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Build and deploy secure Spring Framework and Spring Boot-based enterprise Java applications with the Spring Security Framework. This book explores a comprehensive set of functionalities to implement industry-standard authentication and authorization mechanisms for Java applications.
Pro Spring Security, Second Edition has been updated to incorporate the changes in Spring Framework 5 and Spring Boot 2. It is an advanced tutorial and reference that guides you through the implementation of the security features for a Java web application by presenting consistent examples built from the ground up.
This book also provides you with a broader look into Spring security by including up-to-date use cases such as building a security layer for RESTful web services and Grails applications.
What You Will Learn

Explore the scope of security and how to use the Spring Security Framework
Master Spring security architecture and design
Secure the web tier in Spring
Work with alternative authentication providers
Take advantage of business objects and logic security
Extend Spring security with other frameworks and languages
Secure the service layer
Who This Book Is For Experienced Spring and Java developers with prior experience in building Spring Framework or Boot-based applications.

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1. The Scope of Security

2. Introducing Spring Security

3. Set up the scene

4. Spring Security Architecture and Design

5. Web Security

6. Configuring Alternative Authentication Providers

7. Business Objects Security with ACLs

8. Customizing and Extending Spring Security

9. Integrating Spring Security with Other Frameworks and Languages

Appendix A: References.

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