Chapter 9. Security Model

Web application security is an obvious requirement in essentially any corporate project, but one that is often underestimated or forgotten. WebSphere sMash provides a rich set of features to assist in hardening your projects to meet today’s stringent requirements. In this chapter, we discuss the different areas where WebSphere sMash security is used to prevent the bad guys from running roughshod over your site and accessing your company’s private data. There are several facets of the security model that we need to cover, as shown in Figure 9.1.

Figure 9.1 Security characteristics

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Secure messaging consists of the following ...

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