SAS Spring Security Web Application

Summary

This is a simple Java Web Application using Spring 6.

Key Dependencies

• Java 17
• Spring 6.1.6
• Spring Security 6.2.4
• Tomcat Server 10

Build the Project

• After cloning the project, import it into Eclipse:
  From Eclipse, Import -> Existing Projects into Workspace -> select the directory containing the cloned project
  
• Build the project:
  From Eclipse, Project -> enable "Build Automatically" or Project -> Build Project
  

Run the Project

• In Eclipse, go to Servers tab (if not showing, click Window -> Show View -> Servers).
• Right click anywhere in the pane and click New -> Server
• Find "Tomcat 10" by using the search box, select it and click Next
• Click the button that says Download Tomcat 10, wait a few seconds until the Finish button becomes available and press it.
• RMB on the project and select "Run As" -> "Run on Servers" -> Select "localhost: Tomcat v10.0 Server at localhost" -> Make sure that your project is added to the "Configured" pane -> Finish.
  
• This will start the Tomcat server and deploy the web application on it. It will also bring up a web browser window at "localhost:8080/JavaWebAppExercise/" and return "Hello" in the browser content window.
  
• Alternatively, you can bring up a web browser yourself and go to http://localhost:8080/JavaWebAppExercise/admin or http://localhost:8080/JavaWebAppExercise/user.
  
• A logon popup screen will be displayed. Enter "user/password" for user and "admin/password" for admin user.
  
• You should see on the content window "Hello, User!" for user, "Hello, Admin!" for admin user.