Merge "Make clientAuth header optional and log request"

23 files changed, 1199 insertions, 1036 deletions

diff --git a/ONAP-PAP-REST/test.properties b/ONAP-PAP-REST/test.properties
index 65a9363ee..3bc35dfaf 100644
--- a/ONAP-PAP-REST/test.properties
+++ b/ONAP-PAP-REST/test.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 # ONAP-PAP-REST
 # ================================================================================
-# Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@
 # ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
 ###
 
-PDP_URL=http://localhost:8082/pdp/, testpdp, alpha456
-#PAP_URL=http://localhost:8070/pap/, testpap, alpha123
+PDP_URL=http://localhost:8082/pdp/, testpdp, alpha123
diff --git a/ONAP-PAP-REST/xacml.pap.properties b/ONAP-PAP-REST/xacml.pap.properties
index 6ce51473d..b0661426f 100644
--- a/ONAP-PAP-REST/xacml.pap.properties
+++ b/ONAP-PAP-REST/xacml.pap.properties
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT=DEVL
 #
 #Turn safetyChecker on/off
 xacml.rest.pap.safetychecker=on
-PDP_URL1 = http://localhost:8082/pdp/, testpdp, alpha456
+PDP_URL1 = http://localhost:8082/pdp/, testpdp, alpha123
 CLIENT_ID=
 CLIENT_KEY=
 
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/client.properties b/ONAP-PDP-REST/client.properties
index e97bbedb6..ede12c2e9 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/client.properties
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/client.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #============LICENSE_START==================================================
 #  ONAP Policy Engine
 #===========================================================================
-#  Copyright (C) 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+#  Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 #============LICENSE_END==================================================
 #
 
-python=test,MASTER
\ No newline at end of file
+python=test,MASTER
+testpdp=alpha123,MASTER
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/controller/PolicyEngineServices.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/controller/PolicyEngineServices.java
index 4296c058c..fd4f25529 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/controller/PolicyEngineServices.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/controller/PolicyEngineServices.java
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.api.controller;
 
+import io.swagger.annotations.Api;
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiImplicitParam;
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiImplicitParams;
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiOperation;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
@@ -58,24 +62,22 @@ import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.api.services.NotificationService.NotificationSer
 import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.api.services.PolicyEngineImportService;
 import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.api.services.PushPolicyService;
 import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.api.services.SendEventService;
-import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.config.PDPApiAuth;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PutMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestAttribute;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestHeader;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
-import io.swagger.annotations.Api;
-import io.swagger.annotations.ApiImplicitParam;
-import io.swagger.annotations.ApiImplicitParams;
-import io.swagger.annotations.ApiOperation;
 import springfox.documentation.annotations.ApiIgnore;
 
 @RestController
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@ import springfox.documentation.annotations.ApiIgnore;
 @RequestMapping("/")
 public class PolicyEngineServices {
     private static Logger logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(PolicyEngineServices.class.getName());
-    private static final String NOTIFICATIONPERM = "notification";
 
