Declare your new Identity class with something like: | @Name("org.jboss.seam.security.identity") | @Scope(SESSION) | @Install(precedence = APPLICATION) | @BypassInterceptors | @Startup | public class ExtendedIdentity extends RuleBasedIdentity | the point here is the @Install(precedence = APPLICATION) which has higher priority than: - @Install(precedence=FRAMEWORK) for RuleBasedIdentity - or @Install(precedence = BUILT_IN) for Identity Change nothing in components.xml View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4093981#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...