JWT Authentication API with Spring Boot

A secure REST API implementation using Spring Boot and JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication.

Features

• JWT-based authentication
• MySQL database integration
• Spring Security implementation
• RESTful API endpoints
• User registration and authentication
• Secure password handling

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• Maven
• MySQL Server (running on port 3307)

Configuration

The application requires the following environment setup:

1. MySQL database running on port 3307
2. Database name: taskdb
3. Default credentials:
   • Username: root
   • Password: secret

You can modify these settings in src/main/resources/application.properties.

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

mvn install

Running the Application

To start the application:

mvn spring-boot:run

The server will start on port 8005.

Security Configuration

• JWT secret key is configured in application.properties
• Token expiration time is set to 1 hour (3600000 milliseconds)
• Hibernate is configured to automatically update the database schema

API Endpoints

The API provides the following endpoints:

• /api/auth/register - Register a new user
• /api/auth/login - Authenticate and get JWT token
• /api/test/** - Protected endpoints requiring authentication

Development

This project uses:

• Spring Boot 3.4.5
• Spring Security
• Spring Data JPA
• MySQL Connector
• JJWT for JWT implementation

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.