Spring-Security

Spring Boot application for user registration and login with email verification, built using Java, Spring Data JPA, Thymeleaf, Spring Security and Maven.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Backend Components
• Dependencies
• Setup Instructions
• License

Introduction

This project is a Spring Boot application designed for user registration and login with email verification. It leverages various Spring components to provide a secure and robust authentication system.

Features

• User Registration
• Email Verification
• User Login
• Password Encryption
• Role-Based Access Control

Backend Components

Spring Boot

Spring Boot simplifies the development of production-ready applications by providing a set of conventions and tools.

Spring Data JPA

Spring Data JPA provides easy integration with JPA-based data stores, allowing for seamless database interactions.

Thymeleaf

Thymeleaf is a modern server-side Java template engine for web and standalone environments.

Spring Security

Spring Security is a powerful and customizable authentication and access control framework for Java applications. Key features used in this project include:

• Authentication: Verifying user identity.
• Authorization: Granting access to resources based on roles.
• Password Encoding: Securely storing user passwords.
• Email Verification: Ensuring users verify their email addresses before accessing certain features.

Maven

Maven is used for project build and dependency management.

Dependencies

• Spring Boot Starter Web: For building web applications.
• Spring Boot Starter Data JPA: For database interactions.
• Spring Boot Starter Thymeleaf: For server-side rendering.
• Spring Boot Starter Security: For implementing security features.
• Spring Boot Starter Mail: For sending verification emails.
• My SQL Database: Database for development and testing.
• Lombok: To reduce boilerplate code.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/NotAScratch/Spring-Security.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Spring-Security

3. Build the project using Maven:

   mvn clean install

4. Run the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

5. Access the application at http://localhost:8080.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.