Using Tomcat, @WebFilter doesn't work with inside web.xml

Question

Here\'s a working web.xml:

Answer 1

You must specify a target for the Servlet Filter. Either provide a value for 'servletNames' or 'urlPatterns'.

http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/6/api/javax/servlet/annotation/WebFilter.html

e.g.

@WebFilter(filterName="mustBeSignedInFilter", urlPatterns={ "/signed/in/path/*" })
public class MustBeSignedInFilter implements Filter