add security-util-lib to Onap

This lib provides security layer filters and mainly used in sdc project.
It base on third party projects e.g. Cadi and Portal

Issue-ID: SDC-2656
Signed-off-by: Yuli Shlosberg <ys9693@att.com>
Change-Id: Iae1a78f0960386e9bdc0994fbac09a24e041cb54

47 files changed, 6205 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/AuthenticationCookie.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/AuthenticationCookie.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9440eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/AuthenticationCookie.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+public class AuthenticationCookie  {
+
+    @Getter @Setter
+    private String userID;
+    @Getter @Setter
+    private String firstName;
+    @Getter @Setter
+    private String lastName;
+    @Getter @Setter
+    private Set<String> roles;
+    @Getter @Setter
+    private long maxSessionTime;
+    @Getter @Setter
+    private long currentSessionTime;
+
+    private AuthenticationCookie() {
+    }
+
+    public AuthenticationCookie(AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie){
+        this.userID = authenticationCookie.userID;
+        this.firstName = authenticationCookie.firstName;
+        this.lastName = authenticationCookie.lastName;
+        this.roles = authenticationCookie.roles;
+        this.maxSessionTime = authenticationCookie.maxSessionTime;
+        this.currentSessionTime = authenticationCookie.currentSessionTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create new cookie with max_session_time and current_session_time started with same value
+     * @param userId
+     */
+    public AuthenticationCookie(String userId) {
+        this.userID =userId;
+        long currentTimeMilliSec = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        this.maxSessionTime = currentTimeMilliSec;
+        this.currentSessionTime = currentTimeMilliSec;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create new cookie with max_session_time and current_session_time started with same value
+     * @param userId
+     */
+    public AuthenticationCookie(String userId, String firstName, String lastName) {
+        this(userId);
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (!(o instanceof AuthenticationCookie)) return false;
+
+        AuthenticationCookie that = (AuthenticationCookie) o;
+
+        if (getMaxSessionTime() != that.getMaxSessionTime()) return false;
+        if (getCurrentSessionTime() != that.getCurrentSessionTime()) return false;
+        if (getUserID() != null ? !getUserID().equals(that.getUserID()) : that.getUserID() != null) return false;
+        return getRoles() != null ? getRoles().containsAll(that.getRoles()) : that.getRoles() == null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int result = getUserID() != null ? getUserID().hashCode() : 0;
+        result = 31 * result + (getRoles() != null ? getRoles().hashCode() : 0);
+        result = 31 * result + (int) (getMaxSessionTime() ^ (getMaxSessionTime() >>> 32));
+        result = 31 * result + (int) (getCurrentSessionTime() ^ (getCurrentSessionTime() >>> 32));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "AuthenticationCookie{" +
+                "userID='" + userID + '\'' +
+                ", roles=" + roles +
+                ", maxSessionTime=" + maxSessionTime +
+                ", currentSessionTime=" + currentSessionTime +
+                '}';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/AuthenticationCookieUtils.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/AuthenticationCookieUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cb1907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/AuthenticationCookieUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+import org.onap.sdc.security.filters.SessionValidationFilter;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.Logger;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class AuthenticationCookieUtils {
+
+    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(SessionValidationFilter.class.getName());
+
+    /**
+     * Update given cookie session time value to current time
+     *
+     * @param cookie
+     * @param filterConfiguration
+     * @return
+     * @throws CipherUtilException
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    public static Cookie updateSessionTime(Cookie cookie, ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration) throws CipherUtilException, IOException {
+        AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie = getAuthenticationCookie(cookie, filterConfiguration);
+        long newTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Going to set new session time in cookie, old value: {}, new value: {}", authenticationCookie.getCurrentSessionTime(), newTime);
+        authenticationCookie.setCurrentSessionTime(newTime);
+        String encryptedCookie = getEncryptedCookie(authenticationCookie, filterConfiguration);
+        return createUpdatedCookie(cookie, encryptedCookie, filterConfiguration);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create new Cookie object with same attributes as original cookie
+     * @param cookie
+     * @param encryptedCookie
+     * @param cookieConfiguration
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static Cookie createUpdatedCookie(Cookie cookie, String encryptedCookie, ISessionValidationCookieConfiguration cookieConfiguration) {
+        Cookie updatedCookie = new Cookie(cookie.getName(), encryptedCookie );
+        updatedCookie.setPath(cookieConfiguration.getCookiePath());
+        updatedCookie.setDomain(cookieConfiguration.getCookieDomain());
+        updatedCookie.setHttpOnly(cookieConfiguration.isCookieHttpOnly());
+        return updatedCookie;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert AuthenticationCookie to JSON and encrypt with given key
+     *
+     * @param authenticationCookie
+     * @param filterConfiguration
+     * @return
+     * @throws IOException
+     * @throws CipherUtilException
+     */
+    public static String getEncryptedCookie(AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie, ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration) throws IOException, CipherUtilException {
+        String changedCookieJson = RepresentationUtils.toRepresentation(authenticationCookie);
+        return CipherUtil.encryptPKC(changedCookieJson, filterConfiguration.getSecurityKey());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decrypt given Cookie to JSON and convert to AuthenticationCookie object
+     *
+     * @param cookie
+     * @return
+     * @throws CipherUtilException
+     */
+    public static AuthenticationCookie getAuthenticationCookie(Cookie cookie, ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration) throws CipherUtilException {
+        String originalCookieJson = CipherUtil.decryptPKC(cookie.getValue(), filterConfiguration.getSecurityKey());
+        return RepresentationUtils.fromRepresentation(originalCookieJson, AuthenticationCookie.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * session expired if session was idle or max time reached
+     *
+     * @param cookie
+     * @param filterConfiguration
+     * @return
+     * @throws CipherUtilException
+     */
+    public static boolean isSessionExpired(Cookie cookie, ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration) throws CipherUtilException {
+        AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie = getAuthenticationCookie(cookie, filterConfiguration);
+        return isSessionExpired(authenticationCookie, filterConfiguration);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * session expired if session was idle or max time reached
+     *
+     * @param authenticationCookie
+     * @param filterConfiguration
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static boolean isSessionExpired(AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie, ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration) {
+        long sessionExpirationDate = authenticationCookie.getMaxSessionTime() + filterConfiguration.getMaxSessionTimeOut();
+        long sessionTime = authenticationCookie.getCurrentSessionTime();
+        long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Checking if session expired: session time: {}, expiration time: {}, current time: {}", sessionTime, sessionExpirationDate, currentTime);
+        return currentTime > sessionExpirationDate || isSessionIdle(sessionTime, currentTime, filterConfiguration);
+    }
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * Session is idle if wasn't updated ( wasn't in use ) for more then value from filter configuration
+     *
+     * @param sessionTimeValue
+     * @param currentTime
+     * @param filterConfiguration
+     * @return
+     */
+    private static boolean isSessionIdle(long sessionTimeValue, long currentTime, ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration) {
+        long currentIdleTime = currentTime - sessionTimeValue;
+        long maxIdleTime = filterConfiguration.getSessionIdleTimeOut();
+        log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Checking if session idle: session time: {}, current idle time: {}, max idle time: {}", currentTime, currentIdleTime, maxIdleTime);
+        return currentIdleTime >= maxIdleTime;
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/CipherUtil.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/CipherUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a51d3ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/CipherUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
+
+import javax.crypto.Cipher;
+import javax.crypto.spec.IvParameterSpec;
+import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;
+import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.ErrorLogOptionalData;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LogFieldsMdcHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.Logger;
+
+public class CipherUtil {
+    private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger( CipherUtil.class.getName());
+    private static final String ALGORITHM = "AES";
+    private static final String ALGORYTHM_DETAILS = ALGORITHM + "/CBC/PKCS5PADDING";
+    private static final String CIPHER_PROVIDER = "SunJCE";
+    private static final int BLOCK_SIZE = 128;
+    private static final int BYTE_SIZE = 8;
+    private static final int IV_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE / BYTE_SIZE;
+    private static final byte[] EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY = new byte[0];
+    private static final String ALGORITHM_NAME = "SHA1PRNG";
+
+    /**
+     * Encrypt the text using the secret key in key.properties file
+     *
+     * @param value string to encrypt
+     * @return The encrypted string
+     * @throws CipherUtilException
+     *             In case of issue with the encryption
+     */
+    public static String encryptPKC(String value, String base64key) throws CipherUtilException {
+        Cipher cipher;
+        byte[] iv = new byte[IV_SIZE];
+        byte[] finalByte;
+        try {
+            cipher = Cipher.getInstance(ALGORYTHM_DETAILS, CIPHER_PROVIDER);
+            SecureRandom secureRandom = SecureRandom.getInstance(ALGORITHM_NAME);
+            secureRandom.nextBytes(iv);
+            IvParameterSpec ivspec = new IvParameterSpec(iv);
+            cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, getSecretKeySpec(base64key), ivspec);
+            finalByte = cipher.doFinal(value.getBytes());
+
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), new ErrorLogOptionalData(), "encrypt failed", ex);
+            throw new CipherUtilException(ex);
+        }
+        return Base64.encodeBase64String(addAll(iv, finalByte));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decrypts the text using the secret key in key.properties file.
+     *
+     * @param message
+     *            The encrypted string that must be decrypted using the ONAP Portal
+     *            Encryption Key
+     * @return The String decrypted
+     * @throws CipherUtilException
+     *             if any decryption step fails
+     */
+
+    public static String decryptPKC(String message, String base64key) throws CipherUtilException {
+        byte[] encryptedMessage = Base64.decodeBase64(message);
+        Cipher cipher;
+        byte[] decrypted;
+        try {
+            cipher = Cipher.getInstance(ALGORYTHM_DETAILS, CIPHER_PROVIDER);
+            IvParameterSpec ivspec = new IvParameterSpec(subarray(encryptedMessage, 0, IV_SIZE));
+            byte[] realData = subarray(encryptedMessage, IV_SIZE, encryptedMessage.length);
+            cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, getSecretKeySpec(base64key), ivspec);
+            decrypted = cipher.doFinal(realData);
+
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), new ErrorLogOptionalData(),"decrypt failed", ex);
+            throw new CipherUtilException(ex);
+        }
+        return new String(decrypted);
+    }
+
+    private static SecretKeySpec getSecretKeySpec(String keyString) {
+        byte[] key = Base64.decodeBase64(keyString);
+        return new SecretKeySpec(key, ALGORITHM);
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] addAll(byte[] array1, byte[] array2) {
+        if (array1 == null) {
+            return ArrayUtils.clone(array2);
+        } else if (array2 == null) {
+            return ArrayUtils.clone(array1);
+        } else {
+            byte[] joinedArray = new byte[array1.length + array2.length];
+            System.arraycopy(array1, 0, joinedArray, 0, array1.length);
+            System.arraycopy(array2, 0, joinedArray, array1.length, array2.length);
+            return joinedArray;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] subarray(byte[] array, int startIndexInclusive, int endIndexExclusive) {
+        if (array == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            if (startIndexInclusive < 0) {
+                startIndexInclusive = 0;
+            }
+
+            if (endIndexExclusive > array.length) {
+                endIndexExclusive = array.length;
+            }
+
+            int newSize = endIndexExclusive - startIndexInclusive;
+            if (newSize <= 0) {
+                return EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY;
+            } else {
+                byte[] subarray = new byte[newSize];
+                System.arraycopy(array, startIndexInclusive, subarray, 0, newSize);
+                return subarray;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/CipherUtilException.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/CipherUtilException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..254e862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/CipherUtilException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package org.onap.sdc.security;
+
+
+ /* ============LICENSE_START==========================================
+         * ONAP Portal SDK
+         * ===================================================================
+         * Copyright © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+         * ===================================================================
+         *
+         * Unless otherwise specified, all software contained herein is licensed
+         * under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+         * you may not use this software 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.
+         *
+         * Unless otherwise specified, all documentation contained herein is licensed
+         * under the Creative Commons License, Attribution 4.0 Intl. (the "License");
+         * you may not use this documentation except in compliance with the License.
+         * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+         *
+         *             https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
+         *
+         * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, documentation
+         * 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============================================
+         *
+         *
+         */
+
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class CipherUtilException extends Exception {
+
+    public CipherUtilException() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    public CipherUtilException(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace) {
+        super(message, cause, enableSuppression, writableStackTrace);
+    }
+
+    public CipherUtilException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    public CipherUtilException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public CipherUtilException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/IPortalConfiguration.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/IPortalConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9e2c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/IPortalConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for Cookie object , have to be same over all components of application
+ */
+public interface IPortalConfiguration {
+
+    String getPortalApiPrefix();
+    long getMaxIdleTime();
+    String getUserAttributeName();
+    boolean IsUseRestForFunctionalMenu();
+    String getPortalApiImplClass();
+    String getRoleAccessCentralized();
+    boolean getUebListenersEnable();
+    String getEcompRedirectUrl();
+    String getEcompRestUrl();
+    String getPortalUser();
+    String getPortalPass();
+    String getPortalAppName();
+    String getUebAppKey();
+    String getAafNamespace();
+
+    String getAuthNamespace();
+    String getCspCookieName();
+    String getCspGateKeeperProdKey();
+    String getExtReqConnectionTimeout();
+    String getExtReqReadTimeout();
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/ISessionValidationCookieConfiguration.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/ISessionValidationCookieConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1fb949
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/ISessionValidationCookieConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+/**
+ *  Configuration for Cookie object , have to be same over all components of application
+ */
+public interface ISessionValidationCookieConfiguration {
+
+    String getCookieName();
+    String getCookieDomain();
+    String getCookiePath();
+    boolean isCookieHttpOnly();
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ce71eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration extends ISessionValidationCookieConfiguration {
+    String getSecurityKey();
+    long getMaxSessionTimeOut();
+    long getSessionIdleTimeOut(); // max idle time for session
+    String getRedirectURL();
+    List<String> getExcludedUrls(); // comma separated URLs, like this "/config,/configmgr,/rest,/kibanaProxy"
+}
+
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/IUsersThreadLocalHolder.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/IUsersThreadLocalHolder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b61356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/IUsersThreadLocalHolder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+public interface IUsersThreadLocalHolder {
+
+    public void setUserContext(AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie);
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/Passwords.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/Passwords.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cbd993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/Passwords.java
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+import org.apache.commons.codec.DecoderException;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.ErrorLogOptionalData;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LogFieldsMdcHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.Logger;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.security.MessageDigest;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import static org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Hex.decodeHex;
+
+public class Passwords {
+
+	private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger( Passwords.class.getName());
+	private static final int SALT = 0;
+	private static final int HASH = 1;
+	private static final String HASH_ALGORITHM = "SHA-256";
+
+	/**
+	 * static utility class
+	 */
+	private Passwords() {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * the method calculates a hash with a generated salt for the given password
+	 * 
+	 * @param password
+	 * @return a "salt:hash" value
+	 */
+	public static String hashPassword(String password) {
+		if (password!=null){
+			byte[] salt = getNextSalt();
+			byte byteData[] = hash(salt, password.getBytes());
+			if (byteData != null) {
+				return toHex(salt) + ":" + toHex(byteData);
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * the method checks if the given password matches the calculated hash
+	 * 
+	 * @param password
+	 * @param expectedHash
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static boolean isExpectedPassword(String password, String expectedHash) {
+		if (password==null && expectedHash==null)
+			return true;
+		if (password==null || expectedHash==null)	//iff exactly 1 is null
+			return false;
+		if (!expectedHash.contains(":")){
+			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), new ErrorLogOptionalData(),"invalid password expecting hash at the prefix of the password (ex. e0277df331f4ff8f74752ac4a8fbe03b:6dfbad308cdf53c9ff2ee2dca811ee92f1b359586b33027580e2ff92578edbd0)\n" +
+					"\t\t\t");
+			return false;
+		}
+		String[] params = expectedHash.split(":");
+		return isExpectedPassword(password, params[SALT], params[HASH]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * the method checks if the given password matches the calculated hash
+	 * 
+	 * @param password
+	 * @param salt
+	 * @param hash
+	 *            the hash generated using the salt
+	 * @return true if the password matched the hash
+	 */
+	public static boolean isExpectedPassword(String password, String salt, String hash) {
+		if ( password == null &&  hash == null )
+			return true;
+		if ( salt == null ){
+			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), new ErrorLogOptionalData(),"salt must be initialized");
+			return false;
+		}
+		//unintialized params
+		if ( password == null ||  hash == null )
+			return false;
+		byte[] saltBytes = fromHex(salt);
+		byte[] hashBytes = fromHex(hash);
+
+		byte byteData[] = hash(saltBytes, password.getBytes());
+		if (byteData != null) {
+			return Arrays.equals(byteData, hashBytes);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		if (args.length > 1 || args.length > 0) {
+			System.out.println("[" + hashPassword(args[0]) + "]");
+		} else {
+			System.out.println("no passward passed.");
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a random salt to be used to hash a password.
+	 * 
+	 * @return a 16 bytes random salt
+	 */
+	private static byte[] getNextSalt() {
+		byte[] salt = new byte[16];
+		new SecureRandom().nextBytes(salt);
+		return salt;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * hase's the salt and value using the chosen algorithm
+	 * 
+	 * @param salt
+	 * @param password
+	 * @return an array of bytes resulting from the hash
+	 */
+	private static byte[] hash(byte[] salt, byte[] password) {
+		MessageDigest md;
+		byte[] byteData = null;
+		try {
+			md = MessageDigest.getInstance(HASH_ALGORITHM);
+			md.update(salt);
+			md.update(password);
+			byteData = md.digest();
+		} catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
+			System.out.println("invalid algorithm name");
+		}
+		return byteData;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts a string of hexadecimal characters into a byte array.
