Merge branch 'feature/springboot' into 'nightlybuild'

Feature/springboot

See merge request egiz/eidas_at_proxy!7

45 files changed, 2103 insertions, 629 deletions

diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider.java
index 6e8e06ef..40ed283b 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider.java
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ public class MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider implements SpringResource
 
   @Override
   public Resource[] getResourcesToLoad() {
-    final ClassPathResource msEidasNode = new ClassPathResource("/specific_eIDAS_connector.beans.xml",
-        MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider.class);
+    final ClassPathResource generic =
+        new ClassPathResource("/applicationContext.xml", MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider.class);
+    
+    final ClassPathResource msEidasNode = new ClassPathResource(
+        "/specific_eIDAS_connector.beans.xml", MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider.class);
+    
     final ClassPathResource msEidasNodeStorage = new ClassPathResource(
         "/specific_eIDAS_connector.storage.beans.xml", MsSpecificEidasNodeSpringResourceProvider.class);
-    return new Resource[] { msEidasNode, msEidasNodeStorage };
+    return new Resource[] { generic, msEidasNode, msEidasNodeStorage };
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/MsSpecificSpringBootApplicationContextInitializer.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/MsSpecificSpringBootApplicationContextInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..399d1286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/MsSpecificSpringBootApplicationContextInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.core.env.MutablePropertySources;
+import org.springframework.core.env.PropertiesPropertySource;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.SpringBootApplicationContextInitializer;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class MsSpecificSpringBootApplicationContextInitializer extends
+    SpringBootApplicationContextInitializer {
+
+  private static final String SYSTEMD_PROP_NAME = "eidas.ms.configuration";
+  private static final String PATH_FILE_PREFIX = "file:";
+  
+  @Override
+  public void initialize(ConfigurableApplicationContext applicationContext) {    
+    String configPath = System.getProperty(SYSTEMD_PROP_NAME);
+    if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(configPath)) {
+      log.debug("Find configuration-source from SystemD Property: '{}' ...", SYSTEMD_PROP_NAME);      
+      if (configPath.startsWith(PATH_FILE_PREFIX)) {
+        configPath = configPath.substring(PATH_FILE_PREFIX.length());
+        
+      }      
+      injectConfiguration(configPath, applicationContext);            
+
+    } else {
+      log.info("Find NO SystemD Property: '{}' Maybe no configuration available", SYSTEMD_PROP_NAME);
+      
+    }
+    
+    super.initialize(applicationContext);
+        
+  }
+  
+  private void injectConfiguration(String configPath, ConfigurableApplicationContext applicationContext) {
+    InputStream is = null;
+    try {
+      Path path = Paths.get(configPath);
+      if (Files.exists(path)) {
+        File file = new File(configPath);             
+        Properties props = new Properties();
+        is = new FileInputStream(file);
+        props.load(is);      
+        MutablePropertySources sources = applicationContext.getEnvironment().getPropertySources();       
+        sources.addFirst(new PropertiesPropertySource(SYSTEMD_PROP_NAME, props));
+        log.info("Set configuration-source from SystemD-Property: {}", SYSTEMD_PROP_NAME);
+      
+      } else {
+        log.error("Configuration from SystemD Property: '{}' at Location: {} DOES NOT exist", 
+            SYSTEMD_PROP_NAME, configPath);
+        
+      }
+      
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      log.error("Configuration from SystemD Property: '{}' at Location: {} CAN NOT be loaded", 
+          SYSTEMD_PROP_NAME, configPath, e);
+      
+    } finally {
+      try {
+        if (is != null) {
+          is.close();
+          
+        }        
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        log.error("Can not close InputStream of configLoader: {}", configPath, e);
+        
+      }
+    }        
+  }
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringBootApplicationInitializer.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringBootApplicationInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..428f5f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringBootApplicationInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector;
+
+import org.opensaml.core.config.InitializationException;
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
+import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IStatusMessenger;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.logging.LogMessageProviderFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.logging.SimpleStatusMessager;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
+
+@Slf4j
+@SpringBootApplication(scanBasePackages = {
+    "at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector", 
+    "at.gv.egiz.eaaf.utils.springboot.ajp"
+    })
+public class SpringBootApplicationInitializer extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
+
+  private static ConfigurableApplicationContext ctx;
+
+  /**
+   * Starts MS-specific eIDAS-Implementation SpringBoot application.
+   *
+   * @param args Starting parameters
+   * @throws Throwable In case of a start-up error
+   */
+  public static void main(final String[] args) throws Throwable {
+    try {
+      log.info("=============== Initializing Spring-Boot context! ===============");
+      LogMessageProviderFactory.setStatusMessager(new SimpleStatusMessager());
+      final SpringApplication springApp =
+          new SpringApplication(SpringBootApplicationInitializer.class);
+      springApp.addInitializers(new MsSpecificSpringBootApplicationContextInitializer());
+
+      log.info("Bootstrap openSAML .... ");
+      EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
+      
+      log.debug("Run SpringBoot initialization process ... ");
+      ctx = springApp.run(args);
+
+      // initialize status messenger
+      LogMessageProviderFactory.setStatusMessager(ctx.getBean(IStatusMessenger.class));
+      
+      log.info("Initialization of MS-specific eIDAS-Implementation finished.");
+
+    } catch (final Throwable e) {
+      log.error("MS-specific eIDAS-Implementation initialization FAILED!", e);
+      throw e;
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  
+  protected SpringApplicationBuilder createSpringApplicationBuilder() {    
+    try {
+      log.info("Bootstrap openSAML .... ");
+      EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
+           
+    } catch (InitializationException | ComponentInitializationException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+      
+    }
+    
+    SpringApplicationBuilder builder = new SpringApplicationBuilder();
+    builder.initializers(new MsSpecificSpringBootApplicationContextInitializer());    
+    return builder;
+    
+  }
+  
+  protected WebApplicationContext run(SpringApplication application) {
+    WebApplicationContext internalContext = (WebApplicationContext) application.run();
+   
+    // initialize status messenger
+    LogMessageProviderFactory.setStatusMessager(internalContext.getBean(IStatusMessenger.class));
+   
+    log.info("Initialization of MS-specific eIDAS-Implementation finished.");
+    
+    return internalContext;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Stops SpringBoot application of MS-specific eIDAS-Implementation.
+   * 
+   */
+  public static void exit() {
+    if (ctx != null) {
+      log.info("Stopping SpringBoot application ... ");
+      SpringApplication.exit(ctx, () -> 0);
+      ctx = null;
+      
+    } else {
+      log.info("No SpringBoot context. Nothing todo");
+      
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringContextCloseHandler.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringContextCloseHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e884b5c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringContextCloseHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
+import org.springframework.context.event.ContextClosedEvent;
+import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskScheduler;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.IDestroyableObject;
+import eu.eidas.auth.cache.IgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication;
+
+/**
+ * SpringContext CloseHandler.
+ *
+ * @author tlenz
+ *
+ */
+
+public class SpringContextCloseHandler
+    implements ApplicationListener<ContextClosedEvent>, ApplicationContextAware, BeanPostProcessor {
+
+  private static final Logger log =
+      org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(SpringContextCloseHandler.class);
+
+  private ApplicationContext context;
+
+  /*
+   * (non-Javadoc)
+   *
+   * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener#onApplicationEvent(org.
+   * springframework.context. ApplicationEvent)
+   */
+  @Override
+  @EventListener
+  public void onApplicationEvent(final ContextClosedEvent arg0) {
+    log.info("MS-specific eIDAS-Node shutdown process started ...");
+
+    try {
+      log.debug("CleanUp objects with implements the IDestroyable interface ... ");
+      final Map<String, IDestroyableObject> objectsToDestroy =
+          context.getBeansOfType(IDestroyableObject.class);
+      internalIDestroyableObject(objectsToDestroy);
+      log.info("Object cleanUp complete");
+
+      log.debug("Stopping Spring Thread-Pools ... ");
+      // shut-down task schedulers
+      final Map<String, ThreadPoolTaskScheduler> schedulers =
+          context.getBeansOfType(ThreadPoolTaskScheduler.class);
+      internalThreadPoolTaskScheduler(schedulers);
+
+      // shut-down task executors
+      final Map<String, ThreadPoolTaskExecutor> executers =
+          context.getBeansOfType(ThreadPoolTaskExecutor.class);
+      internalThreadPoolTaskExecutor(executers);
+      log.debug("Spring Thread-Pools stopped");
+      
+      
+      //clean-up eIDAS node
+      Map<String, IgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication> nodeIgnite = 
+          context.getBeansOfType(IgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication.class);
+      log.info("Find #{} Apache Ignite instances from eIDAS Ref. impl.", nodeIgnite.size());
+      for (Entry<String, IgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication> el : nodeIgnite.entrySet()) {
+        if (el.getValue().getInstance() != null) {
+          el.getValue().getInstance().close();
+          el.getValue().destroyInstance();
+          log.debug("Shutdown Apache-Ignite: {}", el.getKey());
+          
+        }        
+      }
+            
+      log.info("MS-specific eIDAS-Node shutdown process finished");
+
+    } catch (final Exception e) {
+      log.warn("MS-specific eIDAS-Node shutdown process has an error.", e);
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * (non-Javadoc)
+   *
+   * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor#
+   * postProcessAfterInitialization(java. lang.Object, java.lang.String)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(final Object arg0, final String arg1)
+      throws BeansException {
+    if (arg0 instanceof ThreadPoolTaskScheduler) {
+      ((ThreadPoolTaskScheduler) arg0).setWaitForTasksToCompleteOnShutdown(true);
+    }
+    if (arg0 instanceof ThreadPoolTaskExecutor) {
+      ((ThreadPoolTaskExecutor) arg0).setWaitForTasksToCompleteOnShutdown(true);
+    }
+    return arg0;
+
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * (non-Javadoc)
+   *
+   * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor#
+   * postProcessBeforeInitialization(java .lang.Object, java.lang.String)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Object postProcessBeforeInitialization(final Object arg0, final String arg1)
+      throws BeansException {
+    return arg0;
+
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * (non-Javadoc)
+   *
+   * @see
+   * org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware#setApplicationContext(org
+   * .springframework. context.ApplicationContext)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void setApplicationContext(final ApplicationContext arg0) throws BeansException {
+    this.context = arg0;
+
+  }
+
+  private void internalThreadPoolTaskExecutor(final Map<String, ThreadPoolTaskExecutor> executers) {
+    for (final ThreadPoolTaskExecutor executor : executers.values()) {
+      executor.shutdown();
+      log.debug("Executer {} with active {} work has killed", executor.getThreadNamePrefix(),
+          executor.getActiveCount());
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  // Not required at the moment
+  private void internalThreadPoolTaskScheduler(
+      final Map<String, ThreadPoolTaskScheduler> schedulers) {
+    log.trace("Stopping #{} task-schedulers", schedulers.size());
+    
+  }
+
+  private void internalIDestroyableObject(final Map<String, IDestroyableObject> objectsToDestroy) {
+    if (objectsToDestroy != null) {
+      final Iterator<Entry<String, IDestroyableObject>> interator =
+          objectsToDestroy.entrySet().iterator();
+      while (interator.hasNext()) {
+        final Entry<String, IDestroyableObject> object = interator.next();
+        try {
+          object.getValue().fullyDestroy();
+          log.debug("Object with ID: {} is destroyed", object.getKey());
+
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+          log.warn("Destroing object with ID: {} FAILED!", object.getKey(), null, e);
+
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringInitializer.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringInitializer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 417828a6..00000000
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/SpringInitializer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,186 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2018 A-SIT Plus GmbH
- * AT-specific eIDAS Connector has been developed in a cooperation between EGIZ,
- * A-SIT Plus GmbH, A-SIT, and Graz University of Technology.
- *
- * Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.2 or - as soon they will be approved by
- * the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "License");
- * You may not use this work except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
- * https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/understanding-eupl-v12
- *
- * 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.
- *
- * This product combines work with different licenses. See the "NOTICE" text
- * file for details on the various modules and licenses.
- * The "NOTICE" text file is part of the distribution. Any derivative works
- * that you distribute must include a readable copy of the "NOTICE" text file.
-*/
-
-package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector;
-
-import java.util.Arrays;
-
-import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
-import javax.servlet.ServletRegistration;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader;
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
-import org.springframework.web.WebApplicationInitializer;
-import org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener;
-import org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextListener;
-import org.springframework.web.context.support.GenericWebApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextResource;
-import org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet;
-
-import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.SpringLoader;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IStatusMessenger;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.logging.LogMessageProviderFactory;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.Random;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
-
-/**
- * Web application initializer.
- *
- * @author Thomas Lenz
- */
-public class SpringInitializer implements WebApplicationInitializer {
-
-  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SpringInitializer.class);
-
-  private String[] rootServletContexts = null;
-  private String[] servletContexts = null;
-
-  /**
-   * Application specific Spring initializer.
-   *  
-   */
-  public SpringInitializer() {
-    this.rootServletContexts = null;
-    this.servletContexts = new String[] {
-        "/applicationContext.xml",
-
-    };
-  }
-
-  /*
-   * (non-Javadoc)
-   * 
-   * @see
-   * org.springframework.web.WebApplicationInitializer#onStartup(javax.servlet.
-   * ServletContext)
-   */
-  @Override
-  public void onStartup(ServletContext servletContext) throws ServletException {
-    try {
-      log.info("=============== Loading Config Root Context! ===============");
-      final ApplicationContext cfgRootContext =
-          new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(new String[] {
-              "/applicationContext.xml"
-          });
-
-      log.info("=============== Loading Root Context! ===============");
-      final GenericWebApplicationContext rootContext = new GenericWebApplicationContext();
-      rootContext.setServletContext(servletContext);
-      rootContext.setParent(cfgRootContext);
-
-      log.info("Spring-context was initialized with active profiles: {}", 
-          Arrays.asList(rootContext.getEnvironment().getActiveProfiles()));
-
-      log.info("=============== Loading Local Contexts! ===============");
-      final XmlBeanDefinitionReader xmlReader = new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(
-          rootContext);
-      if (rootServletContexts != null) {
-        for (final String rootServletContext : rootServletContexts) {
-          log.debug("Loading: " + rootServletContext);
-          xmlReader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ServletContextResource(
-              servletContext, rootServletContext));
-        }
-      }
-      // Manage the lifecycle of the root application context
-      servletContext.addListener(new ContextLoaderListener(rootContext));
-
-      // log.debug("Beans after logAMQP in {}", rootContext);
-      // dumpBeanDefinitions(rootContext);
-
-      log.info("=============== Loading SPI Context! ===============");
-      log.debug("Loading modules and components");
-      SpringLoader.loadSpringServices(rootContext);
-
-      log.trace("Beans after SPI in " + rootContext);
-      dumpBeanDefinitions(rootContext);
-
-      log.debug("Loading servlet config in " + rootContext);
-      if (servletContexts != null) {
-        for (final String servletContextString : servletContexts) {
-          xmlReader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource(servletContextString, SpringInitializer.class));
-        }
-
-      }
-
-      log.debug("Refreshing context " + rootContext);
-      rootContext.refresh();
-
-      log.info("=============== Register Dispatcher Servlet! ===============");
-
-      log.trace("Final Beans in " + rootContext);
-      dumpBeanDefinitions(rootContext);
-
-      log.info("Registering dispatcher configuration");
-      final ServletRegistration.Dynamic dispatcher = servletContext.addServlet("dispatcher",
-          new DispatcherServlet(rootContext));
-      if (dispatcher != null) {
-        dispatcher.setLoadOnStartup(1);
-        dispatcher.addMapping("/");
-        dispatcher.setAsyncSupported(true);
-
-      } else {
-        log.error("Failed to register dispatcher server in servlet context!");
-      }
-
-      log.info("=============== Register RequestContextListener! ===============");
-      servletContext.addListener(new RequestContextListener());
-
-      // initialize status messenger
-      LogMessageProviderFactory.setStatusMessager(rootContext.getBean(IStatusMessenger.class));
-
-      log.info("Bootstrap openSAML .... ");
-      EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
-
-      log.info("Seed random number generator ... ");
-      Random.seedRandom();
-
-      log.info("Initialization of MS-specific eIDAS-connector finished.");
-
-    } catch (final Throwable e) {
-      log.error("MS-specific eIDAS-connector initialization FAILED!", e);
-
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  private void dumpBeanDefinitions(GenericApplicationContext context) {
-    log.trace("Registered Bean in context " + context.toString());
-
-    final String[] registeredBeans = context.getBeanDefinitionNames();
-    for (final String registeredBean : registeredBeans) {
-      final BeanDefinition beanDefinition = context
-          .getBeanDefinition(registeredBean);
-      log.trace(registeredBean + " -> " + beanDefinition.getBeanClassName());
-
-    }
-
-    log.trace("Registered Bean in context --" + context);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/attributes/AuthBlockAttributeBuilder.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/attributes/AuthBlockAttributeBuilder.java
index be9f8862..1833f377 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/attributes/AuthBlockAttributeBuilder.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/attributes/AuthBlockAttributeBuilder.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.attributes;
 import static at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.ExtendedPvpAttributeDefinitions.EID_AUTHBLOCK_SIGNED_FRIENDLY_NAME;
 import static at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.ExtendedPvpAttributeDefinitions.EID_AUTHBLOCK_SIGNED_NAME;
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Base64;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.modules.auth.eidas.v2.Constants;
@@ -48,7 +51,8 @@ public class AuthBlockAttributeBuilder implements IPvpAttributeBuilder {
 