     private final AtomicLong configCounter = new AtomicLong();
     private final AtomicLong configNameCounter = new AtomicLong();
@@ -112,64 +113,72 @@ public class PolicyEngineServices {
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Gets the configuration from the PolicyDecisionPoint(PDP)")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/getConfig", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/getConfig")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<Collection<PolicyConfig>> getConfig(
             @RequestBody ConfigRequestParameters configRequestParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         Collection<PolicyConfig> policyConfig = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "getConfig")) {
-            GetConfigService getConfigService = new GetConfigService(configRequestParameters, requestID);
-            policyConfig = getConfigService.getResult();
-            status = getConfigService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        GetConfigService getConfigService = new GetConfigService(configRequestParameters, requestId);
+        policyConfig = getConfigService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = getConfigService.getResponseCode();
         configCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(policyConfig, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the config by policy name.
+     *
+     * @param configNameRequest the config name request
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request id
+     * @return the config by policy name
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Gets the configuration from the PolicyDecisionPoint(PDP) using PolicyName")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/getConfigByPolicyName", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/getConfigByPolicyName")
     @ResponseBody
     @Deprecated
     public ResponseEntity<Collection<PolicyConfig>> getConfigByPolicyName(
             @RequestBody ConfigNameRequest configNameRequest,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         Collection<PolicyConfig> policyConfig = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "getConfigByPolicyName")) {
-            ConfigRequestParameters configRequestParameters = new ConfigRequestParameters();
-            configRequestParameters.setPolicyName(configNameRequest.getPolicyName());
-            GetConfigService getConfigService = new GetConfigService(configRequestParameters, requestID);
-            policyConfig = getConfigService.getResult();
-            status = getConfigService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        logger.info("Operation: getConfigByPolicyName - " + configNameRequest.getPolicyName());
+        ConfigRequestParameters configRequestParameters = new ConfigRequestParameters();
+        configRequestParameters.setPolicyName(configNameRequest.getPolicyName());
+
+        GetConfigService getConfigService = new GetConfigService(configRequestParameters, requestId);
+        policyConfig = getConfigService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = getConfigService.getResponseCode();
         configNameCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(policyConfig, status);
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * List config.
+     *
+     * @param configRequestParameters the config request parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Gets the list of configuration policies from the PDP")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/listConfig", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/listConfig")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<Collection<String>> listConfig(@RequestBody ConfigRequestParameters configRequestParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         Collection<String> results = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "listConfig")) {
-            ListConfigService listConfigService = new ListConfigService(configRequestParameters, requestID);
-            results = listConfigService.getResult();
-            status = listConfigService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        logger.info("Operation: listConfig - " + configRequestParameters);
+        ListConfigService listConfigService = new ListConfigService(configRequestParameters, requestId);
+        results = listConfigService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = listConfigService.getResponseCode();
         configCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(results, status);
     }
@@ -188,422 +197,524 @@ public class PolicyEngineServices {
     @PostMapping(value = "/listPolicy")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<Collection<String>> listPolicy(@RequestBody ConfigNameRequest configNameRequest,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
             @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         Collection<String> results = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
         logger.info("Operation: listPolicy - " + configNameRequest);
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestId, "listPolicy")) {
-            ListPolicyService listPolicyService = new ListPolicyService(configNameRequest);
-            results = listPolicyService.getResult();
-            status = listPolicyService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        ListPolicyService listPolicyService = new ListPolicyService(configNameRequest);
+        results = listPolicyService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = listPolicyService.getResponseCode();
         configCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(results, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the metrics.
+     *
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the metrics
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Gets the policy metrics from the PolicyAccessPoint(PAP)")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/getMetrics", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    @GetMapping(value = "/getMetrics")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<MetricsResponse> getMetrics(
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         MetricsResponse response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "getMetrics")) {
-            GetMetricsService getMetricsService = new GetMetricsService(requestID);
-            response = getMetricsService.getResult();
-            status = getMetricsService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        logger.info("Operation: getMetrics");
+
+        GetMetricsService getMetricsService = new GetMetricsService(requestId);
+        response = getMetricsService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = getMetricsService.getResponseCode();
         metricCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the notification.
+     *
+     * @param notificationTopic the notification topic
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the notification
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Registers DMaaP Topic to recieve notification from Policy Engine")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/getNotification", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/getNotification")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> getNotification(@RequestBody String notificationTopic,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String policyResponse = "Error Unauthorized to use Notification Service.";
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, NOTIFICATIONPERM)) {
-            NotificationService notificationService =
-                    new NotificationService(notificationTopic, requestID, NotificationServiceType.ADD);
-            policyResponse = notificationService.getResult();
-            status = notificationService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: getNotification for Topic: " + notificationTopic);
+
+        NotificationService notificationService =
+                new NotificationService(notificationTopic, requestId, NotificationServiceType.ADD);
+        String policyResponse = notificationService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = notificationService.getResponseCode();
         notificationCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(policyResponse, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Stop notification.
+     *
+     * @param notificationTopic the notification topic
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "De-Registers DMaaP Topic to stop recieving notifications from Policy Engine")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/stopNotification", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/stopNotification")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> stopNotification(@RequestBody String notificationTopic,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String policyResponse = "Error Unauthorized to use Notification Service.";
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, NOTIFICATIONPERM)) {
-            NotificationService notificationService =
-                    new NotificationService(notificationTopic, requestID, NotificationServiceType.REMOVE);
-            policyResponse = notificationService.getResult();
-            status = notificationService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: stopNotification for Topic: " + notificationTopic);
+
+        NotificationService notificationService =
+                new NotificationService(notificationTopic, requestId, NotificationServiceType.REMOVE);
+        String policyResponse = notificationService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = notificationService.getResponseCode();
+
         notificationCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(policyResponse, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Send heartbeat.
+     *
+     * @param notificationTopic the notification topic
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(
             value = "Sends Heartbeat to DMaaP Topic Registry to continue recieving notifications from Policy Engine")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/sendHeartbeat", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/sendHeartbeat")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> sendHeartbeat(@RequestBody String notificationTopic,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String policyResponse = "Error Unauthorized to use Heartbeat Service.";
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, NOTIFICATIONPERM)) {
-            NotificationService notificationService =
-                    new NotificationService(notificationTopic, requestID, NotificationServiceType.HB);
-            policyResponse = notificationService.getResult();
-            status = notificationService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: sendHeartbeat for topic - " + notificationTopic);
+
+        NotificationService notificationService =
+                new NotificationService(notificationTopic, requestId, NotificationServiceType.HB);
+        String policyResponse = notificationService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = notificationService.getResponseCode();
+
         return new ResponseEntity<>(policyResponse, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Send event.
+     *
+     * @param eventRequestParameters the event request parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Sends the Events specified to the Policy Engine")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/sendEvent", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/sendEvent")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<Collection<PolicyResponse>> sendEvent(
             @RequestBody EventRequestParameters eventRequestParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         Collection<PolicyResponse> policyResponse = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "sendEvent")) {
-            SendEventService sendEventService = new SendEventService(eventRequestParameters, requestID);
-            policyResponse = sendEventService.getResult();
-            status = sendEventService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        logger.info("Operation: sendEvent with EventAttributes - " + eventRequestParameters.getEventAttributes());
+
+        SendEventService sendEventService = new SendEventService(eventRequestParameters, requestId);
+        policyResponse = sendEventService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = sendEventService.getResponseCode();
         eventCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(policyResponse, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the decision.
+     *
+     * @param decisionRequestParameters the decision request parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the decision
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Gets the Decision using specified decision parameters")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/getDecision", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/getDecision")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<DecisionResponse> getDecision(
             @RequestBody DecisionRequestParameters decisionRequestParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         DecisionResponse decisionResponse = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "getDecision")) {
-            GetDecisionService getDecisionService = new GetDecisionService(decisionRequestParameters, requestID);
-            decisionResponse = getDecisionService.getResult();
-            status = getDecisionService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+
+        GetDecisionService getDecisionService = new GetDecisionService(decisionRequestParameters, requestId);
+        decisionResponse = getDecisionService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = getDecisionService.getResponseCode();
         decisionCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(decisionResponse, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Push policy.
+     *
+     * @param pushPolicyParameters the push policy parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Pushes the specified policy to the PDP Group.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/pushPolicy", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/pushPolicy")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> pushPolicy(@RequestBody PushPolicyParameters pushPolicyParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestAttribute(name = "Mechid") String mechId,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "pushPolicy")) {
-            PushPolicyService pushPolicyService = new PushPolicyService(pushPolicyParameters, requestID);
-            response = pushPolicyService.getResult();
-            status = pushPolicyService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        logger.info("Operation: pushPolicy - " + pushPolicyParameters + ", Mechid - " + mechId);
+        PushPolicyService pushPolicyService = new PushPolicyService(pushPolicyParameters, requestId);
+        response = pushPolicyService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = pushPolicyService.getResponseCode();
         pushCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Delete policy.
+     *
+     * @param deletePolicyParameters the delete policy parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Deletes the specified policy from the PDP Group or PAP.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/deletePolicy", method = RequestMethod.DELETE)
+    @DeleteMapping(value = "/deletePolicy")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> deletePolicy(@RequestBody DeletePolicyParameters deletePolicyParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestAttribute(name = "Mechid") String mechId,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "deletePolicy")) {
-            DeletePolicyService deletePolicyService = new DeletePolicyService(deletePolicyParameters, requestID);
-            response = deletePolicyService.getResult();
-            status = deletePolicyService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        logger.info("Operation: deletePolicy - " + deletePolicyParameters + ", Mechid - " + mechId);
+        DeletePolicyService deletePolicyService = new DeletePolicyService(deletePolicyParameters, requestId);
+        response = deletePolicyService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = deletePolicyService.getResponseCode();
         deleteCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates the policy.
+     *
+     * @param policyParameters the policy parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Creates a Policy based on given Policy Parameters.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/createPolicy", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/createPolicy")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> createPolicy(@RequestBody PolicyParameters policyParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestAttribute(name = "Mechid") String mechId,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         String response = null;
         HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "createPolicy")) {
-            CreateUpdatePolicyService createPolicyService;
-            try {
-                createPolicyService = (CreateUpdatePolicyService) XACMLPdpServlet.getCreateUpdatePolicyConstructor()
-                        .newInstance(policyParameters, requestID, false);
-                response = createPolicyService.getResult();
-                status = createPolicyService.getResponseCode();
-            } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException
-                    | InvocationTargetException e) {
-                logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
-                response = "Problem with CreateUpdate Policy Service. ";
-                status = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
-            }
+        logger.info("Operation: createPolicy for " + policyParameters.toString() + ", Mechid : " + mechId);
+
+        CreateUpdatePolicyService createPolicyService;
+        try {
+            createPolicyService = (CreateUpdatePolicyService) XACMLPdpServlet.getCreateUpdatePolicyConstructor()
+                    .newInstance(policyParameters, requestId, false);
+            response = createPolicyService.getResult();
+            status = createPolicyService.getResponseCode();
+        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException
+                | InvocationTargetException e) {
+            logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+            response = "Problem with CreateUpdate Policy Service. ";
+            status = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
         }
         createPolicyCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update policy.
+     *
+     * @param policyParameters the policy parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Updates a Policy based on given Policy Parameters.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/updatePolicy", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/updatePolicy")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> updatePolicy(@RequestBody PolicyParameters policyParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestAttribute(name = "Mechid") String mechId,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         String response = null;
         HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "updatePolicy")) {
-            CreateUpdatePolicyService updatePolicyService;
-            try {
-                updatePolicyService = (CreateUpdatePolicyService) XACMLPdpServlet.getCreateUpdatePolicyConstructor()
-                        .newInstance(policyParameters, requestID, true);
-                response = updatePolicyService.getResult();
-                status = updatePolicyService.getResponseCode();
-            } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException
-                    | InvocationTargetException e) {
-                logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
-                response = "Problem with CreateUpdate Policy Service. ";
-                status = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
-            }
+        logger.info("Operation: updatePolicy for " + policyParameters.toString() + ", MechId - " + mechId);
+
+        CreateUpdatePolicyService updatePolicyService;
+        try {
+            updatePolicyService = (CreateUpdatePolicyService) XACMLPdpServlet.getCreateUpdatePolicyConstructor()
+                    .newInstance(policyParameters, requestId, true);
+            response = updatePolicyService.getResult();
+            status = updatePolicyService.getResponseCode();
+        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException
+                | InvocationTargetException e) {
+            logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+            response = "Problem with CreateUpdate Policy Service. ";
+            status = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
         }
         updatePolicyCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates the dictionary item.
+     *
+     * @param dictionaryParameters the dictionary parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Creates a Dictionary Item for a specific dictionary based on given Parameters.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/createDictionaryItem", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/createDictionaryItem")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> createDictionaryItem(@RequestBody DictionaryParameters dictionaryParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "createDictionary")) {
-            CreateUpdateDictionaryService createDictionaryService =
-                    new CreateUpdateDictionaryService(dictionaryParameters, requestID, false);
-            response = createDictionaryService.getResult();
-            status = createDictionaryService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: createDictionaryItem - " + dictionaryParameters);
+
+        CreateUpdateDictionaryService createDictionaryService =
+                new CreateUpdateDictionaryService(dictionaryParameters, requestId, false);
+        String response = createDictionaryService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = createDictionaryService.getResponseCode();
         createDictionaryCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update dictionary item.
+     *
+     * @param dictionaryParameters the dictionary parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Updates a Dictionary Item for a specific dictionary based on given Parameters.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/updateDictionaryItem", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/updateDictionaryItem")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> updateDictionaryItem(@RequestBody DictionaryParameters dictionaryParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "updateDictionary")) {
-            CreateUpdateDictionaryService updateDictionaryService =
-                    new CreateUpdateDictionaryService(dictionaryParameters, requestID, true);
-            response = updateDictionaryService.getResult();
-            status = updateDictionaryService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: updateDictionaryItem - " + dictionaryParameters);
+
+        CreateUpdateDictionaryService updateDictionaryService =
+                new CreateUpdateDictionaryService(dictionaryParameters, requestId, true);
+        String response = updateDictionaryService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = updateDictionaryService.getResponseCode();
         updateDictionaryCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the dictionary items.
+     *
+     * @param dictionaryParameters the dictionary parameters
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the dictionary items
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Gets the dictionary items from the PAP")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/getDictionaryItems", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @PostMapping(value = "/getDictionaryItems")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<DictionaryResponse> getDictionaryItems(@RequestBody DictionaryParameters dictionaryParameters,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
         DictionaryResponse dictionaryResponse = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "getDictionary")) {
-            GetDictionaryService getDictionaryService = new GetDictionaryService(dictionaryParameters, requestID);
-            dictionaryResponse = getDictionaryService.getResult();
-            status = getDictionaryService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+        logger.info("Operation: getDictionaryItems - " + dictionaryParameters);
+        GetDictionaryService getDictionaryService = new GetDictionaryService(dictionaryParameters, requestId);
+        dictionaryResponse = getDictionaryService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = getDictionaryService.getResponseCode();
         getDictionaryCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(dictionaryResponse, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Policy engine import.
+     *
+     * @param importParametersJson the import parameters json
+     * @param file the file
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request ID
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
-    @ApiOperation(
-            value = "Imports Policy based on the parameters which represent the service used to create a policy Service.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/policyEngineImport", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @ApiOperation(value = "Imports models and templates which represent the service used to create a policy.")
+    @PostMapping(value = "/policyEngineImport")
     @ResponseBody
     public ResponseEntity<String> policyEngineImport(@RequestParam("importParametersJson") String importParametersJson,
             @RequestParam("file") MultipartFile file,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "policyEngineImport")) {
-            PolicyEngineImportService policyEngineImportService =
-                    new PolicyEngineImportService(importParametersJson, file, requestID);
-            response = policyEngineImportService.getResult();
-            status = policyEngineImportService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: policyEngineImport with importParametersJson: " + importParametersJson);
+        PolicyEngineImportService policyEngineImportService =
+                new PolicyEngineImportService(importParametersJson, file, requestId);
+        String response = policyEngineImportService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = policyEngineImportService.getResponseCode();
         policyEngineImportCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates the config.
+     *
+     * @param configPolicyAPIRequest the config policy API request
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request id
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Creates a Config Policy based on given Policy Parameters.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/createConfig", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/createConfig")
     @ResponseBody
     @Deprecated
     public ResponseEntity<String> createConfig(@RequestBody ConfigPolicyAPIRequest configPolicyAPIRequest,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "createPolicy")) {
-            CreateUpdateConfigPolicyService createPolicyService =
-                    new CreateUpdateConfigPolicyService(configPolicyAPIRequest, requestID, false);
-            response = createPolicyService.getResult();
-            status = createPolicyService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: createConfig");
+
+        CreateUpdateConfigPolicyService createPolicyService =
+                new CreateUpdateConfigPolicyService(configPolicyAPIRequest, requestId, false);
+        String response = createPolicyService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = createPolicyService.getResponseCode();
         deprecatedCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update config.
+     *
+     * @param configPolicyAPIRequest the config policy API request
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request id
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Updates a Config Policy based on given Policy Parameters.")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/updateConfig", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/updateConfig")
     @ResponseBody
     @Deprecated
     public ResponseEntity<String> updateConfig(@RequestBody ConfigPolicyAPIRequest configPolicyAPIRequest,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "updatePolicy")) {
-            CreateUpdateConfigPolicyService updatePolicyService =
-                    new CreateUpdateConfigPolicyService(configPolicyAPIRequest, requestID, true);
-            response = updatePolicyService.getResult();
-            status = updatePolicyService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: updateConfig");
+
+        CreateUpdateConfigPolicyService updatePolicyService =
+                new CreateUpdateConfigPolicyService(configPolicyAPIRequest, requestId, true);
+        String response = updatePolicyService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = updatePolicyService.getResponseCode();
         deprecatedCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates the firewall config.
+     *
+     * @param configFirewallPolicyAPIRequest the config firewall policy API request
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request id
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
+
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Creates a Config Firewall Policy")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/createFirewallConfig", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/createFirewallConfig")
     @ResponseBody
     @Deprecated
     public ResponseEntity<String> createFirewallConfig(
             @RequestBody ConfigFirewallPolicyAPIRequest configFirewallPolicyAPIRequest,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "createPolicy")) {
-            CreateUpdateFirewallPolicyService createFirewallPolicyService =
-                    new CreateUpdateFirewallPolicyService(configFirewallPolicyAPIRequest, requestID, false);
-            response = createFirewallPolicyService.getResult();
-            status = createFirewallPolicyService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: createFirewallConfig");
+
+        CreateUpdateFirewallPolicyService createFirewallPolicyService =
+                new CreateUpdateFirewallPolicyService(configFirewallPolicyAPIRequest, requestId, false);
+        String response = createFirewallPolicyService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = createFirewallPolicyService.getResponseCode();
         deprecatedCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update firewall config.
+     *
+     * @param configFirewallPolicyAPIRequest the config firewall policy API request
+     * @param clientEncoding the client encoding
+     * @param requestId the request id
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ApiImplicitParams({@ApiImplicitParam(name = "Authorization", required = true, paramType = "Header"),
             @ApiImplicitParam(name = "Environment", required = true, paramType = "Header")})
     @ApiOperation(value = "Updates a Config Firewall Policy")
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/updateFirewallConfig", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
+    @PutMapping(value = "/updateFirewallConfig")
     @ResponseBody
     @Deprecated
     public ResponseEntity<String> updateFirewallConfig(
             @RequestBody ConfigFirewallPolicyAPIRequest configFirewallPolicyAPIRequest,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = true) String clientEncoding,
-            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestID) {
-        String response = null;
-        HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED;
-        // Check Permissions.
-        if (PDPApiAuth.checkPermissions(clientEncoding, requestID, "updatePolicy")) {
-            CreateUpdateFirewallPolicyService updateFirewallPolicyService =
-                    new CreateUpdateFirewallPolicyService(configFirewallPolicyAPIRequest, requestID, true);
-            response = updateFirewallPolicyService.getResult();
-            status = updateFirewallPolicyService.getResponseCode();
-        }
+            @RequestHeader(value = "ClientAuth", required = false) String clientEncoding,
+            @RequestHeader(value = "X-ECOMP-RequestID", required = false) String requestId) {
+        logger.info("Operation: updateFirewallConfig");
+
+        CreateUpdateFirewallPolicyService updateFirewallPolicyService =
+                new CreateUpdateFirewallPolicyService(configFirewallPolicyAPIRequest, requestId, true);
+        String response = updateFirewallPolicyService.getResult();
+        HttpStatus status = updateFirewallPolicyService.getResponseCode();
         deprecatedCounter.incrementAndGet();
         return new ResponseEntity<>(response, status);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the count.
+     *
+     * @return the count
+     */
     @ApiOperation(value = "Gets the API Services usage Information")
     @ApiIgnore
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/count", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    @GetMapping(value = "/count")
     public String getCount() {
         return "Total Config Calls : " + configCounter + "\n" + "Total Config calls made using Policy File Name: "
                 + configNameCounter + "\n" + "Total Event Calls : " + eventCounter + "\nTotal Decision Calls: "
@@ -616,6 +727,13 @@ public class PolicyEngineServices {
                 + "\nTotal Metrics Calls:" + metricCounter + "\nTotal Notification Calls:" + notificationCounter;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Message not readable exception handler.
+     *
+     * @param req the req
+     * @param exception the exception
+     * @return the response entity
+     */
     @ExceptionHandler({HttpMessageNotReadableException.class})
     public ResponseEntity<String> messageNotReadableExceptionHandler(HttpServletRequest req,
             HttpMessageNotReadableException exception) {
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/models/PolicyConfig.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/models/PolicyConfig.java
index 3614bac08..33865d3e0 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/models/PolicyConfig.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/models/PolicyConfig.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * ONAP-PDP-REST
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -19,17 +19,18 @@
  */
 package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.api.models;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import io.swagger.annotations.ApiModel;
 
