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[[features.sql.h2-web-console.spring-security]]
==== Configuring Spring Security for H2 Console
H2 Console uses frames and, as it's intended for development only, does not implement CSRF protection measures. If your application uses Spring Security, you need to configure it to

* disable CSRF protection for requests against the console,
* set the header `X-Frame-Options` to `SAMEORIGIN` on responses from the console.

More information on {spring-security-docs}#csrf[CSRF] and the header {spring-security-docs}#headers-frame-options[X-Frame-Options] can be found in the Spring Security Reference Guide.

In simple setups, a `SecurityFilterChain` like the following can be used:

[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim"]
----
include::{docs-java}/features/sql/h2webconsole/springsecurity/DevProfileSecurityConfiguration.java[]
----

WARNING: The H2 console is only intended for use during development. In production, disabling CSRF protection or allowing frames for a website may create severe security risks.

TIP: `PathRequest.toH2Console()` returns the correct request matcher also when the console's path has been customized.



[[features.sql.jooq]]
=== Using jOOQ
jOOQ Object Oriented Querying (https://www.jooq.org/[jOOQ]) is a popular product from https://www.datageekery.com/[Data Geekery] which generates Java code from your database and lets you build type-safe SQL queries through its fluent API.
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package org.springframework.boot.docs.features.sql.h2webconsole.springsecurity;

import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.PathRequest;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;

@Profile("dev")
@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
public class DevProfileSecurityConfiguration {

@Bean
@Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
SecurityFilterChain h2ConsoleSecurityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
// @formatter:off
return http.requestMatcher(PathRequest.toH2Console())
// ... configuration for authorization
.csrf().disable()
.headers().frameOptions().sameOrigin().and()
.build();
// @formatter:on
}

}