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Explain @PreAuthorize and @PostAuthorize
Tests whether you know @PreAuthorize evaluates before the method runs (so it can block the call outright) while @PostAuthorize evaluates after, against the return value -- needed when the authorization decision depends on data the method itself produces.
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