[(Java Security Solutions )] [Author: Rich Helton] [Oct-2002]

by Rich Helton

Provides practical solutions, not just principles of security. Offers an in depth toolkit to the reader and explains how to use the tools to build a secure system. Introduces concepts of security patterns for designing systems, as well as security building blocks for systems. Discusses algorithms, cryptography and architecture. Addresse security for different application servers. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy recently reported that there are currently more than 2.5 million Java developers, and that number is expected to rise to 4 million by 2003. He also noted there are hundreds of millions of devices using Java now, and this year the number is expected to grow to billions (InfoWorld, June 6, 2000) It has been estimated that 50 per cent of all ebusiness projects will involve Java and 70 per cent of those will not see the light of day because of the skills shortage. (Linda Leung, Java Too Costly For Many eBusinesses, Linda Leung). According to a recent study, one out of eight new systems is being done it Java, yet in many locations, it is still difficult to find skilled Java programmers; 40 percent of Java developers learn through self-training. (Java Jobs Easy to Find; Skills Hard to Come By, ITWorld.com, 2/6/01) According to an executive of META Group, although Java productivity has not yet peaked, those who are experienced in Java have shown productivity increases of 40 percent over levels seen in the traditional environment. (Java Jobs Easy to Find; Skills Hard to Come By, ITWorld.com, 2/6/01)ABOUT THE AUDIENCE This book addresses mid to senior Java developers, Java architects, and systems architects. Javaprogramming knowledge is assumed. [Java architects design end-to-end systems, including interfaces. They start by defining requirements of a customer and then process the mapping of the requirements down to code.]Author Rich Helton (Denver, CO) is a Sr. Architect with Cysive, Inc. He learned security from the ground up, starting with his work in communications systems in the Air Force. He contributed chapters to BEA WebLogic(r) Server Bible. (Hungry Minds). He has certifications as a BEA WebLogic 6.0 developer, Sun Java Developer and Sun Java Programmer. He has over 10 years industry experience in building security systems in both software and hardware as a Software Architect and over 5 years experience as a Java Architect. He also holds a M.S.C.S from the University of Colorado and a B.S. from the University of Maryland. Johennie Helton (Denver, CO) has over 7 years of experience in Object-Oriented Design and Implementation. She was the Technology Manager at In Store Media Systems and now works for Navidec, Inc. as a Sr. Systems Architect. She is a contributing author to Java(tm) Data JDBC(tm), JNDI, and (Hungry Minds). She has a M.S.C.S. and a B.S.C.S. from the University of Colorado.

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First published May 1, 2002