diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-resources/resources/config/application.properties b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-resources/resources/config/application.properties
index 78a07f2..7258b7b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-resources/resources/config/application.properties
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-resources/resources/config/application.properties
@@ -104,3 +104,7 @@
 schema.service.ssl.key-store-password=${KEYSTORE_PASSWORD}
 schema.service.ssl.trust-store-password=${TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD}
 {{ end }}
+
+#to expose the Prometheus scraping endpoint
+management.metrics.distribution.percentiles-histogram[http.server.requests]=true
+management.metrics.distribution.sla[http.server.requests]=20ms, 30ms, 40ms, 50ms, 60ms, 70ms, 80ms, 90ms, 100ms, 500ms, 1000ms, 5000ms, 7000ms
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/cds/components/cds-blueprints-processor/values.yaml b/kubernetes/cds/components/cds-blueprints-processor/values.yaml
index 023bf49..49e0ec6 100755
--- a/kubernetes/cds/components/cds-blueprints-processor/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/cds/components/cds-blueprints-processor/values.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/ccsdk-blueprintsprocessor:1.3.0
+image: onap/ccsdk-blueprintsprocessor:1.3.1
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/templates/deployment.yaml
index f71255b..2750f5f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@
      containers:
      - env:
        - name: MSB_PROTO
-         value: {{ .Values.config.msbprotocol }}
+         value: "{{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}https{{ else }}http{{ end }}"
        - name: MSB_ADDR
          value: "{{ .Values.config.msbgateway }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
        - name: MSB_PORT
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.msbPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
        - name: AAI_ADDR
-         value: aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+         value: "aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
        - name: AAI_PORT
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.port }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
        - name: AAI_SCHEMA_VERSION
          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.schemaVersion }}"
        - name: AAI_USERNAME
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
        - name: AAI_PASSWORD
          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.password }}"
        - name: SSL_ENABLED
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}"
        name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: "{{ .Values.log.path }}"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
          httpGet:
            path: /api/multicloud-fcaps/v1/healthcheck
            port: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
-           scheme: HTTPS
+           scheme: {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}HTTPS{{ else }}HTTP{{ end }}
          initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.initialDelaySeconds }}
          periodSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.periodSeconds }}
          timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.timeoutSeconds }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/templates/service.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/templates/service.yaml
index fabe32e..e73a942 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/templates/service.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud-fcaps/v0",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
-      "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      "enable_ssl": {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }},
       "visualRange": "1"
     },
     {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud-fcaps/v1",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
-      "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      "enable_ssl": {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }},
       "visualRange": "1"
     }
     ]'
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/values.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/values.yaml
index 21be9d3..b9e90af 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-fcaps/values.yaml
@@ -26,16 +26,17 @@
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 #Istio sidecar injection policy
-istioSidecar: false
+istioSidecar: true
 
 # application configuration
 config:
   ssl_enabled: true
-  msbprotocol: https
   msbgateway: msb-iag
   msbPort: 443
+  msbPlainPort: 80
   aai:
-    port: 8443
+    aaiPort: 8443
+    aaiPlainPort: 8080
     schemaVersion: v13
     username: AAI
     password: AAI
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   name: multicloud-fcaps
-  portName: multicloud-fcaps
+  portName: http
   externalPort: 9011
   internalPort: 9011
   nodePort: 87
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/resources/config/config.json b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/resources/config/config.json
index 2ce2d85..cf81879 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/resources/config/config.json
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/resources/config/config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "port":9014,
         "userName":"healthcheck",
         "password":"zb!XztG34",
-        "https":true
+        "https":{{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary true false }}
     },
     "receptionHandlerParameters":{
         "SDCReceptionHandler":{
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         "sdcConfiguration":{
             "parameterClassName":"org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.handling.sdc.SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup",
             "parameters":{
-            "asdcAddress": "sdc-be.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}:8443",
+            "asdcAddress": "sdc-be.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}:{{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary 8443 8080 }}",
                 "messageBusAddress": [
                     "message-router.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
                  ],
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@
                 "keystorePassword": "null",
                 "activeserverTlsAuth": false,
                 "isFilterinEmptyResources": true,
-                "isUseHttpsWithDmaap": false
+                "isUseHttpsWithDmaap": false,
+                "isUseHttpsWithSDC": {{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary true false }},
+                "httpsproxyHost": "null",
+                "httpproxyHost": "null",
+                "httpsproxyPort": 8181,
+                "httpproxyPort": 8080
             }
         }
     },
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@
         "k8sConfiguration":{
             "parameterClassName":"org.onap.policy.distribution.forwarding.k8s.K8sArtifactForwarderParameterGroup",
             "parameters":{
-                "useHttps": true,
+                "useHttps": {{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary true false }},
                 "hostname": "pdp",
                 "port": 8081,
                 "userName": "testpdp",
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/templates/deployment.yaml
index e63be9c..c9912ff 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 {{ toYaml .Values.affinity | indent 10 }}
         {{- end }}
       - image: {{ include "repositoryGenerator.repository" . }}/{{ .Values.global.artifactImage }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default .Values.pullPolicy }}
         name: framework-artifactbroker
         command: ["/opt/app/distribution/bin/artifact-dist.sh"]
         args: ["/opt/app/distribution/etc/mounted/config.json"]
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/values.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/values.yaml
index b152af2..36cb701 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-k8s/values.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 global:
   nodePortPrefixExt: 304
   persistence: {}
-  artifactImage: onap/multicloud/framework-artifactbroker:1.7.3
+  artifactImage: onap/multicloud/framework-artifactbroker:1.8.1
 
