problem solved...it was my mistake. with encoded = new BASE64Encoder().encode(md5); | does it work. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4200533#4200533 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4200533