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5/12/2026
Spring Boot JWT auth needs

Spring Boot JWT auth needs

Original: Spring Boot JWT Authentication: The Complete Setup Most Tutorials Get Wrong

Short summary

Production JWT auth in Spring Boot requires refresh token rotation in HttpOnly cookies, revocation tracking, and replay-attack detection via the OAuth 2.0 token family pattern—security gaps most tutorials ignore.

  • Separate access tokens (15 min, in-memory) from refresh tokens (7 days, HttpOnly cookie)
  • Implement refresh token rotation and revocation to detect token reuse attacks
  • Use the OAuth 2.0 token family pattern: if old token is reused, revoke all tokens for that user

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