That is the correct way. The old @LoggedIn pattern is gone from the examples (in CVS, anyway). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4020066#4020066 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4020066