diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
index 9b64930a6..e9937663a 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
@@ -429,6 +429,9 @@ class SecurityComponent extends Object {
  * @access protected
  */
 	function _requireMethod($method, $actions = array()) {
+		if (isset($actions[0]) && is_array($actions[0])) {
+			$actions = $actions[0];
+		}
 		$this->{'require' . $method} = (empty($actions)) ? array('*'): $actions;
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
index bcf0dc6f3..cc4820c4b 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
  */
 	var $__started = false;
 
-/**
- * Used to determine if request are from an Ajax request
- *
- * @var boolean
- * @access private
- */
-	var $__bare = 0;
-
 /**
  * Class constructor
  *
@@ -69,19 +61,6 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
 		}
 	}
 
-/**
- * Initializes the component, gets a reference to Controller::$param['bare'].
- *
- * @param object $controller A reference to the controller
- * @return void
- * @access public
- */
-	function initialize(&$controller) {
-		if (isset($controller->params['bare'])) {
-			$this->__bare = $controller->params['bare'];
-		}
-	}
-
 /**
  * Startup method.
  *
diff --git a/cake/libs/validation.php b/cake/libs/validation.php
index 73a90fe33..c6fde1e76 100644
--- a/cake/libs/validation.php
+++ b/cake/libs/validation.php
@@ -782,11 +782,13 @@ class Validation extends Object {
 					$_this->regex  = '/\\A\\b[0-9]{9}\\b\\z/i';
 					break;
 				case 'us':
-				default:
 					$_this->regex  = '/\\A\\b[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}\\b\\z/i';
 					break;
 			}
 		}
+		if (empty($_this->regex)) {
+			return $_this->_pass('ssn', $check, $country);
+		}
 		return $_this->_check();
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/view.php b/cake/libs/view/view.php
index 854bcc1e5..701e21044 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/view.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/view.php
@@ -686,13 +686,16 @@ class View extends Object {
 
 			for ($i = count($helpers) - 1; $i >= 0; $i--) {
 				$name = $helperNames[$i];
+				$helper =& $loadedHelpers[$helpers[$i]];
 
-				${$name} =& $loadedHelpers[$helpers[$i]];
-				$this->loaded[$helperNames[$i]] =& ${$name};
-				$this->{$helpers[$i]} =& ${$name};
+				if (!isset($___dataForView[$name])) {
+					${$name} =& $helper;
+				}
+				$this->loaded[$helperNames[$i]] =& $helper;
+				$this->{$helpers[$i]} =& $helper;
 			}
 			$this->_triggerHelpers('beforeRender');
-			unset($name, $loadedHelpers, $helpers, $i, $helperNames);
+			unset($name, $loadedHelpers, $helpers, $i, $helperNames, $helper);
 		}
 
 		extract($___dataForView, EXTR_SKIP);
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
index 5260420a8..a9c472f28 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
@@ -164,6 +164,56 @@ class CakeTestCaseTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	}
 
