Spring Boot Security in Practice: JWT Authentication and Authorization

By Java Pro Academy | May 5, 2025

Master the essentials of modern application security with our "Spring Boot Security in Practice: JWT Authentication and Authorization" course. This program takes a hands-on approach, guiding you through the practical implementation of JSON Web Token (JWT)-based security in Spring Boot applications. You'll learn to secure REST APIs, manage user authentication, and enforce authorization rules, gaining the critical skills to build robust and secure applications that protect against common threats.

Module 1	Introduction to Spring Boot Security concepts
Unit 1	Introduction to Spring Boot Security
Unit 2	Why Take This Spring Boot Security Course
Module 2	Setting up the project
Unit 1	Setting Up a Spring Boot Project with Custom Package Structure
Unit 2	Setting Up PostgreSQL Database Using Docker
Module 3	Creating the Core Models
Unit 1	Creating the Role Model
Unit 2	Creating User and Profile Entities in JPA with One-to-One Relationships
Unit 3	Creating User, Profile Repositories and Seeding Data
Module 4	RESTful API Response Consistency and Exception Handling
Unit 1	Creating Custom Exception Classes (InformationExistException and InformationNotFoundException)
Unit 2	Improving API Communication with Standardized Response Wrappers in Spring Boot
Unit 3	Creating Authentication Data Transfer Objects
Module 5	Creating Authentication Endpoints
Unit 1	Creating Register Endpoint with Service Method
Unit 2	Creating Login Endpoint with Service Method
Unit 3	Testing the Authentication Endpoints
Module 6	Basic Authentication Flow
Unit 1	Adding Spring Security and Enabling Securing Endpoints
Unit 2	Encoding Passwords Using BCryptPasswordEncoder
Unit 3	Implementing Custom UserDetails in Spring Security
Unit 4	Authenticating Users with Spring Security
Module 7	Implementing JWT Authentication
Unit 1	Understanding JSON Web Tokens (JWT) in Modern Application Development
Unit 2	Configuring Jwt Dependencies Correctly in a Spring Boot Application
Unit 3	Generating JWT Tokens for Logged-in Users
Unit 4	Getting the Current Logged-In User Context in Spring Security
Module 8	Securing Endpoints with Role-Based Authorization
Unit 1	Building a Secure Get My Profile Endpoint
Unit 2	Implementing Method-Level Security
Module 9	Testing JWT Secured Endpoints
Unit 1	Setting Up RestAssured for Integration Testing in Spring Boot
Unit 2	Testing REST APIs with RestAssured