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diff --git a/eaaf_core_utils/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/core/impl/utils/EaafSerializationUtils.java b/eaaf_core_utils/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/core/impl/utils/EaafSerializationUtils.java
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+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+
+public class EaafSerializationUtils {
+
+  private EaafSerializationUtils() {
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Serialize a given Java object into a byte array.
+   *
+   * @param object Java object to serialize.
+   * @return Serialized Java object
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public static byte[] serialize(@Nullable Object object) {
+    if (object == null) {
+      return null;
+      
+    }
+    
+    final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(1024);
+    try (ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos)) {
+      oos.writeObject(object);
+      oos.flush();
+
+    } catch (final IOException ex) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to serialize object of type: " + object.getClass(), ex);
+      
+    }
+    
+    return baos.toByteArray();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deserialize the byte array into an object.
+   *
+   * @param bytes a serialized object
+   * @param allowedClassName List of classnames that are allowed for deserialization
+   * @return the result of deserializing the bytes
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public static Object deserialize(@Nullable byte[] bytes, List<String> allowedClassName) {
+    if (bytes == null) {
+      return null;
+      
+    }    
+    
+    try (ObjectInputStream ois = new EaafObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes), allowedClassName)) {
+      return ois.readObject();
+      
+    } catch (final IOException ex) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to deserialize object", ex);
+      
+    } catch (final ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to deserialize object type", ex);
+      
+    }
+  }
+}