     String authBlock = authData.getGenericData(Constants.SZR_AUTHBLOCK, String.class);
     if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(authBlock)) {
-      return g.buildStringAttribute(EID_AUTHBLOCK_SIGNED_FRIENDLY_NAME, EID_AUTHBLOCK_SIGNED_NAME, authBlock);
+      return g.buildStringAttribute(EID_AUTHBLOCK_SIGNED_FRIENDLY_NAME, EID_AUTHBLOCK_SIGNED_NAME, 
+          Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(authBlock.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
 
     } else {
       throw new UnavailableAttributeException(EID_AUTHBLOCK_SIGNED_NAME);
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/config/StaticResourceConfiguration.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/config/StaticResourceConfiguration.java
index 2a10031b..a1e953f1 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/config/StaticResourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/config/StaticResourceConfiguration.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.config;
 
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -35,11 +36,11 @@ import org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.EnableWebMvc;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ResourceHandlerRegistry;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
-import org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.CookieLocaleResolver;
 import org.thymeleaf.templateresolver.FileTemplateResolver;
 
 import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.MsEidasNodeConstants;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IConfiguration;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.logging.IMessageSourceLocation;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.FileUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -90,43 +91,63 @@ public class StaticResourceConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Internal i18n message source.
-   * 
+   * Get a message source with only internal message properties.
+   *
+   * @param ressourceLocations List of source-locations
    * @return
    */
   @Bean
-  public ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource internalMessageSource() {
-    final ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource = new ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource();
+  public ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource internalMessageSource(
+      @Autowired(required = false) final List<IMessageSourceLocation> ressourceLocations) {
+    final ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource =
+        new ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource();
 
     // add default message source
     messageSource.setBasename(DEFAULT_MESSAGE_SOURCE);
+
+    if (ressourceLocations != null) {
+      // load more message sources
+      for (final IMessageSourceLocation el : ressourceLocations) {
+        if (el.getMessageSourceLocation() != null) {
+          for (final String source : el.getMessageSourceLocation()) {
+            messageSource.addBasenames(source);
+            log.debug("Add additional messageSources: {}", el.getMessageSourceLocation().toArray());
+
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     messageSource.setDefaultEncoding("UTF-8");
     return messageSource;
 
   }
 
   /**
-   * External i18n message source.
-   * 
+   * Get full message source with internal and external message-properties files.
+   *
+   * @param ressourceLocations List of source-locations
    * @return
    */
   @Bean
-  public ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource() {
-    final ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource = new ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource();
+  public ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource(
+      @Autowired(required = false) final List<IMessageSourceLocation> ressourceLocations) {
+    final ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource =
+        new ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource();
     messageSource.setDefaultEncoding("UTF-8");
-    messageSource.setParentMessageSource(internalMessageSource());
+    messageSource.setParentMessageSource(internalMessageSource(ressourceLocations));
 
-    final String staticResources = basicConfig.getBasicConfiguration(
-        MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_WEBCONTENT_PROPERTIES_PATH);
+    final String staticResources = basicConfig
+        .getBasicConfiguration(MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_WEBCONTENT_PROPERTIES_PATH);
     try {
       if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(staticResources)) {
-        final String absPath = FileUtils.makeAbsoluteUrl(staticResources, basicConfig
-            .getConfigurationRootDirectory());
+        final String absPath =
+            FileUtils.makeAbsoluteUrl(staticResources, basicConfig.getConfigurationRootDirectory());
         messageSource.setBasename(absPath);
-        messageSource.setFallbackToSystemLocale(false);
 
       } else {
         log.debug("No Ressourcefolder for dynamic Web content templates");
+
       }
 
     } catch (final MalformedURLException e) {
@@ -137,40 +158,28 @@ public class StaticResourceConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
     return messageSource;
 
   }
-
+    
   /**
-   * Cookie based i18n language selector.
-   * 
-   * @return
-   */
-  @Bean
-  public CookieLocaleResolver localeResolver() {
-    final CookieLocaleResolver localeResolver = new CookieLocaleResolver();
-    localeResolver.setCookieName("currentLanguage");
-    localeResolver.setCookieMaxAge(3600);
-    return localeResolver;
-  }
-  
-  
-  /**
-   * Thymeleaf based template resolver.
-   * 
+   * Get a Tyhmeleaf Template-Resolver with external configuration path.
+   *
    * @return
    */
   @Bean(name = "templateResolver")
   public FileTemplateResolver templateResolver() {
-    final String staticResources = basicConfig.getBasicConfiguration(
-        MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_WEBCONTENT_TEMPLATES_PATH);
+    final String staticResources = basicConfig
+        .getBasicConfiguration(MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_WEBCONTENT_TEMPLATES_PATH);
     try {
       if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(staticResources)) {
-        String absPath = FileUtils.makeAbsoluteUrl(staticResources, basicConfig
-            .getConfigurationRootDirectory());
+        String absPath =
+            FileUtils.makeAbsoluteUrl(staticResources, basicConfig.getConfigurationRootDirectory());
         if (!absPath.endsWith("/")) {
           absPath += "/";
+
         }
 
         if (absPath.startsWith("file:")) {
           absPath = absPath.substring("file:".length());
+
         }
 
         final FileTemplateResolver viewResolver = new FileTemplateResolver();
@@ -179,11 +188,12 @@ public class StaticResourceConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
         viewResolver.setTemplateMode("HTML");
         viewResolver.setCacheable(false);
 
-        log.info("Add Ressourcefolder: " + absPath + " for dynamic Web content templates");
+        log.info("Add Ressourcefolder: {} for dynamic Web content templates", absPath);
         return viewResolver;
 
       } else {
         log.debug("No Ressourcefolder for dynamic Web content templates");
+
       }
 
     } catch (final MalformedURLException e) {
@@ -191,8 +201,7 @@ public class StaticResourceConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 
     }
 
-    // TODO: implement some backup solution
-    return null;
+    throw new RuntimeException("Can NOT initialize HTML template resolver");
 
