diff --git a/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/ConfigurationCallback.java b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/ConfigurationCallback.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ae0c9c
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+++ b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/ConfigurationCallback.java
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+package net.locusworks.crypto.configuration;
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface ConfigurationCallback {
+  void results(String msg);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/ConfigurationManager.java b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/ConfigurationManager.java
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index 0000000..3aa3464
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+++ b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/ConfigurationManager.java
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+package net.locusworks.crypto.configuration;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
+import net.locusworks.crypto.AES;
+
+public class ConfigurationManager {
+
+  private Properties configuration;
+  private Properties defaults = null;
+  private Path conf = null;
+  
+  protected AES aes;
+  
+  private Consumer<String> callback;
+  
+  protected void init(String baseDir, String propertiesFile, Consumer<String> callback) throws IOException {
+    init(baseDir, propertiesFile, this.getClass().getName().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), callback);
+  }
+  
+  protected void init(String baseDir, String propertiesFile, byte[] aesKey, Consumer<String> callback) throws IOException {
+    aes = aesKey.length > 0 ? AES.createInstance(aesKey) : AES.createInstance();
+    this.callback = callback;
+    try {
+      defaults = PropertiesManager.loadConfiguration(this.getClass(), propertiesFile);
+    } catch (IOException ex) {
+      throw ex;
+    }
+    // create patchrepoConf File object
+    conf = Paths.get(baseDir).resolve(propertiesFile);
+    
+    loadConfiguration();
+  }
+  
+  private void loadConfiguration() {
+    // load the active config file
+    // ignore read error, we can continue with an empty configuration map
+    // and all default items will be added below and the file created
+    
+    callbackMessage("Loading config file: " + conf);
+    try {
+      configuration = PropertiesManager.loadConfiguration(conf);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      callbackMessage("Config file: " + conf + " will be created from template");
+      configuration = new Properties();
+    }
+
+    Map<String, String> results = PropertiesManager.addConfiguration(configuration, defaults);
+    boolean changed = !results.isEmpty();
+    if (!results.isEmpty()) {
+      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("Added new configuration items:\n");
+      for (Entry<String, String> entry : results.entrySet()) {
+        sb.append(String.format("%s=%s\n", entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()));
+      }
+      callbackMessage(sb.toString());
+    }
+    
+    results = PropertiesManager.removeConfiguration(configuration, defaults);
+    changed |= !results.isEmpty();
+    if (!results.isEmpty()) {
+      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("Added new configuration items:\n");
+      for (Entry<String, String> entry : results.entrySet()) {
+        sb.append(String.format("%s=%s\n", entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()));
+      }
+      callbackMessage(sb.toString());
+    }
+    
+    if (changed) {
+      PropertiesManager.saveConfiguration(configuration, conf, "Patch Repository properties file");
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Save the configuration values to file
+   * @param confs Configuration property values to save
+   * @throws Exception general exception
+   */
+  public void saveToConf(Properties confs) throws Exception {
+    PropertiesManager.saveConfiguration(confs, conf, conf.getFileName().toString());
+    callbackMessage("Saved config file: " + conf + ", " + confs.size() + " entries");
+    loadConfiguration();
+  }
+  
+  public String getPropertyValue(String key) {
+    return getPropertyValue(key, null);
+  }
+  public String getPropertyValue(String key, String defaultValue) {
+    return configuration.containsKey(key) ? configuration.getProperty(key) : defaultValue;
+  }
+  
+  public Properties getConfiguration() {
+    return configuration;
+  }
+  
+  public void saveConfiguration(PersistableRequest request, Set<String> fieldsToSave, Set<String> excryptedFields) throws IOException {
+    if (fieldsToSave == null || fieldsToSave.isEmpty()) {
+      throw new IOException("No fields to save were defined");
+    }
+    if (excryptedFields == null) {
+      excryptedFields = new HashSet<>();
+    }
+    try {
+      Properties props = new Properties();
+      
+      //copy what is current in the configuration settings into the new properties file
+      configuration.entrySet().forEach(item -> props.setProperty(String.valueOf(item.getKey()), String.valueOf(item.getValue())));
+      boolean changed = false;
+      for (Field f : request.getClass().getDeclaredFields()) {
+        f.setAccessible(true);
+        String fieldName = f.getName();
+        String fieldValue = String.valueOf(f.get(request));
+
+        //Ensures we are only saving values that are already configured
+        if (!fieldsToSave.contains(fieldName)) continue;
+
+        //Check to see if the old value changed
+        String oldValue = props.getProperty(fieldName);
+        if (StringUtils.isAnyBlank(oldValue, fieldValue) || oldValue.equals(fieldValue)) continue;
+
+        changed = true;
+
+        fieldValue = excryptedFields.contains(fieldName) ?  aes.encrypt(fieldValue) : fieldValue;
+
