diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index d8fb0e73..7f4581ca 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ The MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) 2011 Michael O'Cleirigh
 Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Sam Kottler
+Copyright (c) 2015 Sam Gleske
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubAuthorizationStrategy.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubAuthorizationStrategy.java
index af8b679a..3085020b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubAuthorizationStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubAuthorizationStrategy.java
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ public ACL getRootACL() {
     public ACL getACL(Job<?,?> job) {
         if(job instanceof AbstractProject) {
             AbstractProject project = (AbstractProject)job;
-                    GithubRequireOrganizationMembershipACL githubACL = (GithubRequireOrganizationMembershipACL) getRootACL();
+            GithubRequireOrganizationMembershipACL githubACL = (GithubRequireOrganizationMembershipACL) getRootACL();
             return githubACL.cloneForProject(project);
-          } else {
+        } else {
             return getRootACL();
-          }
+        }
     }
 
     /*
@@ -216,6 +216,29 @@ public boolean isAllowAnonymousJobStatusPermission() {
         return rootACL.isAllowAnonymousJobStatusPermission();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compare an object against this instance for equivalence.
+     * @param object An object to campare this instance to.
+     * @return true if the objects are the same instance and configuration.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object object){
+        if(object instanceof GithubAuthorizationStrategy) {
+            GithubAuthorizationStrategy obj = (GithubAuthorizationStrategy) object;
+            return this.getOrganizationNames().equals(obj.getOrganizationNames()) &&
+                this.getAdminUserNames().equals(obj.getAdminUserNames()) &&
+                this.isUseRepositoryPermissions() == obj.isUseRepositoryPermissions() &&
+                this.isAuthenticatedUserCreateJobPermission() == obj.isAuthenticatedUserCreateJobPermission() &&
+                this.isAuthenticatedUserReadPermission() == obj.isAuthenticatedUserReadPermission() &&
+                this.isAllowGithubWebHookPermission() == obj.isAllowGithubWebHookPermission() &&
+                this.isAllowCcTrayPermission() == obj.isAllowCcTrayPermission() &&
+                this.isAllowAnonymousReadPermission() == obj.isAllowAnonymousReadPermission() &&
+                this.isAllowAnonymousJobStatusPermission() == obj.isAllowAnonymousJobStatusPermission();
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Extension
     public static final class DescriptorImpl extends
             Descriptor<AuthorizationStrategy> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubSecurityRealm.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubSecurityRealm.java
index 356c1c8f..8a96c1ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubSecurityRealm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubSecurityRealm.java
@@ -623,6 +623,25 @@ public UserDetails loadUserByUsername(String username)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compare an object against this instance for equivalence.
+     * @param object An object to campare this instance to.
+     * @return true if the objects are the same instance and configuration.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object object){
+        if(object instanceof GithubSecurityRealm) {
+            GithubSecurityRealm obj = (GithubSecurityRealm) object;
+            return this.getGithubWebUri().equals(obj.getGithubWebUri()) &&
+                this.getGithubApiUri().equals(obj.getGithubApiUri()) &&
+                this.getClientID().equals(obj.getClientID()) &&
+                this.getClientSecret().equals(obj.getClientSecret()) &&
+                this.getOauthScopes().equals(obj.getOauthScopes());
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      *
      * @param groupName
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubAuthorizationStrategyTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubAuthorizationStrategyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44563865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubAuthorizationStrategyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Sam Gleske
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package org.jenkinsci.plugins;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class GithubAuthorizationStrategyTest extends TestCase {
+    @Test
+    public void testEquals_true() {
+        GithubAuthorizationStrategy a = new GithubAuthorizationStrategy(new String(""), false, true, false, new String(""), false, false, false, false);
+        GithubAuthorizationStrategy b = new GithubAuthorizationStrategy(new String(""), false, true, false, new String(""), false, false, false, false);
+        assertTrue(a.equals(b));
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testEquals_false() {
+        GithubAuthorizationStrategy a = new GithubAuthorizationStrategy(new String(""), false, true, false, new String(""), false, false, false, false);
+        GithubAuthorizationStrategy b = new GithubAuthorizationStrategy(new String(""), false, false, false, new String(""), false, false, false, false);
+        assertFalse(a.equals(b));
+        assertFalse(a.equals(""));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubSecurityRealmTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubSecurityRealmTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee1b04ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/GithubSecurityRealmTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Sam Gleske
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package org.jenkinsci.plugins;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class GithubSecurityRealmTest extends TestCase {
+    @Test
+    public void testEquals_true() {
+        GithubSecurityRealm a = new GithubSecurityRealm(new String("http://jenkins.acme.com"), new String("http://jenkins.acme.com/api/v3"), new String("someid"), new String("somesecret"), new String("read:org"));
+        GithubSecurityRealm b = new GithubSecurityRealm(new String("http://jenkins.acme.com"), new String("http://jenkins.acme.com/api/v3"), new String("someid"), new String("somesecret"), new String("read:org"));
+        assertTrue(a.equals(b));
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testEquals_false() {
+        GithubSecurityRealm a = new GithubSecurityRealm(new String("http://jenkins.acme.com"), new String("http://jenkins.acme.com/api/v3"), new String("someid"), new String("somesecret"), new String("read:org"));
+        GithubSecurityRealm b = new GithubSecurityRealm(new String("http://jenkins.acme.com"), new String("http://jenkins.acme.com/api/v3"), new String("someid"), new String("somesecret"), new String("read:org,repo"));
+        assertFalse(a.equals(b));
+        assertFalse(a.equals(""));
+    }
+}