Package org.springframework.security.core.context

Classes related to the establishment of a security context for the duration of a request (such as an HTTP or RMI invocation).

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Description

Interface Summary

SecurityContext	Interface defining the minimum security information associated with the current thread of execution.
SecurityContextHolderStrategy	A strategy for storing security context information against a thread.

Class Summary

SecurityContextHolder	Associates a given SecurityContext with the current execution thread.
SecurityContextImpl	Base implementation of SecurityContext.

Package org.springframework.security.core.context Description

Classes related to the establishment of a security context for the duration of a request (such as an HTTP or RMI invocation).

A security context is associated with the current execution thread for the duration of the request, making the authentication information it contains available throughout all the layers of an application.