diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
index d8d29eb5..208d9a24 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
         $request->validate([
             'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
             'email' => ['required', 'string', 'email', 'max:255', 'unique:users'],
-            'password' => ['required', 'confirmed', Rules\Password::defaults()],
+            'password' => ['required', 'confirmed', Rules\Password::min(8)->letters()],
         ]);
 
         $user = User::create([
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index e0093a49..56b1bd54 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Http\Requests\ProfileUpdateRequest;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 
 class ProfileController extends Controller
 {
@@ -13,6 +14,16 @@ public function show()
 
     public function update(ProfileUpdateRequest $request)
     {
+        $user = auth()->user();
+
+        $user->name = $request->name;
+        $user->email = $request->email;
+
+        if ($request->filled('password')) {
+            $user->password = Hash::make($request->input('password'));
+        }
+
+        $user->save();
         // Task: fill in the code here to update name and email
         // Also, update the password if it is set
 
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index e23e0905..12a2354b 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 use Laravel\Sanctum\HasApiTokens;
 
-class User extends Authenticatable
+class User extends Authenticatable implements MustVerifyEmail
 {
     use HasApiTokens, HasFactory, Notifiable;
 
diff --git a/resources/views/auth/profile.blade.php b/resources/views/auth/profile.blade.php
index 70e8a8e1..f90440d8 100644
--- a/resources/views/auth/profile.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/auth/profile.blade.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <div class="bg-white overflow-hidden shadow-sm sm:rounded-lg">
                 <div class="p-6 bg-white border-b border-gray-200">
 
-                    <x-validation-errors class="mb-4" :errors="$errors"/>
+                    <x-validation-errors class="mb-4" :errors="$errors" />
 
                     <x-alert.success></x-alert.success>
 
@@ -22,44 +22,31 @@
                             <em><b>Task:</b> replace ??? for name/email with logged in user's name/email</em>
                             <br /><br />
 
-                            <x-label for="name" :value="__('Name')"/>
+                            <x-label for="name" :value="__('Name')" />
 
                             {{-- Task: replace ??? for name/email with logged in user's name/email --}}
-                            <x-input id="name"
-                                     class="block mt-1 w-full"
-                                     type="text"
-                                     name="name"
-                                     value="???"
-                                     required />
+                            <x-input id="name" class="block mt-1 w-full" type="text" name="name"
+                                value="{{ auth()->user()->name }}" required />
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="mt-4">
-                            <x-label for="email" :value="__('Email')"/>
+                            <x-label for="email" :value="__('Email')" />
 
-                            <x-input id="email"
-                                     class="block mt-1 w-full"
-                                     type="email"
-                                     name="email"
-                                     value="???"
-                                     required />
+                            <x-input id="email" class="block mt-1 w-full" type="email" name="email"
+                                value="{{ auth()->user()->email }}" required />
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="mt-4">
-                            <x-label for="password" :value="__('New password (if you want to change it)')"/>
+                            <x-label for="password" :value="__('New password (if you want to change it)')" />
 
-                            <x-input id="password"
-                                     class="block mt-1 w-full"
-                                     type="password"
-                                     name="password" />
+                            <x-input id="password" class="block mt-1 w-full" type="password" name="password" />
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="mt-4">
-                            <x-label for="password_confirmation" :value="__('New password confirmation')"/>
+                            <x-label for="password_confirmation" :value="__('New password confirmation')" />
 
-                            <x-input id="password_confirmation"
-                                     class="block mt-1 w-full"
-                                     type="password"
-                                     name="password_confirmation" />
+                            <x-input id="password_confirmation" class="block mt-1 w-full" type="password"
+                                name="password_confirmation" />
                         </div>
 
                         <x-button class="mt-4">
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php
index 785936e7..99014ca4 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
                 <!-- Logo -->
                 <div class="flex flex-shrink-0 items-center">
                     <a href="{{ route('home') }}">
-                        <x-application-logo class="block w-auto h-10 text-gray-600 fill-current"/>
+                        <x-application-logo class="block w-auto h-10 text-gray-600 fill-current" />
                     </a>
                 </div>
 
