diff --git a/library/server/request/rest/src/contrib/doc/rest_api_documentation.e b/library/server/request/rest/src/contrib/doc/rest_api_documentation.e
index 276b2653..939e0c27 100644
--- a/library/server/request/rest/src/contrib/doc/rest_api_documentation.e
+++ b/library/server/request/rest/src/contrib/doc/rest_api_documentation.e
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 			router := a_router
 			base_doc_url := a_base_doc_url
 			description := "Technical documention for the API"
-			initialize
 		end
 
 feature {NONE} -- Access: Implementation
@@ -31,7 +30,9 @@ feature {NONE} -- Access: Implementation
 
 feature -- Access
 
-	authentication_required: BOOLEAN = False
+	authentication_required (req: WGI_REQUEST): BOOLEAN
+		do
+		end
 
 feature -- Execution
 
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ feature -- Execution
 					end
 					s.append_string ("</strong></div>")
 				end
-				s.append_string ("<div class=%"api-auth%">Authentication required: <strong>" + rq.authentication_required.out + "</strong></div>")
+				s.append_string ("<div class=%"api-auth%">Authentication required: <strong>" + rq.authentication_required (req).out + "</strong></div>")
 				if attached {REST_REQUEST_URI_TEMPLATE_ROUTER_I [REST_REQUEST_HANDLER [REST_REQUEST_URI_TEMPLATE_HANDLER_CONTEXT], REST_REQUEST_URI_TEMPLATE_HANDLER_CONTEXT]} router as l_uri_template_router then
 					create l_uri_tpl.make (a_resource)
 					if attached l_uri_tpl.query_variable_names as l_query_variable_names and then not l_query_variable_names.is_empty then
diff --git a/library/server/request/rest/src/rest_request_agent_handler.e b/library/server/request/rest/src/rest_request_agent_handler.e
index ba85571e..eca7824a 100644
--- a/library/server/request/rest/src/rest_request_agent_handler.e
+++ b/library/server/request/rest/src/rest_request_agent_handler.e
@@ -22,26 +22,33 @@ create
 
 feature -- status
 
-	authentication_required: BOOLEAN
+	authentication_required (req: WGI_REQUEST): BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := internal_authentication_required
+		end
 
 feature -- Element change
 
 	set_authentication_required (b: like authentication_required)
 		do
-			authentication_required := b
+			internal_authentication_required := b
 		end
 
+feature {NONE} -- Implementation
+
+	internal_authentication_required: BOOLEAN
+
 feature -- Execution
 
-	execute (a_hdl_context: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+	execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
 		do
-			Precursor {REST_REQUEST_HANDLER} (a_hdl_context, req, res)
+			Precursor {REST_REQUEST_HANDLER} (ctx, req, res)
 		end
 
---	execute_application (ctx: REST_REQUEST_HANDLER_CONTEXT; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
---		do
---			action.call ([ctx, req, res])
---		end
+	execute_application (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+		do
+			check should_not_occur: False end
+		end
 
 ;note
 	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2011, Eiffel Software and others"
diff --git a/library/server/request/rest/src/rest_request_handler.e b/library/server/request/rest/src/rest_request_handler.e
index 8e9810a8..6f3c8bc6 100644
--- a/library/server/request/rest/src/rest_request_handler.e
+++ b/library/server/request/rest/src/rest_request_handler.e
@@ -15,32 +15,74 @@ inherit
 
 feature -- Access
 
-	authentication_required: BOOLEAN
+	authentication_required (req: WGI_REQUEST): BOOLEAN
 			-- Is authentication required
 			-- might depend on the request environment
 			-- or the associated resources
 		deferred
 		end
 
+	description: detachable STRING
+			-- Optional descriptiong		
+
+feature -- Element change
+
+	set_description (s: like description)
+			-- Set `description' to `s'
+		do
+			description := s
+		end
+
 feature -- Execution
 
