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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The picture below shows the typical layering of the handlers for a single HTTP r
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image::{figures}/filterchain.png[]
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The client sends a request to the application, and the container creates a `FilterChain` which contains the ``Filter``s and `Servlet` that should process the `HttpServletRequest` based on the path of the request URI.
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+In a Spring MVC application the `Servlet` is an instance of https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/site/docs/current-SNAPSHOT/reference/html5/#servlet-filters-review[`DispatcherServlet`].
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At most one `Servlet` can handle a single `HttpServletRequest` and `HttpServletResponse`.
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However, more than one `Filter` can be used to:
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Rob Winch