 #################################################################
 # Application configuration defaults.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   name: multicloud-k8s
-  portName: multicloud-k8s
+  portName: http
   internalPort: 9015
   externalPort: 9015
   nodePort: 98
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-pike/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-pike/templates/deployment.yaml
index a802cb1..3174dae 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-pike/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-pike/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@
      containers:
      - env:
        - name: MSB_PROTO
-         value: {{ .Values.config.msbprotocol }}
+         value: "{{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}https{{ else }}http{{ end }}"
        - name: MSB_ADDR
          value: "{{ .Values.config.msbgateway }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
        - name: MSB_PORT
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.msbPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
        - name: AAI_ADDR
-         value: aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+         value: "aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
        - name: AAI_PORT
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.port }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
        - name: AAI_SCHEMA_VERSION
          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.schemaVersion }}"
        - name: AAI_USERNAME
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
        - name: AAI_PASSWORD
          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.password }}"
        - name: SSL_ENABLED
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}"
        name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: "{{ .Values.log.path }}"
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-pike/values.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-pike/values.yaml
index 7b606a5..4ed7a64 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-pike/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-pike/values.yaml
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@
 # application configuration
 config:
   ssl_enabled: false
-  msbprotocol: https
   msbgateway: msb-iag
   msbPort: 443
+  msbPlainPort: 80
   aai:
-    port: 8443
+    aaiPort: 8443
+    aaiPlainPort: 8080
     schemaVersion: v13
     username: AAI
     password: AAI
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   name: multicloud-pike
-  portName: multicloud-pike
+  portName: http
   externalPort: 9007
   internalPort: 9007
   nodePort: 96
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-prometheus/values.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-prometheus/values.yaml
index 757041c..78373c8 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-prometheus/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-prometheus/values.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   name: multicloud-prometheus
-  portName: multicloud-prometheus
+  portName: http
   internalPort: 9090
   externalPort: 9090
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/resources/config/log/config.json b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/resources/config/log/config.json
index da0727c..ebc5384 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/resources/config/log/config.json
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/resources/config/log/config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "port":9014,
         "userName":"healthcheck",
         "password":"zb!XztG34",
-        "https":true
+        "https":{{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary true false }}
     },
     "receptionHandlerParameters":{
         "SDCReceptionHandler":{
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         "sdcConfiguration":{
             "parameterClassName":"org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.handling.sdc.SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup",
             "parameters":{
-            "asdcAddress": "sdc-be.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}:8443",
+                "asdcAddress": "sdc-be.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}:{{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary 8443 8080 }}",
                 "messageBusAddress": [
                     "message-router.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
                  ],
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@
                 "keystorePassword": "null",
                 "activeserverTlsAuth": false,
                 "isFilterinEmptyResources": true,
-                "isUseHttpsWithDmaap": false
+                "isUseHttpsWithDmaap": false,
+                "isUseHttpsWithSDC": {{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary true false }},
+                "httpsproxyHost": "null",
+                "httpproxyHost": "null",
+                "httpsproxyPort": 8181,
+                "httpproxyPort": 8080
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/templates/deployment.yaml
index 2524cd8..7f17806 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@
       containers:
       - env:
         - name: MSB_PROTO
-          value: {{ .Values.config.msbprotocol }}
+          value: "{{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}https{{ else }}http{{ end }}"
         - name: MSB_ADDR
           value: "{{ .Values.config.msbgateway }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
         - name: MSB_PORT
-          value: "{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}"
+          value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.msbPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
         - name: AAI_ADDR
-          value: aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+          value: "aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
         - name: AAI_PORT
-          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.port }}"
+          value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
         - name: AAI_SCHEMA_VERSION
           value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.schemaVersion }}"
         - name: AAI_USERNAME
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         - name: AAI_PASSWORD
           value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.password }}"
         - name: SSL_ENABLED
-          value: "{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}"
+          value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}"
         name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: "{{ .Values.log.path }}"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
           httpGet:
             path: /api/multicloud-starlingx/v0/swagger.json
             port: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
-            scheme: HTTPS
+            scheme: {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}HTTPS{{ else }}HTTP{{ end }}
           initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.initialDelaySeconds }}
           periodSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.periodSeconds }}
           timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.timeoutSeconds }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/templates/service.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/templates/service.yaml
index cf67f10..5c30c26 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/templates/service.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud-starlingx/v0",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
-      "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      "enable_ssl": {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }},
       "visualRange": "1"
     },
     {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud-starlingx/v1",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
-      "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      "enable_ssl": {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }},
       "visualRange": "1"
     }
     ]'
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/values.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/values.yaml
index e59f34a..1232c3b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-starlingx/values.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #################################################################
 global:
   nodePortPrefixExt: 304
-  artifactImage: onap/multicloud/framework-artifactbroker:1.7.3
+  artifactImage: onap/multicloud/framework-artifactbroker:1.8.1
 
