With @Name and @Role you can define only two components, with the same scope or not: | @Name("user") | @Scope(SESSION) | @Role(name="user2", scope=SESSION) | There is no such limitations with @Roles | @Name("user") | @Scope(SESSION) | @Roles({ | @Role(name="user2", scope=SESSION), | @Role(name="user3", scope=SESSION), | @Role(name="user4", scope=SESSION), | @Role(name="user5", scope=SESSION), | }) | | The scopes can be differents. Then all the "Role" names can be used as the "Name" one. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4080229#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...