diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6be7fbe3..5ade5549 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ If you have at least Docker and the Java JDK installed in appropriate versions a
 
     gw bootRun      # compiles and runs the application on localhost:8080
 
+    FIXME: use bin/hsadmin-ng for the following commands 
+
     # the following command should reply with "pong":
     curl -f http://localhost:8080/api/ping
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/CasAuthenticationFilter.java b/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/AuthenticationFilter.java
similarity index 87%
rename from src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/CasAuthenticationFilter.java
rename to src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/AuthenticationFilter.java
index 404a4027..1849b815 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/CasAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/AuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import org.springframework.security.authentication.BadCredentialsException;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 @Component
-public class CasAuthenticationFilter implements Filter {
+public class AuthenticationFilter implements Filter {
 
     @Autowired
-    private CasAuthenticator casAuthenticator;
+    private Authenticator authenticator;
 
     @Override
     @SneakyThrows
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class CasAuthenticationFilter implements Filter {
         final var httpResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response;
 
         try {
-            final var currentSubject = casAuthenticator.authenticate(httpRequest);
+            final var currentSubject = authenticator.authenticate(httpRequest);
 
             final var authenticatedRequest = new AuthenticatedHttpServletRequestWrapper(httpRequest);
             authenticatedRequest.addHeader("current-subject", currentSubject);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/CasAuthenticator.java b/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/CasAuthenticator.java
index a048a16c..a7918324 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/CasAuthenticator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/CasAuthenticator.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.BadCredentialsException;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
 
+@Primary
 @Service
 @NoArgsConstructor
 @AllArgsConstructor
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/WebSecurityConfigIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/WebSecurityConfigIntegrationTest.java
index 6c75cbc2..d775cfde 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/WebSecurityConfigIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/config/WebSecurityConfigIntegrationTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.hostsharing.hsadminng.config;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.WireMockServer;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -14,10 +15,13 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
 
+import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.aResponse;
+import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.get;
+import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.urlEqualTo;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
-@TestPropertySource(properties = {"management.port=0", "server.port=0", "hsadminng.cas.server-url=fake"})
+@TestPropertySource(properties = {"management.port=0", "server.port=0", "hsadminng.cas.server-url=http://localhost:8088/cas"})
 // IMPORTANT: To test prod config, do not use test profile!
 class WebSecurityConfigIntegrationTest {
 
@@ -30,11 +34,27 @@ class WebSecurityConfigIntegrationTest {
     @Autowired
     private TestRestTemplate restTemplate;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private WireMockServer wireMockServer;
+
     @Test
     public void shouldSupportPingEndpoint() {
+        // given
+        wireMockServer.stubFor(get(urlEqualTo("/cas/p3/serviceValidate?service=http://localhost:8080/api&ticket=test-user"))
+                .willReturn(aResponse()
+                        .withStatus(200)
+                        .withBody("""
+                                <cas:serviceResponse xmlns:cas='http://www.yale.edu/tp/cas'>
+                                    <cas:authenticationSuccess>
+                                        <cas:user>test-user</cas:user>
+                                    </cas:authenticationSuccess>
+                                </cas:serviceResponse>
+                                """)));
+
+
         // fake Authorization header
         final var headers = new HttpHeaders();
-        headers.set("Authorization", "test");
+        headers.set("Authorization", "test-user");
 
         // http request
         final var result = restTemplate.exchange(
@@ -45,7 +65,7 @@ class WebSecurityConfigIntegrationTest {
         );
 
         assertThat(result.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
-        assertThat(result.getBody()).startsWith("pong");
+        assertThat(result.getBody()).startsWith("pong test-user");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/test/DisableSecurityConfig.java b/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/test/DisableSecurityConfig.java
index 978edbb8..0fa84c8c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/test/DisableSecurityConfig.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/test/DisableSecurityConfig.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package net.hostsharing.hsadminng.test;
 
 import net.hostsharing.hsadminng.config.Authenticator;
-import net.hostsharing.hsadminng.config.CasAuthenticator;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.TestConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/test/FakeAuthenticator.java b/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/test/FakeAuthenticator.java
index 66dcd9a3..f749c262 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/test/FakeAuthenticator.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/test/FakeAuthenticator.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package net.hostsharing.hsadminng.test;
 
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
 import net.hostsharing.hsadminng.config.Authenticator;
-import net.hostsharing.hsadminng.config.CasAuthenticator;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;