struts2 + ssl plugin problem

[vik ar]

I have successfully configured ssl support on my tomcat 6 sever as when I go to https://localhost:8443 I see the tomcat splash page. I downloaded the struts plugin from http://code.google.com/p/struts2-ssl-plugin/downloads/list (v1.2) and followed the guidelines on the wiki http://code.google.com/p/struts2-ssl-plugin/wiki/HowToUse. My code is as follows

index.jsp

<%@ taglib prefix="s" uri="/struts-tags" %>
<s:url id="urlSSLProtectedPage" action="User" namespace="/secured" />
<s:a href="%{urlSSLProtectedPage}">Go to an SSL protected page</s:a>

struts.xml

<package name="myPackage1" extends="ssl-default" namespace="/secured">

        <interceptors>
        <interceptor-stack name="SecureStack">
        <interceptor-ref name="secure">
            <param name="useAnnotations">false</param>
         </interceptor-ref>
         <interceptor-ref name="defaultStack"/>
        </interceptor-stack>
        </interceptors>

         <action name="User">
            <result>/jsp/Thanks.jsp</result>
        </action>

</package>

When I click on the link on index.jsp (Go to an SSL protected page) I am redirected to http://localhost:8080/ssltest/secured/User.action. Why am I not being redirected to https://localhost:8443/ssltest/secured/User.action