What problem does it solve?
This Skill solves the common problem of Spring Boot services having critical security vulnerabilities from misconfigured authentication, unvalidated user inputs, exposed secrets, and missing security guardrails, which can lead to data breaches, unauthorized access, and compliance failures.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Authentication & Authorization Setup: Provides implementation patterns for secure JWT, OAuth2, and session-based authentication, plus role-based and attribute-based access control with deny-by-default defaults.
- Input & Data Protection: Guides implementation of Bean Validation, SQL injection prevention, password hashing, CSRF configuration, and security header setup.
- Use Case: For example, when building a new customer-facing REST API, use this Skill to correctly configure JWT auth, validate all incoming request DTOs, set strict CORS policies, externalize database credentials, and run dependency CVE scans to avoid common OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
Quick Start
Use the springboot-security skill to review the security configuration of your new Spring Boot customer API and implement JWT authentication, input validation, and externalized secret management.