diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/network/INetworkSecurityConfig.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/network/INetworkSecurityConfig.java
index 32f784b..b483158 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/network/INetworkSecurityConfig.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/network/INetworkSecurityConfig.java
@@ -53,7 +53,14 @@
     String getKeyStorePassword();
 
     /**
-     * Gets a trust store file to be used for validating certificates of secured connections.
+     * Gets the trust store to be used for validating certificates of secured connections
+     *
+     * @return the trust store to be used
+     */
+    KeyStore getTrustStore();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a trust store file to be used if {@link INetworkSecurityConfig#getTrustStore()} returns null.
      *
      * @return the trust store file
      */
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
index 26f411a..65c3e4f 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-      <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/pom.xml
index 9431d95..9c452fa 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,27 @@
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-      <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/ipc/security/NetworkSecurityConfig.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/ipc/security/NetworkSecurityConfig.java
index 25ea787..770cbeb 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/ipc/security/NetworkSecurityConfig.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/ipc/security/NetworkSecurityConfig.java
@@ -30,43 +30,46 @@
     private final File keyStoreFile;
     private final File trustStoreFile;
     private final String keyStorePassword;
-    private final transient KeyStore keyStore;
 
     private NetworkSecurityConfig(boolean sslEnabled, String keyStoreFile, String keyStorePassword,
-            String trustStoreFile, KeyStore keyStore) {
+            String trustStoreFile) {
         this.sslEnabled = sslEnabled;
         this.keyStoreFile = keyStoreFile != null ? new File(keyStoreFile) : null;
         this.keyStorePassword = keyStorePassword;
         this.trustStoreFile = trustStoreFile != null ? new File(trustStoreFile) : null;
-        this.keyStore = keyStore;
     }
 
     public static NetworkSecurityConfig of(boolean sslEnabled, String keyStoreFile, String keyStorePassword,
             String trustStoreFile) {
-        return new NetworkSecurityConfig(sslEnabled, keyStoreFile, keyStorePassword, trustStoreFile, null);
+        return new NetworkSecurityConfig(sslEnabled, keyStoreFile, keyStorePassword, trustStoreFile);
     }
 
-    public static NetworkSecurityConfig of(boolean sslEnabled, KeyStore keyStore, String keyStorePassword,
-            String trustStoreFile) {
-        return new NetworkSecurityConfig(sslEnabled, null, keyStorePassword, trustStoreFile, keyStore);
-    }
-
+    @Override
     public boolean isSslEnabled() {
         return sslEnabled;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public File getKeyStoreFile() {
         return keyStoreFile;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public String getKeyStorePassword() {
         return keyStorePassword;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public KeyStore getKeyStore() {
-        return keyStore;
+        return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public KeyStore getTrustStore() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public File getTrustStoreFile() {
         return trustStoreFile;
     }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/ipc/security/NetworkSecurityManager.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/ipc/security/NetworkSecurityManager.java
index b7c0d0f..42dacf5 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/ipc/security/NetworkSecurityManager.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/ipc/security/NetworkSecurityManager.java
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@
             KeyManagerFactory keyManagerFactory = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(defaultAlgorithm);
             TrustManagerFactory trustManagerFactory = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(defaultAlgorithm);
             keyManagerFactory.init(engineKeyStore, password);
-            final KeyStore trustStore = loadTrustStoreFromFile(password, config);
+            KeyStore trustStore = config.getTrustStore();
+            if (trustStore == null) {
+                trustStore = loadTrustStoreFromFile(password, config);
+            }
             trustManagerFactory.init(trustStore);
             SSLContext ctx = SSLContext.getInstance(TSL_VERSION);
             ctx.init(keyManagerFactory.getKeyManagers(), trustManagerFactory.getTrustManagers(), new SecureRandom());
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/license-automation-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/maven/license/SourcePointerResolver.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/license-automation-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/maven/license/SourcePointerResolver.java
index 8ac8b12..f7aee35 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/license-automation-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/maven/license/SourcePointerResolver.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/license-automation-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/maven/license/SourcePointerResolver.java
@@ -296,5 +296,15 @@
         public void setMirroredRepositories(List<ArtifactRepository> list) {
             // unused
         }
+
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public boolean isBlocked() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public void setBlocked(boolean blocked) {
+            // unused
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
index 81970b4..11dc49a 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     <jacoco.version>0.7.6.201602180812</jacoco.version>
     <log4j.version>2.14.1</log4j.version>
     <snappy.version>1.1.8.4</snappy.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.13.0</jackson.version>
 
     <implementation.title>Apache Hyracks and Algebricks - ${project.name}</implementation.title>
     <implementation.url>https://asterixdb.apache.org/</implementation.url>
@@ -84,8 +85,48 @@
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-        <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-        <version>4.1.63.Final</version>
+        <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-resolver-dns</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-transport-native-unix-common</artifactId>
+        <version>4.1.69.Final</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -178,22 +219,22 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-        <version>2.12.3</version>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.12.3</version>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-        <version>2.12.3</version>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
         <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-        <version>30.1-jre</version>
+        <version>31.0.1-jre</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
             <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
@@ -280,32 +321,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.8.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.8.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.8.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
-    </dependency>
+        <version>3.8.3</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.8.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>it.unimi.dsi</groupId>
         <artifactId>fastutil-core</artifactId>
-        <version>8.5.4</version>
+        <version>8.5.6</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+        <version>1.7.28</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>