   }
 }
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/controller/MonitoringController.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/controller/MonitoringController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f2d9fc8c..00000000
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/controller/MonitoringController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,279 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2018 A-SIT Plus GmbH
- * AT-specific eIDAS Connector has been developed in a cooperation between EGIZ,
- * A-SIT Plus GmbH, A-SIT, and Graz University of Technology.
- *
- * Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.2 or - as soon they will be approved by
- * the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "License");
- * You may not use this work except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
- * https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/understanding-eupl-v12
- *
- * 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.
- *
- * This product combines work with different licenses. See the "NOTICE" text
- * file for details on the various modules and licenses.
- * The "NOTICE" text file is part of the distribution. Any derivative works
- * that you distribute must include a readable copy of the "NOTICE" text file.
-*/
-
-package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactoryConfigurationError;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.text.StringEscapeUtils;
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
-import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
-
-import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.MsEidasNodeConstants;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.EaafConstants;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IConfigurationWithSP;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.storage.ITransactionStorage;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.http.IHttpClientFactory;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.Random;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvpMetadataConfigurationFactory;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.builder.PvpMetadataBuilder;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.AbstractCredentialProvider;
-
-@Controller
-public class MonitoringController {
-  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MonitoringController.class);
-
-  private static final String MESSAGE_OK = "OK";
-  private static final String MESSAGE_ERROR = "ERROR";
-  private static final String MESSAGE_SKIPPED = "SKIPPED";
-
-  private static final String TEST_STORAGE = "Storage: ";
-  private static final String TEST_CONFIG = "Config: ";
-  private static final String TEST_PVPMETADATA = "PVP_metadata: ";
-  private static final String TEST_EIDASNODEMETADATA = "eIDASNode_metadata: ";
-
-  @Autowired
-  private ITransactionStorage storage;
-  @Autowired
-  private IConfigurationWithSP config;
-
-  @Autowired private IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory;
-  
-  @Autowired
-  private PvpMetadataBuilder metadatabuilder;
-  @Autowired
-  private IPvpMetadataConfigurationFactory configFactory;
-  private AbstractCredentialProvider pvpIdpCredentials;
-
-  /**
-   * Sets a specific credential provider for PVP S-Profile IDP component.
-   * 
-   * @param pvpIdpCredentials credential provider
-   */
-  public void setPvpIdpCredentials(AbstractCredentialProvider pvpIdpCredentials) {
-    this.pvpIdpCredentials = pvpIdpCredentials;
-
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generic exception handling that wrote an error-message to html response.
-   * 
-   * @param resp Http response object
-   * @param exception Error
-   * @throws IOException In case of a html response error.
-   */
-  @ExceptionHandler({ Throwable.class })
-  public void genericExceptionHandler(HttpServletResponse resp, Exception exception) throws IOException {
-    log.error("Monitoring Servlet receives an error.", exception);
-    resp.setContentType(EaafConstants.CONTENTTYPE_HTML_UTF8);
-    resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
-    resp.getWriter().write("Reason: "
-        + StringEscapeUtils.escapeHtml4(StringEscapeUtils.escapeEcmaScript(exception.getMessage())));
-
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * MS-Connector status-monitoring end-point.
-   * 
-   * @param req http request
-   * @param resp http response
-   * @throws IOException In case of a general processing error
-   */
-  @RequestMapping(value = { MsEidasNodeConstants.ENDPOINT_MONITORING_MONITOR },
-      method = { RequestMethod.GET })
-  public void startFullTest(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
-    resp.setContentType(EaafConstants.CONTENTTYPE_HTML_UTF8);
-
-    try {
-      testConfig();
-      testStorage();
-      testPvpMetadata();
-      testEidasNodeMetadata();
-      resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
-      resp.getWriter().write(MESSAGE_OK);
-
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
-      resp.getWriter().write(MESSAGE_ERROR);
-
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * MS-Connector internal verify monitoring end-point.
-   * 
-   * @param req http request object
-   * @param resp http response object
-   * @throws IOException In case of an internal processing error
-   */
-  @RequestMapping(value = { MsEidasNodeConstants.ENDPOINT_MONITORING_VERIFY },
-      method = { RequestMethod.GET })
-
-  public void startSingleTests(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
-    String result = StringUtils.EMPTY;
-    try {
-      result += testConfig() + "<br>";
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      result += e.getMessage() + "<br>";
-    }
-
-    try {
-      result += testStorage() + "<br>";
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      result += e.getMessage() + "<br>";
-    }
-
-    try {
-      result += testPvpMetadata() + "<br>";
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      result += e.getMessage() + "<br>";
-    }
-
-    try {
-      result += testEidasNodeMetadata() + "<br>";
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      result += e.getMessage() + "<br>";
-    }
-
-    resp.setContentType(EaafConstants.CONTENTTYPE_HTML_UTF8);
-    resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
-    resp.getWriter().write(result);
-
-  }
-
-  private String testStorage() throws Exception {
-    try {
-      final String key = Random.nextHexRandom16();
-      final String value = Random.nextHexRandom16();
-
-      storage.put(key, value, -1);
-      final String result = storage.get(key, String.class);
-      storage.remove(key);
-
-      if (result != null && result.equals(value)) {
-        return TEST_STORAGE + MESSAGE_OK;
-      } else {
-        log.warn("Montioring: TestValue: " + value + " does NOT match in Storage test");
-      }
-
-    } catch (final EaafException e) {
-      log.warn("Montioring: Can not read/write to storage.", e);
-
-    }
-
-    throw new Exception(TEST_STORAGE + MESSAGE_ERROR);
-
-  }
-
-  private String testConfig() throws Exception {
-    try {
-      if (config.getBasicConfigurationWithPrefix(MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_SP_LIST_PREFIX) != null
-          && config.getBasicConfigurationWithPrefix(MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_SP_LIST_PREFIX)
-              .size() > 0) {
-        return TEST_CONFIG + MESSAGE_OK;
-      } else {
-        log.warn("Montioring: Can not read from configuration file.");
-      }
-
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      log.warn("Montioring: Can not read from configuration file.", e);
-    }
-
-    throw new Exception(TEST_CONFIG + MESSAGE_ERROR);
-
-  }
-
-  private String testPvpMetadata() throws Exception {
-    try {
-      // build metadata
-      final IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration metadataConfig =
-          configFactory.generateMetadataBuilderConfiguration(
-              "http://localhost/monitoring",
-              pvpIdpCredentials);
-      metadatabuilder.buildPvpMetadata(metadataConfig);
-      return TEST_PVPMETADATA + MESSAGE_OK;
-
-    } catch (Exception | TransformerFactoryConfigurationError e) {
-      log.warn("Monitoring: Has an error in '" + TEST_PVPMETADATA + "': " + e.getMessage(), e);
-      throw new Exception(TEST_PVPMETADATA + MESSAGE_ERROR, e);
-
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  private String testEidasNodeMetadata() throws Exception {
-    try {
-      final String urlString = config.getBasicConfiguration(
-          MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_MONITORING_EIDASNODE_METADATAURL);
-      if (StringUtils.isEmpty(urlString)) {
-        log.debug("No eIDASNode metadata URL. Skipping test ... ");
-        return TEST_EIDASNODEMETADATA + MESSAGE_SKIPPED;
-
-      }
-
-      // create HTTP client
-      CloseableHttpClient httpClient = httpClientFactory.getHttpClient();      
-      URIBuilder uriBuilder = new URIBuilder(urlString);      
-      HttpUriRequest request = new HttpGet(uriBuilder.build());
-
-      final CloseableHttpResponse respCode = httpClient.execute(request);
-      if (respCode.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() != 200) {
-        log.warn("Monitoring: Has an error in '" + TEST_EIDASNODEMETADATA + "': " + " HTTP responsecode: "
-            + respCode);
-        throw new Exception(TEST_EIDASNODEMETADATA + MESSAGE_ERROR);
-
-      }
-
-      // parse metadata
-      DomUtils.parseXmlNonValidating(respCode.getEntity().getContent());
-
-      return TEST_EIDASNODEMETADATA + MESSAGE_OK;
-
-    } catch (Exception | TransformerFactoryConfigurationError e) {
-      log.warn("Monitoring: Has an error in '" + TEST_EIDASNODEMETADATA + "': " + e.getMessage(), e);
-      throw new Exception(TEST_EIDASNODEMETADATA + MESSAGE_ERROR, e);
-
-    }
-
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f160916c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactoryConfigurationError;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.http.StatusLine;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
+import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
+import org.apache.http.entity.ContentType;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Health;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthIndicator;
+
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.MsEidasNodeConstants;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IConfiguration;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.data.Triple;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.http.HttpUtils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.http.IHttpClientFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator implements HealthIndicator {
+
+  @Autowired IConfiguration config;
+  @Autowired IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory;
+  
+  @Override
+  public Health health() {
+    try {
+      final String urlString = config.getBasicConfiguration(
+          MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_MONITORING_EIDASNODE_METADATAURL);
+      if (StringUtils.isEmpty(urlString)) {
+        log.trace("No eIDASNode metadata URL. Skipping test ... ");
+        return Health.unknown().build();
+
+      }
+
+      // create HTTP client
+      CloseableHttpClient httpClient = httpClientFactory.getHttpClient();      
+      URIBuilder uriBuilder = new URIBuilder(urlString);      
+      HttpUriRequest request = new HttpGet(uriBuilder.build());
+
+      final Triple<StatusLine, ByteArrayInputStream, ContentType> respCode = httpClient.execute(request,
+          HttpUtils.bodyStatusCodeResponseHandler());
+      if (respCode.getFirst().getStatusCode() != 200) {
+        log.warn("Monitoring: Get http StatusCode: {} from eIDAS-Node Metadata endpoint", 
+            respCode.getFirst().getStatusCode());
+        return Health.down().withDetail("http StatusCode", respCode.getFirst().getStatusCode()).build();
+
+      }
+
+      // parse metadata
+      DomUtils.parseXmlNonValidating(respCode.getSecond());
+
+      return Health.up().build();
+
+    } catch (Exception | TransformerFactoryConfigurationError e) {
+      log.warn("Monitoring: Can not read SAML2 metadata from eIDAS-Node", e);
+      return Health.down().down(e).build();
+
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/IgniteClusterHealthIndicator.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/IgniteClusterHealthIndicator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10517565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/IgniteClusterHealthIndicator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health;
+
+import org.apache.ignite.Ignite;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Health;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthIndicator;
+
+import eu.eidas.auth.cache.IgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+/**
+ * HealthCheck that validate Nodes in Apache-Ignite Cluster.
+ * 
+ * @author tlenz
+ *
+ */
+@Slf4j
+public class IgniteClusterHealthIndicator implements HealthIndicator {
+
+  @Setter
+  protected IgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication igniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication;
+
+  @Override
+  public Health health() {
+    final Ignite instance = igniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication.getInstance();
+
+    // check if Apache Ignite cluster is active
+    if (!instance.cluster().active()) {
+      return Health.outOfService().build();
+
+    }
+
+    final Health.Builder healthBuilder;
+    // Status UP requires more than 1 node because MS-Connector and eIDAS-Node operations as
+    // micro-services
+    if (instance.cluster().nodes().size() > 1) {
+      healthBuilder = Health.up();
+
+    } else {
+      // Something looks wrong if only a single node was found because MS-Connector and eIDAS-Node
+      // operations as micro-services
+      healthBuilder = Health.outOfService();
+
+    }
+
+    healthBuilder.withDetail("#Nodes", instance.cluster().nodes().size());
+    log.trace("Ignite state. #Nodes: {}", instance.cluster().nodes().size());
+    return healthBuilder.build();
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/Saml2MetadataHealthIndicator.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/Saml2MetadataHealthIndicator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..592231b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/health/Saml2MetadataHealthIndicator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health;
+
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactoryConfigurationError;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Health;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthIndicator;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvpMetadataConfigurationFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.builder.PvpMetadataBuilder;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.AbstractCredentialProvider;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class Saml2MetadataHealthIndicator implements HealthIndicator {
+
+  @Autowired
+  private PvpMetadataBuilder metadatabuilder;
+  @Autowired
+  private IPvpMetadataConfigurationFactory configFactory;
+  
+  @Setter
+  private AbstractCredentialProvider pvpIdpCredentials;
+  
+  @Override
+  public Health health() {
+    try {
+      // build metadata
+      final IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration metadataConfig =
+          configFactory.generateMetadataBuilderConfiguration(
+              "http://localhost/monitoring",
+              pvpIdpCredentials);
+      metadatabuilder.buildPvpMetadata(metadataConfig);
+      return Health.up().build();
+
+    } catch (Exception | TransformerFactoryConfigurationError e) {
+      return Health.down().down(e).build();
+      
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/processes/tasks/GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTask.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/processes/tasks/GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTask.java
index 86808f01..d3b8116a 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/processes/tasks/GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTask.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/processes/tasks/GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTask.java
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.processes.tasks;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.gui.ISpringMvcGuiFormBuilder;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IConfiguration;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.process.ExecutionContext;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.GuiBuildException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.TaskExecutionException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.auth.modules.AbstractAuthServletTask;
 
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.auth.modules.AbstractAuthServletTask;
  */
 @Component("GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTask")
 public class GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTask extends AbstractAuthServletTask {
-  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTask.class);
 
   @Autowired
   ISpringMvcGuiFormBuilder guiBuilder;
@@ -77,16 +73,11 @@ public class GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTask extends AbstractAuthServletTask {
 
       guiBuilder.build(request, response, config, "BKU-Selection form");
 
-    } catch (final GuiBuildException e) {
-      log.warn("Can not build GUI:'BKU-Selection'. Msg:" + e.getMessage());
+    } catch (final Exception e) {
       throw new TaskExecutionException(pendingReq,
           "Can not build GUI. Msg:" + e.getMessage(),
           new EaafException("gui.00", new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e));
 
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      log.warn("FinalizeAuthenticationTask has an internal error", e);
-      throw new TaskExecutionException(pendingReq, e.getMessage(), e);
-
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/provider/StatusMessageProvider.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/provider/StatusMessageProvider.java
index d38da6fe..073f7513 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/provider/StatusMessageProvider.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/provider/StatusMessageProvider.java
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ public class StatusMessageProvider implements IStatusMessenger {
   public String getResponseErrorCode(Throwable throwable) {
     String errorCode = IStatusMessenger.CODES_EXTERNAL_ERROR_GENERIC;
     if (throwable instanceof EaafException) {
-      errorCode = ((EaafException) throwable).getErrorId();
-
+      errorCode = mapInternalErrorToExternalError(((EaafException) throwable).getErrorId());
+      
     }
     // TODO: maybe more internal switches are required
 
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/storage/EidasCacheTransactionStoreDecorator.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/storage/EidasCacheTransactionStoreDecorator.java
index 557e245a..1ea5a280 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/storage/EidasCacheTransactionStoreDecorator.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/storage/EidasCacheTransactionStoreDecorator.java
@@ -30,18 +30,47 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Health;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthIndicator;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.storage.ITransactionStorage;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafStorageException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.Random;
 
-public class EidasCacheTransactionStoreDecorator implements ITransactionStorage {
+public class EidasCacheTransactionStoreDecorator implements ITransactionStorage, HealthIndicator {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EidasCacheTransactionStoreDecorator.class);
 
   @Autowired(required = true)
   private CacheWithEidasBackend storage;
 
   @Override
+  public Health health() {
+    try {
+      final String key = Random.nextHexRandom16();
+      final String value = Random.nextHexRandom16();
+
+      this.put(key, value, -1);
+      final String result = this.get(key, String.class);
+      this.remove(key);
+
+      if (result != null && result.equals(value)) {
+        return Health.up().build();
+      
+      } else {
+        log.warn("Montioring: TestValue: " + value + " does NOT match in Storage test");
+        return Health.down().build();
+        
+      }
+
+    } catch (final EaafException e) {
+      log.warn("Montioring: Can not read/write to storage.", e);
+      return Health.down().down(e).build();
+      
+    }
+  }
+  
+  @Override
   public void changeKey(String oldKey, String newKey, Object value) throws EaafException {
     if (containsKey(oldKey)) {
       final TransactionStoreElement el = storage.get(oldKey);
@@ -148,5 +177,4 @@ public class EidasCacheTransactionStoreDecorator implements ITransactionStorage
 
     }
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/storage/SimpleInMemoryTransactionStorage.java b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/storage/SimpleInMemoryTransactionStorage.java
index 26d442cb..3bda2932 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/storage/SimpleInMemoryTransactionStorage.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/storage/SimpleInMemoryTransactionStorage.java
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.storage.ITransactionStorage;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafStorageException;
 
-@Service("SimpleInMemoryTransactionStorage")
 public class SimpleInMemoryTransactionStorage implements ITransactionStorage {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SimpleInMemoryTransactionStorage.class);
 