+	 *
+	 * @param hex
+	 *            the hex string
+	 * @return the hex string decoded into a byte array
+	 */
+	private static byte[] fromHex(String hex) {
+		if ( hex == null )
+			return null;
+		byte[] binary = new byte[hex.length() / 2];
+		for (int i = 0; i < binary.length; i++) {
+			binary[i] = (byte) Integer.parseInt(hex.substring(2 * i, 2 * i + 2), 16);
+		}
+		return binary;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts a byte array into a hexadecimal string.
+	 *
+	 * @param array
+	 *            the byte array to convert
+	 * @return a length*2 character string encoding the byte array
+	 */
+	private static String toHex(byte[] array) {
+		BigInteger bi = new BigInteger(1, array);
+		String hex = bi.toString(16);
+		int paddingLength = (array.length * 2) - hex.length();
+		if (paddingLength > 0)
+			return String.format("%0" + paddingLength + "d", 0) + hex;
+		else
+			return hex;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/PortalClient.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/PortalClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bba8da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/PortalClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.json.simple.JSONValue;
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;
+import org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.exception.PortalAPIException;
+import org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.util.PortalApiProperties;
+import org.onap.portalsdk.core.restful.domain.EcompUser;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LogFieldsMdcHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.Logger;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.security.InvalidParameterException;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import static org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.util.CipherUtil.decryptPKC;
+import static org.onap.sdc.security.utils.SecurityLogsUtils.PORTAL_TARGET_ENTITY;
+import static org.onap.sdc.security.utils.SecurityLogsUtils.fullOptionalData;
+
+
+@Component/*("portalUtils")*/
+public class PortalClient {
+
+    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(PortalClient.class.getName());
+    private final CloseableHttpClient httpClient;
+    private static final String GET_ROLES_PORTAL_URL = "/v4/user/%s";
+    private static final String UEB_KEY = "uebkey";
+    private static final String AUTHORIZATION = "Authorization";
+    private static final String CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER = "Content-Type";
+    private final PortalConfiguration portalConfiguration;
+    private static final String RECEIVED_NULL_ROLES = "Received null roles for user";
+    private static final String RECEIVED_MULTIPLE_ROLES = "Received multiple roles for user {}";
+    private static final String RECEIVED_MULTIPLE_ROLES2 = "Received multiple roles for user";
+
+/*    @Autowired
+    public PortalClient(CloseableHttpClient httpClient) {
+        try {
+            this.portalConfiguration = new PortalConfiguration();
+        } catch (org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.exception.CipherUtilException e) {
+            throw new RestrictionAccessFilterException(e);
+        }
+        this.httpClient = httpClient;
+    }*/
+
+    @Autowired
+    public PortalClient(CloseableHttpClient httpClient, IPortalConfiguration portalConfiguration) {
+        try {
+            this.portalConfiguration = new PortalConfiguration(portalConfiguration);
+        } catch (org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.exception.CipherUtilException e) {
+            throw new RestrictionAccessFilterException(e);
+        }
+        this.httpClient = httpClient;
+    }
+
+    public String fetchUserRolesFromPortal(String userId) {
+        String fetchedUserRoleFromPortal;
+        try {
+            EcompUser ecompUser = extractObjectFromResponseJson(getResponseFromPortal(userId));
+            log.debug("GET USER ROLES response for user {}: {}", userId, ecompUser);
+            checkIfSingleRoleProvided(ecompUser);
+            fetchedUserRoleFromPortal = ecompUser.getRoles().stream().findFirst().get().getName();
+        } catch (IOException | PortalAPIException e) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(),
+                    fullOptionalData(PORTAL_TARGET_ENTITY, "/fetchRolesFromPortal"),"GET USER ROLES from portal failed: {}", e.getMessage());
+            log.debug("Fetching user roles from Portal failed", e);
+            throw new RestrictionAccessFilterException(e);
+        }
+        return fetchedUserRoleFromPortal;
+    }
+
+
+
+    public static void checkIfSingleRoleProvided(EcompUser user) throws PortalAPIException {
+        if(user.getRoles() == null) {
+            log.debug(RECEIVED_NULL_ROLES, user);
+            //BeEcompErrorManager.getInstance().logInvalidInputError(CHECK_ROLES, RECEIVED_NULL_ROLES, BeEcompErrorManager.ErrorSeverity.ERROR);
+            throw new PortalAPIException(RECEIVED_NULL_ROLES + user);
+        }else if(user.getRoles().size() > 1) {
+            log.debug(RECEIVED_MULTIPLE_ROLES, user);
+            //BeEcompErrorManager.getInstance().logInvalidInputError(CHECK_ROLES, RECEIVED_MULTIPLE_ROLES2, BeEcompErrorManager.ErrorSeverity.ERROR);
+            throw new PortalAPIException(RECEIVED_MULTIPLE_ROLES2 + user);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String getResponseFromPortal(String userId) throws IOException {
+        HttpGet httpGet = createHttpGetRequest(userId);
+        CloseableHttpResponse httpResponse = this.httpClient.execute(httpGet);
+        //Json extraction is handled inside this function due to IO Stream issues.
+        JSONObject jsonFromResponse = (JSONObject) JSONValue.parse(EntityUtils.toString(httpResponse.getEntity()));
+        httpResponse.close();
+        return jsonFromResponse.toString();
+    }
+
+    private EcompUser extractObjectFromResponseJson(String jsonFromResponse) {
+        return RepresentationUtils.fromRepresentation(jsonFromResponse, EcompUser.class);
+    }
+
+    private HttpGet createHttpGetRequest(String userId) {
+        final String url = String.format(portalConfiguration.getEcompPortalRestURL() + GET_ROLES_PORTAL_URL, userId);
+        log.debug("Going to execute an http get to the following URL: {}", url);
+
+        HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(url);
+        String encodedBasicAuthCred = Base64.getEncoder()
+                .encodeToString((portalConfiguration.getDecryptedPortalUser() + ":" +
+                        portalConfiguration.getDecryptedPortalPassword())
+                        .getBytes());
+        httpGet.setHeader(UEB_KEY, portalConfiguration.getUebKey());
+        httpGet.setHeader(AUTHORIZATION, "Basic " + encodedBasicAuthCred);
+        httpGet.setHeader(CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER, "application/json");
+        return httpGet;
+    }
+
+    private static class PortalConfiguration {
+        private static final String PROPERTY_NOT_SET = "%s property value is not set in portal.properties file";
+        private String decryptedPortalUser;
+        private String decryptedPortalPassword;
+        private String ecompPortalRestURL;
+        private String decryptedPortalAppName;
+        private String uebKey;
+
+        private PortalConfiguration() throws org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.exception.CipherUtilException {
+            this.decryptedPortalUser = decryptPKC(getPortalProperty(PortalPropertiesEnum.USER.value()));
+            this.decryptedPortalPassword = decryptPKC(getPortalProperty(PortalPropertiesEnum.PASSWORD.value()));
+            this.decryptedPortalAppName = decryptPKC(getPortalProperty(PortalPropertiesEnum.APP_NAME.value()));
+            this.ecompPortalRestURL = getPortalProperty(PortalPropertiesEnum.ECOMP_REST_URL.value());
+            this.uebKey = getPortalProperty(PortalPropertiesEnum.UEB_APP_KEY.value());
+
+        }
+
+        private PortalConfiguration(IPortalConfiguration portalConfiguration) throws org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.exception.CipherUtilException {
+            this.decryptedPortalUser = decryptPKC(portalConfiguration.getPortalUser());
+            this.decryptedPortalPassword = decryptPKC(portalConfiguration.getPortalPass());
+            this.decryptedPortalAppName = decryptPKC(portalConfiguration.getPortalAppName());
+            this.ecompPortalRestURL = portalConfiguration.getEcompRestUrl();
+            this.uebKey = portalConfiguration.getUebAppKey();
+
+        }
+
+        public static String getPropertyNotSet() {
+            return PROPERTY_NOT_SET;
+        }
+
+        public String getDecryptedPortalUser() {
+            return decryptedPortalUser;
+        }
+
+        public String getDecryptedPortalPassword() {
+            return decryptedPortalPassword;
+        }
+
+        public String getEcompPortalRestURL() {
+            return ecompPortalRestURL;
+        }
+
+        public String getDecryptedPortalAppName() {
+            return decryptedPortalAppName;
+        }
+
+        public String getUebKey() {
+            return uebKey;
+        }
+
+        @VisibleForTesting
+        String getPortalProperty(String key) {
+            String value = PortalApiProperties.getProperty(key);
+            if (StringUtils.isEmpty(value)) {
+                throw new InvalidParameterException(String.format(PROPERTY_NOT_SET, key));
+            }
+            return value;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public enum PortalPropertiesEnum {
+        APP_NAME("portal_app_name"),
+        ECOMP_REST_URL("ecomp_rest_url"),
+        PASSWORD("portal_pass"),
+        UEB_APP_KEY("ueb_app_key"),
+        USER("portal_user");
+
+        private final String value;
+
+        PortalPropertiesEnum(String value) {
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+
+        public String value() {
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RedirectException.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RedirectException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2edb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RedirectException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+/**
+ * This exception should be thrown when redirection needed in filter flow
+ */
+public class RedirectException extends Exception {
+
+    public RedirectException() {
+    }
+
+    public RedirectException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public RedirectException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    public RedirectException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+    public RedirectException(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace) {
+        super(message, cause, enableSuppression, writableStackTrace);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RepresentationUtils.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RepresentationUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af0dcc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RepresentationUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.ErrorLogOptionalData;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LogFieldsMdcHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.Logger;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class RepresentationUtils {
+
+    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(RepresentationUtils.class.getName());
+
+    /**
+     * Build JSON Representation of given Object
+     *
+     * @param elementToRepresent
+     * @return
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    public static <T> String toRepresentation(T elementToRepresent) throws IOException {
+
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        mapper.configure(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS, false);
+        mapper.setSerializationInclusion(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL);
+        return mapper.writeValueAsString(elementToRepresent);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert JSON representation to given class
+     *
+     * @param json
+     * @param clazz
+     * @param <T>
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static <T> T fromRepresentation(String json, Class<T> clazz) {
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        T object = null;
+        mapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
+        mapper.configure(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS, false);
+        mapper.setSerializationInclusion(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL);
+        try {
+            object = mapper.readValue(json, clazz);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(),new ErrorLogOptionalData(),
+                    "Error when parsing JSON of object of type {}", clazz.getSimpleName(), e);
+        } // return null in case of exception
+
+        return object;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RestrictionAccessFilterException.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RestrictionAccessFilterException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e62f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/RestrictionAccessFilterException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+public class RestrictionAccessFilterException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    public RestrictionAccessFilterException(Exception exception) {
+        super(exception);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/SecurityUtil.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/SecurityUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98410d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/SecurityUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security;
+
+import fj.data.Either;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.Logger;
+
+import javax.crypto.BadPaddingException;
+import javax.crypto.Cipher;
+import javax.crypto.IllegalBlockSizeException;
+import javax.crypto.NoSuchPaddingException;
+import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.security.InvalidKeyException;
+import java.security.Key;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.util.Base64;
+
+public class SecurityUtil {
+
+    private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger( SecurityUtil.class );
+    private static final byte[] KEY = new byte[]{-64,5,-32 ,-117 ,-44,8,-39, 1, -9, 36,-46,-81, 62,-15,-63,-75};
+    public static final SecurityUtil INSTANCE = new SecurityUtil();
+    public static final String ALGORITHM = "AES" ;
+    public static final String CHARSET = StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name();
+
+    public static Key secKey = null ;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * cmd commands >$PROGRAM_NAME decrypt "$ENCRYPTED_MSG"
+     *              >$PROGRAM_NAME encrypt "message"
+    **/
+
+    private SecurityUtil(){ super(); }
+
+    static {
+        try{
+            secKey = generateKey( KEY, ALGORITHM );
+        }
+        catch(Exception e){
+            LOG.warn("cannot generate key for {}", ALGORITHM);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+    public static Key generateKey(final byte[] KEY, String algorithm){
+        return new SecretKeySpec(KEY, algorithm);
+    }
+
+    //obfuscates key prefix -> **********
+    public String obfuscateKey(String sensitiveData){
+
+        if (sensitiveData != null){
+            int len = sensitiveData.length();
+            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(sensitiveData);
+            for (int i=0; i<len/2; i++){
+                builder.setCharAt(i, '*');
+            }
+            return builder.toString();
+        }
+        return sensitiveData;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  @param strDataToEncrypt - plain string to encrypt
+     *  Encrypt the Data
+     * 		a. Declare / Initialize the Data. Here the data is of type String
+     * 		b. Convert the Input Text to Bytes
+     * 		c. Encrypt the bytes using doFinal method
+     */
+    public Either<String,String> encrypt(String strDataToEncrypt){
+        if (strDataToEncrypt != null ){
+            try {
+                LOG.debug("Encrypt key -> {}", secKey);
+                Cipher aesCipherForEncryption = Cipher.getInstance("AES");          // Must specify the mode explicitly as most JCE providers default to ECB mode!!
+                aesCipherForEncryption.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, secKey);
+                byte[] byteDataToEncrypt = strDataToEncrypt.getBytes();
+                byte[] byteCipherText = aesCipherForEncryption.doFinal(byteDataToEncrypt);
+                String strCipherText = new String( Base64.getMimeEncoder().encode(byteCipherText), CHARSET );
+                LOG.debug("Cipher Text generated using AES is {}", strCipherText);
+                return Either.left(strCipherText);
+            } catch( NoSuchAlgorithmException | UnsupportedEncodingException e){
+                LOG.warn( "cannot encrypt data unknown algorithm or missing encoding for {}" ,secKey.getAlgorithm());
+            } catch( InvalidKeyException e){
+                LOG.warn( "invalid key recieved - > {} | {}" , Base64.getDecoder().decode( secKey.getEncoded() ), e.getMessage() );
+            } catch( IllegalBlockSizeException | BadPaddingException | NoSuchPaddingException  e){
+                LOG.warn( "bad algorithm definition (Illegal Block Size or padding), please review you algorithm block&padding" , e.getMessage() );
+            }
+        }
+        return Either.right("Cannot encrypt "+strDataToEncrypt);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decrypt the Data
+     * @param byteCipherText - should be valid bae64 input in the length of 16bytes
+     * @param isBase64Decoded - is data already base64 encoded&aligned to 16 bytes
+     * 		a. Initialize a new instance of Cipher for Decryption (normally don't reuse the same object)
+     * 		b. Decrypt the cipher bytes using doFinal method
+     */
+    public Either<String,String> decrypt(byte[] byteCipherText , boolean isBase64Decoded){
+        if (byteCipherText != null){
+            byte[] alignedCipherText = byteCipherText;
+            try{
+                if (isBase64Decoded)
+                    alignedCipherText = Base64.getDecoder().decode(byteCipherText);
+                LOG.debug("Decrypt key -> "+secKey.getEncoded());
+                Cipher aesCipherForDecryption = Cipher.getInstance("AES"); // Must specify the mode explicitly as most JCE providers default to ECB mode!!
