How to add security for spring 5 websockets

I followed the following tutorial: Using WebSocket to build an interactive web application

Everything works as described and aplication looks fine. I just have a nice controller:

@Controller
public class GreetingController {    

    @MessageMapping("/hello")
    @SendTo("/topic/greetings")
    public Greeting greeting(HelloMessage message) throws Exception {
        Thread.sleep(1000); // simulated delay
        return new Greeting("Hello, " + HtmlUtils.htmlEscape(message.getName()) + "!");
    }

}

And a bit configuration.

Now I want to add security for this simple application. I spent time to find an example but I could not find it.

Generally I’ve found the tutorial:

Preview Spring Security WebSocket Support

But looks like this example relevant for spring 4 only rather than spring 5. And I don’t understand where should I provide credentials and so on. Description is not enough detailed to apply it for my example.

One more tutorial I’ve found: Websocket Authentication and Authorization in Spring Ask

It looks more clear but I am not sure that it is the best solution for now.

Can you advise the simplest way to configure spring security for my application?

P.S. Also I’ve found not the same but familiar question How to secure websocket application [Spring boot + STOMP] but there are no answers at the moment.

UPDATE for locus2k

Now I have following configuration:

@Configuration
@EnableWebSocketMessageBroker
public class WebSocketConfig extends AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer {
    private static String[] authorities = new String[]{
            "VIEW_SCRIPT_TAB", "VIEW_CREDS_TAB"
    };

    @Override
    public void registerStompEndpoints(StompEndpointRegistry registry) {
        registry
                .addEndpoint("/gs-guide-websocket")
                .addInterceptors(new HandshakeInterceptor() {
                    @Override
                    public boolean beforeHandshake(ServerHttpRequest request, ServerHttpResponse response, WebSocketHandler wsHandler, Map<String, Object> attributes) throws Exception {
                        System.out.println("Handshake interceptor beforeHandshake");
                        return true;
                    }

                    @Override
                    public void afterHandshake(ServerHttpRequest request, ServerHttpResponse response, WebSocketHandler wsHandler, @Nullable Exception exception) {
                        System.out.println("Handshake interceptor after");
                    }
                })
                .withSockJS();
    }

    @Override
    public void configureMessageBroker(MessageBrokerRegistry registry) {
        registry.enableSimpleBroker("/topic");
        registry.setApplicationDestinationPrefixes("/app");
    }

    @Override
    protected void configureInbound(MessageSecurityMetadataSourceRegistry message) {

        message
                .nullDestMatcher().permitAll()
                .simpDestMatchers("/app/**").hasAnyAuthority(authorities)
                .simpSubscribeDestMatchers("/topic/**").permitAll()
                .anyMessage().denyAll();
    }
}

Bit when I start application I see stacktrace:

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'stompWebSocketHandlerMapping' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping]: Factory method 'stompWebSocketHandlerMapping' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'subProtocolWebSocketHandler' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.web.socket.WebSocketHandler]: Factory method 'subProtocolWebSocketHandler' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'clientInboundChannel' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.messaging.support.AbstractSubscribableChannel]: Factory method 'clientInboundChannel' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'clientInboundChannelExecutor' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor]: Factory method 'clientInboundChannelExecutor' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundChannelSecurity' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.ChannelSecurityInterceptor]: Factory method 'inboundChannelSecurity' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.MessageSecurityMetadataSource]: Factory method 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.ExpressionBasedMessageSecurityMetadataSourceFactory.createExpressionMessageMetadataSource(Ljava/util/LinkedHashMap;Lorg/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionHandler;)Lorg/springframework/security/messaging/access/intercept/MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:587) ~[spring-beans-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
    ....
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping]: Factory method 'stompWebSocketHandlerMapping' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'subProtocolWebSocketHandler' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.web.socket.WebSocketHandler]: Factory method 'subProtocolWebSocketHandler' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'clientInboundChannel' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.messaging.support.AbstractSubscribableChannel]: Factory method 'clientInboundChannel' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'clientInboundChannelExecutor' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor]: Factory method 'clientInboundChannelExecutor' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundChannelSecurity' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.ChannelSecurityInterceptor]: Factory method 'inboundChannelSecurity' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.MessageSecurityMetadataSource]: Factory method 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.ExpressionBasedMessageSecurityMetadataSourceFactory.createExpressionMessageMetadataSource(Ljava/util/LinkedHashMap;Lorg/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionHandler;)Lorg/springframework/security/messaging/access/intercept/MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
    ... 18 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'subProtocolWebSocketHandler' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.web.socket.WebSocketHandler]: Factory method 'subProtocolWebSocketHandler' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'clientInboundChannel' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.messaging.support.AbstractSubscribableChannel]: Factory method 'clientInboundChannel' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'clientInboundChannelExecutor' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor]: Factory method 'clientInboundChannelExecutor' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundChannelSecurity' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.ChannelSecurityInterceptor]: Factory method 'inboundChannelSecurity' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.MessageSecurityMetadataSource]: Factory method 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.ExpressionBasedMessageSecurityMetadataSourceFactory.createExpressionMessageMetadataSource(Ljava/util/LinkedHashMap;Lorg/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionHandler;)Lorg/springframework/security/messaging/access/intercept/MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:587) ~[spring-beans-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]    
    ... 19 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.web.socket.WebSocketHandler]: Factory method 'subProtocolWebSocketHandler' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'clientInboundChannel' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.messaging.support.AbstractSubscribableChannel]: Factory method 'clientInboundChannel' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'clientInboundChannelExecutor' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/web/socket/config/annotation/DelegatingWebSocketMessageBrokerConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor]: Factory method 'clientInboundChannelExecutor' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundChannelSecurity' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.ChannelSecurityInterceptor]: Factory method 'inboundChannelSecurity' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.MessageSecurityMetadataSource]: Factory method 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.ExpressionBasedMessageSecurityMetadataSourceFactory.createExpressionMessageMetadataSource(Ljava/util/LinkedHashMap;Lorg/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionHandler;)Lorg/springframework/security/messaging/access/intercept/MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:185) ~[spring-beans-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
    ... 41 common frames omitted
....
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.ChannelSecurityInterceptor]: Factory method 'inboundChannelSecurity' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.MessageSecurityMetadataSource]: Factory method 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.ExpressionBasedMessageSecurityMetadataSourceFactory.createExpressionMessageMetadataSource(Ljava/util/LinkedHashMap;Lorg/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionHandler;)Lorg/springframework/security/messaging/access/intercept/MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:185) ~[spring-beans-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
    ... 113 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' defined in class path resource [com/my/ws/example/ws_example/hello/WebSocketConfig.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.MessageSecurityMetadataSource]: Factory method 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.ExpressionBasedMessageSecurityMetadataSourceFactory.createExpressionMessageMetadataSource(Ljava/util/LinkedHashMap;Lorg/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionHandler;)Lorg/springframework/security/messaging/access/intercept/MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:587) ~[spring-beans-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
    ... 114 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.security.messaging.access.intercept.MessageSecurityMetadataSource]: Factory method 'inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.ExpressionBasedMessageSecurityMetadataSourceFactory.createExpressionMessageMetadataSource(Ljava/util/LinkedHashMap;Lorg/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionHandler;)Lorg/springframework/security/messaging/access/intercept/MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:185) ~[spring-beans-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
    ... 136 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.security.messaging.access.expression.ExpressionBasedMessageSecurityMetadataSourceFactory.createExpressionMessageMetadataSource(Ljava/util/LinkedHashMap;Lorg/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionHandler;)Lorg/springframework/security/messaging/access/intercept/MessageSecurityMetadataSource;
    at org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.messaging.MessageSecurityMetadataSourceRegistry.createMetadataSource(MessageSecurityMetadataSourceRegistry.java:242) ~[spring-security-config-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.socket.AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer$WebSocketMessageSecurityMetadataSourceRegistry.createMetadataSource(AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer.java:193) ~[spring-security-config-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.socket.AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer.inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource(AbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer.java:179) ~[spring-security-config-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at com.my.ws.example.ws_example.hello.WebSocketConfig$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$1ebc3c92.CGLIB$inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource$6(<generated>) ~[classes/:na]
    at com.my.ws.example.ws_example.hello.WebSocketConfig$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$1ebc3c92$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$6d713310.invoke(<generated>) ~[classes/:na]
    at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:228) ~[spring-core-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:361) ~[spring-context-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
    at com.my.ws.example.ws_example.hello.WebSocketConfig$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$1ebc3c92.inboundMessageSecurityMetadataSource(<generated>) ~[classes/:na]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:154) ~[spring-beans-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
    ... 137 common frames omitted

Answer

Provided stacktrace related with the incompatible library versions.

It works if to use correct dependencies. For example:

compile ('org.springframework.security:spring-security-messaging:5.0.4.RELEASE')
compile ('org.springframework.security:spring-security-web: 5.0.4.RELEASE')