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/application.properties b/connector/src/main/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b13b6c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+## Set Spring-Boot profile-configuration to 2.3 style
+spring.config.use-legacy-processing=true
+
+## ApplicationServer configuration 
+server.servlet.contextPath=/ms_connector
+#server.port=7080
+
+app.build.artifactId=ms_connector
+
+
+#############################################################################
+## SpringBoot Admin client
+spring.boot.admin.client.enabled=false
+
+
+
+
+#############################################################################
+## MS-speccific eIDAS-Connector configuration
+#proxy.context.url.prefix=
+eidas.ms.context.url.request.validation=false
+#proxy.configRootDir=file:/.../config/
+eidas.ms.context.use.clustermode=true
+eidas.ms.core.logging.level.info.errorcodes=auth.21
+
+##Monitoring
+eidas.ms.monitoring.eIDASNode.metadata.url=
+
+
+##Specific logger configuration
+eidas.ms.technicallog.write.MDS.into.techlog=true
+eidas.ms.revisionlog.write.MDS.into.revisionlog=true
+eidas.ms.revisionlog.logIPAddressOfUser=true
+
+
+##Directory for static Web content
+eidas.ms.webcontent.static.directory=webcontent/
+eidas.ms.webcontent.templates=templates/
+eidas.ms.webcontent.properties=properties/messages
+eidas.ms.webcontent.templates.countryselection=countrySelection.html
+
+
+## extended validation of pending-request Id's
+eidas.ms.core.pendingrequestid.maxlifetime=300
+eidas.ms.core.pendingrequestid.digist.algorithm=HmacSHA256
+#eidas.ms.core.pendingrequestid.digist.secret=pendingReqIdSecret
+
+
+## eIDAS Ref. Implementation connector ###
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.entityId=ownSpecificConnector
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.forward.endpoint=
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.forward.method=POST
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.countrycode=AT
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.publicSectorTargets=.*
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.workarounds.addAlwaysProviderName=true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.workarounds.useRequestIdAsTransactionIdentifier=true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.workarounds.useStaticProviderNameForPublicSPs=true
+
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.loa.requested.minimum=http://eidas.europa.eu/LoA/high
+
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.useTestService=true
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.endpoint.prod=
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.endpoint.test=http://localhost:1234/demoszr
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.keyStore.path=keys/junit.jks
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.keyStore.password=password
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.trustStore.path=
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.trustStore.password=
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.timeout.connection=15
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.timeout.response=30
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.params.vkz=
+
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.params.useSZRForbPKCalculation=false
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.eidasbind.mds.inject=false
+
+
+# tech. AuthBlock signing for E-ID process
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.password=f/+saJBc3a}*/T^s
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.friendlyName=connectorkeypair
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.path=keys/teststore.jks
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.type=jks
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.key.alias=connectorkeypair
+#eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.key.password=f/+saJBc3a}*/T^s
+
+
+#Raw eIDAS Id data storage
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.workarounds.eidmapping.revisionlog.active=true
+
+
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.params.setPlaceOfBirthIfAvailable=true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.params.setBirthNameIfAvailable=true
+
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.debug.logfullmessages=false
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.debug.useDummySolution=false
+
+##without mandates
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.onlynatural.0=PersonIdentifier,true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.onlynatural.1=FamilyName,true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.onlynatural.2=FirstName,true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.onlynatural.3=DateOfBirth,true
+
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.de.onlynatural.4=PlaceOfBirth,false
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.de.onlynatural.5=BirthName,false
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.de.onlynatural.6=Gender,false
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.de.onlynatural.7=CurrentAddress,false
+
+##with mandates ---- NOT FULLY SUPPORTED AT THE MOMENT -----
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.representation.0=PersonIdentifier,true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.representation.1=FamilyName,true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.representation.2=FirstName,true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.representation.3=DateOfBirth,true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.representation.4=LegalPerson,true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.attributes.requested.representation.5=LegalName,true
+
+
+## PVP2 S-Profile end-point configuration
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.type=jks
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.path=keys/junit.jks
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.password=password
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.key.metadata.alias=meta
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.key.metadata.password=password
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.key.signing.alias=sig
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.key.signing.password=password
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.validity=24
+
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.name=JUnit
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.friendyname=For testing with jUnit
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.url=http://junit.test
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.givenname=Max
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.surname=Mustermann
+#eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.email=max@junit.test
+
+
+## Service Provider configuration
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.uniqueID=https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/metadata
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.truststore=keys/junit.jks
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.truststore.password=password
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.friendlyName=jUnit test
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.url=
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.policy.allowed.requested.targets=.*
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.policy.hasBaseIdTransferRestriction=false
+
+
+##only for advanced config
+eidas.ms.configuration.sp.disableRegistrationRequirement=
+#eidas.ms.configuration.restrictions.baseID.spTransmission=
+eidas.ms.configuration.auth.default.countrycode=
+eidas.ms.configuration.pvp.scheme.validation=
+eidas.ms.configuration.pvp.enable.entitycategories=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/applicationContext.xml b/connector/src/main/resources/applicationContext.xml
index 76682a2e..15ce0a55 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/resources/applicationContext.xml
+++ b/connector/src/main/resources/applicationContext.xml
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@
     http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx.xsd">
 
   <context:annotation-config />
-  <mvc:annotation-driven />
+  <context:component-scan base-package="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.utils.springboot.ajp"/>
 
+<!--
+  <context:annotation-config />
+  <mvc:annotation-driven />
   <mvc:default-servlet-handler />
-
+-->
+    
   <mvc:interceptors>
     <bean
       class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.interceptor.WebFrontEndSecurityInterceptor" />
@@ -27,13 +31,24 @@
     </bean>
   </mvc:interceptors>
 
+  <bean id="springContextClosingHandler"
+        class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.SpringContextCloseHandler" />
+
+<!-- 
   <context:property-placeholder
     location="${eidas.ms.configuration}" />
+  -->
 
+  <beans profile="deprecatedConfig">
   <bean id="BasicMSSpecificNodeConfig"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.config.BasicConfigurationProvider">
-    <constructor-arg
-      value="#{systemProperties['eidas.ms.configuration']}" />
+    <constructor-arg value="#{systemProperties['eidas.ms.configuration']}" />
   </bean>
+  </beans>
+  <beans profile="!deprecatedConfig">
+    <bean id="springBootMsSpecificNodeConfig"
+          class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.config.SpringBootBasicConfigurationProvider" />
+          
+  </beans>
 
 </beans>
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/connector/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 81e54aae..00000000
--- a/connector/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-# commons-logging setup
-org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory=org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4jFactory
-
-# define log4j root loggers
-log4j.rootLogger=info,stdout, console
-
-log4j.logger.at.gv.egiz.eaaf=info, msnode
-log4j.logger.at.gv.egiz.eidas.specific=info, msnode
-log4j.logger.at.gv.egiz.eidas.specific.connector.logger.RevisionLogger=info, reversion
-log4j.logger.at.gv.egiz.eidas.specific.connector.logger.StatisticLogger=info, statistic
-log4j.logger.eu.eidas=info, EIDASNODE
-
-log4j.additivity.at.gv.egiz.eidas.specific=false
-log4j.additivity.at.gv.egiz.eidas.specific.connector.logger.RevisionLogger=false
-log4j.additivity.at.gv.egiz.eidas.specific.connector.logger.StatisticLogger=false
-log4j.additivity.eu.eidas=false
-
-log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %20c |  %10t | %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.File=${catalina.base}/logs/console.log
-log4j.appender.stdout.MaxFileSize=10000KB
-log4j.appender.stdout.MaxBackupIndex=9999
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %t | %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.msnode=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.msnode.File=${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-reversion.log
-log4j.appender.msnode.MaxFileSize=10000KB
-log4j.appender.msnode.MaxBackupIndex=9999
-log4j.appender.msnode.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.msnode.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %t | %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.reversion=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.reversion.File=${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-reversion.log
-log4j.appender.reversion.MaxFileSize=10000KB
-log4j.appender.reversion.MaxBackupIndex=9999
-log4j.appender.reversion.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.reversion.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %t | %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.statistic=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.statistic.File=${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-statistic.log
-log4j.appender.statistic.MaxFileSize=10000KB
-log4j.appender.statistic.MaxBackupIndex=9999
-log4j.appender.statistic.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.statistic.layout.ConversionPattern=%m%n
-
-log4j.appender.EIDASNODE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.EIDASNODE.File=${catalina.base}/logs/eIDAS_node.log
-log4j.appender.EIDASNODE.MaxFileSize=10000KB
-log4j.appender.EIDASNODE.MaxBackupIndex=9999
-log4j.appender.EIDASNODE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.EIDASNODE.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %t | %m%n
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/connector/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index a0a9995e..7aa2d0cc 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/connector/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
   <appender name="msnode"
     class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
     <!--See also http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#RollingFileAppender -->
-    <File>${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-reversion.log</File>
+    <File>logs/eidas-ms-specific.log</File>
     <encoder>
       <pattern>%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %t | %m%n</pattern>
     </encoder>
     <rollingPolicy
       class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.FixedWindowRollingPolicy">
       <maxIndex>9999</maxIndex>
-      <FileNamePattern>${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-reversion.log.%i
+      <FileNamePattern>logs/eidas-ms-specific.log.%i
       </FileNamePattern>
     </rollingPolicy>
     <triggeringPolicy
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
   <appender name="EIDASNODE"
     class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
     <!--See also http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#RollingFileAppender -->
-    <File>${catalina.base}/logs/eIDAS_node.log</File>
+    <File>logs/eIDAS_node.log</File>
     <encoder>
       <pattern>%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %t | %m%n</pattern>
     </encoder>
     <rollingPolicy
       class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.FixedWindowRollingPolicy">
       <maxIndex>9999</maxIndex>
-      <FileNamePattern>${catalina.base}/logs/eIDAS_node.log.%i
+      <FileNamePattern>logs/eIDAS_node.log.%i
       </FileNamePattern>
     </rollingPolicy>
     <triggeringPolicy
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@
   <appender name="reversion"
     class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
     <!--See also http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#RollingFileAppender -->
-    <File>${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-reversion.log</File>
+    <File>logs/eidas-ms-reversion.log</File>
     <encoder>
       <pattern>%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %t | %m%n</pattern>
     </encoder>
     <rollingPolicy
       class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.FixedWindowRollingPolicy">
       <maxIndex>9999</maxIndex>
-      <FileNamePattern>${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-reversion.log.%i
+      <FileNamePattern>logs/eidas-ms-reversion.log.%i
       </FileNamePattern>
     </rollingPolicy>
     <triggeringPolicy
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
   <appender name="statistic"
     class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
     <!--See also http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#RollingFileAppender -->
-    <File>${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-statistic.log</File>
+    <File>logs/eidas-ms-statistic.log</File>
     <encoder>
       <pattern>%m%n</pattern>
     </encoder>
     <rollingPolicy
       class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.FixedWindowRollingPolicy">
       <maxIndex>9999</maxIndex>
-      <FileNamePattern>${catalina.base}/logs/eidas-ms-statistic.log.%i
+      <FileNamePattern>logs/eidas-ms-statistic.log.%i
       </FileNamePattern>
     </rollingPolicy>
     <triggeringPolicy
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@
   <appender name="stdout"
     class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
     <!--See also http://logback.qos.ch/manual/appenders.html#RollingFileAppender -->
-    <File>${catalina.base}/logs/console.log</File>
+    <File>logs/console.log</File>
     <encoder>
       <pattern>%5p | %d{dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} | %t | %m%n</pattern>
     </encoder>
     <rollingPolicy
       class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.FixedWindowRollingPolicy">
       <maxIndex>9999</maxIndex>
-      <FileNamePattern>${catalina.base}/logs/console.log.%i
+      <FileNamePattern>logs/console.log.%i
       </FileNamePattern>
     </rollingPolicy>
     <triggeringPolicy
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/specific_eIDAS_connector.beans.xml b/connector/src/main/resources/specific_eIDAS_connector.beans.xml
index 5cf0d5b8..f6fdeefe 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/resources/specific_eIDAS_connector.beans.xml
+++ b/connector/src/main/resources/specific_eIDAS_connector.beans.xml
@@ -11,23 +11,24 @@
     http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd
     http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc/spring-mvc.xsd">
 
-  <context:annotation-config />
-  <mvc:annotation-driven />
-  <mvc:default-servlet-handler />
+  <import resource="common_gui.beans.xml"/>
 
   <bean id="WebResourceConfiguration"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.config.StaticResourceConfiguration" />
 
-  <bean id="ProcessEngineSignalController"
+  <bean id="processEngineSignalController"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller.ProcessEngineSignalController" />
 
-  <bean id="MonitoringController"
-    class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller.MonitoringController">
+  <bean id="saml2MetadataGeneration"
+        class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health.Saml2MetadataHealthIndicator">
     <property name="pvpIdpCredentials">
       <ref bean="PVPEndPointCredentialProvider" />
     </property>
   </bean>
 
+  <bean id="eidasNodeMetadata"
+        class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health.EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator" />
+
   <bean id="AuthenticationManager"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.auth.AuthenticationManager" />
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
   <bean id="PVPMetadataConfigurationFactory"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.provider.PvpMetadataConfigurationFactory" />
 
-  <bean id="PVP2XProtocol"
+  <bean id="pvp2SProfileEndpoint"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller.Pvp2SProfileEndpoint">
     <property name="pvpIdpCredentials">
       <ref bean="PVPEndPointCredentialProvider" />
@@ -96,17 +97,6 @@
   <bean id="mvcGUIBuilderImpl"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.gui.SpringMvcGuiFormBuilderImpl" />
 
-  <bean id="templateEngine"
-    class="org.thymeleaf.spring5.SpringTemplateEngine">
-    <property name="templateResolver" ref="templateResolver" />
-  </bean>
-
-  <bean class="org.thymeleaf.spring5.view.ThymeleafViewResolver">
-    <property name="order" value="2" />
-    <property name="templateEngine" ref="templateEngine" />
-    <property name="characterEncoding" value="UTF-8" />
-  </bean>
-
   <bean id="StatusMessageProvider"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.provider.StatusMessageProvider" />
 
