Spring Boot Authentication

This repository contains a simple Spring Boot application that demonstrates user authentication and authorization using Spring Security. It provides a RESTful API for user registration and login, utilizing JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for secure token-based authentication.

Features

• User registration with password hashing
• User login with JWT token generation
• Role-based access control
• Secure API endpoints
• In-memory database for demonstration purposes

Technologies Used

• Spring Boot: Framework for building Java applications.
• Spring Security: Provides authentication and authorization.
• JWT: For secure token-based authentication.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Java 11 or higher
• Maven

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/asiripr/spring-boot-auth.git
cd spring-boot-auth

Build the Application

Run the following command to build the application:

mvn clean install

Run the Application

You can run the application using:

mvn spring-boot:run

The application will start on http://localhost:8080.

API Endpoints

User Registration

• POST /api/auth/register
  • Request Body:

    {
      "username": "exampleUser",
      "password": "examplePassword"
    }

User Login

• POST /api/auth/login
  • Request Body:

    {
      "username": "exampleUser",
      "password": "examplePassword"
    }

  • Response:

    {
      "token": "your_jwt_token"
    }