+                aesCipherForDecryption.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, secKey);
+                byte[] byteDecryptedText = aesCipherForDecryption.doFinal(alignedCipherText);
+                String strDecryptedText = new String(byteDecryptedText);
+                LOG.debug("Decrypted Text message is: {}" , obfuscateKey( strDecryptedText ));
+                return Either.left(strDecryptedText);
+            } catch( NoSuchAlgorithmException e){
+                LOG.warn( "cannot encrypt data unknown algorithm or missing encoding for {}" ,secKey.getAlgorithm());
+            } catch( InvalidKeyException e){
+                LOG.warn( "invalid key recieved - > {} | {}" , Base64.getDecoder().decode( secKey.getEncoded() ), e.getMessage() );
+            } catch( IllegalBlockSizeException | BadPaddingException | NoSuchPaddingException  e){
+                LOG.warn( "bad algorithm definition (Illegal Block Size or padding), please review you algorithm block&padding" , e.getMessage() );
+            }
+        }
+        return Either.right("Decrypt FAILED");
+    }
+
+    public Either<String,String> decrypt(String byteCipherText){
+        try {
+            return decrypt(byteCipherText.getBytes(CHARSET),true);
+        } catch( UnsupportedEncodingException e ){
+            LOG.warn( "Missing encoding for {} | {} " ,secKey.getAlgorithm() , e.getMessage());
+        }
+        return Either.right("Decrypt FAILED");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/FilterServletOutputStream.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/FilterServletOutputStream.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95cb519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/FilterServletOutputStream.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.filters;
+
+import javax.servlet.ServletOutputStream;
+import javax.servlet.WriteListener;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+public class FilterServletOutputStream extends ServletOutputStream {
+
+    private DataOutputStream stream;
+
+    public FilterServletOutputStream(OutputStream output) {
+        stream = new DataOutputStream(output);
+    }
+
+    public void write(int b) throws IOException {
+        stream.write(b);
+    }
+
+    public void write(byte[] b) throws IOException  {
+        stream.write(b);
+    }
+
+    public void write(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException  {
+        stream.write(b,off,len);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isReady() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setWriteListener(WriteListener writeListener) {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/ResponceWrapper.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/ResponceWrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02b19aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/ResponceWrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.filters;
+
+import javax.servlet.ServletOutputStream;
+import javax.servlet.WriteListener;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.CharArrayWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+
+public class ResponceWrapper extends HttpServletResponseWrapper {
+    private ByteArrayOutputStream output;
+    private int contentLength;
+    private String contentType;
+
+    public ResponceWrapper(HttpServletResponse response) {
+        super(response);
+        output = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+    }
+
+    public byte[] getData() {
+        return output.toByteArray();
+    }
+
+    public ServletOutputStream getOutputStream() {
+        return new FilterServletOutputStream(output);
+    }
+
+    public PrintWriter getWriter() {
+        return new PrintWriter(getOutputStream(), true);
+    }
+
+    public void setContentLength(int length) {
+        this.contentLength = length;
+        super.setContentLength(length);
+    }
+
+    public int getContentLength() {
+        return contentLength;
+    }
+
+    public void setContentType(String type) {
+        this.contentType = type;
+        super.setContentType(type);
+    }
+
+
+    public String getContentType() {
+        return contentType;
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/RestrictionAccessFilter.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/RestrictionAccessFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b53882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/RestrictionAccessFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.filters;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.*;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.*;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.*;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.*;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
+import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static org.onap.sdc.security.utils.SecurityLogsUtils.PORTAL_TARGET_ENTITY;
+import static org.onap.sdc.security.utils.SecurityLogsUtils.fullOptionalData;
+
+@Component("restrictionAccessFilter")
+public class RestrictionAccessFilter extends SessionValidationFilter {
+
+    private final ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration;
+
+    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(RestrictionAccessFilter.class.getName());
+    private static final String LOCATION_HEADER = "RedirectLocation";
+
+    private static final String SESSION_IS_EXPIRED_MSG = "Session is expired for user %s";
+    protected static final String CSP_USER_ID = "HTTP_CSP_ID";
+
+    private PortalClient portalClient;
+    private IUsersThreadLocalHolder threadLocalUtils;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public RestrictionAccessFilter(ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration configuration,
+                                   IUsersThreadLocalHolder threadLocalUtils,PortalClient portalClient) {
+        this.filterConfiguration = configuration;
+        this.threadLocalUtils = threadLocalUtils;
+        this.portalClient = portalClient;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public void doFilter(ServletRequest servletRequest, ServletResponse servletResponse, FilterChain filterChain)
+            throws IOException, ServletException {
+        super.doFilter(servletRequest, servletResponse,filterChain);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Cookie addRoleToCookie(Cookie cookie) throws RedirectException {
+        AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie;
+        Set<String> updatedRolesSet = new HashSet<>();
+        try {
+            log.debug("Adding the role to the cookie.");
+            authenticationCookie = getAuthenticationCookie(cookie);
+            if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(authenticationCookie.getRoles())) {
+                log.debug("Cookie already contains a role in its set of roles authenticationCookie Roles: {}",
+                        authenticationCookie.getRoles());
+                threadLocalUtils.setUserContext(authenticationCookie);
+                return cookie;
+            }
+            String fetchedRole = portalClient.fetchUserRolesFromPortal(authenticationCookie.getUserID());
+            log.debug("addRoleToCookie: Finished fetching user role from Portal. Adding it to the cookie");
+            updatedRolesSet.add(fetchedRole);
+            authenticationCookie.setRoles(updatedRolesSet);
+            String changedCookieJson = RepresentationUtils.toRepresentation(authenticationCookie);
+            log.debug("addRoleToCookie: Changed cookie Json: {}", changedCookieJson);
+            cookie.setValue(CipherUtil.encryptPKC(changedCookieJson, getFilterConfiguration().getSecurityKey()));
+            threadLocalUtils.setUserContext(authenticationCookie);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), fullOptionalData(PORTAL_TARGET_ENTITY, "/fetchRolesFromPortal"),"Exception: {}", e.getMessage());
+            throw new RestrictionAccessFilterException(e);
+        } catch (CipherUtilException e) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), fullOptionalData(PORTAL_TARGET_ENTITY, "/fetchRolesFromPortal"),"Exception: {}", e.getMessage());
+            throw new RedirectException(e);
+        }
+        return cookie;
+    }
+
+    private AuthenticationCookie getAuthenticationCookie(Cookie cookie) throws CipherUtilException {
+        AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie;
+        String originalCookieJson = retrieveOriginalCookieJson(cookie);
+        authenticationCookie = getAuthenticationCookie(originalCookieJson);
+        return authenticationCookie;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void authorizeUserOnSessionExpiration(AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie, Cookie[] cookies)
+            throws RedirectException {
+            log.debug("Portal fetch user role is enabled");
+            if (!isAuthenticatedUserSimilarToCspUser(authenticationCookie, cookies) ||
+                    areUserRolesChanged(authenticationCookie)) {
+                String msg = String.format(SESSION_IS_EXPIRED_MSG, authenticationCookie.getUserID());
+                log.debug(msg);
+                throw new RedirectException(msg);
+            }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void handleRedirectException(HttpServletResponse httpServletResponse) throws IOException {
+
+        httpServletResponse.setHeader(LOCATION_HEADER, filterConfiguration.getRedirectURL());
+        httpServletResponse.setStatus(403);
+        httpServletResponse.setContentType("application/json");
+        httpServletResponse.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
+        httpServletResponse.getWriter().write(RepresentationUtils.toRepresentation
+                ("Your session has expired. Please close the SDC tab and re-enter the SDC application."));
+    }
+
+    private boolean areUserRolesChanged(AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie) {
+        String cookieRole = "";
+        if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(authenticationCookie.getRoles())) {
+            log.debug("Cookie contains a role in its set of roles: {}", authenticationCookie.getRoles().toString());
+            cookieRole = (String) authenticationCookie.getRoles().iterator().next();
+        }
+        // TODO: For future reference, when multi roles exist replace to something like:
+        // TODO: authenticationCookie.getRoles().stream().forEach((role) -> areRolesEqual = areRolesEqual(user.getRole(), role));
+        log.debug("Fetching roles from portal for user {}", authenticationCookie.getUserID());
+        String portalRole = portalClient.fetchUserRolesFromPortal(authenticationCookie.getUserID());
+        log.debug("{} user role on portal is {}, in the cookie is {}", portalRole, cookieRole);
+        return StringUtils.isEmpty(cookieRole) || !cookieRole.equalsIgnoreCase(portalRole);
+    }
+
+    private boolean isAuthenticatedUserSimilarToCspUser(AuthenticationCookie cookie, Cookie[] cookies) throws RedirectException {
+        String cspUserId = getCookieValue(cookies, CSP_USER_ID);
+        if (cspUserId != null && cspUserId.equals(cookie.getUserID())) {
+            log.debug("Auth and CSP user IDs are same: {}", cookie.getUserID());
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public String getCookieValue(Cookie[] cookies, String name) throws RedirectException {
+        if (ArrayUtils.isNotEmpty(cookies)) {
+            List<Cookie> foundCookies = Arrays.stream(cookies)
+                    .filter(c -> c.getName().endsWith(name))
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            if (foundCookies.size() > 0) {
+                log.debug("getCookieValue: Found {} cookies with name: {}", foundCookies.size(), name);
+                return foundCookies.get(0).getValue();
+            }
+        }
+        throw new RedirectException("No cookies found with name " + name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration getFilterConfiguration() {
+        return filterConfiguration;
+    }
+
+    private boolean areRolesEqual(String role, String roleFromDB) {
+        return !StringUtils.isEmpty(role) && role.equalsIgnoreCase(roleFromDB);
+    }
+
+    private String retrieveOriginalCookieJson(Cookie cookie) throws CipherUtilException {
+        return CipherUtil.decryptPKC(cookie.getValue(), filterConfiguration.getSecurityKey());
+    }
+
+    private AuthenticationCookie getAuthenticationCookie(String originalCookieJson) {
+        return RepresentationUtils.fromRepresentation(originalCookieJson, AuthenticationCookie.class);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/SampleFilter.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/SampleFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..853c40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/SampleFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.filters;
+
+import org.onap.sdc.security.AuthenticationCookie;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.RedirectException;
+import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class SampleFilter extends SessionValidationFilter {
+
+    static final String FAILED_ON_USER_AUTH = "failedOnUserAuth";
+    static final String FAILED_ON_ROLE = "failedOnRole";
+
+    private static class Configuration implements ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration {
+
+        private String securityKey = "AGLDdG4D04BKm2IxIWEr8o==";
+        private long maxSessionTimeOut = 24*60*60*1000;
+        private long sessionIdleTimeOut = 60*60*1000;
+        private String redirectURL = "http://portal.api.simpledemo.onap.org:8989/ECOMPPORTAL/login.htm";
+        private List<String> excludedUrls = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("/config","/configmgr","/rest","/kibanaProxy","/healthcheck","/upload.*"));
+        private String cookieName = "kuku";
+        private final String cookieDomain = "";
+        private final String cookiePath = "/";
+        private boolean isCookieHttpOnly = true;
+
+        private static final Configuration instance = new Configuration();
+
+
+        private Configuration() {
+        }
+
+        public static Configuration getInstance(){
+             return instance;
+        }
+
+        // --- set method only for tests START ---
+        private void setSecurityKey(String securityKey) {
+            this.securityKey = securityKey;
+        }
+
+        private void setMaxSessionTimeOut(long maxSessionTimeOut) {
+            this.maxSessionTimeOut = maxSessionTimeOut;
+        }
+
+        private void setCookieName(String cookieName) {
+            this.cookieName = cookieName;
+        }
+
+        private void setRedirectURL(String redirectURL) {
+            this.redirectURL = redirectURL;
+        }
+
+        private void setExcludedUrls(List<String> excludedUrls) {
+            this.excludedUrls = excludedUrls;
+        }
+        // --- set method only for tests START ---
+
+        @Override
+        public String getSecurityKey() {
+            return securityKey;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public long getMaxSessionTimeOut() {
+            return maxSessionTimeOut;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public long getSessionIdleTimeOut() {
+            return sessionIdleTimeOut;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getCookieName() {
+            return cookieName;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getCookieDomain() {
+            return cookieDomain;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getCookiePath() {
+            return cookiePath;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isCookieHttpOnly() {
+            return isCookieHttpOnly;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getRedirectURL() {
+            return redirectURL;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public List<String> getExcludedUrls() {
+            return excludedUrls;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    // --- set methods only for tests START ---
+    public void setSecurityKey(String securityKey) {
+        Configuration.getInstance().setSecurityKey(securityKey);
+    }
+
+    public void setMaxSessionTimeOut(long maxSessionTimeOut) {
+        Configuration.getInstance().setMaxSessionTimeOut(maxSessionTimeOut);
+    }
+
+    public void setCookieName(String cookieName) {
+        Configuration.getInstance().setCookieName(cookieName);
+    }
+
+    public void setRedirectURL(String redirectURL) {
+        Configuration.getInstance().setRedirectURL(redirectURL);
+    }
+
+    public void setExcludedUrls(List<String> excludedUrls) {
+        Configuration.getInstance().setExcludedUrls(excludedUrls);
+    }
+    // --- set methods only for tests END ---
+
+    @Override
+    public ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration getFilterConfiguration() {
+        return Configuration.getInstance();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Cookie addRoleToCookie(Cookie updatedCookie) {
+        return updatedCookie;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void authorizeUserOnSessionExpiration(AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie, Cookie[] cookies) throws RedirectException {
+        if (FAILED_ON_USER_AUTH.equals(authenticationCookie.getUserID())) {
+            throw new RedirectException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void handleRedirectException(HttpServletResponse httpResponse) throws IOException {
+        //do nothing in this implementation
+    }
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/SessionValidationFilter.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/SessionValidationFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87780ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/filters/SessionValidationFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.filters;
+
+import org.onap.sdc.security.*;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.ErrorLogOptionalData;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LogFieldsMdcHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.Logger;
+
+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.http.Cookie;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public abstract class SessionValidationFilter implements Filter {
+    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(SessionValidationFilter.class.getName());
+    private ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration;
+    private List<String> excludedUrls;
+
+    public abstract ISessionValidationFilterConfiguration getFilterConfiguration();
+    protected abstract Cookie addRoleToCookie(Cookie updatedCookie) throws RedirectException;
+    protected abstract void authorizeUserOnSessionExpiration(AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie, Cookie[] cookies) throws RedirectException;
+    protected abstract void handleRedirectException(HttpServletResponse httpResponse) throws IOException;
+
+    @Override
+    public final void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) {
+        filterConfiguration = getFilterConfiguration();
+        excludedUrls = filterConfiguration.getExcludedUrls();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void doFilter(ServletRequest servletRequest, ServletResponse servletResponse, FilterChain filterChain) throws IOException, ServletException {
+        final HttpServletRequest httpRequest = (HttpServletRequest) servletRequest;
+        final HttpServletResponse httpResponse = (HttpServletResponse) servletResponse;
+
+        long starTime = System.nanoTime();
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Validation started, received request with URL {}", httpRequest.getRequestURL());
+        }
+
+        try {
+            if (isValidationRequired(servletRequest, servletResponse, filterChain, httpRequest)){
+                List<Cookie> cookies = extractAuthenticationCookies(httpRequest.getCookies());
+                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    log.debug("doFilter: the cookies we received from extractAuthenticationCookies, before processRequest: {}", cookies);
+                }
+
+                Cookie extractedCookie = cookies.get(0);
+                processRequest(httpRequest, extractedCookie);
+
+                // response processing
+                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Cookie from request {} is valid, passing request to session extension ...", httpRequest.getRequestURL());
+                }
+                Cookie updatedCookie = processResponse(extractedCookie);
+
+                cleanResponseFromLeftoverCookies(httpResponse, cookies);
+
+                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: request {} passed all validations, passing request to endpoint ...", httpRequest.getRequestURL());
+                }
+                httpResponse.addCookie(updatedCookie);
+                filterChain.doFilter(servletRequest, httpResponse);
+            }
+        } catch (RedirectException e) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), new ErrorLogOptionalData(),"Exception is thrown while authenticating cookie: {}", e.getMessage());
+            handleRedirectException(httpResponse);
+        }
+        long durationSec = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toSeconds(System.nanoTime() - starTime);
+        long durationMil = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(System.nanoTime() - starTime);
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Validation ended, running time for URL {} is: {} seconds {} milliseconds", httpRequest.getPathInfo(), durationSec, durationMil);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private boolean isValidationRequired(ServletRequest servletRequest, ServletResponse servletResponse, FilterChain filterChain, HttpServletRequest httpRequest) throws IOException, ServletException, RedirectException {
+        if (isUrlFromWhiteList(httpRequest)) {
+            log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: URL {} excluded from access validation , passing request to endpoint ... ", httpRequest.getRequestURL());
+            filterChain.doFilter(servletRequest, servletResponse);
+            return false;
+
+        } else if (!isCookiePresent(httpRequest.getCookies())) {
+            //redirect to portal app
+            log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Cookie from request {} is not valid, redirecting request to portal", httpRequest.getRequestURL());
+            throw new RedirectException(String.format("Cookie from request %s is not valid", httpRequest.getRequestURL() ));
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private void processRequest(HttpServletRequest httpRequest, Cookie cookie) throws RedirectException {
+        AuthenticationCookie authenticationCookie;
+        try {
+            authenticationCookie = AuthenticationCookieUtils.getAuthenticationCookie(cookie, filterConfiguration);
+        }
+        catch (CipherUtilException e) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), new ErrorLogOptionalData(),"SessionValidationFilter: Cookie decryption error : {}", e.getMessage());
+            throw new RedirectException("Cookie decryption error");
+        }
+        if (AuthenticationCookieUtils.isSessionExpired(authenticationCookie, filterConfiguration)) {
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                log.debug("SessionValidationFilter:session is expired for URL {}", httpRequest.getRequestURL());
+            }
+            authorizeUserOnSessionExpiration(authenticationCookie, httpRequest.getCookies());
+        }
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Role is valid");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Cookie processResponse(Cookie cookie) throws IOException, RedirectException {
+        Cookie updatedCookie;
+        try {
+            updatedCookie = AuthenticationCookieUtils.updateSessionTime(cookie, filterConfiguration);
+        } catch (CipherUtilException e) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), new ErrorLogOptionalData(),"SessionValidationFilter: Cookie cipher error {}", e.getMessage());
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Cookie cipher error : {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+            }
+            throw new RedirectException(e);
+        }
+        return addRoleToCookie(updatedCookie);
+    }
+
+    private boolean isCookiePresent(Cookie[] cookies) {
+        if (cookies == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        String actualCookieName = filterConfiguration.getCookieName();
+        boolean isPresent = Arrays.stream(cookies).anyMatch(c -> isCookieNameMatch(actualCookieName, c));
+        if (!isPresent) {
+            log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().getServiceName(), new ErrorLogOptionalData(),"SessionValidationFilter: Session Validation Cookie missing ");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private List<Cookie> extractAuthenticationCookies(Cookie[] cookies) {
+        String actualCookieName = filterConfiguration.getCookieName();
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            Arrays.stream(cookies).forEach(c->log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Cookie name {}", c.getName()));
+            log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Extracting authentication cookies, {} cookies in request", cookies.length);
+        }
+        List<Cookie> authenticationCookies = Arrays.stream(cookies).filter(c -> isCookieNameMatch(actualCookieName, c)).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Extracted {} authentication cookies from request", authenticationCookies.size());
+        }
+        if( authenticationCookies.size() > 1 && log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            authenticationCookies.forEach( cookie -> log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: Multiple cookies found cookie name, {} cookie value {}", cookie.getName(), cookie.getValue()));
+        }
+        return authenticationCookies;
+    }
+
+
+    // use contains for matching due issue with ecomp portal ( change cookie name, add prefix ), temp solution
+    private boolean isCookieNameMatch(String actualCookieName, Cookie c) {
+        return c.getName().contains(actualCookieName);
+    }
+
+    private boolean isUrlFromWhiteList(HttpServletRequest httpRequest) {
+        if (httpRequest.getPathInfo() == null){
+            final String servletPath = httpRequest.getServletPath().toLowerCase();
+            log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: pathInfo is null, trying to check by servlet path white list validation -> ServletPath: {} ", servletPath);
+            return excludedUrls.stream().
