Challenge: Spring Aspect Orientated Programming (AOP)

Test your understanding of aspect-oriented programming and security in Spring Boot by implementing a security aspect that checks user authorization before sensitive operations.

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Assume you have an existing Spring Boot application for an e-commerce Ebook store. The application currently has a method to update the title of the ebook, but it lacks proper security checks. Your task is to implement a security aspect that checks user authorization before allowing the title update. Additionally, you need to authenticate the user before any action in the data layer is performed.

The currently, the EbookRepository extends the RepositoryJpa interface to perform CRUD operations. You can use the following expression to intercept its methods like save, findById, findAll, etc.

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Spring Basics

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Spring Boot

Spring JDBC

Spring Data JPA

Spring REST Fundamentals

Spring REST Advanced Operations and Error Management

Database Relationships in Spring

Spring Aspect Orientated Programming (AOP)

Configuring a Basic Enterprise Web Application

Spring MVC Fundamentals

Spring MVC Advanced Concepts

Unit Testing in Spring

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Challenge: Spring Aspect Orientated Programming (AOP)

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