diff --git a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/test/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfSessionImplTest.java b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/test/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfSessionImplTest.java
index 27223b8..846642c 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/test/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfSessionImplTest.java
+++ b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/test/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfSessionImplTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import static org.onosproject.netconf.TargetConfig.RUNNING;
 import static org.onosproject.netconf.TargetConfig.CANDIDATE;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.FutureTask;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.sshd.SshServer;
 import org.apache.sshd.common.NamedFactory;
 import org.apache.sshd.server.Command;
-import org.apache.sshd.server.PasswordAuthenticator;
-import org.apache.sshd.server.UserAuth;
-import org.apache.sshd.server.auth.UserAuthPassword;
+import org.apache.sshd.server.SshServer;
+import org.apache.sshd.server.auth.password.PasswordAuthenticator;
 import org.apache.sshd.server.keyprovider.SimpleGeneratorHostKeyProvider;
 import org.apache.sshd.server.session.ServerSession;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for NetconfSession.
- *
+ * <p>
  * Sets up an SSH Server with Apache SSHD and connects to it using 2 clients
  * Truly verifies that the NETCONF flows are compliant with a NETCONF server.
  */
@@ -77,8 +75,8 @@
 
     private static final String SAMPLE_REQUEST =
             "<some-yang-element xmlns=\"some-namespace\">"
-            + "<some-child-element/>"
-            + "</some-yang-element>";
+                    + "<some-child-element/>"
+                    + "</some-yang-element>";
 
     private static final String EDIT_CONFIG_REQUEST =
             "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><rpc message-id=\"6\"  "
@@ -112,9 +110,6 @@
     @BeforeClass
     public static void setUp() throws Exception {
         sshServerNetconf = SshServer.setUpDefaultServer();
-        List<NamedFactory<UserAuth>> userAuthFactories = new ArrayList<>();
-        userAuthFactories.add(new UserAuthPassword.Factory());
-        sshServerNetconf.setUserAuthFactories(userAuthFactories);
         sshServerNetconf.setPasswordAuthenticator(
                 new PasswordAuthenticator() {
                     @Override
@@ -126,7 +121,9 @@
                     }
                 });
         sshServerNetconf.setPort(PORT_NUMBER);
-        sshServerNetconf.setKeyPairProvider(new SimpleGeneratorHostKeyProvider(TEST_SERFILE));
+        SimpleGeneratorHostKeyProvider provider = new SimpleGeneratorHostKeyProvider();
+        provider.setFile(new File(TEST_SERFILE));
+        sshServerNetconf.setKeyPairProvider(provider);
         sshServerNetconf.setSubsystemFactories(
                 Arrays.<NamedFactory<Command>>asList(new NetconfSshdTestSubsystem.Factory()));
         sshServerNetconf.open();
@@ -224,10 +221,10 @@
         assertNotNull("Incorrect sessionId", session1.getSessionId());
         try {
             assertTrue("NETCONF get-config running command failed. ",
-                    GET_REPLY_PATTERN.matcher(session1.getConfig(RUNNING, SAMPLE_REQUEST)).matches());
+                       GET_REPLY_PATTERN.matcher(session1.getConfig(RUNNING, SAMPLE_REQUEST)).matches());
 
             assertTrue("NETCONF get-config candidate command failed. ",
-                    GET_REPLY_PATTERN.matcher(session1.getConfig(CANDIDATE, SAMPLE_REQUEST)).matches());
+                       GET_REPLY_PATTERN.matcher(session1.getConfig(CANDIDATE, SAMPLE_REQUEST)).matches());
 
         } catch (NetconfException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
@@ -242,7 +239,7 @@
         assertNotNull("Incorrect sessionId", session1.getSessionId());
         try {
             assertTrue("NETCONF get running command failed. ",
-                    GET_REPLY_PATTERN.matcher(session1.get(SAMPLE_REQUEST, null)).matches());
+                       GET_REPLY_PATTERN.matcher(session1.get(SAMPLE_REQUEST, null)).matches());
 
         } catch (NetconfException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();