Spring Security - A Complete Guide
Web applications are susceptible to security threats and attacks, as they are accessible to anyone on the internet. There may exist some REST endpoints having restricted access to specific users. We can use Spring Security , a framework that focuses on providing both authentication and authorization to Java applications to secure such URLs. Spring security works on the following four core concepts – Authentication, Authorization, Password Storage & Servlet Filters. Authentication Authentication is the act of verifying an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user. It involves providing valid credentials to verify who you are. Authorization For a simple application, authenticating user might be enough, but let’s think about a big enterprise application. An employee may only have certain permissions to carry out specific operations The back-end product managers are allowed to work only on the products E-commerce managers can work on both customer and order inform...