Spring Boot Security Database Authentication Example Tutorial

Ramesh Fadatare

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Jan 10, 2025

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In this Spring Boot Security tutorial, we will learn how to implement a custom login form with database authentication using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and a MySQL database. In database authentication, the user enters login credentials (username and password) in a login form and submits it. The application then validates the entered credentials with those stored in the database.

Learn everything about Spring Security: Spring Security Tutorial.

Step 1: Create a Spring Boot Project

Using Spring Initializr

Navigate to Spring Initializr: Open Spring Initializr in your browser.

Configure the Project:

• Project: Maven Project
• Language: Java
• Spring Boot: 3.2
• Group: com.rameshfadatare
• Artifact: springsecuritydatabaseauth
• Name: springsecuritydatabaseauth
• Description: Demo project for Spring Boot Security Database Authentication
• Package name: com.rameshfadatare.springsecuritydatabaseauth
• Packaging: Jar
• Java: 17

Add Dependencies:

• Spring Web
• Spring Security
• Thymeleaf
• Spring Data JPA
• MySQL Driver
• Lombok

Generate the Project: Click on the Generate button to download the project as a zip file.

Extract the Zip File: Extract the zip file to your preferred location.

Using an IDE

1. Open Your IDE: Open your preferred IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, etc.).
2. Import the Project: Import the extracted project as a Maven project.

Step 2: Add Maven Dependencies

Ensure your pom.xml contains the necessary dependencies. It should look something like this:

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>…