protected function get($endpoint, $get = array()) {
		if ($get !== []) {
			$endpoint .= '?' . http_build_query($get);
		}

		$uri = new \TYPO3\Flow\Http\Uri($endpoint);
		$request = \TYPO3\Flow\Http\Request::create($uri, 'GET');
		$request->setContent('');
		$request = $this->authentication->authorizeRequest($request);
		$response = $this->requestEngine->sendRequest($request);

		return $response;
	}