowerInvariant();
+        var header = new byte[4];
+
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        var bytesRead = await stream.ReadAsync(header.AsMemory(0, 4));
+        stream.Position = 0;
+
+        if (bytesRead < 4)
+            return false;
+
+        return extension switch
+        {
+            ".pdf" => header.AsSpan().StartsWith(PdfMagicBytes),
+            ".docx" => header.AsSpan().StartsWith(DocxMagicBytes),
+            _ => false
+        };
+    }
 
     private bool IsValidFileType(string fileName)
     {

src/TrueCV.Web/Components/Pages/Dashboard.razor

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 @inject ICVCheckService CVCheckService
 @inject NavigationManager NavigationManager
 @inject AuthenticationStateProvider AuthenticationStateProvider
+@inject ILogger<Dashboard> Logger
 
 <PageTitle>Dashboard - TrueCV</PageTitle>
 
@@ -255,7 +256,8 @@
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            _errorMessage = $"An error occurred while loading checks: {ex.Message}";
+            Logger.LogError(ex, "Error loading CV checks");
+            _errorMessage = "An error occurred while loading checks. Please try again.";
         }
         finally
         {

src/TrueCV.Web/Components/Pages/Report.razor

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 @inject ICVCheckService CVCheckService
 @inject NavigationManager NavigationManager
 @inject AuthenticationStateProvider AuthenticationStateProvider
+@inject ILogger<Report> Logger
 
 <PageTitle>Verification Report - TrueCV</PageTitle>
 
@@ -509,7 +510,8 @@
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            _errorMessage = $"An error occurred: {ex.Message}";
+            Logger.LogError(ex, "Error loading report data");
+            _errorMessage = "An error occurred while loading the report. Please try again.";
         }
         finally
         {