 #################################################################
 # Application configuration defaults.
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
 # application configuration
 config:
   ssl_enabled: true
-  msbprotocol: https
   msbgateway: msb-iag
   msbPort: 443
+  msbPlainPort: 80
   aai:
-    port: 8443
+    aaiPort: 8443
+    aaiPlainPort: 8080
     schemaVersion: v13
     username: AAI
     password: AAI
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-vio/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-vio/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1d27d6e..c5c368c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-vio/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-vio/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,14 +41,16 @@
     spec:
      containers:
      - env:
+       - name: MSB_PROTO
+         value: "{{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}https{{ else }}http{{ end }}"
        - name: MSB_ADDR
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.msbgateway }}"
+         value: "{{ .Values.config.msbgateway }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
        - name: MSB_PORT
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.msbPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
        - name: AAI_ADDR
-         value: aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+         value: "aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
        - name: AAI_PORT
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.port }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
        - name: AAI_SCHEMA_VERSION
          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.schemaVersion }}"
        - name: AAI_USERNAME
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-vio/values.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-vio/values.yaml
index 17643ba..3b852df 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-vio/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-vio/values.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/multicloud/vio:1.4.1
+image: onap/multicloud/vio:1.4.2
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 #Istio sidecar injection policy
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@
 # application configuration
 config:
   msbgateway: msb-iag
-  msbPort: 80
+  msbPort: 443
+  msbPlainPort: 80
   aai:
-    port: 8443
+    aaiPort: 8443
+    aaiPlainPort: 8080
     schemaVersion: v13
     username: AAI
     password: AAI
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   name: multicloud-vio
-  portName: multicloud-vio
+  portName: http
   externalPort: 9004
   internalPort: 9004
   nodePort: 92
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/resources/config/log/config.json b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/resources/config/log/config.json
index 655076a..e346376 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/resources/config/log/config.json
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/resources/config/log/config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "port":9014,
         "userName":"healthcheck",
         "password":"zb!XztG34",
-        "https":true
+        "https":{{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary true false }}
     },
     "receptionHandlerParameters":{
         "SDCReceptionHandler":{
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         "sdcConfiguration":{
             "parameterClassName":"org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.handling.sdc.SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup",
             "parameters":{
-            "asdcAddress": "sdc-be.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}:8443",
+                "asdcAddress": "sdc-be.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}:{{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary 8443 8080 }}",
                 "messageBusAddress": [
                     "message-router.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
                  ],
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@
                 "keystorePassword": "null",
                 "activeserverTlsAuth": false,
                 "isFilterinEmptyResources": true,
-                "isUseHttpsWithDmaap": false
+                "isUseHttpsWithDmaap": false,
+                "isUseHttpsWithSDC": {{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary true false }},
+                "httpsproxyHost": "null",
+                "httpproxyHost": "null",
+                "httpsproxyPort": 8181,
+                "httpproxyPort": 8080
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7656632..8eadcf6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@
       containers:
       - env:
         - name: MSB_PROTO
-          value: {{ .Values.config.msbprotocol }}
+          value: "{{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}https{{ else }}http{{ end }}"
         - name: MSB_ADDR
           value: "{{ .Values.config.msbgateway }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
         - name: MSB_PORT
-          value: "{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}"
+          value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.msbPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
         - name: AAI_ADDR
-          value: aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+          value: "aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
         - name: AAI_PORT
-          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.port }}"
+          value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
         - name: AAI_SCHEMA_VERSION
           value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.schemaVersion }}"
         - name: AAI_USERNAME
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         - name: AAI_PASSWORD
           value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.password }}"
         - name: SSL_ENABLED
-          value: "{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}"
+          value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}"
         name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: "{{ .Values.log.path }}"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
           httpGet:
             path: /api/multicloud-titaniumcloud/v1/swagger.json
             port: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
-            scheme: HTTPS
+            scheme: {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}HTTPS{{ else }}HTTP{{ end }}
           initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.initialDelaySeconds }}
           periodSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.periodSeconds }}
           timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.timeoutSeconds }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/templates/service.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/templates/service.yaml
index 5a555b3..f713067 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/templates/service.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud-titanium_cloud/v0",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
-      "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      "enable_ssl": {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }},
       "visualRange": "1"
     },
     {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud-titaniumcloud/v0",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
-      "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      "enable_ssl": {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }},
       "visualRange": "1"
     },
     {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud-titaniumcloud/v1",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
-      "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      "enable_ssl": {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }},
       "visualRange": "1"
     }
     ]'
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/values.yaml
index 1a6527b..3380293 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/components/multicloud-windriver/values.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #################################################################
 global:
   nodePortPrefix: 302
-  artifactImage: onap/multicloud/framework-artifactbroker:1.7.3
+  artifactImage: onap/multicloud/framework-artifactbroker:1.8.1
   persistence: {}
 
