Inside Java¿ 2 Platform Security: Architecture, API Design, and Implementation (2nd Edition)

Guide to the Java security platform, covering security architecture, deployment, customization, and new developments. For all user levels. Softcover.

Inside JavaTM 2 Platform Security, the definitive and comprehensive guide to the Java security platform, has been thoroughly updated to reflect key additions and revisions to Java security technologies currently in use by leading technology companies. This second edition, penned by the Java experts at Sun Microsystems, provides a detailed look into the central workings of the Java security architecture and describes tools and techniques for successful implementation on even the most demanding network computing environment.

While Java has always provided a stronger security model than other platforms, this book reviews all the methods and practices required to improve security without sacrificing functionality. With tips on how to customize, extend, and refine the Java security architecture, users will have everything they need to protect their information assets from both external and internal threats.

This book's in-depth coverage encompasses security architecture, deployment, customization, new developments, and much more.

• Security fundamentals
• Secure class loading
• Specifying fine-grained security policy
• Enforcing security policy with AccessController, SecurityManager, and more
• Digital certificates, certification paths, signed code, JAAS, and other authentication measures
• Java-based cryptography with code examples
• JSSE, Java GSS-API, and RMI for network security
• Previews of other platforms for security, including Java Card, J2ME and Jini

Designed for both the system administrator and software practitioner, this book delivers vital knowledge for building and maintaining a secure system using the Java 2 platform. With detailed code and usage examples throughout, Inside JavaTM 2 Platform Security, Second Edition, is an indispensable resource for all platform security needs.

The JavaTM Series is supported, endorsed, and authored by the creators of the Java technology at Sun Microsystems, Inc. It is the official place to go for complete, expert, and definitive information on Java technology. The books in this Series provide the inside information you need to build effective, robust, and portable applications and applets. The Series is an indispensable resource for anyone targeting the JavaTM 2 platform.

Annotation Series: The Java Series Security is an integral part of the Java platform; all Java APIs are built on a solid security model. That model has always been stronger than the security of other platforms, never allowing for the proliferation of a large virus such as "Melissa" or "I Love You." Now improved security and robust performance peacefully coexist. This book provides a detailed look into the central workings of the Java security architecture, including coverage of the many v1.4 enhancements. This book reviews multiple security threats, such as Trojan horses and denial of service attacks, and the strategies used to combat them. Students will find a practical guide to the deployment of Java security, as well as tips on how to customize, extend, and refine the core security architecture. In addition, it touches on the evolution of Java security, from the restrictive days of the JDK 1.0 sandbox to the sophisticated security features available in Java 2. The book even includes a list of 11 security bugs found in early versions of Java Part of "The Java' Series", this is a guide to the Java security platform that provides a look into the central workings of the Java security architecture, and describes techniques for its successful implementation on a demanding network computing environment. It reviews the practices required to improve security without sacrificing functionality.