Spring Security for Java Backend Developers

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Master Spring Security 6 and learn how to safeguard web applications with authentication, authorization, and role-based access control mechanisms.
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The growing importance of information security in today's world requires adequate technologies that enable you to prevent malicious attacks on sensitive data. This course includes projects that will teach you how to authenticate users through login and password, JWT and OAuth, as well as manage access control using a role-based approach. You will get acquainted with Spring Security 6 — a customizable and powerful enterprise-level application security framework.

In this course, you will:

  • create Spring applications;
  • upgrade your programming skills in the Java language
  • apply authentication, authorization, and other Spring Security technologies;
  • improve your knowledge of modern database technology;
  • use various development tools;
  • acquire essential backend developer skills.
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Master advanced engineering concepts through ambitious projects. Each project deepens your expertise and transforms you from an experienced engineer into an exceptional one.

Account Service (Java)

Companies send out payrolls to employees using corporate mail. This solution has certain disadvantages related to security and usability. In this project, put on a robe of such an employee. As you're familiar with Java and Spring Framework, you've suggested an idea of sending payrolls to the employee's account on the corporate website. The management has approved your idea, but it will be you who will implement this project. You've decided to start by developing the API structure, then define the role model, implement the business logic, and, of course, ensure the security of the service.

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Web Quiz Engine with Java

In the Internet, you can often find sites where you need to answer some questions. It can be educational sites, sites with psychological tests, job search services, or just entertaining sites like web quests. The common thing for them is the ability to answer questions (or quizzes) and then see some results. In this project, you will create a complex web service and learn about REST API, an embedded database, security, and other technologies. If you would like to continue the project, you could develop a web or mobile client for this web service on your own. 

Recipe Management System

An urge to cook something special is too hard to resist sometimes. But what if you lost the recipe? Or your beloved grandma is too busy to answer a call and remind you of your favorite cake recipe? Let's make a program that stores all recipes in one place. Get to know the backend development and use Spring Boot to complete this project. Learn about JSON, REST API, Spring Boot Security, H2 database, LocalDateTime, Project Lombok, and other concepts useful for your backend career.

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Topics covered by this course

Programming languages
110 topics
Fundamentals
83 topics
Backend
60 topics
Algorithms and Data Structures
20 topics
System administration and DevOps
2 topics
Math
1 topic

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Dan Murphy avatar
Dan Murphy
2 months ago
A great course with interesting, challenging projects. The perfect next step after the "Java Backend Developer (Spring Boot)" course.
EVGENII MORGUNOV avatar
EVGENII MORGUNOV
9 months ago
I have learned how to design robust backend systems using Spring Security to protect endpoints with precise authentication and authorization controls. I overcame challenges in configuring CSRF protection and fine-tuning access rules so that only authorized users can update or delete recipes. This tr ...
Dias Zhandar avatar
Dias Zhandar
11 months ago
useful track - it might be confusing at first when just reading courses, but once you jump into projects, things get more clear. I would recommend to do project and study theory in parallel

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