thanks for the reply
heres my filter chain proxy...
<bean id="filterChainProxy" class="org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy
">
<property name="filterInvocationDefinitionSource">
<value>
CONVERT_URL_TO_LOWERCASE_BEFORE_COMPARISON
PATTERN_TYPE_APACHE_ANT
/**=httpSessionContextIntegrationFilter,logoutFilter,authenticationProcessingFilter,securityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter,rememberMeProcessingFilter,anonymousProcessingFilter,exceptionTranslationFilter,filterInvocationInterceptor
</value>
<!-- Put channelProcessingFilter before
securityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter to turn on SSL switching -->
<!-- It's off by default b/c Canoo WebTest doesn't support SSL
out-of-the-box -->
</property>
</bean>
and heres the definition...
<bean id="anonymousProcessingFilter" class="
org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter">
<property name="key" value="anonymous"/>
<property name="userAttribute" value="anonymous,ROLE_ANONYMOUS"/>
</bean>
Tia!
Richard