Zipkin

Trace your microservices

Distributed tracing system for monitoring microservices.

Group ID io.zipkin.brave
Artifact ID brave
Latest Version 6.0.0

Installation

<dependency>
    <groupId>io.zipkin.brave</groupId>
    <artifactId>brave</artifactId>
    <version>6.0.0</version>
</dependency>
implementation 'io.zipkin.brave:brave:6.0.0'
libraryDependencies += "io.zipkin.brave" % "brave" % "6.0.0"

Key Features

  • Authentication with multiple providers (OAuth2, LDAP, JDBC)
  • Role-based and permission-based authorization
  • Protection against CSRF, session fixation, and clickjacking
  • Seamless integration with Spring Boot and Spring MVC
  • Customizable security filters and handlers

Version History

6.2.1 (latest) 6.2.0 6.1.5 6.1.4 6.0.8 5.8.9 5.7.11

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add basic authentication?
Add the dependency and Spring Boot auto-configures it. Use @EnableWebSecurity and configure HttpSecurity in a SecurityFilterChain bean.
Is it compatible with Spring Boot 3?
Yes, version 6.x is designed for Spring Boot 3 and requires Java 17+. Use 5.x for older Spring Boot versions.
How to handle JWT authentication?
Use spring-security-oauth2-resource-server for JWT validation. Configure it as a resource server in your security config.
Common error: 403 Forbidden on POST?
Usually a CSRF protection issue. Either include CSRF token in forms or disable CSRF for stateless APIs using http.csrf().disable().