diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionMapDecorator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionMapDecorator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..917c282ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionMapDecorator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/* Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006 Acegi Technology Pty Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.acegisecurity.intercept.web;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.acegisecurity.ConfigAttributeDefinition;
+import org.acegisecurity.SecurityConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Decorator of {@link FilterInvocationDefinitionMap} for easier configuration,
+ * using {@link FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping}.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:carlos@apache.org">Carlos Sanchez</a>
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
+public class FilterInvocationDefinitionMapDecorator {
+
+    private FilterInvocationDefinitionMap decorated;
+
+    private List mappings;
+
+    public FilterInvocationDefinitionMapDecorator() {
+    }
+
+    public FilterInvocationDefinitionMapDecorator(
+            FilterInvocationDefinitionMap decorated) {
+        this.setDecorated(decorated);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the decorated object
+     * 
+     * @param decorated
+     *            the decorated {@link FilterInvocationDefinitionMap}
+     */
+    public void setDecorated(FilterInvocationDefinitionMap decorated) {
+        this.decorated = decorated;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get decorated object
+     * 
+     * @return the decorated {@link FilterInvocationDefinitionMap}
+     */
+    public FilterInvocationDefinitionMap getDecorated() {
+        return decorated;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the decorated {@link FilterInvocationDefinitionMap} easier,
+     * using {@link FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping}.
+     * 
+     * @param mappings
+     *            {@link List} of
+     *            {@link FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping} objects.
+     */
+    public void setMappings(List mappings) {
+
+        if (decorated == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("decorated object has not been set");
+        }
+
+        this.mappings = mappings;
+        Iterator it = mappings.iterator();
+        while (it.hasNext()) {
+            FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping mapping = (FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping) it
+                    .next();
+            ConfigAttributeDefinition configDefinition = new ConfigAttributeDefinition();
+
+            Iterator configAttributesIt = mapping.getConfigAttributes()
+                    .iterator();
+            while (configAttributesIt.hasNext()) {
+                String s = (String) configAttributesIt.next();
+                configDefinition.addConfigAttribute(new SecurityConfig(s));
+            }
+
+            decorated.addSecureUrl(mapping.getUrl(), configDefinition);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the mappings used for configuration.
+     * 
+     * @return {@link List} of {@link FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping}
+     *         objects.
+     */
+    public List getMappings() {
+        return mappings;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceEditor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceEditor.java
index 81d25895b8..1fb957cc8e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceEditor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceEditor.java
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 package org.acegisecurity.intercept.web;
 
-import org.acegisecurity.ConfigAttributeDefinition;
-import org.acegisecurity.ConfigAttributeEditor;
-
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
@@ -27,6 +24,8 @@ import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.StringReader;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 
 /**
@@ -77,6 +76,8 @@ public class FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceEditor extends PropertyEditorSuppor
             BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new StringReader(s));
             int counter = 0;
             String line;
+            
+            List mappings = new ArrayList();
 
             while (true) {
                 counter++;
@@ -153,15 +154,21 @@ public class FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceEditor extends PropertyEditorSuppor
                     }
                 }
 
-                // Convert value to series of security configuration attributes
-                ConfigAttributeEditor configAttribEd = new ConfigAttributeEditor();
-                configAttribEd.setAsText(value);
+                FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping mapping = new FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping();
+                mapping.setUrl(name);
 
-                ConfigAttributeDefinition attr = (ConfigAttributeDefinition) configAttribEd.getValue();
+                String[] tokens = org.springframework.util.StringUtils
+                        .commaDelimitedListToStringArray(value);
 
-                // Register the regular expression and its attribute
-                source.addSecureUrl(name, attr);
+                for (int i = 0; i < tokens.length; i++) {
+                    mapping.addConfigAttribute(tokens[i].trim());
+                }
+
+                mappings.add(mapping);
             }
+            FilterInvocationDefinitionMapDecorator decorator = new FilterInvocationDefinitionMapDecorator(
+                    source);
+            decorator.setMappings(mappings);
         }
 
         setValue(source);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87f376a114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/intercept/web/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* Copyright 2006 Acegi Technology Pty Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.acegisecurity.intercept.web;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceMapping {
+
+    private String url;
+
+    private List configAttributes = new ArrayList();
+
+    public void setUrl(String url) {
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+
+    public String getUrl() {
+        return url;
+    }
+
+    public void setConfigAttributes(List roles) {
+        this.configAttributes = roles;
+    }
+
+    public List getConfigAttributes() {
+        return configAttributes;
+    }
+
+    public void addConfigAttribute(String configAttribute) {
+        configAttributes.add(configAttribute);
+    }
+
+}