Guide Details Secure End-to-End Auth Flow for React and Spring Boot Apps
A technical guide published on DEV Community outlines a complete authentication system combining React on the frontend with a Spring Boot backend. The flow covers login, JWT issuance, secure token storage, protected routing, token refresh, and logout. JWTs are stored in httpOnly, secure cookies rather than localStorage to reduce exposure to cross-site scripting attacks. Because cookies are used, CSRF protection is implemented via Spring Security's double-submit cookie pattern using CookieCsrfTokenRepository. Short-lived access tokens paired with refresh tokens are recommended to limit the window of exposure if credentials are compromised.
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