diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/Policies.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/Policies.java
index ef075b9..e79798f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/Policies.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/Policies.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.gcube.common.authorization.library;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public class Policies {
 		@XmlElementRef(type = Service2ServicePolicy.class),
 		@XmlElementRef(type = User2ServicePolicy.class),
 	})
-	List<Policy> policies;
+	List<Policy> policies = new ArrayList<Policy>();
 
 	
 	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/enpoints/AuthorizationEndpoint.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/enpoints/AuthorizationEndpoint.java
index 4bf6121..54c9500 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/enpoints/AuthorizationEndpoint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/enpoints/AuthorizationEndpoint.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ public final class AuthorizationEndpoint implements Comparable<AuthorizationEndp
 	@XmlElement
 	private int port;
 	
+	@XmlElement(name="secure")
+	private boolean secureConnection = false;
+	
 	protected AuthorizationEndpoint() {}
 
 	public AuthorizationEndpoint(String infrastructure, int priority, String host, int port) {
@@ -62,6 +65,14 @@ public final class AuthorizationEndpoint implements Comparable<AuthorizationEndp
 	public long getClientCacheValidity() {
 		return clientCacheValidity;
 	}
+	
+	public boolean isSecureConnection() {
+		return secureConnection;
+	}
+	
+	public void setSecureConnection(boolean secureConnection) {
+		this.secureConnection = secureConnection;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public int compareTo(AuthorizationEndpoint o) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/default.authorization b/src/main/resources/default.authorization
index 3eb6283..a0918cc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/default.authorization
+++ b/src/main/resources/default.authorization
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<authorization-endpoint priority="10" infrastructure="gcube"><host>node7.d.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu</host><port>9000</port></authorization-endpoint>
\ No newline at end of file
+<authorization-endpoint priority="10" infrastructure="gcube"><host>node7.d.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu</host><secure>false</secure><port>9000</port></authorization-endpoint>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/binder/AuthorizationEntryBinder.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/binder/AuthorizationEntryBinder.java
index 411ee1f..f149ad5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/binder/AuthorizationEntryBinder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/binder/AuthorizationEntryBinder.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public class AuthorizationEntryBinder {
 		AuthorizationEntry ae1 = new AuthorizationEntry(new UserInfo("lucio.lelii", new ArrayList<String>()), "scope", new ArrayList<Policy>(), "TOKEN");
 		Map<String, String> services = new HashMap<String, String>();
 		services.put("service", "endpoint");
-		//ae1.setMap(new DefaultServiceMap("scope","versione", services ));
 		context.createMarshaller().marshal(ae1, sw);
 		System.out.println(sw.toString());
 		AuthorizationEntry ae2 = (AuthorizationEntry)context.createUnmarshaller().unmarshal(new StringReader(sw.toString()));
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ public class AuthorizationEntryBinder {
 		context.createMarshaller().marshal(entries, sw);
 		System.out.println(sw);
 		
-		QualifiersList entries2 = (QualifiersList)context.createUnmarshaller().unmarshal(new StringReader(sw.toString()));
+		//QualifiersList entries2 = (QualifiersList)context.createUnmarshaller().unmarshal(new StringReader(sw.toString()));
 		
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/binder/EndpointBinder.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/binder/EndpointBinder.java
index 742c33c..0555cf9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/binder/EndpointBinder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/library/binder/EndpointBinder.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class EndpointBinder {
 		JAXBContext context = getContext();
 		StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
 		AuthorizationEndpoint ae1 = new AuthorizationEndpoint("myInfra", 2, "146.48.85.179", 8080);
+		ae1.setSecureConnection(true);
 		context.createMarshaller().marshal(ae1, sw);
 		System.out.println(sw);
 		AuthorizationEndpoint ae2 = (AuthorizationEndpoint)context.createUnmarshaller().unmarshal(new StringReader(sw.toString()));