@@ -16,49 +16,53 @@
                         {{ __('Users') }}
                     </x-nav-link>
                     {{-- Task: this "Profile" link should be visible only to logged-in users --}}
-                    <x-nav-link href="/profile" :active="request()->routeIs('profile.show')">
-                        {{ __('Profile') }}
-                    </x-nav-link>
+                    @auth
+                        <x-nav-link href="/profile" :active="request()->routeIs('profile.show')">
+                            {{ __('Profile') }}
+                        </x-nav-link>
+                    @endauth
                 </div>
             </div>
 
             <!-- Settings Dropdown -->
             <div class="hidden sm:flex sm:items-center sm:ml-6">
                 @auth
-                <x-dropdown align="right" width="48">
-                    <x-slot name="trigger">
-                        <button
-                            class="flex items-center text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 transition duration-150 ease-in-out hover:text-gray-700 hover:border-gray-300 focus:outline-none focus:text-gray-700 focus:border-gray-300">
-                            <div>{{ Auth::user()->name }}</div>
+                    <x-dropdown align="right" width="48">
+                        <x-slot name="trigger">
+                            <button
+                                class="flex items-center text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 transition duration-150 ease-in-out hover:text-gray-700 hover:border-gray-300 focus:outline-none focus:text-gray-700 focus:border-gray-300">
+                                <div>{{ Auth::user()->name }}</div>
 
-                            <div class="ml-1">
-                                <svg class="w-4 h-4 fill-current" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-                                     viewBox="0 0 20 20">
-                                    <path fill-rule="evenodd"
-                                          d="M5.293 7.293a1 1 0 011.414 0L10 10.586l3.293-3.293a1 1 0 111.414 1.414l-4 4a1 1 0 01-1.414 0l-4-4a1 1 0 010-1.414z"
-                                          clip-rule="evenodd"/>
-                                </svg>
-                            </div>
-                        </button>
-                    </x-slot>
+                                <div class="ml-1">
+                                    <svg class="w-4 h-4 fill-current" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+                                        viewBox="0 0 20 20">
+                                        <path fill-rule="evenodd"
+                                            d="M5.293 7.293a1 1 0 011.414 0L10 10.586l3.293-3.293a1 1 0 111.414 1.414l-4 4a1 1 0 01-1.414 0l-4-4a1 1 0 010-1.414z"
+                                            clip-rule="evenodd" />
+                                    </svg>
+                                </div>
+                            </button>
+                        </x-slot>
 
-                    <x-slot name="content">
-                        <!-- Authentication -->
-                        <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
-                            @csrf
+                        <x-slot name="content">
+                            <!-- Authentication -->
+                            <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
+                                @csrf
 
-                            <x-dropdown-link :href="route('logout')" onclick="event.preventDefault();
+                                <x-dropdown-link :href="route('logout')"
+                                    onclick="event.preventDefault();
                                                 this.closest('form').submit();">
-                                {{ __('Log Out') }}
-                            </x-dropdown-link>
-                        </form>
-                    </x-slot>
-                </x-dropdown>
+                                    {{ __('Log Out') }}
+                                </x-dropdown-link>
+                            </form>
+                        </x-slot>
+                    </x-dropdown>
                 @else
                     <a href="{{ route('login') }}" class="text-sm text-gray-700 underline dark:text-gray-500">Log in</a>
 
                     @if (Route::has('register'))
-                        <a href="{{ route('register') }}" class="ml-4 text-sm text-gray-700 underline dark:text-gray-500">Register</a>
+                        <a href="{{ route('register') }}"
+                            class="ml-4 text-sm text-gray-700 underline dark:text-gray-500">Register</a>
                     @endif
                 @endauth
             </div>
@@ -66,13 +70,13 @@ class="flex items-center text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 transition duration-1
             <!-- Hamburger -->
             <div class="flex items-center -mr-2 sm:hidden">
                 <button @click="open = ! open"
-                        class="inline-flex justify-center items-center p-2 text-gray-400 rounded-md transition duration-150 ease-in-out hover:text-gray-500 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-none focus:bg-gray-100 focus:text-gray-500">
+                    class="inline-flex justify-center items-center p-2 text-gray-400 rounded-md transition duration-150 ease-in-out hover:text-gray-500 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-none focus:bg-gray-100 focus:text-gray-500">
                     <svg class="w-6 h-6" stroke="currentColor" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-                        <path :class="{'hidden': open, 'inline-flex': ! open }" class="inline-flex"
-                              stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"
-                              d="M4 6h16M4 12h16M4 18h16"/>
-                        <path :class="{'hidden': ! open, 'inline-flex': open }" class="hidden"
-                              stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12"/>
+                        <path :class="{ 'hidden': open, 'inline-flex': !open }" class="inline-flex"
+                            stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"
+                            d="M4 6h16M4 12h16M4 18h16" />
+                        <path :class="{ 'hidden': !open, 'inline-flex': open }" class="hidden" stroke-linecap="round"
+                            stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12" />
                     </svg>
                 </button>
             </div>
@@ -80,38 +84,39 @@ class="inline-flex justify-center items-center p-2 text-gray-400 rounded-md tran
     </div>
 
