diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpURLConnectionFactory.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpURLConnectionFactory.java
index e280b7a..8ea298f 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpURLConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpURLConnectionFactory.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.jasig.cas.client.ssl;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import java.net.URLConnection;
  * @author Misagh Moayyed
  * @since 3.3
  */
-public interface HttpURLConnectionFactory {
+public interface HttpURLConnectionFactory extends Serializable {
 
     /**
      * Receives a {@link URLConnection} instance typically as a result of a {@link URL}
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactory.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactory.java
index d0b2308..cede908 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactory.java
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.jasig.cas.client.ssl;
 
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.*;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
 import java.security.KeyStore;
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  */
 public final class HttpsURLConnectionFactory implements HttpURLConnectionFactory {
 
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpsURLConnectionFactory.class);
 
     /**
@@ -146,4 +147,45 @@ public final class HttpsURLConnectionFactory implements HttpURLConnectionFactory
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+
+        final HttpsURLConnectionFactory that = (HttpsURLConnectionFactory) o;
+
+        if (!hostnameVerifier.equals(that.hostnameVerifier)) return false;
+        if (!sslConfiguration.equals(that.sslConfiguration)) return false;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int result = hostnameVerifier.hashCode();
+        result = 31 * result + sslConfiguration.hashCode();
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private void writeObject(final ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {
+        if (this.hostnameVerifier == HttpsURLConnection.getDefaultHostnameVerifier()) {
+            out.writeObject(null);
+        } else {
+            out.writeObject(this.hostnameVerifier);
+        }
+
+        out.writeObject(this.sslConfiguration);
+
+    }
+
+    private void readObject(final ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+        final Object internalHostNameVerifier = in.readObject();
+        if (internalHostNameVerifier == null) {
+            this.hostnameVerifier = HttpsURLConnection.getDefaultHostnameVerifier();
+        } else {
+            this.hostnameVerifier = (HostnameVerifier) internalHostNameVerifier;
+        }
+
+        this.sslConfiguration = (Properties) in.readObject();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/RegexHostnameVerifier.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/RegexHostnameVerifier.java
index 1576364..a13c9f7 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/RegexHostnameVerifier.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/RegexHostnameVerifier.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.jasig.cas.client.ssl;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
  * @since 3.1.10
  *
  */
-public final class RegexHostnameVerifier implements HostnameVerifier {
+public final class RegexHostnameVerifier implements HostnameVerifier, Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     /** Allowed hostname pattern */
     private Pattern pattern;
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/WhitelistHostnameVerifier.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/WhitelistHostnameVerifier.java
index db9abb5..c882225 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/WhitelistHostnameVerifier.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/WhitelistHostnameVerifier.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.jasig.cas.client.ssl;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
+import java.io.Serializable;
 
 /**
  * Verifies a SSL peer host name based on an explicit whitelist of allowed hosts.
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
  * @since 3.1.10
  *
  */
-public final class WhitelistHostnameVerifier implements HostnameVerifier {
+public final class WhitelistHostnameVerifier implements HostnameVerifier, Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     /** Allowed hosts */
     private String[] allowedHosts;
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactoryTests.java b/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactoryTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5d11d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactoryTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package org.jasig.cas.client.ssl;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.*;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public final class HttpsURLConnectionFactoryTests {
+
+    private HttpsURLConnectionFactory httpsURLConnectionFactory;
+
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        this.httpsURLConnectionFactory = new HttpsURLConnectionFactory();
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void serializeAndDeserialize() throws Exception {
+        final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        final ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
+
+        oos.writeObject(this.httpsURLConnectionFactory);
+        oos.close();
+
+        final byte[] serializedHttpsUrlConnectionFactory = baos.toByteArray();
+
+        final ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(serializedHttpsUrlConnectionFactory);
+        final ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bais);
+
+        final HttpsURLConnectionFactory deserializedObject = (HttpsURLConnectionFactory) ois.readObject();
+        assertEquals(this.httpsURLConnectionFactory, deserializedObject);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/WhitelistHostnameVerifierTests.java b/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/WhitelistHostnameVerifierTests.java
index a021c75..92a41f5 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/WhitelistHostnameVerifierTests.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/WhitelistHostnameVerifierTests.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import junit.framework.TestCase;
  */
 public class WhitelistHostnameVerifierTests extends TestCase {
     /**
-     * Test method for {@link WhitelistHostnameVerifier#verify(String, SSLSession)}.
+     * Test method for {@link WhitelistHostnameVerifier#verify(String, javax.net.ssl.SSLSession)}.
      */
     public void testVerify() {
         final WhitelistHostnameVerifier verifier = new WhitelistHostnameVerifier("red.vt.edu, green.vt.edu,blue.vt.edu");