src/TrueCV.Web/Components/Shared/CVUploader.razor

@@ -1,190 +0,0 @@
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms
-
-<div class="cv-uploader @(_isDragOver ? "drag-over" : "")"
-     @ondragenter="HandleDragEnter"
-     @ondragenter:preventDefault
-     @ondragleave="HandleDragLeave"
-     @ondragleave:preventDefault
-     @ondragover:preventDefault
-     @ondrop="HandleDrop"
-     @ondrop:preventDefault>
-
-    <InputFile OnChange="HandleFileSelected"
-               accept=".pdf,.docx"
-               class="cv-uploader-input"
-               id="cv-file-input" />
-
-    <label for="cv-file-input" class="cv-uploader-label">
-        @if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_selectedFileName))
-        {
-            <div class="cv-uploader-icon">
-                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="48" height="48" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-cloud-arrow-up" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
-                    <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.646 5.146a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0l2 2a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708L8.5 6.707V10.5a.5.5 0 0 1-1 0V6.707L6.354 7.854a.5.5 0 1 1-.708-.708z"/>
-                    <path d="M4.406 3.342A5.53 5.53 0 0 1 8 2c2.69 0 4.923 2 5.166 4.579C14.758 6.804 16 8.137 16 9.773 16 11.569 14.502 13 12.687 13H3.781C1.708 13 0 11.366 0 9.318c0-1.763 1.266-3.223 2.942-3.593.143-.863.698-1.723 1.464-2.383m.653.757c-.757.653-1.153 1.44-1.153 2.056v.448l-.445.049C2.064 6.805 1 7.952 1 9.318 1 10.785 2.23 12 3.781 12h8.906C13.98 12 15 10.988 15 9.773c0-1.216-1.02-2.228-2.313-2.228h-.5v-.5C12.188 4.825 10.328 3 8 3a4.53 4.53 0 0 0-2.941 1.1z"/>
-                </svg>
-            </div>
-            <div class="cv-uploader-text">
-                <span class="cv-uploader-title">Drag and drop your CV here</span>
-                <span class="cv-uploader-subtitle">or click to browse</span>
-                <span class="cv-uploader-hint">Accepts .pdf and .docx files (max 10MB)</span>
-            </div>
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            <div class="cv-uploader-icon text-success">
-                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="48" height="48" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-file-earmark-check" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
-                    <path d="M10.854 7.854a.5.5 0 0 0-.708-.708L7.5 9.793 6.354 8.646a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708l1.5 1.5a.5.5 0 0 0 .708 0z"/>
-                    <path d="M14 14V4.5L9.5 0H4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v12a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h8a2 2 0 0 0 2-2M9.5 3A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 11 4.5h2V14a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H4a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V2a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h5.5z"/>
-                </svg>
-            </div>
-            <div class="cv-uploader-text">
-                <span class="cv-uploader-title text-success">File selected</span>
-                <span class="cv-uploader-filename">@_selectedFileName</span>
-                <span class="cv-uploader-hint">Click or drag to replace</span>
-            </div>
-        }
-    </label>
-
-    @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_errorMessage))
-    {
-        <div class="alert alert-danger mt-3 mb-0" role="alert">
-            <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-exclamation-triangle-fill me-2" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
-                <path d="M8.982 1.566a1.13 1.13 0 0 0-1.96 0L.165 13.233c-.457.778.091 1.767.98 1.767h13.713c.889 0 1.438-.99.98-1.767zM8 5c.535 0 .954.462.9.995l-.35 3.507a.552.552 0 0 1-1.1 0L7.1 5.995A.905.905 0 0 1 8 5m.002 6a1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0-2"/>
-            </svg>
-            @_errorMessage
-        </div>
-    }
-</div>
-
-<style>
-    .cv-uploader {
-        position: relative;
-        border: 2px dashed #dee2e6;
-        border-radius: 0.5rem;
-        padding: 2rem;
-        text-align: center;
-        background-color: #f8f9fa;
-        transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader:hover,
-    .cv-uploader.drag-over {
-        border-color: #0d6efd;
-        background-color: #e7f1ff;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader.drag-over {
-        transform: scale(1.02);
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader-input {
-        position: absolute;
-        width: 100%;
-        height: 100%;
-        top: 0;
-        left: 0;
-        opacity: 0;
-        cursor: pointer;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader-label {
-        display: flex;
-        flex-direction: column;
-        align-items: center;
-        gap: 1rem;
-        cursor: pointer;
-        margin: 0;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader-icon {
-        color: #6c757d;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader.drag-over .cv-uploader-icon {
-        color: #0d6efd;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader-text {
-        display: flex;
-        flex-direction: column;
-        gap: 0.25rem;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader-title {
-        font-size: 1.125rem;
-        font-weight: 500;
-        color: #212529;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader-subtitle {
-        font-size: 0.875rem;
-        color: #6c757d;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader-hint {
-        font-size: 0.75rem;
-        color: #adb5bd;
-    }
-
-    .cv-uploader-filename {
-        font-size: 0.875rem;
-        color: #495057;
-        font-weight: 500;
-        word-break: break-all;
-    }
-</style>
-
-@code {
-    private const long MaxFileSizeBytes = 10 * 1024 * 1024; // 10MB
-    private static readonly string[] AllowedExtensions = [".pdf", ".docx"];
-
-    private bool _isDragOver;
-    private string? _selectedFileName;
-    private string? _errorMessage;
-
-    [Parameter]
-    public EventCallback<IBrowserFile> OnFileSelected { get; set; }
-
-    private void HandleDragEnter()
-    {
-        _isDragOver = true;
-    }
-
-    private void HandleDragLeave()
-    {
-        _isDragOver = false;
-    }
-
-    private void HandleDrop()
-    {
-        _isDragOver = false;
-    }
-
-    private async Task HandleFileSelected(InputFileChangeEventArgs e)
-    {
-        _errorMessage = null;
-        _selectedFileName = null;
-
-        var file = e.File;
-        if (file is null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var extension = Path.GetExtension(file.Name).ToLowerInvariant();
-        if (!AllowedExtensions.Contains(extension))
-        {
-            _errorMessage = "Invalid file type. Please upload a .pdf or .docx file.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (file.Size > MaxFileSizeBytes)
-        {
-            _errorMessage = "File size exceeds 10MB limit. Please upload a smaller file.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        _selectedFileName = file.Name;
-        await OnFileSelected.InvokeAsync(file);
-    }
-}

