22 files changed, 570 insertions, 371 deletions
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/BaseServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/BaseServlet.java
index 047043b1..3838cadf 100755
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/BaseServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/BaseServlet.java
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ public class BaseServlet extends HttpServlet implements ProvDataProvider {
     private static final int DEFAULT_POKETIMER2 = 30;
     private static final String DEFAULT_DOMAIN = "onap";
     private static final String DEFAULT_PROVSRVR_NAME = "dmaap-dr-prov";
-    private static final String RESEARCH_SUBNET = "10.42.0.0/16";
     private static final String STATIC_ROUTING_NODES = ""; //Adding new param for static Routing - Rally:US664862-1610
 
     /**
@@ -139,11 +138,11 @@ public class BaseServlet extends HttpServlet implements ProvDataProvider {
     /**
      * The set of authorized addresses and networks; pulled from the DB (PROV_AUTH_ADDRESSES)
      */
-    private static Set<String> authorizedAddressesAndNetworks = new HashSet<String>();
+    private static Set<String> authorizedAddressesAndNetworks = new HashSet<>();
     /**
      * The set of authorized names; pulled from the DB (PROV_AUTH_SUBJECTS)
      */
-    private static Set<String> authorizedNames = new HashSet<String>();
+    private static Set<String> authorizedNames = new HashSet<>();
     /**
      * The FQDN of the initially "active" provisioning server in this Data Router ecosystem
      */
@@ -199,19 +198,13 @@ public class BaseServlet extends HttpServlet implements ProvDataProvider {
     /**
      * The standard FQDN of the provisioning server in this Data Router ecosystem
      */
-    public static String provName = "feeds-drtr.web.att.com";
+    private static String provName = "feeds-drtr.web.att.com";
+
     /**
      * The standard FQDN of the ACTIVE provisioning server in this Data Router ecosystem
      */
-    public static String activeProvName = "feeds-drtr.web.att.com";
-    /**
-     * Special subnet that is allowed access to /internal
-     */
-    private static String researchSubnet = RESEARCH_SUBNET;
-    /**
-     * Special subnet that is allowed access to /internal to Lab Machine
-     */
-    private static String researchSubnet1 = RESEARCH_SUBNET;
+    private static String activeProvName = "feeds-drtr.web.att.com";
+
     private static String staticRoutingNodes = STATIC_ROUTING_NODES; //Adding new param for static Routing - Rally:US664862-1610
 
     /**
@@ -389,13 +382,6 @@ public class BaseServlet extends HttpServlet implements ProvDataProvider {
             if (loopback != null && ip.equals(loopback)) {
                 return true;
             }
-            // Also allow the "special subnet" access
-            if (addressMatchesNetwork(ip, researchSubnet1)) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            if (addressMatchesNetwork(ip, researchSubnet)) {
-                return true;
-            }
         } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
             // ignore
         }
@@ -473,7 +459,6 @@ public class BaseServlet extends HttpServlet implements ProvDataProvider {
         provDomain = getString(map, Parameters.PROV_DOMAIN, DEFAULT_DOMAIN);
         provName = getString(map, Parameters.PROV_NAME, DEFAULT_PROVSRVR_NAME);
         activeProvName = getString(map, Parameters.PROV_ACTIVE_NAME, provName);
-        researchSubnet = getString(map, Parameters.PROV_SPECIAL_SUBNET, RESEARCH_SUBNET);
         staticRoutingNodes = getString(map, Parameters.STATIC_ROUTING_NODES,
             ""); //Adding new param for static Routing - Rally:US664862-1610
         initialActivePod = getString(map, Parameters.ACTIVE_POD, "");
@@ -630,6 +615,13 @@ public class BaseServlet extends HttpServlet implements ProvDataProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String getProvName() {
+        return provName;
+    }
+
+    public static String getActiveProvName() {
+        return activeProvName;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Get an array of all node names in the DR network.
@@ -784,7 +776,7 @@ public class BaseServlet extends HttpServlet implements ProvDataProvider {
     }
 
     private static Set<String> getSet(Map<String, String> map, String name) {
-        Set<String> set = new HashSet<String>();
+        Set<String> set = new HashSet<>();
         String s = map.get(name);
         if (s != null) {
             String[] pp = s.split("\\|");
@@ -807,7 +799,7 @@ public class BaseServlet extends HttpServlet implements ProvDataProvider {
     public class ContentHeader {
 
         private String type = "";
-        private Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        private Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
 
