diff --git a/src/djangooidc/views.py b/src/djangooidc/views.py
index 7b5c58527..bf5fe379e 100644
--- a/src/djangooidc/views.py
+++ b/src/djangooidc/views.py
@@ -101,25 +101,9 @@ def login_callback(request):
         user = authenticate(request=request, **userinfo)
         is_new_user = request.session.get("is_new_user", False)
         if user:
-            should_update_user = False
-            # Fixture users kind of exist in a superposition of verification types,
-            # because while the system "verified" them, if they login,
-            # we don't know how the user themselves was verified through login.gov until
-            # they actually try logging in. This edge-case only matters in non-production environments.
-            fixture_user = User.VerificationTypeChoices.FIXTURE_USER
-            is_fixture_user = user.verification_type and user.verification_type == fixture_user
-
-            # Set the verification type if it doesn't already exist or if its a fixture user
-            if not user.verification_type or is_fixture_user:
-                user.set_user_verification_type()
-                should_update_user = True
-
-            if is_new_user:
-                user.finished_setup = False
-                should_update_user = True
-
-            if should_update_user:
-                user.save()
+            # Set login metadata about this user
+            # (verification_type for instance)
+            _set_authenticated_user_metadata(user, is_new_user)
 
             login(request, user)
 
@@ -149,6 +133,30 @@ def login_callback(request):
         return error_page(request, err)
 
 
+def _set_authenticated_user_metadata(user, is_new_user):
+    """Does checks on the recieved authenticated user from login_callback,
+    and updates fields accordingly. U"""
+    should_update_user = False
+    # Fixture users kind of exist in a superposition of verification types,
+    # because while the system "verified" them, if they login,
+    # we don't know how the user themselves was verified through login.gov until
+    # they actually try logging in. This edge-case only matters in non-production environments.
+    fixture_user = User.VerificationTypeChoices.FIXTURE_USER
+    is_fixture_user = user.verification_type and user.verification_type == fixture_user
+
+    # Set the verification type if it doesn't already exist or if its a fixture user
+    if not user.verification_type or is_fixture_user:
+        user.set_user_verification_type()
+        should_update_user = True
+
+    if is_new_user:
+        user.finished_setup = False
+        should_update_user = True
+
+    if should_update_user:
+        user.save()
+
+
 def _requires_step_up_auth(userinfo):
     """if User.needs_identity_verification and step_up_acr_value not in
     ial returned from callback, return True"""
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/contact.py b/src/registrar/views/contact.py
index 322630b07..a0b99c4a0 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/contact.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/contact.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from waffle.decorators import waffle_flag
 from urllib.parse import urlencode, urlunparse, urlparse, quote
 from django.urls import NoReverseMatch, reverse
 from registrar.forms.contact import ContactForm
+from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
 from registrar.models.contact import Contact
 from registrar.templatetags.url_helpers import public_site_url
 from registrar.views.utility.permission_views import ContactPermissionView
@@ -17,10 +18,13 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class BaseContactView(ContactPermissionView):
+class BaseContactView(SuccessMessageMixin, ContactPermissionView):
     """Provides a base view for the contact object. On get, the contact
     is saved in the session and on self.object."""
 
+    def get_success_message(self):
+        return "Contact updated successfully."
+
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """Sets the current contact in cache, defines the current object as self.object
         then returns render_to_response"""
@@ -108,6 +112,9 @@ class ContactProfileSetupView(ContactFormBaseView):
         COMPLETE_SETUP = "complete_setup"
         TO_SPECIFIC_PAGE = "domain_request"
 
+    def get_success_message(self):
+        return "Your profile has been successfully updated."
+
     # TODO - refactor
     @waffle_flag("profile_feature")
     @method_decorator(csrf_protect)