Inside Java 2 Platform Security: Architecture, API Design, and Implementation

By Paul Hudson

Book Overview

The book is of enormous consequence and potential value. The Java 2 Platform Security represents an advance of major proportions, and the information in this book is captured nowhere else. - Peter G. Neumann, Principal Scientist, SRI International Computer Science Lab, author of Computer-Related Risks, and Moderator of the Risks Forum Profound There are a large number of security pearls. I enjoyed and was very impressed by both the depth and breadth of the book. - Stephen Northcutt, Director of Research for Intrusion Detection and Response, SANS Institute Inside the Java 2 Platform Security is the definitive and comprehensive guide to the Java security platform. Written by the Chief Java Security Architect at Sun, it provides a detailed look into the central workings of the Java security architecture and describes security tools and techniques for successful implementation. This book features detailed descriptions of the many enhancements incorporated within the security architecture that underlies the Java 2 platform. It also provides a practical guide to the deployment of Java security, and shows how to customize, extend, and refine the core security architecture. For those This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596100671
• ISBN13: 9780596100674
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Go and buy this book

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Required Reading for Java Security

The second edition is the most up-to-date Java security book for j2se v 1.4.x. A must-required reading for Java security platform written by Sun's Java security team. It describes the nuts and bolts in a readable language. Highly recommended.

Guardrails for JDK 1.2

If you are a Java developer, please read this book. It is complete in terms of the security hooks and accurate. It is a great book, deserving of five stars.

This book is a must for anyone interested in Java security.

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Required reading for anyone planning to use the Java SA

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the Java Security Architecture. As with all good security books, this one begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of computer and network security. For those new to Java security, there is also brief intro to security of the Java language and platform. The book quickly gets into the details of the new Security Architecture, with a detailed description of what is there,...