"scott.stark(a)jboss.org" wrote : The jboss-transaction dependency is due to a simple utility class that really should be in the common or some j2ee util. | | The LoginConfigInterceptor was a prototype to look at being able to introduce security configs by finding a login-config.xml in the deployment. Its obsolete for jboss5 and the vdf, and should in fact be a security config deployer in jbossas, not in the security project. | The jboss-transaction dependency is due to DatabaseServerLoginModule. I already removed the LoginConfigInterceptor. By the way, do you think it is worthwhile to basically list some of the code with some of the doubtful dependencies, such that you can comment on where in jbas, it can be refactored? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3989832#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...