What

Spring Security is a powerful framework used to secure Java-based applications. It provides comprehensive support for authentication (Verifying the identity of a user), authorization (Determining what resources a user can access) for java application.

Why

It helps in protecting user data, It also protects developer’s logic.

How to add spring security in your spring boot project

STEP 1 {Configuration}

Add the latest spring-boot-starter-security dependency in your pom.xml file. You can check the latest version from here.