I have the following block of code:
myList.parallelStream().forEach(item -> {
//this external api call will use the current
//spring security to populate the headers with values
//that is extracted from jwt token
var response = externalApi.getFoo(item.getAttribute());
..do something..
});
The problem is, the SecurityContext does not get passed from 1 thread to another. I get null pointer when getting the Authentication principal. Is there a correct way of doing this?
One that does NOT involve setting the SecurityContextHolder's strategy to MODE_INHERITABLETHREADLOCAL? I believe this can cause security issues if there are multiple users accessing the service.
CodePudding user response:
I would simply set the authentication information to each thread. Do you find any problem with this approach?
Authentication authentication = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication();
myList.parallelStream().forEach(item -> {
SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(authentication);
var response = externalApi.getFoo(item.getAttribute());
SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(null);
..do something..
});