Handle unauthorized error message for Basic Authentication in Spring Security

Question

I am trying to use Spring Security 3.0.5 in my web application. Basically, I want to have a web service which return data in json format via HTTP GET.

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Answer 1

I am wondering if it is ever making it to your AccessDeniedHandler. Is the error because of Authentication or Authorization? Does the AccessDeniedHandeler get called for both scenarios? I am in the process of solving this myself right now.