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[[authentication]]
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= Authentication
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Spring Security provides comprehensive support for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authentication[authentication].
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Authentication is how we verify the identity of who is trying to access a particular resource.
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A common way to authenticate users is by requiring the user to enter a username and password.
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Once authentication is performed we know the identity and can perform authorization.
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// FIXME: Link authorization to authorization
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include::supported.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
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include::password-storage.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
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