 import java.util.Map;
-
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyConfigStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyConfigType;
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyType;
 import org.onap.policy.models.APIConfigResponse;
 
 @ApiModel
-public class PolicyConfig implements APIConfigResponse{
+public class PolicyConfig implements APIConfigResponse {
+    private static final Gson GSON = new Gson();
     private String policyConfigMessage;
     private PolicyConfigStatus policyConfigStatus;
     private PolicyType type;
@@ -40,64 +41,98 @@ public class PolicyConfig implements APIConfigResponse{
     private Map<String, String> matchingConditions;
     private Map<String, String> responseAttributes;
     private Map<String, String> property;
+
+    @Override
     public String getConfig() {
         return config;
     }
+
     public void setConfig(String config) {
         this.config = config;
     }
+
+    @Override
     public PolicyType getType() {
         return type;
     }
+
     public void setType(PolicyType type) {
         this.type = type;
     }
+
+    @Override
     public PolicyConfigStatus getPolicyConfigStatus() {
         return policyConfigStatus;
     }
+
     public void setPolicyConfigStatus(PolicyConfigStatus policyConfigStatus) {
         this.policyConfigStatus = policyConfigStatus;
     }
+
+    @Override
     public String getPolicyConfigMessage() {
         return policyConfigMessage;
     }
+
     public void setPolicyConfigMessage(String policyConfigMessage) {
         this.policyConfigMessage = policyConfigMessage;
     }
+
+    @Override
     public Map<String, String> getProperty() {
         return property;
     }
+
     public void setProperty(Map<String, String> property) {
         this.property = property;
     }
-    public String getPolicyName(){
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPolicyName() {
         return policyName;
     }
-    public void setPolicyName(String policyName){
+
+    public void setPolicyName(String policyName) {
         this.policyName = policyName;
     }
-    public String getPolicyVersion(){
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPolicyVersion() {
         return policyVersion;
     }
-    public void setPolicyVersion(String policyVersion){
+
+    public void setPolicyVersion(String policyVersion) {
         this.policyVersion = policyVersion;
     }
-    public Map<String, String> getMatchingConditions(){
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, String> getMatchingConditions() {
         return matchingConditions;
     }
-    public void setMatchingConditions(Map<String, String> matchingConditions){
+
+    public void setMatchingConditions(Map<String, String> matchingConditions) {
         this.matchingConditions = matchingConditions;
     }
-    public void setResponseAttributes(Map<String,String> responseAttributes){
+
+    public void setResponseAttributes(Map<String, String> responseAttributes) {
         this.responseAttributes = responseAttributes;
     }
-    public Map<String,String> getResponseAttributes(){
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, String> getResponseAttributes() {
         return responseAttributes;
     }
+
     public PolicyConfigType getPolicyType() {
         return policyType;
     }
+
     public void setPolicyType(PolicyConfigType policyType) {
         this.policyType = policyType;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return GSON.toJson(this);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/DeletePolicyService.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/DeletePolicyService.java
index 4f7384b3d..a004330f6 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/DeletePolicyService.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/DeletePolicyService.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 public class DeletePolicyService extends PdpApiService {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(DeletePolicyService.class.getName());
-    private static final String PRINT_REQUESTID = " - RequestId - ";
     private DeletePolicyParameters deletePolicyParameters = null;
     private String result = null;
     private List<PolicyNameType> policyList = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PAPServices.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PAPServices.java
index 7704a96a6..822599f13 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PAPServices.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PAPServices.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
-import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.config.PDPApiAuth;
+import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restauth.AuthenticationService;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.XACMLRestProperties;
 import org.onap.policy.utils.PeCryptoUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class PAPServices {
     }
 
     public PAPServices() {
-        environment = PDPApiAuth.getEnvironment();
+        environment = AuthenticationService.getEnvironment();
         if (paps == null) {
             synchronized (papResourceLock) {
                 String urlList = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URLS);
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ public class PAPServices {
 
