18. Introduction to Security in the Java EE Platform

This chapter introduces basic security concepts and security mechanisms. More information on these concepts and mechanisms can be found in the chapter on security in the Java EE 7 specification.

Other chapters in this Part discuss security requirements in web tier and enterprise tier applications.

Image Chapter 19, “Getting Started Securing Web Applications,” explains how to add security to web components, such as servlets.

Image Chapter 20, “Getting Started Securing Enterprise Applications,” explains how ...

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