+                    anyMatch(servletPath::matches);
+        }
+        String pathInfo = httpRequest.getPathInfo().toLowerCase();
+        log.debug("SessionValidationFilter: white list validation ->  PathInfo: {} ", pathInfo);
+        return excludedUrls.stream().
+                anyMatch(pathInfo::matches);
+    }
+
+    private void cleanResponseFromLeftoverCookies(HttpServletResponse httpResponse, List<Cookie> cookiesList) {
+        for (Cookie cookie:cookiesList){
+            Cookie cleanCookie = AuthenticationCookieUtils.createUpdatedCookie(cookie, null, filterConfiguration);
+            cleanCookie.setMaxAge(0);
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                log.debug("SessionValidationFilter Cleaning Cookie cookie name: {} added to response", cleanCookie.getName());
+            }
+            httpResponse.addCookie(cleanCookie);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void destroy() {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogConfiguration.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3077662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.api;
+
+public interface ILogConfiguration {
+
+  String MDC_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID = "ServiceInstanceId";
+  String MDC_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS = "ServerIPAddress";
+  String MDC_REMOTE_HOST = "RemoteHost";
+  String MDC_AUDIT_MESSAGE = "AuditMessage";
+  String MDC_END_TIMESTAMP = "EndTimestamp";
+  String MDC_ELAPSED_TIME = "ElapsedTime";
+  String MDC_PROCESS_KEY = "ProcessKey";
+  String MDC_TARGET_VIRTUAL_ENTITY = "TargetVirtualEntity";
+  String MDC_ERROR_CATEGORY = "ErrorCategory";
+  String MDC_ERROR_CODE = "ErrorCode";
+  String MDC_ERROR_DESC = "ErrorDescription";
+  String MDC_CLASS_NAME = "ClassName";
+  String MDC_OPT_FIELD1 = "CustomField1";
+  String MDC_OPT_FIELD2 = "CustomField2";
+  String MDC_OPT_FIELD3 = "CustomField3";
+  String MDC_OPT_FIELD4 = "CustomField4";
+  String MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_ACTION = "SupportablityAction";
+  String MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_UUID="SupportablityCsarUUID";
+  String MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_VERSION="SupportablityCsarVersion";
+  String MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_NAME = "SupportablityComponentName";
+  String MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_UUID = "SupportablityComponentUUID";
+  String MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_VERSION="SupportablityComponentVersion";
+  String MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_STATUS_CODE = "SupportablityStatus";
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogFieldsHandler.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogFieldsHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..098dfcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogFieldsHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.api;
+
+
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.Severity;
+
+/**
+ * Created by dd4296 on 12/25/2017.
+ */
+public interface ILogFieldsHandler {
+    void startAuditTimer();
+
+    void startMetricTimer();
+
+    void stopAuditTimer();
+
+    void stopMetricTimer();
+
+    void setClassName(String className);
+
+    void setServerFQDN(String serverFQDN);
+
+    void setServerIPAddress(String serverIPAddress);
+
+    // intended for setting this parameter in a given thread
+    void setServerFQDNInternally();
+
+    // intended for setting this parameter in a given thread
+    void setServerIPAddressInternally();
+
+    void setInstanceUUID(String instanceUUID);
+
+    void setProcessKey(String processKey);
+
+    void setAlertSeverity(Severity alertSeverity);
+
+    void setOptCustomField1(String customField1);
+
+    void setOptCustomField2(String customField2);
+
+    void setOptCustomField3(String customField3);
+
+    void setOptCustomField4(String customField4);
+
+    void setKeyRequestId(String keyRequestId);
+
+    void setRemoteHost(String remoteHost);
+
+    void setServiceName(String serviceName);
+
+    void setStatusCode(String statusCode);
+
+    void setPartnerName(String partnerName);
+
+    void setResponseCode(int responseCode);
+
+    void setResponseDesc(String responseDesc);
+
+    void setServiceInstanceId(String serviceInstanceId);
+
+    void setTargetEntity(String targetEntity);
+
+    void setTargetServiceName(String targetServiceName);
+
+    void setTargetVirtualEntity(String targetVirtualEntity);
+
+    void setErrorCode(int errorCode);
+
+    void setErrorCategory(String errorCategory);
+
+    String getErrorCode();
+
+    String getServiceName();
+
+    String getTargetEntity();
+
+    String getTargetServiceName();
+
+    String getErrorCategory();
+
+    void clear();
+
+    boolean isMDCParamEmpty(String mdcKeyName);
+
+    String getFqdn();
+
+    String getHostAddress();
+
+    String getKeyRequestId();
+
+    void removeStatusCode();
+
+    void removePartnerName();
+
+    void removeResponseCode();
+
+    void removeResponseDesc();
+
+    void removeServiceInstanceId();
+
+    void removeTargetEntity();
+
+    void removeTargetServiceName();
+
+    void removeTargetVirtualEntity();
+
+    void removeErrorCode();
+
+    void removeErrorCategory();
+
+    void removeErrorDescription();
+
+    void setAuditMessage(String message);
+
+    String getAuditMessage();
+
+    //service supportability [US 496441]
+
+    String getSupportablityAction();
+
+    String getSupportablityCsarUUID();
+
+    String getSupportablityCsarVersion();
+
+    String getSupportablityComponentName();
+
+    String getSupportablityComponentUUID();
+
+    String getSupportablityComponentVersion();
+
+    String getSupportablityStatusCode();
+
+    void setSupportablityAction(String action);
+
+    void setSupportablityCsarUUID(String uuid);
+
+    void setSupportablityCsarVersion(String version);
+
+    void setSupportablityComponentName(String name);
+
+    void setSupportablityComponentUUID(String UUID);
+
+    void setSupportablityComponentVersion(String version);
+
+    void setSupportablityStatusCode(String statusCode);
+
+    void removeSupportablityAction();
+
+    void removeSupportablityComponentName();
+
+    void removeSupportablityComponentUUID();
+
+    void removeSupportablityComponentVersion();
+
+    void removeSupportablityCsarUUID();
+
+    void removeSupportablityCsarVersion();
+
+    void removeSupportablityStatusCode();
+
+    String getPartnerName();
+
+    String getRemoteHost();
+
+    String getServerIpAddress();
+
+    void setKeyInvocationId(String invocationId);
+
+    CharSequence getKeyInvocationId();
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogger.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee7ba0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/api/ILogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.api;
+
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogLevel;
+import org.slf4j.Marker;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Created by dd4296 on 12/24/2017.
+ */
+public interface ILogger {
+    void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message);
+    void log(Marker marker, LogLevel logLevel, String message);
+    void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Object... params);
+    void log(Marker marker, LogLevel logLevel, String message, Object... params);
+    void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Throwable throwable);
+    List<String> getMandatoryFields();
+    ILogger clear();
+    ILogger startTimer();
+    ILogger setKeyRequestId(String keyRequestId);
+
+    ILogger setKeyInvocationId(String keyInvocationId);
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/ErrorLogOptionalData.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/ErrorLogOptionalData.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6f1b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/ErrorLogOptionalData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+public class ErrorLogOptionalData {
+    private String targetEntity;
+    private String targetServiceName;
+
+    public ErrorLogOptionalData() {
+    }
+
+    String getTargetEntity() {
+        return targetEntity;
+    }
+
+    private void setTargetEntity(String targetEntity) {
+        this.targetEntity = targetEntity;
+    }
+
+    String getTargetServiceName() {
+        return targetServiceName;
+    }
+
+    private void setTargetServiceName(String targetServiceName) {
+        this.targetServiceName = targetServiceName;
+    }
+
+    public static Builder newBuilder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public static class Builder {
+        private final ErrorLogOptionalData instance;
+
+        private Builder() {
+            instance = new ErrorLogOptionalData();
+        }
+
+        public Builder targetEntity(String targetEntity) {
+            instance.setTargetEntity(targetEntity);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder targetServiceName(String targetServiceName) {
+            instance.setTargetServiceName(targetServiceName);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public ErrorLogOptionalData build() {
+            return instance;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/FunctionalInterfaces.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/FunctionalInterfaces.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03a9747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/FunctionalInterfaces.java
@@ -0,0 +1,597 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import fj.F;
+import fj.data.Either;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.time.StopWatch;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompErrorSevirity;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.wrappers.Logger;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.*;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.EMPTY;
+
+/**
+ * Class For Functional interfaces And Functional Methods
+ * 
+ * @author mshitrit
+ *
+ */
+public class FunctionalInterfaces {
+	private static final int DEFAULT_REDO_INTERVAL_TIME_MS = 50;
+	private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_WAIT_TIME_MS = 10000;
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(FunctionalInterfaces.class.getName());
+
+	/**
+	 * This is an interface of a List that implements Serializable
+	 * 
+	 * @author mshitrit
+	 *
+	 * @param <T>
+	 */
+	public interface SerializableList<T> extends List<T>, Serializable {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @author mshitrit Consumer that takes two parameters
+	 * @param <T1>
+	 * @param <T2>
+	 */
+	public interface ConsumerTwoParam<T1, T2> {
+		/**
+		 * Same Accept method, but takes two parameters
+		 * 
+		 * @param t1
+		 * @param t2
+		 */
+		void accept(T1 t1, T2 t2);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @author mshitrit Function that takes two parameters
+	 * @param <T1>
+	 * @param <T2>
+	 * @param <R>
+	 */
+	public interface FunctionTwoParam<T1, T2, R> {
+		/**
+		 * Same apply method, but takes two parameters
+		 * 
+		 * @param t1
+		 * @param t2
+		 * @return
+		 */
+		R apply(T1 t1, T2 t2);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @author mshitrit Function that throws an exception
+	 * @param <T>
+	 * @param <R>
+	 * @param <E>
+	 */
+	public interface FunctionThrows<T, R, E extends Exception> {
+		/**
+		 * Same apply method, but throws an exception
+		 * 
+		 * @param t
+		 * @return
+		 */
+		R apply(T t) throws E;
+	}
+
+    public interface FunctionTwoParamThrows<T1, T2, R, E extends Exception> {
+        /**
+         * Same apply method, but throws an exception
+         * 
+         * @param t1
+         * @param t2
+         * @return
+         */
+        R apply(T1 t1, T2 t2) throws E;
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * @author mshitrit Supplier that throws an exception
+	 * @param <R>
+	 * @param <E>
+	 */
+	public interface SupplierThrows<R, E extends Exception> {
+		/**
+		 * Same get method, but throws an exception
+		 * 
+		 * @return
+		 * @throws E
+		 */
+		R get() throws E;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @author mshitrit Consumer that throws an exception
+	 * @param <T>
+	 * @param <E>
+	 */
+	public interface ConsumerThrows<T, E extends Exception> {
+		/**
+		 * Same accept, but throws an exception
+		 * 
+		 * @param t
+		 * @throws E
+		 */
+		void accept(T t) throws E;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @author mshitrit Runnable that throws an exception
+	 * @param <E>
+	 */
+	public interface RunnableThrows<E extends Exception> {
+		/**
+		 * Same run, but throws an exception
+		 * 
+		 * @throws E
+		 */
+		void run() throws E;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs a method that declares throwing an Exception and has a return value.
+	 * <br>
+	 * In case Exception Occurred replaces it with FunctionalAttException. <br>
+	 * This is useful for two cases:<br>
+	 * 1.using methods that throws exceptions in streams.<br>
+	 * 2.replacing declared exception with undeclared exception (Runtime).<br>
+	 * See below Use Case:<br>
+	 * Instead of: intList.stream().map(e -> fooThrowsAndReturnsBoolean(e)); -
+	 * does not compile !<br>
+	 * Use This : intList.stream().map(e -> swallowException( () ->
+	 * fooThrowsAndReturnsBoolean(e))); - compiles !<br>
+	 * 
+	 * @param methodToRun
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <R, E extends Exception> R swallowException(SupplierThrows<R, E> methodToRun) {
+		try {
+            return methodToRun.get();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new FunctionalAttException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs a method that declares throwing an Exception without return value.
+	 * <br>
+	 * In case Exception Occurred replaces it with FunctionalAttException. <br>
+	 * This is useful for two cases:<br>
+	 * 1.using methods that throws exceptions in streams.<br>
+	 * 2.replacing declared exception with undeclared exception (Runtime).<br>
+	 * See below Use Case:<br>
+	 * 
+	 * @param methodToRun
+	 */
+	public static <E extends Exception> void swallowException(RunnableThrows<E> methodToRun) {
+
+		SupplierThrows<Boolean, E> runnableWrapper = () -> {
+			methodToRun.run();
+			return true;
+		};
+		swallowException(runnableWrapper);
+	}
+
+	private static class FunctionalAttException extends RuntimeException {
+		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+		private FunctionalAttException(Exception e) {
+			super(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs the given method.<br>
+	 * Verify the method result against the resultVerifier.<br>
+	 * If verification passed returns the result.<br>
+	 * If Verification failed keeps retrying until it passes or until 10 seconds
+	 * pass.<br>
+	 * If Exception Occurred keeps retrying until it passes or until 10 seconds
+	 * pass,<br>
+	 * If last retry result caused an exception - it is thrown.
+	 * 
+	 * @param methodToRun
+	 *            given Method
+	 * @param resultVerifier
+	 *            verifier for the method result
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <R> R retryMethodOnResult(Supplier<R> methodToRun, Function<R, Boolean> resultVerifier) {
+		return retryMethodOnResult(methodToRun, resultVerifier, DEFAULT_MAX_WAIT_TIME_MS,
+				DEFAULT_REDO_INTERVAL_TIME_MS);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs the given method.<br>
+	 * Verify the method result against the resultVerifier.<br>
+	 * If verification passed returns the result.<br>
+	 * If Verification failed keeps retrying until it passes or until maxWait
+	 * pass.<br>
+	 * If Exception Occurred keeps retrying until it passes or until maxWait
+	 * pass,<br>
+	 * If last retry result caused an exception - it is thrown.
+	 * 
+	 * @param methodToRun
+	 *            given Method
+	 * @param resultVerifier
+	 *            verifier for the method result
+	 * @param maxWaitMS
+	 * @param retryIntervalMS
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <R> R retryMethodOnResult(Supplier<R> methodToRun, Function<R, Boolean> resultVerifier,
+			long maxWaitMS, long retryIntervalMS) {
+		boolean stopSearch = false;
+		R ret = null;
+		int timeElapsed = 0;
+		FunctionalAttException functionalExceotion = null;
+		boolean isExceptionInLastTry = false;
+		while (!stopSearch) {
+			try {
+				ret = methodToRun.get();
+				stopSearch = resultVerifier.apply(ret);
+				isExceptionInLastTry = false;
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				functionalExceotion = new FunctionalAttException(e);
+				isExceptionInLastTry = true;
+
+			} finally {
+				sleep(retryIntervalMS);
+				timeElapsed += retryIntervalMS;
+				if (timeElapsed > maxWaitMS) {
+					stopSearch = true;
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+		if (isExceptionInLastTry) {
+			throw functionalExceotion;
+		} else {
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs the given method.<br>
+	 * Verify the method result against the resultVerifier.<br>
+	 * If verification passed returns the result.<br>
+	 * If Verification failed keeps retrying until maxRetries reached.<br>
+	 * If Exception Occurred keeps retrying until it passes or until maxRetries
+	 * reached,<br>
+	 * If last retry result caused an exception - it is thrown.
+	 * 
+	 * @param methodToRun
+	 *            given Method
+	 * @param resultVerifier
+	 *            verifier for the method result
+	 * @param maxRetries
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <R> R retryMethodOnResult(Supplier<R> methodToRun, Function<R, Boolean> resultVerifier,
+			long maxRetries) {
+		boolean stopSearch = false;
+		R ret = null;
+		int retriesCount = 0;
+		FunctionalAttException functionalExceotion = null;
+		boolean isExceptionInLastTry = false;
+		while (!stopSearch) {
+			try {
+				ret = methodToRun.get();
+				stopSearch = resultVerifier.apply(ret);
+				isExceptionInLastTry = false;
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				functionalExceotion = new FunctionalAttException(e);
+				isExceptionInLastTry = true;
+			} finally {
+				if (++retriesCount >= maxRetries) {
+					stopSearch = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (isExceptionInLastTry) {
+			throw functionalExceotion;
+		} else {
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+    public static <R> R retryMethodOnException(SupplierThrows<R, Exception> methodToRun, 
+            Function<Exception, Boolean> exceptionVerifier, long maxRetries) throws Exception {
+        boolean stopSearch = false;
+        R ret = null;
+        int retriesCount = 0;
+        Exception exception = null;
+        while (!stopSearch) {
+            try {
+                exception = null;
+                ret = methodToRun.get();
+                stopSearch = true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) {
+                exception = e;
+                stopSearch = exceptionVerifier.apply(e);
+            }
+            finally {
+                if (++retriesCount >= maxRetries) {
+                    stopSearch = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (exception != null) {
+            throw exception;
+        }
+        else {
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs the given method.<br>
+	 * In case exception occurred runs the method again either until succeed or
+	 * until 10 seconds pass.
