i found this: http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=AccessControlForJMXConsole I think this answers my authorization question... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4032175#4032175 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4032175