Spring Boot 3.0 - JWT Authentication with Spring Security using MySQL Database

package com.ey.springboot3security.controller;

import com.ey.springboot3security.entity.AuthRequest;
import com.ey.springboot3security.entity.UserInfo;
import com.ey.springboot3security.service.JwtService;
import com.ey.springboot3security.service.UserInfoService;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UsernameNotFoundException;

import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;

@RestController
@RequestMapping("/auth")
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class UserController {

    private UserInfoService service;

    private JwtService jwtService;

    private AuthenticationManager authenticationManager;

    @GetMapping("/welcome")
    public String welcome() {
        return "Welcome this endpoint is not secure";
    }

    @PostMapping("/addNewUser")
    public String addNewUser(@RequestBody UserInfo userInfo) {
        return service.addUser(userInfo);
    }

    // Removed the role checks here as they are already managed in SecurityConfig

    @PostMapping("/generateToken")
    public String authenticateAndGetToken(@RequestBody AuthRequest authRequest) {
        Authentication authentication = authenticationManager.authenticate(
            new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(authRequest.getUsername(), authRequest.getPassword())
        );
        if (authentication.isAuthenticated()) {
            return jwtService.generateToken(authRequest.getUsername());
        } else {
            throw new UsernameNotFoundException("Invalid user request!");
        }
    }
}

package com.ey.springboot3security.config;

import com.ey.springboot3security.filter.JwtAuthFilter;
import com.ey.springboot3security.service.UserInfoDetails;

import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationProvider;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.dao.DaoAuthenticationProvider;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.configuration.AuthenticationConfiguration;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.EnableMethodSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.http.SessionCreationPolicy;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetailsService;
import org.springframework.security.crypto.bcrypt.BCryptPasswordEncoder;
import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;
import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter;

@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
public class SecurityConfig {

    private final JwtAuthFilter jwtAuthFilter;
    private final UserDetailsService userDetailsService;

    // Constructor injection for required dependencies
    public SecurityConfig(JwtAuthFilter jwtAuthFilter, 
                     UserDetailsService userDetailsService) {
    this.jwtAuthFilter = jwtAuthFilter;
    this.userDetailsService = userDetailsService;
}
    /* 
     * Main security configuration
     * Defines endpoint access rules and JWT filter setup
     */
    @Bean
    public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        http
            // Disable CSRF (not needed for stateless JWT)
            .csrf(csrf -> csrf.disable())

            // Configure endpoint authorization
            .authorizeHttpRequests(auth -> auth
                // Public endpoints
                .requestMatchers("/auth/welcome", "/auth/addNewUser", "/auth/generateToken").permitAll()
                
                // Role-based endpoints
                .requestMatchers("/auth/user/**").hasAuthority("ROLE_USER")
                .requestMatchers("/auth/admin/**").hasAuthority("ROLE_ADMIN")
                
                // All other endpoints require authentication
                .anyRequest().authenticated()
            )

            // Stateless session (required for JWT)
            .sessionManagement(sess -> sess.sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS))
            
            // Set custom authentication provider
            .authenticationProvider(authenticationProvider())
            
            // Add JWT filter before Spring Security's default filter
            .addFilterBefore(jwtAuthFilter, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.class);

        return http.build();
    }

    /* 
     * Password encoder bean (uses BCrypt hashing)
     * Critical for secure password storage
     */
    @Bean
    public PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder() {
        return new BCryptPasswordEncoder();
    }

    /* 
     * Authentication provider configuration
     * Links UserDetailsService and PasswordEncoder
     */
    @Bean
    public AuthenticationProvider authenticationProvider() {
        DaoAuthenticationProvider provider = new DaoAuthenticationProvider();
        provider.setUserDetailsService(userDetailsService);
        provider.setPasswordEncoder(passwordEncoder());
        return provider;
    }

    /* 
     * Authentication manager bean
     * Required for programmatic authentication (e.g., in /generateToken)
     */
    @Bean
    public AuthenticationManager authenticationManager(AuthenticationConfiguration config) throws Exception {
        return config.getAuthenticationManager();
    }
}

package com.ey.springboot3security.entity;

import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
import jakarta.persistence.GenerationType;
import jakarta.persistence.Id;
import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
import lombok.Data;
import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;

@Entity
@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
@NoArgsConstructor
public class UserInfo {

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    private int id;
    private String name;
    private String email;
    private String password;
    private String roles;
}

package com.ey.springboot3security.entity;

import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
import lombok.Data;
import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
@NoArgsConstructor
public class AuthRequest {

    private String username;
    private String password;
}

package com.ey.springboot3security.filter;

import com.ey.springboot3security.service.UserInfoDetails;
import com.ey.springboot3security.service.JwtService;

import jakarta.servlet.FilterChain;
import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.WebAuthenticationDetailsSource;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;

import java.io.IOException;

@Component
public class JwtAuthFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {

    private final UserDetailsService userDetailsService;
    private final JwtService jwtService;

    @Autowired
    public JwtAuthFilter(UserDetailsService userDetailsService, JwtService jwtService) {
        this.userDetailsService = userDetailsService;
        this.jwtService = jwtService;
    }