     private String checkResponse(final HttpURLConnection connection, final UUID requestID) throws IOException {
         String response = null;
+        LOGGER.info("PAPServices:checkResponse - RequestId: " + requestID + ", ResponseCode: " + responseCode);
         if (responseCode == 200 || isJunit) {
             // Check for successful creation of policy
             String isSuccess = null;
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PdpApiService.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PdpApiService.java
index 4d38753bf..8a7a8e0a0 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PdpApiService.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PdpApiService.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 
 public abstract class PdpApiService {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(PdpApiService.class.getName());
+    protected static final String PRINT_REQUESTID = " - RequestId - ";
     protected String requestId = null;
     protected String filePrefix = null;
     protected String clientScope = null;
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restAuth/AuthenticationService.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restAuth/AuthenticationService.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b1b092431..000000000
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restAuth/AuthenticationService.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP-PDP-REST
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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=========================================================
- */
-
-package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restAuth;
-
-import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
-import java.util.Base64;
-import java.util.StringTokenizer;
-import org.onap.policy.common.logging.eelf.MessageCodes;
-import org.onap.policy.common.logging.eelf.PolicyLogger;
-import org.onap.policy.rest.XACMLRestProperties;
-import org.onap.policy.utils.PeCryptoUtils;
-
-public class AuthenticationService {
-	private String pdpID = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_USERID);
-	private String pdpPass = PeCryptoUtils.decrypt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_PASS));
-
-	public boolean authenticate(String authCredentials) {
-
-		if (null == authCredentials)
-			return false;
-		// header value format will be "Basic encodedstring" for Basic authentication.
-		final String encodedUserPassword = authCredentials.replaceFirst("Basic"	+ " ", "");
-		String usernameAndPassword = null;
-		try {
-			byte[] decodedBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(encodedUserPassword);
-			usernameAndPassword = new String(decodedBytes, "UTF-8");
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e, "");
-			return false;
-		}
-		try {
-			final StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(usernameAndPassword, ":");
-			final String username = tokenizer.nextToken();
-			final String password = tokenizer.nextToken();
-			return pdpID.equals(username) && pdpPass.equals(password);
-		}catch (Exception e){
-			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e, "");
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restAuth/PDPAuthenticationFilter.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restAuth/PDPAuthenticationFilter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b01ca9e5..000000000
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restAuth/PDPAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP-PDP-REST
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 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=========================================================
- */
-
-package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restAuth;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-import javax.servlet.Filter;
-import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
-import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
-import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
-import javax.servlet.annotation.WebFilter;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-
-import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.config.PDPApiAuth;
-
-/**
- * Servlet Filter implementation class PDPAuthenticationFilter
- */
-@WebFilter("/*")
-public class PDPAuthenticationFilter implements Filter {
-
-	public static final String AUTHENTICATION_HEADER = "Authorization";
-	public static final String ENVIRONMENT_HEADER = "Environment";
-
-	@Override
-	public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response,
-			FilterChain filter) throws IOException, ServletException {
-		if (request instanceof HttpServletRequest) {
-			HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest = (HttpServletRequest) request;
-			String environment = httpServletRequest.getHeader(ENVIRONMENT_HEADER);
-			String authCredentials = httpServletRequest.getHeader(AUTHENTICATION_HEADER);
-			String path = ((HttpServletRequest) request).getRequestURI();
-			// better injected
-			AuthenticationService authenticationService = new AuthenticationService();
-
-			boolean authenticationStatus = authenticationService.authenticate(authCredentials);
-
-			if (authenticationStatus) {
-				if (check(path)) {
-                    // New API request. 
-                    path = path.substring(path.substring(1).indexOf("/") + 1);
-                    if (environment == null) {
-                        // Allow Old clients.
-                        if(!path.contains("/api/")){
-                            request.getRequestDispatcher("/api/" + path).forward(request,response);
-                        }else{
-                            request.getRequestDispatcher(path).forward(request,response);
-                        }
-                    } else if (environment.equalsIgnoreCase(PDPApiAuth.getEnvironment())) {
-                        // Validated new Clients. 
-                        if(!path.contains("/api/")){
-                            request.getRequestDispatcher("/api/" + path).forward(request,response);
-                        }else{
-                            request.getRequestDispatcher(path).forward(request,response);
-                        }
-                    } else if(response instanceof HttpServletResponse) {
-                            HttpServletResponse httpServletResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response;
-                            httpServletResponse.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    filter.doFilter(request, response);
-                }
-            } else if (path.contains("swagger") || path.contains("api-docs")
-                    || path.contains("configuration") || path.contains("count")) {
-                path = path.substring(path.substring(1).indexOf("/") + 2);
-                request.getRequestDispatcher("/api/" + path).forward(request,response);
-            } else if(path.contains("notifications")){
-				filter.doFilter(request, response);
-			} else {
-				if (response instanceof HttpServletResponse) {
-					HttpServletResponse httpServletResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response;
-					httpServletResponse.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private boolean check(String path) {
-        if(path.endsWith("/pdp/")|| path.endsWith("/pdp")|| path.endsWith("/test")){
-            return false;
-        }else{
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-	@Override
-	public void destroy() {
-		// Do nothing.
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void init(FilterConfig arg0) throws ServletException {
-		// Do nothing.
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/config/PDPApiAuth.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restauth/AuthenticationService.java
index 163298186..87a46aa23 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/config/PDPApiAuth.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restauth/AuthenticationService.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * ONAP-PDP-REST
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.config;
+package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restauth;
 
 import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
+import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyEngineException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.eelf.MessageCodes;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
@@ -46,23 +49,22 @@ import org.onap.policy.utils.PeCryptoUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.utils.PolicyUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
 
-public class PDPApiAuth {
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(PDPApiAuth.class);
-
+public class AuthenticationService {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(AuthenticationService.class);
     private static String environment = null;
     private static Path clientPath = null;
     private static Map<String, ArrayList<String>> clientMap = null;
     private static Long oldModified = null;
     private static AAFPolicyClient aafClient = null;
 
-    private PDPApiAuth() {
+    private AuthenticationService() {
         // Private Constructor
     }
 
     /*
      * Set Property by reading the properties File.
      */
-    public static void setProperty() {
+    private static void setProperty() {
         environment = XACMLProperties.getProperty("ENVIRONMENT", "DEVL");
         String clientFile = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PEP_IDFILE);
         if (clientFile != null) {
@@ -75,8 +77,10 @@ public class PDPApiAuth {
         }
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Return Environment value of the PDP servlet.
+    /**
+     * Gets the environment.
+     *
+     * @return the environment
      */
     public static String getEnvironment() {
         if (environment == null) {
@@ -85,54 +89,80 @@ public class PDPApiAuth {
         return environment;
     }
 
-    /*
+    private static String reverseNamespace(String namespace) {
+        final List<String> components = Arrays.asList(namespace.split("\\."));
+        Collections.reverse(components);
+        return String.join(".", components);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Security check for authentication and authorizations.
+     *
+     * @param clientAuthHeader the client auth header
+     * @param authHeader the auth header
+     * @param resource the resource
+     * @param env the env
+     * @return true, if successful
      */
-    public static boolean checkPermissions(String clientEncoding, String requestID, String resource) {
+    public static boolean checkPermissions(String clientAuthHeader, String authHeader, String resource, String env,
+            ServletRequest request) {
+        boolean result = false;
+        // check whether env matches
+        result = checkEnv(env);
+        if (!result) {
+            LOGGER.info(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + " invalid Environment Header");
+            return result;
+        }
+        // decode the user/pwd from the request header
+        String[] userNamePass = getUserInfo(authHeader, clientAuthHeader);
+
         try {
-            String[] userNamePass = PolicyUtils.decodeBasicEncoding(clientEncoding);
-            if (userNamePass == null || userNamePass.length == 0) {
-                String usernameAndPassword = null;
-                byte[] decodedBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(clientEncoding);
-                usernameAndPassword = new String(decodedBytes, "UTF-8");
-                StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(usernameAndPassword, ":");
-                String username = tokenizer.nextToken();
-                String password = tokenizer.nextToken();
-                userNamePass = new String[] {username, password};
-            }
-            LOGGER.info("User " + userNamePass[0] + " is Accessing Policy Engine API.");
-            Boolean result = false;
             // Check Backward Compatibility.
-            try {
-                /*
-                 * If AAF is NOT enabled in the properties we will allow the user to continue to use the
-                 * client.properties file to authenticate. Note: Disabling AAF is for testing purposes and not intended
-                 * for production.
-                 */
-                if ("false".equals(XACMLProperties.getProperty("enable_aaf"))) {
-                    result = clientAuth(userNamePass);
-                }
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                LOGGER.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_PERMISSIONS, e);
+            request.setAttribute("Mechid", "");
+            result = false;
+            /*
+             * If AAF is NOT enabled in the properties we will allow the user to continue to use the client.properties
+             * file to authenticate. Note: Disabling AAF is for testing purposes and not intended for production.
+             */
+            if ("false".equals(XACMLProperties.getProperty("enable_aaf"))) {
+                result = clientAuth(userNamePass);
             }
             if (!result) {
-                String aafPolicyNameSpace = XACMLProperties.getProperty("policy.aaf.namespace");
-                String aafResource = XACMLProperties.getProperty("policy.aaf.root.permission");
-                String type = null;
-                if (!userNamePass[0].contains("@") && aafPolicyNameSpace != null) {
-                    userNamePass[0] = userNamePass[0] + "@" + reverseNamespace(aafPolicyNameSpace);
-                } else {
-                    LOGGER.info("No AAF NameSpace specified in properties");
-                }
-                if (aafResource != null) {
-                    type = aafResource + "." + resource;
-                } else {
-                    LOGGER.warn("No AAF Resource specified in properties");
-                    return false;
-                }
-                LOGGER.info("Contacting AAF in : " + environment);
-                result = aafClient.checkAuthPerm(userNamePass[0], userNamePass[1], type, environment, "*");
+                result = aafAuth(userNamePass, resource);
+                request.setAttribute("Mechid", userNamePass[0]);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_PERMISSIONS, e);
+            result = false;
+        }
+        return result;
+
+    }
+
+    private static boolean checkEnv(String env) {
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(env)) {
+            // must be old type of req
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return env.trim().equalsIgnoreCase(getEnvironment());
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private static boolean aafAuth(String[] userNamePass, String resource) {
+        boolean result = false;
+        String permission = getPermission(resource);
+        try {
+            String aafPolicyNameSpace = XACMLProperties.getProperty("policy.aaf.namespace");
+            if (!userNamePass[0].contains("@") && aafPolicyNameSpace != null) {
+                userNamePass[0] = userNamePass[0] + "@" + reverseNamespace(aafPolicyNameSpace);
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.info("No AAF NameSpace specified in properties");
             }
+
+            LOGGER.info("Contacting AAF in : " + environment);
+            result = aafClient.checkAuthPerm(userNamePass[0], userNamePass[1], permission, environment, "*");
+
             return result;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_PERMISSIONS, e);
@@ -140,6 +170,33 @@ public class PDPApiAuth {
         }
     }
 
