org.jboss.ejb.deployers.MergedJBossMetaDataDeployer creates a merged metadata view (this takes care of the security domain cascading from the parent ear to the children aka war,ejb-jars). But the ejb3 container.getAnnotation is not taking the merged meta data into consideration. The merged meta data view is available as: | // Output the merged JBossMetaData | unit.getTransientManagedObjects().addAttachment(JBossMetaData.class, mergedMetaData); | View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4135738#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...