diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBean.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBean.java
index 01cab58d..88b7a8b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBean.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import org.apache.geode.internal.datasource.ConfigProperty;
 import org.apache.geode.internal.jndi.JNDIInvoker;
 import org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxSerializable;
 import org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxSerializer;
+import org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ public class CacheFactoryBean extends AbstractFactoryBeanSupport<GemFireCache>
 	private String cacheResolutionMessagePrefix;
 	private String pdxDiskStoreName;
 
+	private org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager securityManager;
+
 	private TransactionWriter transactionWriter;
 
 	/**
@@ -401,13 +404,13 @@ public class CacheFactoryBean extends AbstractFactoryBeanSupport<GemFireCache>
 	 * @see #configurePdx(CacheFactory)
 	 */
 	protected Object configureFactory(Object factory) {
-		return configurePdx((CacheFactory) factory);
+		return configureSecurity(configurePdx((CacheFactory) factory));
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Configure PDX for the given {@link CacheFactory}.
+	 * Configures PDX for this peer {@link Cache} instance.
 	 *
-	 * @param cacheFactory {@link CacheFactory} used to configure PDX.
+	 * @param cacheFactory {@link CacheFactory} used to configure the peer {@link Cache} with PDX.
 	 * @return the given {@link CacheFactory}.
 	 * @see org.apache.geode.cache.CacheFactory
 	 */
@@ -427,6 +430,20 @@ public class CacheFactoryBean extends AbstractFactoryBeanSupport<GemFireCache>
 		return cacheFactory;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Configures security for this peer {@link Cache} instance.
+	 *
+	 * @param cacheFactory {@link CacheFactory} used to configure the peer {@link Cache} with security.
+	 * @return the given {@link CacheFactory}.
+	 * @see org.apache.geode.cache.CacheFactory
+	 */
+	private CacheFactory configureSecurity(CacheFactory cacheFactory) {
+
+		Optional.ofNullable(getSecurityManager()).ifPresent(cacheFactory::setSecurityManager);
+
+		return cacheFactory;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Post processes the {@link CacheFactory} used to create the {@link Cache}.
 	 *
@@ -1222,6 +1239,26 @@ public class CacheFactoryBean extends AbstractFactoryBeanSupport<GemFireCache>
 		return searchTimeout;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Configures the {@link org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager} used to secure this cache.
+	 *
+	 * @param securityManager {@link org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager} used to secure this cache.
+	 * @see org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager
+	 */
+	public void setSecurityManager(SecurityManager securityManager) {
+		this.securityManager = securityManager;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager} used to secure this cache.
+	 *
+	 * @return the {@link org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager} used to secure this cache.
+	 * @see org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager
+	 */
+	public SecurityManager getSecurityManager() {
+		return securityManager;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the list of TransactionListeners used to configure the Cache to receive transaction events after
 	 * the transaction is processed (committed, rolled back).
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBeanTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBeanTest.java
index 5fea7c44..7d266bbe 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBeanTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBeanTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.sameInstance;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
@@ -447,7 +448,41 @@ public class CacheFactoryBeanTest {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void prepareFactoryWithUnspecifiedPdxOptions() {
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public void initializesFactoryWitCacheFactoryInitializer() {
+
+		CacheFactory mockCacheFactory = mock(CacheFactory.class);
+
+		CacheFactoryBean.CacheFactoryInitializer<Object> mockCacheFactoryInitializer =
+			mock(CacheFactoryBean.CacheFactoryInitializer.class);
+
+		CacheFactoryBean cacheFactoryBean = new CacheFactoryBean();
+
+		cacheFactoryBean.setCacheFactoryInitializer(mockCacheFactoryInitializer);
+
+		assertThat(cacheFactoryBean.getCacheFactoryInitializer(), is(equalTo(mockCacheFactoryInitializer)));
+		assertThat(cacheFactoryBean.initializeFactory(mockCacheFactory), is(sameInstance(mockCacheFactory)));
+
+		verify(mockCacheFactoryInitializer, times(1)).initialize(eq(mockCacheFactory));
+		verifyZeroInteractions(mockCacheFactory);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void initializeFactoryWhenNoCacheFactoryInitializerIsPresentIsNullSafe() {
+
+		CacheFactory mockCacheFactory = mock(CacheFactory.class);
+
+		CacheFactoryBean cacheFactoryBean = new CacheFactoryBean();
+
+		assertThat(cacheFactoryBean.getCacheFactoryInitializer(),
+			is(nullValue(CacheFactoryBean.CacheFactoryInitializer.class)));
+		assertThat(cacheFactoryBean.initializeFactory(mockCacheFactory), is(sameInstance(mockCacheFactory)));
+
+		verifyZeroInteractions(mockCacheFactory);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void configureFactoryWithUnspecifiedPdxOptions() {
 
 		CacheFactory mockCacheFactory = mock(CacheFactory.class);
 
@@ -461,7 +496,7 @@ public class CacheFactoryBeanTest {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void prepareFactoryWithSpecificPdxOptions() {
+	public void configureFactoryWithSpecificPdxOptions() {
 
 		CacheFactoryBean cacheFactoryBean = new CacheFactoryBean();
 
@@ -481,7 +516,7 @@ public class CacheFactoryBeanTest {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void prepareFactoryWithAllPdxOptions() {
+	public void configureFactoryWithAllPdxOptions() {
 
 		CacheFactoryBean cacheFactoryBean = new CacheFactoryBean();
 
@@ -502,6 +537,25 @@ public class CacheFactoryBeanTest {
 		verify(mockCacheFactory, times(1)).setPdxSerializer(any(PdxSerializer.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void configureFactoryWithSecurityManager() {
+
+		CacheFactory mockCacheFactory = mock(CacheFactory.class);
+
+		org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager mockSecurityManager =
+			mock(org.apache.geode.security.SecurityManager.class);
+
+		CacheFactoryBean cacheFactoryBean = new CacheFactoryBean();
+
+		cacheFactoryBean.setSecurityManager(mockSecurityManager);
+
+		assertThat(cacheFactoryBean.getSecurityManager(), is(sameInstance(mockSecurityManager)));
+		assertThat(cacheFactoryBean.configureFactory(mockCacheFactory), is(sameInstance(mockCacheFactory)));
+
+		verify(mockCacheFactory, times(1)).setSecurityManager(eq(mockSecurityManager));
+		verifyZeroInteractions(mockSecurityManager);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void createCacheWithCacheFactory() {