+    private static String getPermission(String resource) {
+        String aafResource = XACMLProperties.getProperty("policy.aaf.root.permission");
+        String perm = resource;
+        if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(perm, "Notification")) {
+            perm = "notification";
+        } else if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(perm, "heartbeat")) {
+            perm = "notification";
+        } else if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(perm, "createDictionary")) {
+            perm = "createDictionary";
+        } else if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(perm, "updateDictionary")) {
+            perm = "updateDictionary";
+        } else if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(perm, "getDictionary")) {
+            perm = "getDictionary";
+        } else if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(perm, "create")) {
+            perm = "createPolicy";
+        } else if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(perm, "update")) {
+            perm = "updatePolicy";
+        }
+
+        if (!StringUtils.isBlank(aafResource)) {
+            perm = aafResource + "." + perm;
+        } else {
+            LOGGER.info("No AAF Resource specified in properties");
+        }
+        return perm;
+    }
+
     private static Boolean clientAuth(String[] userNamePass) {
         if (clientPath == null) {
             setProperty();
@@ -161,23 +218,16 @@ public class PDPApiAuth {
         return false;
     }
 
-    private static String reverseNamespace(String namespace) {
-        final List<String> components = Arrays.asList(namespace.split("\\."));
-        Collections.reverse(components);
-        return String.join(".", components);
-    }
-
     private static Map<String, ArrayList<String>> readProps(Path clientPath) throws PolicyEngineException {
         if (oldModified != null) {
             Long newModified = clientPath.toFile().lastModified();
-            if (newModified == oldModified) {
+            if (oldModified.equals(newModified)) {
                 return clientMap;
             }
         }
-        InputStream in;
+
         Properties clientProp = new Properties();
-        try {
-            in = new FileInputStream(clientPath.toFile());
+        try (InputStream in = new FileInputStream(clientPath.toFile())) {
             clientProp.load(in);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e);
@@ -188,14 +238,13 @@ public class PDPApiAuth {
         clientMap = new HashMap<>();
         //
         for (Object propKey : clientProp.keySet()) {
-            String clientID = (String) propKey;
-            String clientValue = clientProp.getProperty(clientID);
+            String clientId = (String) propKey;
+            String clientValue = clientProp.getProperty(clientId);
             if (clientValue != null && clientValue.contains(",")) {
                 ArrayList<String> clientValues = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(clientValue.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
-                if (clientValues.get(0) != null || clientValues.get(1) != null || clientValues.get(0).isEmpty()
-                        || clientValues.get(1).isEmpty()) {
+                if (!StringUtils.isBlank(clientValues.get(0))) {
                     clientValues.set(0, PeCryptoUtils.decrypt(clientValues.get(0)));
-                    clientMap.put(clientID, clientValues);
+                    clientMap.put(clientId, clientValues);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -207,4 +256,32 @@ public class PDPApiAuth {
         oldModified = clientPath.toFile().lastModified();
         return clientMap;
     }
+
+    private static String[] getUserInfo(final String authHeader, final String clientAuthHeader) {
+        String userInfo = authHeader;
+        if (!StringUtils.isBlank(clientAuthHeader)) {
+            userInfo = clientAuthHeader;
+        }
+
+        String[] userNamePass = null;
+
+        try {
+            userNamePass = PolicyUtils.decodeBasicEncoding(userInfo);
+            if (userNamePass == null || userNamePass.length == 0) {
+                String usernameAndPassword = null;
+                byte[] decodedBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(userInfo);
+                usernameAndPassword = new String(decodedBytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+                StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(usernameAndPassword, ":");
+                String username = tokenizer.nextToken();
+                String password = tokenizer.nextToken();
+                userNamePass = new String[] {username, password};
+            }
+            LOGGER.info("User " + userNamePass[0] + " is Accessing Policy Engine API - ");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_PERMISSIONS, e);
+            return new String[0];
+        }
+        return userNamePass;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restauth/PdpAuthenticationFilter.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restauth/PdpAuthenticationFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b573b2e10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/restauth/PdpAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP-PDP-REST
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restauth;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import javax.servlet.Filter;
+import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
+import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
+import javax.servlet.annotation.WebFilter;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Servlet Filter implementation class PdpAuthenticationFilter.
+ */
+@WebFilter("/*")
+public class PdpAuthenticationFilter implements Filter {
+    private static final String APISTR = "/api/";
+    public static final String AUTHENTICATION_HEADER = "Authorization";
+    public static final String ENVIRONMENT_HEADER = "Environment";
+    public static final String CLIENTAUTH_HEADER = "ClientAuth";
+
+    @Override
+    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain filter)
+            throws IOException, ServletException {
+        if (!(request instanceof HttpServletRequest)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest = (HttpServletRequest) request;
+        String environment = httpServletRequest.getHeader(ENVIRONMENT_HEADER);
+        String authHeader = httpServletRequest.getHeader(AUTHENTICATION_HEADER);
+        String clientAuthHeader = httpServletRequest.getHeader(CLIENTAUTH_HEADER);
+        String path = ((HttpServletRequest) request).getRequestURI();
+        String resource = path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+
+        boolean authenticationStatus =
+                AuthenticationService.checkPermissions(clientAuthHeader, authHeader, resource, environment, request);
+
+        if (authenticationStatus) {
+            if (check(path)) {
+                path = path.substring(path.indexOf('/', 1));
+                if (!path.contains(APISTR)) {
+                    request.getRequestDispatcher(APISTR + path).forward(request, response);
+                } else {
+                    request.getRequestDispatcher(path).forward(request, response);
+                }
+
+            } else {
+                filter.doFilter(request, response);
+            }
+        } else if (path.contains("swagger") || path.contains("api-docs") || path.contains("configuration")
+                || path.contains("count")) {
+            path = path.substring(path.indexOf('/', 1) + 1);
+            request.getRequestDispatcher(APISTR + path).forward(request, response);
+        } else if (path.contains("notifications")) {
+            filter.doFilter(request, response);
+        } else {
+            if (response instanceof HttpServletResponse) {
+                HttpServletResponse httpServletResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response;
+                httpServletResponse.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean check(String path) {
+        return !(path.endsWith("/pdp/") || path.endsWith("/pdp") || path.endsWith("/test"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void destroy() {
+        // Do nothing.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void init(FilterConfig arg0) throws ServletException {
+        // Do nothing.
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/test/PolicyEngineServicesTest.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/test/PolicyEngineServicesTest.java
index f08ef038c..dcf7bf69f 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/test/PolicyEngineServicesTest.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/test/PolicyEngineServicesTest.java
@@ -98,20 +98,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
     @Test
     public void getConfigAPIFailureTest() throws Exception {
         ConfigRequestParameters pep = new ConfigRequestParameters();
-        pep.setPolicyName(".*");
-        mockMvc.perform(
-                post("/getConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep)).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
-                .andExpect(status().is(400));
-        // Authorization tests.
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, ""))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, ERRORCLIENTVALUE))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Set wrong request.
         pep.setPolicyName(null);
         pep.setConfigName("test");
@@ -145,13 +132,6 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
     public void getConfigByPolicyNameTest() throws Exception {
         ConfigNameRequest pep = new ConfigNameRequest();
         pep.setPolicyName(".*");
-        mockMvc.perform(
-                post("/getConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep)).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
-                .andExpect(status().is(400));
-        // Authorization tests.
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, ""))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
         mockMvc.perform(post("/getConfigByPolicyName").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep)).headers(headers)
                 .header(UUIDHEADER, UUID.randomUUID()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
@@ -161,12 +141,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
     public void listConfigTest() throws Exception {
         ConfigRequestParameters pep = new ConfigRequestParameters();
         pep.setPolicyName(".*");
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/listConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)).andExpect(status().is(400));
-        // Authorization tests.
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/listConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, ""))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         mockMvc.perform(post("/listConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep)).headers(headers)
                 .header(UUIDHEADER, UUID.randomUUID()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
@@ -185,7 +160,6 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
     public void getMetricsTest() throws Exception {
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(get("/getMetrics")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(get("/getMetrics").header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123")).andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(get("/getMetrics").headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, "123"))
                 .andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
@@ -195,16 +169,6 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void getNotificationAuthFailureTest() throws Exception {
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getNotification").header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "").content("test"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getNotification").header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic test123").content("test"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getNotification").header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, ERRORCLIENTVALUE).content(" "))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-    }
-
-    @Test
     public void getNotificationTopicFailureTest() throws Exception {
         mockMvc.perform(post("/getNotification")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
         mockMvc.perform(post("/getNotification").headers(headers).content("")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
@@ -248,9 +212,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         pep.setEventAttributes(eventAttributes);
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(post("/sendEvent")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/sendEvent").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(post("/sendEvent").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, "123"))
@@ -277,9 +239,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         pep.setDecisionAttributes(eventAttributes);
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(post("/getDecision")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getDecision").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(post("/getDecision").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, "123"))
@@ -303,9 +263,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         PushPolicyParameters pep = new PushPolicyParameters();
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/pushPolicy")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/pushPolicy").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/pushPolicy").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, UUID.randomUUID()))
@@ -376,9 +334,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         DeletePolicyParameters pep = new DeletePolicyParameters();
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(delete("/deletePolicy")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(delete("/deletePolicy").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(delete("/deletePolicy").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, UUID.randomUUID()))
@@ -517,12 +473,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         PolicyParameters pep = new PolicyParameters();
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/createPolicy")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/createPolicy").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/updatePolicy").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         setCreateUpdateImpl();
         mockMvc.perform(put("/createPolicy").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
@@ -862,12 +813,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         DictionaryParameters pep = new DictionaryParameters();
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/createDictionaryItem")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/createDictionaryItem").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/updateDictionaryItem").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/createDictionaryItem").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, "tes123"))
@@ -900,9 +846,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         DictionaryParameters pep = new DictionaryParameters();
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(post("/getDictionaryItems")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(post("/getDictionaryItems").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(post("/getDictionaryItems").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, "tes123"))
@@ -930,12 +874,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         ConfigPolicyAPIRequest pep = new ConfigPolicyAPIRequest();
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/createConfig")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/createConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/updateConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/createConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, "tes123"))
@@ -963,12 +902,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
         ConfigFirewallPolicyAPIRequest pep = new ConfigFirewallPolicyAPIRequest();
         // Failure Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/createFirewallConfig")).andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/createFirewallConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-        mockMvc.perform(put("/updateFirewallConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
-                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).header(CLIENTAUTHHEADER, "Basic 123"))
-                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+
         // Service Tests.
         mockMvc.perform(put("/createFirewallConfig").content(PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pep))
                 .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, "tes123"))
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/auth/test/AuthenticationServiceTest.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/auth/test/AuthenticationServiceTest.java
index 564187675..0795526fc 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/auth/test/AuthenticationServiceTest.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/auth/test/AuthenticationServiceTest.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * ONAP-PDP-REST
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Samsung
  * ================================================================================
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.auth.test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.util.Base64;
+import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restAuth.AuthenticationService;
+import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restauth.AuthenticationService;
 
