diff --git a/build/build_info.go b/build/build_info.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 21c85ec48..000000000
--- a/build/build_info.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package build
-
-var defaultBuildInfo = defaultInfo{}
-var info Info = defaultBuildInfo
-
-func GetBuildInfo() Info {
-	return info
-}
-
-func InitBuildInfo(buildInfo Info) {
-	if info == defaultBuildInfo {
-		info = buildInfo
-	}
-}
-
-type Info interface {
-	Version() string
-	Revision() string
-	BuildDate() string
-	Branch() string
-}
-
-type defaultInfo struct{}
-
-func (d defaultInfo) Version() string {
-	return "unknown"
-}
-
-func (d defaultInfo) Revision() string {
-	return "unknown"
-}
-
-func (d defaultInfo) BuildDate() string {
-	return "unknown"
-}
-
-func (d defaultInfo) Branch() string {
-	return "unknown"
-}
diff --git a/controller/apierror/api.go b/controller/apierror/api.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3563f82ad..000000000
--- a/controller/apierror/api.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-/*
-	Copyright NetFoundry, Inc.
-
-	Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-	you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-	You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-	https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-	distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-	WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-	See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-	limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package apierror
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/Jeffail/gabs"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/errors"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/schema"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_model"
-	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/errorz"
-)
-
-func ToRestModel(e *errorz.ApiError, requestId string) *rest_model.APIError {
-	ret := &rest_model.APIError{
-		Args:      nil,
-		Code:      e.Code,
-		Message:   e.Message,
-		RequestID: requestId,
-	}
-
-	if e.Cause != nil {
-
-		//unwrap first error in composite error
-		compositeErr, ok := e.Cause.(*errors.CompositeError)
-		for ok {
-			e.Cause = compositeErr.Errors[0]
-			compositeErr, ok = e.Cause.(*errors.CompositeError)
-		}
-
-		if causeApiError, ok := e.Cause.(*errorz.ApiError); ok {
-			//standard apierror
-			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
-				APIError: *ToRestModel(causeApiError, requestId),
-			}
-		} else if causeJsonSchemaError, ok := e.Cause.(*schema.ValidationErrors); ok {
-			//only possible from config type JSON schema validation
-			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
-				APIFieldError: rest_model.APIFieldError{
-					Field:  causeJsonSchemaError.Errors[0].Field,
-					Reason: causeJsonSchemaError.Errors[0].Error(),
-					Value:  fmt.Sprintf("%v", causeJsonSchemaError.Errors[0].Value),
-				},
-			}
-		} else if causeFieldErr, ok := e.Cause.(*errorz.FieldError); ok {
-			//authenticator modules and enrollment only
-			//todo: see if we can remove this by not using FieldError
-			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
-				APIFieldError: rest_model.APIFieldError{
-					Field:  causeFieldErr.FieldName,
-					Value:  fmt.Sprintf("%v", causeFieldErr.FieldValue),
-					Reason: causeFieldErr.Reason,
-				},
-			}
-			if ret.Code == errorz.InvalidFieldCode {
-				ret.Code = errorz.CouldNotValidateCode
-				ret.Message = errorz.CouldNotValidateMessage
-			}
-
-		} else if causeFieldErr, ok := e.Cause.(*errors.Validation); ok {
-			//open api validation errors
-			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
-				APIFieldError: rest_model.APIFieldError{
-					Field:  causeFieldErr.Name,
-					Reason: causeFieldErr.Error(),
-					Value:  fmt.Sprintf("%v", causeFieldErr.Value),
-				},
-			}
-			ret.Code = errorz.CouldNotValidateCode
-			ret.Message = errorz.CouldNotValidateMessage
-
-		} else if genericErr, ok := e.Cause.(GenericCauseError); ok {
-			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
-				APIError: rest_model.APIError{
-					Data:    genericErr.DataMap,
-					Message: genericErr.Error(),
-				},
-			}
-		} else {
-			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
-				APIError: rest_model.APIError{
-					Code:    errorz.UnhandledCode,
-					Message: e.Cause.Error(),
-				},
-			}
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	return ret
-}
-
-type GenericCauseError struct {
-	Message string
-	DataMap map[string]interface{}
-}
-
-func (e GenericCauseError) Error() string {
-	return e.Message
-}
-
-func (e *GenericCauseError) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	data, err := gabs.Consume(e.DataMap) //gabs to avoid zero values being omitted
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return data.Bytes(), nil
-}
diff --git a/controller/apierror/bodyparser.go b/controller/apierror/bodyparser.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a0d6f6b61..000000000
--- a/controller/apierror/bodyparser.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/*
-	Copyright NetFoundry, Inc.
-
-	Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-	you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-	You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-	https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-	distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-	WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-	See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-	limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package apierror
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-type BodyParseTypeError struct {
-	Near            string `json:"near"`
-	ExpectedType    string `json:"expectedType"`
-	EncounteredType string `json:"encounteredType"`
-	Offset          int64  `json:"totalOffset"`
-	Line            int64  `json:"line"`
-}
-
-func (e BodyParseTypeError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Expected type %s, but encountered %s near %s", e.ExpectedType, e.ExpectedType, e.Near)
-}
-
-func NewBodyParseTypeError(e *json.UnmarshalTypeError, body string) *BodyParseTypeError {
-	nearStart := e.Offset - 10
-	nearEnd := e.Offset
-
-	if nearStart < 0 {
-		nearStart = 0
-	}
-
-	near := body[nearStart:nearEnd]
-
-	bodyToError := body[:e.Offset]
-
-	line := strings.Count(bodyToError, "\n") + 1
-
-	return &BodyParseTypeError{
-		ExpectedType:    e.Type.String(),
-		EncounteredType: e.Value,
-		Near:            near,
-		Offset:          e.Offset,
-		Line:            int64(line),
-	}
-}
-
-type BodyParseSyntaxError struct {
-	Near   string `json:"near"`
-	Offset int64  `json:"totalOffset"`
-	Line   int64  `json:"line"`
-}
-
-func (e BodyParseSyntaxError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Invalid syntax on line %d", e.Line)
-}
-
-func NewBodyParseSyntaxError(e *json.SyntaxError, body string) *BodyParseSyntaxError {
-	nearStart := e.Offset - 10
-	nearEnd := e.Offset
-
-	if nearStart < 0 {
-		nearStart = 0
-		nearEnd = 5
-	}
-
-	if nearEnd > int64(len(body)) {
-		nearEnd = int64(len(body))
-	}
-
-	near := body[nearStart:nearEnd]
-
-	bodyToError := body[:e.Offset]
-
-	line := strings.Count(bodyToError, "\n") + 1
-
-	return &BodyParseSyntaxError{
-		Near:   near,
-		Offset: e.Offset,
-		Line:   int64(line),
-	}
-}
diff --git a/controller/apierror/helpers.go b/controller/apierror/helpers.go
index c7464516c..97bf5405c 100644
--- a/controller/apierror/helpers.go
+++ b/controller/apierror/helpers.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package apierror
 
 import (
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/errorz"
 )
 
