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What is the use of WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter?
WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter is a convenience class that allows customization to both WebSecurity and HttpSecurity. We can extend WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter multiple times (in distinct objects) to replicate the behavior of having multiple http elements.
What is http CSRF () Disable ()?
But till now in all our examples we had disabled CSRF. CSRF stands for Cross-Site Request Forgery. It is an attack that forces an end user to execute unwanted actions on a web application in which they are currently authenticated.
Where is Spring Security used?
Spring Security is the primary choice for implementing application-level security in Spring applications. Generally, its purpose is to offer you a highly customizable way of implementing authentication, authorization, and protection against common attacks.
What is OAuth2 in Spring boot?
OAuth2 is an authorization framework that enables the application Web Security to access the resources from the client. To build an OAuth2 application, we need to focus on the Grant Type (Authorization code), Client ID and Client secret.
Is @service a bean?
@Component and @Bean do two quite different things, and shouldn’t be confused. @Component (and @Service and @Repository ) are used to auto-detect and auto-configure beans using classpath scanning. There’s an implicit one-to-one mapping between the annotated class and the bean (i.e. one bean per class).
What security headers do you need for your website?
Let’s have a look at five security headers that will give your site some much-needed protection. 1. HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Let’s say you have a website named example.com and you installed an SSL/TLS certificate and migrated from HTTP to HTTPS. This is good, right? That was rhetorical.
What are HTTP security headers and how do they protect against XSS?
These headers protect against XSS, code injection, clickjacking, etc. Let’s hash out HTTP security headers. What are HTTP Security Headers? When a user visits a site through his/her browser, the server responds with HTTP Response Headers. These headers tell the browser how to behave during communication with the site.
How do I Find my HTTP security headers?
Another quick and easy way to access your HTTP security headers, as part of your response headers, is to fire up Chrome DevTools. To run this click into the “Network” panel press Ctrl + R(Cmd + R) to refresh the page. Click into your domain’s request and you will see a section for your response headers.
What are the common security issues with HTTP?
In HTTP, clients are often privy to a large amount of personal information like: name of the user, email address, passwords, location, Encryption key, etc. We should be careful to prevent unintentional leakage of this personal information of the client via the HTTP protocol to other sources. 1. Abuse of Server Log Information