JAXWS handlers (like JAXRPC handlers are) have to be executed in EJB component interceptor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: JBWS-3378 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBWS-3378 Project: JBoss Web Services Issue Type: Task Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: jbossws-cxf, jbossws-integration Reporter: Richard Opalka Assignee: Richard Opalka Fix For: jbossws-cxf-4.2 JSR 109 - Version 1.3 - Chapter 6.2.2.4 Security Handlers associated with a Port component run after authorization has occurred and before the business logic method of the Service Implementation bean is dispatched to. For JAX-RPC or JAX-WS Service endpoints, Handlers run after the container has performed the security constraint checks associated with the servlet element that defines the Port component. For EJB based service implementations, Handlers run after method level authorization has occurred. JSR 109 - Version 1.3 - Chapter 6.2.2.5 Transactions Handlers run under the transaction context of the component they are associated with.