Now that you have reached this chapter, you have learned many things about today's Java security model. One of the key lessons emphasized throughout the book is that the current Java security model is more complex than ever. This makes Java security both difficult to understand and difficult to use securely. The people at Sun Microsystems and other Java licensees have gone to great lengths to provide a secure platform for mobile code and a set of tools with which to build security-critical applications. To some extent they have succeeded, as Java is more secure by far than any other mobile code architecture. The security model is complex; however, there are many things you can do to make your use of Java more secure. In addition, there are a number of challenges that remain for Java.
Chapter... Preface -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- A -- B -- C -- Refs
Copyright ©1999 Gary McGraw and Edward Felten. |