         ContentHeader() {
             this("", "1.0");
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/DRFeedsServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/DRFeedsServlet.java
index 47156d28..d7da4dc1 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/DRFeedsServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/DRFeedsServlet.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.JSONUtilities;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 
+import static org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.HttpServletUtils.sendResponseError;
+
 /**
  * This servlet handles provisioning for the &lt;drFeedsURL&gt; which is the URL on the provisioning server used to
  * create new feeds.  It supports POST to create new feeds, and GET to support the Feeds Collection Query function.
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * DELETE on the &lt;drFeedsURL&gt; -- not supported.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doDelete");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         String message = "DELETE not allowed for the drFeedsURL.";
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         elr.setMessage(message);
         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
         eventlogger.info(elr);
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * Queries</i> section in the <b>Provisioning API</b> document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doGet");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -84,11 +86,15 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doGet(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doGet(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         String path = req
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -133,14 +139,18 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 elr.setMessage(message);
                 elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
                 eventlogger.info(elr);
-                resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+                sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             } else {
                 // send response
                 elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
                 eventlogger.info(elr);
                 resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
                 resp.setContentType(FEEDFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
-                resp.getOutputStream().print(feed.asJSONObject(true).toString());
+                try {
+                    resp.getOutputStream().print(feed.asJSONObject(true).toString());
+                } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                    eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+                }
             }
         } else {
             // Display a list of URLs
@@ -160,7 +170,11 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             eventlogger.info(elr);
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
             resp.setContentType(FEEDLIST_CONTENT_TYPE);
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(t);
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(t);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -168,7 +182,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * PUT on the &lt;drFeedsURL&gt; -- not supported.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doPut");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         String message = "PUT not allowed for the drFeedsURL.";
@@ -176,7 +190,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         elr.setMessage(message);
         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
         eventlogger.info(elr);
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -184,7 +198,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * <b>Provisioning API</b> document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doPost");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER));
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -193,11 +207,15 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doPost(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doPost(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -206,7 +224,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         String path = req
@@ -216,7 +234,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // check content type is FEED_CONTENT_TYPE, version 1.0
@@ -227,7 +245,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -237,7 +255,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         JSONObject jo = getJSONfromInput(req);
@@ -246,7 +264,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (intlogger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -258,7 +276,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_CONFLICT);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_CONFLICT, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_CONFLICT, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Feed feed = null;
@@ -269,7 +287,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         feed.setPublisher(bhdr);    // set from X-ATT-DR-ON-BEHALF-OF header
@@ -281,7 +299,7 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -293,13 +311,17 @@ public class DRFeedsServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
             resp.setContentType(FEEDFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
             resp.setHeader("Location", feed.getLinks().getSelf());
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(feed.asLimitedJSONObject().toString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(feed.asLimitedJSONObject().toString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             provisioningDataChanged();
         } else {
             // Something went wrong with the INSERT
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/FeedServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/FeedServlet.java
index 3f8929e7..d2452e7d 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/FeedServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/FeedServlet.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.authz.AuthorizationResponse;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.EventLogRecord;
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.eelf.EelfMsgs;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 
+import static org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.HttpServletUtils.sendResponseError;
+
 /**
  * This servlet handles provisioning for the &lt;feedURL&gt; which is generated by the provisioning
  * server to handle a particular feed. It supports DELETE to mark the feed as deleted,
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doDelete");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER),getIdFromPath(req)+"");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -68,11 +71,15 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doDelete(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doDelete(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int feedid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -90,7 +97,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Feed feed = Feed.getFeedById(feedid);
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -126,7 +133,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             // Something went wrong with the UPDATE
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
         }
     }
     /**
@@ -135,7 +142,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doGet");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER),getIdFromPath(req)+"");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -144,11 +151,15 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doGet(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doGet(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -157,7 +168,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int feedid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Feed feed = Feed.getFeedById(feedid);
@@ -175,7 +186,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -185,7 +196,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -194,7 +205,11 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         eventlogger.info(elr);
         resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
         resp.setContentType(FEEDFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
-        resp.getOutputStream().print(feed.asJSONObject(true).toString());
+        try {
+            resp.getOutputStream().print(feed.asJSONObject(true).toString());
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+        }
     }
     /**
      * PUT on the &lt;feedURL&gt; for a feed.
@@ -202,7 +217,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doPut");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER),getIdFromPath(req)+"");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -211,11 +226,15 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doPut(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doPut(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -224,7 +243,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int feedid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -233,7 +252,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Feed oldFeed = Feed.getFeedById(feedid);
@@ -242,7 +261,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // check content type is FEED_CONTENT_TYPE, version 1.0
@@ -253,7 +272,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         JSONObject jo = getJSONfromInput(req);
@@ -262,7 +281,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (intlogger.isDebugEnabled())
@@ -275,7 +294,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         feed.setFeedid(feedid);
@@ -287,7 +306,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (!oldFeed.getName().equals(feed.getName())) {
@@ -295,7 +314,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (!oldFeed.getVersion().equals(feed.getVersion())) {
@@ -303,7 +322,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -313,7 +332,7 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -324,15 +343,23 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             eventlogger.info(elr);
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
             resp.setContentType(FEEDFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(feed.asLimitedJSONObject().toString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(feed.asLimitedJSONObject().toString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
 
 
             /**Change Owner ship of Feed //Adding for group feature:Rally US708115*/
             if (jo.has("changeowner") && subjectgroup != null) {
-                Boolean changeowner = (Boolean) jo.get("changeowner");
-                if (changeowner != null && changeowner.equals(true)) {
-                    feed.setPublisher(req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER));
-                    feed.changeOwnerShip();
+                try {
+                    Boolean changeowner = (Boolean) jo.get("changeowner");
+                    if (changeowner != null && changeowner.equals(true)) {
+                        feed.setPublisher(req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER));
+                        feed.changeOwnerShip();
+                    }
+                } catch (JSONException je) {
+                    eventlogger.error("JSONException" + je.getMessage());
                 }
             }
             /***End of change ownership*/
@@ -342,14 +369,14 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             // Something went wrong with the UPDATE
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
         }
     }
     /**
      * POST on the &lt;feedURL&gt; -- not supported.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doPost");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER));
         String message = "POST not allowed for the feedURL.";
@@ -357,6 +384,6 @@ public class FeedServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         elr.setMessage(message);
         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
         eventlogger.info(elr);
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
     }
 }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/GroupServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/GroupServlet.java
index 8537ff4b..96a9924f 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/GroupServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/GroupServlet.java
@@ -26,18 +26,15 @@ package org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
-import java.util.Collection;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.json.JSONObject;
-import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.authz.AuthorizationResponse;
-import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.BaseServlet.ContentHeader;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.EventLogRecord;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.Group;
-import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.Subscription;
-import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.JSONUtilities;
+
+import static org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.HttpServletUtils.sendResponseError;
 
 /**
  * This servlet handles provisioning for the &lt;groups&gt; which is generated by the provisioning
@@ -53,13 +50,13 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * DELETE on the &lt;GRUPS&gt; -- not supported.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         String message = "DELETE not allowed for the GROUPS.";
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
         elr.setMessage(message);
         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
         eventlogger.info(elr);
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
     }
     /**
      * GET on the the list of groups to a feed/sub.
@@ -67,18 +64,22 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
         String message = isAuthorizedForProvisioning(req);
         if (message != null) {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doGet(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doGet(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -132,7 +133,11 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         eventlogger.info(elr);
         resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
         resp.setContentType(GROUPFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
-        resp.getOutputStream().print(gup.asJSONObject().toString());
+        try {
+            resp.getOutputStream().print(gup.asJSONObject().toString());
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+        }
 
         // Display a list of Groups
         /*Collection<Group> list = Group.getGroupById(groupid);
@@ -149,18 +154,22 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * PUT on the &lt;GROUPS&gt; -- not supported.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
         String message = isAuthorizedForProvisioning(req);
         if (message != null) {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doPut(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doPut(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -169,7 +178,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int groupid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -178,7 +187,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Group oldgup = Group.getGroupById(groupid);
@@ -187,7 +196,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -208,7 +217,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         JSONObject jo = getJSONfromInput(req);
@@ -217,12 +226,12 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (intlogger.isDebugEnabled())
             intlogger.debug(jo.toString());
-        Group gup = null;
+        Group gup;
         try {
             gup = new Group(jo);
         } catch (InvalidObjectException e) {
@@ -230,17 +239,15 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         gup.setGroupid(oldgup.getGroupid());
-
-
         Group gb2 = Group.getGroupMatching(gup, oldgup.getGroupid());
         if (gb2 != null) {
             eventlogger.warn("PROV0011 Creating a duplicate Group: "+gup.getName());
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Duplicate Group:"+gup.getName());
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Duplicate Group:"+gup.getName(), eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -251,13 +258,17 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             eventlogger.info(elr);
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
             resp.setContentType(GROUPFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(gup.asJSONObject().toString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(gup.asJSONObject().toString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             provisioningDataChanged();
         } else {
             // Something went wrong with the UPDATE
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
         }
     }
     /**
@@ -266,18 +277,22 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
         String message = isAuthorizedForProvisioning(req);
         if (message != null) {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doPost(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doPost(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -286,7 +301,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         /*int feedid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -327,7 +342,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         JSONObject jo = getJSONfromInput(req);
@@ -336,13 +351,13 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (intlogger.isDebugEnabled())
             intlogger.debug(jo.toString());
 
