diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/SecurityProviderImpl.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/SecurityProviderImpl.java
index ff3b31d..e393cd5 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/SecurityProviderImpl.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/SecurityProviderImpl.java
@@ -56,56 +56,52 @@ import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.Whiteboard;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardAuthorizableActionProvider;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardAware;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardRestrictionProvider;
-import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
-import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
+import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
-@Component(immediate = true)
+@Component(name="org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.security.SecurityProvider")
 @Service
 public class SecurityProviderImpl implements SecurityProvider, WhiteboardAware {
 
     @Reference(bind = "bindAuthorizationConfiguration",
-            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY, // FIXME OAK-1268
-            policyOption = ReferencePolicyOption.GREEDY)
-    private AuthorizationConfiguration authorizationConfiguration;
+            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL_UNARY) // FIXME OAK-1268
+    private volatile AuthorizationConfiguration authorizationConfiguration;
 
     @Reference(bind = "bindAuthenticationConfiguration",
-            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY,
-            policyOption = ReferencePolicyOption.GREEDY)
-    private AuthenticationConfiguration authenticationConfiguration;
+            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL_UNARY)
+    private volatile AuthenticationConfiguration authenticationConfiguration;
 
     @Reference(bind = "bindPrivilegeConfiguration",
-            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY,
-            policyOption = ReferencePolicyOption.GREEDY)
-    private PrivilegeConfiguration privilegeConfiguration;
+            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL_UNARY)
+    private volatile PrivilegeConfiguration privilegeConfiguration;
 
     @Reference(bind = "bindUserConfiguration",
-            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY,
-            policyOption = ReferencePolicyOption.GREEDY)
-    private UserConfiguration userConfiguration;
+            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL_UNARY)
+    private volatile UserConfiguration userConfiguration;
 
     @Reference(referenceInterface = PrincipalConfiguration.class,
+            name = "principalConfiguration",
             bind = "bindPrincipalConfiguration",
             unbind = "unbindPrincipalConfiguration",
-            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_MULTIPLE,
-            policyOption = ReferencePolicyOption.GREEDY)
-    private PrincipalConfiguration principalConfiguration = new CompositePrincipalConfiguration(this);
+            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL_MULTIPLE)
+    private final CompositePrincipalConfiguration compositePrincipalConfiguration = new CompositePrincipalConfiguration(this);
 
     @Reference(referenceInterface = TokenConfiguration.class,
+            name = "tokenConfiguration",
             bind = "bindTokenConfiguration",
             unbind = "unbindTokenConfiguration",
-            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL_MULTIPLE,
-            policyOption = ReferencePolicyOption.GREEDY)
-    private TokenConfiguration tokenConfiguration = new CompositeTokenConfiguration(this);
+            cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL_MULTIPLE)
+    private final CompositeTokenConfiguration compositeTokenConfiguration = new CompositeTokenConfiguration(this);
 
     @Reference(referenceInterface = AuthorizableNodeName.class,
+            name = "authorizableNodeName",
             bind = "bindAuthorizableNodeName",
             cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL_UNARY,
             policyOption = ReferencePolicyOption.GREEDY)
-    private NameGenerator authorizableNodeName = new NameGenerator();
+    private final NameGenerator nameGenerator = new NameGenerator();
 