+	 * 
+	 * @param methodToRun
+	 *            given method
+	 * @return
+	 */
+
+	public static <R> R retryMethodOnException(Supplier<R> methodToRun) {
+		Function<R, Boolean> dummyVerifier = someResult -> true;
+		return retryMethodOnResult(methodToRun, dummyVerifier, DEFAULT_MAX_WAIT_TIME_MS, DEFAULT_REDO_INTERVAL_TIME_MS);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs the given method.<br>
+	 * In case exception occurred runs the method again either until succeed or
+	 * until 10 seconds pass.
+	 * 
+	 * @param methodToRun
+	 *            given method
+	 */
+	public static void retryMethodOnException(Runnable methodToRun) {
+		Function<Boolean, Boolean> dummyVerifier = someResult -> true;
+		Supplier<Boolean> dummySupplier = () -> {
+			methodToRun.run();
+			return true;
+		};
+		retryMethodOnResult(dummySupplier, dummyVerifier, DEFAULT_MAX_WAIT_TIME_MS, DEFAULT_REDO_INTERVAL_TIME_MS);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Same as Thread.sleep but throws a FunctionalAttException
+	 * (RuntimeException) instead of InterruptedException.<br>
+	 * 
+	 * @param millis
+	 */
+	public static void sleep(long millis) {
+		swallowException(() -> Thread.sleep(millis));
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts Either containing right value to another either with different
+	 * type of left value and the same type of right value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param eitherToConvert
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <T1, T2, T3> Either<T1, T2> convertEitherRight(Either<T3, T2> eitherToConvert) {
+		if (eitherToConvert.isLeft()) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Can not convert either right value because it has left value");
+		} else {
+			return Either.right(eitherToConvert.right().value());
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts Either containing left value to another either with different
+	 * type of right value and the same type of left value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param eitherToConvert
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <T1, T2, T3> Either<T1, T2> convertEitherLeft(Either<T1, T3> eitherToConvert) {
+		if (eitherToConvert.isLeft()) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Can not convert either left value because it has right value");
+		} else {
+			return Either.left(eitherToConvert.left().value());
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns enum value for a field <br>
+	 * 
+	 * @param fieldValue
+	 * @param values
+	 * @param enumValueGetter
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <T extends Enum<T>> T getEnumValueByFieldValue(String fieldValue, T[] values,
+			Function<T, String> enumValueGetter, T defaultValue) {
+		return getEnumValueByFieldValue(fieldValue, values, enumValueGetter, defaultValue, true);
+
+	}
+	
+	
+	public static <T extends Enum<T>> T getEnumValueByFieldValue(String fieldValue, T[] values,
+			Function<T, String> enumValueGetter, T defaultValue, boolean isCaseSensetive ){
+
+		final Predicate<? super T> predicate;
+		if( isCaseSensetive ){
+			predicate = e -> fieldValue.equals(enumValueGetter.apply(e));
+		}
+		else{
+			predicate = e -> fieldValue.equalsIgnoreCase(enumValueGetter.apply(e));
+		}
+		Optional<T> optionalFound =
+				// Stream of values of enum
+				Arrays.asList(values).stream().
+				// Filter in the one that match the field
+						filter(predicate).
+						// collect
+						findAny();
+		T ret;
+		ret = optionalFound.isPresent() ? optionalFound.get() : defaultValue;
+		return ret;
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This method runs the given method.<br>
+	 * In case given method finished running within timeoutInMs limit it returns
+	 * Either which left value is the result of the method that ran.<br>
+	 * In case given method did not finish running within timeoutInMs limit it
+	 * returns Either which right value is false. <br>
+	 * 
+	 * @param supplier
+	 * @param timeoutInMs
+	 *            - if 0 or lower no timeout is used
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <T> Either<T, Boolean> runMethodWithTimeOut(Supplier<T> supplier, long timeoutInMs) {
+		Either<T, Boolean> result;
+		if (timeoutInMs <= NumberUtils.LONG_ZERO) {
+			result = Either.left(supplier.get());
+		} else {
+			ExecutorService pool = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
+			Future<T> future = pool.submit(supplier::get);
+			try {
+				T calcValue = future.get(timeoutInMs, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+				result = Either.left(calcValue);
+			} catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException | TimeoutException e) {
+				LOGGER.debug("method run was canceled because it has passed its time limit of {} MS", timeoutInMs, e);
+				result = Either.right(false);
+			} finally {
+				pool.shutdownNow();
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public static <T> F<T, Boolean> convertToFunction(Consumer<T> consumer) {
+        return t -> {
+            try {
+                consumer.accept(t);
+                return true;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        };
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Wraps the execution of the Runnable with try catch.<br>
+	 * In case exception occurred returns Optional containing the
+	 * resultOnException.<br>
+	 * Otherwise returns an Empty optional.
+	 * 
+	 * @param runnable
+	 * @param resultOnException
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <T, E extends Exception> Optional<T> wrapWithTryCatch(RunnableThrows<E> runnable,
+			T resultOnException) {
+		Optional<T> optionalError;
+		try {
+			runnable.run();
+			optionalError = Optional.empty();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logException(e);
+			optionalError = Optional.of(resultOnException);
+		}
+		return optionalError;
+	}
+
+		/**
+	 * Runs the given method.<br>
+	 * In case the method passes without any Assertion Errors finishes.<br>
+	 * In case there is an assertion error keeps running the method every  retryIntervalMS.<br> until there is no Errors or maxWaitTimeMs has passed. <br>
+	 * If there are still Assertion Errors in the last Run they are returned to the user.<br>
+	 *
+	 * @param methodToRun
+	 * @param maxWaitTimeMs
+	 * @param retryIntervalMS
+	 */
+	public  static <T extends Throwable> void retryMethodOnException (Runnable methodToRun, long maxWaitTimeMs, long retryIntervalMS) {
+		if (maxWaitTimeMs <= 0) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Number maxWaitTimeMs be greater than 0");
+		}
+		StopWatch watch = new StopWatch();
+		watch.start();
+
+		boolean isLastTry = false;
+		while (!isLastTry) {
+			isLastTry = watch.getTime() + retryIntervalMS > maxWaitTimeMs;
+			if (isLastTry) {
+				methodToRun.run();
+			}
+			else {
+				try {
+					methodToRun.run();
+					break;
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					wrapWithTryCatch(() -> Thread.sleep(retryIntervalMS));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Wraps the execution of the Runnable with try catch.<br>
+	 * In case exception occurred logs the Exception.<br>
+	 * resultOnException.<br>
+	 * Otherwise returns an Empty optional.
+	 * 
+	 * @param runnable
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static <E extends Exception> void wrapWithTryCatch(RunnableThrows<E> runnable) {
+		wrapWithTryCatch(runnable, null);
+	}
+	
+	private static void logException(Exception e) {
+		LOGGER.error(EcompErrorSevirity.ERROR, EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, EMPTY, EMPTY, EMPTY, EMPTY);
+		LOGGER.debug("Error was caught ", e);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/HttpResponse.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/HttpResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57aaf3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/HttpResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
+public class HttpResponse<T> {
+    private final T response;
+    private final int statusCode;
+    private final String description;
+
+    public HttpResponse(T response, int statusCode) {
+        this.response = response;
+        this.statusCode = statusCode;
+        this.description = StringUtils.EMPTY;
+    }
+    
+    public HttpResponse(T response, int statusCode, String description) {
+        this.response = response;
+        this.statusCode = statusCode;
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    public T getResponse() {
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    public int getStatusCode() {
+        return statusCode;
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        builder.append("HttpResponse [response=");
+        builder.append(response);
+        builder.append(", statusCode=");
+        builder.append(statusCode);
+        builder.append(", description=");
+        builder.append(description);
+        builder.append("]");
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+    
+    
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LogFieldsMdcHandler.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LogFieldsMdcHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d600e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LogFieldsMdcHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,533 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogConfiguration;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogFieldsHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompHeadersConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.Severity;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.ZoneOffset;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+
+import static java.lang.Integer.valueOf;
+
+public class LogFieldsMdcHandler implements ILogFieldsHandler {
+
+  private static LogFieldsMdcHandler instanceMdcWrapper = new LogFieldsMdcHandler();
+
+  public static LogFieldsMdcHandler getInstance() {
+    return instanceMdcWrapper;
+  }
+
+  private final static String dateFormatPattern = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSz";
+  private final DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter
+      .ofPattern(dateFormatPattern);
+  protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LogFieldsMdcHandler.class.getName());
+  protected static String hostAddress;
+  protected static String fqdn;
+
+  static {
+    try {
+      hostAddress = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress();
+      fqdn = InetAddress.getByName(hostAddress).getCanonicalHostName();
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      log.error("failed to get machine parameters", ex);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void startAuditTimer() {
+    if (StringUtils.isEmpty(MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.ENTRY_TIMESTAMP))) {
+      MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.ENTRY_TIMESTAMP, generatedTimeNow());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void startMetricTimer() {
+    if (StringUtils.isEmpty(MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.INVOKE_TIMESTAMP))) {
+      MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.INVOKE_TIMESTAMP, generatedTimeNow());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void stopAuditTimer() {
+    //set start time if it is not set yet
+    startAuditTimer();
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_END_TIMESTAMP, generatedTimeNow());
+    setElapsedTime(MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.ENTRY_TIMESTAMP));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void stopMetricTimer() {
+    //set start time if it is not set yet
+    startMetricTimer();
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_END_TIMESTAMP, generatedTimeNow());
+    setElapsedTime(MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.INVOKE_TIMESTAMP));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setClassName(String className) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_CLASS_NAME, className);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setServerFQDN(String serverFQDN) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.SERVER_FQDN, serverFQDN);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setServerIPAddress(String serverIPAddress) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS, serverIPAddress);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setServerFQDNInternally() {
+    setServerFQDN(fqdn);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setServerIPAddressInternally() {
+    setServerIPAddress(hostAddress);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setInstanceUUID(String instanceUUID) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.INSTANCE_UUID, instanceUUID);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setProcessKey(String processKey) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_PROCESS_KEY, processKey);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setAlertSeverity(Severity alertSeverity) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_SEVERITY, String.valueOf(alertSeverity.getSeverityType()));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setOptCustomField1(String customField1) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_OPT_FIELD1, customField1);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setOptCustomField2(String customField2) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_OPT_FIELD2, customField2);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setOptCustomField3(String customField3) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_OPT_FIELD3, customField3);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setOptCustomField4(String customField4) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_OPT_FIELD4, customField4);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setKeyRequestId(String keyRequestId) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.REQUEST_ID,
+        keyRequestId); // eg. servletRequest.getSession().getId()
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setKeyInvocationId(String invocationId ) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.INVOCATION_ID,
+            invocationId);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setRemoteHost(String remoteHost) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_REMOTE_HOST, remoteHost);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setServiceName(String serviceName) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.SERVICE_NAME, serviceName);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setStatusCode(String statusCode) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_STATUS_CODE, statusCode);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setPartnerName(String partnerName) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.PARTNER_NAME, partnerName);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setResponseCode(int responseCode) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_CODE, Integer.toString(responseCode));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setResponseDesc(String responseDesc) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, responseDesc);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setServiceInstanceId(String serviceInstanceId) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID, serviceInstanceId);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setTargetEntity(String targetEntity) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.TARGET_ENTITY, targetEntity);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setTargetServiceName(String targetServiceName) {
+    MDC.put(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.TARGET_SERVICE_NAME, targetServiceName);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setTargetVirtualEntity(String targetVirtualEntity) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_TARGET_VIRTUAL_ENTITY, targetVirtualEntity);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setErrorCode(int errorCode) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_CODE, valueOf(errorCode).toString());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setErrorCategory(String errorCategory) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_CATEGORY, errorCategory);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getErrorCode() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_CODE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getServiceName() {
+    return MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.SERVICE_NAME);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getErrorCategory() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_CATEGORY);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void clear() {
+    MDC.clear();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isMDCParamEmpty(String mdcKeyName) {
+    return StringUtils.isEmpty(MDC.get(mdcKeyName));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getFqdn() {
+    return fqdn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getHostAddress() {
+    return hostAddress;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getKeyRequestId() {
+    return MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.REQUEST_ID);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getTargetEntity() {
+    return MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.TARGET_ENTITY);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getTargetServiceName() {
+    return MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.TARGET_SERVICE_NAME);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeStatusCode() {
+    MDC.remove(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_STATUS_CODE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removePartnerName() {
+    MDC.remove(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.PARTNER_NAME);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeResponseCode() {
+    MDC.remove(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_CODE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeResponseDesc() {
+    MDC.remove(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeServiceInstanceId() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeTargetEntity() {
+    MDC.remove(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.TARGET_ENTITY);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeTargetServiceName() {
+    MDC.remove(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.TARGET_SERVICE_NAME);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeTargetVirtualEntity() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_TARGET_VIRTUAL_ENTITY);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeErrorCode() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_CODE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeErrorCategory() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_CATEGORY);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeErrorDescription() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_DESC);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setAuditMessage(String message) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_AUDIT_MESSAGE, message);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getAuditMessage() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_AUDIT_MESSAGE);
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSupportablityStatusCode() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_STATUS_CODE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSupportablityAction() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_ACTION);
+
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public String getRemoteHost() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_REMOTE_HOST);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getServerIpAddress() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS);
+  }
+
+//  @Override
+//  public String getSupportablityCsarName() {
+//    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_NAME);
+//  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSupportablityCsarUUID() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_UUID);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSupportablityCsarVersion() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_VERSION);
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSupportablityComponentName() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_NAME);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSupportablityComponentUUID() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_UUID);
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSupportablityComponentVersion() {
+    return MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_VERSION);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public CharSequence getKeyInvocationId() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setSupportablityStatusCode(String statusCode) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_STATUS_CODE, statusCode);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setSupportablityAction(String action) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_ACTION, action);
+  }
+
+//  @Override
+//  public void setSupportablityCsarName(String name) {
+//    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_NAME, name);
+//  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setSupportablityCsarUUID(String uuid) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_UUID, uuid);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setSupportablityCsarVersion(String version) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_VERSION, version);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setSupportablityComponentName(String name) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_NAME, name);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setSupportablityComponentUUID(String uuid) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_UUID, uuid);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setSupportablityComponentVersion(String version) {
+    MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_VERSION, version);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeSupportablityAction() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_ACTION);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeSupportablityComponentName() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_NAME);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeSupportablityComponentUUID() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_UUID);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeSupportablityComponentVersion() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_VERSION);
+  }
+
+//  @Override
+//  public void removeSupportablityCsarName() {
+//    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_NAME);
+//  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeSupportablityCsarUUID() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_UUID);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeSupportablityCsarVersion() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_VERSION);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeSupportablityStatusCode() {
+    MDC.remove(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_STATUS_CODE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getPartnerName() {
+    return MDC.get(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.PARTNER_NAME);
