title: How to secure the RESTful webservices created using Springs's REST Api?
body: <p>We  have a Spring web application created using Spring MVC 3.0 In the same application, we have created RESTful web services using Springs's REST API. </p>
  
  <p>Now we need to secure those web services. How do we do this in spring? Can we use spring security for this? If not what are the other options?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks. </p>