Chapter 8. Programmatic Security
Topics in This Chapter
Combining container-managed and programmatic security
Using the isUserInRole method
Using the getRemoteUser method
Using the getUserPrincipal method
Programmatically controlling all aspects of security
Using SSL with programmatic security
Chapter 7 introduced two fundamental aspects of Web application security:
Preventing unauthorized users from accessing sensitive data. This process involves access restriction (identifying which resources need protection and who should have access to them) and authentication (identifying the user to determine if they are one of the authorized ones). This aspect applies to virtually all secure applications; even intranets at locations with physical access controls ...
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