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ func NewInvalidUuid(val string) *errorz.ApiError {
 		Code:    InvalidUuidCode,
 		Message: InvalidUuidMessage,
 		Status:  InvalidUuidStatus,
-		Cause: &GenericCauseError{
+		Cause: &apierror.GenericCauseError{
 			Message: "invalid uuid",
 			DataMap: map[string]interface{}{
 				"uuid": val,
diff --git a/controller/apierror/json.go b/controller/apierror/json.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c20cd374..000000000
--- a/controller/apierror/json.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*
-	Copyright NetFoundry, Inc.
-
-	Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-	you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-	You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-	https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-	distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-	WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-	See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-	limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package apierror
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-)
-
-func GetJsonParseError(e error, body []byte) error {
-	if ute, ok := e.(*json.UnmarshalTypeError); ok {
-		e = NewBodyParseTypeError(ute, string(body))
-	} else if se, ok := e.(*json.SyntaxError); ok {
-		e = NewBodyParseSyntaxError(se, string(body))
-	}
-	return e
-}
diff --git a/controller/env/appenv.go b/controller/env/appenv.go
index 5a9628373..ff8cdb0cf 100644
--- a/controller/env/appenv.go
+++ b/controller/env/appenv.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package env
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"context"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/rsa"
 	"crypto/tls"
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	clientOperations "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_client_api_server/operations"
 	managementServer "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server"
 	managementOperations "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/network"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/xctrl"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/xmgmt"
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ func (ae *AppEnv) FillRequestContext(rc *response.RequestContext) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	if rc.ApiSession != nil {
 		//updates for api session timeouts
 		ae.GetHandlers().ApiSession.MarkActivityById(rc.ApiSession.Id)
@@ -428,13 +427,12 @@ func (ae *AppEnv) CreateRequestContext(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 	requestContext := &response.RequestContext{
 		Id:                rid,
+		ResponseWriter:    rw,
+		Request:           r,
 		Body:              body,
 		Identity:          nil,
 		ApiSession:        nil,
 		ActivePermissions: []string{},
-		ResponseWriter:    rw,
-		Request:           r,
-		EventLogger:       &DefaultEventLogger{Ae: ae},
 	}
 
 	requestContext.Responder = response.NewResponder(requestContext)
@@ -442,26 +440,16 @@ func (ae *AppEnv) CreateRequestContext(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	return requestContext
 }
 
-// ContextKey is used a custom type to avoid accidental context key collisions
-type ContextKey string
-
-const EdgeContextKey = ContextKey("edgeContext")
-
-func AddRequestContextToHttpContext(r *http.Request, rc *response.RequestContext) {
-	ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), EdgeContextKey, rc)
-	*r = *r.WithContext(ctx)
-}
-
 func GetRequestContextFromHttpContext(r *http.Request) (*response.RequestContext, error) {
-	val := r.Context().Value(EdgeContextKey)
+	val := r.Context().Value(api.ZitiContextKey)
 	if val == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("value for key %s no found in context", EdgeContextKey)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("value for key %s no found in context", api.ZitiContextKey)
 	}
 
 	requestContext := val.(*response.RequestContext)
 
 	if requestContext == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("value for key %s is not a request context", EdgeContextKey)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("value for key %s is not a request context", api.ZitiContextKey)
 	}
 
 	return requestContext, nil
@@ -472,16 +460,20 @@ func (ae *AppEnv) IsAllowed(responderFunc func(ae *AppEnv, rc *response.RequestC
 
 		rc, err := GetRequestContextFromHttpContext(request)
 
-		if err != nil {
-			pfxlog.Logger().WithError(err).Error("could not retrieve request context")
-			response.RespondWithError(writer, rc.Request, eid.New(), producer, err)
-			return
+		if rc == nil {
+			rc = ae.CreateRequestContext(writer, request)
 		}
 
 		rc.SetProducer(producer)
 		rc.SetEntityId(entityId)
 		rc.SetEntitySubId(entitySubId)
 
+		if err != nil {
+			pfxlog.Logger().WithError(err).Error("could not retrieve request context")
+			rc.RespondWithError(err)
+			return
+		}
+
 		for _, permission := range permissions {
 			if !permission.IsAllowed(rc.ActivePermissions...) {
 				rc.RespondWithApiError(errorz.NewUnauthorized())
diff --git a/controller/env/context.go b/controller/env/context.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bf387952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/env/context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package env
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
+	"github.com/openziti/edge/eid"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func NewRequestContext(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *response.RequestContext {
+	rid := eid.New()
+
+	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	r.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(body))
+
+	requestContext := &response.RequestContext{
+		Id:                rid,
+		ResponseWriter:    rw,
+		Request:           r,
+		Body:              body,
+		Identity:          nil,
+		ApiSession:        nil,
+		ActivePermissions: []string{},
+	}
+
+	requestContext.Responder = response.NewResponder(requestContext)
+
+	return requestContext
+}
diff --git a/controller/env/helpers.go b/controller/env/helpers.go
index 4385d349a..cfec33a67 100644
--- a/controller/env/helpers.go
+++ b/controller/env/helpers.go
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 package env
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	openApiErrors "github.com/go-openapi/errors"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
+	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/eid"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/errorz"
 	"net/http"
 )
@@ -54,26 +50,14 @@ func ServeError(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, inErr error) {
 		}
 		apiError.Cause = openApiError
 
-		response.RespondWithApiError(rw, r, eid.New(), runtime.JSONProducer(), apiError)
+		NewRequestContext(rw, r).RespondWithApiError(apiError)
 		return
 	}
 
 	requestContext, err := GetRequestContextFromHttpContext(r)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		apiError := errorz.NewUnhandled(err)
-
-		apiError.Cause = fmt.Errorf("error retrieveing request context: %w", err)
-
-		response.RespondWithApiError(rw, r, eid.New(), runtime.JSONProducer(), apiError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if requestContext == nil {
-		apiError := errorz.NewUnhandled(err)
-		apiError.Cause = errors.New("expected request context is nil")
-		response.RespondWithApiError(rw, r, eid.New(), runtime.JSONProducer(), apiError)
-		return
+	if requestContext == nil || err != nil {
+		pfxlog.Logger().WithError(err).Error("failed to retrieve request context")
+		requestContext = NewRequestContext(rw, r)
 	}
 
 	requestContext.RespondWithError(inErr)
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/authenticator_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/authenticator_router.go
index 27020e476..30861adb2 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/authenticator_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/authenticator_router.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/authenticator"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func (r *AuthenticatorRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext
 }
 
 func (r *AuthenticatorRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params authenticator.PatchAuthenticatorParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		model := MapPatchAuthenticatorToModel(params.ID, params.Authenticator)
 
 		if fields.IsUpdated("password") {
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/base_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/base_router.go
index 60db24011..a88826467 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/base_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/base_router.go
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
 package routes
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/schema"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_model"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/ast"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/boltz"
@@ -38,70 +37,6 @@ const (
 	EntityNameSelf = "self"
 )
 
