How to access authenticated user/authentication object on react frontend after logging in?
I've set up a basic authentication flow using Spring Security 6 on my backend, with React handling the frontend for login, signup, and verification pages. It's all session cookie-based, no JWT, with sessions stored in Redis.
Now, I'm wondering how I can handle things on the React side once a user logs in. How do I check if a user is logged in to restrict access to certain pages? I want to redirect them to the login page if they're not logged in or restrict page access based on their roles. Any tips on how to manage this? I also want to be able to get access to the authenticated user's details like their email, username, etc unless this isn't possible without implementing a
Now, I'm wondering how I can handle things on the React side once a user logs in. How do I check if a user is logged in to restrict access to certain pages? I want to redirect them to the login page if they're not logged in or restrict page access based on their roles. Any tips on how to manage this? I also want to be able to get access to the authenticated user's details like their email, username, etc unless this isn't possible without implementing a
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