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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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				|  |  | -== Authentication Support
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				|  |  |  Spring Security provides built in support for authenticating users.
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				|  |  |  This section is dedicated to generic authentication support that applies in both Servlet and WebFlux environments.
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				|  |  |  Refer to the sections on authentication for xref:servlet/authentication/index.adoc#servlet-authentication[Servlet] and WebFlux for details on what is supported for each stack.
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