 public class AuthenticationServiceTest {
-    private final String testCred = "testpdp:alpha456";
+    private final String testCred = "python:test";
     private final String testCredEncoded = new String(Base64.getEncoder().encode(testCred.getBytes()));
     private final String basicCred = "Basic " + testCredEncoded;
 
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ public class AuthenticationServiceTest {
         // Set the system property temporarily
         String oldProperty = System.getProperty(systemKey);
         System.setProperty(systemKey, "xacml.pdp.properties");
+        ServletRequest request = mock(ServletRequest.class);
 
-        AuthenticationService service = new AuthenticationService();
-        assertEquals(service.authenticate(basicCred), true);
+        assertTrue(AuthenticationService.checkPermissions(null, basicCred, "getConfig", "DEVL", request));
 
         // Restore the original system property
         if (oldProperty != null) {
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/auth/test/FilterTest.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/auth/test/FilterTest.java
index 99ecefb80..cd3db8897 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/auth/test/FilterTest.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/auth/test/FilterTest.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * ONAP-PDP-REST
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Samsung
  * ================================================================================
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.auth.test;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
+import com.mockrunner.mock.web.MockRequestDispatcher;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
@@ -32,14 +34,11 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restAuth.PDPAuthenticationFilter;
-import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
-import com.mockrunner.mock.web.MockRequestDispatcher;
+import org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.restauth.PdpAuthenticationFilter;
 
 public class FilterTest {
-
-    private PDPAuthenticationFilter authenticationFilter = new PDPAuthenticationFilter();
-    private final String VALIDHEADERVALUE = "Basic dGVzdHBkcDphbHBoYTQ1Ng==";
+    private PdpAuthenticationFilter authenticationFilter = new PdpAuthenticationFilter();
+    private final String VALIDHEADERVALUE = "Basic cHl0aG9uOnRlc3Q=";
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ public class FilterTest {
         FilterChain filterChain = mock(FilterChain.class);
         //
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/pdp/api/getConfig");
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn("error");
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn("error");
         authenticationFilter.doFilter(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse, filterChain);
         // verify if unauthorized
         verify(httpServletResponse).setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED);
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ public class FilterTest {
         FilterChain filterChain = mock(FilterChain.class);
         //
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/pdp/api/getConfig");
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn("Basic test123");
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn("Basic test123");
         authenticationFilter.doFilter(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse, filterChain);
         // verify if unauthorized
         verify(httpServletResponse).setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED);
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ public class FilterTest {
         // New request no environment header check
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/pdp/api/getConfig");
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestDispatcher("/api/getConfig")).thenReturn(new MockRequestDispatcher());
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
         authenticationFilter.doFilter(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse, filterChain);
         // verify if authorized
         verify(httpServletRequest).getRequestDispatcher("/api/getConfig");
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ public class FilterTest {
         //
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/pdp/getConfig");
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestDispatcher("/api//getConfig")).thenReturn(new MockRequestDispatcher());
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
         authenticationFilter.doFilter(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse, filterChain);
         // verify if authorized
         verify(httpServletRequest).getRequestDispatcher("/api//getConfig");
@@ -158,15 +157,17 @@ public class FilterTest {
         //
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/pdp/getConfig");
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestDispatcher("/api//getConfig")).thenReturn(new MockRequestDispatcher());
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.ENVIRONMENT_HEADER)).thenReturn("DEVL");
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.ENVIRONMENT_HEADER)).thenReturn("DEVL");
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.CLIENTAUTH_HEADER)).thenReturn(null);
         authenticationFilter.doFilter(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse, filterChain);
         // verify if authorized
         verify(httpServletRequest).getRequestDispatcher("/api//getConfig");
         // New request no environment header check
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/pdp/api/getConfig");
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestDispatcher("/api/getConfig")).thenReturn(new MockRequestDispatcher());
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.CLIENTAUTH_HEADER)).thenReturn(null);
         authenticationFilter.doFilter(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse, filterChain);
         // verify if authorized
         verify(httpServletRequest).getRequestDispatcher("/api/getConfig");
@@ -175,9 +176,10 @@ public class FilterTest {
         // Requests with InValid Environment Header
         //
         when(httpServletRequest.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/pdp/getConfig");
-        when(httpServletRequest.getRequestDispatcher("/api//getConfig")).thenReturn(new MockRequestDispatcher());
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.ENVIRONMENT_HEADER)).thenReturn("TEST");
-        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PDPAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
+        when(httpServletRequest.getRequestDispatcher("/api/getConfig")).thenReturn(new MockRequestDispatcher());
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.ENVIRONMENT_HEADER)).thenReturn("TEST");
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.AUTHENTICATION_HEADER)).thenReturn(VALIDHEADERVALUE);
+        when(httpServletRequest.getHeader(PdpAuthenticationFilter.CLIENTAUTH_HEADER)).thenReturn(null);
         authenticationFilter.doFilter(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse, filterChain);
         // verify if unauthorized
         verify(httpServletResponse).setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED);
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/xacml.pdp.properties b/ONAP-PDP-REST/xacml.pdp.properties
index 51feec6f5..fc826b3e1 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/xacml.pdp.properties
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/xacml.pdp.properties
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ cadi_latitude=38.000
 cadi.longitude=72.000
 cadi_alias=policy@policy.onap.org
 cadi_loglevel=DEBUG
-cadi_keyfile=/media/sf_SourceTree/gerrit-pe/engine/packages/base/src/files/etc/ssl/aaf-cadi.keyfile
+cadi_keyfile=../packages/base/src/files/etc/ssl/aaf-cadi.keyfile
 cadi_protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2
 cadi_x509_issuers=CN=intermediateCA_1, OU=OSAAF, O=ONAP, C=US:CN=intermediateCA_7, OU=OSAAF, O=ONAP, C=US
-cadi_keystore=/media/sf_SourceTree/gerrit-pe/engine/packages/base/src/files/etc/ssl/policy-keystore
+cadi_keystore=../packages/base/src/files/etc/ssl/policy-keystore
 cadi_keystore_password=Pol1cy_0nap
-cadi_truststore=/media/sf_SourceTree/gerrit-pe/engine/packages/base/src/files/etc/ssl/policy-truststore
+cadi_truststore=../packages/base/src/files/etc/ssl/policy-truststore
 cadi_truststore_password=Pol1cy_0nap
 aaf_env=DEV
 aaf_url=https://aaf-onap-test.osaaf.org:8095/AAF_NS.service:2.1
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/ConfigNameRequest.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/ConfigNameRequest.java
index 1a64757ca..c5c10b07d 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/ConfigNameRequest.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/ConfigNameRequest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 
 public class ConfigNameRequest implements Serializable {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 4487978240532425305L;
+    private static final Gson GSON = new Gson();
 
     private String policyName = null;
 
