diff --git a/jsf/pom.xml b/jsf/pom.xml
index 6f43e08535..c4d4e333a1 100644
--- a/jsf/pom.xml
+++ b/jsf/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     <version>0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
     <dependencies>
+        <!-- JSF -->
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sun.faces</groupId>
             <artifactId>jsf-api</artifactId>
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Spring -->
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
@@ -46,6 +49,30 @@
             <version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- logging -->
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+            <version>${logback.version}</version>
+            <!-- <scope>runtime</scope> -->
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+            <!-- <scope>runtime</scope> --> <!-- some spring dependencies need to compile against jcl -->
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency> <!-- needed to bridge to slf4j for projects that use the log4j APIs directly -->
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <plugins>
@@ -64,6 +91,12 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Spring -->
         <org.springframework.version>4.2.5.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
+
+        <!-- JSF -->
         <com.sun.faces.version>2.1.7</com.sun.faces.version>
+
+        <!-- logging -->
+        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
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diff --git a/jsf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springintegration/controllers/RegistrationBean.java b/jsf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springintegration/controllers/RegistrationBean.java
index b2cd505bd7..6d86f04ab1 100644
--- a/jsf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springintegration/controllers/RegistrationBean.java
+++ b/jsf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springintegration/controllers/RegistrationBean.java
@@ -1,31 +1,25 @@
-/*
- * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
- * and open the template in the editor.
- */
 package com.baeldung.springintegration.controllers;
 
 import com.baeldung.springintegration.dao.IUserManagementDAO;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.faces.bean.ManagedBean;
 import javax.faces.bean.ManagedProperty;
 import javax.faces.bean.ViewScoped;
 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
 import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-/**
- *
- * @author Tayo
- */
+
 @ManagedBean(name = "registration")
 @ViewScoped
 public class RegistrationBean implements Serializable {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RegistrationBean.class);
 
     @ManagedProperty(value = "#{userManagementDAO}")
     transient private IUserManagementDAO theUserDao;
     private String userName;
     private String operationMessage;
-    private boolean operationStatus;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance of RegistrationBean
@@ -35,35 +29,24 @@ public class RegistrationBean implements Serializable {
 
     public String createNewUser() {
         try {
-            Logger.getAnonymousLogger().info("Creating new user");
+            LOGGER.info("Creating new user");
             FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
-            operationStatus = theUserDao.createUser(userName); //DAO layer is used to register user using gathered data
+            boolean operationStatus = theUserDao.createUser(userName);
             context.isValidationFailed();
             if (operationStatus) {
-
                 operationMessage = "User " + userName + " created";
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {
-            Logger.getAnonymousLogger().severe("Error registering new user ");
+            LOGGER.error("Error registering new user ");
             ex.printStackTrace();
         }
         return null;
     }
 
-    public String returnHome() {
-        return "home";
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return the name
-     */
     public String getUserName() {
         return userName;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param userName the name to set
-     */
     public void setUserName(String userName) {
         this.userName = userName;
     }
@@ -79,16 +62,10 @@ public class RegistrationBean implements Serializable {
         return this.theUserDao;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return the operationMessage
-     */
     public String getOperationMessage() {
         return operationMessage;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param operationMessage the operationMessage to set
-     */
     public void setOperationMessage(String operationMessage) {
         this.operationMessage = operationMessage;
     }
diff --git a/jsf/src/main/resources/constraints.properties b/jsf/src/main/resources/constraints.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 00b6c57a88..0000000000
--- a/jsf/src/main/resources/constraints.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-userName.maxLength = 8
-userName.minLength = 4
-password.minLength = 8
-password.maxLength = 12
-zip.length = 5
-password.regexp = ^(?=.*\d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]).{4,8}$
-safetext.regexp =  ^[a-zA-Z0-9 .-]+$
-zip.regexp = ^\d{5}
-security.salt = G0d$3nd
-birthdate.format = MM dd yyyy
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diff --git a/jsf/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/jsf/src/main/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9ae1894a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jsf/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<configuration>
+
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
+
+</configuration>
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diff --git a/jsf/src/main/resources/messages.properties b/jsf/src/main/resources/messages.properties
index bb665c259d..41e9622630 100644
--- a/jsf/src/main/resources/messages.properties
+++ b/jsf/src/main/resources/messages.properties
@@ -1,23 +1,3 @@
-message.unmatchedPasswords = The passwords you have entered do not match
 message.valueRequired = This value is required
-message.invalidPassword = Your passwords must match and must contain at least one each of upper case letters, lower case letters, and digits.
-message.invalidDate = The date value supplied is invalid. It should be of the format MM/DD/YYYY
-message.invalidZip = Your zip code should be a 5 digit numeric value
-message.conversionError = An invalid value was supplied
-label.firstName = First Name
-label.lastName = Last Name
-label.username = Username
-label.firstPassword = Password
-label.confirmPassword = Confirm Password
+message.welcome = Baeldung | Register
 label.saveButton = Save
-label.cancelButton = Cancel
-label.returnHomeButton = Return
-label.dateOfBirth = Date of Birth
-label.city = City
-label.street = Street Address
-label.zip = Zip Code
-label.postal = Postal Code
-message.success = Operation Successful
-message.failure = Operation Failed
-account.success = Account Successfully created
-conversion.error = An invalid value was submitted for this field
diff --git a/jsf/src/main/webapp/index.xhtml b/jsf/src/main/webapp/index.xhtml
index 3fc91ea376..ff10f9c892 100644
--- a/jsf/src/main/webapp/index.xhtml
+++ b/jsf/src/main/webapp/index.xhtml
@@ -3,22 +3,19 @@
         "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
       xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"
-
       xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core">
-
 <h:head>
-    <title>Baeldung | Register</title>
+    <title><h:outputText value="#{msg['message.welcome']}"/></title>
 </h:head>
 <h:body>
     <h:form>
-        <f:ajax>
+        <f:ajax render="theGrid">
             <h:panelGrid id="theGrid" columns="3">
                 <h:outputText value="Username"/>
-                <h:inputText id="firstName" binding="#{userNameTextbox}" required="true"
-                             requiredMessage="#{msg['message.valueRequired']}" value="#{registration.userName}"/>
+                <h:inputText id="firstName" required="true" requiredMessage="#{msg['message.valueRequired']}"
+                             value="#{registration.userName}"/>
                 <h:message for="firstName"/>
-                <h:commandButton value="#{msg['label.saveButton']}"
-                                 action="#{registration.theUserDao.createUser(userNameTextbox.value)}"/>
+                <h:commandButton value="#{msg['label.saveButton']}" action="#{registration.createNewUser}"/>
                 <h:outputText value="#{registration.operationMessage}"/>
             </h:panelGrid>
         </f:ajax>