 #################################################################
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@
 # application configuration
 config:
   ssl_enabled: true
-  msbprotocol: https
   msbgateway: msb-iag
   msbPort: 443
+  msbPlainPort: 80
   aai:
-    port: 8443
+    aaiPort: 8443
+    aaiPlainPort: 8080
     schemaVersion: v13
     username: AAI
     password: AAI
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/templates/deployment.yaml
index 53716e5..ff9dac1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@
      containers:
      - env:
        - name: MSB_PROTO
-         value: {{ .Values.config.msbprotocol }}
+         value: "{{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}https{{ else }}http{{ end }}"
        - name: MSB_ADDR
-         value: {{ .Values.config.msbgateway }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+         value: "{{ .Values.config.msbgateway }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
        - name: MSB_PORT
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.msbPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.msbPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
        - name: AAI_ADDR
          value: "aai.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}"
        - name: AAI_PORT
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.port }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPort }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.config.aai.aaiPlainPort }}{{ end }}"
        - name: AAI_SCHEMA_VERSION
          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.schemaVersion }}"
        - name: AAI_USERNAME
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
        - name: AAI_PASSWORD
          value: "{{ .Values.config.aai.password }}"
        - name: SSL_ENABLED
-         value: "{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}"
+         value: "{{- if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}"
        resources:
 {{ include "common.resources" . | indent 12 }}
        image: {{ include "repositoryGenerator.repository" . }}/{{ .Values.image }}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
          httpGet:
            path: /api/multicloud/v0/swagger.json
            port: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
-           scheme: HTTPS
+           scheme: "{{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}HTTPS{{ else }}HTTP{{ end }}"
          initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.initialDelaySeconds }}
          periodSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.periodSeconds }}
          timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.timeoutSeconds }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/templates/service.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/templates/service.yaml
index 3f950db..1c483b0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/templates/service.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: {{ .Values.service.portName }}
+  name: {{ .Values.service.name }}
   namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud/v0",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
+      {{if (include "common.needTLS" .) -}}
       "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      {{- else -}}
+      "enable_ssl": false,
+      {{- end}}
       "visualRange": "1"
     },
     {
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@
       "url": "/api/multicloud/v1",
       "protocol": "REST",
       "port": "{{ .Values.service.externalPort }}",
-      "enable_ssl": {{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }},
+      "enable_ssl": {{ if (include "common.needTLS" .) }}{{ .Values.config.ssl_enabled }}{{ else }}false{{ end }},
       "visualRange": "1"
     }
     ]'
diff --git a/kubernetes/multicloud/values.yaml b/kubernetes/multicloud/values.yaml
index 977de08..91dfa5c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/multicloud/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/multicloud/values.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #################################################################
 global:
   nodePortPrefix: 302
-  artifactImage: onap/multicloud/framework-artifactbroker:1.7.3
+  artifactImage: onap/multicloud/framework-artifactbroker:1.8.1
   prometheus:
     enabled: false
   persistence: {}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/multicloud/framework:1.7.3
+image: onap/multicloud/framework:1.8.1
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 #Istio sidecar injection policy
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@
 # application configuration
 config:
   ssl_enabled: true
-  msbprotocol: https
   msbgateway: msb-iag
-  msbPort: 443
   logstashServiceName: log-ls
   logstashPort: 5044
+  msbPort: 443
+  msbPlainPort: 80
   aai:
-    port: 8443
+    aaiPort: 8443
+    aaiPlainPort: 8080
     schemaVersion: v13
     username: AAI
     password: AAI
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   name: multicloud
-  portName: multicloud-framework
+  portName: http
   externalPort: 9001
   internalPort: 9001
   nodePort: 91
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/statefulset.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 4d9ff92..71320dc 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 #   Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
 #   Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property.
+#   Modifications Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@
           {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "restserver-creds" "key" "login") | indent 10 }}
         - name: RESTSERVER_PASSWORD
           {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "restserver-creds" "key" "password") | indent 10 }}
+{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
+        - name: JAASLOGIN
+          {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "policy-kafka-user" "key" "sasl.jaas.config") | indent 10 }}
+{{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /config-input
           name: apexconfig-input
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/values.yaml
index db52519..f0fa193 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 #   Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
 #   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2021 AT&T Intellectual Property.
+#   Modifications Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,12 +45,19 @@
     externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.certStores.keyStorePasswordExternalSecret) . }}'
     password: '{{ .Values.certStores.keyStorePassword }}'
     passwordPolicy: required
+  - uid: policy-kafka-user
+    externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.config.jaasConfExternalSecret) . }}'
+    type: genericKV
+    envs:
+      - name: sasl.jaas.config
+        value: '{{ .Values.config.someConfig }}'
+        policy: generate
 