-type JsonFields map[string]bool
-
-func (j JsonFields) IsUpdated(key string) bool {
-	_, ok := j[key]
-	return ok
-}
-
-func (j JsonFields) AddField(key string) {
-	j[key] = true
-}
-
-func (j JsonFields) ConcatNestedNames() JsonFields {
-	for key, val := range j {
-		if strings.Contains(key, ".") {
-			delete(j, key)
-			key = strings.ReplaceAll(key, ".", "")
-			j[key] = val
-		}
-	}
-	return j
-}
-
-func (j JsonFields) FilterMaps(mapNames ...string) JsonFields {
-	nameMap := map[string]string{}
-	for _, name := range mapNames {
-		nameMap[name] = name + "."
-	}
-	for key := range j {
-		for name, dotName := range nameMap {
-			if strings.HasPrefix(key, dotName) {
-				delete(j, key)
-				j[name] = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return j
-}
-
-func getFields(body []byte) (JsonFields, error) {
-	jsonMap := map[string]interface{}{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal(body, &jsonMap)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, apierror.GetJsonParseError(err, body)
-	}
-
-	resultMap := JsonFields{}
-	getJsonFields("", jsonMap, resultMap)
-	return resultMap, nil
-}
-
-func getJsonFields(prefix string, m map[string]interface{}, result JsonFields) {
-	for k, v := range m {
-		name := k
-		if subMap, ok := v.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
-			getJsonFields(prefix+name+".", subMap, result)
-		} else {
-			isSet := v != nil
-			result[prefix+name] = isSet
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func modelToApi(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, mapper ModelToApiMapper, es []models.Entity) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	apiEntities := make([]interface{}, 0)
 
@@ -237,7 +172,7 @@ func CreateWithResponder(rc *response.RequestContext, rsp response.Responder, li
 			return
 		}
 
-		if sve, ok := err.(*schema.ValidationErrors); ok {
+		if sve, ok := err.(*apierror.ValidationErrors); ok {
 			rc.RespondWithValidationErrors(sve)
 			return
 		}
@@ -349,7 +284,7 @@ func UpdateAllowEmptyBody(rc *response.RequestContext, updateF ModelUpdateF) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if sve, ok := err.(*schema.ValidationErrors); ok {
+		if sve, ok := err.(*apierror.ValidationErrors); ok {
 			rc.RespondWithValidationErrors(sve)
 			return
 		}
@@ -361,7 +296,7 @@ func UpdateAllowEmptyBody(rc *response.RequestContext, updateF ModelUpdateF) {
 	rc.RespondWithEmptyOk()
 }
 
-type ModelPatchF func(id string, fields JsonFields) error
+type ModelPatchF func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error
 
 func Patch(rc *response.RequestContext, patchF ModelPatchF) {
 	id, err := rc.GetEntityId()
@@ -373,7 +308,7 @@ func Patch(rc *response.RequestContext, patchF ModelPatchF) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	jsonFields, err := getFields(rc.Body)
+	jsonFields, err := api.GetFields(rc.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		rc.RespondWithCouldNotParseBody(err)
 	}
@@ -390,7 +325,7 @@ func Patch(rc *response.RequestContext, patchF ModelPatchF) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if sve, ok := err.(*schema.ValidationErrors); ok {
+		if sve, ok := err.(*apierror.ValidationErrors); ok {
 			rc.RespondWithValidationErrors(sve)
 			return
 		}
@@ -514,7 +449,7 @@ func ListAssociations(rc *response.RequestContext, listF listAssocF) {
 		rc.RespondWithError(err)
 		return
 	}
-	
+
 	queryOptions, err := GetModelQueryOptionsFromRequest(rc.Request)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/base_router_test.go b/controller/internal/routes/base_router_test.go
index 717e936cd..eb5e04fb2 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/base_router_test.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/base_router_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package routes
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -52,13 +53,13 @@ func Test_getFields(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
 		body    []byte
-		want    JsonFields
+		want    api.JsonFields
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "test",
 			body: []byte(test),
-			want: JsonFields{
+			want: api.JsonFields{
 				"name":               true,
 				"terminatorStrategy": true,
 				"configs":            true,
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func Test_getFields(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "test2",
 			body: test2Bytes,
-			want: JsonFields{
+			want: api.JsonFields{
 				"name":               true,
 				"terminatorStrategy": true,
 				"roleAttributes":     true,
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func Test_getFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := getFields(tt.body)
+			got, err := api.GetFields(tt.body)
 			got.FilterMaps("tags")
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("getFields() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
@@ -96,17 +97,17 @@ func Test_getFields(t *testing.T) {
 func TestJsonFields_ConcatNestedNames(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
-		j    JsonFields
-		want JsonFields
+		j    api.JsonFields
+		want api.JsonFields
 	}{
 		{"test",
-			JsonFields{
+			api.JsonFields{
 				"Name":                  true,
 				"This.Is.A.Longer.Name": true,
 				"EgressRouter":          true,
 				"Address":               false,
 			},
-			JsonFields{
+			api.JsonFields{
 				"Name":              true,
 				"ThisIsALongerName": true,
 				"EgressRouter":      true,
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/ca_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/ca_router.go
index 2ae190e1c..eb6387c5c 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/ca_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/ca_router.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/certificate_authority"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/boltz"
 	"github.com/openziti/sdk-golang/ziti/config"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func (r *CaRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params ce
 }
 
 func (r *CaRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params certificate_authority.PatchCaParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.Ca.Patch(MapPatchCaToModel(params.ID, params.Ca), fields.FilterMaps("tags"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/config_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/config_router.go
index 109654a72..bfa562280 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/config_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/config_router.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/config"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func (r *ConfigRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, param
 }
 
 func (r *ConfigRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params config.PatchConfigParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.Config.Patch(MapPatchConfigToModel(params.ID, params.Config), fields.FilterMaps("tags", "data"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/config_type_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/config_type_router.go
index a2ea26bf5..2bd2e5244 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/config_type_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/config_type_router.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/config"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func (r *ConfigTypeRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, pa
 		return
 	}
 