     private final WhiteboardAuthorizableActionProvider authorizableActionProvider = new WhiteboardAuthorizableActionProvider();
     private final WhiteboardRestrictionProvider restrictionProvider = new WhiteboardRestrictionProvider();
@@ -132,9 +128,9 @@ public class SecurityProviderImpl implements SecurityProvider, WhiteboardAware {
         authenticationConfiguration = new AuthenticationConfigurationImpl(this);
         authorizationConfiguration = new AuthorizationConfigurationImpl(this);
         userConfiguration = new UserConfigurationImpl(this);
-        principalConfiguration = new PrincipalConfigurationImpl(this);
+        compositePrincipalConfiguration.addConfiguration(new PrincipalConfigurationImpl(this));
         privilegeConfiguration = new PrivilegeConfigurationImpl();
-        tokenConfiguration = new TokenConfigurationImpl(this);
+        compositeTokenConfiguration.addConfiguration(new TokenConfigurationImpl(this));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -169,9 +165,9 @@ public class SecurityProviderImpl implements SecurityProvider, WhiteboardAware {
         scs.add(authenticationConfiguration);
         scs.add(authorizationConfiguration);
         scs.add(userConfiguration);
-        scs.add(principalConfiguration);
+        scs.add(compositePrincipalConfiguration);
         scs.add(privilegeConfiguration);
-        scs.add(tokenConfiguration);
+        scs.add(compositeTokenConfiguration);
         return scs;
     }
 
@@ -186,21 +182,23 @@ public class SecurityProviderImpl implements SecurityProvider, WhiteboardAware {
         } else if (UserConfiguration.class == configClass) {
             return (T) userConfiguration;
         } else if (PrincipalConfiguration.class == configClass) {
-            return (T) principalConfiguration;
+            return (T) compositePrincipalConfiguration;
         } else if (PrivilegeConfiguration.class == configClass) {
             return (T) privilegeConfiguration;
         } else if (TokenConfiguration.class == configClass) {
-            return (T) tokenConfiguration;
+            return (T) compositeTokenConfiguration;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported security configuration class " + configClass);
         }
     }
 
     @Activate
-    protected void activate(ComponentContext context) throws Exception {
-        whiteboard = new OsgiWhiteboard(context.getBundleContext());
+    protected void activate(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
+        whiteboard = new OsgiWhiteboard(context);
         authorizableActionProvider.start(whiteboard);
         restrictionProvider.start(whiteboard);
+
+        initializeConfigurations();
     }
 
     @Deactivate
@@ -209,90 +207,74 @@ public class SecurityProviderImpl implements SecurityProvider, WhiteboardAware {
         restrictionProvider.stop();
     }
 
-    protected void bindAuthorizationConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
-        // also add authorization config specific default parameters for OSGi environments
-        // todo: the config class should track the 'restrictionProvider' itself.
+    private void initializeConfigurations() {
         Map<String, WhiteboardRestrictionProvider> authorizMap = ImmutableMap.of(
                 AccessControlConstants.PARAM_RESTRICTION_PROVIDER, restrictionProvider
         );
-        authorizationConfiguration =
-                (AuthorizationConfiguration) initConfiguration(reference, ConfigurationParameters.of(authorizMap));
-    }
+        // also add authorization config specific default parameters for OSGi environments
+        // todo: the config class should track the 'restrictionProvider' itself.
+        initConfiguration(authorizationConfiguration, ConfigurationParameters.of(authorizMap));
 
-    protected void bindAuthenticationConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
-        authenticationConfiguration =
-                (AuthenticationConfiguration) initConfiguration(reference, ConfigurationParameters.EMPTY);
-    }
+        initConfiguration(authenticationConfiguration, ConfigurationParameters.EMPTY);
 
-    protected void bindUserConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
         // also initialize user config specific default parameters for OSGi environments
         // todo: the config class should track the 'providers' itself.
         Map<String, Object> userMap = ImmutableMap.of(
                 UserConstants.PARAM_AUTHORIZABLE_ACTION_PROVIDER, authorizableActionProvider,
-                UserConstants.PARAM_AUTHORIZABLE_NODE_NAME, authorizableNodeName);
-        userConfiguration = (UserConfiguration) initConfiguration(reference, ConfigurationParameters.of(userMap));
+                UserConstants.PARAM_AUTHORIZABLE_NODE_NAME, nameGenerator);
+        initConfiguration(userConfiguration, ConfigurationParameters.of(userMap));
+
+        initConfiguration(privilegeConfiguration, ConfigurationParameters.EMPTY);
     }
 