+        props.setProperty(fieldName, fieldValue);
+      }
+      if (changed) {
+        saveToConf(props);
+      }
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      throw new IOException(ex);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  private void callbackMessage(String msg) {
+    if (callback != null) callback.accept(msg);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/PersistableRequest.java b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/PersistableRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79385fe
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+++ b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/PersistableRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package net.locusworks.crypto.configuration;
+
+public interface PersistableRequest {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/PropertiesManager.java b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/PropertiesManager.java
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index 0000000..9368743
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+++ b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/crypto/configuration/PropertiesManager.java
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+package net.locusworks.crypto.configuration;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
+
+/**
+ * Properties manager class to help load and read properties
+ * @author Isaac Parenteau
+ * @version 1.0.0
+ * @date 02/15/2018
+ */
+public class PropertiesManager {
+  /**
+   * Load a configuration from resource
+   * @param clazz class loader
+   * @param src source of the file
+   * @return properties
+   * @throws IOException Exception thrown the file can't be read
+   */
+  public static Properties loadConfiguration(Class<?> clazz, String src) throws IOException {
+    InputStream is = clazz.getResourceAsStream(src);
+    if (is == null) {
+      is = clazz.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(src);
+    }
+    if (is == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+    return loadConfiguration(br);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load configuration from a file. This method has been deprecated and may be removed in
+   * future released. Please use java.nio.Path
+   * @param file File to load
+   * @return properties
+   * @throws IOException Exception thrown the file can't be read
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public static Properties loadConfiguration(File file) throws IOException {
+    return loadConfiguration(file.toPath());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load configuration from a file.
+   * @param path the path to the file
+   * @return properties
+   * @throws IOException Exception thrown the file can't be read
+   */
+  public static Properties loadConfiguration(Path path) throws IOException {
+    if (Files.notExists(path)) {
+      return new Properties();
+    }
+
+    try(BufferedReader br = Files.newBufferedReader(path)) {
+      return loadConfiguration(br);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load configuration from a buffered reader
+   * @param reader Buffered reader to read the properties values from
+   * @return properties
+   * @throws IOException Exception thrown the file can't be read
+   */
+  public static Properties loadConfiguration(BufferedReader reader) throws IOException {
+    Properties config = new Properties();
+    config.load(reader);
+    return config;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add configurations from one properties file to another
+   * @param to Properties file to copy values to
+   * @param from Properties file to copy values from
+   * @return a map containing the results of the values added
+   */
+  public static Map<String, String> addConfiguration(Properties to, Properties from) {
+    Map<String, String> results = from.entrySet()
+        .stream()
+        .filter(entry -> !to.containsKey(entry.getKey()))
+        .map(entry -> {
+          String key = entry.getKey().toString();
+          String value = entry.getValue().toString();
+          to.put(key, value);
+          return new ImmutablePair<String, String>(key, value);
+        })
+        .collect(Collectors.toMap(key -> key.getLeft(), value -> value.getRight()));
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes configuration values that are not present in the comparedTo
+   * @param from Properties file to remove values from
+   * @param comparedTo Properties file to compare to
+   * @return a map containing the results of the values removed
+   */
+  public static Map<String, String> removeConfiguration(Properties from, Properties comparedTo) {
+    Map<String, String> results = from.keySet()
+        .stream()
+        .filter(key -> !comparedTo.containsKey(key)) //only get the items that are not in the comparedTo properties
+        .map(key -> new ImmutablePair<String, String>(String.valueOf(key), String.valueOf(from.get(key))))
+        .collect(Collectors.toList()) //Create a list of paired items (key value) of the items that were filtered
+        .stream()
+        .map(pair -> { //remove those pairs from the from properties
+          from.remove(pair.getLeft());
+          return pair;
+        })
+        .collect(Collectors.toMap(key -> key.getLeft(), value -> value.getRight())); //create a map of what was removed
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * <p>Save the properties file to disk.</p>
+   * <p><b>This method has been depecreated and could be removed in future release.<br/>Please use java.nio.Path</b></p>
+   * @param props Properties file to save
+   * @param fileToSave File to save to
+   * @param comment Any comments to add
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public static void saveConfiguration(Properties props, File fileToSave, String comment) {