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.ConfigType.Patch(MapPatchConfigTypeToModel(params.ID, params.ConfigType), fields.FilterMaps("tags", "schema"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/current_identity_authenticator_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/current_identity_authenticator_router.go
index b23988547..412bc9201 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/current_identity_authenticator_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/current_identity_authenticator_router.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	clientCurrentApiSession "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_client_api_server/operations/current_api_session"
 	managementCurrentApiSession "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/current_api_session"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_model"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/boltz"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/errorz"
 )
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func (r *CurrentIdentityAuthenticatorRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response
 }
 
 func (r *CurrentIdentityAuthenticatorRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, authenticator *rest_model.AuthenticatorPatchWithCurrent) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.Authenticator.PatchSelf(MapPatchAuthenticatorWithCurrentToModel(id, rc.Identity.Id, authenticator), fields.FilterMaps("tags"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/edge_router_policy_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/edge_router_policy_router.go
index 62c628ddc..793e43bb7 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/edge_router_policy_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/edge_router_policy_router.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/edge_router_policy"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func (r *EdgeRouterPolicyRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestCont
 }
 
 func (r *EdgeRouterPolicyRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params edge_router_policy.PatchEdgeRouterPolicyParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.EdgeRouterPolicy.Patch(MapPatchEdgeRouterPolicyToModel(params.ID, params.Policy), fields.FilterMaps("tags"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/edge_router_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/edge_router_router.go
index 7eacc91b6..0c85ee3e1 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/edge_router_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/edge_router_router.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/edge_router"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/ast"
 )
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func (r *EdgeRouterRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, p
 }
 
 func (r *EdgeRouterRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params edge_router.PatchEdgeRouterParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.EdgeRouter.Patch(MapPatchEdgeRouterToModel(params.ID, params.EdgeRouter), fields)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/enroll_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/enroll_router.go
index bc742dceb..a0fb9ae0a 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/enroll_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/enroll_router.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (ro *EnrollRouter) enrollHandler(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContex
 	}
 
 	if producer, ok := rc.GetProducer().(*env.PemProducer); ok {
-		response.Respond(rc.ResponseWriter, rc.Request.URL.Path, rc.Id, producer, result.TextContent, http.StatusOK)
+		rc.RespondWithProducer(producer, result.TextContent, http.StatusOK)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/identity_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/identity_router.go
index f8f64f099..8c74cd782 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/identity_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/identity_router.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/identity"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_model"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/logcontext"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/ast"
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ func (r *IdentityRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, par
 }
 
 func (r *IdentityRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params identity.PatchIdentityParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		fields = fields.FilterMaps(boltz.FieldTags, persistence.FieldIdentityAppData, persistence.FieldIdentityServiceHostingCosts, persistence.FieldIdentityServiceHostingPrecedences)
 		return ae.Handlers.Identity.Patch(MapPatchIdentityToModel(params.ID, params.Identity, getIdentityTypeId(ae, params.Identity.Type)), fields)
 	})
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/posture_check_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/posture_check_router.go
index 2a42b39db..674634fb0 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/posture_check_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/posture_check_router.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/persistence"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/posture_checks"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 )
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func (r *PostureCheckRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext,
 }
 
 func (r *PostureCheckRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params posture_checks.PatchPostureCheckParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		check := MapPatchPostureCheckToModel(params.ID, params.PostureCheck)
 
 		if fields.IsUpdated("operatingSystems") {
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/router_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/router_router.go
index af325c732..740d9d744 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/router_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/router_router.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/router"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_model"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func (r *TransitRouterRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext
 }
 
 func (r *TransitRouterRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, routerId string, router *rest_model.RouterPatch) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.TransitRouter.Patch(MapPatchTransitRouterToModel(routerId, router), fields.ConcatNestedNames().FilterMaps("tags"), false)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/service_edge_router_policy_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/service_edge_router_policy_router.go
index 564eb179a..28b2f2330 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/service_edge_router_policy_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/service_edge_router_policy_router.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/service_edge_router_policy"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func (r *ServiceEdgeRouterPolicyRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.Requ
 }
 
 func (r *ServiceEdgeRouterPolicyRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params service_edge_router_policy.PatchServiceEdgeRouterPolicyParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.ServiceEdgeRouterPolicy.Patch(MapPatchServiceEdgeRouterPolicyToModel(params.ID, params.Policy), fields.FilterMaps("tags"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/service_policy_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/service_policy_router.go
index 214d7066e..4de69ac9a 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/service_policy_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/service_policy_router.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/service_policy"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func (r *ServicePolicyRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext
 }
 
 func (r *ServicePolicyRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params service_policy.PatchServicePolicyParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.ServicePolicy.Patch(MapPatchServicePolicyToModel(params.ID, params.Policy), fields.FilterMaps("tags"))
 	})
 }
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func (r *ServicePolicyRouter) ListServices(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestC
 }
 
 func (r *ServicePolicyRouter) ListIdentities(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext) {
- 	ListAssociationWithHandler(ae, rc, ae.Handlers.ServicePolicy, ae.Handlers.Identity, MapIdentityToRestEntity)
+	ListAssociationWithHandler(ae, rc, ae.Handlers.ServicePolicy, ae.Handlers.Identity, MapIdentityToRestEntity)
 }
 
 func (r *ServicePolicyRouter) ListPostureChecks(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext) {
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/service_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/service_router.go
index b7db656ad..6abf2fe75 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/service_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/service_router.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
 	clientService "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_client_api_server/operations/service"
 	managementService "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/service"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/metrics"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/boltz"
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ func (r *ServiceRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, para
 }
 
 func (r *ServiceRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params managementService.PatchServiceParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.EdgeService.Patch(MapPatchServiceToModel(params.ID, params.Service), fields.ConcatNestedNames().FilterMaps("tags"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/spec_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/spec_router.go
index 633b3f2cf..c88914832 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/spec_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/spec_router.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime/middleware"
 	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server"
 	managementInformational "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/informational"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_model"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 	"time"
 )
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/terminator_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/terminator_router.go
index 56edea549..7f3318159 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/terminator_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/terminator_router.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/terminator"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func (r *TerminatorRouter) Update(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, p
 }
 
 func (r *TerminatorRouter) Patch(ae *env.AppEnv, rc *response.RequestContext, params terminator.PatchTerminatorParams) {
-	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields JsonFields) error {
+	Patch(rc, func(id string, fields api.JsonFields) error {
 		return ae.Handlers.Terminator.Patch(MapPatchTerminatorToModel(params.ID, params.Terminator), fields.FilterMaps("tags"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/controller/internal/routes/version_router.go b/controller/internal/routes/version_router.go
index 89538b2af..05da15449 100644
--- a/controller/internal/routes/version_router.go
+++ b/controller/internal/routes/version_router.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package routes
 
 import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime/middleware"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	clientInformational "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_client_api_server/operations/informational"
 	managementInformational "github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server/operations/informational"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_model"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/xweb"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
diff --git a/controller/model/config_model.go b/controller/model/config_model.go
index 1ef9b41f0..c1a97f8c3 100644
--- a/controller/model/config_model.go
+++ b/controller/model/config_model.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package model
 
 import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/persistence"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/schema"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/boltz"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/errorz"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (entity *Config) toBoltEntity(tx *bbolt.Tx, handler Handler) (boltz.Entity,
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if !result.Valid() {
-			return nil, schema.NewValidationErrors(result)
+			return nil, apierror.NewValidationErrors(result)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/controller/model/enrollment.go b/controller/model/enrollment.go
index aa6858e82..086ed9279 100644
--- a/controller/model/enrollment.go
+++ b/controller/model/enrollment.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
+	fabricApiError "github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/apierror"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func (context *EnrollmentContextHttp) FillFromHttpRequest(request *http.Request)
 			err := json.Unmarshal(body, &data)
 
