diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/AccessMap.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/AccessMap.php
index 6d12b42270..de78e15a55 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/AccessMap.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/AccessMap.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
  *
  * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
  */
-class AccessMap
+class AccessMap implements AccessMapInterface
 {
     private $map = array();
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/AccessMapInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/AccessMapInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbd7282540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/AccessMapInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Http;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+/**
+ * AccessMap allows configuration of different access control rules for
+ * specific parts of the website.
+ *
+ * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ * @author Kris Wallsmith <kris@symfony.com>
+ */
+interface AccessMapInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns security attributes and required channel for the supplied request.
+     *
+     * @param Request $request The current request
+     *
+     * @return array A tuple of security attributes and the required channel
+     */
+    function getPatterns(Request $request);
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/AccessListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/AccessListener.php
index 877b6c353a..3e2d3a5329 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/AccessListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/AccessListener.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Firewall;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\SecurityContextInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization\AccessDecisionManagerInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\AuthenticationManagerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class AccessListener implements ListenerInterface
     private $authManager;
     private $logger;
 
-    public function __construct(SecurityContextInterface $context, AccessDecisionManagerInterface $accessDecisionManager, AccessMap $map, AuthenticationManagerInterface $authManager, LoggerInterface $logger = null)
+    public function __construct(SecurityContextInterface $context, AccessDecisionManagerInterface $accessDecisionManager, AccessMapInterface $map, AuthenticationManagerInterface $authManager, LoggerInterface $logger = null)
     {
         $this->context = $context;
         $this->accessDecisionManager = $accessDecisionManager;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ChannelListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ChannelListener.php
index 847753f032..9b0f8c63db 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ChannelListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ChannelListener.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Firewall;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\EntryPoint\AuthenticationEntryPointInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ChannelListener implements ListenerInterface
     private $authenticationEntryPoint;
     private $logger;
 
-    public function __construct(AccessMap $map, AuthenticationEntryPointInterface $authenticationEntryPoint, LoggerInterface $logger = null)
+    public function __construct(AccessMapInterface $map, AuthenticationEntryPointInterface $authenticationEntryPoint, LoggerInterface $logger = null)
     {
         $this->map = $map;
         $this->authenticationEntryPoint = $authenticationEntryPoint;
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/AccessListenerTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/AccessListenerTest.php
index df369d064b..4736f32088 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/AccessListenerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/AccessListenerTest.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class AccessListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $request = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request', array(), array(), '', false, false);
 
-        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap');
+        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface');
         $accessMap
             ->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getPatterns')
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class AccessListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $request = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request', array(), array(), '', false, false);
 
-        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap');
+        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface');
         $accessMap
             ->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getPatterns')
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class AccessListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $request = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request', array(), array(), '', false, false);
 
-        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap');
+        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface');
         $accessMap
             ->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getPatterns')
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class AccessListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $listener = new AccessListener(
             $context,
             $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization\AccessDecisionManagerInterface'),
-            $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap'),
+            $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface'),
             $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\AuthenticationManagerInterface')
         );
 
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ChannelListenerTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ChannelListenerTest.php
index fafdba6c6d..1f45f61e53 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ChannelListenerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ChannelListenerTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ChannelListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->will($this->returnValue(false))
         ;
 
-        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap');
+        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface');
         $accessMap
             ->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getPatterns')
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ChannelListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->will($this->returnValue(true))
         ;
 
-        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap');
+        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface');
         $accessMap
             ->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getPatterns')
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ChannelListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $response = new Response();
 
-        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap');
+        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface');
         $accessMap
             ->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getPatterns')
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class ChannelListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $response = new Response();
 
-        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMap');
+        $accessMap = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\AccessMapInterface');
         $accessMap
             ->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getPatterns')