Java Security: Hostile Applets, Holes and Antidotes - What Every Netscape and Internet Explorer Needs to Know

Java Security: Hostile Applets, Holes and Antidotes - What Every Netscape and Internet Explorer Needs to Know

by Gary Mc Graw (Author), EdwardW.Felten (Author)

Synopsis

Most organizations are unaware that using a Java-enabled application (including Web Browsers) opens a door of vulnerability to hackers and infiltrators. To protect your business you need a defensive strategy that combines organizational thinking with technical measures. This volume covers secure programming practices for Java. It shows you why cryptography alone is not a security solution and covers examines: why Java security will remain an issue; new Java security API; pitfalls in the current Java model; malicious applets; and certification and authentication.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 23 Dec 1996

ISBN 10: 047117842X
ISBN 13: 9780471178422

Author Bio
GARY McGRAW, PhD, is a research scientist with Reliable Software Technologies Corporation and a frequent speaker on Java security. In addition to his work in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and computer security, Dr. McGraw is an accomplished webmaster who is currently managing three sites. EDWARD W. FELTEN, PhD, teaches computer science at Princeton University and heads up Princeton's Safe Internet Programming team which consults to companies such as Microsoft, Netscape, and Sun. The team is famous for having discovered most of the holes in the Java security model.