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@PreAuthorize vs @Secured. Which annotation enables method-level security?
Tests whether you know both enable method-level security (via @EnableMethodSecurity), but @PreAuthorize supports full SpEL expressions for fine-grained, dynamic checks (e.g. checking argument values), while @Secured only supports static role name lists.
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