This paper explains how to use the Java Authentication and Authorization API (JAAS). It plugs JAAS into the Struts framework. Though this paper focuses on Struts, and in particular the example ...

This tip will show you how to implement and configure new authentication mechanisms in the GlassFish v2 servlet container. GlassFish v2 includes implementations of a number of HTTP layer ...

Early on, Java security focused on resisting executable content threats — security risks caused by malicious or poorly programmed code. In this series’s previous articles, we saw how Java security ...

Java’s code-signing requirements have proven to be a bust, security researchers say, and now even longtime developers are losing faith in the programming language. Why would a software company require ...

"One in three firms suffer hacking attempts," reported vnunet.com on March 23, 2004, based on a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Unfortunately, this story is not unique and not really news.

As web-applications have grown over the years to support various business processes, these applications have expanded the number of users, groups and roles that need to be managed by administrators.

Apache Tomcat wants to replace Tomcat 8.0.x with the latest release of its open-source implementation. The Tomcat team announced 8.5.13 with new features and improvements. Tomcat is an open-source ...

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"One in three firms suffer hacking attempts," reported vnunet.com on March 23, 2004, based on a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Unfortunately, this story is not unique and not really news.