
Learn how to integrate Keycloak with a Spring Boot 3 app in this quick tutorial, part of the course on Keycloak integration with Spring Boot 3.
Download, install, and configure Keycloak on a local environment to explore its authentication and authorization features, then build a Spring Boot 3 app and integrate Keycloak with custom security configurations.
Download Keycloak, start the server locally, and log in with the admin/admin credentials. Support initial login and admin access in a development setup for integrating Keycloak with Spring Boot 3.
Begin on localhost 8080, navigate to create realm, and name the new realm Hogwarts, kicking off the Keycloak integration workflow for Spring Boot 3.
Configure a new client in Keycloak by creating a client with id Springboot App, enabling client authentication and authorization, and setting the root URL to localhost 9090 in Hogwarts realm.
Create new roles in the Keycloak realm by navigating to realm roles and adding a user role and an admin role.
Create two new users in Keycloak, verify their emails, set permanent passwords, and map the admin role to one user for a Spring Boot 3 integration.
Create a spring boot app using spring initializr with a maven project and starter web, import into IntelliJ, and configure a yaml application for keycloak integration at port 1990.
Test Keycloak authentication with Postman by using the password credentials grant, configuring the token endpoint, client id, and secret to generate an access token from a simulated user login.
Integrate Spring Boot 3 with Keycloak by configuring dependencies, application YAML, and security rules; map realm roles to Spring authorities with a custom converter and authorize endpoints based on roles.
Demonstrates authentication and authorization in a Spring Boot 3 project with Keycloak, exposing endpoints for everyone, users, and admins, and explaining role-based access and granted authorities.
Download, install, run Keycloak locally, then log in and create realms, clients, roles, users. Integrate Spring Boot 3 with Keycloak, adjust security, build secure endpoints, and test with Postman.
This course presents a quick and easy way to integrate Keycloak with Spring Boot 3. After completing this course, you will be able to:
download, install and configure Keycloak
create a Spring Boot 3 App from scratch
integrate Keycloak with Spring Boot 3
Bear in mind that this course presents a simple way to get started and it doesn't represent a supreme example. All the configurations and code parts serve as a simple example that will help you understand the general idea of Authentication and Authorization through Keycloak.
The course presents important parts when it comes to configuration and integration of Keycloak with Spring Boot 3. At code level, I talk in more detail only about very important parts that may be hard to understand at first. The Java code is available to you for free, as I shared my public repository that contains everything that I present to you.
IMPORTANT! There are many things that can be improved. When it comes to securing a Spring Boot App there are many mechanisms that happen behind the scenes. In order to use them in your favor it's good for you to be aware of them and to also understand them. I do not talk about these mechanisms in this tutorial.
I hope from the bottom of my heart that this course will help you!