diff --git a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/config/DeviceAuthorizationConfig.java b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/config/DeviceAuthorizationConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..833719ba2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/config/DeviceAuthorizationConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright (c) 2016, WSO2 Inc. (http://www.wso2.org) All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *   WSO2 Inc. licenses this file to you 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
+ *
+ *   http://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 org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.config;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
+
+/**
+ * <p>Java class for Device type authorization requirement.
+ * <p/>
+ * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
+ * <p/>
+ * <pre>
+ * &lt;complexType name="DeviceAuthorizationConfig">
+ *   &lt;complexContent>
+ *     &lt;restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
+ *       &lt;sequence>
+ *         &lt;element name="authorizationRequired" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}boolean"/>
+ *       &lt;/sequence>
+ *     &lt;/restriction>
+ *   &lt;/complexContent>
+ * &lt;/complexType>
+ * </pre>
+ */
+@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+@XmlType(name = "DeviceAuthorizationConfig", propOrder = {
+        "authorizationRequired"
+})
+public class DeviceAuthorizationConfig {
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "authorizationRequired")
+    protected boolean authorizationRequired;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the value of the sharedWithAllTenants property.
+     */
+    public boolean isAuthorizationRequired() {
+        return authorizationRequired;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the value of the sharedWithAllTenants property.
+     */
+    public void setAuthorizationRequired(boolean authorizationRequired) {
+        this.authorizationRequired = authorizationRequired;
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/config/DeviceTypeConfiguration.java b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/config/DeviceTypeConfiguration.java
index c972d8de2ef..867e0a377d6 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/config/DeviceTypeConfiguration.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/config/DeviceTypeConfiguration.java
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for DeviceTypeConfiguration complex type.
- * 
+ * <p/>
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * 
+ * <p/>
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType name="DeviceTypeConfiguration">
  *   &lt;complexContent>
@@ -41,14 +41,13 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
  *         &lt;element name="PushNotificationProvider" type="{}PushNotificationProvider"/>
  *         &lt;element name="License" type="{}License"/>
  *         &lt;element name="DataSource" type="{}DataSource"/>
+ *         &lt;element name="DeviceAuthorizationConfig" type="{}DeviceAuthorizationConfig"/>
  *       &lt;/sequence>
  *       &lt;attribute name="name" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *     &lt;/restriction>
  *   &lt;/complexContent>
  * &lt;/complexType>
  * </pre>
- * 
- * 
  */
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 @XmlRootElement(name = "DeviceTypeConfiguration")
@@ -68,6 +67,8 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
     protected DataSource dataSource;
     @XmlElement(name = "TaskConfiguration", required = true)
     private TaskConfiguration taskConfiguration;
+    @XmlElement(name = "DeviceAuthorizationConfig", required = true)
+    protected DeviceAuthorizationConfig deviceAuthorizationConfig;
     @XmlAttribute(name = "name")
     protected String name;
 