 #################################################################
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-apex-pdp:2.7.3
+image: onap/policy-apex-pdp:2.8.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
@@ -160,3 +168,26 @@
       chart: '{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}'
       release: '{{ include "common.release" . }}'
       heritage: '{{ .Release.Service }}'
+
+# application configuration
+config:
+# Event consumption (kafka) properties
+  useStrimziKafka: true
+  kafkaBootstrap: strimzi-kafka-bootstrap
+  kafka:
+    consumer:
+      groupId: policy-group
+  app:
+    listener:
+      policyPdpPapTopic: policy-pdp-pap
+# If targeting a custom kafka cluster, ie useStrimziKakfa: false
+# uncomment below config and target your kafka bootstrap servers,
+# along with any other security config.
+#
+# eventConsumption:
+#   spring.kafka.bootstrap-servers: <kafka-bootstrap>:9092
+#   spring.kafka.security.protocol: PLAINTEXT
+#   spring.kafka.consumer.group-id: policy-group
+#
+# Any new property can be added in the env by setting in overrides in the format mentioned below
+# All the added properties must be in "key: value" format instead of yaml.
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-api/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-api/values.yaml
index 0e3ada8..45e54ed 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-api/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-api/values.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-api:2.6.3
+image: onap/policy-api:2.7.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt/resources/config/HttpParticipantParameters.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt/resources/config/HttpParticipantParameters.yaml
index 406b59c..bae5941 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt/resources/config/HttpParticipantParameters.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt/resources/config/HttpParticipantParameters.yaml
@@ -23,18 +23,17 @@
       password: ${RESTSERVER_PASSWORD}
 {{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
   kafka:
+    consumer:
+      group-id: {{ .Values.config.kafka.consumer.groupId }}
     bootstrap-servers: {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
     security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
     properties.sasl:
       mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
       jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
 {{ else }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventPublisher | nindent 2 }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventConsumption | nindent 2 }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{- if .Values.config.additional }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.additional | nindent 2 }}
-{{- end }}
 security:
   enable-csrf: false
 