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/specific_eIDAS_connector.storage.beans.xml b/connector/src/main/resources/specific_eIDAS_connector.storage.beans.xml
index 08c7b672..2e4d1742 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/resources/specific_eIDAS_connector.storage.beans.xml
+++ b/connector/src/main/resources/specific_eIDAS_connector.storage.beans.xml
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@
 
   <bean id="msNodeCacheImpl"
     class="eu.eidas.auth.cache.ConcurrentCacheServiceIgniteSpecificCommunicationImpl">
-    <property
-      name="igniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication"
-      ref="eidasIgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication" />
+    <property name="igniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication" ref="eidasIgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication" />
     <property name="cacheName" value="msConnectorCache" />
   </bean>
 
+  <bean id="IgniteClusterState"
+        class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health.IgniteClusterHealthIndicator">
+    <property name="igniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication" ref="eidasIgniteInstanceInitializerSpecificCommunication" />        
+  </bean>
+
 
   <!-- bean id="defaultHazelcastInstance" class="java.lang.String"> <constructor-arg 
     value="eidasHazelcastInstance"/> </bean> <bean id="eidasHazelcastInstanceInitializer" 
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/tomcat.properties b/connector/src/main/resources/tomcat.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38ab5a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/resources/tomcat.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+tomcat.ajp.enabled=true
+#tomcat.ajp.port=41009
+#tomcat.ajp.additionalAttributes.secretrequired=true
+#tomcat.ajp.additionalAttributes.secret=
+
+server.tomcat.accesslog.buffered=false
+server.tomcat.accesslog.prefix=tomcat-access_log
+server.tomcat.accesslog.directory=logs/
+server.tomcat.accesslog.enabled=true
+server.tomcat.accesslog.file-date-format=.yyyy-MM-dd
+server.tomcat.accesslog.pattern=common
+server.tomcat.accesslog.rename-on-rotate=false
+server.tomcat.accesslog.request-attributes-enabled=true
+server.tomcat.accesslog.rotate=true
+server.tomcat.accesslog.suffix=.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/FullStartUpAndProcessTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/FullStartUpAndProcessTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77037415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/FullStartUpAndProcessTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,485 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test;
+
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito.when;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Timer;
+
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.apache.ignite.Ignition;
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.opensaml.core.config.InitializationException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.config.XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.MarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.UnmarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.util.XMLObjectSupport;
+import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.ResourceBackedMetadataResolver;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusResponseType;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
+import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext.ClassMode;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.DefaultMockMvcBuilder;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
+import org.springframework.util.Base64Utils;
+import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletRequestAttributes;
+
+import com.skjolberg.mockito.soap.SoapServiceRule;
+
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller.ProcessEngineSignalController;
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller.Pvp2SProfileEndpoint;
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.provider.PvpEndPointCredentialProvider;
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.provider.PvpMetadataProvider;
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.saml2.Pvp2SProfileEndPointTest;
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.modules.auth.eidas.v2.Constants;
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.modules.auth.eidas.v2.EidasSignalServlet;
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.modules.auth.eidas.v2.service.EidasAttributeRegistry;
+import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.SpringBootApplicationContextInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.EaafConstants;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.controller.ProtocolFinalizationController;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.Random;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.sp.impl.utils.AssertionAttributeExtractor;
+import eu.eidas.auth.commons.attribute.AttributeDefinition;
+import eu.eidas.auth.commons.attribute.ImmutableAttributeMap;
+import eu.eidas.auth.commons.light.ILightRequest;
+import eu.eidas.auth.commons.protocol.impl.AuthenticationResponse;
+import eu.eidas.auth.commons.tx.BinaryLightToken;
+import eu.eidas.specificcommunication.SpecificCommunicationDefinitionBeanNames;
+import eu.eidas.specificcommunication.exception.SpecificCommunicationException;
+import eu.eidas.specificcommunication.protocol.SpecificCommunicationService;
+import lombok.val;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException;
+import szrservices.SZR;
+import szrservices.SignContentEntry;
+import szrservices.SignContentResponseType;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@SpringBootTest
+@ContextConfiguration(initializers = {
+    org.springframework.boot.context.config.DelegatingApplicationContextInitializer.class,
+    SpringBootApplicationContextInitializer.class   
+    })
+@TestPropertySource(locations = { "file:src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1_springboot.properties" })
+@DirtiesContext(classMode = ClassMode.AFTER_CLASS)
+@ActiveProfiles(profiles = {"JUNIT", "jUnitTestMode"})
+public class FullStartUpAndProcessTest {
+
+  private static final String FINAL_REDIRECT = "http://localhost/finalizeAuthProtocol?pendingid=";
+  
+  @Autowired private WebApplicationContext wac;
+  @Autowired private PvpEndPointCredentialProvider credentialProvider;
+  @Autowired private PvpMetadataProvider metadataProvider;
+  @Autowired private ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
+  @Autowired private EidasAttributeRegistry attrRegistry;
+  
+  @Autowired private Pvp2SProfileEndpoint sProfile;
+  @Autowired private ProcessEngineSignalController signal;
+  @Autowired private EidasSignalServlet eidasSignal;
+  @Autowired private ProtocolFinalizationController finalize;
+  
+  @Rule
+  public final SoapServiceRule soap = SoapServiceRule.newInstance();
+  
+  private SZR szrMock;
+  
+  private String cc;
+  private String givenName;
+  private String familyName;
+  private String dateOfBirth;
+  private String personalId;
+  private String vsz;
+  private String eidasBind;
+  
+  
+  /**
+   * jUnit class initializer.
+   * @throws InterruptedException In case of an error
+   * @throws ComponentInitializationException  In case of an error
+   * @throws InitializationException In case of an error
+   *
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() throws InterruptedException, InitializationException, ComponentInitializationException {
+    final String current = new java.io.File(".").toURI().toString();
+    System.clearProperty("eidas.ms.configuration");
+    
+    //eIDAS Ref. Impl. properties
+    System.setProperty("EIDAS_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+    System.setProperty("SPECIFIC_CONNECTOR_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+    System.setProperty("SPECIFIC_PROXY_SERVICE_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+        
+    EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
+    
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Test shut-down.
+   *
+   * @throws IOException In case of an error
+   */
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void closeIgniteNode() throws IOException {
+    System.out.println("Closiong Ignite Node ... ");
+    Ignition.stopAll(true);
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * jUnit test set-up.
+   *
+   *
+   */
+  @Before
+  public void setup() throws IOException {
+    DefaultMockMvcBuilder builder = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.wac);
+    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+    Map<String, FilterRegistrationBean> filters = wac.getBeansOfType(FilterRegistrationBean.class);
+    for (FilterRegistrationBean<?> filter : filters.values()) {
+      if (filter.isEnabled()) {
+        builder.addFilter(filter.getFilter(), "/*");
+      
+      }
+    }
+
+    szrMock = soap.mock(SZR.class, "http://localhost:1234/demoszr");
+    
+    
+    
+    cc = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(2).toUpperCase();
+    personalId = cc + "/AT/" + RandomStringUtils.randomNumeric(64);
+    familyName = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+    givenName = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+    dateOfBirth = "2015-10-12";
+    
+    vsz = RandomStringUtils.randomNumeric(10);
+    eidasBind = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(50);
+    
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void userStopProcess() throws UnsupportedEncodingException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, 
+      TransformerException, IOException, MarshallingException, ComponentInitializationException, EaafException {
+    //start authentication process by sending a SAML2 Authn-Request
+    MockHttpServletRequest saml2Req = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "https://localhost/ms_connector");
+    injectSaml2AuthnReq(saml2Req);
+    MockHttpServletResponse selectCountryResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    RequestContextHolder.resetRequestAttributes();
+    RequestContextHolder.setRequestAttributes(new ServletRequestAttributes(saml2Req, selectCountryResp));
+    
+    // send SAML2 AuthnRequest 
+    sProfile.pvpIdpPostRequest(saml2Req, selectCountryResp);
+    
+    //check country-selection response
+    Assert.assertEquals("no country-selection page", 200, selectCountryResp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertEquals("cc-selection page", "text/html;charset=UTF-8", selectCountryResp.getContentType());
+    String selectionPage = selectCountryResp.getContentAsString();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("selectionPage is null", selectionPage);
+    Assert.assertFalse("selectionPage is empty", selectionPage.isEmpty());
+    
+    String pendingReqId = extractRequestToken(selectionPage, 
+        "<input  type=\"hidden\" name=\"pendingid\"  value=\"");
+    Assert.assertFalse("PendingReqId", pendingReqId.isEmpty());
+    
+    
+    // set-up user-stop request
+    MockHttpServletRequest userStopReq = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "https://localhost/ms_connector");
+    userStopReq.setParameter("pendingid", pendingReqId);
+    userStopReq.setParameter(EaafConstants.PARAM_HTTP_STOP_PROCESS, "true");
+    
+    MockHttpServletResponse finalizeResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    RequestContextHolder.resetRequestAttributes();
+    RequestContextHolder.setRequestAttributes(new ServletRequestAttributes(userStopReq, finalizeResp));
+    
+    // send user-stop request
+    signal.performGenericAuthenticationProcess(userStopReq, finalizeResp);
+    
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("forward to finalization", 302, finalizeResp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("missing redirect header", finalizeResp.getHeader("Location"));
+    Assert.assertTrue("wrong redirect header", finalizeResp.getHeader("Location").startsWith(FINAL_REDIRECT));
+    String finalPendingReqId = finalizeResp.getHeader("Location").substring(FINAL_REDIRECT.length());
+    Assert.assertFalse("final pendingRequestId", finalPendingReqId.isEmpty());
+    
+    //set-up finalization request
+    MockHttpServletRequest finalizationReq = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "https://localhost/ms_connector");
+    finalizationReq.setParameter("pendingid", finalPendingReqId);
+    
+    MockHttpServletResponse saml2Resp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    RequestContextHolder.resetRequestAttributes();
+    RequestContextHolder.setRequestAttributes(new ServletRequestAttributes(finalizationReq, saml2Resp));
+    
+    // exexcute finalization step
+    finalize.finalizeAuthProtocol(finalizationReq, saml2Resp);
+    
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("forward to finalization", 200, saml2Resp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertEquals("forward to eIDAS Node page", "text/html;charset=UTF-8", saml2Resp.getContentType());
+    String saml2RespPage = saml2Resp.getContentAsString();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("selectionPage is null", saml2RespPage);
+    Assert.assertFalse("selectionPage is empty", saml2RespPage.isEmpty());
+    
+    //validate SAML2 response
+    String saml2RespB64 = extractRequestToken(saml2RespPage, 
+        "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"SAMLResponse\" value=\"");
+    Assert.assertNotNull("SAML2 response", saml2RespB64);
+    
+    StatusResponseType saml2 = (StatusResponseType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(), 
+        new ByteArrayInputStream(Base64Utils.decodeFromString(saml2RespB64)));
+    Assert.assertEquals("SAML2 status", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Responder", 
+        saml2.getStatus().getStatusCode().getValue());
+    Assert.assertEquals("ms-connector status", "1005", 
+        saml2.getStatus().getStatusCode().getStatusCode().getValue());
+    
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void fullSuccessProcess() throws EaafException, Exception {
+    //start authentication process by sending a SAML2 Authn-Request
+    MockHttpServletRequest saml2Req = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "https://localhost/ms_connector");
+    injectSaml2AuthnReq(saml2Req);
+    MockHttpServletResponse selectCountryResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    RequestContextHolder.resetRequestAttributes();
+    RequestContextHolder.setRequestAttributes(new ServletRequestAttributes(saml2Req, selectCountryResp));
+    
+    // send SAML2 AuthnRequest 
+    sProfile.pvpIdpPostRequest(saml2Req, selectCountryResp);
+    
+    //check country-selection response
+    Assert.assertEquals("no country-selection page", 200, selectCountryResp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertEquals("cc-selection page", "text/html;charset=UTF-8", selectCountryResp.getContentType());
+    String selectionPage = selectCountryResp.getContentAsString();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("selectionPage is null", selectionPage);
+    Assert.assertFalse("selectionPage is empty", selectionPage.isEmpty());
+    
+    String pendingReqId = extractRequestToken(selectionPage, 
+        "<input  type=\"hidden\" name=\"pendingid\"  value=\"");
+    Assert.assertFalse("PendingReqId", pendingReqId.isEmpty());
+    
+    
+    // set-up country-selection request
+    MockHttpServletRequest selectCountryReq = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "https://localhost/ms_connector");
+    selectCountryReq.setParameter("pendingid", pendingReqId);
+    selectCountryReq.setParameter("selectedCountry", cc);
+    
+    MockHttpServletResponse forwardEidasNodeResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    RequestContextHolder.resetRequestAttributes();
+    RequestContextHolder.setRequestAttributes(new ServletRequestAttributes(selectCountryReq, forwardEidasNodeResp));
+    
+    // send country-selection request
+    signal.performGenericAuthenticationProcess(selectCountryReq, forwardEidasNodeResp);
+    
+    //check forward to eIDAS node response
+    Assert.assertEquals("forward to eIDAS Node", 200, forwardEidasNodeResp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertEquals("forward to eIDAS Node page", "text/html;charset=UTF-8", forwardEidasNodeResp.getContentType());
+    String forwardPage = forwardEidasNodeResp.getContentAsString();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("forward to eIDAS Node is null", forwardPage);
+    Assert.assertFalse("forward to eIDAS Node is empty", forwardPage.isEmpty());
+    
+    String eidasNodeReqToken = extractRequestToken(forwardPage, 
+        "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"token\" value=\"");
+    Assert.assertFalse("eidas req. token", eidasNodeReqToken.isEmpty());
+    
+    //check eIDAS node request and build respose
+    String eidasRespToken = validateEidasNodeRequestAndBuildResponse(eidasNodeReqToken);
+    Assert.assertFalse("eidas resp. token", eidasRespToken.isEmpty());
+    
+    
+    // set-up eIDAS-node response
+    MockHttpServletRequest eidasNodeRespReq = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "https://localhost/ms_connector");
+    eidasNodeRespReq.setParameter("token", eidasRespToken);
+    
+    MockHttpServletResponse finalizeResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    RequestContextHolder.resetRequestAttributes();