-    protected void bindPrivilegeConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
-        privilegeConfiguration = (PrivilegeConfiguration) initConfiguration(reference, ConfigurationParameters.EMPTY);
+    protected void bindAuthorizationConfiguration(@Nonnull AuthorizationConfiguration reference) {
+        authorizationConfiguration = reference;
     }
 
-    protected void bindPrincipalConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
-        // replace composite configuration if needed
-        if (!(principalConfiguration instanceof CompositePrincipalConfiguration)) {
-            principalConfiguration = new CompositePrincipalConfiguration(this);
-        }
-        ((CompositePrincipalConfiguration) principalConfiguration).addConfiguration(
-                (PrincipalConfiguration) initConfiguration(reference, ConfigurationParameters.EMPTY));
+    protected void bindAuthenticationConfiguration(@Nonnull AuthenticationConfiguration reference) {
+        authenticationConfiguration = reference;
     }
 
-    protected void unbindPrincipalConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
-        Object pc = reference.getBundle().getBundleContext().getService(reference);
-        if (pc instanceof PrincipalConfiguration) {
-            if (principalConfiguration instanceof CompositePrincipalConfiguration) {
-                ((CompositePrincipalConfiguration) principalConfiguration).removeConfiguration((PrincipalConfiguration) pc);
-            }
-        }
+    protected void bindUserConfiguration(@Nonnull UserConfiguration reference) {
+        userConfiguration = reference;
     }
 
-    protected void bindTokenConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
-        // replace composite configuration if needed
-        if (!(tokenConfiguration instanceof CompositeTokenConfiguration)) {
-            tokenConfiguration = new CompositeTokenConfiguration(this);
-        }
-        ((CompositeTokenConfiguration) tokenConfiguration).addConfiguration(
-                (TokenConfiguration) initConfiguration(reference, ConfigurationParameters.EMPTY));
+    protected void bindPrivilegeConfiguration(@Nonnull PrivilegeConfiguration reference) {
+        privilegeConfiguration = reference;
     }
 
-    protected void unbindTokenConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
-        Object tc = reference.getBundle().getBundleContext().getService(reference);
-        if (tc instanceof TokenConfiguration) {
-            if (tokenConfiguration instanceof CompositeTokenConfiguration) {
-                ((CompositeTokenConfiguration) tokenConfiguration).removeConfiguration((TokenConfiguration) tc);
-            }
-        }
+    protected void bindPrincipalConfiguration(@Nonnull PrincipalConfiguration reference) {
+        compositePrincipalConfiguration.addConfiguration(initConfiguration(reference, ConfigurationParameters.EMPTY));
     }
 
-    protected void bindAuthorizableNodeName(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference) {
-        Object ann = reference.getBundle().getBundleContext().getService(reference);
-        if (ann instanceof AuthorizableNodeName) {
-            authorizableNodeName.dlg = (AuthorizableNodeName) ann;
-        }
+    protected void unbindPrincipalConfiguration(@Nonnull PrincipalConfiguration reference) {
+        compositePrincipalConfiguration.removeConfiguration(reference);
     }
 
-    private Object initConfiguration(@Nonnull ServiceReference reference, @Nonnull ConfigurationParameters params) {
-        Object service = reference.getBundle().getBundleContext().getService(reference);
-        if (service instanceof ConfigurationBase) {
-            ConfigurationBase cfg = (ConfigurationBase) service;
+    protected void bindTokenConfiguration(@Nonnull TokenConfiguration reference) {
+        compositeTokenConfiguration.addConfiguration(initConfiguration(reference, ConfigurationParameters.EMPTY));
+    }
+
+    protected void unbindTokenConfiguration(@Nonnull TokenConfiguration reference) {
+        compositeTokenConfiguration.removeConfiguration(reference);
+    }
+
+    protected void bindAuthorizableNodeName(@Nonnull AuthorizableNodeName reference) {
+        nameGenerator.dlg = reference;
+    }
+
+    private <T extends SecurityConfiguration> T initConfiguration(@Nonnull T config, @Nonnull ConfigurationParameters params) {
+        if (config instanceof ConfigurationBase) {
+            ConfigurationBase cfg = (ConfigurationBase) config;
             cfg.setSecurityProvider(this);
             cfg.setParameters(ConfigurationParameters.of(params, cfg.getParameters()));
         }
-        return service;
+        return config;
     }
 
     private final class NameGenerator implements AuthorizableNodeName {
 
-        private AuthorizableNodeName dlg = AuthorizableNodeName.DEFAULT;
+        private volatile AuthorizableNodeName dlg = AuthorizableNodeName.DEFAULT;
 
