Author: nerdhutblog

In this part of the series we’ll look at the most complex part of the project: Generating, reading, and validating JWT tokens. Our backend server will issue a token and return it to a requesting user. When a user tries to access a restricted resource, the token gets validated and, if the user is permitted, the resource can be accessed.

Continue reading How to implement JWT authentication in Spring Security and Angular – Part 3

In this part of the series we’ll make sure that Spring Security restricts access to certain resources and uses our custom bearer token authorization method to allow authenticated users to access resources.

Continue reading How to implement JWT authentication in Spring Security and Angular – Part 2

I recently had to implement a bearer token authentication mechanism in a Spring backend and an Angular frontend. I wasn’t surprised to see that there are already a lot of tutorials around, however, I was shocked by how poorly most of them are written and how bad some solutions were. Now, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I want to claim that my solution is the state-of-the art single way to go. However, this has worked for me and I think it’s much easier to understand and follow than other guides. Additionally, there are a few things that almost all tutorials get wrong and I’ll try to address these as well.

Continue reading How to implement JWT authentication in Spring Security and Angular – Part 1