How to secure REST with Spring Security
Securing web applications is an inherently complex proposition. Spring Security offers Java developers a powerful framework for addressing this need, but that power comes with a steep learning curve.This article offers a concise survey of the essential components behind securing a REST API with Spring Security. We’ll build a simple app that uses a JSON Web Token (JWT) to store the user’s information. [ Also on InfoWorld: How Kubernetes works ] JWT is fast becoming the standard approach to holding auth information because of its simplicity and compactness.To read this article in full, please click here
Securing web applications is an inherently complex proposition. Spring Security offers Java developers a powerful framework for addressing this need, but that power comes with a steep learning curve.
This article offers a concise survey of the essential components behind securing a REST API with Spring Security. We’ll build a simple app that uses a JSON Web Token (JWT) to store the user’s information.
JWT is fast becoming the standard approach to holding auth information because of its simplicity and compactness.