This rule flags the use of the following deprecated WebSphere web container custom extension classes as they were deprecated in WebSphere Version 6.1 and might be removed from a future release:
There is no replacement for these classes and users should re-architect their applications to use javax.servlet.filter instead.
Starting with the Java Servlet 2.3 specification, javax.servlet.filter classes give you the capability to intercept requests and examine responses. They also allow provide chaining functionality as well as functionality for embellishing or truncating responses.
For additional information, see: