Pete, I had overlooked the extra attributes on the <security:identity /> tag that provide for a bespoke Identity so thank you for making me revisit this - I will amend my configuration. Mike, thanks for your pointers. I actually got my Identity working by changing the precedence as per your suggestion. Thank you both for your guidance (and patience). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4017589#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...