@@ -62,6 +61,29 @@
             - ${topicServer:message-router}
           topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
           useHttps: true
+# If Strimzi Kafka to be used for communication, replace clampAutomationCompositionTopics configuration with below
+#    clampAutomationCompositionTopics:
+#      topicSources:
+#        - topic: policy-acruntime-participant
+#          servers:
+#            - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#          topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#          fetchTimeout: 15000
+#          useHttps: true
+#          additionalProps:
+#            security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#            sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#            sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+#      topicSinks:
+#        - topic: policy-acruntime-participant
+#          servers:
+#            - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#          topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#          useHttps: true
+#          additionalProps:
+#            security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#            sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#            sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
 
 management:
   endpoints:
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt/values.yaml
index 5f8aa3b..697ce6e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt/values.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt:6.2.3
+image: onap/policy-clamp-ac-http-ppnt:6.3.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # application configuration
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt/resources/config/KubernetesParticipantParameters.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt/resources/config/KubernetesParticipantParameters.yaml
index 6c14fd2..00451b9 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt/resources/config/KubernetesParticipantParameters.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt/resources/config/KubernetesParticipantParameters.yaml
@@ -21,20 +21,19 @@
     user:
       name: ${RESTSERVER_USER}
       password: ${RESTSERVER_PASSWORD}
-{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
   kafka:
+    consumer:
+      group-id: {{ .Values.config.kafka.consumer.groupId }}
+{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
     bootstrap-servers: {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
     security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
     properties.sasl:
       mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
       jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
 {{ else }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventPublisher | nindent 2 }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventConsumption | nindent 2 }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{- if .Values.config.additional }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.additional | nindent 2 }}
-{{- end }}
 security:
   enable-csrf: false
 
@@ -67,6 +66,32 @@
           topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
           useHttps: true
 
+# If Strimzi Kafka to be used for communication, replace clampAutomationCompositionTopics configuration with below
+#    clampAutomationCompositionTopics:
+#      topicSources:
+#        -
+#          topic: policy-acruntime-participant
+#          servers:
+#            - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#          topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#          fetchTimeout: 15000
+#          useHttps: true
+#          additionalProps:
+#            security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#            sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#            sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+#      topicSinks:
+#        -
+#          topic: policy-acruntime-participant
+#          servers:
+#            - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#          topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#          useHttps: true
+#          additionalProps:
+#            security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#            sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#            sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+
 management:
   endpoints:
     web:
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt/values.yaml
index 2cf8d2d..b8f6b9f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt/values.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt:6.2.3
+image: onap/policy-clamp-ac-k8s-ppnt:6.3.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt/resources/config/PolicyParticipantParameters.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt/resources/config/PolicyParticipantParameters.yaml
index 856b16d..07d5eca 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt/resources/config/PolicyParticipantParameters.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt/resources/config/PolicyParticipantParameters.yaml
@@ -21,20 +21,19 @@
     user:
       name: ${RESTSERVER_USER}
       password: ${RESTSERVER_PASSWORD}
-{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
   kafka:
+    consumer:
+      group-id: {{ .Values.config.kafka.consumer.groupId }}
+{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
     bootstrap-servers: {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
     security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
     properties.sasl:
       mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
       jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
 {{ else }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventPublisher | nindent 2 }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventConsumption | nindent 2 }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{- if .Values.config.additional }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.additional | nindent 2 }}
-{{- end }}
 security:
   enable-csrf: false
 
