diff --git a/confluent/httpapi.py b/confluent/httpapi.py
index d5a7741d..9dfd4943 100644
--- a/confluent/httpapi.py
+++ b/confluent/httpapi.py
@@ -200,8 +200,15 @@ def resourcehandler(env, start_response):
             yield "404 - Request path not recognized"
             return
         start_response('200 OK', headers)
+        yield '['
+        docomma = False
         for rsp in hdlr:
+            if docomma:
+                yield ','
+            else:
+                docomma = True
             yield rsp.json()
+        yield ']'
 
 
 def serve():
diff --git a/confluent/messages.py b/confluent/messages.py
index cacda353..e8923f5f 100644
--- a/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent/messages.py
@@ -31,4 +31,17 @@ class PowerState(ConfluentMessage):
             }
         }
 
+class Attributes(ConfluentMessage):
+    def __init__(self, node, kv):
+        self.kvpairs = {
+            node: kv
+        }
 
+class CryptedAttributes(Attributes):
+    def __init__(self, node, kv):
+        # for now, just keep the dictionary keys and discard crypt value
+        for currkey in kv.iterkeys():
+            kv[currkey] = '*****ENCRYPTEDVALUE*****'
+        self.kvpairs = {
+            node: kv
+        }
diff --git a/confluent/pluginapi.py b/confluent/pluginapi.py
index 8e11da54..d55a8408 100644
--- a/confluent/pluginapi.py
+++ b/confluent/pluginapi.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ nodetree = {
     '/power/': ['state'],
     '/boot/': ['device'],
     '/console/': ['session', 'logging'],
+    '/attributes/all': [],  # TODO: put in the 'categories' automaticly from
+                            # confluent.config.attributes
 }
 
 # _ elements are for internal use (e.g. special console scheme)
@@ -71,7 +73,10 @@ nodeelements = {
     'boot/device': {
         'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
         'default': 'ipmi',
-    }
+    },
+    'attributes/all': {
+        'handler': 'attributes',
+    },
 }
 
 def stripnode(iterablersp, node):
@@ -93,9 +98,13 @@ def handle_path(path, operation, configmanager):
         node = path[nodeidx:]
         node, _, element = node.partition("/")
         if element not in nodeelements:
-            raise Exception("Invalid element requested")
+            raise exc.NotFoundException("Invalid element requested")
         plugroute = nodeelements[element]
-        if 'pluginattrs' in plugroute:
+        if 'handler' in plugroute:  #fixed handler definition
+            passvalue = pluginmap[plugroute['handler']].__dict__[operation](
+                nodes=(node,), element=element,
+                configmanager=configmanager)
+        elif 'pluginattrs' in plugroute:
             nodeattr = configmanager.get_node_attributes(
                 [node], plugroute['pluginattrs'])
             for attrname in plugroute['pluginattrs']:
diff --git a/plugins/configuration/attributes.py b/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6411e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import confluent.messages as msg
+
+def retrieve(nodes, element, configmanager):
+    attributes = configmanager.get_node_attributes(nodes)
+    for node in attributes.iterkeys():
+        for attribute in attributes[node].iterkeys():
+            currattr = attributes[node][attribute]
+            if 'value' in currattr:
+                yield msg.Attributes(node,
+                    {attribute: currattr['value']})
+            elif 'cryptvalue' in currattr:
+                yield msg.CryptedAttributes(node,
+                    {attribute: currattr['cryptvalue']})
+            else:
+                print repr(currattr)
+                raise Exception("BUGGY ATTRIBUTE FOR NODE")
+    
+