-        Group gup = null;
+        Group gup;
         try {
             gup = new Group(jo);
         } catch (InvalidObjectException e) {
@@ -350,7 +365,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         //gup.setFeedid(feedid);
@@ -361,7 +376,7 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         if (gb2 != null) {
             eventlogger.warn("PROV0011 Creating a duplicate Group: "+gup.getName());
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Duplicate Group:"+gup.getName());
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Duplicate Group:"+gup.getName(), eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -373,13 +388,17 @@ public class GroupServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             eventlogger.info(elr);
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
             resp.setContentType(GROUPFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(gup.asJSONObject().toString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(gup.asJSONObject().toString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             provisioningDataChanged();
         } else {
             // Something went wrong with the INSERT
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/InternalServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/InternalServlet.java
index 61845cef..685d5528 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/InternalServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/InternalServlet.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.RLEBitSet;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 
+import static org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.HttpServletUtils.sendResponseError;
+
 /**
  * <p>
  * This servlet handles requests to URLs under /internal on the provisioning server. These include:
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
 
+    private static final Object lock = new Object();
     private static Integer logseq = 0; // another piece of info to make log spool file names unique
     //Adding EELF Logger Rally:US664892
     private static EELFLogger eelflogger = EELFManager.getInstance()
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doDelete");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -172,14 +175,18 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage("Unauthorized.");
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
         String path = req.getPathInfo();
         if (path.startsWith("/api/")) {
             if (isProxyOK(req) && isProxyServer()) {
-                super.doDelete(req, resp);
+                try {
+                    super.doDelete(req, resp);
+                } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                    intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+                }
                 return;
             }
             String key = path.substring(5);
@@ -196,13 +203,13 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                         // Something went wrong with the DELETE
                         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
                         eventlogger.info(elr);
-                        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+                        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
                     }
                     return;
                 }
             }
         }
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.");
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.", eventlogger);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -210,14 +217,15 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doGet");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         String path = req.getPathInfo();
+        Properties props = (new DB()).getProperties();
         if (path.equals("/halt") && !req.isSecure()) {
             // request to halt the server - can ONLY come from localhost
             String remote = req.getRemoteAddr();
-            if (remote.equals("127.0.0.1")) {
+            if (remote.equals(props.getProperty("org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.localhost"))) {
                 intlogger.info("PROV0009 Request to HALT received.");
                 resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
                 Main.shutdown();
@@ -233,7 +241,7 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage("Unauthorized.");
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (path.equals("/fetchProv") && !req.isSecure()) {
@@ -245,8 +253,12 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         }
         if (path.equals("/prov")) {
             if (isProxyOK(req) && isProxyServer()) {
-                if (super.doGetWithFallback(req, resp)) {
-                    return;
+                try {
+                    if (super.doGetWithFallback(req, resp)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                    intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
                 }
                 // fall back to returning the local data if the remote is unreachable
                 intlogger.info("Active server unavailable; falling back to local copy.");
@@ -254,18 +266,25 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             Poker p = Poker.getPoker();
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
             resp.setContentType(PROVFULL_CONTENT_TYPE2);
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(p.getProvisioningString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(p.getProvisioningString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         if (path.equals("/logs") || path.equals("/logs/")) {
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
             resp.setContentType("application/json");
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(generateLogfileList().toString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(generateLogfileList().toString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         if (path.startsWith("/logs/")) {
-            Properties p = (new DB()).getProperties();
-            String logdir = p.getProperty("org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.accesslog.dir");
+            String logdir = props.getProperty("org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.accesslog.dir");
             String logfile = path.substring(6);
             if (logdir != null && logfile != null && logfile.indexOf('/') < 0) {
                 File log = new File(logdir + "/" + logfile);
@@ -273,16 +292,24 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                     resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
                     resp.setContentType("text/plain");
                     Path logpath = Paths.get(log.getAbsolutePath());
-                    Files.copy(logpath, resp.getOutputStream());
+                    try {
+                        Files.copy(logpath, resp.getOutputStream());
+                    } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                        intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+                    }
                     return;
                 }
             }
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NO_CONTENT, "No file.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NO_CONTENT, "No file.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (path.startsWith("/api/")) {
             if (isProxyOK(req) && isProxyServer()) {
-                super.doGet(req, resp);
+                try {
+                    super.doGet(req, resp);
+                } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                    intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+                }
                 return;
             }
             String key = path.substring(5);
@@ -291,7 +318,11 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 if (param != null) {
                     resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
                     resp.setContentType("text/plain");
-                    resp.getOutputStream().print(param.getValue() + "\n");
+                    try {
+                        resp.getOutputStream().print(param.getValue() + "\n");
+                    } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                        intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+                    }
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -301,10 +332,14 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             LogfileLoader lfl = LogfileLoader.getLoader();
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
             resp.setContentType("text/plain");
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(lfl.getBitSet().toString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(lfl.getBitSet().toString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.");
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.", eventlogger);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -312,7 +347,7 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doPut");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_FEEDID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -320,13 +355,17 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage("Unauthorized.");
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         String path = req.getPathInfo();
         if (path.startsWith("/api/")) {
             if (isProxyOK(req) && isProxyServer()) {
-                super.doPut(req, resp);
+                try {
+                    super.doPut(req, resp);
+                } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                    intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+                }
                 return;
             }
             String key = path.substring(5);
@@ -345,13 +384,13 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                         // Something went wrong with the UPDATE
                         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
                         eventlogger.info(elr);
-                        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+                        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
                     }
                     return;
                 }
             }
         }
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.");
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.", eventlogger);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -360,7 +399,7 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("resource")
     @Override
-    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doPost");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER));
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -368,14 +407,18 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage("Unauthorized.");
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
         String path = req.getPathInfo();
         if (path.startsWith("/api/")) {
             if (isProxyOK(req) && isProxyServer()) {
-                super.doPost(req, resp);
+                try {
+                    super.doPost(req, resp);
+                } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                    intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+                }
                 return;
             }
             String key = path.substring(5);
@@ -394,7 +437,7 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                         // Something went wrong with the INSERT
                         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
                         eventlogger.info(elr);
-                        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+                        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
                     }
                     return;
                 }
@@ -412,7 +455,7 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             }
             String spooldir = (new DB()).getProperties().getProperty("org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.spooldir");
             String spoolname = String.format("%d-%d-", System.currentTimeMillis(), Thread.currentThread().getId());
-            synchronized (logseq) {
+            synchronized (lock) {
                 // perhaps unnecessary, but it helps make the name unique
                 spoolname += logseq.toString();
                 logseq++;
@@ -433,8 +476,12 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             long total = 0;
             long avail = 0;
             for (FileStore store : fs.getFileStores()) {
-                total += store.getTotalSpace();
-                avail += store.getUsableSpace();
+                try {
+                    total += store.getTotalSpace();
+                    avail += store.getUsableSpace();
+                } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                    intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+                }
             }
             try {
                 fs.close();
@@ -448,12 +495,16 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             }
             Path tmppath = Paths.get(spooldir, spoolname);
             Path donepath = Paths.get(spooldir, "IN." + spoolname);
-            Files.copy(req.getInputStream(), Paths.get(spooldir, spoolname), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
-            Files.move(tmppath, donepath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
-            elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
-            resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
-            eventlogger.info(elr);
-            LogfileLoader.getLoader();    // This starts the logfile loader "task"
+            try {
+                Files.copy(req.getInputStream(), Paths.get(spooldir, spoolname), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                Files.move(tmppath, donepath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
+                resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
+                eventlogger.info(elr);
+                LogfileLoader.getLoader();    // This starts the logfile loader "task"
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -467,23 +518,27 @@ public class InternalServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 eventlogger.info(elr);
                 return;
             }
-            InputStream is = req.getInputStream();
-            ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-            int ch = 0;
-            while ((ch = is.read()) >= 0) {
-                bos.write(ch);
+            try {
+                InputStream is = req.getInputStream();
+                ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+                int ch;
+                while ((ch = is.read()) >= 0) {
+                    bos.write(ch);
+                }
+                RLEBitSet bs = new RLEBitSet(bos.toString());    // The set of records to retrieve
+                elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
+                resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
+                resp.setContentType("text/plain");
+                LogRecord.printLogRecords(resp.getOutputStream(), bs);
+                eventlogger.info(elr);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
             }
-            RLEBitSet bs = new RLEBitSet(bos.toString());    // The set of records to retrieve
-            elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
-            resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
-            resp.setContentType("text/plain");
-            LogRecord.printLogRecords(resp.getOutputStream(), bs);
-            eventlogger.info(elr);
             return;
         }
 
