CASC-231 HttpsURLConnectonFactory is Not Serializable

Problem: THe HttpsURLConnectionFactory is not serializable, causing problems for clients that must serialize
the principal (which depends on a ProxyRetriever).

Solution: Make the HttpsURLConnectionFactory serializable.

QA Notes: added unit test to confirm serialize-deserialize
There is no null-check on the above two lines. While that may never happen practically, should we add protection?