I looked for this in servlet api 2.2 too but couldnt find it either - so had to do "isUserInRole" for each and every role ... would be great if someone has a better suggestion. Thanks Pratima -----Original Message----- From: Mike Douglass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 12:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: All user's roles Is there any way to get all roles for a currently authenticated user? We are about to implement a jsp application which allows a user to select one of a number of roles which will determine the functionality available in later pages. Essentially, I want to create a drop down box of all valid roles for the current user without having to build the names of all possible roles into the page source. Mike Douglass [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Systems Programmer Communication & Collaboration Technologies 518 276 6780(voice) 2809 (fax) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180