 			if err != nil {
-				err = apierror.GetJsonParseError(err, body)
+				err = fabricApiError.GetJsonParseError(err, body)
 				apiErr := apierror.NewCouldNotParseBody(err)
 				apiErr.AppendCause = true
 				return apiErr
diff --git a/controller/model/enrollment_mod_ottca.go b/controller/model/enrollment_mod_ottca.go
index 0f258351e..524919bbf 100644
--- a/controller/model/enrollment_mod_ottca.go
+++ b/controller/model/enrollment_mod_ottca.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/persistence"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/internal/cert"
+	fabricApiError "github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 )
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func (module *EnrollModuleOttCa) Process(ctx EnrollmentContext) (*EnrollmentResu
 
 	if existing != nil {
 		apiError := apierror.NewCertInUse()
-		apiError.Cause = &apierror.GenericCauseError{
+		apiError.Cause = &fabricApiError.GenericCauseError{
 			DataMap: map[string]interface{}{
 				"fingerprint": fingerprint,
 			},
diff --git a/controller/model/session_handlers.go b/controller/model/session_handlers.go
index 4b86a68c8..de3d2267c 100644
--- a/controller/model/session_handlers.go
+++ b/controller/model/session_handlers.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lucsky/cuid"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/persistence"
+	fabricApiError "github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/models"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/ast"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/boltz"
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ type SessionPostureResult struct {
 	Passed           bool
 	Failure          *PostureSessionRequestFailure
 	PassingPolicyIds []string
-	Cause            *apierror.GenericCauseError
+	Cause            *fabricApiError.GenericCauseError
 }
 
 func (handler *SessionHandler) EvaluatePostureForService(identityId, apiSessionId, sessionType, serviceId, serviceName string) *SessionPostureResult {
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func (handler *SessionHandler) EvaluatePostureForService(identityId, apiSessionI
 			sessionFailure.PolicyFailures = append(sessionFailure.PolicyFailures, policyFailure)
 		}
 
-		cause := &apierror.GenericCauseError{
+		cause := &fabricApiError.GenericCauseError{
 			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Failed to pass posture checks for service policies: %v", failedPolicyIds),
 			DataMap: failureMap,
 		}
diff --git a/controller/response/context.go b/controller/response/context.go
index b4fe30943..38b5afc93 100644
--- a/controller/response/context.go
+++ b/controller/response/context.go
@@ -35,13 +35,28 @@ type RequestContext struct {
 	ActivePermissions []string
 	ResponseWriter    http.ResponseWriter
 	Request           *http.Request
-	EventLogger       EventLogger
 	SessionToken      string
 	entityId          string
 	entitySubId       string
 	Body              []byte
 }
 
+func (rc *RequestContext) GetId() string {
+	return rc.Id
+}
+
+func (rc *RequestContext) GetBody() []byte {
+	return rc.Body
+}
+
+func (rc *RequestContext) GetRequest() *http.Request {
+	return rc.Request
+}
+
+func (rc *RequestContext) GetResponseWriter() http.ResponseWriter {
+	return rc.ResponseWriter
+}
+
 type EventLogger interface {
 	Log(actorType, actorId, eventType, entityType, entityId, formatString string, formatData []string, data map[interface{}]interface{})
 }
diff --git a/controller/response/headers.go b/controller/response/headers.go
index 57e877684..c854e84ca 100644
--- a/controller/response/headers.go
+++ b/controller/response/headers.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package response
 
 import (
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/build"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/build"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ func AddSessionHeaders(rc *RequestContext) {
 		rc.ResponseWriter.Header().Set(ApiSessionExpirationSecondsHeader, strconv.FormatInt(int64(rc.ApiSession.ExpirationDuration.Seconds()), 10))
 		rc.ResponseWriter.Header().Set(ApiSessionExpiresAtHeader, rc.ApiSession.ExpiresAt.String())
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/controller/response/responder.go b/controller/response/responder.go
index e82d63ea2..ebad3ec78 100644
--- a/controller/response/responder.go
+++ b/controller/response/responder.go
@@ -17,76 +17,129 @@
 package response
 
 import (
-	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
-	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/schema"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/errors"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/internal/version"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_model"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/errorz"
 	"net/http"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 //todo: rename to Responder, remove old Responder and RequestResponder
 type Responder interface {
-	Respond(data interface{}, httpStatus int)
+	api.Responder
 	RespondWithOk(data interface{}, meta *rest_model.Meta)
-	RespondWithEmptyOk()
-	RespondWithError(err error)
-	RespondWithApiError(apiError *errorz.ApiError)
-	SetProducer(producer runtime.Producer)
-	GetProducer() runtime.Producer
-	RespondWithCouldNotReadBody(err error)
-	RespondWithCouldNotParseBody(err error)
-	RespondWithValidationErrors(errors *schema.ValidationErrors)
-	RespondWithNotFound()
-	RespondWithNotFoundWithCause(cause error)
-	RespondWithFieldError(fe *errorz.FieldError)
 	RespondWithCreatedId(id string, link rest_model.Link)
 }
 
+type EdgeResponseMapper struct{}
+
+func (EdgeResponseMapper) EmptyOkData() interface{} {
+	return &rest_model.Empty{
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{},
+		Meta: &rest_model.Meta{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (self EdgeResponseMapper) MapApiError(requestId string, apiError *errorz.ApiError) interface{} {
+	return &rest_model.APIErrorEnvelope{
+		Error: self.toRestModel(apiError, requestId),
+		Meta: &rest_model.Meta{
+			APIEnrollmentVersion: version.GetApiEnrollmentVersion(),
+			APIVersion:           version.GetApiVersion(),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (self EdgeResponseMapper) toRestModel(e *errorz.ApiError, requestId string) *rest_model.APIError {
+	ret := &rest_model.APIError{
+		Args:      nil,
+		Code:      e.Code,
+		Message:   e.Message,
+		RequestID: requestId,
+	}
+
+	if e.Cause != nil {
+
+		//unwrap first error in composite error
+		compositeErr, ok := e.Cause.(*errors.CompositeError)
+		for ok {
+			e.Cause = compositeErr.Errors[0]
+			compositeErr, ok = e.Cause.(*errors.CompositeError)
+		}
+
+		if causeApiError, ok := e.Cause.(*errorz.ApiError); ok {
+			//standard apierror
+			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
+				APIError: *self.toRestModel(causeApiError, requestId),
+			}
+		} else if causeJsonSchemaError, ok := e.Cause.(*apierror.ValidationErrors); ok {
+			//only possible from config type JSON schema validation
+			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
+				APIFieldError: rest_model.APIFieldError{
+					Field:  causeJsonSchemaError.Errors[0].Field,
+					Reason: causeJsonSchemaError.Errors[0].Error(),
+					Value:  fmt.Sprintf("%v", causeJsonSchemaError.Errors[0].Value),
+				},
+			}
+		} else if causeFieldErr, ok := e.Cause.(*errorz.FieldError); ok {
+			//authenticator modules and enrollment only
+			//todo: see if we can remove this by not using FieldError
+			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
+				APIFieldError: rest_model.APIFieldError{
+					Field:  causeFieldErr.FieldName,
+					Value:  fmt.Sprintf("%v", causeFieldErr.FieldValue),
+					Reason: causeFieldErr.Reason,
+				},
+			}
+			if ret.Code == errorz.InvalidFieldCode {
+				ret.Code = errorz.CouldNotValidateCode
+				ret.Message = errorz.CouldNotValidateMessage
+			}
+
+		} else if causeFieldErr, ok := e.Cause.(*errors.Validation); ok {
+			//open api validation errors
+			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
+				APIFieldError: rest_model.APIFieldError{
+					Field:  causeFieldErr.Name,
+					Reason: causeFieldErr.Error(),
+					Value:  fmt.Sprintf("%v", causeFieldErr.Value),
+				},
+			}
+			ret.Code = errorz.CouldNotValidateCode
+			ret.Message = errorz.CouldNotValidateMessage
+
+		} else if genericErr, ok := e.Cause.(apierror.GenericCauseError); ok {
+			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
+				APIError: rest_model.APIError{
+					Data:    genericErr.DataMap,
+					Message: genericErr.Error(),
+				},
+			}
+		} else {
+			ret.Cause = &rest_model.APIErrorCause{
+				APIError: rest_model.APIError{
+					Code:    errorz.UnhandledCode,
+					Message: e.Cause.Error(),
+				},
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
 func NewResponder(rc *RequestContext) *ResponderImpl {
-	return &ResponderImpl{rc: rc, producer: runtime.JSONProducer()}
+	return &ResponderImpl{
+		Responder: api.NewResponder(rc, EdgeResponseMapper{}),
+	}
 }
 
