diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsUser.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsUser.java
index 34a3f8e..db8a24f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsUser.java
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class CldsUser {
-
     private String                    user;
-
     private String                    password;
-
     private SecureServicePermission[] permissions;
 
     /**
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@
      * @return the permissions
      */
     public SecureServicePermission[] getPermissions() {
-        return permissions;
+        return Arrays.copyOf(permissions, permissions.length);
     }
 
     public String[] getPermissionsString() {
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@
      * @param permissions
      *            the permissions to set
      */
-    public void setPermissions(SecureServicePermission[] permissions) {
-        this.permissions = permissions;
+    public void setPermissions(SecureServicePermission[] permissionsArray) {
+        this.permissions = Arrays.copyOf(permissionsArray, permissionsArray.length);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-incomplete-permissions.json b/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-incomplete-permissions.json
index a642511..9e3534f 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-incomplete-permissions.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-incomplete-permissions.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
- [{
-    "user":"admin1",
-    "password":"5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99",
-	"permissions": 
-	            [
-	               "permission-type-cl|dev|",
-	               "permission-type-cl|dev",
-	               "permission-type-cl-manage|dev|*",
-	               "permission-type-filter-vf|dev|*",
-	               "permission-type-template|dev|read",
-	               "permission-type-template|dev|update"
-	            ]
+[
+	{
+		"user": "admin1",
+		"password": "5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99",
+		"permissions": [
+			"permission-type-cl|dev|",
+			"permission-type-cl|dev",
+			"permission-type-cl-manage|dev|*",
+			"permission-type-filter-vf|dev|*",
+			"permission-type-template|dev|read",
+			"permission-type-template|dev|update"
+		]
 	}
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-no-permission.json b/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-no-permission.json
index 77f16c3..ac91540 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-no-permission.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-no-permission.json
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
- [{
-    "user":"admin1",
-	"permissions": 
-	            [
-
-	            ]
+[
+	{
+		"user": "admin1",
+		"permissions": [
+		]
 	}
-
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-two-users.json b/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-two-users.json
index 8c8d727..b372194 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-two-users.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/clds/clds-users-two-users.json
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
- [{
-    "user":"admin1",
-    "password":"5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99",
-	"permissions": 
-	            [
-	               "permission-type-cl|dev|read",
-	               "permission-type-cl|dev|update",
-	               "permission-type-cl-manage|dev|*",
-	               "permission-type-filter-vf|dev|*",
-	               "permission-type-template|dev|read",
-	               "permission-type-template|dev|update"
-	            ]
+[
+	{
+		"user": "admin1",
+		"password": "5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99",
+		"permissions": [
+			"permission-type-cl|dev|read",
+			"permission-type-cl|dev|update",
+			"permission-type-cl-manage|dev|*",
+			"permission-type-filter-vf|dev|*",
+			"permission-type-template|dev|read",
+			"permission-type-template|dev|update"
+		]
+	},
+	{
+		"user": "admin2",
+		"password": "5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99",
+		"permissions": [
+			"permission-type-cl|dev|read",
+			"permission-type-cl|dev|update",
+			"permission-type-cl-manage|dev|*",
+			"permission-type-filter-vf|dev|*",
+			"permission-type-template|dev|read",
+			"permission-type-template|dev|update"
+		]
 	}
-	,
-	{"user":"admin2",
-    "password":"5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99",
-    "permissions": 
-                [
-                   "permission-type-cl|dev|read",
-                   "permission-type-cl|dev|update",
-                   "permission-type-cl-manage|dev|*",
-                   "permission-type-filter-vf|dev|*",
-                   "permission-type-template|dev|read",
-                   "permission-type-template|dev|update"
-                ]
-    
-    }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]