@@ -37,12 +38,12 @@ public class ConfigNameRequest implements Serializable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Used to print the input Params for getCOnfig REST call.
+     * Used to print the input Params for getConfig REST call.
      *
      * @return JSON String of this object.
      */
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return new Gson().toJson(this);
+        return GSON.toJson(this);
     }
 }
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/ConfigRequestParameters.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/ConfigRequestParameters.java
index dcdc17802..35169a39e 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/ConfigRequestParameters.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/ConfigRequestParameters.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * PolicyEngineAPI
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -20,151 +20,166 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.api;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 /**
- * <code>ConfigRequestParameters</code> defines the Config Policy Request Parameters
- *  which retrieve(s) the policy from PDP if the request parameters match with any Config Policy.  
- * 
+ * <code>ConfigRequestParameters</code> defines the Config Policy Request Parameters which retrieve(s) the policy from
+ * PDP if the request parameters match with any Config Policy.
+ *
  * @version 0.1
  */
 public class ConfigRequestParameters {
-	private String policyName;
-	private String onapName;
-	private String configName;
-	private Map<String,String> configAttributes;
-	private UUID requestID;
-	private Boolean unique = false;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the PolicyName of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param policyName the <code>String</code> format of the PolicyFile Name whose configuration is required.
-	 */
-	public void setPolicyName(String policyName){
-		this.policyName = policyName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the ONAP Component Name of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName whose configuration is required.
-	 */
-	public void setOnapName(String onapName){
-		this.onapName = onapName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-     * Sets the ONAP Component Name of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved. 
-     * 
+    private static final Gson GSON = new Gson();
+    private String policyName;
+    private String onapName;
+    private String configName;
+    private Map<String, String> configAttributes;
+    private UUID requestID;
+    private Boolean unique = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the PolicyName of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved.
+     *
+     * @param policyName the <code>String</code> format of the PolicyFile Name whose configuration is required.
+     */
+    public void setPolicyName(String policyName) {
+        this.policyName = policyName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the ONAP Component Name of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved.
+     *
+     * @param onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName whose configuration is required.
+     */
+    public void setOnapName(String onapName) {
+        this.onapName = onapName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the ONAP Component Name of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved.
+     *
      * @param ecompName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName whose configuration is required.
-     * @deprecated use {@link #setOnapName(String)} instead.  
+     * @deprecated use {@link #setOnapName(String)} instead.
      */
-	@Deprecated
-    public void setEcompName(String ecompName){
+    @Deprecated
+    public void setEcompName(String ecompName) {
         this.onapName = ecompName;
     }
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the Config Name of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved.  
-	 * 
-	 * @param configName the <code>String</code> format of the configurationName whose configuration is required.
-	 */
-	public void setConfigName(String configName){
-		this.configName = configName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the ConfigAttributes of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param configAttributes the <code>Map</code> of <code>String,String</code> format of the configuration attributes which are required.
-	 */
-	public void setConfigAttributes(Map<String, String> configAttributes){
-		this.configAttributes = configAttributes;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the Request ID of the ONAP request. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param requestID unique <code>UUID</code> requestID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging messages.
-	 */
-	public void setRequestID(UUID requestID){
-		this.requestID = requestID;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the policyName of the Request Parameters.
-	 * 
-	 * @return <code>String</code> format of the policyName.
-	 */
-	public String getPolicyName(){
-		return policyName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the ONAP Component Name of the Request Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return <code>String</code> format of the ONAP Component Name. 
-	 */
-	public String getOnapName(){
-		return onapName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-     * Gets the ONAP Component Name of the Request Parameters. 
-     * 
-     * @return <code>String</code> format of the ONAP Component Name. 
-     * @deprecated use {@link #getOnapName()} instead. 
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the Config Name of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved.
+     *
+     * @param configName the <code>String</code> format of the configurationName whose configuration is required.
+     */
+    public void setConfigName(String configName) {
+        this.configName = configName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the ConfigAttributes of the Config policy which needs to be retrieved.
+     *
+     * @param configAttributes the <code>Map</code> of <code>String,String</code> format of the configuration attributes
+     *        which are required.
+     */
+    public void setConfigAttributes(Map<String, String> configAttributes) {
+        this.configAttributes = configAttributes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the Request ID of the ONAP request.
+     *
+     * @param requestID unique <code>UUID</code> requestID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to
+     *        correlate logging messages.
+     */
+    public void setRequestID(UUID requestID) {
+        this.requestID = requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the policyName of the Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return <code>String</code> format of the policyName.
      */
-	@Deprecated
-    public String getEcompName(){
+    public String getPolicyName() {
+        return policyName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the ONAP Component Name of the Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return <code>String</code> format of the ONAP Component Name.
+     */
+    public String getOnapName() {
         return onapName;
     }
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the Config name of the Request Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return <code>String</code> format of the Config Name.  
-	 */
-	public String getConfigName(){
-		return configName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 *  Gets the Config Attributes of the Request Parameters. 
-	 *  
-	 * @return <code>Map</code> of <code>String</code>,<code>String</code> format of the config Attributes. 
-	 */
-	public Map<String,String> getConfigAttributes(){
-		return configAttributes;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 *  Gets the Request ID of the Request Paramters.
-	 *  
-	 * @return <code>UUID</code> format of requestID. 
-	 */
-	public UUID getRequestID(){
-		return requestID;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Makes the results Unique, priority based. If set to True. Default Value is set to False. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param unique flag which is either true or false. 
-	 */
-	public void makeUnique(Boolean unique){
-		this.unique = unique;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the Unique flag value from the Config Request Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return unique flag which is either true or false. 
-	 */
-	public Boolean getUnique(){
-		return this.unique;
-	}
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the ONAP Component Name of the Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return <code>String</code> format of the ONAP Component Name.
+     * @deprecated use {@link #getOnapName()} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public String getEcompName() {
+        return onapName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the Config name of the Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return <code>String</code> format of the Config Name.
+     */
+    public String getConfigName() {
+        return configName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the Config Attributes of the Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return <code>Map</code> of <code>String</code>,<code>String</code> format of the config Attributes.
+     */
+    public Map<String, String> getConfigAttributes() {
+        return configAttributes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the Request ID of the Request Paramters.
+     *
+     * @return <code>UUID</code> format of requestID.
+     */
+    public UUID getRequestID() {
+        return requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes the results Unique, priority based. If set to True. Default Value is set to False.
+     *
+     * @param unique flag which is either true or false.
+     */
+    public void makeUnique(Boolean unique) {
+        this.unique = unique;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the Unique flag value from the Config Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return unique flag which is either true or false.
+     */
+    public Boolean getUnique() {
+        return this.unique;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to print the input Params for getCOnfig REST call.
+     *
+     * @return JSON String of this object.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return GSON.toJson(this);
+    }
+
 
