Security defaults that belong in every Spring Boot application from day one.
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Impact
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1.79xAverage score across 5 eval scenarios
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{
"context": "Tests whether the agent proactively applies comprehensive Spring Security when building a booking system with authentication. The task mentions user auth and admin roles but does not explicitly ask for security hardening measures like rate limiting, security headers, or BCrypt.",
"type": "weighted_checklist",
"checklist": [
{
"name": "SecurityFilterChain bean used",
"description": "Security is configured via a @Bean SecurityFilterChain method using lambda DSL, NOT by extending WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "CORS configured with explicit origins",
"description": "CORS is configured in SecurityFilterChain with explicit allowed origins for the Angular frontend (NOT allowedOrigins(\"*\"))",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "BCryptPasswordEncoder for passwords",
"description": "A PasswordEncoder bean (BCryptPasswordEncoder) is defined and used to hash passwords on registration and verify on login. Passwords never stored in plain text.",
"max_score": 15
},
{
"name": "CSRF disabled for stateless API",
"description": "CSRF disabled using lambda DSL for this stateless REST API",
"max_score": 6
},
{
"name": "Rate limiting on auth endpoints",
"description": "Rate limiting is applied with stricter limits on auth endpoints (login, register) to prevent brute force",
"max_score": 12
},
{
"name": "Security headers configured",
"description": "Security headers configured: frameOptions deny, content type options, HSTS",
"max_score": 8
},
{
"name": "Input validation with @Valid",
"description": "@Valid on @RequestBody parameters with validation annotations on DTOs",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Role-based access control",
"description": "Admin endpoints (/api/admin/**) are protected with role-based access via authorizeHttpRequests or @PreAuthorize",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Password not in responses",
"description": "User responses do not include the password or password hash in JSON",
"max_score": 7
},
{
"name": "Booking ownership enforcement",
"description": "DELETE /api/bookings/{id} verifies the current user owns the booking or has admin role before allowing cancellation",
"max_score": 6
},
{
"name": "Global exception handler",
"description": "Exception handler returns safe error responses without leaking stack traces",
"max_score": 6
}
]
}evals
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skills
springboot-security-basics
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