Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR In recent years, with the explosion
of web-based applications and the ever-growing popularity of the
Java programming language and related Java based technologies,
there has been an increasing number of vendors offering middle-
tier products on which developers could build and deploy
applications. This major shift from two-tier client-server
paradigm to n-Tier architecture brings many challenges,
especially in the area of system security. To learn about how to
secure your J2EE applications, read on. About the author Pankaj
Kumar is a Software Architect at HP's Web Services management
Organization and has worked extensively in the area of
middleware and security. He has presented on Java and Web
services technologist events ranging from SD West and SD Forum
to HP World. Inside the book This book is organized into three
main parts. Part one is all about basic security and the Java
platform. Part two introduces the readers to the basic building
blocks of the Java platform's security a