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SEC-2902: "Missing" class: obtain pre-auth roles from request headers

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Description

Jeff Jensen (Migrated from SEC-2902) said:

I recently configured pre-auth with request headers only for both user id and roles. I did not find an example of this situation and all examples I found either did not load roles or roles were not loaded from request headers.

While Spring has a generic class for obtaining the user id from headers, I also did not find a generic class for obtaining the roles from headers.

Attached is a simple generic class for obtaining roles from request headers that Spring should have to complete the pair: PreAuthenticatedGrantedAuthoritiesWebAuthenticationDetailsSource

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Start by reviewing Spring's existing generic class for obtaining the user ID from request headers and the referenced PreAuthenticatedGrantedAuthoritiesWebAuthenticationDetailsSource class. Confirm how pre-authenticated roles should be obtained from headers, then provide a generic roles source and an example showing the user ID and roles configured together.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
authentication, authorization, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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