    @Override
    protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain filterChain) throws ServletException, IOException {
        String authHeader = request.getHeader("Authorization");
        String token = null;
        String username = null;

        if (authHeader != null && authHeader.startsWith("Bearer ")) {
            token = authHeader.substring(7);
            username = jwtService.extractUsername(token);
        }

        if (username != null && SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication() == null) {
            UserDetails userDetails = userDetailsService.loadUserByUsername(username);
            if (jwtService.validateToken(token, userDetails)) {
                UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken authToken = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(
                        userDetails,
                        null,
                        userDetails.getAuthorities());
                authToken.setDetails(new WebAuthenticationDetailsSource().buildDetails(request));
                SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(authToken);
            }
        }
        filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
    }
}

package com.ey.springboot3security.repository;

import com.ey.springboot3security.entity.UserInfo;

import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;

import java.util.Optional;

@Repository
public interface UserInfoRepository extends JpaRepository<UserInfo, Integer> {
    Optional<UserInfo> findByEmail(String email); // Use 'email' if that is the correct field for login
}

package com.ey.springboot3security.service;

import io.jsonwebtoken.Claims;
import io.jsonwebtoken.Jwts;
import io.jsonwebtoken.SignatureAlgorithm;
import io.jsonwebtoken.io.Decoders;
import io.jsonwebtoken.security.Keys;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import java.security.Key;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.function.Function;

@Component
public class JwtService {

    public static final String SECRET = "5367566859703373367639792F423F452848284D6251655468576D5A71347437";

    public String generateToken(String email) { // Use email as username
        Map<String, Object> claims = new HashMap<>();
        return createToken(claims, email);
    }

    private String createToken(Map<String, Object> claims, String email) {
        return Jwts.builder()
                .setClaims(claims)
                .setSubject(email)
                .setIssuedAt(new Date())
                .setExpiration(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 1000 * 60 * 30))
                .signWith(getSignKey(), SignatureAlgorithm.HS256)
                .compact();
    }

    private Key getSignKey() {
        byte[] keyBytes = Decoders.BASE64.decode(SECRET);
        return Keys.hmacShaKeyFor(keyBytes);
    }

    public String extractUsername(String token) {
        return extractClaim(token, Claims::getSubject);
    }

    public Date extractExpiration(String token) {
        return extractClaim(token, Claims::getExpiration);
    }

    public <T> T extractClaim(String token, Function<Claims, T> claimsResolver) {
        final Claims claims = extractAllClaims(token);
        return claimsResolver.apply(claims);
    }

    private Claims extractAllClaims(String token) {
        return Jwts.parserBuilder()
                .setSigningKey(getSignKey())
                .build()
                .parseClaimsJws(token)
                .getBody();
    }

    private Boolean isTokenExpired(String token) {
        return extractExpiration(token).before(new Date());
    }

    public Boolean validateToken(String token, UserDetails userDetails) {
        final String username = extractUsername(token);
        return (username.equals(userDetails.getUsername()) && !isTokenExpired(token));
    }
}

package com.ey.springboot3security.service;

import com.ey.springboot3security.entity.UserInfo;

import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
import org.springframework.security.core.authority.SimpleGrantedAuthority;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class UserInfoDetails implements UserDetails {

    private String username; // Changed from 'name' to 'email' for clarity
    private String password;
    private List<GrantedAuthority> authorities;

    public UserInfoDetails(UserInfo userInfo) {
        this.username = userInfo.getEmail(); // Use email as username
        this.password = userInfo.getPassword();
        this.authorities = List.of(userInfo.getRoles().split(","))
                .stream()
                .map(SimpleGrantedAuthority::new)
                .collect(Collectors.toList());
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> getAuthorities() {
        return authorities;
    }

    @Override
    public String getUsername() {
        return username;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isAccountNonExpired() {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isAccountNonLocked() {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isCredentialsNonExpired() {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isEnabled() {
        return true;
    }
}

package com.ey.springboot3security.service;

import com.ey.springboot3security.entity.UserInfo;
import com.ey.springboot3security.repository.UserInfoRepository;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.User;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UsernameNotFoundException;
import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import java.util.Optional;

@Service
public class UserInfoService implements UserDetailsService {

    private final UserInfoRepository repository;
    private final PasswordEncoder encoder;

    @Autowired
    public UserInfoService(UserInfoRepository repository, PasswordEncoder encoder) {
        this.repository = repository;
        this.encoder = encoder;
    }

    // Method to load user details by username (email)
    @Override
    public UserDetails loadUserByUsername(String username) throws UsernameNotFoundException {
        // Fetch user from the database by email (username)
        Optional<UserInfo> userInfo = repository.findByEmail(username);
        
        if (userInfo.isEmpty()) {
            throw new UsernameNotFoundException("User not found with email: " + username);
        }
        
        // Convert UserInfo to UserDetails (UserInfoDetails)
        UserInfo user = userInfo.get();
        return new User(user.getEmail(), user.getPassword(), user.getRoles());
    }

    // Add any additional methods for registering or managing users
    public String addUser(UserInfo userInfo) {
        // Encrypt password before saving
        userInfo.setPassword(encoder.encode(userInfo.getPassword())); 
        repository.save(userInfo);
        return "User added successfully!";
    }
}