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Securing Java

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Java Security Guidelines
Developing and Using Java More Securely
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Java security is important to Web users, system administrators, Java developers, and business people. Sun Microsystems and others have worked hard to evolve a Java system with which to create and use more secure code. Java is not immune to security risks, however. As we have seen, designing and implementing a language-based security model is not easy, and mistakes are bound to happen.

Given that there is no such thing as a 100-percent secure system (at least if we want that system to do anything useful), how can developers create more secure Java code? And, given that Java developers can't always be counted among the good guys, how can Web users tailor their Web use to be more secure? These are the two major questions this chapter answers. We introduce two sets of guidelines in this chapter: developer guidelines for creating more secure Java code and user guidelines for avoiding risks when using Java. By establishing some simple security guidelines, you can avoid most of the risks discussed throughout this book. Many of the user guidelines have been touched on in other chapters. Here they are consolidated in a complete package. On the other hand, the developer guidelines are completely new material.


Chapter Seven Sections
  1. Guidelines for Java Developers
  2. Guidelines for Java Users
  3. Guidelines Are Never Perfect

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