-	execute (a_hdl_context: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+	execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
 			-- Execute request handler	
+		local
+			rescued: BOOLEAN
 		do
-			if authentication_required and then not a_hdl_context.authenticated then
-				execute_unauthorized (a_hdl_context, req, res)
+			if not rescued then
+				if request_method_name_supported (req.request_method) then
+					if authentication_required (req) and then not ctx.authenticated then
+						execute_unauthorized (ctx, req, res)
+					else
+						pre_execute (ctx, req, res)
+						execute_application (ctx, req, res)
+						post_execute (ctx, req, res)
+					end
+				else
+					execute_request_method_not_allowed (req, res, supported_request_method_names)
+				end
 			else
-				Precursor (a_hdl_context, req, res)
+				rescue_execute (ctx, req, res)
 			end
+		rescue
+			rescued := True
+			retry
 		end
 
-	execute_unauthorized (a_hdl_context: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+	execute_application (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+		deferred
+		end
+
+	pre_execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+		do
+		end
+
+	post_execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+		do
+		end
+
+	rescue_execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+		do
+			post_execute (ctx, req, res)
+		end
+
+	execute_unauthorized (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
 		do
 			res.set_status_code ({HTTP_STATUS_CODE}.unauthorized)
-			res.write_header ({HTTP_STATUS_CODE}.unauthorized, <<["WWW-Authenticate", "Basic realm=%"Eiffel auth%""]>>)
+			res.write_header ({HTTP_STATUS_CODE}.unauthorized, Void)
 			res.write_string ("Unauthorized")
 		end
-
 feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 
 	supported_formats: INTEGER
@@ -152,6 +194,116 @@ feature -- Element change: formats
 			supported_formats := supported_formats | f
 		end
 
+feature {NONE} -- Implementation
+
+	supported_request_methods: INTEGER
+			-- Support request method such as GET, POST, ...
+
+feature {NONE} -- Status report
+
+	request_method_id_supported (a_id: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := (supported_request_methods & a_id) = a_id
+		end
+
+	request_method_name_supported (n: STRING): BOOLEAN
+			-- Is request method `n' supported?
+		do
+			Result := request_method_id_supported (request_method_constants.method_id (n))
+		end
+
+	request_method_constants: HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS
+		once
+			create Result
+		end
+
+feature -- Status report
+
+	supported_request_method_names: LIST [STRING]
+			-- Support request method such as GET, POST, ...
+		do
+			create {LINKED_LIST [STRING]} Result.make
+			if method_get_supported then
+				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_get_name)
+			end
+			if method_post_supported then
+				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_post_name)
+			end
+			if method_put_supported then
+				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_put_name)
+			end
+			if method_delete_supported then
+				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_delete_name)
+			end
+			if method_head_supported then
+				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_head_name)
+			end
+		end
+
+	method_get_supported: BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_get)
+		end
+
+	method_post_supported: BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_post)
+		end
+
+	method_put_supported: BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_put)
+		end
+
+	method_delete_supported: BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_delete)
+		end
+
+	method_head_supported: BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_head)
+		end
+
+feature -- Element change: request methods		
+
+	reset_supported_request_methods
+		do
+			supported_request_methods := 0
+		end
+
+	enable_request_method_get
+		do
+			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_get)
+		end
+
+	enable_request_method_post
+		do
+			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_post)
+		end
+
+	enable_request_method_put
+		do
+			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_put)
+		end
+
+	enable_request_method_delete
+		do
+			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_delete)
+		end
+
+	enable_request_method_head
+		do
+			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_head)
+		end
+
+	enable_request_method (m: INTEGER)
+		do
+			supported_request_methods := supported_request_methods | m
+		end
+
+
+
 note
 	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2011, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
diff --git a/library/server/request/rest/src/uri/rest_request_uri_routing_handler_i.e b/library/server/request/rest/src/uri/rest_request_uri_routing_handler_i.e
index 80365a96..86c23462 100644
--- a/library/server/request/rest/src/uri/rest_request_uri_routing_handler_i.e
+++ b/library/server/request/rest/src/uri/rest_request_uri_routing_handler_i.e
@@ -29,11 +29,17 @@ feature -- Status report
 
 feature -- Execution
 
-	execute (a_hdl_context: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+	execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
 		do
-			Precursor {REST_REQUEST_HANDLER} (a_hdl_context, req, res)
+			Precursor {REST_REQUEST_HANDLER} (ctx, req, res)
 		end
 
