---
name: oauth2-resource-server
description: >
Use when configuring Spring Boot as an OAuth2 resource server, validating JWTs from
an external auth provider (Keycloak, Auth0, Okta, Cognito), extracting claims, or
implementing scope-based authorization.
---
# OAuth2 Resource Server
## Dependency
```xml
org.springframework.boot
spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server
```
## Security Configuration
```java
@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
@EnableMethodSecurity
public class ResourceServerConfig {
@Bean
public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
return http
.csrf(AbstractHttpConfigurer::disable)
.sessionManagement(s -> s.sessionCreationPolicy(STATELESS))
.authorizeHttpRequests(auth -> auth
.requestMatchers("/actuator/health").permitAll()
.requestMatchers("/api/v1/admin/**").hasAuthority("SCOPE_admin")
.anyRequest().authenticated()
)
.oauth2ResourceServer(oauth2 -> oauth2
.jwt(jwt -> jwt.jwtAuthenticationConverter(jwtAuthConverter()))
)
.build();
}
@Bean
public JwtAuthenticationConverter jwtAuthConverter() {
var converter = new JwtGrantedAuthoritiesConverter();
converter.setAuthoritiesClaimName("roles"); // Keycloak uses "roles"
converter.setAuthorityPrefix("ROLE_");
var authConverter = new JwtAuthenticationConverter();
authConverter.setJwtGrantedAuthoritiesConverter(converter);
return authConverter;
}
}
```
## application.yml — Common Providers
```yaml
# Keycloak
spring:
security:
oauth2:
resourceserver:
jwt:
issuer-uri: https://keycloak.example.com/realms/my-realm
jwk-set-uri: https://keycloak.example.com/realms/my-realm/protocol/openid-connect/certs
# Auth0
spring:
security:
oauth2:
resourceserver:
jwt:
issuer-uri: https://your-domain.auth0.com/
audiences: https://your-api.example.com # custom claim validation
```
## Custom Claim Extraction
```java
@Component
public class JwtClaimExtractor {
public UUID getUserId(JwtAuthenticationToken token) {
return UUID.fromString(token.getToken().getClaimAsString("sub"));
}
public String getEmail(JwtAuthenticationToken token) {
return token.getToken().getClaimAsString("email");
}
public List getRoles(JwtAuthenticationToken token) {
// Keycloak nests roles under realm_access.roles
Map realmAccess = token.getToken().getClaimAsMap("realm_access");
if (realmAccess == null) return List.of();
return (List) realmAccess.getOrDefault("roles", List.of());
}
}
```
## Controller — Accessing Current User
```java
@RestController
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class OrderController {
@GetMapping("/api/v1/orders/my")
public ApiResponse> myOrders(
@AuthenticationPrincipal Jwt jwt // inject JWT directly
) {
UUID userId = UUID.fromString(jwt.getSubject());
return ApiResponse.ok(orderService.findByUser(userId));
}
// Or with JwtAuthenticationToken for full principal
@GetMapping("/api/v1/profile")
public ApiResponse profile(JwtAuthenticationToken token) {
return ApiResponse.ok(userService.findByEmail(
token.getToken().getClaimAsString("email")
));
}
}
```
## Method Security with Scopes
```java
@PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('SCOPE_orders:read')")
public List findAll() { ... }
@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMIN') or @orderSecurity.isOwner(#orderId, authentication)")
public Order findById(UUID orderId) { ... }
// Custom security bean
@Component("orderSecurity")
public class OrderSecurityService {
public boolean isOwner(UUID orderId, Authentication auth) {
Jwt jwt = (Jwt) auth.getPrincipal();
UUID userId = UUID.fromString(jwt.getSubject());
return orderRepository.existsByIdAndCustomerId(orderId, userId);
}
}
```
## Gotchas
- Agent uses `hasRole("ADMIN")` for scope check — scopes use `hasAuthority("SCOPE_admin")`
- Agent forgets `issuer-uri` validation — always configure to prevent token forgery
- Agent maps roles wrong for Keycloak — roles are nested under `realm_access.roles`
- Agent uses `getPrincipal()` directly — cast to `Jwt` or use `@AuthenticationPrincipal Jwt`
- Agent adds `userDetailsService` bean — not needed for resource servers (stateless JWT)