         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.");
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.", eventlogger);
         eventlogger.info(elr);
     }
 
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/Poker.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/Poker.java
index f2c511c1..563e6f7f 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/Poker.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/Poker.java
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public class Poker extends TimerTask {
      */
     private static final String POKE_URL_TEMPLATE = "http://%s/internal/fetchProv";
 
+    private static final Object lock = new Object();
+
     /**
      * This is a singleton -- there is only one Poker object in the server
      */
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ public class Poker extends TimerTask {
      * @param t2 the second timer set the outer bound on how long to wait.  It cannot be reset.
      */
     public void setTimers(long t1, long t2) {
-        synchronized (thisPod) {
+        synchronized (lock) {
             if (timer1 == 0 || t1 > timer1) {
                 timer1 = t1;
             }
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ public class Poker extends TimerTask {
             if (timer1 > 0) {
                 long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
                 boolean fire = false;
-                synchronized (thisPod) {
+                synchronized (lock) {
                     if (now > timer1 || now > timer2) {
                         timer1 = timer2 = 0;
                         fire = true;
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/ProxyServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/ProxyServlet.java
index 8d6bfcf0..66a9d42b 100755
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/ProxyServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/ProxyServlet.java
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ public class ProxyServlet extends BaseServlet {
         try (FileInputStream instream = new FileInputStream(new File(store))) {
             ks.load(instream, pass.toCharArray());
         } catch (FileNotFoundException fileNotFoundException) {
-            System.err.println("ProxyServlet: " + fileNotFoundException);
-            fileNotFoundException.printStackTrace();
+            intlogger.error("ProxyServlet: " + fileNotFoundException.getMessage());
         } catch (Exception x) {
             System.err.println("READING TRUSTSTORE: " + x);
         }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/PublishServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/PublishServlet.java
index d500bb31..05502760 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/PublishServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/PublishServlet.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class PublishServlet extends BaseServlet {
     private List<IngressRoute> irt;
     //Adding EELF Logger Rally:US664892
     private static EELFLogger eelflogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger("org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.PublishServlet");
+    private static final Object lock = new Object();
 
 
     @Override
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ public class PublishServlet extends BaseServlet {
         // Check to see if the IRT needs to be updated
         Poker p = Poker.getPoker();
         String s = p.getProvisioningString();
-        synchronized (provstring) {
+        synchronized (lock) {
             if (irt == null || (s.length() != provstring.length()) || !s.equals(provstring)) {
                 // Provisioning string has changed -- update the IRT
                 provstring = s;
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/RouteServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/RouteServlet.java
index aa0d6f57..a9b22ec0 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/RouteServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/RouteServlet.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.Deleteable;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.EgressRoute;
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.Insertable;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.NetworkRoute;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.NodeClass;
 
