diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/security/JaasDualAuthenticationBroker.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/security/JaasDualAuthenticationBroker.java
index c2aacdef10c..9a8d4dfd0ee 100644
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/security/JaasDualAuthenticationBroker.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/security/JaasDualAuthenticationBroker.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public void removeConnection(ConnectionContext context, ConnectionInfo info, Thr
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean isSSL(ConnectionContext context, ConnectionInfo info) throws Exception {
+    protected boolean isSSL(ConnectionContext context, ConnectionInfo info) throws Exception {
         boolean sslCapable = false;
         Connector connector = context.getConnector();
         if (connector instanceof TransportConnector) {