Java Security Handbook

A guide to designing and building a secure Java application, for intermediate to experienced Java programmers. Part I introduces concepts that underlie Java security, and Part II covers the cryptographic capabilities of the Java 2 API, the Java Cryptography Extension, and the Java Secure Socket Extension, as well as cryptography packages that are available from providers other than Sun. Part III focuses on the security of distributed systems. Seven appendices provide supporting information. Jaworski advises companies on building secure Java-based Web applications. Perrone is founder of a company which develops e-commerce systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Annotation This book is a comprehensive guide to Java security issues. It assumes you are an experienced Java programmer, but have little experience with creating secure applications. This book covers formulating and enacting a network security policy to protect end-users, building e-commerce and database applications that can safely exchange secure information over networks and the Internet, cryptography, digital signatures, key management, and distributed computing: CORBA, RMI, and servlets Jamie Jaworski, Paul Perrone, Venkata S.r. Krishna Chaganti. Includes Index.