🔐 Spring Security Basics - Learning Project

A beginner-friendly Spring Boot application exploring Spring Security concepts and authentication mechanisms.

📚 What I'm Learning

This project helps me understand:

• Spring Security configuration
• Database authentication with MySQL
• Password encryption using BCrypt
• REST API security
• JWT token concepts (work in progress)

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Java 17
• Spring Boot 3.x
• Spring Security
• MySQL Database
• Maven

🚀 Current Features

• ✅ User registration and login
• ✅ Password encryption with BCrypt
• ✅ Database-driven authentication
• ✅ Protected REST endpoints
• ⏳ JWT implementation (learning phase)

📋 API Endpoints

POST /register - Create new user
POST /login    - User login  
GET  /api      - Protected hello endpoint
GET  /student  - Protected student data

🔧 Setup & Run

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/pratham5816/Spring-Security-Basics.git

2. Configure MySQL database in application.properties

3. Run the application

   ./mvnw spring-boot:run

📝 Learning Notes

• Started with basic HTTP authentication
• Exploring JWT for stateless authentication
• Understanding Spring Security filter chain
• Learning password hashing best practices

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This is a learning project as I explore backend security concepts. Feedback and suggestions are welcome!