FYI: BASIC Auth and/or SSL are now supported by SOAPProxy, and is documented in the javadoc as well as in the Programmer's Guide: http://anonsvn.jboss.org/repos/labs/labs/jbossesb/trunk/product/docs/Prog... I also added a quickstart which demonstrates the functionality: "webservice_proxy_security". It features a simple JBossWS endpoint that is protected by both BASIC Auth + SSL, and a SOAPProxy which fronts it (which one would also consume via BASIC Auth + SSL): http://anonsvn.jboss.org/repos/labs/labs/jbossesb/trunk/product/samples/q... This was committed in svn revision 28581: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBESB-2759 View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4246795#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...