+	execute_application (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+		do
+			check should_not_occur: False end
+		end
+
+
 feature {NONE} -- Routing
 
 	router: REST_REQUEST_URI_ROUTER_I [H, C]
diff --git a/library/server/request/rest/src/uri_template/rest_request_uri_template_routing_handler_i.e b/library/server/request/rest/src/uri_template/rest_request_uri_template_routing_handler_i.e
index e622203f..3cece40b 100644
--- a/library/server/request/rest/src/uri_template/rest_request_uri_template_routing_handler_i.e
+++ b/library/server/request/rest/src/uri_template/rest_request_uri_template_routing_handler_i.e
@@ -25,13 +25,25 @@ create
 
 feature -- Status report
 
-	authentication_required: BOOLEAN
+	authentication_required (req: WGI_REQUEST): BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := internal_authentication_required
+		end
+
+feature {NONE} -- Implementation
+
+	internal_authentication_required: BOOLEAN
 
 feature -- Execution
 
-	execute (a_hdl_context: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+	execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
 		do
-			Precursor {REST_REQUEST_HANDLER} (a_hdl_context, req, res)
+			Precursor {REST_REQUEST_HANDLER} (ctx, req, res)
+		end
+
+	execute_application (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+		do
+			check should_not_occur: False end
 		end
 
 feature {NONE} -- Routing
diff --git a/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/app/app_account_verify_credential.e b/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/app/app_account_verify_credential.e
index 0bb06270..17efb516 100644
--- a/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/app/app_account_verify_credential.e
+++ b/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/app/app_account_verify_credential.e
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
 feature -- Access
 
-	authentication_required: BOOLEAN = True
+	authentication_required (req: WGI_REQUEST): BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := True
+		end
 
 feature -- Execution
 
diff --git a/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/app/app_test.e b/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/app/app_test.e
index af6dc20f..f642977a 100644
--- a/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/app/app_test.e
+++ b/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/app/app_test.e
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
 feature -- Access
 
-	authentication_required: BOOLEAN = False
+	authentication_required (req: WGI_REQUEST): BOOLEAN
+		do
+		end
 
 feature -- Execution
 
diff --git a/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/handler/app_request_handler.e b/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/handler/app_request_handler.e
index d4434670..01e78d9c 100644
--- a/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/handler/app_request_handler.e
+++ b/library/server/request/rest/tests/src/handler/app_request_handler.e
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ inherit
 
 	APP_REQUEST_HELPER
 
+feature {NONE} -- Initialization
+
+	initialize
+			-- Initialize various attributes
+		do
+		end
+		
 feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 
 	wgi_value_iteration_to_string (cur: ITERATION_CURSOR [WGI_VALUE]; using_pre: BOOLEAN): STRING_8
diff --git a/library/server/request/router/src/request_agent_handler.e b/library/server/request/router/src/request_agent_handler.e
index 962cebc4..66704ece 100644
--- a/library/server/request/router/src/request_agent_handler.e
+++ b/library/server/request/router/src/request_agent_handler.e
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ feature -- Initialization
 	make (act: like action)
 		do
 			action := act
-			initialize
 		end
 
 feature -- Access
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ feature -- Access
 
 feature -- Execution
 
-	execute_application (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+	execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
 		do
 			action.call ([ctx, req, res])
 		end
diff --git a/library/server/request/router/src/request_handler.e b/library/server/request/router/src/request_handler.e
index a9908338..30f0fc54 100644
--- a/library/server/request/router/src/request_handler.e
+++ b/library/server/request/router/src/request_handler.e
@@ -15,24 +15,12 @@ inherit
 			{NONE} all
 		end
 
-feature {NONE} -- Initialization
-
-	initialize
-			-- Initialize various attributes
-		do
-		end
-
-feature -- Access
-
-	description: detachable STRING
-			-- Optional descriptiong
-
 feature -- Status report
 
 	is_valid_context (req: WGI_REQUEST): BOOLEAN
 			-- Is `req' valid context for current handler?
 		do
-			Result := request_method_name_supported (req.request_method)
+			Result := True
 		end
 
 feature -- Execution
@@ -41,49 +29,9 @@ feature -- Execution
 			-- Execute request handler	
 		require
 			is_valid_context: is_valid_context (req)
-		local
-			rescued: BOOLEAN
-		do
-			if not rescued then
-				if request_method_name_supported (req.request_method) then
-					pre_execute (ctx, req, res)
-					execute_application (ctx, req, res)
-					post_execute (ctx, req, res)
-				else
-					execute_request_method_not_allowed (req, res, supported_request_method_names)
-				end
-			else
-				rescue_execute (ctx, req, res)
-			end
-		rescue
-			rescued := True
-			retry
-		end
-
-	execute_application (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
-			-- Execute request handler
 		deferred
 		end
 
