diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/CommonUtils.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/CommonUtils.java
index 5122032..b8e4a62 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/CommonUtils.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/CommonUtils.java
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ package org.jasig.cas.client.util;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.jasig.cas.client.proxy.ProxyGrantingTicketStorage;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -25,6 +28,16 @@ public final class CommonUtils {
 
     /** Instance of Commons Logging. */
     private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(CommonUtils.class);
+    
+    /**
+     * Constant representing the ProxyGrantingTicket IOU Request Parameter.
+     */
+    private static final String PARAM_PROXY_GRANTING_TICKET_IOU = "pgtIou";
+
+    /**
+     * Constant representing the ProxyGrantingTicket Request Parameter.
+     */
+    private static final String PARAM_PROXY_GRANTING_TICKET = "pgtId";
 
     private CommonUtils() {
         // nothing to do
@@ -134,6 +147,32 @@ public final class CommonUtils {
         }
     }
     
+    public static final void readAndRespondToProxyReceptorRequest(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse response, final ProxyGrantingTicketStorage proxyGrantingTicketStorage) throws IOException {
+        final String proxyGrantingTicketIou = request
+        .getParameter(PARAM_PROXY_GRANTING_TICKET_IOU);
+
+		final String proxyGrantingTicket = request
+		        .getParameter(PARAM_PROXY_GRANTING_TICKET);
+
+		if (CommonUtils.isBlank(proxyGrantingTicket)
+		        || CommonUtils.isBlank(proxyGrantingTicketIou)) {
+		    response.getWriter().write("");
+		    return;
+		}
+
+		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+		    LOG.debug("Received proxyGrantingTicketId ["
+		            + proxyGrantingTicket + "] for proxyGrantingTicketIou ["
+		            + proxyGrantingTicketIou + "]");
+		}
+
+		proxyGrantingTicketStorage.save(proxyGrantingTicketIou,
+		        proxyGrantingTicket);
+		
+		response.getWriter().write("<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>");
+		response.getWriter().write("<casClient:proxySuccess xmlns:casClient=\"http://www.yale.edu/tp/casClient\" />");
+    }
+    
 /**
      * Constructs a service url from the HttpServletRequest or from the given
      * serviceUrl. Prefers the serviceUrl provided if both a serviceUrl and a
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/validation/Cas20ProxyReceivingTicketValidationFilter.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/validation/Cas20ProxyReceivingTicketValidationFilter.java
index a757091..b2e288d 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/validation/Cas20ProxyReceivingTicketValidationFilter.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/validation/Cas20ProxyReceivingTicketValidationFilter.java
@@ -39,16 +39,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
  */
 public class Cas20ProxyReceivingTicketValidationFilter extends AbstractTicketValidationFilter {
 
-    /**
-     * Constant representing the ProxyGrantingTicket IOU Request Parameter.
-     */
-    private static final String PARAM_PROXY_GRANTING_TICKET_IOU = "pgtIou";
-
-    /**
-     * Constant representing the ProxyGrantingTicket Request Parameter.
-     */
-    private static final String PARAM_PROXY_GRANTING_TICKET = "pgtId";
-
     private static final String[] RESERVED_INIT_PARAMS = new String[] {"proxyReceptorUrl", "acceptAnyProxy", "allowedProxyChains", "casServerUrlPrefix", "proxyCallbackUrl", "renew", "exceptionOnValidationFailure", "redirectAfterValidation", "useSession", "serverName", "service", "artifactParameterName", "serviceParameterName", "encodeServiceUrl"};
 
     /**
@@ -137,29 +127,8 @@ public class Cas20ProxyReceivingTicketValidationFilter extends AbstractTicketVal
             return true;
         }
 
-        final String proxyGrantingTicketIou = request
-                .getParameter(PARAM_PROXY_GRANTING_TICKET_IOU);
+        CommonUtils.readAndRespondToProxyReceptorRequest(request, response, this.proxyGrantingTicketStorage);
 
-        final String proxyGrantingTicket = request
-                .getParameter(PARAM_PROXY_GRANTING_TICKET);
-
-        if (CommonUtils.isBlank(proxyGrantingTicket)
-                || CommonUtils.isBlank(proxyGrantingTicketIou)) {
-            response.getWriter().write("");
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            log.debug("Received proxyGrantingTicketId ["
-                    + proxyGrantingTicket + "] for proxyGrantingTicketIou ["
-                    + proxyGrantingTicketIou + "]");
-        }
-
-        this.proxyGrantingTicketStorage.save(proxyGrantingTicketIou,
-                proxyGrantingTicket);
-
-        response.getWriter().write("<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>");
-        response.getWriter().write("<casClient:proxySuccess xmlns:casClient=\"http://www.yale.edu/tp/casClient\" />");
         return false;
     }