+import static org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.HttpServletUtils.sendResponseError;
+
 /**
  * <p>
  * This servlet handles requests to URLs under /internal/route/ on the provisioning server.
@@ -130,17 +133,21 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * DELETE route table entries by deleting part of the route table tree.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
         if (!isAuthorizedForInternal(req)) {
             elr.setMessage("Unauthorized.");
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyOK(req) && isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doDelete(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doDelete(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -154,12 +161,12 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                     int feedid = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]);
                     IngressRoute er = IngressRoute.getIngressRoute(feedid, parts[2], parts[3].replaceAll("!", "/"));
                     if (er == null) {
-                        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "The specified ingress route does not exist.");
+                        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "The specified ingress route does not exist.", eventlogger);
                         return;
                     }
                     d = new Deleteable[] { er };
                 } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-                    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid feed ID in 'delete ingress' command.");
+                    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid feed ID in 'delete ingress' command.", eventlogger);
                     return;
                 }
             } else if (parts.length == 2) {
@@ -169,11 +176,11 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                     Set<IngressRoute> set = IngressRoute.getIngressRoutesForSeq(seq);
                     d = set.toArray(new Deleteable[0]);
                 } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-                    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid sequence number in 'delete ingress' command.");
+                    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid sequence number in 'delete ingress' command.", eventlogger);
                     return;
                 }
             } else {
-                resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid number of arguments in 'delete ingress' command.");
+                sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid number of arguments in 'delete ingress' command.", eventlogger);
                 return;
             }
         } else if (parts[0].equals("egress")) {
@@ -183,16 +190,16 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                     int subid = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]);
                     EgressRoute er = EgressRoute.getEgressRoute(subid);
                     if (er == null) {
-                        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "The specified egress route does not exist.");
+                        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "The specified egress route does not exist.", eventlogger);
                         return;
                     }
                     d = new Deleteable[] { er };
                 } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-                    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid sub ID in 'delete egress' command.");
+                    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid sub ID in 'delete egress' command.", eventlogger);
                     return;
                 }
             } else {
-                resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid number of arguments in 'delete egress' command.");
+                sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid number of arguments in 'delete egress' command.", eventlogger);
                 return;
             }
         } else if (parts[0].equals("network")) {
@@ -205,16 +212,16 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                     );
                     d = new Deleteable[] { nr };
                 } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-                    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "The specified network route does not exist.");
+                    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "The specified network route does not exist.", eventlogger);
                     return;
                 }
             } else {
-                resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid number of arguments in 'delete network' command.");
+                sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid number of arguments in 'delete network' command.", eventlogger);
                 return;
             }
         }
         if (d == null) {
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         boolean rv = true;
@@ -231,24 +238,28 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             // Something went wrong with the DELETE
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
         }
     }
     /**
      * GET route table entries from the route table tree specified by the URL path.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
         if (!isAuthorizedForInternal(req)) {
             elr.setMessage("Unauthorized.");
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyOK(req) && isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doGet(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doGet(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -256,7 +267,7 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         if (!path.endsWith("/"))
             path += "/";
         if (!path.equals("/") && !path.equals("/ingress/") && !path.equals("/egress/") && !path.equals("/network/")) {
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -283,7 +294,11 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 for (String key : jx.keySet()) {
                     sb.append(pfx);
                     sb.append("  \"").append(key).append("\": ");
-                    sb.append("\"").append(jx.getString(key)).append("\"");
+                    try {
+                        sb.append("\"").append(jx.getString(key)).append("\"");
+                    } catch (JSONException je) {
+                        eventlogger.error("JSONException" + je.getMessage());
+                    }
                     pfx = ",\n";
                 }
             }
@@ -305,38 +320,46 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         sb.append("}\n");
         resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
         resp.setContentType("application/json");
-        resp.getOutputStream().print(sb.toString());
+        try {
+            resp.getOutputStream().print(sb.toString());
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            eventlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+        }
     }
     /**
      * PUT on &lt;/internal/route/*&gt; -- not supported.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
         if (!isAuthorizedForInternal(req)) {
             elr.setMessage("Unauthorized.");
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.");
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.", eventlogger);
     }
     /**
      * POST - modify existing route table entries in the route table tree specified by the URL path.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
         if (!isAuthorizedForInternal(req)) {
             elr.setMessage("Unauthorized.");
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unauthorized.", eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyOK(req) && isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doPost(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doPost(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String path = req.getPathInfo();
@@ -358,7 +381,7 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 ins = new Insertable[] { new IngressRoute(seq, feedid, user, subnet, NodeClass.lookupNodeNames(nodepatt)) };
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 intlogger.info(e);
-                resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid arguments in 'add ingress' command.");
+                sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid arguments in 'add ingress' command.", intlogger);
                 return;
             }
         } else if (path.startsWith("/egress/")) {
@@ -367,14 +390,14 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 int subid = Integer.parseInt(req.getParameter("sub"));
                 EgressRoute er = EgressRoute.getEgressRoute(subid);
                 if (er != null) {
-                    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "An egress route already exists for that subscriber.");
+                    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "An egress route already exists for that subscriber.", intlogger);
                     return;
                 }
                 String node = NodeClass.normalizeNodename(req.getParameter("node"));
                 ins = new Insertable[] { new EgressRoute(subid, node) };
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 intlogger.info(e);
-                resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid arguments in 'add egress' command.");
+                sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid arguments in 'add egress' command.", intlogger);
                 return;
             }
         } else if (path.startsWith("/network/")) {
@@ -384,7 +407,7 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 String nto   = req.getParameter("to");
                 String nvia  = req.getParameter("via");
                 if (nfrom == null || nto == null || nvia == null) {
-                    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Missing arguments in 'add network' command.");
+                    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Missing arguments in 'add network' command.", intlogger);
                     return;
                 }
                 nfrom = NodeClass.normalizeNodename(nfrom);
@@ -393,19 +416,19 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 NetworkRoute nr = new NetworkRoute(nfrom, nto, nvia);
                 for (NetworkRoute route : NetworkRoute.getAllNetworkRoutes()) {
                     if (route.getFromnode() == nr.getFromnode() && route.getTonode() == nr.getTonode()) {
-                        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Network route table already contains a route for "+nfrom+" and "+nto);
+                        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Network route table already contains a route for " + nfrom + " and " + nto, intlogger);
                         return;
                     }
                 }
                 ins = new Insertable[] { nr };
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 intlogger.info(e);
-                resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid arguments in 'add network' command.");
+                sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid arguments in 'add network' command.", intlogger);
                 return;
             }
         }
         if (ins == null) {
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.");
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "Bad URL.", intlogger);
             return;
         }
         boolean rv = true;
@@ -422,7 +445,7 @@ public class RouteServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             // Something went wrong with the INSERT
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, intlogger);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/StatisticsServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/StatisticsServlet.java
index 4917402c..b77062fa 100755
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/StatisticsServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/StatisticsServlet.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Calendar;
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans.EventLogRecord;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.DB;
 import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.LOGJSONObject;
 
+import static org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.HttpServletUtils.sendResponseError;
+
 /**
  * This Servlet handles requests to the &lt;Statistics API&gt; and  &lt;Statistics consilidated
  * resultset&gt;,
@@ -64,13 +65,13 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
    * DELETE a logging URL -- not supported.
    */
   @Override
-  public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+  public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
     String message = "DELETE not allowed for the logURL.";
     EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
     elr.setMessage(message);
     elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
     eventlogger.info(elr);
-    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -78,24 +79,27 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
    * <b>Statistics API</b> document for details on how this     method should be invoked.
    */
   @Override
-  public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+  public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
 
     Map<String, String> map = buildMapFromRequest(req);
     if (map.get("err") != null) {
-      resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid arguments: " + map.get("err"));
+      sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid arguments: " + map.get("err"), eventlogger);
       return;
     }
     // check Accept: header??
 
     resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
     resp.setContentType(LOGLIST_CONTENT_TYPE);
-    ServletOutputStream out = resp.getOutputStream();
 
     String outputType = "json";
     String feedids = null;
 
     if (req.getParameter("feedid") == null && req.getParameter("groupid") == null) {
-      out.print("Invalid request, Feedid or Group ID is required.");
+      try {
+        resp.getOutputStream().print("Invalid request, Feedid or Group ID is required.");
+      } catch (IOException ioe) {
+        eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+      }
     }
 
     if (req.getParameter("feedid") != null && req.getParameter("groupid") == null) {
@@ -114,10 +118,8 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
         System.out.println("groupid1" + groupid1.toString());
 
