To build and run this project, start Jetty using the following command: mvn jetty:run You will need to configure Apache to proxy requests to Jetty using mod_proxy to get rid of ports in your URLs. Once you've done this, you should be able to access the project at http://localhost. 1. Click on the Users tab to see the self-signed certificate warning and accept it in your browser. 2. Go back to http://localhost and click on the "View Demonstration" button. 3. Login using admin/admin. For more information about this project, see the following blog post: http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/implementing_ajax_authentication_using_jquery