+  }
+
+  private void setElapsedTime(String beginTimestamp) {
+    try {
+      final LocalDateTime startTime = LocalDateTime.parse(beginTimestamp, dateTimeFormatter);
+      final LocalDateTime endTime = LocalDateTime
+          .parse(MDC.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_END_TIMESTAMP), dateTimeFormatter);
+      final Duration timeDifference = Duration.between(startTime, endTime);
+
+      MDC.put(ILogConfiguration.MDC_ELAPSED_TIME, String.valueOf(timeDifference.toMillis()));
+
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      log.error("failed to calculate elapsed time", ex);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private String generatedTimeNow() {
+    return dateTimeFormatter
+        .withZone(ZoneOffset.UTC)
+        .format(Instant.now());
+  }
+
+  public void collectRequestInfoForErrorAndDebugLogging(HttpServletRequest httpRequest) {
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().clear();
+    String partnerName = LoggerBase.getPartnerName(httpRequest);
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().setPartnerName(partnerName);
+
+    String serviceInstanceID = httpRequest.getHeader(EcompHeadersConstants.X_ECOMP_SERVICE_ID_HEADER);
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().setServiceInstanceId(serviceInstanceID);
+
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().setRemoteHost(httpRequest.getRemoteHost());
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().setServerIPAddress(httpRequest.getLocalAddr());
+
+    String requestId = LoggerBase.getRequestId(httpRequest);
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().setKeyRequestId(requestId);
+
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().setServiceName(httpRequest.getRequestURI());
+  }
+
+  public void addInfoForErrorAndDebugLogging(String partnerName){
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().clear();
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().setPartnerName(partnerName);
+
+    String requestId = LoggerBase.generateKeyRequestId();
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().setKeyRequestId(requestId);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerAudit.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerAudit.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ec4fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerAudit.java
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+
+import org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogConfiguration;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogFieldsHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.Severity;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+import org.slf4j.MarkerFactory;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class LoggerAudit extends LoggerBase {
+    private static ArrayList<String> mandatoryFields = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.ENTRY_TIMESTAMP,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_END_TIMESTAMP,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.REQUEST_ID,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.SERVICE_NAME,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.PARTNER_NAME,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_STATUS_CODE,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_CODE,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_ELAPSED_TIME,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.SERVER_FQDN));
+
+    private static ArrayList<String> optionalFields = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.INSTANCE_UUID,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.RESPONSE_SEVERITY,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_REMOTE_HOST,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_CLASS_NAME,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_PROCESS_KEY,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_OPT_FIELD1,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_OPT_FIELD2,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_OPT_FIELD3,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_OPT_FIELD4));
+
+    LoggerAudit(ILogFieldsHandler ecompMdcWrapper, Logger logger) {
+        //TODO Andrey, set default marker
+        super (ecompMdcWrapper, MarkerFactory.getMarker(ONAPLogConstants.Markers.ENTRY.getName()), logger);
+        //put the remote host and FQDN values from another thread if they are set
+        ecompMdcWrapper.setServerIPAddressInternally();
+        ecompMdcWrapper.setServerFQDNInternally();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerAudit startTimer() {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.startAuditTimer();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit stopTimer() {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.stopAuditTimer();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setInstanceUUID(String instanceUUID) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setInstanceUUID(instanceUUID);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setOptClassName(String className) {
+        MDC.put("ClassName", className);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setOptProcessKey(String processKey) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setProcessKey(processKey);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setOptAlertSeverity(Severity alertSeverity) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setAlertSeverity(alertSeverity);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerAudit setOptCustomField1(String customField1) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setOptCustomField1(customField1);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerAudit setOptCustomField2(String customField2) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setOptCustomField2(customField2);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerAudit setOptCustomField3(String customField3) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setOptCustomField3(customField3);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setOptCustomField4(String customField4) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setOptCustomField4(customField4);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerAudit setKeyRequestId(String keyRequestId) {
+        return (LoggerAudit) super.setKeyRequestId(keyRequestId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerAudit setKeyInvocationId(String keyInvocationId) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setKeyInvocationId(keyInvocationId);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setRemoteHost(String remoteHost) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setRemoteHost(remoteHost);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setServiceName(String serviceName) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServiceName(serviceName);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setStatusCodeByResponseCode(String responseCode) {
+        String respStatus = Integer.parseInt(responseCode) / 100 == 2 ? ONAPLogConstants.ResponseStatus.COMPLETE.name() : ONAPLogConstants.ResponseStatus.ERROR.name();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setStatusCode(respStatus);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setStatusCode(String statusCode) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setStatusCode(statusCode);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+
+    public LoggerAudit setPartnerName(String partnerName) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setPartnerName(partnerName);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setResponseCode(EcompLoggerErrorCode responseCode) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setResponseCode(responseCode.getErrorCode());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setResponseDesc(String responseDesc) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setResponseDesc(responseDesc);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerAudit setOptServiceInstanceId(String serviceInstanceId) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServiceInstanceId(serviceInstanceId);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuditMessage() {
+        return ecompLogFieldsHandler.getAuditMessage();
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getMandatoryFields() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(mandatoryFields);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerAudit clear() {
+        super.clear();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServerFQDNInternally();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServerIPAddressInternally();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerBase.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerBase.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e3d30f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerBase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogFieldsHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogger;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompHeadersConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogLevel;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogMarkers;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.Marker;
+import org.slf4j.MarkerFactory;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+
+public abstract class LoggerBase implements ILogger {
+    private final Logger myLogger;
+    private final Marker myMarker;
+    protected final ILogFieldsHandler ecompLogFieldsHandler;
+    private final static String missingLogFieldsMsg = "mandatory parameters for ECOMP logging, missing fields: %s, original message: %s";
+
+    LoggerBase(ILogFieldsHandler ecompLogFieldsHandler, Marker marker, Logger logger) {
+        this.ecompLogFieldsHandler = ecompLogFieldsHandler;
+        this.myMarker = marker;
+        this.myLogger = logger;
+        setKeyRequestIdIfNotSetYet();
+    }
+
+    public static String generateKeyRequestId() {
+        return UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    }
+
+    public static String getRequestId(HttpServletRequest httpRequest) {
+        String onapRequestId = httpRequest.getHeader(ONAPLogConstants.Headers.REQUEST_ID);
+        String requestId = httpRequest.getHeader(EcompHeadersConstants.X_REQUEST_ID);
+        String transactionReId = httpRequest.getHeader(EcompHeadersConstants.X_TRANSACTION_ID_HEADER);
+        String ecompRequestId = httpRequest.getHeader(EcompHeadersConstants.X_ECOMP_REQUEST_ID_HEADER);
+        return Arrays.asList(onapRequestId, requestId, transactionReId, ecompRequestId).stream()
+                .filter(id -> !StringUtils.isEmpty(id)).findFirst().orElse(generateKeyRequestId());
+    }
+
+    public static String getPartnerName(HttpServletRequest httpRequest) {
+        String userId = httpRequest.getHeader(EcompHeadersConstants.USER_ID_HEADER);
+        String onapPartnerName = httpRequest.getHeader(ONAPLogConstants.Headers.PARTNER_NAME);
+        String reqUri = httpRequest.getHeader(EcompHeadersConstants.USER_AGENT_HEADER);
+        return Arrays.asList(userId, onapPartnerName, reqUri).stream()
+                .filter(pn-> !StringUtils.isEmpty(pn)).findFirst().orElse(EcompHeadersConstants.PartnerName_Unknown);
+    }
+
+    protected void setKeyRequestIdIfNotSetYet() {
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(ecompLogFieldsHandler.getKeyRequestId())) {
+            setKeyRequestId(generateKeyRequestId());
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void setKeyInvocationIdIfNotSetYet() {
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(ecompLogFieldsHandler.getKeyInvocationId())) {
+            setKeyInvocationId("IDAN--setKeyInvocationIdIfNotSetYet");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void validateMandatoryFields(String originMsg) {
+        // this method only checks if the mandatory fields have been initialized
+        String filedNameThatHasNotBeenInitialized = checkMandatoryFieldsExistInMDC();
+
+        if (myLogger.isDebugEnabled() && !"".equalsIgnoreCase(filedNameThatHasNotBeenInitialized)) {
+            myLogger.debug(MarkerFactory.getMarker(LogMarkers.DEBUG_MARKER.text()),
+                    String.format(missingLogFieldsMsg, filedNameThatHasNotBeenInitialized, originMsg));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    String checkMandatoryFieldsExistInMDC() {
+        // this method returns a String of uninitialised fields
+        StringBuilder missingFields = new StringBuilder();
+        getMandatoryFields().forEach(field -> {
+            if (ecompLogFieldsHandler.isMDCParamEmpty(field)) {
+                missingFields.append(field).append(" ");
+            }
+        });
+        return missingFields.toString();
+    }
+
+    public abstract List<String> getMandatoryFields();
+
+    protected String convertExceptionStackToString(Exception ex) {
+        StringBuilder stackTrack = new StringBuilder();
+        Arrays.asList(ex.getStackTrace()).forEach(item -> stackTrack.append(item.toString()).append("\n"));
+        return stackTrack.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message) {
+        log(logLevel, message, (Object) null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(Marker marker, LogLevel logLevel, String message) {
+        log(marker, logLevel, message, (Object) null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Object...params) {
+        validateMandatoryFields(message);
+
+        switch(logLevel) {
+            case ERROR:
+            case FATAL:  //TODO check how to log "FATAL" word
+                myLogger.error(myMarker, message, params);
+                break;
+            case WARN:
+                myLogger.warn(myMarker, message, params);
+                break;
+            case INFO:
+                myLogger.info(myMarker, message, params);
+                break;
+            case DEBUG:
+                myLogger.debug(myMarker, message, params);
+                break;
+            case TRACE:
+                myLogger.trace(myMarker, message, params);
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Throwable throwable) {
+        validateMandatoryFields(message);
+
+        switch(logLevel) {
+            case ERROR:
+            case FATAL:  //TODO check how to log "FATAL" word
+                myLogger.error(myMarker, createErrorMessage(message, throwable));
+                break;
+            case WARN:
+                myLogger.warn(myMarker, createErrorMessage(message, throwable));
+                break;
+            case INFO:
+                myLogger.info(myMarker, createErrorMessage(message, throwable));
+                break;
+            case DEBUG:
+                myLogger.debug(myMarker, message, throwable);
+                break;
+            case TRACE:
+                myLogger.trace(myMarker, message, throwable);
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(Marker marker, LogLevel logLevel, String message, Object...params) {
+        validateMandatoryFields(message);
+
+        switch(logLevel) {
+            case ERROR:
+            case FATAL:  //TODO check how to log "FATAL" word
+                myLogger.error(marker, message, params);
+                break;
+            case WARN:
+                myLogger.warn(marker, message, params);
+                break;
+            case INFO:
+                myLogger.info(marker, message, params);
+                break;
+            case DEBUG:
+                myLogger.debug(marker, message, params);
+                break;
+            case TRACE:
+                myLogger.trace(marker, message, params);
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected String createErrorMessage(String message, Throwable throwable) {
+        return String.format("%s: %s", message, throwable.getLocalizedMessage());
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public ILogger clear() {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.clear();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ILogger setKeyRequestId(String keyRequestId) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setKeyRequestId(keyRequestId);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public ILogger setKeyInvocationId(String keyInvocationId) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setKeyInvocationId(keyInvocationId);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerDebug.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerDebug.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..402fc4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerDebug.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogFieldsHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogLevel;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogMarkers;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.MarkerFactory;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class LoggerDebug extends LoggerBase {
+
+    private static ArrayList<String> mandatoryFields = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.REQUEST_ID));
+
+    LoggerDebug(ILogFieldsHandler ecompMdcWrapper, Logger logger) {
+        super(ecompMdcWrapper, MarkerFactory.getMarker(LogMarkers.DEBUG_MARKER.text()), logger);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerDebug clear() {
+        //nothing to clean up
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Object...params){
+        setKeyRequestIdIfNotSetYet();
+        setKeyInvocationIdIfNotSetYet();
+        super.log(logLevel, message, params);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Throwable throwable){
+        setKeyRequestIdIfNotSetYet();
+        super.log(logLevel, message, throwable);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message){
+        setKeyRequestIdIfNotSetYet();
+        super.log(logLevel, message);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerDebug startTimer() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getMandatoryFields() {
+        return mandatoryFields;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerError.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerError.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a22d1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerError.java
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogConfiguration;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogFieldsHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompErrorSevirity;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogLevel;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogMarkers;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.MarkerFactory;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class LoggerError extends LoggerBase {
+    private static ArrayList<String> mandatoryFields = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.REQUEST_ID,
+            ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.SERVICE_NAME,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_CATEGORY,
+            ILogConfiguration.MDC_ERROR_CODE));
+
+    public static final String defaultServiceName = "SDC catalog";
+
+    LoggerError(ILogFieldsHandler ecompMdcWrapper, Logger logger) {
+        super(ecompMdcWrapper, MarkerFactory.getMarker(LogMarkers.ERROR_MARKER.text()), logger);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getMandatoryFields() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(mandatoryFields);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerError setKeyRequestId(String keyRequestId) {
+        return (LoggerError) super.setKeyRequestId(keyRequestId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerError startTimer() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerError clear() {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.removeErrorCategory();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.removeErrorDescription();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.removeErrorCode();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel,
+                    EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                    String serviceName,
+                    String targetEntity,
+                    String message, Object...params) {
+        fillFieldsBeforeLogging(logLevel, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, targetEntity, null);
+        super.log(logLevel, message, params);
+    }
+
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel,
+                    EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                    String serviceName,
+                    ErrorLogOptionalData errorLogOptionalData,
+                    String description,
+                    Object...params) {
+        fillFieldsBeforeLogging(logLevel, errorCodeEnum, serviceName,
+                errorLogOptionalData.getTargetEntity(), errorLogOptionalData.getTargetServiceName());
+        super.log(logLevel, description, params);
+    }
+
+    private void fillFieldsBeforeLogging(LogLevel logLevel, EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum, String serviceName, String targetEntity, String targetServiceName) {
+        clear();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setErrorCode(errorCodeEnum.getErrorCode());
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setErrorCategory(logLevel.name());
+
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setTargetEntity(targetEntity);
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setTargetServiceName(targetServiceName);
+
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(ecompLogFieldsHandler.getServiceName())) {
+            ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServiceName(serviceName);
+        }
+
+        setKeyRequestIdIfNotSetYet();
+    }
+
+    public void log(EcompErrorSevirity errorSeverity,
+                    EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                    String serviceName,
+                    String targetEntity,
+                    String message, Object... params) {
+        log(convertFromSeverityErrorLevel(errorSeverity), errorCodeEnum, serviceName, targetEntity, message, params);
+    }
+
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel,
+                    EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                    String serviceName,
+                    String message, Object...params) {
+        log(logLevel, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, (String)null, message, params);
+    }
+
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel,
+                    EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                    String serviceName,
+                    String message) {
+        log(logLevel, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, message);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Object...params) {
+        log(logLevel, EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, defaultServiceName, (String)null, message, params);
+    }
+
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Throwable throwable) {
+        log(logLevel, createErrorMessage(message, throwable));
+    }
+
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message) {
+        log(logLevel, EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR, defaultServiceName, (String)null, message);
+    }
+
+    public void logInfo(LogLevel logLevel, String message, Object... params) {