 
-      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
-      } catch (SQLException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
+      } catch (NumberFormatException | SQLException e) {
+        eventlogger.error(e.getMessage());
       }
     }
     if (req.getParameter("groupid") != null && req.getParameter("feedid") != null) {
@@ -135,10 +137,8 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
         System.out.println("groupid1" + groupid1.toString());
 
 
-      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
-      } catch (SQLException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
+      } catch (NumberFormatException | SQLException e) {
+        eventlogger.error(e.getMessage());
       }
     }
 
@@ -179,8 +179,11 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
     if (req.getParameter("output_type") != null) {
       outputType = req.getParameter("output_type");
     }
-
-    this.getRecordsForSQL(map, outputType, out, resp);
+    try {
+      this.getRecordsForSQL(map, outputType, resp.getOutputStream(), resp);
+    } catch (IOException ioe) {
+      eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+    }
 
   }
 
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
           System.out.println("feedIds" + feedIds.toString());
       }
     } catch (SQLException e) {
-      e.printStackTrace();
+      eventlogger.error(e.getMessage());
     } finally {
       try {
         if (resultSet != null) {
@@ -299,7 +302,7 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
           db.release(conn);
         }
       } catch (Exception e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
+        eventlogger.error(e.getMessage());
       }
     }
     return feedIds;
@@ -399,26 +402,26 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
    * PUT a Statistics URL -- not supported.
    */
   @Override
-  public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+  public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
     String message = "PUT not allowed for the StatisticsURL.";
     EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
     elr.setMessage(message);
     elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
     eventlogger.info(elr);
-    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
   }
 
   /**
    * POST a Statistics URL -- not supported.
    */
   @Override
-  public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+  public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
     String message = "POST not allowed for the StatisticsURL.";
     EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
     elr.setMessage(message);
     elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
     eventlogger.info(elr);
-    resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+    sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
   }
 
   private Map<String, String> buildMapFromRequest(HttpServletRequest req) {
@@ -543,10 +546,8 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
       intlogger.debug(filterQuery);
       long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
       DB db = new DB();
-      ResultSet rs = null;
       try (Connection conn = db.getConnection()) {
-        try (PreparedStatement pst = conn.prepareStatement(filterQuery)) {
-          rs = pst.executeQuery();
+        try (ResultSet rs = conn.prepareStatement(filterQuery).executeQuery()) {
           if (outputType.equals("csv")) {
             resp.setContentType("application/octet-stream");
             Date date = new Date();
@@ -562,18 +563,15 @@ public class StatisticsServlet extends BaseServlet {
           }
         }
       } catch (SQLException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
+        eventlogger.error("SQLException:" + e);
       }
       intlogger.debug("Time: " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) + " ms");
     } catch (IOException e) {
       eventlogger.error("IOException - Generating JSON/CSV:" + e);
-      e.printStackTrace();
     } catch (JSONException e) {
       eventlogger.error("JSONException - executing SQL query:" + e);
-      e.printStackTrace();
     } catch (ParseException e) {
       eventlogger.error("ParseException - executing SQL query:" + e);
-      e.printStackTrace();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SubscribeServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SubscribeServlet.java
index 21d391e5..e8828f12 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SubscribeServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SubscribeServlet.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.JSONUtilities;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 
+import static org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.HttpServletUtils.sendResponseError;
+
 /**
  * This servlet handles provisioning for the &lt;subscribeURL&gt; which is generated by the provisioning server to
  * handle the creation and inspection of subscriptions to a specific feed.
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * DELETE on the &lt;subscribeUrl&gt; -- not supported.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doDelete");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_SUBID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         String message = "DELETE not allowed for the subscribeURL.";
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         elr.setMessage(message);
         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
         eventlogger.info(elr);
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * Query</i> section in the <b>Provisioning API</b> document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doGet");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_SUBID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -85,11 +87,15 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doGet(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doGet(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int feedid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Feed feed = Feed.getFeedById(feedid);
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -139,14 +145,18 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         eventlogger.info(elr);
         resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
         resp.setContentType(SUBLIST_CONTENT_TYPE);
-        resp.getOutputStream().print(t);
+        try {
+            resp.getOutputStream().print(t);
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+        }
     }
 
     /**
      * PUT on the &lt;subscribeUrl&gt; -- not supported.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doPut");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_SUBID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         String message = "PUT not allowed for the subscribeURL.";
@@ -154,7 +164,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         elr.setMessage(message);
         elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
         eventlogger.info(elr);
-        resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message);
+        sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, message, eventlogger);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -171,11 +181,15 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doPost(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doPost(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -184,7 +198,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int feedid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -193,7 +207,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Feed feed = Feed.getFeedById(feedid);
@@ -202,7 +216,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -212,7 +226,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -225,7 +239,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         JSONObject jo = getJSONfromInput(req);
@@ -234,7 +248,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (intlogger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -246,7 +260,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_CONFLICT);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_CONFLICT, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_CONFLICT, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Subscription sub = null;
@@ -258,7 +272,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         sub.setFeedid(feedid);
@@ -280,7 +294,11 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
             resp.setContentType(SUBFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
             resp.setHeader("Location", sub.getLinks().getSelf());
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(sub.asLimitedJSONObject().toString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(sub.asLimitedJSONObject().toString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
 
             provisioningDataChanged();
         } else {
@@ -288,7 +306,7 @@ public class SubscribeServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             activeSubs--;
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, eventlogger);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SubscriptionServlet.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SubscriptionServlet.java
index 3294580b..3bfa7507 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SubscriptionServlet.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SubscriptionServlet.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ import org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.eelf.EelfMsgs;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 
+import static org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils.HttpServletUtils.sendResponseError;
+
 /**
  * This servlet handles provisioning for the &lt;subscriptionURL&gt; which is generated by the provisioning server to
  * handle the inspection, modification, and deletion of a particular subscription to a feed. It supports DELETE to
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * the <b>Provisioning API</b> document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doDelete(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doDelete");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_SUBID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -75,11 +77,15 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doDelete(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doDelete(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int subid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Subscription sub = Subscription.getSubscriptionById(subid);
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             // Something went wrong with the DELETE
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, intlogger);
         }
     }
 
