diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AbstractCasFilter.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AbstractCasFilter.java
index 3123e8c..03056b9 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AbstractCasFilter.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AbstractCasFilter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package org.jasig.cas.client.web.filter;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.jasig.cas.client.util.CommonUtils;
+import org.jasig.cas.web.support.ArgumentExtractor;
+import org.jasig.cas.web.support.CasArgumentExtractor;
 
 import javax.servlet.Filter;
 import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractCasFilter implements Filter {
      */
     private boolean useSession = true;
 
-    private String artifactParameterName = "ticket";
+    /** Instance of an ArgumentExtractor to retrieve arguments based on supported protocol.  Default is the CAS 2 protocol. */
+    private ArgumentExtractor argumentExtractor = new CasArgumentExtractor();
+
 
     protected AbstractCasFilter(final String service, final boolean isServerName) {
         CommonUtils.assertNotNull(service, "service must be set");
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCasFilter implements Filter {
 
             if (CommonUtils.isNotBlank(request.getQueryString())) {
                 final int location = request.getQueryString().indexOf(
-                        this.artifactParameterName + "=");
+                        this.argumentExtractor.getArtifactParameterName() + "=");
 
                 if (location == 0) {
                     final String returnValue = response.encodeURL(buffer
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCasFilter implements Filter {
                     buffer.append(request.getQueryString());
                 } else if (location > 0) {
                     final int actualLocation = request.getQueryString()
-                            .indexOf("&" + this.artifactParameterName + "=");
+                            .indexOf("&" + this.argumentExtractor.getArtifactParameterName() + "=");
 
                     if (actualLocation == -1) {
                         buffer.append(request.getQueryString());
@@ -166,17 +170,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractCasFilter implements Filter {
         this.useSession = useSession;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Defaults to "ticket" based on the CAS 2 Specification.  Other examples include SAML artifacts which are defined as
-     * "SAMLart"
-     * 
-     * @param artifactName
-     */
-    public final void setArtifactParameterName(final String artifactName) {
-        this.artifactParameterName = artifactName;
+
+    protected ArgumentExtractor getArgumentExtractor() {
+        return this.argumentExtractor;
     }
 
-    protected final String getArtifactParameterName() {
-        return this.artifactParameterName;
+    public void setArgumentExtractor(final ArgumentExtractor argumentExtractor) {
+        CommonUtils.assertNotNull(argumentExtractor, "argumentExtractor cannot be null.");
+        this.argumentExtractor = argumentExtractor;
     }
 }
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java
index a863a75..c90dd34 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/AuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ public final class AuthenticationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
      */
     private boolean gateway = false;
 
-    /**
-     * Defines the parameter to look for when attempting to construct the login url.
-     */
-    private String serviceParameterName = "service";
-
     public AuthenticationFilter(final String serverName, final boolean isServerName, String casServerLoginUrl) {
         super(serverName, isServerName);
         CommonUtils.assertNotNull(casServerLoginUrl,
@@ -57,7 +52,7 @@ public final class AuthenticationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
                                     final HttpServletResponse response, final FilterChain filterChain)
             throws IOException, ServletException {
         final HttpSession session = request.getSession(isUseSession());
-        final String ticket = request.getParameter(getArtifactParameterName());
+        final String ticket = request.getParameter(getArgumentExtractor().getArtifactParameterName());
         final Assertion assertion = session != null ? (Assertion) session
                 .getAttribute(CONST_ASSERTION) : null;
         final boolean wasGatewayed = session != null
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@ public final class AuthenticationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
             }
 
             final String serviceUrl = constructServiceUrl(request, response);
-            final String urlToRedirectTo = this.casServerLoginUrl + "?" + this.serviceParameterName + "="
+            final String urlToRedirectTo = this.casServerLoginUrl + "?" + getArgumentExtractor().getServiceParameterName() + "="
                     + URLEncoder.encode(serviceUrl, "UTF-8")
                     + (this.renew ? "&renew=true" : "")
                     + (this.gateway ? "&gateway=true" : "");
@@ -99,14 +94,4 @@ public final class AuthenticationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
     public void setGateway(final boolean gateway) {
         this.gateway = gateway;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Defaults to "service" due to the CAS 2.0 specification.  Other options
-     * include the SAML specifications's TARGET attribute.
-     * 
-     * @param serviceParameterName
-     */
-    public void setServiceParameterName(final String serviceParameterName) {
-        this.serviceParameterName = serviceParameterName;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java
index f5aa47d..d3aef0d 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public final class TicketValidationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
     protected void doFilterInternal(final HttpServletRequest request,
                                     final HttpServletResponse response, final FilterChain filterChain)
             throws IOException, ServletException {
-        final String ticket = request.getParameter(getArtifactParameterName());
+        final String ticket = request.getParameter(getArgumentExtractor().getArtifactParameterName());
 
         if (CommonUtils.isNotBlank(ticket)) {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ public final class TicketValidationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
         this.redirectAfterValidation = redirectAfterValidation;
     }
 
-
     public void setExceptionOnValidationFailure(final boolean exceptionOnValidationFailure) {
         this.exceptionOnValidationFailure = exceptionOnValidationFailure;
     }
diff --git a/cas-client-uportal/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/integration/uportal/ThreadLocalAwareCasServiceFilter.java b/cas-client-uportal/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/integration/uportal/ThreadLocalAwareCasServiceFilter.java
index 979e811..3efa862 100644
--- a/cas-client-uportal/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/integration/uportal/ThreadLocalAwareCasServiceFilter.java
+++ b/cas-client-uportal/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/integration/uportal/ThreadLocalAwareCasServiceFilter.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public final class ThreadLocalAwareCasServiceFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
                                     final HttpServletResponse response, final FilterChain filterChain)
             throws IOException, ServletException {
         final boolean hasTicket = CommonUtils.isNotBlank(request
-                .getParameter(getArtifactParameterName()));
+                .getParameter(getArgumentExtractor().getArtifactParameterName()));
         try {
             if (hasTicket) {
                 final Service service = new SimpleService(constructServiceUrl(