@@ -83,6 +82,32 @@
           topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
           useHttps: true
 
+# If Strimzi Kafka to be used for communication, replace clampAutomationCompositionTopics configuration with below
+#    clampAutomationCompositionTopics:
+#      topicSources:
+#        -
+#          topic: policy-acruntime-participant
+#          servers:
+#            - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#          topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#          fetchTimeout: 15000
+#          useHttps: true
+#          additionalProps:
+#            security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#            sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#            sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+#      topicSinks:
+#        -
+#          topic: policy-acruntime-participant
+#          servers:
+#            - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#          topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#          useHttps: true
+#          additionalProps:
+#            security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#            sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#            sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+
 management:
   endpoints:
     web:
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt/values.yaml
index 6fefa02..9d000f1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt/values.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt:6.2.3
+image: onap/policy-clamp-ac-pf-ppnt:6.3.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-be/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-be/values.yaml
index c23657c..3442cdd 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-be/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-be/values.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 flavor: small
 
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-clamp-backend:6.2.3
+image: onap/policy-clamp-backend:6.3.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/resources/config/acRuntimeParameters.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/resources/config/acRuntimeParameters.yaml
index 219be24..4fb70fc 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/resources/config/acRuntimeParameters.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/resources/config/acRuntimeParameters.yaml
@@ -44,19 +44,17 @@
       hibernate:
         dialect: org.hibernate.dialect.MariaDB103Dialect
         format_sql: true
-{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
   kafka:
+    consumer:
+      group-id: {{ .Values.config.kafka.consumer.groupId }}
+{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
     bootstrap-servers: {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
     security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
     properties.sasl:
       mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
       jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
 {{ else }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventPublisher | nindent 2 }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- if .Values.config.additional }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.additional | nindent 2 }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventConsumption | nindent 2 }}
 {{- end }}
 
 security:
@@ -95,6 +93,32 @@
         topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
         useHttps: true
 
+# If Strimzi Kafka to be used for communication, replace clampAutomationCompositionTopics configuration with below
+#  topicParameterGroup:
+#    topicSources:
+#      -
+#        topic: policy-acruntime-participant
+#        servers:
+#          - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#        topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#        useHttps: true
+#        fetchTimeout: 15000
+#        additionalProps:
+#          security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#          sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#          sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+#    topicSinks:
+#      -
+#        topic: policy-acruntime-participant
+#        servers:
+#          - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#        topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#        useHttps: true
+#        additionalProps:
+#          security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#          sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#          sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+
 management:
   endpoints:
     web:
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/values.yaml
index d224aa6..87b613a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-clamp-runtime-acm/values.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-clamp-runtime-acm:6.2.3
+image: onap/policy-clamp-runtime-acm:6.3.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-distribution/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-distribution/values.yaml
index d36f1c2..fe1c720 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-distribution/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-distribution/values.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-distribution:2.7.3
+image: onap/policy-distribution:2.8.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-drools-pdp/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-drools-pdp/values.yaml
index 74c743c..d48d05f 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-drools-pdp/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-drools-pdp/values.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-pdpd-cl:1.10.3
+image: onap/policy-pdpd-cl:1.11.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-gui/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-gui/values.yaml
index 60a6ce3..c605b6b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-gui/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-gui/values.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 flavor: small
 
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-gui:2.2.3
+image: onap/policy-gui:2.3.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-pap/resources/config/papParameters.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-pap/resources/config/papParameters.yaml
index 195b087..7cb32d0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-pap/resources/config/papParameters.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-pap/resources/config/papParameters.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 #   Copyright (C) 2022 Bell Canada. All rights reserved.
+#   Modifications Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -40,19 +41,17 @@
       naming:
         physical-strategy: org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.PhysicalNamingStrategyStandardImpl
         implicit-strategy: org.onap.policy.common.spring.utils.CustomImplicitNamingStrategy
-{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
   kafka:
+    consumer:
+      group-id: {{ .Values.config.kafka.consumer.groupId }}
+{{- if .Values.config.useStrimziKafka }}
     bootstrap-servers: {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
     security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
     properties.sasl:
       mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
       jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
 {{ else }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventPublisher | nindent 2 }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- if .Values.config.additional }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.config.additional | nindent 2 }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventConsumption | nindent 2 }}
 {{- end }}
 