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doGet");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_SUBID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -151,11 +157,15 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doGet(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doGet(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -164,7 +174,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int subid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -173,7 +183,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Subscription sub = Subscription.getSubscriptionById(subid);
@@ -182,7 +192,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -192,7 +202,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -201,7 +211,11 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
         eventlogger.info(elr);
         resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
         resp.setContentType(SUBFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
-        resp.getOutputStream().print(sub.asJSONObject(true).toString());
+        try {
+            resp.getOutputStream().print(sub.asJSONObject(true).toString());
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -209,7 +223,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * the <b>Provisioning API</b> document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPut(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
         setIpAndFqdnForEelf("doPut");
         eelflogger.info(EelfMsgs.MESSAGE_WITH_BEHALF_AND_SUBID, req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER), getIdFromPath(req) + "");
         EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -218,11 +232,15 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doPut(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doPut(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -231,7 +249,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         int subid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -240,7 +258,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         Subscription oldsub = Subscription.getSubscriptionById(subid);
@@ -249,7 +267,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -259,7 +277,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // check content type is SUB_CONTENT_TYPE, version 1.0
@@ -270,7 +288,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         JSONObject jo = getJSONfromInput(req);
@@ -279,7 +297,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (intlogger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -293,7 +311,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         sub.setSubid(oldsub.getSubid());
@@ -306,7 +324,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -317,14 +335,22 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             eventlogger.info(elr);
             resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
             resp.setContentType(SUBFULL_CONTENT_TYPE);
-            resp.getOutputStream().print(sub.asLimitedJSONObject().toString());
+            try {
+                resp.getOutputStream().print(sub.asLimitedJSONObject().toString());
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
 
             /**Change Owner ship of Subscriber     Adding for group feature:Rally US708115*/
             if (jo.has("changeowner") && subjectgroup != null) {
-                Boolean changeowner = (Boolean) jo.get("changeowner");
-                if (changeowner != null && changeowner.equals(true)) {
-                    sub.setSubscriber(req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER));
-                    sub.changeOwnerShip();
+                try {
+                    Boolean changeowner = (Boolean) jo.get("changeowner");
+                    if (changeowner != null && changeowner.equals(true)) {
+                        sub.setSubscriber(req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER));
+                        sub.changeOwnerShip();
+                    }
+                } catch (JSONException je) {
+                    eventlogger.error("JSONException: " + je.getMessage());
                 }
             }
             /***End of change ownership*/
@@ -334,7 +360,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             // Something went wrong with the UPDATE
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DB_PROBLEM_MSG, intlogger);
         }
     }
 
@@ -343,7 +369,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
      * Schedule</i> section in the <b>Provisioning API</b> document for details on how this method should be invoked.
      */
     @Override
-    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
+    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
 // OLD pre-3.0 code
 //        String message = "POST not allowed for the subscriptionURL.";
 //        EventLogRecord elr = new EventLogRecord(req);
@@ -360,11 +386,15 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         if (isProxyServer()) {
-            super.doPost(req, resp);
+            try {
+                super.doPost(req, resp);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                eventlogger.error("IOException: " + ioe.getMessage());
+            }
             return;
         }
         String bhdr = req.getHeader(BEHALF_HEADER);
@@ -373,7 +403,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         final int subid = getIdFromPath(req);
@@ -382,7 +412,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // check content type is SUBCNTRL_CONTENT_TYPE, version 1.0
@@ -393,7 +423,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         // Check with the Authorizer
@@ -403,7 +433,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         JSONObject jo = getJSONfromInput(req);
@@ -412,7 +442,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
             return;
         }
         try {
@@ -434,7 +464,7 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
             elr.setMessage(message);
             elr.setResult(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
             eventlogger.info(elr);
-            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message);
+            sendResponseError(resp, HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, message, eventlogger);
         }
     }
 
@@ -474,7 +504,6 @@ public class SubscriptionServlet extends ProxyServlet {
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 intlogger.warn("Caught exception in SubscriberNotifyThread: " + e);
-                e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SynchronizerTask.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SynchronizerTask.java
index e1eeb786..f9d0867d 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SynchronizerTask.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/SynchronizerTask.java
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public class SynchronizerTask extends TimerTask {
             String thisPod = myaddr.getHostName();
             Set<String> pods = new TreeSet<>(Arrays.asList(BaseServlet.getPods()));
             if (pods.contains(thisPod)) {
-                InetAddress pserver = InetAddress.getByName(BaseServlet.activeProvName);
+                InetAddress pserver = InetAddress.getByName(BaseServlet.getActiveProvName());
                 newstate = myaddr.equals(pserver) ? ACTIVE : STANDBY;
                 if (logger.isDebugEnabled() && System.currentTimeMillis() >= nextMsg) {
                     logger.debug("Active POD = " + pserver + ", Current state is " + stnames[newstate]);
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Feed.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Feed.java
index c08bce57..9c060d5e 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Feed.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Feed.java
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ public class Feed extends Syncable {
         try {
             DB db = new DB();
             Connection conn = db.getConnection();
-            try(Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
-                try(ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("select COUNT(*) from FEEDS where FEEDID = " + id)) {
+            try(PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement("select COUNT(*) from FEEDS where FEEDID = ?")) {
+                stmt.setInt(1, id);
+                try(ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery()) {
                     if (rs.next()) {
                         count = rs.getInt(1);
                     }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Group.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Group.java
index a460d647..91d6c1b4 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Group.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Group.java
@@ -133,14 +133,15 @@ public class Group extends Syncable {
     }
 
     public static Collection<String> getGroupsByClassfication(String classfication) {
-        List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
-        String sql = "select * from GROUPS where classification = '" + classfication + "'";
+        List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        String sql = "select * from GROUPS where classification = ?";
         try {
             DB db = new DB();
             @SuppressWarnings("resource")
             Connection conn = db.getConnection();
-            try(Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
-                try(ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql)) {
+            try(PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql)) {
+                stmt.setString(1, classfication);
+                try(ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery()) {
                     while (rs.next()) {
                         int groupid = rs.getInt("groupid");
 
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Parameters.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Parameters.java
index 3e8c90b4..b2378218 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Parameters.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/beans/Parameters.java
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ public class Parameters extends Syncable {
             DB db = new DB();
             @SuppressWarnings("resource")
             Connection conn = db.getConnection();
-            try(Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
-                String sql = "select KEYNAME, VALUE from PARAMETERS where KEYNAME = '" + k + "'";
-                try(ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql)) {
+            try(PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement("select KEYNAME, VALUE from PARAMETERS where KEYNAME = ?")) {
+                stmt.setString(1, k);
+                try(ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery()) {
                     if (rs.next()) {
                         v = new Parameters(rs);
                     }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/HttpServletUtils.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/HttpServletUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce287f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/HttpServletUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * ============LICENSE_START==================================================
+ * * org.onap.dmaap
+ * * ===========================================================================
+ * * Copyright © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * * ===========================================================================
+ * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * *
+ *  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * *
+ *  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * * limitations under the License.
+ * * ============LICENSE_END====================================================
+ * *
+ * * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ * *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.utils;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+public class HttpServletUtils {
+    public static void sendResponseError(HttpServletResponse response, int errorCode, String message, Logger intlogger) {
+        try {
+            response.sendError(errorCode, message);
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            intlogger.error("IOException" + ioe.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/LOGJSONObject.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/LOGJSONObject.java
index dec3cc13..1518859a 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/LOGJSONObject.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/LOGJSONObject.java
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ public class LOGJSONObject {
         try {
             return this.toString(0);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            return null;
+            return "";
         }
     }
 