@@ -97,11 +98,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of the deviceDetails property.
-     * 
-     * @return
-     *     possible object is
-     *     {@link DeviceDetails }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @return possible object is
+     * {@link DeviceDetails }
      */
     public DeviceDetails getDeviceDetails() {
         return deviceDetails;
@@ -109,11 +108,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of the deviceDetails property.
-     * 
-     * @param value
-     *     allowed object is
-     *     {@link DeviceDetails }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @param value allowed object is
+     *              {@link DeviceDetails }
      */
     public void setDeviceDetails(DeviceDetails value) {
         this.deviceDetails = value;
@@ -121,11 +118,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of the features property.
-     * 
-     * @return
-     *     possible object is
-     *     {@link Features }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @return possible object is
+     * {@link Features }
      */
     public Features getFeatures() {
         return features;
@@ -133,11 +128,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of the features property.
-     * 
-     * @param value
-     *     allowed object is
-     *     {@link Features }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @param value allowed object is
+     *              {@link Features }
      */
     public void setFeatures(Features value) {
         this.features = value;
@@ -145,11 +138,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of the provisioningConfig property.
-     * 
-     * @return
-     *     possible object is
-     *     {@link ProvisioningConfig }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @return possible object is
+     * {@link ProvisioningConfig }
      */
     public ProvisioningConfig getProvisioningConfig() {
         return provisioningConfig;
@@ -157,11 +148,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of the provisioningConfig property.
-     * 
-     * @param value
-     *     allowed object is
-     *     {@link ProvisioningConfig }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @param value allowed object is
+     *              {@link ProvisioningConfig }
      */
     public void setProvisioningConfig(ProvisioningConfig value) {
         this.provisioningConfig = value;
@@ -169,11 +158,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of the pushNotificationProvider property.
-     * 
-     * @return
-     *     possible object is
-     *     {@link PushNotificationProvider }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @return possible object is
+     * {@link PushNotificationProvider }
      */
     public PushNotificationProvider getPushNotificationProvider() {
         return pushNotificationProvider;
@@ -181,11 +168,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of the pushNotificationProvider property.
-     * 
-     * @param value
-     *     allowed object is
-     *     {@link PushNotificationProvider }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @param value allowed object is
+     *              {@link PushNotificationProvider }
      */
     public void setPushNotificationProvider(PushNotificationProvider value) {
         this.pushNotificationProvider = value;
@@ -193,11 +178,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of the license property.
-     * 
-     * @return
-     *     possible object is
-     *     {@link License }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @return possible object is
+     * {@link License }
      */
     public License getLicense() {
         return license;
@@ -205,11 +188,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of the license property.
-     * 
-     * @param value
-     *     allowed object is
-     *     {@link License }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @param value allowed object is
+     *              {@link License }
      */
     public void setLicense(License value) {
         this.license = value;
@@ -217,11 +198,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of the dataSource property.
-     * 
-     * @return
-     *     possible object is
-     *     {@link DataSource }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @return possible object is
+     * {@link DataSource }
      */
     public DataSource getDataSource() {
         return dataSource;
@@ -229,11 +208,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of the dataSource property.
-     * 
-     * @param value
-     *     allowed object is
-     *     {@link DataSource }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @param value allowed object is
+     *              {@link DataSource }
      */
     public void setDataSource(DataSource value) {
         this.dataSource = value;
@@ -241,11 +218,9 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of the name property.
-     * 
-     * @return
-     *     possible object is
-     *     {@link String }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @return possible object is
+     * {@link String }
      */
     public String getName() {
         return name;
@@ -253,14 +228,32 @@ public class DeviceTypeConfiguration {
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of the name property.
-     * 
-     * @param value
-     *     allowed object is
-     *     {@link String }
-     *     
+     *
+     * @param value allowed object is
+     *              {@link String }
      */
     public void setName(String value) {
         this.name = value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the value of the authorizationRequired property.
+     *
+     * @return possible object is
+     * {@link DeviceAuthorizationConfig }
+     */
+    public DeviceAuthorizationConfig getDeviceAuthorizationConfig() {
+        return deviceAuthorizationConfig;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the value of the provisioningConfig property.
+     *
+     * @param value allowed object is
+     *              {@link DeviceAuthorizationConfig }
+     */
+    public void setDeviceAuthorizationConfig(DeviceAuthorizationConfig value) {
+        this.deviceAuthorizationConfig = value;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/DeviceTypeManager.java b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/DeviceTypeManager.java
index e0f2d45f10f..8a9bcd7ed59 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/DeviceTypeManager.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/DeviceTypeManager.java
@@ -30,11 +30,8 @@ import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.common.configuration.mgt.PlatformConfiguration
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.common.license.mgt.License;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.common.license.mgt.LicenseManagementException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.common.license.mgt.LicenseManager;
-import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.config.DeviceDetails;
-import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.config.DeviceTypeConfiguration;
-import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.config.Table;
+import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.config.*;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.util.DeviceTypePluginConstants;
-import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.config.Feature;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.exception.DeviceTypeDeployerFileException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.exception.DeviceTypeMgtPluginException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer.template.dao.DeviceDAODefinition;
@@ -65,18 +62,26 @@ public class DeviceTypeManager implements DeviceManager {
     private DeviceTypePluginDAOManager deviceTypePluginDAOManager;
     private LicenseManager licenseManager;
     private boolean propertiesExist;
+    private boolean requiredDeviceTypeAuthorization;
 
