Securing REST Endpoints

APIs are gateways to your application's data and functionality. Without proper security, anyone could access, modify, or delete sensitive information.

This lesson will show you how Spring Security helps protect your REST APIs from unauthorized access, ensuring only legitimate users can interact with your services.

Spring Security is a powerful and highly customizable framework for authentication and access control. For REST APIs, it acts like a bouncer, checking credentials before allowing requests to reach your endpoints.

• It handles user authentication (who you are).
• It manages authorization (what you can do).
• It protects against common web vulnerabilities.