Spring security REST API custom JWT authentication

Question

I am trying to create an API with JWT authentication with Spring security.

Because it's an API I don't need all login/logout functionality from Spring security. I just need the part where Spring Security determines the current user.

So my question is, where can I set the current user for each request?

Udara S.S Liyanage · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-04 06:53:14Z

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You can add Principal to your methods in your REST controllers. The Principal contains the all the details of the API client identified by the token. It includes client name, token details such as roles, scopes, and etc...

    import java.security.Principal;

   @GetMapping(value = "/hello")
   public String whoAmI(Principal principal)  {
      return principal.getName();
   }

answered Sep 4, 2018 at 6:53

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