13.5. Brief Introduction to J2EE
J2EE, a superset of J2SE, manages the security of container-resident applications. J2EE provides a component-based development and deployment model. Three container types are prevalent today: JavaServer Pages (JSP), Java servlets, and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). The J2EE platform manages the underlying infrastructure for the components so that the application developer can focus on the application functionality and not be concerned with managing the security and computing infrastructure. When a component is installed into the container, the security requirements of the component are declared within a deployment descriptor. Once deployed, the container ensures that the security requirements of the component are ...
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