Preface

The purpose of this book is to illustrate the applicability of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), and Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), security technologies in building a secure enterprise infrastructure containing Java-based enterprise applications. With a pragmatic approach, the book explains why Java security is a key factor in an e-business environment and how application developers can use this technology in building secure enterprise applications.

The book introduces the J2EE and J2SE security architectures, showing how these architectures relate to each other and how they are augmented by Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) to provide authentication and authorization. Then, the book delves into ...

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