HttpServletRequest

[alringer]

How can I access the HttpServletRequest in a bean?

I am using simpleCaptcha vs. jCapthca (looks horrible) and  the captcha servlet puts a key in the user session

[nickarls]

String value = (String) FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getSessionMap().get(key);

[shane.bryzak]

ServletContexts.instance().getRequest() will return the current HttpServletRequest.