Unit Testing Security and Authorization

Overview

This skill provides patterns for unit testing Spring Security authorization logic using @PreAuthorize, @Secured, @RolesAllowed, and custom permission evaluators. It covers testing role-based access control (RBAC), expression-based authorization, custom permission evaluators, and verifying access denied scenarios without full Spring Security context.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Testing @PreAuthorize and @Secured method-level security
• Testing role-based access control (RBAC)
• Testing custom permission evaluators
• Verifying access denied scenarios
• Testing authorization with authenticated principals
• Want fast authorization tests without full Spring Security context

Instructions

Follow these steps to test Spring Security authorization: