Time for action — changing key values in security.xml

This is a simple process, you just need to change four key values in the security.xml file, inside Roller's WEB-INF folder.

1. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to Roller's WEB-INF folder (C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\ roller\WEB-INF), and open the security.xml file with Notepad, WordPad, or some other text editor.

2. Scroll down through the file until you locate the following lines:

   <bean id="anonymousAuthenticationProvider" class="org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous. AnonymousAuthenticationProvider">
   <property name="key" value="anonymous"/>
   </bean>
   

3. Replace the value in bold text (anonymous) with any other value of your choice. Use only letters and numbers.

4. Now locate the following lines:

   <bean id="anonymousProcessingFilter" class="org.acegisecurity. providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter">
   <property name="key" value="anonymous"/>
   

5. Replace the value in bold text (anonymous)...