         @Nonnull
         @Override
@@ -300,5 +282,4 @@ public class SecurityProviderImpl implements SecurityProvider, WhiteboardAware {
             return dlg.generateNodeName(authorizableId);
         }
     }
-
 }
diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authentication/AuthenticationConfigurationImpl.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authentication/AuthenticationConfigurationImpl.java
index cd53e2f..c9f7554 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authentication/AuthenticationConfigurationImpl.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authentication/AuthenticationConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import javax.security.auth.login.Configuration;
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ConfigurationPolicy;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.ContentRepository;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.ConfigurationBase;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * </ul>
  *
  */
-@Component
+@Component(policy = ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE)
 @Service({AuthenticationConfiguration.class, SecurityConfiguration.class})
 public class AuthenticationConfigurationImpl extends ConfigurationBase implements AuthenticationConfiguration {
 
diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authentication/token/TokenConfigurationImpl.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authentication/token/TokenConfigurationImpl.java
index 7bdcaec..7be9132 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authentication/token/TokenConfigurationImpl.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authentication/token/TokenConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ConfigurationPolicy;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Root;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.ConfigurationBase;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.user.UserConfiguration;
 /**
  * Default implementation for the {@code TokenConfiguration} interface.
  */
-@Component()
+@Component(policy = ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE)
 @Service({TokenConfiguration.class, SecurityConfiguration.class})
 public class TokenConfigurationImpl extends ConfigurationBase implements TokenConfiguration {
 
diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authorization/AuthorizationConfigurationImpl.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authorization/AuthorizationConfigurationImpl.java
index 126516d..1e6e853 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authorization/AuthorizationConfigurationImpl.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/authorization/AuthorizationConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import javax.jcr.security.AccessControlManager;
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ConfigurationPolicy;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Root;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.namepath.NamePathMapper;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 /**
  * Default implementation of the {@code AccessControlConfiguration}.
  */
-@Component()
+@Component(policy = ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE)
 @Service({AuthorizationConfiguration.class, SecurityConfiguration.class})
 public class AuthorizationConfigurationImpl extends ConfigurationBase implements AuthorizationConfiguration {
 
diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/principal/PrincipalConfigurationImpl.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/principal/PrincipalConfigurationImpl.java
index 138003f..f33a3ed 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/principal/PrincipalConfigurationImpl.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/principal/PrincipalConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ConfigurationPolicy;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.principal.PrincipalManager;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Root;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.user.UserConfiguration;
 /**
  * Default implementation of the {@code PrincipalConfiguration}
  */
-@Component()
+@Component(policy = ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE)
 @Service({PrincipalConfiguration.class, SecurityConfiguration.class})
 public class PrincipalConfigurationImpl extends ConfigurationBase implements PrincipalConfiguration {
 
diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/privilege/PrivilegeConfigurationImpl.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/privilege/PrivilegeConfigurationImpl.java
index fb0f546..5c85820 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/privilege/PrivilegeConfigurationImpl.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/privilege/PrivilegeConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ConfigurationPolicy;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.authorization.PrivilegeManager;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Root;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.privilege.PrivilegeConfiguration;
 /**
  * Configuration for the privilege management component.
  */
-@Component()
+@Component(policy = ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE)
 @Service({PrivilegeConfiguration.class, SecurityConfiguration.class})
 public class PrivilegeConfigurationImpl extends ConfigurationBase implements PrivilegeConfiguration {
 
diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/user/UserConfigurationImpl.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/user/UserConfigurationImpl.java
index 308fb8f..0c259a7 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/user/UserConfigurationImpl.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/security/user/UserConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ConfigurationPolicy;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.UserManager;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Root;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.xml.ProtectedItemImporter;
 /**
  * Default implementation of the {@link UserConfiguration}.
  */
-@Component()
+@Component(policy = ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE)
 @Service({UserConfiguration.class, SecurityConfiguration.class})
 public class UserConfigurationImpl extends ConfigurationBase implements UserConfiguration, SecurityConfiguration {
 
diff --git oak-jcr/pom.xml oak-jcr/pom.xml
index 08ebf53..5b7f408 100644
--- oak-jcr/pom.xml
+++ oak-jcr/pom.xml
@@ -154,15 +154,16 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-scr-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <instructions>
             <Export-Package>
               org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr
             </Export-Package>
-            <Bundle-Activator>
-              org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.osgi.Activator
-            </Bundle-Activator>
           </instructions>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git oak-jcr/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/osgi/OsgiRepositoryFactory.java oak-jcr/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/osgi/OsgiRepositoryFactory.java
index 1b38a30..c43bfea 100644
--- oak-jcr/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/osgi/OsgiRepositoryFactory.java
+++ oak-jcr/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/osgi/OsgiRepositoryFactory.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.osgi;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import javax.jcr.Repository;
@@ -29,36 +27,24 @@ import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
-import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferencePolicyOption;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.Oak;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.ContentRepository;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.osgi.OsgiWhiteboard;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.commit.JcrConflictHandler;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.nodetype.write.InitialContent;
-import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.security.SecurityProviderImpl;
-import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.ConfigurationParameters;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.SecurityProvider;
-import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.privilege.PrivilegeConstants;
-import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.user.UserConfiguration;
-import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.user.UserConstants;
-import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.user.action.AccessControlAction;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.state.NodeStore;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.Whiteboard;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardEditorProvider;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardExecutor;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardIndexEditorProvider;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardIndexProvider;
-import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.xml.ImportBehavior;
-import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.xml.ProtectedItemImporter;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceRegistration;
 
 @Component(immediate = true)
 public class OsgiRepositoryFactory {
 
-    @Reference(policyOption = ReferencePolicyOption.GREEDY)
-    private NodeStore store;
-
     private final WhiteboardEditorProvider editorProvider =
             new WhiteboardEditorProvider();
 
@@ -74,26 +60,11 @@ public class OsgiRepositoryFactory {
 
     private ServiceRegistration registration;
 
-    // FIXME OAK-1476 : SecurityProvider implementation should not be hardcoded
-    private final SecurityProvider securityProvider =
-            new SecurityProviderImpl(buildSecurityConfig());
-
-    private static ConfigurationParameters buildSecurityConfig() {
-        // FIXME OAK-1476: review configuration default values which are Adobe specific
-        Map<String, Object> userConfig = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-        userConfig.put(UserConstants.PARAM_GROUP_PATH, "/home/groups");
-        userConfig.put(UserConstants.PARAM_USER_PATH, "/home/users");
-        userConfig.put(UserConstants.PARAM_DEFAULT_DEPTH, 1);
-        userConfig.put(AccessControlAction.USER_PRIVILEGE_NAMES, new String[] {PrivilegeConstants.JCR_ALL});
-        userConfig.put(AccessControlAction.GROUP_PRIVILEGE_NAMES, new String[] {PrivilegeConstants.JCR_READ});
-        userConfig.put(ProtectedItemImporter.PARAM_IMPORT_BEHAVIOR, ImportBehavior.NAME_BESTEFFORT);
-
-        Map<String, Object> config = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-        config.put(
-                UserConfiguration.NAME,
-                ConfigurationParameters.of(userConfig));
-        return ConfigurationParameters.of(config);
-    }
+    @Reference
+    private SecurityProvider securityProvider;
+
+    @Reference
+    private NodeStore store;
 
     @Activate
     public void activate(BundleContext bundleContext) throws Exception {
