Spring Security in a Spring Boot application

Category : Spring Boot | Sub Category : Spring Boot | By Prasad Bonam Last updated: 2023-07-09 10:08:53 Viewed : 544

Spring Security in a Spring Boot application:

Here is an example of how to implement Spring Security in a Spring Boot application:

1. Add Spring Security Dependency: Include the Spring Security dependency in your pom.xml file:

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<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
</dependency>

2. Configuration Class: Create a configuration class that extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter and override the necessary methods to customize the security configuration:

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import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;

@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
public class SecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {

    @Override
    protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        http
            .authorizeRequests()
                .antMatchers("/public").permitAll()
                .anyRequest().authenticated()
                .and()
            .formLogin()
                .and()
            .logout();
    }
}

In this example, the configure() method is overridden to define the security rules. The authorizeRequests() method specifies which requests should be authorized, and in this case, /public is allowed for all users. The anyRequest().authenticated() ensures that any other request requires authentication. The formLogin() method configures form-based authentication, and logout() enables logout functionality.

3. User Authentication: By default, Spring Security uses an in-memory user store with auto-generated passwords. You can customize the user details and passwords by overriding the configure() method with AuthenticationManagerBuilder in the configuration class:

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import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;

@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
public class SecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {

    @Autowired
    public void configureGlobal(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
        PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder = getPasswordEncoder();
        auth
            .inMemoryAuthentication()
                .withUser("user")
                .password(passwordEncoder.encode("password"))
                .roles("USER");
    }

    private PasswordEncoder getPasswordEncoder() {
        // Return the password encoder of your choice (e.g., BCryptPasswordEncoder)
        return new PlainTextPasswordEncoder();
    }
}

In this example, the configureGlobal() method is overridden to configure an in-memory user store. You can customize this method to load user details from a database or other external sources.

4. Secure Endpoints: Secure your endpoints by applying the appropriate security configurations. For example, you can use method-level security annotations or secure specific URL patterns in the controller:

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import org.springframework.security.access.annotation.Secured;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;

@RestController
public class MyController {

    @GetMapping("/public")
    public String publicEndpoint() {
        return "Public Endpoint";
    }

    @GetMapping("/secured")
    @Secured("ROLE_USER")
    public String securedEndpoint() {
        return "Secured Endpoint";
    }
}

In this example, the /public endpoint is accessible to all users, while the /secured endpoint requires the user to have the ROLE_USER role.

This is a basic example to demonstrate the setup of Spring Security in a Spring Boot application. You can customize and extend the configuration based on your specific requirements, such as using a database-backed user store, integrating with OAuth providers, or implementing custom authentication providers.