     private FeatureManager featureManager;
+
     public DeviceTypeManager(DeviceTypeConfigIdentifier deviceTypeConfigIdentifier,
-                                    DeviceTypeConfiguration deviceTypeConfiguration) {
+                             DeviceTypeConfiguration deviceTypeConfiguration) {
         deviceType = deviceTypeConfigIdentifier.getDeviceType();
-        if (deviceTypeConfiguration.getFeatures() != null && deviceTypeConfiguration.getFeatures().getFeature() != null ) {
+        if (deviceTypeConfiguration.getFeatures() != null && deviceTypeConfiguration.getFeatures().
+                getFeature() != null) {
             List<Feature> features = deviceTypeConfiguration.getFeatures().getFeature();
             if (features != null) {
                 featureManager = new ConfigurationBasedFeatureManager(features);
             }
         }
-
+        if (deviceTypeConfiguration.getDeviceAuthorizationConfig() != null) {
+            requiredDeviceTypeAuthorization = deviceTypeConfiguration.getDeviceAuthorizationConfig().
+                    isAuthorizationRequired();
+        } else {
+            requiredDeviceTypeAuthorization = true;
+        }
         //add license to registry.
         this.licenseManager = new RegistryBasedLicenseManager();
         try {
@@ -120,11 +125,11 @@ public class DeviceTypeManager implements DeviceManager {
                     if (setupOption != null) {
                         if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                             log.debug("-Dsetup is enabled. Device management repository schema initialization is about " +
-                                              "to begin");
+                                    "to begin");
                         }
                         try {
                             DeviceTypeUtils.setupDeviceManagementSchema(datasourceName, deviceType,
-                                                                        deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName());
+                                    deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName());
                         } catch (DeviceTypeMgtPluginException e) {
                             log.error("Exception occurred while initializing device management database schema", e);
                         }
@@ -346,7 +351,7 @@ public class DeviceTypeManager implements DeviceManager {
 
     @Override
     public boolean requireDeviceAuthorization() {
-        return true;
+        return requiredDeviceTypeAuthorization;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -370,7 +375,7 @@ public class DeviceTypeManager implements DeviceManager {
                     deviceTypePluginDAOManager.getDeviceTypeDAOHandler().rollbackTransaction();
                 } catch (DeviceTypeMgtPluginException e1) {
                     log.warn("Error occurred while roll back the update device info transaction : '" +
-                                     device.toString() + "'", e1);
+                            device.toString() + "'", e1);
                 }
                 throw new DeviceManagementException(
                         "Error occurred while updating the " + deviceType + " device: '" +
diff --git a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/dao/DeviceTypePluginDAO.java b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/dao/DeviceTypePluginDAO.java
index 79d60be5da5..ee4f6071b72 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/dao/DeviceTypePluginDAO.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/dao/DeviceTypePluginDAO.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class DeviceTypePluginDAO {
                 device = new Device();
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     log.debug(deviceId + " data has been fetched from " + deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName() +
-                                      " database.");
+                            " database.");
                 }
                 List<Device.Property> properties = new ArrayList<>();
                 for (String columnName : deviceDAODefinition.getColumnNames()) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class DeviceTypePluginDAO {
                 status = true;
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     log.debug("device " + device.getDeviceIdentifier() + " data has been" +
-                                      " added to the " + deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName() + " database.");
+                            " added to the " + deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName() + " database.");
                 }
             }
         } catch (SQLException e) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class DeviceTypePluginDAO {
                 status = true;
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     log.debug("device " + deviceId + " data has deleted from the " +
-                                      deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName() + " table.");
+                            deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName() + " table.");
                 }
             }
         } catch (SQLException e) {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class DeviceTypePluginDAO {
 
     private String getPropertString(List<Device.Property> properties, String propertyName) {
         for (Device.Property property : properties) {
-            if (property.getName().equals(propertyName)) {
+            if (property.getName() != null && property.getName().equals(propertyName)) {
                 return property.getValue();
             }
         }
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class DeviceTypePluginDAO {
                 + getPreparedInputString(deviceDAODefinition.getColumnNames().size() + 1) + ")";
 
         updateDBQueryForUpdateDevice = "UPDATE " + deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName() + " SET "
-                + getDeviceTableColumnNamesForUpdateQuery()+ " WHERE " + deviceDAODefinition.getPrimaryKey()
+                + getDeviceTableColumnNamesForUpdateQuery() + " WHERE " + deviceDAODefinition.getPrimaryKey()
                 + " = ?";
 
         deleteDBQueryToRemoveDevicd = "DELETE FROM " + deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName()
diff --git a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/test/resources/sample.xml b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/test/resources/sample.xml
index c3e88c32dbb..6e21c52ef2c 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/test/resources/sample.xml
+++ b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/test/resources/sample.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
         <SharedWithAllTenants>false</SharedWithAllTenants>
     </ProvisioningConfig>
 
+    <DeviceAuthorizationConfig>
+        <authorizationRequired>true</authorizationRequired>
+    </DeviceAuthorizationConfig>
+
     <PushNotificationProvider type="MQTT">
         <FileBasedProperties>true</FileBasedProperties>
         <!--if file based properties is set to false then the configuration will be picked from platform configuration-->