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Security with Spring Security and JWT

David Kumar Jan 2026
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package com.example.demo.config;

import com.example.demo.security.JwtAuthenticationFilter;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.configuration.AuthenticationConfiguration;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.EnableMethodSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.http.SessionCreationPolicy;
import org.springframework.security.crypto.bcrypt.BCryptPasswordEncoder;
import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;
import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter;

@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
@EnableMethodSecurity
public class SecurityConfig {

    private final JwtAuthenticationFilter jwtAuthFilter;

    public SecurityConfig(JwtAuthenticationFilter jwtAuthFilter) {
        this.jwtAuthFilter = jwtAuthFilter;
    }

    @Bean
    public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        http
            .csrf().disable()
            .authorizeHttpRequests(auth -> auth
                .requestMatchers("/api/auth/**", "/api/public/**").permitAll()
                .requestMatchers("/api/admin/**").hasRole("ADMIN")
                .anyRequest().authenticated()
            )
            .sessionManagement()
                .sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS)
            .and()
            .addFilterBefore(jwtAuthFilter, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.class);

        return http.build();
    }

    @Bean
    public PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder() {
        return new BCryptPasswordEncoder();
    }

    @Bean
    public AuthenticationManager authenticationManager(
        AuthenticationConfiguration config
    ) throws Exception {
        return config.getAuthenticationManager();
    }
}
3 files · java Explain with highlit

Spring Security secures applications with authentication and authorization. I configure security with SecurityFilterChain bean defining protected and public endpoints. JWT (JSON Web Tokens) provides stateless authentication—tokens contain user claims and are validated on each request. OncePerRequestFilter intercepts requests to extract and validate JWTs. UserDetailsService loads user data for authentication. Password encoding uses BCrypt. Method security with @PreAuthorize and @Secured restricts access based on roles. CORS configuration allows cross-origin requests. CSRF protection prevents cross-site attacks. OAuth2 integration enables social login. Security context holds authenticated user info accessible via SecurityContextHolder. This layered security ensures robust protection while maintaining flexibility.


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