     <!-- Responsive Navigation Menu -->
-    <div :class="{'block': open, 'hidden': ! open}" class="hidden sm:hidden">
+    <div :class="{ 'block': open, 'hidden': !open }" class="hidden sm:hidden">
         <!-- Responsive Settings Options -->
         <div class="pt-4 pb-1 border-t border-gray-200">
-        @auth
-            <div class="px-4">
-                <div class="text-base font-medium text-gray-800">{{ Auth::user()->name }}</div>
-                <div class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-500">{{ Auth::user()->email }}</div>
-            </div>
+            @auth
+                <div class="px-4">
+                    <div class="text-base font-medium text-gray-800">{{ Auth::user()->name }}</div>
+                    <div class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-500">{{ Auth::user()->email }}</div>
+                </div>
 
-            <div class="mt-3 space-y-1">
-                <!-- Authentication -->
-                <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
-                    @csrf
+                <div class="mt-3 space-y-1">
+                    <!-- Authentication -->
+                    <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
+                        @csrf
 
-                    <x-responsive-nav-link :href="route('logout')" onclick="event.preventDefault();
+                        <x-responsive-nav-link :href="route('logout')"
+                            onclick="event.preventDefault();
                                         this.closest('form').submit();">
-                        {{ __('Log Out') }}
-                    </x-responsive-nav-link>
-                </form>
-            </div>
-        @else
-            <div class="space-y-1">
-                <x-responsive-nav-link :href="route('login')">
-                    {{ __('Login') }}
-                </x-responsive-nav-link>
-                @if (Route::has('register'))
-                    <x-responsive-nav-link :href="route('register')">
-                        {{ __('Register') }}
+                            {{ __('Log Out') }}
+                        </x-responsive-nav-link>
+                    </form>
+                </div>
+            @else
+                <div class="space-y-1">
+                    <x-responsive-nav-link :href="route('login')">
+                        {{ __('Login') }}
                     </x-responsive-nav-link>
-                @endif
-            </div>
-        @endauth
+                    @if (Route::has('register'))
+                        <x-responsive-nav-link :href="route('register')">
+                            {{ __('Register') }}
+                        </x-responsive-nav-link>
+                    @endif
+                </div>
+            @endauth
         </div>
     </div>
 </nav>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 71d04297..ef6c7052 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -20,17 +20,21 @@
 Route::get('users', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'index'])->name('users.index');
 
 // Task: profile functionality should be available only for logged-in users
-Route::get('profile', [\App\Http\Controllers\ProfileController::class, 'show'])->name('profile.show');
-Route::put('profile', [\App\Http\Controllers\ProfileController::class, 'update'])->name('profile.update');
+Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function () {
+    Route::get('profile', [\App\Http\Controllers\ProfileController::class, 'show'])->name('profile.show');
+    Route::put('profile', [\App\Http\Controllers\ProfileController::class, 'update'])->name('profile.update');
+});
 
 // Task: this "/secretpage" URL should be visible only for those who VERIFIED their email
 // Add some middleware here, and change some code in app/Models/User.php to enable this
 Route::view('/secretpage', 'secretpage')
+    ->middleware('verified')
     ->name('secretpage');
 
 // Task: this "/verysecretpage" URL should ask user for verifying their password once again
 // You need to add some middleware here
 Route::view('/verysecretpage', 'verysecretpage')
+    ->middleware(['password.confirm'])
     ->name('verysecretpage');
 
-require __DIR__.'/auth.php';
+require __DIR__ . '/auth.php';