+    RequestContextHolder.setRequestAttributes(new ServletRequestAttributes(eidasNodeRespReq, finalizeResp));
+    
+    injectSzrResponse();
+    
+    //excute eIDAS node response
+    eidasSignal.restoreEidasAuthProcess(eidasNodeRespReq, finalizeResp);
+    
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("forward to finalization", 302, finalizeResp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("missing redirect header", finalizeResp.getHeader("Location"));
+    Assert.assertTrue("wrong redirect header", finalizeResp.getHeader("Location").startsWith(FINAL_REDIRECT));
+    String finalPendingReqId = finalizeResp.getHeader("Location").substring(FINAL_REDIRECT.length());
+    Assert.assertFalse("final pendingRequestId", finalPendingReqId.isEmpty());
+    
+    
+    //set-up finalization request
+    MockHttpServletRequest finalizationReq = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "https://localhost/ms_connector");
+    finalizationReq.setParameter("pendingid", finalPendingReqId);
+    
+    MockHttpServletResponse saml2Resp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    RequestContextHolder.resetRequestAttributes();
+    RequestContextHolder.setRequestAttributes(new ServletRequestAttributes(finalizationReq, saml2Resp));
+    
+    // exexcute finalization step
+    finalize.finalizeAuthProtocol(finalizationReq, saml2Resp);
+    
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("forward to finalization", 200, saml2Resp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertEquals("forward to eIDAS Node page", "text/html;charset=UTF-8", saml2Resp.getContentType());
+    String saml2RespPage = saml2Resp.getContentAsString();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("selectionPage is null", saml2RespPage);
+    Assert.assertFalse("selectionPage is empty", saml2RespPage.isEmpty());
+    
+    //validate SAML2 response
+    String saml2RespB64 = extractRequestToken(saml2RespPage, 
+        "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"SAMLResponse\" value=\"");
+    Assert.assertNotNull("SAML2 response", saml2RespB64);
+    
+    StatusResponseType saml2 = (StatusResponseType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(), 
+        new ByteArrayInputStream(Base64Utils.decodeFromString(saml2RespB64)));
+    Assert.assertEquals("SAML2 status", Constants.SUCCESS_URI, saml2.getStatus().getStatusCode().getValue());
+    
+    final AssertionAttributeExtractor extractor = new AssertionAttributeExtractor(saml2);
+    Assert.assertEquals("wrong resp attr. size", 6, extractor.getAllIncludeAttributeNames().size());
+    Assert.assertEquals("Wrong attr: LoA ", "http://eidas.europa.eu/LoA/high", 
+        extractor.getSingleAttributeValue("urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.108"));
+    Assert.assertEquals("Wrong attr: PVP_VERSION ", "2.2", 
+        extractor.getSingleAttributeValue("urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.10"));
+    Assert.assertEquals("Wrong attr: EID_ISSUER_NATION  ", cc, 
+        extractor.getSingleAttributeValue("urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.32"));
+    Assert.assertEquals("Wrong attr: eidasBind", eidasBind, 
+        extractor.getSingleAttributeValue("urn:eidgvat:attributes.eidbind"));
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Wrong attr:  authBlock", 
+        extractor.getSingleAttributeValue("urn:eidgvat:attributes.authblock.signed"));
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Wrong attr: piiTras.Id ", 
+        extractor.getSingleAttributeValue("urn:eidgvat:attributes.piiTransactionId"));
+    
+  }
+
+  private void injectSzrResponse() throws Exception {
+    
+    when(szrMock, "getStammzahlEncrypted", any(), any()).thenReturn(vsz);
+    val signContentResp = new SignContentResponseType();
+    final SignContentEntry signContentEntry = new SignContentEntry();
+    signContentEntry.setValue(eidasBind);
+    signContentResp.getOut().add(signContentEntry);
+    when(szrMock, "signContent", any(), any(), any()).thenReturn(signContentResp);
+    
+  }
+
+  private String validateEidasNodeRequestAndBuildResponse(String eidasNodeReqToken) 
+      throws SpecificCommunicationException, URISyntaxException {
+    final SpecificCommunicationService springManagedSpecificConnectorCommunicationService =
+        (SpecificCommunicationService) wac.getBean(
+            SpecificCommunicationDefinitionBeanNames.SPECIFIC_CONNECTOR_COMMUNICATION_SERVICE.toString());
+    
+    //read request and validate basic properties 
+    ILightRequest req = springManagedSpecificConnectorCommunicationService.getAndRemoveRequest(eidasNodeReqToken, 
+        attrRegistry.getCoreAttributeRegistry().getAttributes());
+    
+    Assert.assertNotNull("eIDAS Node req", req);
+    Assert.assertEquals("Wrong CC", cc, req.getCitizenCountryCode());
+    Assert.assertEquals("Wrong CC", EaafConstants.EIDAS_LOA_HIGH, req.getLevelOfAssurance());
+    
+    
+    //set response from eIDAS node
+    BinaryLightToken respoToken = springManagedSpecificConnectorCommunicationService.putResponse(
+        buildDummyAuthResponse(Constants.SUCCESS_URI, req.getId()));
+    return Base64Utils.encodeToString(respoToken.getTokenBytes());
+    
+  }
+
+  private AuthenticationResponse buildDummyAuthResponse(String statusCode, String reqId) throws URISyntaxException {
+    final AttributeDefinition<?> attributeDef = attrRegistry.getCoreAttributeRegistry().getByFriendlyName(
+        Constants.eIDAS_ATTR_PERSONALIDENTIFIER).first();
+    final AttributeDefinition<?> attributeDef2 = attrRegistry.getCoreAttributeRegistry().getByFriendlyName(
+        Constants.eIDAS_ATTR_CURRENTFAMILYNAME).first();
+    final AttributeDefinition<?> attributeDef3 = attrRegistry.getCoreAttributeRegistry().getByFriendlyName(
+        Constants.eIDAS_ATTR_CURRENTGIVENNAME).first();
+    final AttributeDefinition<?> attributeDef4 = attrRegistry.getCoreAttributeRegistry().getByFriendlyName(
+        Constants.eIDAS_ATTR_DATEOFBIRTH).first();
+   
+    final ImmutableAttributeMap attributeMap = ImmutableAttributeMap.builder()
+        .put(attributeDef, personalId)
+        .put(attributeDef2, familyName)
+        .put(attributeDef3, givenName)
+        .put(attributeDef4, dateOfBirth).build();
+
+    val b = new AuthenticationResponse.Builder();
+    return b.id("_".concat(Random.nextHexRandom16()))
+        .issuer(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10))
+        .subject(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10))
+        .statusCode(statusCode)
+        .inResponseTo(reqId)
+        .subjectNameIdFormat("afaf")
+        .levelOfAssurance(EaafConstants.EIDAS_LOA_HIGH)
+        .attributes(attributeMap)
+        .build();
+    
+  }
+  
+  private String extractRequestToken(String selectionPage, String selector) {
+    int start = selectionPage.indexOf(selector);
+    Assert.assertTrue("find no pendingReqId location start", start > 0);
+    int end = selectionPage.indexOf("\"", start + selector.length());
+    Assert.assertTrue("find no pendingReqId location end", end > 0);
+    return selectionPage.substring(start + selector.length(), end);
+    
+  }
+
+  private void injectSaml2AuthnReq(MockHttpServletRequest saml2Req) throws XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, 
+      SamlSigningException, CredentialsNotAvailableException, UnsupportedEncodingException, TransformerException, 
+      IOException, MarshallingException, ComponentInitializationException {
+    final RequestAbstractType authnReq = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        Pvp2SProfileEndPointTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/pvp2_authn_1.xml"));
+    authnReq.setIssueInstant(DateTime.now());    
+    RequestAbstractType signedAuthnReq = 
+        Saml2Utils.signSamlObject(authnReq, credentialProvider.getMessageSigningCredential(), true);           
+    String b64 = Base64Utils.encodeToString(DomUtils.serializeNode(
+          XMLObjectSupport.getMarshaller(signedAuthnReq).marshall(signedAuthnReq)).getBytes("UTF-8"));    
+    saml2Req.setParameter("SAMLRequest", b64);
+            
+    final org.springframework.core.io.Resource resource = resourceLoader.getResource(
+        "classpath:/data/metadata_valid_without_encryption.xml");
+    Timer timer = new Timer("PVP metadata-resolver refresh");
+    ResourceBackedMetadataResolver fileSystemResolver = 
+        new ResourceBackedMetadataResolver(timer, new OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter(resource));
+    fileSystemResolver.setId("test");
+    fileSystemResolver.setParserPool(XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool());
+    fileSystemResolver.initialize();                    
+    metadataProvider.addMetadataResolverIntoChain(fileSystemResolver);
+    
+  }
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/MainClassExecutableModeTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/MainClassExecutableModeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86df55df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/MainClassExecutableModeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
+import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClientBuilder;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
+import org.apache.ignite.Ignition;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.SpringBootApplicationInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.logging.DummyStatusMessager;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.logging.LogMessageProviderFactory;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+@RunWith(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+public class MainClassExecutableModeTest {
+
+  /**
+   * jUnit class initializer.
+   * @throws InterruptedException In case of an error
+   *
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() throws InterruptedException {
+    final String current = new java.io.File(".").toURI().toString();
+    System.clearProperty("eidas.ms.configuration");
+    
+    //eIDAS Ref. Impl. properties
+    System.setProperty("EIDAS_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+    System.setProperty("SPECIFIC_CONNECTOR_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+    System.setProperty("SPECIFIC_PROXY_SERVICE_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+        
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initializer.
+   * @throws InterruptedException In case of an error 
+   *
+   */
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void closeIgniteNode() throws InterruptedException {
+    System.out.println("Closing Ignite Node ... ");
+    
+    log.info("Stopping already running Apache Ignite nodes ... ");
+    Ignition.stopAll(true);    
+    Thread.sleep(1000);
+    
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Test reseter.
+   *
+   */
+  @After
+  public void cleanJvmState() throws NoSuchFieldException, SecurityException,
+      IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    final Field field = LogMessageProviderFactory.class.getDeclaredField("internalMessager");
+    field.setAccessible(true);
+    field.set(null, new DummyStatusMessager());
+    
+    System.clearProperty("eidas.ms.configuration");
+    SpringBootApplicationInitializer.exit();
+    
+  }
+  
+   
+  @Test
+  public void validConfigLocation() throws Throwable {
+    SpringBootApplicationInitializer
+        .main(new String[] {
+            "--spring.config.location=src/test/resources/config/junit_config_2_springboot.properties,classpath:/application.properties",
+            "--spring.profiles.active=jUnitTestMode" });
+
+    System.out.println("Is started!");
+
+    // test Spring-Actuator http Basic-Auth
+    testSpringActuatorSecurity();
+
+  }
+
+  private void testSpringActuatorSecurity() throws ClientProtocolException, IOException {
+    // check if authentication works on actuator end-point
+    final HttpClientBuilder builder = HttpClients.custom();
+    final CloseableHttpClient client = builder.build();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("httpClient", client);
+
+    final HttpUriRequest httpGetInfo = new HttpGet("http://localhost:8080/ms_connector/actuator/info");
+    final CloseableHttpResponse httpRespInfo = client.execute(httpGetInfo);
+    Assert.assertEquals("http statusCode", 200, httpRespInfo.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+    
+    final HttpUriRequest httpGetHealth = new HttpGet("http://localhost:8080/ms_connector/actuator/health");
+    final CloseableHttpResponse httpRespHealth = client.execute(httpGetHealth);
+    Assert.assertEquals("http statusCode", 503, httpRespHealth.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+    
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/MainClassWebAppModeTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/MainClassWebAppModeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07ef4968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/MainClassWebAppModeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
+import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClientBuilder;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
+import org.apache.ignite.Ignition;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.SpringBootApplicationInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.logging.DummyStatusMessager;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.logging.LogMessageProviderFactory;
+
+@RunWith(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+public class MainClassWebAppModeTest {
+
+  /**
+   * jUnit class initializer.
+   *
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() {
+    final String current = new java.io.File(".").toURI().toString();
+    
+    //eIDAS Ref. Impl. properties
+    System.setProperty("EIDAS_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+    System.setProperty("SPECIFIC_CONNECTOR_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+    System.setProperty("SPECIFIC_PROXY_SERVICE_CONFIG_REPOSITORY", current.substring("file:".length())
+        + "../basicConfig/eIDAS/");
+    
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initializer.
+   *
+   */
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void closeIgniteNode() {
+    System.out.println("Closing Ignite Node ... ");
+    Ignition.stopAll(true);
+    
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Test reseter.
+   *
+   */
+  @After
+  public void cleanJvmState() throws NoSuchFieldException, SecurityException,
+      IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+    final Field field = LogMessageProviderFactory.class.getDeclaredField("internalMessager");
+    field.setAccessible(true);
+    field.set(null, new DummyStatusMessager());
+
+    System.clearProperty("eidas.ms.configuration");
+    SpringBootApplicationInitializer.exit();
+       
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void wrongConfigLocation() throws Throwable {
+    //MS-specific connector property
+    final String current = new java.io.File(".").toURI().toString();
+    System.setProperty("eidas.ms.configuration", current
+        + "src/test/resources/config/notextist.properties");
+    
+    try {
+    //starting application
+      SpringBootApplicationInitializer
+          .main(new String[] {
+              "--spring.profiles.active=jUnitTestMode" });
+      Assert.fail("Missing configuration not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Exception e) {
+      Assert.assertNotNull("Exception is null", e);      
+
+    }
+  }
+  
+  
+  @Test
+  public void systemdConfigLocation() throws Throwable {    
+    //MS-specific connector property
+    final String current = new java.io.File(".").toURI().toString();
+    System.setProperty("eidas.ms.configuration", current
+        + "src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1_springboot.properties");
+        
+    //starting application
+    SpringBootApplicationInitializer
+        .main(new String[] {
+            "--spring.profiles.active=jUnitTestMode,springBoot" });
+
+    System.out.println("Is started!");
+
+    // test Spring-Actuator http Basic-Auth
+    testSpringActuatorSecurity();
+
+    
+    
+    
+  }
+  
+  private void testSpringActuatorSecurity() throws ClientProtocolException, IOException {
+    // check if authentication works on actuator end-point
+    final HttpClientBuilder builder = HttpClients.custom();
+    final CloseableHttpClient client = builder.build();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("httpClient", client);
+
+    final HttpUriRequest httpGetInfo = new HttpGet("http://localhost:8080/ms_connector/actuator/info");
+    final CloseableHttpResponse httpRespInfo = client.execute(httpGetInfo);
+    Assert.assertEquals("http statusCode", 200, httpRespInfo.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+
+    
+    final HttpUriRequest httpGetHealth = new HttpGet("http://localhost:8080/ms_connector/actuator/health");
+    final CloseableHttpResponse httpRespHealth = client.execute(httpGetHealth);
+    Assert.assertEquals("http statusCode", 503, httpRespHealth.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+    
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/attributes/AuthBlockAttributeBuilderTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/attributes/AuthBlockAttributeBuilderTest.java
index f6d22c98..5c0a1420 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/attributes/AuthBlockAttributeBuilderTest.java
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/attributes/AuthBlockAttributeBuilderTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.attributes;
 
