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SEC-2695: MethodSecurityInterceptor should be able to resolve Authentication from arguments

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Description

Rob Winch (Migrated from SEC-2695) said:

Reactor should not be accessing thread locals. Instead, we should allow resolving the Authentication from arguments.

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Research direction

Start at MethodSecurityInterceptor and trace how Reactor currently accesses thread locals for Authentication. Define how Authentication should be resolved from method arguments, then verify that the interceptor no longer relies on thread-local access for this path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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