Mapping an exception to 404 page while using Spring Security taglibs

Question

When mapping an Exception to 404 page, the Spring Security tags can\'t find the authentication information from the security context. With a \"real\" 404 the authentication is f

Answer 1

Add the following two dispatcher elements to your spring security filter-mapping:

    ...
    REQUEST
    ERROR

By default only ordinary requests go through a defined filter-mapping.

"INCLUDE" and "FORWARD" are the two other valid dispatcher element values.