src/TrueCV.Web/Components/_Imports.razor

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web
 @using static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web.RenderMode
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web.Virtualization
+@using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
 @using Microsoft.JSInterop
 @using TrueCV.Web
 @using TrueCV.Web.Components

src/TrueCV.Web/Program.cs

@@ -32,15 +32,19 @@ try
     // Add Infrastructure services (DbContext, Hangfire, HttpClients, Services)
     builder.Services.AddInfrastructure(builder.Configuration);
 
-    // Add Identity
+    // Add Identity with secure password requirements
     builder.Services.AddIdentity<ApplicationUser, IdentityRole<Guid>>(options =>
     {
-        options.Password.RequireDigit = false;
-        options.Password.RequireLowercase = false;
-        options.Password.RequireUppercase = false;
-        options.Password.RequireNonAlphanumeric = false;
-        options.Password.RequiredLength = 6;
+        options.Password.RequireDigit = true;
+        options.Password.RequireLowercase = true;
+        options.Password.RequireUppercase = true;
+        options.Password.RequireNonAlphanumeric = true;
+        options.Password.RequiredLength = 12;
+        options.Password.RequiredUniqueChars = 4;
         options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedAccount = false;
+        options.Lockout.DefaultLockoutTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
+        options.Lockout.MaxFailedAccessAttempts = 5;
+        options.Lockout.AllowedForNewUsers = true;
     })
     .AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>()
     .AddDefaultTokenProviders();
@@ -62,6 +66,26 @@ try
 
     var app = builder.Build();
 
+    // Seed default admin user
+    using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
+    {
+        var userManager = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UserManager<ApplicationUser>>();
+        var defaultEmail = "admin@truecv.local";
+        var defaultPassword = "TrueCV_Admin123!";
+
+        if (await userManager.FindByEmailAsync(defaultEmail) == null)
+        {
+            var adminUser = new ApplicationUser
+            {
+                UserName = defaultEmail,
+                Email = defaultEmail,
+                EmailConfirmed = true
+            };
+            await userManager.CreateAsync(adminUser, defaultPassword);
+            Log.Information("Created default admin user: {Email}", defaultEmail);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
     if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
     {
@@ -98,6 +122,44 @@ try
         });
     }
 
+    // Login endpoint
+    app.MapPost("/account/perform-login", async (
+        HttpContext context,
+        SignInManager<ApplicationUser> signInManager) =>
+    {
+        var form = await context.Request.ReadFormAsync();
+        var email = form["email"].ToString();
+        var password = form["password"].ToString();
+        var rememberMe = form["rememberMe"].ToString() == "true";
+        var returnUrl = form["returnUrl"].ToString();
+
+        Log.Information("Login attempt for {Email}", email);
+
+        // Validate returnUrl is local to prevent open redirect attacks
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(returnUrl) || !Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(returnUrl, UriKind.Relative) || returnUrl.StartsWith("//"))
+        {
+            returnUrl = "/dashboard";
+        }
+
+        var result = await signInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(email, password, rememberMe, lockoutOnFailure: true);
+
+        if (result.Succeeded)
+        {
+            Log.Information("User {Email} logged in successfully", email);
+            return Results.LocalRedirect(returnUrl);
+        }
+        else if (result.IsLockedOut)
+        {
+            Log.Warning("User {Email} account is locked out", email);
+            return Results.Redirect("/account/login?error=Account+locked.+Try+again+later.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Log.Warning("Failed login attempt for {Email}", email);
+            return Results.Redirect("/account/login?error=Invalid+email+or+password.");
+        }
+    });
+
     // Logout endpoint
     app.MapPost("/account/logout", async (SignInManager<ApplicationUser> signInManager) =>
     {

