Pro Spring Security: Securing Spring Framework 5 and Boot 2-based Java Applications, 2nd Edition

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.