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ public class LOGJSONObject {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static String valueToString(Object value) throws JSONException {
-        if (value == null || value.equals(null)) {
+        if (value == null) {
             return "null";
         }
         if (value instanceof JSONString) {
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ public class LOGJSONObject {
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     static final Writer writeValue(Writer writer, Object value,
                                    int indentFactor, int indent) throws JSONException, IOException {
-        if (value == null || value.equals(null)) {
+        if (value == null) {
             writer.write("null");
         } else if (value instanceof LOGJSONObject) {
             ((LOGJSONObject) value).write(writer, indentFactor, indent);
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/URLUtilities.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/URLUtilities.java
index 4576bd26..0c6afdd7 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/URLUtilities.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/provisioning/utils/URLUtilities.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class URLUtilities {
      * @return the URL
      */
     public static String generateFeedURL(int feedid) {
-        return "https://" + BaseServlet.provName + "/feed/" + feedid;
+        return "https://" + BaseServlet.getProvName() + "/feed/" + feedid;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class URLUtilities {
      * @return the URL
      */
     public static String generatePublishURL(int feedid) {
-        return "https://" + BaseServlet.provName + "/publish/" + feedid;
+        return "https://" + BaseServlet.getProvName() + "/publish/" + feedid;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class URLUtilities {
      * @return the URL
      */
     public static String generateSubscribeURL(int feedid) {
-        return "https://" + BaseServlet.provName + "/subscribe/" + feedid;
+        return "https://" + BaseServlet.getProvName() + "/subscribe/" + feedid;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class URLUtilities {
      * @return the URL
      */
     public static String generateFeedLogURL(int feedid) {
-        return "https://" + BaseServlet.provName + "/feedlog/" + feedid;
+        return "https://" + BaseServlet.getProvName() + "/feedlog/" + feedid;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class URLUtilities {
      * @return the URL
      */
     public static String generateSubscriptionURL(int subid) {
-        return "https://" + BaseServlet.provName + "/subs/" + subid;
+        return "https://" + BaseServlet.getProvName() + "/subs/" + subid;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class URLUtilities {
      * @return the URL
      */
     public static String generateSubLogURL(int subid) {
-        return "https://" + BaseServlet.provName + "/sublog/" + subid;
+        return "https://" + BaseServlet.getProvName() + "/sublog/" + subid;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class URLUtilities {
     public static String generatePeerLogsURL() {
         //Fixes for Itrack ticket - DATARTR-4#Fixing if only one Prov is configured, not to give exception to fill logs.
         String peerPodUrl = getPeerPodName();
-        if (peerPodUrl.equals("") || peerPodUrl==null) {
+        if (peerPodUrl == null || peerPodUrl.equals("")) {
             return "";
         }
 
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/reports/FeedReport.java b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/reports/FeedReport.java
index 4346a0ec..fe9c4601 100644
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/reports/FeedReport.java
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/datarouter/reports/FeedReport.java
@@ -72,36 +72,12 @@ public class FeedReport extends ReportBase {
            try( PreparedStatement ps = conn.prepareStatement(SELECT_SQL)) {
                try (ResultSet rs = ps.executeQuery()) {
                    while (rs.next()) {
-                       if (alg1) {
-                           String date = rs.getString("date");
-                           String type = rs.getString("type");
-                           int feedid = rs.getInt("feedid");
-                           int subid = type.equals("del") ? rs.getInt("delivery_subid") : 0;
-                           int count = rs.getInt("count");
-                           sb.append(date + "," + type + "," + feedid + "," + subid + "," + count + "\n");
-                       } else {
-                           String date = rs.getString("date");
-                           JSONObject datemap = jo.optJSONObject(date);
-                           if (datemap == null) {
-                               datemap = new JSONObject();
-                               jo.put(date, datemap);
-                           }
-                           int feed = rs.getInt("FEEDID");
-                           JSONObject feedmap = datemap.optJSONObject("" + feed);
-                           if (feedmap == null) {
-                               feedmap = new JSONObject();
-                               feedmap.put("pubcount", 0);
-                               datemap.put("" + feed, feedmap);
-                           }
-                           String type = rs.getString("TYPE");
-                           int count = rs.getInt("count");
-                           if (type.equals("pub")) {
-                               feedmap.put("pubcount", count);
-                           } else if (type.equals("del")) {
-                               String subid = "" + rs.getInt("DELIVERY_SUBID");
-                               feedmap.put(subid, count);
-                           }
-                       }
+                       String date = rs.getString("date");
+                       String type = rs.getString("type");
+                       int feedid = rs.getInt("feedid");
+                       int subid = type.equals("del") ? rs.getInt("delivery_subid") : 0;
+                       int count = rs.getInt("count");
+                       sb.append(date + "," + type + "," + feedid + "," + subid + "," + count + "\n");
                    }
                }
            }
@@ -110,15 +86,9 @@ public class FeedReport extends ReportBase {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
         logger.debug("Query time: " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) + " ms");
-        try {
-            PrintWriter os = new PrintWriter(outfile);
-            if (alg1) {
-                os.print("date,type,feedid,subid,count\n");
-                os.print(sb.toString());
-            } else {
-                os.println(toHTML(jo));
-            }
-            os.close();
+        try (PrintWriter os = new PrintWriter(outfile)) {
+            os.print("date,type,feedid,subid,count\n");
+            os.print(sb.toString());
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             System.err.println("File cannot be written: " + outfile);
         }
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/main/resources/provserver.properties b/datarouter-prov/src/main/resources/provserver.properties
index 744bc9ce..84218b9f 100755
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/main/resources/provserver.properties
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/main/resources/provserver.properties
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.logretention        = 30
 # relaxation to accommodate OOM kubernetes deploy
 org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.isaddressauthenabled = false
 
+#Localhost address config
+org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.localhost = 127.0.0.1
+
 # Database access
 org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.db.driver   = org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver
 org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.db.url      = jdbc:mariadb://172.100.0.2:3306/datarouter
diff --git a/datarouter-prov/src/test/resources/h2Database.properties b/datarouter-prov/src/test/resources/h2Database.properties
index 336af0e2..a7ed3fa0 100755
--- a/datarouter-prov/src/test/resources/h2Database.properties
+++ b/datarouter-prov/src/test/resources/h2Database.properties
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.db.url                           = jdbc:h2:mem:test;DB
 org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.isaddressauthenabled  = true
 org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.https.relaxation      = false
 org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.accesslog.dir         = unit-test-logs
-org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.spooldir              = unit-test-logs/spool
-\ No newline at end of file
+org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.spooldir              = unit-test-logs/spool
+org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provserver.localhost             = 127.0.0.1
+\ No newline at end of file