+        log(logLevel, EcompLoggerErrorCode.SUCCESS, defaultServiceName, (String)null, message, params);
+    }
+
+    private LogLevel convertFromSeverityErrorLevel(EcompErrorSevirity severityLevel) {
+        switch(severityLevel) {
+            case INFO:
+                return LogLevel.INFO;
+            case FATAL:
+                return LogLevel.FATAL;
+            case ERROR:
+                return LogLevel.ERROR;
+            case WARN:
+                return LogLevel.WARN;
+        }
+        return LogLevel.ERROR;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerFactory.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe67de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+public class LoggerFactory {
+
+    private LoggerFactory() {
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T, V> V getLogger(Class<T> type, Logger logger) {
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerAudit.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerAudit(new LogFieldsMdcHandler(), logger);
+        }
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerDebug.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerDebug(new LogFieldsMdcHandler(), logger);
+        }
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerMetric.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerMetric(new LogFieldsMdcHandler(), logger);
+        }
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerError.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerError(new LogFieldsMdcHandler(), logger);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T, V> V getMdcLogger(Class<T> type, Logger logger) {
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerAudit.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerAudit(LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance(), logger);
+        }
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerDebug.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerDebug(LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance(), logger);
+        }
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerMetric.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerMetric(LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance(), logger);
+        }
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerError.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerError(LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance(), logger);
+        }
+
+        if (type.getName().equals(LoggerSupportability.class.getName())) {
+            return (V) new LoggerSupportability(LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance(), logger);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerMetric.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerMetric.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f5ce5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerMetric.java
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogFieldsHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogLevel;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogMarkers;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.Severity;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.MarkerFactory;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants.MDCs.*;
+import static org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogConfiguration.*;
+
+
+public class LoggerMetric extends LoggerBase {
+    private static ArrayList<String> mandatoryFields = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+            INVOKE_TIMESTAMP,
+            MDC_END_TIMESTAMP,
+            REQUEST_ID,
+            SERVICE_NAME,
+            PARTNER_NAME,
+            RESPONSE_CODE,
+            MDC_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID,
+            RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION,
+            MDC_ELAPSED_TIME,
+            TARGET_ENTITY,
+            MDC_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS,
+            SERVER_FQDN));
+
+    private static ArrayList<String> optionalFields = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+            MDC_TARGET_VIRTUAL_ENTITY,
+            TARGET_ENTITY,
+            TARGET_SERVICE_NAME,
+            RESPONSE_STATUS_CODE,
+            INSTANCE_UUID,
+            RESPONSE_SEVERITY,
+            MDC_REMOTE_HOST,
+            CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS,
+            MDC_CLASS_NAME,
+            MDC_PROCESS_KEY,
+            MDC_OPT_FIELD1,
+            MDC_OPT_FIELD2,
+            MDC_OPT_FIELD3,
+            MDC_OPT_FIELD4));
+
+    LoggerMetric(ILogFieldsHandler ecompMdcWrapper, Logger logger) {
+        super(ecompMdcWrapper, MarkerFactory.getMarker(LogMarkers.METRIC_MARKER.text()), logger);
+        //put the remote host and FQDN values from another thread if they are set
+        ecompMdcWrapper.setServerIPAddressInternally();
+        ecompMdcWrapper.setServerFQDNInternally();
+    }
+
+    public void log(Response.StatusType statusInfo,
+                    String className,
+                    LogLevel logLevel,
+                    Severity securityLevel,
+                    String message) {
+        log(statusInfo,className, logLevel, securityLevel, message);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void log(LogLevel logLevel, String message) {
+        setKeyRequestIdIfNotSetYet();
+        log(logLevel, message, (Object) null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerMetric startTimer() {
+        clear();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.startMetricTimer();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric stopTimer() {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.stopMetricTimer();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerMetric setKeyRequestId(String keyRequestId) {
+        return (LoggerMetric) super.setKeyRequestId(keyRequestId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getMandatoryFields() {
+        return mandatoryFields;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LoggerMetric clear() {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.removeTargetEntity();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.removeTargetServiceName();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.removeResponseCode();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.removeResponseDesc();
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.removeStatusCode();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // automatic parameter this is optional
+    public LoggerMetric setAutoServerFQDN(String serverFQDN) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServerFQDN(serverFQDN);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // automatic parameter this is optional
+    public LoggerMetric setAutoServerIPAddress(String serverIPAddress) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServerIPAddress(serverIPAddress);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setInstanceUUID(String instanceUUID) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setInstanceUUID(instanceUUID);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerMetric setOptProcessKey(String processKey) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setProcessKey(processKey);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerMetric setOptAlertSeverity(Severity alertSeverity) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setAlertSeverity(alertSeverity);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerMetric setOptCustomField1(String customField1) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setOptCustomField1(customField1);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerMetric setOptCustomField2(String customField2) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setOptCustomField2(customField2);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerMetric setOptCustomField3(String customField3) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setOptCustomField3(customField3);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // log optional parameter
+    public LoggerMetric setOptCustomField4(String customField4) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setOptCustomField4(customField4);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setRemoteHost(String remoteHost) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setRemoteHost(remoteHost);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setServiceName(String serviceName) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServiceName(serviceName);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setStatusCode(String statusCode) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setStatusCode(statusCode);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setPartnerName(String partnerName) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setPartnerName(partnerName);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setResponseCode(int responseCode) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setResponseCode(responseCode);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setResponseDesc(String responseDesc) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setResponseDesc(responseDesc);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setOptServiceInstanceId(String serviceInstanceId) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setServiceInstanceId(serviceInstanceId);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setOptClassName(String className) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setClassName(className);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setTargetEntity(String targetEntity) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setTargetEntity(targetEntity);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setTargetServiceName(String targetServiceName) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setTargetServiceName(targetServiceName);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public LoggerMetric setTargetVirtualEntity(String targetVirtualEntity) {
+        ecompLogFieldsHandler.setTargetVirtualEntity(targetVirtualEntity);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerSupportability.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerSupportability.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c0463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/elements/LoggerSupportability.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.elements;
+
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogConfiguration;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.api.ILogFieldsHandler;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogLevel;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogMarkers;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LoggerSupportabilityActions;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.StatusCode;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.MarkerFactory;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class LoggerSupportability extends LoggerBase {
+
+  public LoggerSupportability(ILogFieldsHandler ecompLogFieldsHandler, Logger logger) {
+    super(ecompLogFieldsHandler, MarkerFactory.getMarker(LogMarkers.SUPPORTABILITY_MARKER.text()),
+        logger);
+  }
+
+  public static LoggerSupportability getLogger(String className) {
+    return LoggerFactory.getMdcLogger(LoggerSupportability.class,
+        org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(className));
+  }
+
+
+  public void log(LoggerSupportabilityActions action, Map<String,String> componentMetaData, StatusCode statusCode, String message, Object...params) {
+    fillFieldsBeforeLogging(action,componentMetaData,statusCode);
+    super.log(LogLevel.INFO,message, params);
+  }
+
+  public void log(LoggerSupportabilityActions action, StatusCode statusCode, String message, Object...params) {
+    log(action, null, statusCode, message, params);
+  }
+
+  private static ArrayList<String> mandatoryFields = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+      ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_ACTION,
+      ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_UUID,
+      ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_VERSION,
+      ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_NAME,
+      ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_UUID,
+      ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_VERSION,
+      ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_STATUS_CODE));
+
+  private void fillFieldsBeforeLogging(LoggerSupportabilityActions action, Map<String,String> componentMetaData, StatusCode statusCode) {
+    clear();
+    if (componentMetaData!=null){
+      ecompLogFieldsHandler.setSupportablityCsarUUID(componentMetaData.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_UUID));
+      ecompLogFieldsHandler.setSupportablityCsarVersion(componentMetaData.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_CSAR_VERSION));
+      ecompLogFieldsHandler.setSupportablityComponentName(componentMetaData.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_NAME));
+      ecompLogFieldsHandler.setSupportablityComponentUUID(componentMetaData.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_UUID));
+      ecompLogFieldsHandler.setSupportablityComponentVersion(componentMetaData.get(ILogConfiguration.MDC_SUPPORTABLITY_COMPONENT_VERSION));
+    }
+    ecompLogFieldsHandler.setSupportablityAction(action.getName());
+    ecompLogFieldsHandler.setSupportablityStatusCode(statusCode.getStatusCodeEnum());
+    }
+
+  @Override
+  public LoggerSupportability clear(){
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().removeSupportablityAction();
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().removeSupportablityCsarUUID();
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().removeSupportablityCsarVersion();
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().removeSupportablityComponentName();
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().removeSupportablityComponentUUID();
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().removeSupportablityComponentVersion();
+    LogFieldsMdcHandler.getInstance().removeSupportablityStatusCode();
+    return this;
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public List<String> getMandatoryFields() {
+    return Collections.unmodifiableList(mandatoryFields);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public LoggerSupportability startTimer() {
+    return this;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompErrorSevirity.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompErrorSevirity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72a9754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompErrorSevirity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.enums;
+
+public enum EcompErrorSevirity {
+    INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL;
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompHeadersConstants.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompHeadersConstants.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4fd02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompHeadersConstants.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.enums;
+
+public final class EcompHeadersConstants {
+
+	public static final String USER_ID_HEADER = "USER_ID";
+	public static final String USER_AGENT_HEADER = "User-Agent";
+	public static final String X_ECOMP_REQUEST_ID_HEADER = "X-ECOMP-RequestID";
+	public static final String X_ECOMP_INSTANCE_ID_HEADER = "X-ECOMP-InstanceID";
+	public static final String X_ECOMP_SERVICE_ID_HEADER = "X-ECOMP-ServiceID";
+	public static final String X_REQUEST_ID = "X-RequestID";
+	public static final String X_TRANSACTION_ID_HEADER = "X-TransactionId";
+	public static final String PartnerName_Unknown = "UNKNOWN";
+	
+	private EcompHeadersConstants(){}
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompLoggerErrorCode.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompLoggerErrorCode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bc1461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/EcompLoggerErrorCode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.enums;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public enum EcompLoggerErrorCode {
+    SUCCESS(0),
+    PERMISSION_ERROR(100),
+    AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUTS_ERROR(200),
+    DATA_ERROR(300),
+    SCHEMA_ERROR(400),
+    BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR(500),
+    UNKNOWN_ERROR(900);
+
+    private int errorCode;
+
+    EcompLoggerErrorCode(int errorCode) {
+        this.errorCode = errorCode;
+    }
+
+    public int getErrorCode() {
+        return errorCode;
+    }
+
+    public static EcompLoggerErrorCode getByValue(String ecompErrorCode) {
+        String errorPrefix = parseCode(ecompErrorCode);
+        Optional<EcompLoggerErrorCode> optionalCode = Arrays.stream(values()).filter(v->isCode(v, errorPrefix)).findFirst();
+        return optionalCode.orElse(UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isCode(EcompLoggerErrorCode ecompLoggerErrorCode, String errorPrefix) {
+        return String.valueOf(ecompLoggerErrorCode.getErrorCode()).contains(errorPrefix);
+    }
+
+    private static String parseCode(String errorCode) {
+        try {
+            return errorCode.substring("E_".length(), 3);
+        } catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+            return UNKNOWN_ERROR.name();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LogLevel.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LogLevel.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0252f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LogLevel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.enums;
+
+public enum LogLevel {
+    INFO,
+    WARN,
+    DEBUG,
+    TRACE,
+    ERROR,
+    FATAL
+}
+
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LogMarkers.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LogMarkers.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74b4baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LogMarkers.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.enums;
+
+public enum LogMarkers {
+    DEBUG_MARKER("DEBUG_MARKER"),
+    ERROR_MARKER("ERROR_MARKER"),
+    METRIC_MARKER("METRICS"),
+    SUPPORTABILITY_MARKER("SUPPORTABILITY_MARKER");
+
+    private String text;
+
+    LogMarkers (String text){
+        this.text = text;
+    }
+
+    public String text(){
+        return text;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LoggerSupportabilityActions.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LoggerSupportabilityActions.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bb29b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/LoggerSupportabilityActions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.enums;
+
+public enum LoggerSupportabilityActions {
+  IMPORT_CSAR("CREATE RESOURCE FROM CSAR"),
+  CREATE_RESOURCE_FROM_YAML("CREATE RESOURCE FROM YAML"),
+  CREATE_RI_AND_RELATIONS("CREATE RI AND RELATIONS"),
+  CREATE_NODES_AND_CVFCS("ADD NODES AND CVFCS"),
+  CREATE_ARTIFACTS("ADD ARTIFACTS"),
+  CREATE_SERVICE("CREATE SERVICE"),
+  CREATE_RESOURCE("CREATE RESOURCE"),
+  CREATE_PROPERTIES("ADD PROPERTIES"),
+  CREATE_INPUTS("ADD INPUTS"),
+  CREATE_POLICIES("ADD POLICIES"),
+  CREATE_RELATIONS("ADD RELATIONS"),
+  CREATE_CAPABILITY_REQUIREMENTS("CREATE CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS"),
+  MERGE("MERGE"),
+  PROPERTY_ASSIGNMENT("PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT"),
+  CREATE_INSTANCE("CREATE INSTANCE"),
+  CREATE_RELATION("ADD RELATION"),
+  CREATE_GROUP_POLICY("ADD GROUP POLICY"),
+  CREATE_GROUPS("ADD GROUPS"),
+  UPDATE_PROPERTY_IN_GROUP_POLICY("UPDATE PROPERTY IN GROUP POLICY"),
+  UPDATE_CAPABILITY("UPDATE CAPABILITY"),
+  PROPERTY("ADD PROPERTY"),
+  UPLOAD_DOWNLOAD_ARTIFACT("UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD ARTIFACT"),
+  LIFECYCLE("LIFECYCLE"),
+  DISTRIBUTION("DISTRIBUTION"),
+  UPDATE_CATALOG("UPDATE CATALOG"),
+  ARCHIVE("ARCHIVE"),
+  TENANT_ISOLATION("TENANT ISOLATION"),
+  DOWNLOAD_ARTIFACTS("DOWNLOAD ARTIFACTS"),
+  UPDATE_HEAT("UPDATE HEAT"),
+  PARAMETERS("PARAMETERS"),
+  CHANGELIFECYCLESTATE("CHANGE LIFECYCLE STATE"),
+  VALIDATE_NAME("VALIDATE COMPONENT NAME"),
+  DELETE_COMPONENT_INSTANCE_ARTIFACT("DELETE COMPONENT INSTANCE ARTIFACT"),
+  DELETE_SERVICE("DELETE SERVICE"),
+  DELETE_RESOURCE("DELETE RESOURCE"),
+  UPDATE_RESOURCE("UPDATE RESOURCE"),
+  UPDATE_COMPONENT_INSTANCE("UPDATE COMPONENT INSTANCE"),
+  DELETE_COMPONENT_INSTANCE("DELETE COMPONENT INSTANCE"),
+  UPDATE_PROPERTIES("UPDATE PROPERTIES"),
+  RESTORE_FROM_ARCHIVE("RESTORE FROM ARCHIVE"),
+  UPDATE_INPUTS("UPDATE INPUTS"),
+  DELETE_INPUTS("DELETE INPUTS"),
+  ASSOCIATE_RI_TO_RI("ASSOCIATE RI TO RI"),
+  UN_ASSOCIATE_RI_TO_RI("UN ASSOCIATE RI TO RI"),
+  UPDATE_ARTIFACT("UPDATE ARTIFACT"),
+  GENERATE_CSAR("GENERATE CSAR"),
+  GENERATE_TOSCA("GENERATE TOSCA"),
+  UPDATE_GROUP_MEMBERS("UPDATE GROUP MEMBERS"),
+  UPDATE_INSTANCE_CAPABILITY_PROPERTY("UPDATE INSTANCE CAPABILITY PROPERTY"),
+  UPDATE_POLICY_TARGET("UPDATE POLICY TARGET"),
+  UPDATE_POLICIES_PROPERTIES("UPDATE POLICIES PROPERTIES");
+  private String name;
+
+  LoggerSupportabilityActions(String name) {
+    this.name = name;
+  }
+
+  public String getName() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/Severity.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/Severity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f6b95b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/Severity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.enums;
+
+public enum Severity {
+    OK(0),
+    WARNING(1),
+    CRITICAL(2),
+    DOWN(3),
+    UNREACHABLE(4);
+
+    int severityType;
+
+    Severity(int serveryType) {
+        this.severityType = serveryType;
+    }
+
+    public int getSeverityType() {
+        return severityType;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/StatusCode.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/StatusCode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dd6205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/enums/StatusCode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.enums;
+
+public enum StatusCode {
+  ERROR("ERROR"),
+  STARTED("STARTED"),
+  COMPLETE("COMPLETE"),
+  INPROGRESS("INPROGRESS");
+
+  String statusCode;
+
+  StatusCode(String statusCode) {
+    this.statusCode = statusCode;
+  }
+
+  public String getStatusCodeEnum() {
+    return statusCode;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/Logger.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/Logger.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1f3237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/Logger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,676 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.wrappers;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.*;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompErrorSevirity;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.LogLevel;
+import org.slf4j.Marker;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+
+/**
+ * This class wraps {@link org.slf4j.Logger} object and provides mandatory information required by Ecomp logging rules.