 import static at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.ExtendedPvpAttributeDefinitions.EID_AUTHBLOCK_SIGNED_NAME;
 
+import java.util.Base64;
+
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ public class AuthBlockAttributeBuilderTest extends AbstractAttributeBuilderTest
 
       final String value = attrBuilde.build(spConfig, authData, gen);
 
-      Assert.assertEquals("Authblock build wrong", JSW, value);
+      Assert.assertNotNull("AuthBlock", value);
+      Assert.assertEquals("Authblock build wrong", JSW, new String(Base64.getDecoder().decode(value)));
 
     } catch (final Exception e) {
       Assert.assertNull("Attr. builder has an exception", e);
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/BasicConfigurationTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/config/BasicConfigurationTest.java
index 6e52f113..80307ea2 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/BasicConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/config/BasicConfigurationTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test;
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.config;
 
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.opensaml.core.config.InitializationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext.ClassMode;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationEx
     "/spring/SpringTest-context_simple_storage.xml" })
 @WebAppConfiguration
 @DirtiesContext(classMode = ClassMode.BEFORE_CLASS)
+@ActiveProfiles(profiles = {"deprecatedConfig"})
 public class BasicConfigurationTest {
 
   @Autowired private IConfigurationWithSP basicConfig;
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/controller/ProcessEngineSignalControllerTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/controller/ProcessEngineSignalControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2c4aff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/controller/ProcessEngineSignalControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.controller;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletRequestAttributes;
+
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller.ProcessEngineSignalController;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafStorageException;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration({
+    "/applicationContext.xml",
+    "/specific_eIDAS_connector.beans.xml",
+    "/eaaf_core.beans.xml",
+    "/eaaf_pvp.beans.xml",
+    "/eaaf_pvp_idp.beans.xml",
+    "/spring/SpringTest-context_simple_storage.xml" })
+@ActiveProfiles(profiles = {"deprecatedConfig"})
+@WebAppConfiguration
+public class ProcessEngineSignalControllerTest {
+
+  @Autowired private ProcessEngineSignalController controller;
+  
+  private MockHttpServletRequest httpReq;
+  private MockHttpServletResponse httpResp;
+  
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() {
+    final String current = new java.io.File(".").toURI().toString();
+    System.setProperty("eidas.ms.configuration", current + "src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1.properties");
+    
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * jUnit test set-up.
+   */
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() throws EaafStorageException, URISyntaxException {
+    httpReq = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "https://localhost/authhandler");
+    httpResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    RequestContextHolder.resetRequestAttributes();
+    RequestContextHolder.setRequestAttributes(new ServletRequestAttributes(httpReq, httpResp));
+     
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void noPendingRequestId() throws IOException, EaafException {
+  //set-up
+    
+    //execute test
+    controller.performGenericAuthenticationProcess(httpReq, httpResp);
+       
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 302, httpResp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("redirect header", httpResp.getHeaderValue("Location"));
+    Assert.assertTrue("wrong redirect header", 
+        httpResp.getHeader("Location").startsWith("http://localhost/errorHandling?errorid="));
+  
+  }
+  
+  
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorNoEndpointTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorNoEndpointTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b04a5bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorNoEndpointTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.health;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Health;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
+
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health.EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration({
+    "/spring/SpringTest-context_healthcheck.xml" })
+@TestPropertySource(locations = {"classpath:/config/junit_config_2_springboot.properties"})
+@WebAppConfiguration
+public class EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorNoEndpointTest {
+ 
+  @Autowired EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator health;
+  
+  private static MockWebServer mockWebServer = null;
+ 
+  /**
+   * Testclass initializer.
+   *
+   * @throws IOException In case of an error
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() throws IOException {
+    mockWebServer = new MockWebServer();
+    mockWebServer.start(40900);
+    mockWebServer.url("/mockup");
+
+  }
+
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void resetTestEnviroment() throws NoSuchFieldException, SecurityException,
+      IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, IOException {
+    mockWebServer.shutdown();
+
+  }
+    
+  @Test
+  public void noEndpointInConfiguration() throws IOException {
+    //set-up status
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(IOUtils.toString(EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorNoEndpointTest.class
+            .getResourceAsStream("/config/log4j.properties"), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+
+    //perform test
+    Health status = health.health();
+    
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("wrong healthState", Health.unknown().build().getStatus(), status.getStatus());
+    
+  }
+  
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b044d4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/health/EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.health;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Health;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
+
+import at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health.EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration({
+    "/spring/SpringTest-context_healthcheck.xml" })
+@TestPropertySource(locations = {"classpath:/config/junit_config_1_springboot.properties"})
+@WebAppConfiguration
+public class EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorTest {
+ 
+  @Autowired EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator health;
+  
+  private static MockWebServer mockWebServer = null;
+ 
+  /**
+   * Testclass initializer.
+   *
+   * @throws IOException In case of an error
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() throws IOException {
+    mockWebServer = new MockWebServer();
+    mockWebServer.start(40900);
+    mockWebServer.url("/mockup");
+
+  }
+
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void resetTestEnviroment() throws NoSuchFieldException, SecurityException,
+      IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, IOException {
+    mockWebServer.shutdown();
+
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void httpStatusCode500() throws IOException {
+    //set-up status
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(500)
+        .setBody(IOUtils.toString(EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorTest.class
+            .getResourceAsStream("/data/metadata_valid.xml"), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+
+    //perform test
+    Health status = health.health();
+    
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("wrong healthState", Health.down().build().getStatus(), status.getStatus());
+    
+  } 
+
+  @Test
+  public void httpStatusCode200() throws IOException {
+    //set-up status
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(IOUtils.toString(EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorTest.class
+            .getResourceAsStream("/data/metadata_valid.xml"), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+
+    //perform test
+    Health status = health.health();
+    
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("wrong healthState", Health.up().build().getStatus(), status.getStatus());
+    
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void noXmlResponse() throws IOException {
+    //set-up status
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(IOUtils.toString(EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicatorTest.class
+            .getResourceAsStream("/config/log4j.properties"), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+
+    //perform test
+    Health status = health.health();
+    
+    //validate state
+    Assert.assertEquals("wrong healthState", Health.down().build().getStatus(), status.getStatus());
+    
+  }
+  
+}
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/saml2/Pvp2SProfileEndPointTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/saml2/Pvp2SProfileEndPointTest.java
index 81ee2625..bcba3e11 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/saml2/Pvp2SProfileEndPointTest.java
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/saml2/Pvp2SProfileEndPointTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext.ClassMode;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException;
     "/eaaf_pvp.beans.xml",
     "/eaaf_pvp_idp.beans.xml",
     "/spring/SpringTest-context_simple_storage.xml" })
+@ActiveProfiles(profiles = {"deprecatedConfig"})
 @WebAppConfiguration
 @DirtiesContext(classMode = ClassMode.BEFORE_CLASS)
 public class Pvp2SProfileEndPointTest {
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/task/EvaluateCountrySelectionTaskTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/task/EvaluateCountrySelectionTaskTest.java
index 9d590055..4bff9416 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/task/EvaluateCountrySelectionTaskTest.java
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/task/EvaluateCountrySelectionTaskTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.process.ExecutionContextImpl;
     "/eaaf_pvp.beans.xml",
     "/eaaf_pvp_idp.beans.xml",
     "/spring/SpringTest-context_simple_storage.xml" })
+@ActiveProfiles(profiles = {"deprecatedConfig"})
 @WebAppConfiguration
 public class EvaluateCountrySelectionTaskTest {
 
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/task/GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTaskTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/task/GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTaskTest.java
index 2a1d7cd4..d902f758 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/task/GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTaskTest.java
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/task/GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTaskTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.process.ExecutionContextImpl;
     "/eaaf_pvp.beans.xml",
     "/eaaf_pvp_idp.beans.xml",
     "/spring/SpringTest-context_simple_storage.xml" })
+@ActiveProfiles(profiles = {"deprecatedConfig"})
 @WebAppConfiguration
 public class GenerateCountrySelectionFrameTaskTest {
 
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/AuthenticationDataBuilderTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/utils/AuthenticationDataBuilderTest.java
index 316dcb5f..5f1c5dcf 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/AuthenticationDataBuilderTest.java
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/utils/AuthenticationDataBuilderTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test;
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.utils;
 
 import static at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.MsEidasNodeConstants.PROP_CONFIG_SP_NEW_EID_MODE;
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
@@ -50,8 +51,9 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xIniti
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
 
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
-@ContextConfiguration({ "/applicationContext.xml", "/SpringTest_connector.beans.xml", "/eaaf_core.beans.xml",
+@ContextConfiguration({ "/applicationContext.xml", "/spring/SpringTest_connector.beans.xml", "/eaaf_core.beans.xml",
     "/eaaf_pvp.beans.xml", "/eaaf_pvp_idp.beans.xml", "/spring/SpringTest-context_simple_storage.xml" })
+@ActiveProfiles(profiles = {"deprecatedConfig"})
 @WebAppConfiguration
 public class AuthenticationDataBuilderTest {
 
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/AuthnRequestValidatorTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/utils/AuthnRequestValidatorTest.java
index 389f561e..9aafb4b6 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/AuthnRequestValidatorTest.java
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/utils/AuthnRequestValidatorTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test;
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.utils;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext.ClassMode;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationEx
     "/eaaf_pvp.beans.xml",
     "/eaaf_pvp_idp.beans.xml",
     "/spring/SpringTest-context_simple_storage.xml" })
+@ActiveProfiles(profiles = {"deprecatedConfig"})
 @WebAppConfiguration
 @DirtiesContext(classMode = ClassMode.BEFORE_CLASS)
 public class AuthnRequestValidatorTest {
diff --git a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/CountrySelectionProcessImplTest.java b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/utils/CountrySelectionProcessImplTest.java
index 455288f5..d0343eba 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/CountrySelectionProcessImplTest.java
+++ b/connector/src/test/java/at/asitplus/eidas/specific/connector/test/utils/CountrySelectionProcessImplTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test;
+package at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.test.utils;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
diff --git a/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1.properties b/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1.properties
index 78981b6a..f6b3e4c1 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1.properties
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## Basic service configuration
 eidas.ms.context.url.prefix=http://localhost
 eidas.ms.context.url.request.validation=false
+eidas.ms.core.configRootDir=file:./src/test/resources/config/
 