tests/TrueCV.Tests/Jobs/ProcessCVCheckJobTests.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJobTests : IDisposable
     private readonly Mock<IFileStorageService> _fileStorageServiceMock;
     private readonly Mock<ICVParserService> _cvParserServiceMock;
     private readonly Mock<ICompanyVerifierService> _companyVerifierServiceMock;
+    private readonly Mock<IEducationVerifierService> _educationVerifierServiceMock;
     private readonly Mock<ITimelineAnalyserService> _timelineAnalyserServiceMock;
     private readonly Mock<ILogger<ProcessCVCheckJob>> _loggerMock;
     private readonly ProcessCVCheckJob _sut;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJobTests : IDisposable
         _fileStorageServiceMock = new Mock<IFileStorageService>();
         _cvParserServiceMock = new Mock<ICVParserService>();
         _companyVerifierServiceMock = new Mock<ICompanyVerifierService>();
+        _educationVerifierServiceMock = new Mock<IEducationVerifierService>();
         _timelineAnalyserServiceMock = new Mock<ITimelineAnalyserService>();
         _loggerMock = new Mock<ILogger<ProcessCVCheckJob>>();
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJobTests : IDisposable
             _fileStorageServiceMock.Object,
             _cvParserServiceMock.Object,
             _companyVerifierServiceMock.Object,
+            _educationVerifierServiceMock.Object,
             _timelineAnalyserServiceMock.Object,
             _loggerMock.Object);
     }
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJobTests : IDisposable
 
         // Assert
         _cvParserServiceMock.Verify(
-            x => x.ParseAsync(It.IsAny<Stream>(), "resume.pdf"),
+            x => x.ParseAsync(It.IsAny<Stream>(), "resume.pdf", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()),
             Times.Once);
 
         _dbContext.ChangeTracker.Clear();
@@ -843,7 +846,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJobTests : IDisposable
             x => x.DownloadAsync(It.IsAny<string>()),
             Times.Never);
         _cvParserServiceMock.Verify(
-            x => x.ParseAsync(It.IsAny<Stream>(), It.IsAny<string>()),
+            x => x.ParseAsync(It.IsAny<Stream>(), It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()),
             Times.Never);
     }
 
@@ -1007,6 +1010,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJobTests : IDisposable
     private void SetupDefaultMocks(
         CVData? cvData = null,
         List<CompanyVerificationResult>? verificationResults = null,
+        List<EducationVerificationResult>? educationResults = null,
         TimelineAnalysisResult? timelineResult = null)
     {
         cvData ??= CreateTestCVData();
@@ -1017,7 +1021,7 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJobTests : IDisposable
             .ReturnsAsync(new MemoryStream());
 
         _cvParserServiceMock
-            .Setup(x => x.ParseAsync(It.IsAny<Stream>(), It.IsAny<string>()))
+            .Setup(x => x.ParseAsync(It.IsAny<Stream>(), It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
             .ReturnsAsync(cvData);
 
         if (verificationResults != null)
@@ -1040,6 +1044,12 @@ public sealed class ProcessCVCheckJobTests : IDisposable
                 .ReturnsAsync(CreateDefaultVerificationResult());
         }
 
+        _educationVerifierServiceMock
+            .Setup(x => x.VerifyAll(
+                It.IsAny<List<EducationEntry>>(),
+                It.IsAny<List<EmploymentEntry>?>()))
+            .Returns(educationResults ?? []);
+
         _timelineAnalyserServiceMock
             .Setup(x => x.Analyse(It.IsAny<List<EmploymentEntry>>()))
             .Returns(timelineResult);