+    saveConfiguration(props, fileToSave.toPath(), comment);
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * <p>Save the properties file to disk.</p>
+   * @param props Properties file to save
+   * @param fileToSave File to save to
+   * @param comment Any comments to add
+   */
+  public static void saveConfiguration(Properties props, Path fileToSave, String comment) {
+    try(OutputStream fos = Files.newOutputStream(fileToSave)) {
+      props.store(fos, comment == null ? "" : comment);
+    } catch (IOException ex) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/locusworks/crypto/tests/PropertiesManagerTest.java b/src/test/java/net/locusworks/crypto/tests/PropertiesManagerTest.java
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index 0000000..b91808a
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+++ b/src/test/java/net/locusworks/crypto/tests/PropertiesManagerTest.java
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+package net.locusworks.crypto.tests;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import net.locusworks.crypto.configuration.PropertiesManager;
+
+/**
+ * Test cases for the properties manager class
+ * @author Isaac Parenteau
+ * @since 1.0.0-RELEASE
+ *
+ */
+public class PropertiesManagerTest {
+
+  private static final String PROPERTIES_FILE = "test.properties";
+  private static final String TMP_PROPS = "temp.properties";
+  private static final int ENTRY_SIZE = 4;
+  
+  public static enum Configuration {
+    DB_HOST("dbHost"),
+    DB_PORT("dbPort"),
+    USER_EXPIRATION_DAYS("userExpirationDays"),
+    LOG_LEVEL("logLevel");
+
+    private String value;
+
+    private Configuration(String value) {
+      this.value = value; 
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the current value of the enumeration
+     * @return value
+     */
+    public String getValue() {
+      return this.value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return this.value;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void removeSavedProps() {
+    File tmp = new File(TMP_PROPS);
+    if (tmp.exists()) {
+      tmp.delete();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPropertiesLoad() {
+    try {
+      Properties props = PropertiesManager.loadConfiguration(this.getClass(), PROPERTIES_FILE);
+      assertTrue(props != null);
+      assertTrue(props.containsKey(Configuration.USER_EXPIRATION_DAYS.toString()));
+      assertTrue(props.containsKey(Configuration.DB_HOST.toString()));
+      assertTrue(props.containsKey(Configuration.DB_PORT.toString()));
+      assertTrue(props.containsKey(Configuration.LOG_LEVEL.toString()));
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      fail(e.getMessage());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAddConfiguration() {
+    try {
+      Properties props = PropertiesManager.loadConfiguration(this.getClass(), PROPERTIES_FILE);
+      Properties tmp = new Properties();
+      assertTrue(tmp.keySet().size() == 0);
+      PropertiesManager.addConfiguration(tmp, props);
+      assertTrue(tmp.keySet().size() == ENTRY_SIZE);
+      assertTrue(tmp.containsKey(Configuration.USER_EXPIRATION_DAYS.toString()));
+      assertTrue(tmp.containsKey(Configuration.DB_HOST.toString()));
+      assertTrue(tmp.containsKey(Configuration.DB_PORT.toString()));
+      assertTrue(tmp.containsKey(Configuration.LOG_LEVEL.toString()));
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      fail(e.getMessage());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test 
+  public void testRemoveConfiguration() {
+    try {
+      Properties props = PropertiesManager.loadConfiguration(this.getClass(), PROPERTIES_FILE);
+      Properties tmp = new Properties();
+      assertTrue(props.keySet().size() == ENTRY_SIZE);
+      assertTrue(tmp.keySet().size() == 0);
+      PropertiesManager.removeConfiguration(props, tmp);
+      assertTrue(props.keySet().size() == 0);
+      assertTrue(tmp.keySet().size() == 0);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      fail(e.getMessage());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test 
+  public void testSaveConfiguration() {
+    try {
+      Properties props = PropertiesManager.loadConfiguration(this.getClass(), PROPERTIES_FILE);
+      Path tmpFile = Paths.get(TMP_PROPS);
+      PropertiesManager.saveConfiguration(props, tmpFile, "test propertis");
+      Properties tmp = PropertiesManager.loadConfiguration(tmpFile);
+      assertTrue(tmp.keySet().size() == ENTRY_SIZE);
+      assertTrue(tmp.containsKey(Configuration.USER_EXPIRATION_DAYS.toString()));
+      assertTrue(tmp.containsKey(Configuration.DB_HOST.toString()));
+      assertTrue(tmp.containsKey(Configuration.DB_PORT.toString()));
+      assertTrue(tmp.containsKey(Configuration.LOG_LEVEL.toString()));
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      fail(e.getMessage());
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml b/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml
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index 0000000..a2c3fe0
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+++ b/src/test/resources/log4j2-test.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Configuration status="WARN">
+	<Appenders>
+		<Console name="ConsoleAppender" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
+			<PatternLayout pattern="%d{dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%-5p] %m%n" />
+		</Console>
+	</Appenders>
+	<Loggers>
+		<Root level="TRACE">
+			<AppenderRef ref="ConsoleAppender" level="INFO"/>
+		</Root>
+	</Loggers>
+</Configuration>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/test.properties b/src/test/resources/test.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..292c3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/test.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+userExpirationDays=3650
+dbHost=localhost
+dbPort=3306
+logLevel=INFO