-	pre_execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
-			-- Operation processed before `execute'
-		do
-			--| To be redefined if needed
-		end
-
-	post_execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
-			-- Operation processed after `execute'
-		do
-			--| To be redefined if needed
-		end
-
-	rescue_execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
-			-- Operation processed after a rescue
-		do
-			--| To be redefined if needed
-			post_execute (ctx, req, res)
-		end
-
 feature -- Execution: report
 
 	url (req: WGI_REQUEST; a_base: detachable READABLE_STRING_8; args: detachable STRING; abs: BOOLEAN): STRING
@@ -117,122 +65,6 @@ feature -- Execution: report
 			result_attached: Result /= Void
 		end
 
-feature -- Element change
-
-	set_description (s: like description)
-			-- Set `description' to `s'
-		do
-			description := s
-		end
-
-feature {NONE} -- Implementation
-
-	supported_request_methods: INTEGER
-			-- Support request method such as GET, POST, ...
-
-feature {NONE} -- Status report
-
-	request_method_id_supported (a_id: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
-		do
-			Result := (supported_request_methods & a_id) = a_id
-		end
-
-	request_method_name_supported (n: STRING): BOOLEAN
-			-- Is request method `n' supported?
-		do
-			Result := request_method_id_supported (request_method_constants.method_id (n))
-		end
-
-	request_method_constants: HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS
-		once
-			create Result
-		end
-
-feature -- Status report
-
-	supported_request_method_names: LIST [STRING]
-			-- Support request method such as GET, POST, ...
-		do
-			create {LINKED_LIST [STRING]} Result.make
-			if method_get_supported then
-				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_get_name)
-			end
-			if method_post_supported then
-				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_post_name)
-			end
-			if method_put_supported then
-				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_put_name)
-			end
-			if method_delete_supported then
-				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_delete_name)
-			end
-			if method_head_supported then
-				Result.extend (request_method_constants.method_head_name)
-			end
-		end
-
-	method_get_supported: BOOLEAN
-		do
-			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_get)
-		end
-
-	method_post_supported: BOOLEAN
-		do
-			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_post)
-		end
-
-	method_put_supported: BOOLEAN
-		do
-			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_put)
-		end
-
-	method_delete_supported: BOOLEAN
-		do
-			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_delete)
-		end
-
-	method_head_supported: BOOLEAN
-		do
-			Result := request_method_id_supported ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_head)
-		end
-
-feature -- Element change: request methods		
-
-	reset_supported_request_methods
-		do
-			supported_request_methods := 0
-		end
-
-	enable_request_method_get
-		do
-			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_get)
-		end
-
-	enable_request_method_post
-		do
-			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_post)
-		end
-
-	enable_request_method_put
-		do
-			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_put)
-		end
-
-	enable_request_method_delete
-		do
-			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_delete)
-		end
-
-	enable_request_method_head
-		do
-			enable_request_method ({HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_CONSTANTS}.method_head)
-		end
-
-	enable_request_method (m: INTEGER)
-		do
-			supported_request_methods := supported_request_methods | m
-		end
-
 note
 	copyright: "2011-2011, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
diff --git a/library/server/request/router/src/request_routing_handler.e b/library/server/request/router/src/request_routing_handler.e
index 117dba77..19940f5f 100644
--- a/library/server/request/router/src/request_routing_handler.e
+++ b/library/server/request/router/src/request_routing_handler.e
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ inherit
 
 feature -- Execution
 
-	execute_application (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
+	execute (ctx: C; req: WGI_REQUEST; res: WGI_RESPONSE_BUFFER)
 			-- Execute request handler
 		local
 			hdl: detachable H