package com.baeldung.security; import java.io.IOException; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse; import org.springframework.security.core.AuthenticationException; import org.springframework.security.web.AuthenticationEntryPoint; import org.springframework.stereotype.Component; /** * The Entry Point will not redirect to any sort of Login - it will return the 401 */ @Component public final class RestAuthenticationEntryPoint implements AuthenticationEntryPoint { @Override public void commence(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse response, final AuthenticationException authException) throws IOException { response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED, "Unauthorized"); } }