 server:
@@ -99,6 +98,15 @@
       - message-router
       useHttps: true
       topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+# If Strimzi Kafka to be used for communication, replace following configuration for topicSources and topicSinks
+#          servers:
+#            - {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.config.kafkaBootstrap }}:9092
+#          topicCommInfrastructure: kafka
+#          additionalProps:
+#            security.protocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
+#            sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
+#            sasl.jaas.config: ${JAASLOGIN}
+
   healthCheckRestClientParameters:
   - clientName: api
     hostname: policy-api
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-pap/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-pap/values.yaml
index 2c240d2..0dc6dbe 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-pap/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-pap/values.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #   Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
 #   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2021 AT&T Intellectual Property.
 #   Modifications Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Bell Canada. All rights reserved.
+#   Modifications Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-pap:2.6.3
+image: onap/policy-pap:2.7.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@
   kafkaBootstrap: strimzi-kafka-bootstrap
   kafka:
     consumer:
-      groupId: poicy-group
+      groupId: policy-group
   app:
     listener:
       policyPdpPapTopic: policy-pdp-pap
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-xacml-pdp/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-xacml-pdp/values.yaml
index e7e7eeb..3a44719 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-xacml-pdp/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-xacml-pdp/values.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/policy-xacml-pdp:2.6.3
+image: onap/policy-xacml-pdp:2.7.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/templates/policy-kafka-user.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/templates/policy-kafka-user.yaml
index 1bc7ab1..43edb64 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/templates/policy-kafka-user.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/templates/policy-kafka-user.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {{/*
 # Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
+# Modifications Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,13 +30,21 @@
     - resource:
         type: group
         name: {{ .Values.config.acRuntimeTopic.consumer.groupId }}
-      operation: Read
+      operation: All
     - resource:
         type: topic
         name: {{ .Values.config.acRuntimeTopic.name }}
-      operation: Read
+      operation: All
     - resource:
         type: topic
-        name: {{ .Values.config.acRuntimeTopic.name }}
-      operation: Write
+        name: {{ .Values.config.policyPdpPapTopic.name }}
+      operation: All
+    - resource:
+        type: topic
+        name: {{ .Values.config.policyHeartbeatTopic.name }}
+      operation: All
+    - resource:
+        type: topic
+        name: {{ .Values.config.policyNotificationTopic.name }}
+      operation: All
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/values.yaml
index d7d556a..aa3fdb7 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/values.yaml
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
     segmentBytes: 1073741824
     consumer:
       groupId: policy-group
+  someConfig: blah
 
 mariadb-galera:
   # mariadb-galera.config and global.mariadb.config must be equals
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-be/values.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-be/values.yaml
index 2da601b..d92bf49 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-be/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-be/values.yaml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/sdc-backend-all-plugins:1.11.6
-backendInitImage: onap/sdc-backend-init:1.11.6
+image: onap/sdc-backend-all-plugins:1.11.8
+backendInitImage: onap/sdc-backend-init:1.11.8
 
 pullPolicy: Always
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-cs/values.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-cs/values.yaml
index d126aec..86e2b7b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-cs/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-cs/values.yaml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 
 # application image
 repository: nexus3.onap.org:10001
-image: onap/sdc-cassandra:1.11.6
-cassandraInitImage: onap/sdc-cassandra-init:1.11.6
+image: onap/sdc-cassandra:1.11.8
+cassandraInitImage: onap/sdc-cassandra-init:1.11.8
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 config:
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-fe/values.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-fe/values.yaml
index 722f613..04d9644 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-fe/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-fe/values.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/sdc-frontend:1.11.6
+image: onap/sdc-frontend:1.11.8
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 config:
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-onboarding-be/values.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-onboarding-be/values.yaml
index 91363a8..9c68f57 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-onboarding-be/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/components/sdc-onboarding-be/values.yaml
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
 # Application configuration defaults.
 #################################################################
 # application image
-image: onap/sdc-onboard-backend:1.11.6
-onboardingInitImage: onap/sdc-onboard-cassandra-init:1.11.6
+image: onap/sdc-onboard-backend:1.11.8
+onboardingInitImage: onap/sdc-onboard-cassandra-init:1.11.8
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required