 type ResponderImpl struct {
-	rc       *RequestContext
-	producer runtime.Producer
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) SetProducer(producer runtime.Producer) {
-	responder.producer = producer
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) GetProducer() runtime.Producer {
-	return responder.producer
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithCouldNotReadBody(err error) {
-	responder.RespondWithApiError(apierror.NewCouldNotReadBody(err))
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithCouldNotParseBody(err error) {
-	responder.RespondWithApiError(apierror.NewCouldNotParseBody(err))
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithValidationErrors(errors *schema.ValidationErrors) {
-	responder.RespondWithApiError(errorz.NewCouldNotValidate(errors))
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithNotFound() {
-	responder.RespondWithApiError(errorz.NewNotFound())
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithNotFoundWithCause(cause error) {
-	apiErr := errorz.NewNotFound()
-	apiErr.Cause = cause
-	responder.RespondWithApiError(apiErr)
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithFieldError(fe *errorz.FieldError) {
-	responder.RespondWithApiError(errorz.NewFieldApiError(errorz.NewFieldError(fe.Reason, fe.FieldName, fe.FieldValue)))
+	api.Responder
 }
 
 func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithCreatedId(id string, link rest_model.Link) {
@@ -103,98 +156,9 @@ func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithCreatedId(id string, link rest_model.
 	responder.Respond(createEnvelope, http.StatusCreated)
 }
 
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithEmptyOk() {
-	responder.Respond(&rest_model.Empty{Data: map[string]interface{}{}, Meta: &rest_model.Meta{}}, http.StatusOK)
-}
-
 func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithOk(data interface{}, meta *rest_model.Meta) {
 	responder.Respond(&rest_model.Empty{
 		Data: data,
 		Meta: meta,
 	}, http.StatusOK)
 }
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) Respond(data interface{}, httpStatus int) {
-	Respond(responder.rc.ResponseWriter, responder.rc.Request.URL.Path, responder.rc.Id, responder.GetProducer(), data, httpStatus)
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithError(err error) {
-	RespondWithError(responder.rc.ResponseWriter, responder.rc.Request, responder.rc.Id, responder.GetProducer(), err)
-}
-
-func (responder *ResponderImpl) RespondWithApiError(apiError *errorz.ApiError) {
-	RespondWithApiError(responder.rc.ResponseWriter, responder.rc.Request, responder.rc.Id, responder.GetProducer(), apiError)
-}
-
-func Respond(w http.ResponseWriter, path, requestId string, producer runtime.Producer, data interface{}, httpStatus int) {
-	w.WriteHeader(httpStatus)
-
-	err := producer.Produce(w, data)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		pfxlog.Logger().WithError(err).WithField("requestId", requestId).WithField("path", path).Debug("could not respond, producer errored, possible timeout")
-	}
-}
-
-func RespondWithError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, requestId string, producer runtime.Producer, err error) {
-	var apiError *errorz.ApiError
-	var ok bool
-
-	if apiError, ok = err.(*errorz.ApiError); !ok {
-		apiError = errorz.NewUnhandled(err)
-	}
-
-	RespondWithApiError(w, r, requestId, producer, apiError)
-}
-
-func RespondWithApiError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, requestId string, producer runtime.Producer, apiError *errorz.ApiError) {
-	data := &rest_model.APIErrorEnvelope{
-		Error: apierror.ToRestModel(apiError, requestId),
-		Meta: &rest_model.Meta{
-			APIEnrollmentVersion: version.GetApiEnrollmentVersion(),
-			APIVersion:           version.GetApiVersion(),
-		},
-	}
-
-	if canRespondWithJson(r) {
-		producer = runtime.JSONProducer()
-		w.Header().Set("content-type", "application/json")
-	}
-
-	w.WriteHeader(apiError.Status)
-	err := producer.Produce(w, data)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		pfxlog.Logger().WithError(err).WithField("requestId", requestId).Error("could not respond with error, producer errored")
-	}
-}
-
-func canRespondWithJson(request *http.Request) bool {
-	//if we can return JSON for errors we should as they provide the most
-	//information
-
-	canReturnJson := false
-
-	acceptHeaders := request.Header.Values("accept")
-	if len(acceptHeaders) == 0 {
-		//no accept == "*/*"
-		canReturnJson = true
-	} else {
-		for _, acceptHeader := range acceptHeaders { //look at all headers values
-			if canReturnJson {
-				break
-			}
-
-			for _, value := range strings.Split(acceptHeader, ",") { //each header can have multiple mimeTypes
-				mimeType := strings.Split(value, ";")[0] //remove quotients
-				mimeType = strings.TrimSpace(mimeType)
-
-				if mimeType == "*/*" || mimeType == "application/json" {
-					canReturnJson = true
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return canReturnJson
-}
diff --git a/controller/schema/errors.go b/controller/schema/errors.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e7c8f19b..000000000
--- a/controller/schema/errors.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/*
-	Copyright NetFoundry, Inc.
-
-	Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-	you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-	You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-	https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-	distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-	WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-	See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-	limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package schema
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema"
-)
-
-type ValidationErrors struct {
-	Errors []*ValidationError
-}
-
-func (e ValidationErrors) Error() string {
-	return "schema validation failed"
-}
-
-func (e ValidationErrors) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	if len(e.Errors) > 1 {
-		errMap := map[string]interface{}{
-			"Reason": "multiple validation errors occurred",
-			"Errors": e.Errors,
-		}
-		return json.Marshal(errMap)
-	}
-
-	if len(e.Errors) == 1 {
-		return json.Marshal(e.Errors[0])
-	}
-
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-type ValidationError struct {
-	Field   string                 `json:"field"`
-	Type    string                 `json:"type"`
-	Value   interface{}            `json:"value"`
-	Message string                 `json:"message"`
-	Details map[string]interface{} `json:"details"`
-}
-
-func (e ValidationError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s is invalid: %s", e.Field, e.Message)
-}
-
-func NewValidationError(err gojsonschema.ResultError) *ValidationError {
-	return &ValidationError{
-		Field:   err.Field(),
-		Type:    err.Type(),
-		Value:   err.Value(),
-		Message: err.String(),
-		Details: err.Details(),
-	}
-}
-
-func NewValidationErrors(result *gojsonschema.Result) *ValidationErrors {
-	var errs []*ValidationError
-	for _, re := range result.Errors() {
-		errs = append(errs, NewValidationError(re))
-	}
-	return &ValidationErrors{Errors: errs}
-}
diff --git a/controller/server/client-api.go b/controller/server/client-api.go
index b54663e92..f52b3f40a 100644
--- a/controller/server/client-api.go
+++ b/controller/server/client-api.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/timeout"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_client_api_client"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_client_api_server"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/xweb"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (clientApi ClientApiHandler) newHandler(ae *env.AppEnv) http.Handler {
 
