diff --git a/ws-security-policy-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/policy/stax/enforcer/PolicyInputProcessor.java b/ws-security-policy-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/policy/stax/enforcer/PolicyInputProcessor.java
index a28584a..03c466d 100644
--- a/ws-security-policy-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/policy/stax/enforcer/PolicyInputProcessor.java
+++ b/ws-security-policy-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/policy/stax/enforcer/PolicyInputProcessor.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain) throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
+    public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain) throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
         XMLSecEvent xmlSecEvent = inputProcessorChain.processHeaderEvent();
         //test if non encrypted element have to be encrypted per policy
         init(inputProcessorChain);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain) throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
+    public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain) throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
         XMLSecEvent xmlSecEvent = inputProcessorChain.processEvent();
 
         List<QName> elementPath = null;
diff --git a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/EncryptedDataInputHandler.java b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/EncryptedDataInputHandler.java
index 7ea905f..14e78f0 100644
--- a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/EncryptedDataInputHandler.java
+++ b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/EncryptedDataInputHandler.java
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@
         //replay the EncryptedData event for the DecryptInputProcessor:
         InputProcessor tmpProcessor = new AbstractInputProcessor(securityProperties) {
             @Override
-            public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+            public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
                 inputProcessorChain.removeProcessor(this);
                 return encryptedDataElement;
             }
 
             @Override
-            public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+            public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
                 inputProcessorChain.removeProcessor(this);
                 return encryptedDataElement;
diff --git a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/OperationInputProcessor.java b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/OperationInputProcessor.java
index 3c50f67..49f0500 100644
--- a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/OperationInputProcessor.java
+++ b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/OperationInputProcessor.java
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+    public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
             throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
         return inputProcessorChain.processHeaderEvent();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+    public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
             throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
         XMLSecEvent xmlSecEvent = inputProcessorChain.processEvent();
         if (xmlSecEvent.getEventType() == XMLStreamConstants.START_ELEMENT) {
diff --git a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SAMLTokenInputHandler.java b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SAMLTokenInputHandler.java
index 2c4c628..e709188 100644
--- a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SAMLTokenInputHandler.java
+++ b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SAMLTokenInputHandler.java
@@ -587,13 +587,13 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+        public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
             return inputProcessorChain.processHeaderEvent();
         }
 
         @Override
-        public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+        public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
 
             XMLSecEvent xmlSecEvent = inputProcessorChain.processEvent();
diff --git a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SecurityHeaderInputProcessor.java b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SecurityHeaderInputProcessor.java
index 76800cf..b9cb724 100644
--- a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SecurityHeaderInputProcessor.java
+++ b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SecurityHeaderInputProcessor.java
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+    public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
             throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+    public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
             throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
 
         //buffer all events until the end of the security header
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+        public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
             XMLSecEvent xmlSecEvent = inputProcessorChain.processHeaderEvent();
             xmlSecEventList.push(xmlSecEvent);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+        public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
             //should never be called because we remove this processor before
             return null;
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+        public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
             return null;
         }
 
         @Override
-        public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+        public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
 
             if (!xmlSecEventList.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SecurityTokenReferenceInputHandler.java b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SecurityTokenReferenceInputHandler.java
index 2efbe1f..1e8b61c 100644
--- a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SecurityTokenReferenceInputHandler.java
+++ b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SecurityTokenReferenceInputHandler.java
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+        public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
             return inputProcessorChain.processHeaderEvent();
         }
 
         @Override
-        public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(final InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+        public XMLSecEvent processEvent(final InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
                 throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
             XMLSecEvent xmlSecEvent = inputProcessorChain.processEvent();
             switch (xmlSecEvent.getEventType()) {
diff --git a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SignatureConfirmationInputProcessor.java b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SignatureConfirmationInputProcessor.java
index d380372..89461d0 100644
--- a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SignatureConfirmationInputProcessor.java
+++ b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/SignatureConfirmationInputProcessor.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+    public XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
             throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
 
         XMLSecEvent xmlSecEvent = inputProcessorChain.processHeaderEvent();
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
+    public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain)
             throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
         //should never be called
         return null;
diff --git a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/WSSSignatureReferenceVerifyInputProcessor.java b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/WSSSignatureReferenceVerifyInputProcessor.java
index e4a7680..881d1bf 100644
--- a/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/WSSSignatureReferenceVerifyInputProcessor.java
+++ b/ws-security-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/wss4j/stax/impl/processor/input/WSSSignatureReferenceVerifyInputProcessor.java
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public XMLSecEvent processNextEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain) throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
+    public XMLSecEvent processEvent(InputProcessorChain inputProcessorChain) throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException {
 
         //this is the earliest possible point to check for an replay attack
         if (!replayChecked) {
             replayChecked = true;
             detectReplayAttack(inputProcessorChain);
         }
-        return super.processNextEvent(inputProcessorChain);
+        return super.processEvent(inputProcessorChain);
     }
 
     @Override