Spring Security: Custom exception message from UserDetailsService

Question

I am able to display the SPRING_SECURITY_LAST_EXCEPTION.message (\"Bad Credentials\") when a user tries to log in with incorrect credentials or user is disabled for some reason.

Answer 1

Create a property file in class path like loginMessage.properties

In that property file, specify

AbstractUserDetailsAuthenticationProvider.badCredentials=Username/Password entered is incorrect.

Add the following bean in your applicationContext.xml,

  
      
        
            loginMessage
        
    

In userDao, if result null

throw new UsernameNotFoundException("");

After that, u'll get message like Username/Password entered is incorrect. instead of Bad Credentials