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 3708b46..8121049 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
@@ -28,20 +28,19 @@ import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
 //import org.gridforum.jgss.ExtendedGSSCredential;
 
 /**
+ *  ASLSession is deprecated. Do all handling through HttpSession instead
+ *   
  * @author Valia Tsagkalidou (NKUA)
- *
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class ASLSession{
 
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	
 	private HashMap<String, Object> innerSession;
 	private long lastUsedTime;
 	private String externalSessionID;
 	private String username;
-//	private ExtendedGSSCredential credential;
 	private String parentScope;
 	private String scope;
 	private String securityToken;
@@ -206,9 +205,12 @@ public class ASLSession{
 	}
 	
 	/**
+	 * <b>ASLSession is deprecated. Should not store attributes here.</b>
+	 * 
 	 * @param name the name of the attribute
 	 * @return the value of the named attribute
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public Object getAttribute(String name)
 	{
 		lastUsedTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -216,9 +218,12 @@ public class ASLSession{
 	}
 	
 	/**
+	 * <b>ASLSession is deprecated. Should not store attributes here.</b>
+	 * 
 	 * @param name the name of the attribute
 	 * @param value the value of the attribute
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public void setAttribute(String name, Object value)
 	{
 		lastUsedTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -230,10 +235,14 @@ public class ASLSession{
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Removes the named attribute from the session
+	 * 
+	 * <b>ASLSession is deprecated. Should not store attributes here.</b>
+	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param name the name of the attribute
 	 * @return the removed object
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public Object removeAttribute(String name)
 	{
 		lastUsedTime = System.currentTimeMillis();