Spring Security is a widely used project to enable authentication and authorization using many different mechanisms, such as form-based logic, header-based login (Basic), and so on. But, there are more complex scenarios, such as JWT, SSO, and OAuth2, that can also be enabled using Spring Security. In this section, we will look at how to use Spring Security with OAuth2 to configure an authentication and authorization mechanism for the Tweety application.
Using Spring Security for authentication and authorization
Understanding OAuth2
OAuth2 is an authorization contract that enables applications to be secured by providing limited access to user accounts that are available an on an HTTP service. Parties involved in an OAuth2...
