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Global CORS Configuration with WebMvcConfigurer

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) security can be configured globally in Spring MVC by implementing the WebMvcConfigurer interface. This allows you to define which domains and HTTP methods are permitted to access your API from a browser.

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java

@Configuration
public class WebConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {
    @Override
    public void addCorsMappings(CorsRegistry registry) {
        registry.addMapping("/api/**")
            .allowedOrigins("https://trusted-app.com")
            .allowedMethods("GET", "POST", "PUT");
    }
}

spring

Breakdown

implements WebMvcConfigurer

Allows the class to customize the default Spring MVC behavior.

allowedOrigins("https://trusted-app.com")

Specifies the exact domain allowed to make cross-origin requests.

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