diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.java
index 2b7d753023..5aaea5a7a8 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package org.apache.tuscany.sca.binding.ws.axis2.policy.authentication.basic;
 
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.xml.Constants;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.Policy;
 
 /**
@@ -30,7 +29,8 @@ import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.Policy;
  * @version $Rev$ $Date$
  */
 public class Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy implements Policy {
-    public static final QName AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_POLICY_QNAME = new QName(Constants.SCA10_TUSCANY_NS, "axis2BasicAuthentication");
+    private static final String SCA10_TUSCANY_NS = "http://tuscany.apache.org/xmlns/sca/1.0";
+    public static final QName AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_POLICY_QNAME = new QName(SCA10_TUSCANY_NS, "axis2BasicAuthentication");
     public static final String AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_USERNAME = "username";
     public static final String AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_PASSWORD = "password";
     public static final String AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_HTTP_HEADER = "httpheader";
diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicyProcessor.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicyProcessor.java
index b4be2f9c00..1856830e49 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicyProcessor.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicyProcessor.java
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ package org.apache.tuscany.sca.binding.ws.axis2.policy.authentication.basic;
 
 import static javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamConstants.END_ELEMENT;
 import static javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamConstants.START_ELEMENT;
+import static org.apache.tuscany.sca.binding.ws.axis2.policy.authentication.basic.Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_PASSWORD;
+import static org.apache.tuscany.sca.binding.ws.axis2.policy.authentication.basic.Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_POLICY_QNAME;
+import static org.apache.tuscany.sca.binding.ws.axis2.policy.authentication.basic.Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_USERNAME;
 
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamWriter;
 
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.xml.Constants;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.ContributionReadException;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.ContributionResolveException;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.ContributionWriteException;
@@ -61,9 +63,9 @@ public class Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicyProcessor implements StAXArtifactProc
                     name = reader.getName();
                     if ( name.equals(getArtifactType()) ) {
                         // no attributes at the moment
-                    } else if ( Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_USERNAME.equals(name.getLocalPart()) ) {
+                    } else if ( AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_USERNAME.equals(name.getLocalPart()) ) {
                         policy.setUserName(reader.getElementText());
-                    } else if ( Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_PASSWORD.equals(name.getLocalPart()) ) {
+                    } else if ( AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_PASSWORD.equals(name.getLocalPart()) ) {
                         policy.setPassword(reader.getElementText());
                     }
                     break;
@@ -91,11 +93,11 @@ public class Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicyProcessor implements StAXArtifactProc
         writer.writeStartElement(prefix, 
                                  getArtifactType().getLocalPart(),
                                  getArtifactType().getNamespaceURI());
-        writer.writeNamespace("tuscany", Constants.SCA10_TUSCANY_NS);
+        writer.writeNamespace("tuscany", AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_POLICY_QNAME.getNamespaceURI());
 
         if ( policy.getUserName() != null ) {
             writer.writeStartElement(prefix, 
-                                     Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_USERNAME,
+                                     AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_USERNAME,
                                      getArtifactType().getNamespaceURI());
             writer.writeCharacters(policy.getUserName());
             writer.writeEndElement();
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ public class Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicyProcessor implements StAXArtifactProc
         
         if ( policy.getPassword() != null ) {
             writer.writeStartElement(prefix, 
-                                     Axis2BasicAuthenticationPolicy.AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_PASSWORD,
+                                     AXIS2_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_PASSWORD,
                                      getArtifactType().getNamespaceURI());
             writer.writeCharacters(policy.getPassword());
             writer.writeEndElement();
diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyInterceptor.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyInterceptor.java
index 6bd1eed1bd..c6344bbcbd 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyInterceptor.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyInterceptor.java
@@ -18,19 +18,12 @@
  */
 package org.apache.tuscany.sca.binding.ws.axis2.policy.authentication.basic;
 
-import java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler;
-import java.util.logging.Handler;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.xml.Constants;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.interfacedef.Operation;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Interceptor;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Invoker;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Message;
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.Policy;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySet;
 
