Authentication and Authorization Example

Team

• Devaj Mody
• Connor O'Neill

A simple Spring Boot application demonstrating basic authentication and authorization using Spring Security.

Features

• User login/logout
• Role-based access control
• In-memory user storage
• Basic web interface

Frameworks and Technologies Used

• Spring Boot 3.5.3 - Application framework
• Spring Security 6.5.1 - Authentication and authorization
• Spring Data JPA - Data persistence layer
• Thymeleaf - Template engine for web pages
• Maven - Build tool
• Java 11 - Programming language

Prerequisites

• Java 11 or higher
• Maven 3.6 or higher

How to Run the Application

1. Clone or Download the Project

Download the project files to your local machine.

2. Navigate to Project Directory

cd AuthenticationAndAuthorizationExample

3. Compile the Application

mvn clean compile

4. Run the Application

mvn spring-boot:run

5. Access the Application

Open your web browser and go to:

http://localhost:8080

The application will automatically redirect you to the login page.

Default Users

• Admin User: username=admin, password=admin
• Regular User: username=user, password=user

Application URLs

• Login Page: http://localhost:8080/login
• Dashboard: http://localhost:8080/dashboard
• Admin Panel: http://localhost:8080/admin/panel (Admin only)
• User Profile: http://localhost:8080/user/profile (User and Admin)

Stopping the Application

Press Ctrl+C in the terminal where the application is running.