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