Authentication vs Authorization: Understanding the Difference in Spring Security
The article explains the difference between authentication and authorization in the context of Spring Security. Authentication verifies a user's identity, while authorization determines what resources a user can access. Understanding these concepts is crucial for building secure applications.
- ▪Authentication is the process of verifying a user's identity.
- ▪Authorization determines what resources a user can access after authentication.
- ▪Spring Security first verifies the user and then checks their permissions before processing a request.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3961186) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } sonali kumari shahi Posted on Jun 3 Authentication vs Authorization: Understanding the Difference in Spring Security #java #springboot #backend #springsecurity When I started learning Spring Security, I kept seeing two terms everywhere: Authentication and Authorization At first, they sounded almost the same to me. But as I learned more, I realized they answer two completely different questions.
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