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5. Spring Security

Marten Deinum1  , Daniel Rubio2 and Josh Long3
(1)
Meppel, Drenthe, The Netherlands
(2)
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
(3)
Canyon Country, CA, USA
 

In this chapter, you will learn how to secure applications using the Spring Security framework. Spring Security was initially known as Acegi Security, but its name has been changed since joining with the Spring Portfolio projects. Spring Security can be used to secure any Java application, but it’s mostly used for web-based applications. Web applications, especially those that can be accessed through the Internet, are vulnerable ...

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