 }
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DecisionRequestParameters.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DecisionRequestParameters.java
index 2163bf555..a95063ed9 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DecisionRequestParameters.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DecisionRequestParameters.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * PolicyEngineAPI
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 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.
@@ -20,110 +20,131 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.api;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 /**
- * <code>DecisionRequestParameters</code> defines the Decision Policy Request Parameters
- *  which retrieve(s) the response from PDP if the request parameters match with any Decision Policy.
- * 
+ * <code>DecisionRequestParameters</code> defines the Decision Policy Request Parameters which retrieve(s) the response
+ * from PDP if the request parameters match with any Decision Policy.
+ *
  * @version 0.1
  */
 public class DecisionRequestParameters {
-	private String onapName;
-	private Map<String,String> decisionAttributes;
-	private UUID requestID;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Constructor with no Parameters
-	 */
-	public DecisionRequestParameters(){
-		// Empty constructor
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Constructor with Parameters
-	 * 
-	 * @param onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName whose Decision is required.
-	 * @param decisionAttributes the <code>Map</code> of <code>String,String</code> format of the decisionAttributes that contain the ID and values.
-	 * @param requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging messages.
-	 */
-	public DecisionRequestParameters(String onapName, Map<String,String> decisionAttributes, UUID requestID){
-		this.onapName = onapName;
-		this.decisionAttributes = decisionAttributes;
-		this.requestID = requestID;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the onapName of the Decision Request Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName of the Decision Request Parameters.
-	 */
-	public String getOnapName() {
-		return onapName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-     * Gets the onapName of the Decision Request Parameters. 
-     * 
+    private static final Gson GSON = new Gson();
+    private String onapName;
+    private Map<String, String> decisionAttributes;
+    private UUID requestID;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor with no Parameters
+     */
+    public DecisionRequestParameters() {
+        // Empty constructor
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor with Parameters
+     *
+     * @param onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName whose Decision is required.
+     * @param decisionAttributes the <code>Map</code> of <code>String,String</code> format of the decisionAttributes
+     *        that contain the ID and values.
+     * @param requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging
+     *        messages.
+     */
+    public DecisionRequestParameters(String onapName, Map<String, String> decisionAttributes, UUID requestID) {
+        this.onapName = onapName;
+        this.decisionAttributes = decisionAttributes;
+        this.requestID = requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the onapName of the Decision Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName of the Decision Request Parameters.
+     */
+    public String getOnapName() {
+        return onapName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the onapName of the Decision Request Parameters.
+     *
      * @return onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName of the Decision Request Parameters.
-     * @deprecated use {@link #getOnapName()} instead. 
+     * @deprecated use {@link #getOnapName()} instead.
      */
-	@Deprecated
+    @Deprecated
     public String getECOMPComponentName() {
         return onapName;
     }
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the onapName of the Decision Request parameters.  
-	 * 
-	 * @param onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName whose Decision is required.
-	 */
-	public void setOnapName(String onapName) {
-		this.onapName = onapName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-     * Sets the ecompComponentName of the Decision Request parameters.  
-     * 
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the onapName of the Decision Request parameters.
+     *
+     * @param onapName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName whose Decision is required.
+     */
+    public void setOnapName(String onapName) {
+        this.onapName = onapName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the ecompComponentName of the Decision Request parameters.
+     *
      * @param ecompName the <code>String</code> format of the onapName whose Decision is required.
-     * @deprecated use {@link #setOnapName(String)} instead. 
+     * @deprecated use {@link #setOnapName(String)} instead.
      */
-	@Deprecated
+    @Deprecated
     public void setECOMPComponentName(String ecompName) {
         this.onapName = ecompName;
     }
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the Decision Attributes from Decision Request Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return decisionAttributes the <code>Map</code> of <code>String,String</code> format of the decisionAttributes that contain the ID and values.
-	 */
-	public Map<String,String> getDecisionAttributes() {
-		return decisionAttributes;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * Sets the Decision Attributes which contain ID and values for obtaining Decision from PDP. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param decisionAttributes the <code>Map</code> of <code>String,String</code> format of the decisionAttributes that must contain the ID and values.
-	 */
-	public void setDecisionAttributes(Map<String,String> decisionAttributes) {
-		this.decisionAttributes = decisionAttributes;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * Gets the request ID of Decision Request Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return the requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging messages.
-	 */
-	public UUID getRequestID() {
-		return requestID;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * Sets the ReqestID of Decision Request Parameters which will be passed around ONAP requests.
-	 * 
-	 * @param requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging messages.
-	 */
-	public void setRequestID(UUID requestID) {
-		this.requestID = requestID;
-	}
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the Decision Attributes from Decision Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return decisionAttributes the <code>Map</code> of <code>String,String</code> format of the decisionAttributes
+     *         that contain the ID and values.
+     */
+    public Map<String, String> getDecisionAttributes() {
+        return decisionAttributes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the Decision Attributes which contain ID and values for obtaining Decision from PDP.
+     *
+     * @param decisionAttributes the <code>Map</code> of <code>String,String</code> format of the decisionAttributes
+     *        that must contain the ID and values.
+     */
+    public void setDecisionAttributes(Map<String, String> decisionAttributes) {
+        this.decisionAttributes = decisionAttributes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the request ID of Decision Request Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return the requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging
+     *         messages.
+     */
+    public UUID getRequestID() {
+        return requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the ReqestID of Decision Request Parameters which will be passed around ONAP requests.
+     *
+     * @param requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging
+     *        messages.
+     */
+    public void setRequestID(UUID requestID) {
+        this.requestID = requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to print the input Params for getDecision REST call.
+     *
+     * @return JSON String of this object.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return GSON.toJson(this);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DeletePolicyParameters.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DeletePolicyParameters.java
index af2aed79c..8c56f5714 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DeletePolicyParameters.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DeletePolicyParameters.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * PolicyEngineAPI
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.api;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 /**
- * <code>PushPolicyParameters</code> defines the Policy Parameters which are required to Push a
- * Policy to PDPGroup.
- * 
+ * <code>PushPolicyParameters</code> defines the Policy Parameters which are required to Push a Policy to PDPGroup.
+ *
  * @version 0.1
  */
 public class DeletePolicyParameters {
-
+    private static final Gson GSON = new Gson();
     private String policyName;
     private String policyType;
     private String policyComponent;
@@ -121,10 +121,13 @@ public class DeletePolicyParameters {
         this.pdpGroup = pdpGroup;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used to print the input Params for REST call.
+     *
+     * @return JSON String of this object.
+     */
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "DeletePolicyParameters [policyName=" + policyName + ", policyType=" + policyType + ", policyComponent="
-                + policyComponent + ", deleteCondition=" + deleteCondition + ", pdpGroup=" + pdpGroup + ", requestID="
-                + requestID + "]";
+        return GSON.toJson(this);
     }
 }
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DictionaryParameters.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DictionaryParameters.java
index e4aa5e1a5..23855ee84 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DictionaryParameters.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/DictionaryParameters.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * PolicyEngineAPI
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -20,63 +20,81 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.api;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class DictionaryParameters {
-	
-	private DictionaryType dictionaryType;
-	private String dictionary;
-	private String dictionaryJson;
-	private UUID requestID;
-	
-	
-	/**
-	 * @return the dictionaryType
-	 */
-	public DictionaryType getDictionaryType() {
-		return dictionaryType;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * @param dictionaryType the dictionaryType to set
-	 */
-	public void setDictionaryType(DictionaryType dictionaryType) {
-		this.dictionaryType = dictionaryType;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * @return the dictionary
-	 */
-	public String getDictionary() {
-		return dictionary;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * @param dictionary the dictionary to set
-	 */
-	public void setDictionary(String dictionary) {
-		this.dictionary = dictionary;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * @return the dictionaryFields
-	 */
-	public String getDictionaryJson() {
-		return dictionaryJson;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * @param dictionaryFields the dictionaryFields to set
-	 */
-	public void setDictionaryJson(String dictionaryJson) {
-		this.dictionaryJson = dictionaryJson;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * @return the requestID
-	 */
-	public UUID getRequestID() {
-		return requestID;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * @param requestID the requestID to set
-	 */
-	public void setRequestID(UUID requestID) {
-		this.requestID = requestID;
-	}
+    private static final Gson GSON = new Gson();
+    private DictionaryType dictionaryType;
+    private String dictionary;
+    private String dictionaryJson;
+    private UUID requestID;
+
+
+    /**
+     * @return the dictionaryType
+     */
+    public DictionaryType getDictionaryType() {
+        return dictionaryType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param dictionaryType the dictionaryType to set
+     */
+    public void setDictionaryType(DictionaryType dictionaryType) {
+        this.dictionaryType = dictionaryType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the dictionary
+     */
+    public String getDictionary() {
+        return dictionary;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param dictionary the dictionary to set
+     */
+    public void setDictionary(String dictionary) {
+        this.dictionary = dictionary;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the dictionaryFields
+     */
+    public String getDictionaryJson() {
+        return dictionaryJson;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param dictionaryFields the dictionaryFields to set
+     */
+    public void setDictionaryJson(String dictionaryJson) {
+        this.dictionaryJson = dictionaryJson;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the requestID
+     */
+    public UUID getRequestID() {
+        return requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param requestID the requestID to set
+     */
+    public void setRequestID(UUID requestID) {
+        this.requestID = requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to print the input Params for REST call.
+     *
+     * @return JSON String of this object.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return GSON.toJson(this);
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/PushPolicyParameters.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/PushPolicyParameters.java
index a55cd6ed3..27f9c4058 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/PushPolicyParameters.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/api/PushPolicyParameters.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * PolicyEngineAPI
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -20,113 +20,125 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.api;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 /**
- * <code>PushPolicyParameters</code> defines the Policy Parameters
- *  which are required to Push a Policy to PDPGroup. 
- * 
+ * <code>PushPolicyParameters</code> defines the Policy Parameters which are required to Push a Policy to PDPGroup.
+ *
  * @version 0.1
  */
 public class PushPolicyParameters {
-	private String policyName;
-	private String policyType;
-	private String pdpGroup;
-	private UUID requestID;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Constructor with no Parameters.
-	 */
-	public PushPolicyParameters(){
-		// Empty constructor
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Constructor with Parameters.
-	 * 
-	 * @param policyName the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Name
-	 * @param policyType the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Type
-	 * @param pdpGroup the <code>String</code> format of the PDPGroup
-	 * @param requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging messages.
-	 */
-	public PushPolicyParameters(String policyName, String policyType, String pdpGroup, UUID requestID){
-		this.policyName = policyName;
-		this.policyType = policyType;
-		this.pdpGroup = pdpGroup;
-		this.requestID = requestID;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the PolicyName of the Push Policy Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return policyName the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Name
-	 */
-	public String getPolicyName() {
-		return policyName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the policyName of the Push Policy Parameters.
-	 * 
-	 * @param policyName the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Name
-	 */
-	public void setPolicyName(String policyName) {
-		this.policyName = policyName;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the PolicyType of the Push Policy Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return policyType the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Type
-	 */
-	public String getPolicyType() {
-		return policyType;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the policyType of the Push Policy Parameters.
-	 * 
-	 * @param policyType the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Type
-	 */
-	public void setPolicyType(String policyType) {
-		this.policyType = policyType;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the PDPGroup of the Push Policy Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return pdpGroup the <code>String</code> format of the PDPGroup
-	 */
-	public String getPdpGroup() {
-		return pdpGroup;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the PDPGroup of the Push Policy Parameters.
-	 * 
-	 * @param pdpGroup the <code>String</code> format of the PDPGroup
-	 */
-	public void setPdpGroup(String pdpGroup) {
-		this.pdpGroup = pdpGroup;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the requestID of the Push Policy Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging messages.
-	 */
-	public UUID getRequestID() {
-		return requestID;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Sets the requestID of the Push Policy Parameters. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging messages.
-	 */
-	public void setRequestID(UUID requestID) {
-		this.requestID = requestID;
-	}
-	
-	
+    private static final Gson GSON = new Gson();
+    private String policyName;
+    private String policyType;
+    private String pdpGroup;
+    private UUID requestID;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor with no Parameters.
+     */
+    public PushPolicyParameters() {
+        // Empty constructor
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor with Parameters.
+     *
+     * @param policyName the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Name
+     * @param policyType the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Type
+     * @param pdpGroup the <code>String</code> format of the PDPGroup
+     * @param requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging
+     *        messages.
+     */
+    public PushPolicyParameters(String policyName, String policyType, String pdpGroup, UUID requestID) {
+        this.policyName = policyName;
+        this.policyType = policyType;
+        this.pdpGroup = pdpGroup;
+        this.requestID = requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the PolicyName of the Push Policy Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return policyName the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Name
+     */
+    public String getPolicyName() {
+        return policyName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the policyName of the Push Policy Parameters.
+     *
+     * @param policyName the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Name
+     */
+    public void setPolicyName(String policyName) {
+        this.policyName = policyName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the PolicyType of the Push Policy Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return policyType the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Type
+     */
+    public String getPolicyType() {
+        return policyType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the policyType of the Push Policy Parameters.
+     *
+     * @param policyType the <code>String</code> format of the Policy Type
+     */
+    public void setPolicyType(String policyType) {
+        this.policyType = policyType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the PDPGroup of the Push Policy Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return pdpGroup the <code>String</code> format of the PDPGroup
+     */
+    public String getPdpGroup() {
+        return pdpGroup;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the PDPGroup of the Push Policy Parameters.
+     *
+     * @param pdpGroup the <code>String</code> format of the PDPGroup
+     */
+    public void setPdpGroup(String pdpGroup) {
+        this.pdpGroup = pdpGroup;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the requestID of the Push Policy Parameters.
+     *
+     * @return unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging messages.
+     */
+    public UUID getRequestID() {
+        return requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the requestID of the Push Policy Parameters.
+     *
+     * @param requestID unique request ID which will be passed throughout the ONAP components to correlate logging
+     *        messages.
+     */
+    public void setRequestID(UUID requestID) {
+        this.requestID = requestID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to print the input Params for PushPolicy REST call.
+     *
+     * @return JSON String of this object.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return GSON.toJson(this);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/pdp/bin/client.properties b/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/pdp/bin/client.properties
index 4a39cf1c0..27d255462 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/pdp/bin/client.properties
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/install/servers/pdp/bin/client.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 # ONAP Policy Engine
 # ================================================================================
-# Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (C) 2017,2019 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.
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 # ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
 ###
 
-python=test,MASTER
\ No newline at end of file
+python=test,MASTER
+testpdp=alpha123,MASTER
\ No newline at end of file