+ * Note: All deprecated methods are supported to be compatible to the legacy code
+ * and have not be used by the new code
+ */
+public class Logger implements org.slf4j.Logger {
+    private final LoggerDebug debug;
+    private final LoggerError error;
+    private final LoggerMetric metric;
+    private final org.slf4j.Logger logger;
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public Logger(org.slf4j.Logger logger) {
+        this.logger = logger;
+        this.debug = LoggerFactory.getMdcLogger(LoggerDebug.class, logger);
+        this.error = LoggerFactory.getMdcLogger(LoggerError.class, logger);
+        this.metric = LoggerFactory.getMdcLogger(LoggerMetric.class, logger);
+
+    }
+
+    private Logger(String className) {
+        this(org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(className));
+    }
+
+    public static Logger getLogger(String className) {
+        return new Logger(className);
+    }
+
+    public static Logger getLogger(Class<?> clazz) {
+        return new Logger(clazz.getName());
+    }
+
+
+    public boolean isDebugEnabled() {
+        return logger.isDebugEnabled();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return logger.getName();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isTraceEnabled() {
+        return logger.isTraceEnabled();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isErrorEnabled() { return logger.isErrorEnabled(); }
+
+    public boolean isWarnEnabled() { return logger.isWarnEnabled(); }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void warn(String msg) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(String msg, Object o) {
+
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean isInfoEnabled() { return logger.isInfoEnabled(); }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(String msg) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void debug(String msg, Object... params) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void metric(String msg, Object... params) {
+            metric.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+    }
+
+    public void invoke(String remoteHost, String targetEntity, String targetServiceName, String msg, Object... params) {
+
+        String invocationId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        metric.startTimer()
+            .stopTimer()
+            .setRemoteHost(remoteHost)
+                .setOptCustomField2(invocationId)
+                .setTargetServiceName(targetServiceName)
+                .setTargetEntity(targetEntity)
+                .setStatusCode(ONAPLogConstants.ResponseStatus.INPROGRESS.name());
+    //(MarkerFactory.getMarker("INVOKE"), LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+        metric.log(ONAPLogConstants.Markers.INVOKE, LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+    }
+
+//    public void invoke(HttpResponse<String> response,  String targetServiceName, String targenEntity, String msg, Object... params) {
+//
+//        String invocationId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+//        metric.startTimer()
+//                .stopTimer()
+//                .setRemoteHost(response.getResponse())
+//                .setOptCustomField2(invocationId)
+//                .setTargetServiceName(targetServiceName)
+//                .setTargetEntity(targenEntity)
+//                .setStatusCode("1234");
+//        //(MarkerFactory.getMarker("INVOKE"), LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+//        metric.log(MarkerFactory.getMarker("INVOKE"), LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+//    }
+
+    public void invokeReturn(ONAPLogConstants.ResponseStatus responseStatus, String msg, Object... params) {
+        //String invocationId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        try {
+            metric.startTimer()
+                    .stopTimer()
+                    .setStatusCode(responseStatus.name());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        metric.log(ONAPLogConstants.Markers.INVOKE_RETURN, LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+    }
+
+    public void invokeReturn(String msg, Object... params) {
+        //String invocationId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+
+        metric.log(ONAPLogConstants.Markers.INVOKE_RETURN, LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+    }
+
+    public void invokeSynchronous(String msg, Object... params) {
+        metric.log(ONAPLogConstants.Markers.INVOKE_SYNCHRONOUS, LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDebugEnabled(Marker marker) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(Marker marker, String msg) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(Marker marker, String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(Marker marker, String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(Marker marker, String msg, Object... objects) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg, objects);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(Marker marker, String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void debug(String message) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void debug(String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void trace(String message, Object... params) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, message, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void trace(String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isTraceEnabled(Marker marker) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void trace(Marker marker, String msg) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void trace(Marker marker, String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void trace(Marker marker, String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void trace(Marker marker, String msg, Object... objects) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg, objects);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void trace(Marker marker, String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void trace(String msg) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void trace(String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void trace(String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.TRACE, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void info(String msg, Object... params) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isInfoEnabled(Marker marker) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(Marker marker, String msg) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(Marker marker, String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(Marker marker, String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(Marker marker, String msg, Object... objects) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, objects);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void info(Marker marker, String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled()) {
+            debug.log(LogLevel.INFO, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(String msg, Object... params){
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isWarnEnabled(Marker marker) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(Marker marker, String msg) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(Marker marker, String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(Marker marker, String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(Marker marker, String msg, Object... objects) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg, objects);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}   **/
+    public void warn(Marker marker, String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(String msg, Object... params){
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isErrorEnabled(Marker marker) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(Marker marker, String msg) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(Marker marker, String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(Marker marker, String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(Marker marker, String msg, Object... params) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(Marker marker, String msg, Throwable throwable) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg, throwable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(String msg){
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(String msg, Object o) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg, o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, String)}  **/
+    public void error(String msg, Object o, Object o1) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, msg, o, o1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes out ERROR logging level message to the application error log
+     * @param errorLevel code representing the error severity level
+     * @param serviceName name of the API invoked at the logging component
+     * @param targetEntity name of the ECOMP component or sub-component, or external entity at which the error occurred or null
+     * @param errorDescription a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+    public void error(EcompErrorSevirity errorLevel,
+                      EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                      String serviceName,
+                      String targetEntity,
+                      String errorDescription, Object...params) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(errorLevel, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, targetEntity, errorDescription, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes out ERROR logging level message to the application error log
+     * @param errorCodeEnum code representing the error condition
+     * @param serviceName name of the API invoked at the logging component
+     * @param targetEntity name of the ECOMP component or sub-component, or external entity at which the error occurred or null
+     * @param errorDescription a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+    @Deprecated /** Please use method {@link #error(EcompLoggerErrorCode, String, ErrorLogOptionalData, String, Object...)}   **/
+    public void error(EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                      String serviceName,
+                      String targetEntity,
+                      String errorDescription, Object...params) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, targetEntity, errorDescription, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Writes out ERROR logging level message to the application error LOG
+     * @param errorCodeEnum code representing the error condition
+     * @param errorDescription a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+
+    public void error(EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum, String serviceName,
+                      String errorDescription, Object...params) {
+        error(errorCodeEnum, serviceName, (String)null, errorDescription, params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes out ERROR logging level message to the application error log
+     * @param errorCodeEnum code representing the error condition
+     * @param serviceName name of the API invoked at the logging component
+     * @param errorLogOptionalData elements that contans all relevant data of the error
+     * @param errorDescription a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+    public void error(EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                      String serviceName,
+                      ErrorLogOptionalData errorLogOptionalData,
+                      String errorDescription,
+                      Object...params) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.ERROR, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, errorLogOptionalData, errorDescription, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes out WARN logging level message to the application error log
+     * @param errorCodeEnum code representing the error condition
+     * @param serviceName name of the API invoked at the logging component
+     * @param targetEntity name of the ECOMP component or sub-component, or external entity at which the error occurred or null
+     * @param errorDescription a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+    public void warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                     String serviceName,
+                     String targetEntity,
+                     String errorDescription, Object...params) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, targetEntity, errorDescription, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes out WARN logging level message to the application error log
+     * @param errorCodeEnum code representing the error condition
+     * @param serviceName name of the API invoked at the logging component
+     * @param errorLogOptionalData elements that contans all relevant data of the error
+     * @param description a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+    public void warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                     String serviceName,
+                     ErrorLogOptionalData errorLogOptionalData,
+                     String description, Object...params) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, errorLogOptionalData, description, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes out WARN logging level message to the application error log
+     * @param errorCodeEnum code representing the error condition
+     * @param serviceName name of the API invoked at the logging component
+     * @param errorDescription a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+    public void warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                     String serviceName,
+                     String errorDescription, Object...params) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.WARN, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, (String)null, errorDescription, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes out FATAL logging level message to the application error log
+     * @param errorCodeEnum code representing the error condition
+     * @param serviceName name of the API invoked at the logging component
+     * @param targetEntity name of the ECOMP component or sub-component, or external entity at which the error occurred or null
+     * @param errorDescription a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+    public void fatal(EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum,
+                      String serviceName,
+                      String targetEntity,
+                      String errorDescription, Object...params) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.FATAL, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, targetEntity, errorDescription, params);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes out FATAL logging level message to the application error log
+     * @param errorCodeEnum code representing the error condition
+     * @param serviceName name of the API invoked at the logging component
+     * @param errorLogOptionalData elements that contans all relevant data of the error
+     * @param description a human readable description of the error condition
+     * @param params optional parameters of a given error description
+     */
+    public void fatal(EcompLoggerErrorCode errorCodeEnum, String serviceName,
+                      ErrorLogOptionalData errorLogOptionalData,
+                      String description, Object...params) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled()) {
+            error.log(LogLevel.FATAL, errorCodeEnum, serviceName, errorLogOptionalData, description, params);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcAudit.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcAudit.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d24105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcAudit.java
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.wrappers;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LoggerAudit;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LoggerBase;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.*;
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+import org.slf4j.Marker;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class LoggerSdcAudit extends LoggerSdcUtilBase {
+
+    private static String AUDIT_ON = "auditOn";
+    private String className;
+    private final LoggerAudit ecompLoggerAudit;
+
+    public LoggerSdcAudit(Class<?> clazz) {
+        this.className = clazz.getName();
+        ecompLoggerAudit = LoggerFactory.getMdcLogger(LoggerAudit.class, org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(clazz));
+    }
+
+    public void startLog(ContainerRequestContext requestContext) {
+        ecompLoggerAudit.clear()
+                .startTimer()
+                .setPartnerName(getPartnerName(
+                        requestContext.getHeaderString("user-agent"),
+                        requestContext.getHeaderString("USER_ID"),
+                        getUrl(requestContext),
+                        requestContext.getHeaderString("X-ONAP-PartnerName")))
+                .setServiceName(getServiceName(requestContext))
+                .setKeyRequestId(LoggerBase.generateKeyRequestId())
+                .setKeyInvocationId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+        MDC.put(AUDIT_ON, "true");
+    }
+
+    public void startAuditFetchLog(String partnerName, String serviceName) {
+        ecompLoggerAudit.clear()
+                .startTimer()
+                .setPartnerName(partnerName)
+                .setServiceName(serviceName)
+                .setOptClassName(serviceName);
+        MDC.put(AUDIT_ON, "true");
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isFlowBeingTakenCare() {
+        String auditOn = MDC.get(AUDIT_ON);
+        return !StringUtils.isEmpty(auditOn) && "true".equals(auditOn);
+    }
+
+    //this function clears the MDC data that relevant for this class
+    public void clearMyData(){
+        ecompLoggerAudit.clear();
+    }
+
+    public void logExit(String remoteAddress,
+                        ContainerRequestContext requestContext,
+                        Response.StatusType statusInfo,
+                        LogLevel logLevel,
+                        Severity securityLevel,
+                        String message,
+                        Marker marker) {
+
+        try {
+
+            String msg = ecompLoggerAudit.getAuditMessage() == null ?
+                    message : ecompLoggerAudit.getAuditMessage();
+            ecompLoggerAudit.stopTimer()
+                    .setRemoteHost(remoteAddress)
+                    .setResponseCode(convertHttpCodeToErrorCode(statusInfo.getStatusCode()))
+                    .setStatusCodeByResponseCode(Integer.toString(statusInfo.getStatusCode()))
+                    .setResponseDesc(statusInfo.getReasonPhrase())
+                    .setInstanceUUID(requestContext.getHeaderString(EcompHeadersConstants.X_ECOMP_INSTANCE_ID_HEADER))
+                    .setOptServiceInstanceId(requestContext.getHeaderString(EcompHeadersConstants.X_ECOMP_SERVICE_ID_HEADER))
+                    .setOptClassName(className)
+                    .setOptAlertSeverity(securityLevel)
+                    .log(marker, logLevel, msg);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("Failed to write to Audit Log. Original Message: {}", message, e);
+        }
+        finally {
+            MDC.put(AUDIT_ON,"false");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void logEntry(String remoteAddress,
+                          ContainerRequestContext requestContext,
+                          LogLevel logLevel,
+                          Severity securityLevel,
+                          String message,
+                          Marker marker) {
+
+        try {
+
+            String msg = ecompLoggerAudit.getAuditMessage() == null ?
+                    message : ecompLoggerAudit.getAuditMessage();
+            ecompLoggerAudit.stopTimer()
+                    .setRemoteHost(remoteAddress)
+                    .setResponseCode(EcompLoggerErrorCode.SUCCESS)
+                    .setStatusCode(ONAPLogConstants.ResponseStatus.INPROGRESS.name())
+                    .setResponseDesc("")
+                    .setInstanceUUID(requestContext.getHeaderString(EcompHeadersConstants.X_ECOMP_INSTANCE_ID_HEADER))
+                    .setOptServiceInstanceId(requestContext.getHeaderString(EcompHeadersConstants.X_ECOMP_SERVICE_ID_HEADER))
+                    .setOptClassName(className)
+                    .setOptAlertSeverity(securityLevel)
+                    .log(marker, logLevel, msg);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("Failed to write to Audit Log. Original Message: {}", message, e);
+        }
+        finally {
+            MDC.put(AUDIT_ON,"false");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void logEntry(LogLevel logLevel,
+                         Severity securityLevel,
+                         String message,
+                         Marker marker,
+                         String requestId) {
+
+        try {
+
+            String msg = ecompLoggerAudit.getAuditMessage() == null ?
+                    message : ecompLoggerAudit.getAuditMessage();
+            ecompLoggerAudit.stopTimer()
+                    .setKeyRequestId(requestId)
+                    .setResponseCode(EcompLoggerErrorCode.SUCCESS)
+                    .setStatusCode(ONAPLogConstants.ResponseStatus.COMPLETE.name())
+                    .setResponseDesc("")
+                    .setOptAlertSeverity(securityLevel)
+                    .log(marker, logLevel, msg);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("Failed to write to Audit Log. Original Message: {}", message, e);
+        }
+        finally {
+            MDC.put(AUDIT_ON,"false");
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcMetrics.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcMetrics.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0416bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcMetrics.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.wrappers;
+
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.LoggerMetric;
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+
+public class LoggerSdcMetrics extends LoggerSdcUtilBase {
+
+    private static String METRICS_ON = "metricsOn";
+    private String className;
+    private final LoggerMetric ecompLoggerMetrics;
+
+    public LoggerSdcMetrics(Class<?> clazz) {
+        this.className = clazz.getName();
+        ecompLoggerMetrics = LoggerFactory.getMdcLogger(LoggerMetric.class, org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(clazz));
+    }
+
+    public void startMetricsFetchLog(String partnerName, String serviceName) {
+        ecompLoggerMetrics.clear()
+                .startTimer()
+                .setPartnerName(partnerName)
+                .setServiceName(serviceName)
+                .setOptClassName(serviceName);
+        MDC.put(METRICS_ON, "true");
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isFlowBeingTakenCare() {
+        String auditOn = MDC.get(METRICS_ON);
+        return !StringUtils.isEmpty(auditOn) && "true".equals(auditOn);
+    }
+
+    //this function clears the MDC data that relevant for this class
+    public void clearMyData(){
+        ecompLoggerMetrics.clear();
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcUtilBase.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcUtilBase.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b61259b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/logging/wrappers/LoggerSdcUtilBase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.logging.wrappers;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.StringTokenizer;
+
+import static java.net.HttpURLConnection.*;
+
+
+public class LoggerSdcUtilBase {
+
+    protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerSdcUtilBase.class.getName());
+
+    String getRequestIDfromHeaders(List<Object> requestHeader) {
+        // this method gets list of type object.
+        // toString method returns the RequestId with brackets.
+        String requestHeaderString = requestHeader.toString();
+        return requestHeaderString.replace("[","").replace("]","");
+    }
+
+
+
+    // this method translates http error code to ECOMP Logger Error code
+    // this is a naive translation and is not a result of any documented format ECOMP specification
+    protected EcompLoggerErrorCode convertHttpCodeToErrorCode(int httpResponseCode) {
+        if (isSuccessError(httpResponseCode)) {
+            return EcompLoggerErrorCode.SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        if (isSchemaError(httpResponseCode)) {
+            return EcompLoggerErrorCode.SCHEMA_ERROR;
+        }
+        if (isDataError(httpResponseCode)) {
+            return EcompLoggerErrorCode.DATA_ERROR;
+        }
+        if (isPermissionsError(httpResponseCode)) {
+            return EcompLoggerErrorCode.PERMISSION_ERROR;
+        }
+        if (isTimeoutOrAvailabilityError(httpResponseCode)) {
+            return EcompLoggerErrorCode.AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUTS_ERROR;
+        }
+        if (isBusinessProcessError(httpResponseCode)) {
+            return EcompLoggerErrorCode.BUSINESS_PROCESS_ERROR;
+        }
+        return EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isTimeoutOrAvailabilityError(int httpResponseCode) {
+
+        switch (httpResponseCode) {
+            case HTTP_BAD_REQUEST:
+            case HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED:
+            case HTTP_NOT_FOUND:
+            case HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT:
+            case HTTP_GONE:
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private boolean isPermissionsError(int httpResponseCode) {
+
+        switch (httpResponseCode) {
+            case HTTP_PAYMENT_REQUIRED:
+            case HTTP_FORBIDDEN:
+            case HTTP_BAD_METHOD:
+            case HTTP_PROXY_AUTH:
+                return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isDataError(int httpResponseCode) {
+
+        switch (httpResponseCode) {
+            case HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE:
+            case HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED:
+            case HTTP_PRECON_FAILED:
+            case HTTP_REQ_TOO_LONG:
+            case HTTP_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE:
+            case HTTP_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE:
+                return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isSchemaError(int httpResponseCode) {
+        return HTTP_CONFLICT == httpResponseCode;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isSuccessError(int httpResponseCode) {
+        return httpResponseCode < 399;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isBusinessProcessError(int httpResponseCode) {
+        return httpResponseCode > 499;
+    }
+
+    protected String getPartnerName(String userAgent, String userId, String url, String xOnapPartnerName) {
+
+        //On called side (receiver) If the API call is authenticated, then log the userid/mechid (fully qualified if that is what was provided)
+        if (isFound(userId)) {
+            return userId;
+        }
+
+        String urlUser = getUserIdFromUrl(url);
+        if (isFound(urlUser)) {
+            return urlUser;
+        }
+
+        //Otherwise, if X-ONAP-PartnerName was provided, then log that
+        if (isFound(xOnapPartnerName)){
+            return xOnapPartnerName;
+        }
+
+        //Otherwise, for an HTTP API call, log the part of the URI specifying the agent that the caller used to make the call
+        String userAgentName = getUserIdFromUserAgent(userAgent);
+        if (isFound(userAgentName)) {
+            return userAgentName;
+        }
+
+        return "UNKNOWN";
+    }
+
+    private String getUserIdFromUserAgent(String userAgent) {
+        if (userAgent != null && userAgent.length() > 0) {
+            if (userAgent.toLowerCase().contains("firefox")) {
+                return "fireFox_FE";
+            }
+
+            if (userAgent.toLowerCase().contains("msie")) {
+                return "explorer_FE";
+            }
+
+            if (userAgent.toLowerCase().contains("chrome")) {
+                return "chrome_FE";
+            }
+
+            return userAgent;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private String getUserIdFromUrl(String url) {
+        if (url != null && url.toLowerCase().contains("user")) {
+            StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(url, "/");
+            while (st.hasMoreElements()) {
+                if ("user".equalsIgnoreCase(st.nextToken())) {
+                    return st.nextToken();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    protected String getUrl(ContainerRequestContext requestContext) {
+        String url = "";
+
+        try {
+            if (requestContext.getUriInfo() != null && requestContext.getUriInfo().getRequestUri() != null) {
+                url = requestContext.getUriInfo().getRequestUri().toURL().toString();
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            log.error("failed to get url from request context ", ex);
+        }
+
+        return url;
+    }
+
+    protected String getServiceName(ContainerRequestContext requestContext) {
+        return (requestContext.getUriInfo().getRequestUri().toString())
+                .replace(requestContext.getUriInfo().getBaseUri().toString(), "/");
+    }
+
+    private boolean isFound(String value) {
+        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(value)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/utils/RestUtils.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/utils/RestUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2803720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/utils/RestUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.utils;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import fj.data.Either;
+import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.onap.sdc.security.SecurityUtil;
+
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+public class RestUtils {
+
+    public static void addBasicAuthHeader(Properties headers, String username, String password) {
+        headers.setProperty(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, getAuthHeaderValue(username,password));
+    }
+
+    private static String getAuthHeaderValue(String username, String password) {
+        byte[] credentials = Base64.encodeBase64((username + ":" + password).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        return "Basic " + new String(credentials, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+    }
+
+    public static void addBasicAuthHeaderWithEncryptedPassword(Map<String, String> headers, String username, String password) {
+        String decryptedPassword = decryptPassword(password);
+        headers.put(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, getAuthHeaderValue(username,decryptedPassword));
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public static String decryptPassword(String password) {
+        validate(password);
+        Either<String, String> passkey = SecurityUtil.INSTANCE.decrypt(password);
+        if(passkey.isLeft()) {
+            return passkey.left().value();
+        }
+        else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(passkey.right().value());
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private static void validate(String str) {
+        if(StringUtils.isEmpty(str)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("BasicAuthorization username and/or password cannot be empty");
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/utils/SecurityLogsUtils.java b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/utils/SecurityLogsUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f34a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security-util-lib/src/main/java/org/onap/sdc/security/utils/SecurityLogsUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.sdc.security.utils;
+
+import org.onap.sdc.security.logging.elements.ErrorLogOptionalData;
+
+public class SecurityLogsUtils {
+    public static String PORTAL_TARGET_ENTITY = "PORTAL";
+
+    public static ErrorLogOptionalData fullOptionalData(String targetEntity, String targetServiceName) {
+        return ErrorLogOptionalData.newBuilder().targetEntity(targetEntity)
+                .targetServiceName(targetServiceName).build();
+    }
+}