 /**
@@ -40,7 +33,8 @@ import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySet;
  * @version $Rev$ $Date$
  */
 public class Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyInterceptor implements Interceptor {
-    public static final QName policySetQName = new QName(Constants.SCA10_TUSCANY_NS, "wsBasicAuthentication");
+    private static final String SCA10_TUSCANY_NS = "http://tuscany.apache.org/xmlns/sca/1.0";
+    public static final QName policySetQName = new QName(SCA10_TUSCANY_NS, "wsBasicAuthentication");
 
     private Invoker next;
     private Operation operation;
diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyProvider.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyProvider.java
index 530d99c01e..b6def7af1f 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyProvider.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationReferencePolicyProvider.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Interceptor;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Phase;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySet;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySetAttachPoint;
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.util.PolicyHandler;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.provider.PolicyProvider;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.runtime.RuntimeComponent;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.runtime.RuntimeComponentReference;
diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyInterceptor.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyInterceptor.java
index f2964650ef..f6c8d072a4 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyInterceptor.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyInterceptor.java
@@ -18,21 +18,12 @@
  */
 package org.apache.tuscany.sca.binding.ws.axis2.policy.authentication.basic;
 
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler;
-import java.util.logging.Handler;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
-import org.apache.axiom.om.util.Base64;
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.xml.Constants;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.interfacedef.Operation;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Interceptor;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Invoker;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Message;
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.Policy;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySet;
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +33,8 @@ import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySet;
  * @version $Rev$ $Date$
  */
 public class Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyInterceptor implements Interceptor {
-    public static final QName policySetQName = new QName(Constants.SCA10_TUSCANY_NS, "wsBasicAuthentication");
+    private static final String SCA10_TUSCANY_NS = "http://tuscany.apache.org/xmlns/sca/1.0";
+    public static final QName policySetQName = new QName(SCA10_TUSCANY_NS, "wsBasicAuthentication");
 
     private Invoker next;
     private Operation operation;
diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyProvider.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyProvider.java
index 9c1a9704d3..35504fddec 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyProvider.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/authentication/basic/Axis2BasicAuthenticationServicePolicyProvider.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Interceptor;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.invocation.Phase;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySet;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySetAttachPoint;
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.util.PolicyHandler;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.provider.PolicyProvider;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.runtime.RuntimeComponent;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.runtime.RuntimeComponentService;
diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/Axis2ConfigParamPolicy.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/Axis2ConfigParamPolicy.java
index 8d08a3f78e..fa26fedc9e 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/Axis2ConfigParamPolicy.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/Axis2ConfigParamPolicy.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
 import org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement;
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.xml.Constants;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.Policy;
 
 /**
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.Policy;
  * @version $Rev$ $Date$
  */
 public class Axis2ConfigParamPolicy implements Policy {
-    public static final QName NAME = new QName(Constants.SCA10_TUSCANY_NS, "wsConfigParam");
+    private static final String SCA10_TUSCANY_NS = "http://tuscany.apache.org/xmlns/sca/1.0";
+    public static final QName NAME = new QName(SCA10_TUSCANY_NS, "wsConfigParam");
     private Map<String, OMElement> paramElements = new Hashtable<String, OMElement>();
     
     public Map<String, OMElement> getParamElements() {
diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/Axis2ConfigParamPolicyProcessor.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/Axis2ConfigParamPolicyProcessor.java
index 158c86f07b..33a1688138 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/Axis2ConfigParamPolicyProcessor.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/Axis2ConfigParamPolicyProcessor.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamWriter;
 import org.apache.axiom.om.OMAbstractFactory;
 import org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement;
 import org.apache.axiom.om.OMFactory;
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.xml.Constants;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.ContributionReadException;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.ContributionResolveException;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.ContributionWriteException;
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ public class Axis2ConfigParamPolicyProcessor implements StAXArtifactProcessor<Ax
                 case START_ELEMENT : {
                     name = reader.getName();
                     if ( PARAMETER.equals(name.getLocalPart()) ) {
-                        paramName = reader.getAttributeValue(null, Constants.NAME);
+                        paramName = reader.getAttributeValue(null, "name");
                         parameterElement = loadElement(reader);
                         policy.getParamElements().put(paramName, parameterElement);
                     }
diff --git a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/test/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/PolicyReadTestCase.java b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/test/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/PolicyReadTestCase.java
index cf14e54b5f..44533fe0b6 100644
--- a/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/test/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/PolicyReadTestCase.java
+++ b/branches/sca-equinox/modules/binding-ws-axis2-policy/src/test/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/ws/axis2/policy/configuration/PolicyReadTestCase.java
@@ -25,15 +25,14 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;
 
-import org.apache.tuscany.sca.binding.ws.axis2.policy.configuration.Axis2ConfigParamPolicy;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.ExtensibleStAXArtifactProcessor;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.StAXArtifactProcessor;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.StAXArtifactProcessorExtensionPoint;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.core.DefaultExtensionPointRegistry;
 import org.apache.tuscany.sca.core.ExtensionPointRegistry;
 
-import junit.framework.TestCase;
-
 /**
  * 
  * Test the reading of ws config params policy.