spring-security
Spring Security JWT authentication for Spring Boot 3. Covers SecurityFilterChain, JWT filter, authentication, authorization, CORS, rate limiting, and security headers. USE WHEN: user mentions "security", "JWT", "authentication", "authorization", asks about "login", "token", "CORS", "roles", "permissions", "@PreAuthorize" DO NOT USE FOR: Spring Boot basics (use `spring-boot`), OAuth2 details (use OAuth2 skill if available), general encryption (use security-expert)
What this skill does
# Spring Security - Quick Reference
## When to Use This Skill
- Configure JWT authentication
- Role-based access control
- Method-level security
> **Deep Knowledge**: Use `mcp__documentation__fetch_docs` with technology: `spring-security` for comprehensive documentation.
## Essential Patterns
### Security Config
```java
@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
@EnableMethodSecurity
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class SecurityConfig {
private final JwtAuthenticationFilter jwtAuthFilter;
@Bean
public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
return http
.csrf(AbstractHttpConfigurer::disable)
.cors(Customizer.withDefaults())
.sessionManagement(s -> s.sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS))
.authorizeHttpRequests(auth -> auth
.requestMatchers("/api/v1/auth/**").permitAll()
.requestMatchers("/swagger-ui/**", "/v3/api-docs/**").permitAll()
.requestMatchers("/api/v1/admin/**").hasRole("ADMIN")
.anyRequest().authenticated())
.addFilterBefore(jwtAuthFilter, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.class)
.build();
}
@Bean
public PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder() {
return new BCryptPasswordEncoder();
}
}
```
### JWT Filter
```java
@Component
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class JwtAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
private final JwtService jwtService;
private final UserDetailsService userDetailsService;
@Override
protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws Exception {
String authHeader = request.getHeader("Authorization");
if (authHeader == null || !authHeader.startsWith("Bearer ")) {
chain.doFilter(request, response);
return;
}
String jwt = authHeader.substring(7);
String email = jwtService.extractUsername(jwt);
if (email != null && SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication() == null) {
UserDetails user = userDetailsService.loadUserByUsername(email);
if (jwtService.isTokenValid(jwt, user)) {
var auth = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(user, null, user.getAuthorities());
SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(auth);
}
}
chain.doFilter(request, response);
}
}
```
### Method Security
```java
@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMIN')")
@DeleteMapping("/{id}")
public void delete(@PathVariable Long id) { ... }
@PreAuthorize("#id == authentication.principal.id or hasRole('ADMIN')")
@GetMapping("/{id}/profile")
public UserProfile getProfile(@PathVariable Long id) { ... }
```
### UserDetails
```java
public class UserPrincipal implements UserDetails {
@Override
public Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> getAuthorities() {
return List.of(new SimpleGrantedAuthority("ROLE_" + role.name()));
}
}
```
## Common Annotations
| Annotation | Usage |
|------------|-------|
| `@PreAuthorize` | Check before method execution |
| `hasRole('X')` | Requires role |
| `hasAnyRole` | Any of the roles |
## Anti-Patterns to Avoid
- Do not disable CSRF without stateless
- Do not forget CORS for frontend
- Do not hardcode JWT secret
## Production Readiness
### JWT Service
```java
@Service
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class JwtService {
@Value("${security.jwt.secret-key}")
private String secretKey;
@Value("${security.jwt.expiration}")
private long jwtExpiration;
@Value("${security.jwt.refresh-expiration}")
private long refreshExpiration;
public String generateToken(UserDetails userDetails) {
return buildToken(userDetails, jwtExpiration);
}
public String generateRefreshToken(UserDetails userDetails) {
return buildToken(userDetails, refreshExpiration);
}
private String buildToken(UserDetails userDetails, long expiration) {
return Jwts.builder()
.setSubject(userDetails.getUsername())
.claim("roles", userDetails.getAuthorities().stream()
.map(GrantedAuthority::getAuthority)
.toList())
.setIssuedAt(new Date())
.setExpiration(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + expiration))
.signWith(getSigningKey(), SignatureAlgorithm.HS256)
.compact();
}
public boolean isTokenValid(String token, UserDetails userDetails) {
try {
final String username = extractUsername(token);
return username.equals(userDetails.getUsername()) && !isTokenExpired(token);
} catch (ExpiredJwtException | MalformedJwtException e) {
return false;
}
}
private SecretKey getSigningKey() {
byte[] keyBytes = Decoders.BASE64.decode(secretKey);
return Keys.hmacShaKeyFor(keyBytes);
}
}
```
### CORS Configuration
```java
@Configuration
public class CorsConfig {
@Bean
public CorsFilter corsFilter() {
UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource source = new UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource();
CorsConfiguration config = new CorsConfiguration();
config.setAllowCredentials(true);
config.setAllowedOrigins(List.of(
"https://yourdomain.com",
"https://app.yourdomain.com"
));
config.setAllowedMethods(List.of("GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"));
config.setAllowedHeaders(List.of("*"));
config.setExposedHeaders(List.of("Authorization"));
config.setMaxAge(3600L);
source.registerCorsConfiguration("/**", config);
return new CorsFilter(source);
}
}
```
### Rate Limiting
```java
@Component
public class RateLimitingFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
private final Cache<String, AtomicInteger> requestCounts = Caffeine.newBuilder()
.expireAfterWrite(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
.build();
@Override
protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws Exception {
String clientIP = getClientIP(request);
AtomicInteger count = requestCounts.get(clientIP, k -> new AtomicInteger(0));
if (count.incrementAndGet() > 100) {
response.setStatus(HttpStatus.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS.value());
response.getWriter().write("{\"error\": \"Rate limit exceeded\"}");
return;
}
chain.doFilter(request, response);
}
private String getClientIP(HttpServletRequest request) {
String xForwardedFor = request.getHeader("X-Forwarded-For");
if (xForwardedFor != null && !xForwardedFor.isEmpty()) {
return xForwardedFor.split(",")[0].trim();
}
return request.getRemoteAddr();
}
}
```
### Security Headers
```java
@Bean
public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
return http
// ... existing config
.headers(headers -> headers
.contentSecurityPolicy(csp -> csp
.policyDirectives("default-src 'self'; frame-ancestors 'none'"))
.frameOptions(frame -> frame.deny())
.xssProtection(xss -> xss.block(true))
.contentTypeOptions(Customizer.withDefaults())
.referrerPolicy(referrer -> referrer
.policy(ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter.ReferrerPolicy.STRICT_ORIGIN_WHEN_CROSS_ORIGIN)))
.build();
}
```
### Security Testing
```java
@WebMvcTest(UserController.class)
@Import(SecurityConfig.class)
class UserControllerSecurityTest {
@Autowired
private MockMvc mockMvc;
@MockBean
private UserService userService;
@Test
void unauthenticated_shouldReturn401() throws Exception {
mockMvc.perform(get("/api/v1/users"))
.andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
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