 		rc := ae.CreateRequestContext(rw, r)
 
-		env.AddRequestContextToHttpContext(r, rc)
+		api.AddRequestContextToHttpContext(r, rc)
 
 		err := ae.FillRequestContext(rc)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -177,5 +177,5 @@ func (clientApi ClientApiHandler) newHandler(ae *env.AppEnv) http.Handler {
 		innerClientHandler.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
 	})
 
-	return timeout.TimeoutHandler(wrapCorsHandler(handler), 10*time.Second, apierror.NewTimeoutError())
+	return api.TimeoutHandler(api.WrapCorsHandler(handler), 10*time.Second, apierror.NewTimeoutError(), response.EdgeResponseMapper{})
 }
diff --git a/controller/server/controller.go b/controller/server/controller.go
index b0baa514d..5f928d17e 100644
--- a/controller/server/controller.go
+++ b/controller/server/controller.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	sync2 "github.com/openziti/edge/controller/sync_strats"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/pb/edge_ctrl_pb"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api_impl"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ func NewController(cfg config.Configurable, host env.HostController) (*Controlle
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	api_impl.OverrideRequestWrapper(&fabricWrapper{ae: c.AppEnv})
+
 	return c, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/controller/server/cors.go b/controller/server/cors.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cfbe03c6..000000000
--- a/controller/server/cors.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package server
-
-import (
-	"github.com/gorilla/handlers"
-	"github.com/openziti/foundation/common/constants"
-	"net/http"
-)
-
-func wrapCorsHandler(innerHandler http.Handler) http.Handler{
-corsOpts := []handlers.CORSOption{
-		handlers.AllowedOrigins([]string{"*"}),
-		handlers.OptionStatusCode(200),
-		handlers.AllowedHeaders([]string{
-			"content-type",
-			"Accept",
-			constants.ZitiSession,
-		}),
-		handlers.AllowedMethods([]string{
-			http.MethodGet,
-			http.MethodHead,
-			http.MethodPost,
-			http.MethodPut,
-			http.MethodPatch,
-			http.MethodDelete}),
-		handlers.AllowCredentials(),
-	}
-
-	return handlers.CORS(corsOpts...)(innerHandler)
-}
diff --git a/controller/server/fabric-api.go b/controller/server/fabric-api.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..174fc68db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/server/fabric-api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime/middleware"
+	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
+	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
+	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/internal/permissions"
+	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
+	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api_impl"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/apierror"
+	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/errorz"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type fabricWrapper struct {
+	ae *env.AppEnv
+}
+
+func (self *fabricWrapper) WrapRequest(handler api_impl.RequestHandler, request *http.Request, entityId, entitySubId string) middleware.Responder {
+	return middleware.ResponderFunc(func(writer http.ResponseWriter, producer runtime.Producer) {
+		rc, err := env.GetRequestContextFromHttpContext(request)
+
+		if rc == nil {
+			rc = self.ae.CreateRequestContext(writer, request)
+		}
+
+		rc.SetProducer(producer)
+		rc.SetEntityId(entityId)
+		rc.SetEntitySubId(entitySubId)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			pfxlog.Logger().WithError(err).Error("could not retrieve request context")
+			rc.RespondWithError(err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if !permissions.IsAdmin().IsAllowed(rc.ActivePermissions...) {
+			rc.RespondWithApiError(errorz.NewUnauthorized())
+			return
+		}
+
+		handler(self.ae.GetHostController().GetNetwork(), rc)
+	})
+}
+
+func (self *fabricWrapper) WrapHttpHandler(handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	wrapped := http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		rw.Header().Set(ZitiInstanceId, self.ae.InstanceId)
+
+		if r.URL.Path == api_impl.FabricRestApiRootPath {
+			rw.Header().Set("content-type", "application/json")
+			rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			_, _ = rw.Write(rest_management_api_server.SwaggerJSON)
+			return
+		}
+
+		rc := self.ae.CreateRequestContext(rw, r)
+
+		api.AddRequestContextToHttpContext(r, rc)
+
+		err := self.ae.FillRequestContext(rc)
+		if err != nil {
+			rc.RespondWithError(err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		//after request context is filled so that api session is present for session expiration headers
+		response.AddHeaders(rc)
+
+		handler.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+	})
+
+	return api.TimeoutHandler(api.WrapCorsHandler(wrapped), 10*time.Second, apierror.NewTimeoutError(), response.EdgeResponseMapper{})
+}
diff --git a/controller/server/management-api.go b/controller/server/management-api.go
index eb221af54..0f4ddd16c 100644
--- a/controller/server/management-api.go
+++ b/controller/server/management-api.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/response"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/timeout"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_client"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/rest_management_api_server"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/api"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/xweb"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (managementApi ManagementApiHandler) newHandler(ae *env.AppEnv) http.Handle
 
 		rc := ae.CreateRequestContext(rw, r)
 
-		env.AddRequestContextToHttpContext(r, rc)
+		api.AddRequestContextToHttpContext(r, rc)
 
 		err := ae.FillRequestContext(rc)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -133,5 +133,5 @@ func (managementApi ManagementApiHandler) newHandler(ae *env.AppEnv) http.Handle
 		innerManagementHandler.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
 	})
 
