Spring Security Interview Questions - Practice & Strengthen Application Security
Master Spring Security with practical interview questions. Explore authentication flows, authorization strategies, and secure application design with concise explanations.
Top Spring Security Interview Questions for Freshers and Experienced
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What is session fixation attack?
hard
securityattack
2
Explain filter ordering in Spring Security.
hard
filtersdebugging
3
What is OncePerRequestFilter?
medium
filtersimplementation
4
How to secure REST APIs in Spring Boot?
medium
restsecurity
5
What is CORS and how is it handled?
medium
corssecurity
6
Explain difference between permitAll() and authenticated().
medium
authorizationconfig
7
What is access decision manager?
hard
authorizationinternals
8
Explain custom authentication filter.
hard
filterscustom
9
How to implement custom UserDetails?
medium
usercustom
10
What is difference between hasRole and hasAuthority?
medium
rolesauthorization
11
Explain login flow in Spring Security.
hard
flowauthentication
12
What happens if authentication fails?
medium
authenticationerrors
13
How to customize error responses in Spring Security?
medium
errorscustom
14
What is logout handling in Spring Security?
medium
logoutsecurity
15
Explain stateless vs stateful security.
medium
architecturesecurity
16
What is request matcher?
medium
configsecurity
17
How to debug Spring Security issues?
hard
debugginglogs
18
What is default login form behavior?
easy
loginbasics
19
How to disable default login page?
easy
configui
20
What is authority mapping?
medium
authorizationmapping
21
Explain multi-factor authentication integration.
hard
mfasecurity
22
What is remember-me authentication?
medium
authenticationcookies
23
How to secure microservices with Spring Security?
hard
microservicessecurity
24
What are common Spring Security pitfalls?
medium
pitfallsdebugging
25
Design a secure login API using Spring Security.
medium
designapi
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