tests/TrueCV.Tests/Services/EducationVerifierServiceTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,418 @@
+using FluentAssertions;
+using TrueCV.Application.Models;
+using TrueCV.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+namespace TrueCV.Tests.Services;
+
+public sealed class EducationVerifierServiceTests
+{
+    private readonly EducationVerifierService _sut = new();
+
+    #region Diploma Mill Detection
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Belford University")]
+    [InlineData("Ashwood University")]
+    [InlineData("Rochville University")]
+    [InlineData("St Regis University")]
+    public void Verify_DiplomaMillInstitution_ReturnsDiplomaMill(string institution)
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = institution,
+            Qualification = "PhD",
+            Subject = "Business",
+            StartDate = new DateOnly(2020, 1, 1),
+            EndDate = new DateOnly(2020, 6, 1)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Status.Should().Be("DiplomaMill");
+        result.IsDiplomaMill.Should().BeTrue();
+        result.IsSuspicious.Should().BeTrue();
+        result.IsVerified.Should().BeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_DiplomaMillInstitution_IncludesVerificationNotes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "Belford University",
+            Qualification = "MBA"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.VerificationNotes.Should().Contain("diploma mill blacklist");
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Suspicious Pattern Detection
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Global Online University")]
+    [InlineData("Premier University of Excellence")]
+    [InlineData("Executive Virtual University")]
+    public void Verify_SuspiciousPatternInstitution_ReturnsSuspicious(string institution)
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = institution
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Status.Should().Be("Suspicious");
+        result.IsSuspicious.Should().BeTrue();
+        result.IsDiplomaMill.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.IsVerified.Should().BeFalse();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region UK Institution Recognition
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("University of Cambridge", "University of Cambridge")]
+    [InlineData("Cambridge", "University of Cambridge")]
+    [InlineData("University of Oxford", "University of Oxford")]
+    [InlineData("Oxford", "University of Oxford")]
+    [InlineData("Imperial College London", "Imperial College London")]
+    [InlineData("UCL", "UCL")]  // UCL is directly in the recognised list
+    [InlineData("LSE", "LSE")]  // LSE is directly in the recognised list
+    public void Verify_RecognisedUKInstitution_ReturnsRecognised(string input, string expectedMatch)
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = input,
+            Qualification = "BSc",
+            StartDate = new DateOnly(2018, 9, 1),
+            EndDate = new DateOnly(2021, 6, 1)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Status.Should().Be("Recognised");
+        result.IsVerified.Should().BeTrue();
+        result.IsDiplomaMill.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.IsSuspicious.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.MatchedInstitution.Should().Be(expectedMatch);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_RecognisedInstitution_IncludesVerificationNotes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "University of Manchester"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.VerificationNotes.Should().Contain("Verified UK higher education institution");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_RecognisedInstitutionVariation_NotesMatchedName()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "Cambridge"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.VerificationNotes.Should().Contain("Matched to official name");
+        result.MatchedInstitution.Should().Be("University of Cambridge");
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Unknown Institutions
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_UnknownInstitution_ReturnsUnknown()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "University of Ljubljana",
+            Qualification = "BSc"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Status.Should().Be("Unknown");
+        result.IsVerified.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.IsDiplomaMill.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.IsSuspicious.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.VerificationNotes.Should().Contain("international institution");
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Date Plausibility
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_PlausibleDates_ReturnsPlausible()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "University of Bristol",
+            StartDate = new DateOnly(2018, 9, 1),
+            EndDate = new DateOnly(2021, 6, 1)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.DatesArePlausible.Should().BeTrue();
+        result.DatePlausibilityNotes.Should().BeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_TooShortCourseDuration_ReturnsImplausible()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "University of Bristol",
+            StartDate = new DateOnly(2020, 1, 1),
+            EndDate = new DateOnly(2020, 6, 1) // 6 months
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.DatesArePlausible.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.DatePlausibilityNotes.Should().Contain("unusually short");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_TooLongCourseDuration_ReturnsImplausible()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "University of Bristol",