-	return timeout.TimeoutHandler(wrapCorsHandler(handler), 10*time.Second, apierror.NewTimeoutError())
+	return api.TimeoutHandler(api.WrapCorsHandler(handler), 10*time.Second, apierror.NewTimeoutError(), response.EdgeResponseMapper{})
 }
diff --git a/controller/sync_strats/sync_instant.go b/controller/sync_strats/sync_instant.go
index 41d1f5053..52b782414 100644
--- a/controller/sync_strats/sync_instant.go
+++ b/controller/sync_strats/sync_instant.go
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/lucsky/cuid"
 	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/handler_edge_ctrl"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/model"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/persistence"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/pb/edge_ctrl_pb"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/controller/network"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/channel2"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/storage/ast"
diff --git a/controller/timeout/timeouts.go b/controller/timeout/timeouts.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d88027513..000000000
--- a/controller/timeout/timeouts.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,178 +0,0 @@
-package timeout
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
-	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/apierror"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
-	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/debugz"
-	"github.com/openziti/foundation/util/errorz"
-	"net/http"
-	"path"
-	goruntime "runtime"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-)
-
-func TimeoutHandler(h http.Handler, dt time.Duration, apiErr *errorz.ApiError) http.Handler {
-	return &timeoutHandler{
-		handler:  h,
-		apiError: apiErr,
-		dt:       dt,
-		producer: runtime.JSONProducer(),
-	}
-}
-
-type timeoutHandler struct {
-	handler  http.Handler
-	dt       time.Duration
-	apiError *errorz.ApiError
-	producer runtime.Producer
-}
-
-func (h *timeoutHandler) errorBody(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	if h.apiError != nil {
-		requestId := ""
-		rc, _ := env.GetRequestContextFromHttpContext(r)
-		if rc != nil {
-			requestId = rc.Id
-		}
-		apiError := apierror.ToRestModel(h.apiError, requestId)
-		err := h.producer.Produce(w, apiError)
-
-		return err
-	}
-	return errors.New("no timout api error specified")
-}
-
-func (h *timeoutHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	ctx, cancelCtx := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), h.dt)
-	defer cancelCtx()
-
-	r = r.WithContext(ctx)
-	done := make(chan struct{})
-	tw := &timeoutWriter{
-		w:   w,
-		h:   make(http.Header),
-		req: r,
-	}
-	panicChan := make(chan interface{}, 1)
-	go func() {
-		defer func() {
-			if p := recover(); p != nil {
-				pfxlog.Logger().Errorf("panic caught by timeout handler: %v\n%v", p, debugz.GenerateLocalStack())
-				panicChan <- p
-			}
-		}()
-		h.handler.ServeHTTP(tw, r)
-		close(done)
-	}()
-	select {
-	case <-panicChan:
-	case <-done:
-		tw.mu.Lock()
-		defer tw.mu.Unlock()
-		dst := w.Header()
-		for k, vv := range tw.h {
-			dst[k] = vv
-		}
-		if !tw.wroteHeader {
-			tw.code = http.StatusOK
-		}
-		w.WriteHeader(tw.code)
-		_, _ = w.Write(tw.wbuf.Bytes())
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		tw.mu.Lock()
-		defer tw.mu.Unlock()
-		w.Header().Set("content-type", "application/json")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
-		_ = h.errorBody(w, r)
-		tw.timedOut = true
-	}
-}
-
-type timeoutWriter struct {
-	w    http.ResponseWriter
-	h    http.Header
-	wbuf bytes.Buffer
-	req  *http.Request
-
-	mu          sync.Mutex
-	timedOut    bool
-	wroteHeader bool
-	code        int
-}
-
-var _ http.Pusher = (*timeoutWriter)(nil)
-
-func (tw *timeoutWriter) Push(target string, opts *http.PushOptions) error {
-	if pusher, ok := tw.w.(http.Pusher); ok {
-		return pusher.Push(target, opts)
-	}
-	return http.ErrNotSupported
-}
-
-func (tw *timeoutWriter) Header() http.Header { return tw.h }
-
-func (tw *timeoutWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	tw.mu.Lock()
-	defer tw.mu.Unlock()
-	if tw.timedOut {
-		return 0, http.ErrHandlerTimeout
-	}
-	if !tw.wroteHeader {
-		tw.writeHeaderLocked(http.StatusOK)
-	}
-	return tw.wbuf.Write(p)
-}
-
-func (tw *timeoutWriter) writeHeaderLocked(code int) {
-	checkWriteHeaderCode(code)
-
-	switch {
-	case tw.timedOut:
-		return
-	case tw.wroteHeader:
-		if tw.req != nil {
-			caller := relevantCaller()
-			pfxlog.Logger().Errorf("http: superfluous response.WriteHeader call from %s (%s:%d)", caller.Function, path.Base(caller.File), caller.Line)
-		}
-	default:
-		tw.wroteHeader = true
-		tw.code = code
-	}
-}
-
-func (tw *timeoutWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
-	tw.mu.Lock()
-	defer tw.mu.Unlock()
-	tw.writeHeaderLocked(code)
-}
-
-func checkWriteHeaderCode(code int) {
-	if code < 100 || code > 999 {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid WriteHeader code %v", code))
-	}
-}
-
-func relevantCaller() goruntime.Frame {
-	pc := make([]uintptr, 16)
-	n := goruntime.Callers(1, pc)
-	frames := goruntime.CallersFrames(pc[:n])
-	var frame goruntime.Frame
-	for {
-		frame, more := frames.Next()
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(frame.Function, "net/http.") && !strings.HasPrefix(frame.Function, "github.com/openziti/edge/controller/timeout") {
-			return frame
-		}
-		if !more {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	return frame
-}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c71decf29..322b741ea 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.6
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
-	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.1
 	github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.5.0
 	github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.3.2
 	github.com/kataras/go-events v0.0.3-0.20201007151548-c411dc70c0a6
@@ -88,6 +87,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.19.6 // indirect
 	github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/influxdata/influxdb1-client v0.0.0-20191209144304-8bf82d3c094d // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/router/handler_edge_ctrl/hello.go b/router/handler_edge_ctrl/hello.go
index aa72e9f2e..b3a3856a1 100644
--- a/router/handler_edge_ctrl/hello.go
+++ b/router/handler_edge_ctrl/hello.go
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ package handler_edge_ctrl
 import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/controller/env"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/pb/edge_ctrl_pb"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/channel2"
 )
 
diff --git a/router/xgress_edge_tunnel/fabric.go b/router/xgress_edge_tunnel/fabric.go
index 7e3b826b7..db02ec490 100644
--- a/router/xgress_edge_tunnel/fabric.go
+++ b/router/xgress_edge_tunnel/fabric.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
 	"github.com/netfoundry/secretstream/kx"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/pb/edge_ctrl_pb"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/router/xgress_common"
 	"github.com/openziti/edge/tunnel"
+	"github.com/openziti/fabric/build"
 	"github.com/openziti/fabric/router/xgress"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/channel2"
 	"github.com/openziti/foundation/identity/identity"
diff --git a/version b/version
index 9f4eca259..5320adc1c 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.20
+0.21