diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c3fa65..683388a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer</groupId>
 	<artifactId>aslcore</artifactId>
-	<version>4.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>4.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Application Support Layer Core</name>
 	<description>Library supporting dissemination of gCube content with OAI-ORE</description>
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
  -->
 	<dependencies>
 
-
+		 <dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
+			<artifactId>common-authorization</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.sf.ehcache</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/ASLSession.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/ASLSession.java
index 1c53b7e..c31dae1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/ASLSession.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/ASLSession.java
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@ import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 
+import org.gcube.application.framework.accesslogger.library.impl.AccessLogger;
+import org.gcube.application.framework.accesslogger.model.LoginToVreAccessLogEntry;
+import org.gcube.application.framework.core.util.ASLGroupModel;
+import org.gcube.application.framework.core.util.GenderType;
+import org.gcube.application.framework.core.util.SessionConstants;
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.provider.SecurityTokenProvider;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
-import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
-import org.gcube.application.framework.accesslogger.library.impl.AccessLogger;
-import org.gcube.application.framework.accesslogger.model.LoginToVreAccessLogEntry;
 //import org.gcube.application.framework.core.security.PortalSecurityManager;
-import org.gcube.application.framework.core.util.ASLGroupModel;
-import org.gcube.application.framework.core.util.GenderType;
-import org.gcube.application.framework.core.util.SessionConstants;
 //import org.gcube.application.framework.core.util.UserCredential;
 //import org.gcube.common.core.scope.GCUBEScope;
-import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
-import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
 //import org.gridforum.jgss.ExtendedGSSCredential;
 
 /**
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class ASLSession{
 //	private ExtendedGSSCredential credential;
 	private String parentScope;
 	private String scope;
+	private String securityToken;
 	private HashMap<String, Notifier> notifiers;
 	String scopeName;
 	private ASLGroupModel groupModel;
@@ -360,6 +361,12 @@ public class ASLSession{
 		
 	}
 	
+	
+	public void setSecurityToken(String token){
+		SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(token);
+		this.securityToken = token;
+	}
+	
 	public void logUserLogin(String scope) {
 		innerSession.clear();
 		loggedIn = true;
@@ -446,4 +453,9 @@ public class ASLSession{
 	public GenderType getUserGender() {
 		return this.gender;
 	}
+
+	public String getSecurityToken() {
+		logger.info("getting security token: " + securityToken+" in thread "+Thread.currentThread().getId());
+		return securityToken;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/SessionManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/SessionManager.java
index 847a99a..bcac4c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/SessionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/framework/core/session/SessionManager.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.provider.SecurityTokenProvider;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ public class SessionManager {
 		 if (session.getScope()!=null) //covers first helper's invocation
 	         ScopeProvider.instance.set(session.getScopeName());
 
+		if (session.getSecurityToken()!=null){
+			logger.info("Setting SecurityTokenProvidet to: "+session.getSecurityToken()+" in thread "+Thread.currentThread().getId());	  
+			SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(session.getSecurityToken());
+		}
 		return session;
 	}