+            StartDate = new DateOnly(2010, 1, 1),
+            EndDate = new DateOnly(2020, 1, 1) // 10 years
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.DatesArePlausible.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.DatePlausibilityNotes.Should().Contain("unusually long");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_EndDateBeforeStartDate_ReturnsImplausible()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "University of Bristol",
+            StartDate = new DateOnly(2021, 1, 1),
+            EndDate = new DateOnly(2020, 1, 1)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.DatesArePlausible.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.DatePlausibilityNotes.Should().Contain("before or equal to start date");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_NoDates_AssumesPlausible()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "University of Bristol"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.DatesArePlausible.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region VerifyAll
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void VerifyAll_MultipleEducations_ReturnsResultsForEach()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var educations = new List<EducationEntry>
+        {
+            new() { Institution = "University of Cambridge" },
+            new() { Institution = "Belford University" },
+            new() { Institution = "Unknown Foreign University" }
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var results = _sut.VerifyAll(educations);
+
+        // Assert
+        results.Should().HaveCount(3);
+        results[0].Status.Should().Be("Recognised");
+        results[1].Status.Should().Be("DiplomaMill");
+        results[2].Status.Should().Be("Unknown");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void VerifyAll_OverlappingEducation_NotesOverlap()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var educations = new List<EducationEntry>
+        {
+            new()
+            {
+                Institution = "University of Bristol",
+                StartDate = new DateOnly(2018, 9, 1),
+                EndDate = new DateOnly(2021, 6, 1)
+            },
+            new()
+            {
+                Institution = "University of Bath",
+                StartDate = new DateOnly(2020, 9, 1),
+                EndDate = new DateOnly(2023, 6, 1)
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var results = _sut.VerifyAll(educations);
+
+        // Assert
+        results[0].DatePlausibilityNotes.Should().Contain("Overlaps with");
+        results[1].DatePlausibilityNotes.Should().Contain("Overlaps with");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void VerifyAll_EmploymentBeforeGraduation_ChecksTimeline()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var educations = new List<EducationEntry>
+        {
+            new()
+            {
+                Institution = "University of Bristol",
+                StartDate = new DateOnly(2018, 9, 1),
+                EndDate = new DateOnly(2021, 6, 1)
+            }
+        };
+
+        var employment = new List<EmploymentEntry>
+        {
+            new()
+            {
+                CompanyName = "Tech Corp",
+                JobTitle = "Senior Developer",
+                StartDate = new DateOnly(2018, 1, 1) // Started before education started
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var results = _sut.VerifyAll(educations, employment);
+
+        // Assert
+        results[0].DatesArePlausible.Should().BeFalse();
+        results[0].DatePlausibilityNotes.Should().Contain("months before claimed graduation");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void VerifyAll_InternshipBeforeGraduation_AllowsTimeline()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var educations = new List<EducationEntry>
+        {
+            new()
+            {
+                Institution = "University of Bristol",
+                StartDate = new DateOnly(2018, 9, 1),
+                EndDate = new DateOnly(2021, 6, 1)
+            }
+        };
+
+        var employment = new List<EmploymentEntry>
+        {
+            new()
+            {
+                CompanyName = "Tech Corp",
+                JobTitle = "Software Intern",
+                StartDate = new DateOnly(2019, 6, 1)
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var results = _sut.VerifyAll(educations, employment);
+
+        // Assert
+        // Should be plausible because it's an internship
+        results[0].DatesArePlausible.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Data Preservation
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Verify_PreservesAllClaimedData()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var education = new EducationEntry
+        {
+            Institution = "University of Bristol",
+            Qualification = "BSc Computer Science",
+            Subject = "Computer Science",
+            Grade = "First Class Honours",
+            StartDate = new DateOnly(2018, 9, 1),
+            EndDate = new DateOnly(2021, 6, 1)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _sut.Verify(education);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.ClaimedInstitution.Should().Be("University of Bristol");
+        result.ClaimedQualification.Should().Be("BSc Computer Science");
+        result.ClaimedSubject.Should().Be("Computer Science");
+        result.ClaimedStartDate.Should().Be(new DateOnly(2018, 9, 1));
+        result.ClaimedEndDate.Should().Be(new DateOnly(2021, 6, 1));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}