Code Ape Tech Column
Code Ape Tech Column
Oct 28, 2025 · Backend Development

How to Build a Lightweight Spring Boot API Firewall for Real‑Time Protection

This article walks through the design and implementation of a lightweight API firewall embedded in a Spring Boot application, covering background pain points, architecture, core capabilities such as black‑white list, rate limiting, online configuration, detailed Java code, front‑end console, deployment, and practical use cases.

Blacklistapi-firewallmicroservices
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How to Build a Lightweight Spring Boot API Firewall for Real‑Time Protection
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macrozheng
Sep 3, 2025 · Backend Development

How to Build a Lightweight Spring Boot API Firewall for Real‑Time Protection

This article walks through the design and implementation of a lightweight API firewall embedded in a Spring Boot application, covering background pain points, core capabilities such as blacklist/whitelist, QPS and user‑limit controls, online configuration via a modern web console, technical choices, detailed code examples, deployment tips, and practical use cases for small‑to‑medium services.

BlacklistInterceptorRate Limiting
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How to Build a Lightweight Spring Boot API Firewall for Real‑Time Protection