 eidas.ms.context.use.clustermode=true
 
diff --git a/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1_springboot.properties b/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1_springboot.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e63cda7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_1_springboot.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+## embbeded Tomcat
+tomcat.workingdir=./target/work
+tomcat.ajp.enabled=true
+tomcat.ajp.port=8009
+tomcat.ajp.networkAddress=127.0.0.1
+tomcat.ajp.additionalAttributes.secretrequired=true
+tomcat.ajp.additionalAttributes.secret=junit
+
+## Basic service configuration
+eidas.ms.context.url.prefix=http://localhost
+eidas.ms.core.configRootDir=file:./src/test/resources/config/
+
+eidas.ms.context.use.clustermode=true
+
+##Monitoring
+eidas.ms.monitoring.eIDASNode.metadata.url=http://localhost:40900/mockup
+
+## extended validation of pending-request Id's
+eidas.ms.core.pendingrequestid.digist.secret=pendingReqIdSecret
+
+## eIDAS Ref. Implementation connector ###
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.forward.endpoint=http://eidas.node/junit
+
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.useTestService=true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.endpoint.prod=
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.endpoint.test=http://localhost:1234/demoszr
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.keyStore.path=keys/junit.jks
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.keyStore.password=password
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.trustStore.path=
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.trustStore.password=
+
+#tech. AuthBlock signing for E-ID process
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.password=f/+saJBc3a}*/T^s
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.friendlyName=connectorkeypair
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.path=keys/teststore.jks
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.type=jks
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.key.alias=connectorkeypair
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.key.password=f/+saJBc3a}*/T^s
+
+
+#Raw eIDAS Id data storage
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.debug.logfullmessages=true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.debug.useDummySolution=false
+
+
+
+## PVP2 S-Profile end-point configuration
+eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.type=jks
+eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.path=keys/junit.jks
+eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.password=password
+eidas.ms.pvp2.key.metadata.alias=meta
+eidas.ms.pvp2.key.metadata.password=password
+eidas.ms.pvp2.key.signing.alias=sig
+eidas.ms.pvp2.key.signing.password=password
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.validity=24
+
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.name=JUnit
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.friendyname=For testing with jUnit
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.url=http://junit.test
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.givenname=Max
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.surname=Mustermann
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.email=max@junit.test
+
+## Service Provider configuration
+eidas.ms.sp.0.uniqueID=https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/metadata
+eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.truststore=keys/junit.jks
+eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.truststore.password=password
+eidas.ms.sp.0.friendlyName=jUnit test
+eidas.ms.sp.0.newEidMode=true
+
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.url=
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.policy.allowed.requested.targets=.*
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.policy.hasBaseIdTransferRestriction=false
+
+## Service Provider configuration
+eidas.ms.sp.1.uniqueID=https://demo.egiz.gv.at/junit_test
+eidas.ms.sp.1.pvp2.metadata.truststore=keys/junit.jks
+eidas.ms.sp.1.pvp2.metadata.truststore.password=password
+eidas.ms.sp.1.friendlyName=jUnit test
+eidas.ms.sp.1.pvp2.metadata.url=http://junit.test/metadata
+eidas.ms.sp.1.policy.allowed.requested.targets=test
+eidas.ms.sp.1.policy.hasBaseIdTransferRestriction=true
+
diff --git a/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_2_springboot.properties b/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_2_springboot.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecb22dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_2_springboot.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+## embbeded Tomcat
+tomcat.workingdir=./target/work
+tomcat.ajp.enabled=true
+tomcat.ajp.port=8009
+tomcat.ajp.networkAddress=127.0.0.1
+tomcat.ajp.additionalAttributes.secretrequired=true
+tomcat.ajp.additionalAttributes.secret=junit
+
+## Basic service configuration
+eidas.ms.context.url.prefix=http://localhost
+eidas.ms.core.configRootDir=file:./src/test/resources/config/
+
+eidas.ms.context.use.clustermode=true
+
+##Monitoring
+eidas.ms.monitoring.eIDASNode.metadata.url=
+
+## extended validation of pending-request Id's
+eidas.ms.core.pendingrequestid.digist.secret=pendingReqIdSecret
+
+## eIDAS Ref. Implementation connector ###
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.node_v2.forward.endpoint=http://eidas.node/junit
+
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.useTestService=true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.endpoint.prod=
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.endpoint.test=http://localhost:1234/demoszr
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.keyStore.path=keys/junit.jks
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.keyStore.password=password
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.trustStore.path=
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.ssl.trustStore.password=
+
+#tech. AuthBlock signing for E-ID process
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.password=f/+saJBc3a}*/T^s
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.friendlyName=connectorkeypair
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.path=keys/teststore.jks
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.keystore.type=jks
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.key.alias=connectorkeypair
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.authblock.key.password=f/+saJBc3a}*/T^s
+
+
+#Raw eIDAS Id data storage
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.debug.logfullmessages=true
+eidas.ms.auth.eIDAS.szrclient.debug.useDummySolution=false
+
+
+
+## PVP2 S-Profile end-point configuration
+eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.type=jks
+eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.path=keys/junit.jks
+eidas.ms.pvp2.keystore.password=password
+eidas.ms.pvp2.key.metadata.alias=meta
+eidas.ms.pvp2.key.metadata.password=password
+eidas.ms.pvp2.key.signing.alias=sig
+eidas.ms.pvp2.key.signing.password=password
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.validity=24
+
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.name=JUnit
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.friendyname=For testing with jUnit
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.organisation.url=http://junit.test
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.givenname=Max
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.surname=Mustermann
+eidas.ms.pvp2.metadata.contact.email=max@junit.test
+
+## Service Provider configuration
+eidas.ms.sp.0.uniqueID=https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/metadata
+eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.truststore=keys/junit.jks
+eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.truststore.password=password
+eidas.ms.sp.0.friendlyName=jUnit test
+eidas.ms.sp.0.newEidMode=true
+
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.pvp2.metadata.url=
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.policy.allowed.requested.targets=.*
+#eidas.ms.sp.0.policy.hasBaseIdTransferRestriction=false
+
+## Service Provider configuration
+eidas.ms.sp.1.uniqueID=https://demo.egiz.gv.at/junit_test
+eidas.ms.sp.1.pvp2.metadata.truststore=keys/junit.jks
+eidas.ms.sp.1.pvp2.metadata.truststore.password=password
+eidas.ms.sp.1.friendlyName=jUnit test
+eidas.ms.sp.1.pvp2.metadata.url=http://junit.test/metadata
+eidas.ms.sp.1.policy.allowed.requested.targets=test
+eidas.ms.sp.1.policy.hasBaseIdTransferRestriction=true
+
diff --git a/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_3.properties b/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_3.properties
index 32e30790..8b2c63a8 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_3.properties
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/config/junit_config_3.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## Basic service configuration
 eidas.ms.context.url.prefix=
 eidas.ms.context.url.request.validation=false
+eidas.ms.core.configRootDir=file:./src/test/resources/config/
 
 eidas.ms.context.use.clustermode=true
 
diff --git a/connector/src/test/resources/config/keys/teststore.jks b/connector/src/test/resources/config/keys/teststore.jks
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcc6400c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/config/keys/teststore.jks
diff --git a/connector/src/test/resources/config/templates/error_message.html b/connector/src/test/resources/config/templates/error_message.html
index da423592..86f9d29d 100644
--- a/connector/src/test/resources/config/templates/error_message.html
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/config/templates/error_message.html
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
               <div id="alert_area" class="hell" role="application" >
                 <p th:text="#{gui.errorpage.msg.information}">Error Information</p>
                   <br/>
-		              <p><b th:text="#{gui.errorpage.msg.errorcode}">Code :</b> <span th:text="${msg.errorCode}"></span></p> 
-                  <p><b th:text="#{gui.errorpage.msg.errormsg}">Msg   :</b > <span th:text="${#messages.msgWithParams('__${msg.errorCode}__', '__${msg.errorParams}__')}"></span></p>
+		              <p><b th:text="#{gui.errorpage.msg.errorcode}">Code :</b> <span th:text="${errorCode}"></span></p> 
+                  <p><b th:text="#{gui.errorpage.msg.errormsg}">Msg   :</b > <span th:text="${#messages.msgWithParams('__${errorCode}__', '__${errorParams}__')}"></span></p>
 	            </div>	
                                                                                                       <!-- errorMsg -->	
 	        </div>	
diff --git a/connector/src/test/resources/data/metadata_valid_without_encryption.xml b/connector/src/test/resources/data/metadata_valid_without_encryption.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b224c336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/data/metadata_valid_without_encryption.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" ID="_b67c160c0ad7b4ebd430581df167ac23" entityID="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/metadata">
+  <ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+    <ds:SignedInfo>
+      <ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
+      <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
+      <ds:Reference URI="#_b67c160c0ad7b4ebd430581df167ac23">
+        <ds:Transforms>
+          <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
+          <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
+        </ds:Transforms>
+        <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
+        <ds:DigestValue>00SaL0XjeknOb/DttutP50lTyAux1jaRPJIVdSupWvU=</ds:DigestValue>
+      </ds:Reference>
+    </ds:SignedInfo>
+    <ds:SignatureValue>PfEBmLMX/ZgL6ViXghyWtal5MaMoW8k3zjw+54+WK1OAtVsVgOsIDRJE0M/a/VXBbMSifgY6J1gN23xhr61jkrjRQEkbDzLpWZLzWAJ65YqqUQo8wsKI2Gz0j12yY5D8/GOamKOH9KDi5ba1veXR/fnxRINoy7nZo4tcUWZChdl8BWkMN5ugr6dORNIQg/Ym3GabQ/hR5z+9FmveAKphdH63MC6qW3EgM9EMvOVkrLBTP92sNMAAJeaawui9tlxi9anVQ0OqwZsgKLvI7fyV4CM/0sd/ELjeReIlWlHk07Nz4eltMq3eOx3q1YurYvhE8XapHiQMehOtCS+Fzh10sw==</ds:SignatureValue>
+    <ds:KeyInfo>
+      <ds:X509Data>
+        <ds:X509Certificate>MIIDKzCCAhMCBFrxKO4wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwWjELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVQxDTALBgNVBAoMBEVH
+SVoxGDAWBgNVBAsMD2RlbW8uZWdpei5ndi5hdDEiMCAGA1UEAwwZTU9BLUlEIElEUCAoVGVzdC1W
+ZXJzaW9uKTAeFw0xODA1MDgwNDM0NTRaFw0yMTAxMzEwNDM0NTRaMFoxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFUMQ0w
+CwYDVQQKDARFR0laMRgwFgYDVQQLDA9kZW1vLmVnaXouZ3YuYXQxIjAgBgNVBAMMGU1PQS1JRCBJ
+RFAgKFRlc3QtVmVyc2lvbikwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIBAQCaFnqoaYoq
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+      </ds:X509Data>
+    </ds:KeyInfo>
+  </ds:Signature>
+  <md:SPSSODescriptor AuthnRequestsSigned="true" WantAssertionsSigned="false" protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
+    <md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
+      <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+        <ds:X509Data>
+          <ds:X509Certificate>MIIBbTCCARKgAwIBAgIEXjF+qTAKBggqhkjOPQQDAjA+MQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVDEN
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+ANsmjI2azWiTSFjb7Ou5fnCfbeiJUP0s66m8qS4rYl9L</ds:X509Certificate>
+        </ds:X509Data>
+      </ds:KeyInfo>
+    </md:KeyDescriptor>
+    <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</md:NameIDFormat>
+    <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/post" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
+    <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/redirect" index="1"/>
+    <md:AttributeConsumingService index="0" isDefault="true">
+      <md:ServiceName xml:lang="en">Default Service</md:ServiceName>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="BPK" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.149" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="PRINCIPAL-NAME" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.20" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="BIRTHDATE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.55" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="PVP-VERSION" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.10" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-ISSUING-NATION" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.32" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATOR-LEGAL-PERSON-SOURCE-PIN-TYPE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.76" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATOR-LEGAL-PERSON-FULL-NAME" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.84" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATE-TYPE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.68" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATOR-LEGAL-PERSON-SOURCE-PIN" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.100" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="GIVEN-NAME" Name="urn:oid:2.5.4.42" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-SECTOR-FOR-IDENTIFIER" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.34" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATE-TYPE-OID" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.106" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-IDENTITY-LINK" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.38" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-CITIZEN-QAA-EIDAS-LEVEL" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.108" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="userAuthBlock" Name="urn:eidgvat:attributes.authblock.signed" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="eidBind" Name="urn:eidgvat:attributes.eidbind" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="piiTransactionId" Name="urn:eidgvat:attributes.piiTransactionId" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+    </md:AttributeConsumingService>
+  </md:SPSSODescriptor>
+  <md:Organization>
+    <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="de">EGIZ</md:OrganizationName>
+    <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="de">E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
+    <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="de">http://www.egiz.gv.at</md:OrganizationURL>
+  </md:Organization>
+  <md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
+    <md:Company>E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:Company>
+    <md:GivenName>Lenz</md:GivenName>
+    <md:SurName>Thomas</md:SurName>
+    <md:EmailAddress>thomas.lenz@egiz.gv.at</md:EmailAddress>
+    <md:TelephoneNumber>+43 316 873 5525</md:TelephoneNumber>
+  </md:ContactPerson>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/connector/src/test/resources/spring/SpringTest-context_healthcheck.xml b/connector/src/test/resources/spring/SpringTest-context_healthcheck.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bac88e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/spring/SpringTest-context_healthcheck.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
+  xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
+  xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.1.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd">
+
+  <context:annotation-config />
+
+  <import resource="classpath:/SpringTest-context_authManager.xml" />
+
+  <bean id="basicConfig"
+        class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.config.SpringBootBasicConfigurationProvider" />
+
+  <bean id="eidasNodeMetadata"
+        class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.health.EidasNodeMetadataHealthIndicator" />
+
+</beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/SpringTest_connector.beans.xml b/connector/src/test/resources/spring/SpringTest_connector.beans.xml
index 5cf0d5b8..ba385cb9 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/resources/SpringTest_connector.beans.xml
+++ b/connector/src/test/resources/spring/SpringTest_connector.beans.xml
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@
   <bean id="ProcessEngineSignalController"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller.ProcessEngineSignalController" />
 
-  <bean id="MonitoringController"
-    class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.controller.MonitoringController">
-    <property name="pvpIdpCredentials">
-      <ref bean="PVPEndPointCredentialProvider" />
-    </property>
-  </bean>
-
   <bean id="AuthenticationManager"
     class="at.asitplus.eidas.specific.connector.auth.AuthenticationManager" />