 /**
+ * testNumericValuesInExpectationForAssertTags
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testNumericValuesInExpectationForAssertTags() {
+		$value = 220985;
+
+		$input = '<p><strong>' . $value . '</strong></p>';
+		$pattern = array(
+			'<p',
+				'<strong',
+					$value,
+				'/strong',
+			'/p'
+		);
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Case->assertTags($input, $pattern));
+
+		$input = '<p><strong>' . $value . '</strong></p><p><strong>' . $value . '</strong></p>';
+		$pattern = array(
+			'<p',
+				'<strong',
+					$value,
+				'/strong',
+			'/p',
+			'<p',
+				'<strong',
+					$value,
+				'/strong',
+			'/p',
+		);
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Case->assertTags($input, $pattern));
+
+		$input = '<p><strong>' . $value . '</strong></p><p id="' . $value . '"><strong>' . $value . '</strong></p>';
+		$pattern = array(
+			'<p',
+				'<strong',
+					$value,
+				'/strong',
+			'/p',
+			'p' => array('id' => $value),
+				'<strong',
+					$value,
+				'/strong',
+			'/p',
+		);
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Case->assertTags($input, $pattern));
+	}
+
+ /**
  * testBadAssertTags
  *
  * @access public
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/security.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/security.test.php
index a704dd183..d0973e23b 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/security.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/security.test.php
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class SecurityComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function testRequirePostFail() {
 		$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = 'GET';
 		$this->Controller->action = 'posted';
-		$this->Controller->Security->requirePost('posted');
+		$this->Controller->Security->requirePost(array('posted'));
 		$this->Controller->Security->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Controller->failed);
 	}
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class SecurityComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$_SERVER['HTTPS'] = 'off';
 		$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = 'POST';
 		$this->Controller->action = 'posted';
-		$this->Controller->Security->requireSecure('posted');
+		$this->Controller->Security->requireSecure(array('posted'));
 		$this->Controller->Security->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Controller->failed);
 	}
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class SecurityComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = 'AUTH';
 		$this->Controller->action = 'posted';
 		$this->Controller->data = array('username' => 'willy', 'password' => 'somePass');
-		$this->Controller->Security->requireAuth('posted');
+		$this->Controller->Security->requireAuth(array('posted'));
 		$this->Controller->Security->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Controller->failed);
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class SecurityComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function testRequireGetFail() {
 		$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = 'POST';
 		$this->Controller->action = 'getted';
-		$this->Controller->Security->requireGet('getted');
+		$this->Controller->Security->requireGet(array('getted'));
 		$this->Controller->Security->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Controller->failed);
 	}
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class SecurityComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		$this->Controller->action = 'posted';
 		$this->Controller->Security->requireLogin(
-			'posted',
+			array('posted'),
 			array('type' => 'basic', 'users' => array('admin' => 'password'))
 		);
 		$_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] = 'admin2';
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ DIGEST;
 	function testRequirePutFail() {
 		$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = 'POST';
 		$this->Controller->action = 'putted';
-		$this->Controller->Security->requirePut('putted');
+		$this->Controller->Security->requirePut(array('putted'));
 		$this->Controller->Security->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Controller->failed);
 	}
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ DIGEST;
 	function testRequireDeleteFail() {
 		$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = 'POST';
 		$this->Controller->action = 'deleted';
-		$this->Controller->Security->requireDelete('deleted');
+		$this->Controller->Security->requireDelete(array('deleted', 'other_method'));
 		$this->Controller->Security->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Controller->failed);
 	}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/session.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/session.test.php
index ce33e280d..445e8fd03 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/session.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/session.test.php
@@ -136,26 +136,6 @@ class SessionComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 	}
 
-/**
- * testSessionInitialize method
- *
- * @access public
- * @return void
- */
-	function testSessionInitialize() {
-		$Session =& new SessionComponent();
-
-		$this->assertEqual($Session->__bare, 0);
-
-		$Session->initialize(new SessionTestController());
-		$this->assertEqual($Session->__bare, 0);
-
-		$sessionController =& new SessionTestController();
-		$sessionController->params['bare'] = 1;
-		$Session->initialize($sessionController);
-		$this->assertEqual($Session->__bare, 1);
-	}
-
 /**
  * testSessionActivate method
  *
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
index 5e76b9b76..f1af0ce8b 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ class TestNlValidation {
 	function postal($check) {
 		return true;
 	}
+/**
+ * ssn function for testing ssn pass through
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function ssn($check) {
+		return true;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
- * TestNlValidation class
+ * TestDeValidation class
  *
  * Used to test pass through of Validation
  *
@@ -2041,9 +2049,10 @@ class ValidationTest extends CakeTestCase {
  *
  * @return void
  */
-	function testPhoneAndPostalPass() {
+	function testPhonePostalSsnPass() {
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::postal('text', null, 'testNl'));
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::phone('text', null, 'testDe'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::ssn('text', null, 'testNl'));
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/view.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/view.test.php
index 6f52101f2..c0b7e99eb 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/view.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/view.test.php
@@ -719,6 +719,23 @@ class ViewTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		Configure::write('Cache.check', $_check);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test that view vars can replace the local helper variables
+ * and not overwrite the $this->Helper references
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testViewVarOverwritingLocalHelperVar() {
+		$Controller = new ViewPostsController();
+		$Controller->helpers = array('Html');
+		$Controller->set('html', 'I am some test html');
+		$View = new View($Controller);
+		$result = $View->render('helper_overwrite', false);
+
+		$this->assertPattern('/I am some test html/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/Test link/', $result);
+	}
+
 /**
  * testGetViewFileName method
  *
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
index 8e4dd0c7f..3983e84e3 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
@@ -586,6 +586,9 @@ class CakeTestCase extends UnitTestCase {
 		}
 		$i = 0;
 		foreach ($normalized as $tags) {
+			if (!is_array($tags)) {
+				$tags = (string)$tags;
+			}
 			$i++;
 			if (is_string($tags) && $tags{0} == '<') {
 				$tags = array(substr($tags, 1) => array());
diff --git a/cake/tests/test_app/views/posts/helper_overwrite.ctp b/cake/tests/test_app/views/posts/helper_overwrite.ctp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3b6928fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cake/tests/test_app/views/posts/helper_overwrite.ctp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php 
+echo $html;
+echo $this->Html->link('Test link', '#');
+?>
\ No newline at end of file