Yes, the RuleBasedIdentity is just a subclass of Identity, so all the basic functionality remains the same. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4105693#4105693 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4105693