Master Java Web Services and REST API with Spring Boot- Step 28 - Implementing Basic Authentication with Spring Security

The video tutorial covers various authentication methods for securing RESTful web services, focusing on basic authentication. It explains how to implement basic authentication using Spring Boot, including configuring the necessary dependencies and testing the setup. The tutorial also demonstrates how to customize the default username and password to prevent frequent changes, ensuring a more stable authentication process.

What is a key characteristic of basic authentication in RESTful web services?

• It uses token-based authentication.

• It requires a user ID and password with each request.

• It encrypts the password before sending.

• It does not require any credentials.

Which dependency is added to a Spring Boot project to enable basic authentication?

• Spring Boot Starter Test

• Spring Boot Starter Web

• Spring Boot Starter Security

• Spring Boot Starter Data JPA

What must be done after adding a new dependency for basic authentication in a Spring Boot application?

• Delete the old password

• Reinstall the application

• Clear the cache

• Restart the server

What is the default username used in Spring Boot's basic authentication?

• user

• root

• admin

• guest

How can you prevent the default security password from changing every time the server restarts?

• By disabling security

• By not restarting the server

• By using a different server

• By configuring a fixed password in application properties