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Developer ToolsAlternative to KeycloakAlternative to Apache ShiroAlternative to Auth0

Spring Security

Enterprise-grade authentication and access-control framework for Spring applications.

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LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub stars8.5k
Last commit6 days ago
Tags5 topics
Enterprise Access ControlSpring Security CoreJava Oauth2 SamlSecuritySpring Boot Security
Overview

Why consider Spring Security?

Spring Security is an open-source authentication, authorization, and access-control framework written in Java by VMware/Spring. Spring Security secures enterprise Java backends against CSRF, session fixation, and clickjacking while providing seamless OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, and LDAP integrations.

Guided learning

Learn Spring Security by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Spring Security

Spring Security enforces granular role-based access control (RBAC) and OAuth2 tokens in enterprise Java microservices.

Quickstart

xml
1<dependency>
2 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
3 <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
4</dependency>

Spring Security is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0.

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Spring Security FAQs

Spring Security is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Spring Security is listed under the Apache-2.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Spring Security is listed as an alternative to Keycloak. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.