diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/x509/X509ProcessingFilterEntryPoint.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/x509/X509ProcessingFilterEntryPoint.java
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+package net.sf.acegisecurity.ui.x509;
+
+import net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.web.AuthenticationEntryPoint;
+import net.sf.acegisecurity.AuthenticationException;
+import net.sf.acegisecurity.providers.x509.X509AuthenticationProvider;
+
+import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Luke Taylor
+ */
+public class X509ProcessingFilterEntryPoint implements AuthenticationEntryPoint {
+    //~ Static fields/initializers =============================================
+
+    private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(X509ProcessingFilterEntryPoint.class);
+
+    public void commence(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, AuthenticationException authException) throws IOException, ServletException {
+        logger.debug("commence called: request = [" + request +"] exception ["+ authException + "]");
+    }
+}