Securing Web Applications
Securing Web Applications
options:
descriptor. Authentication verifies the identity of a user, device, or other entity in a
computer system, usually as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in a system. When
a user authentication method is specified for an application, the web container activates the
specified authentication mechanism when you attempt to access a protected resource.
this method to run over an SSL-protected session and ensure that all message content is
protected for confidentiality or integrity. The options for transport guarantees are discussed
in
another and negotiate an encryption algorithm and cryptographic keys before the
application protocol transmits or receives its first byte of data.
connection. In this secure connection, the data is encrypted before being sent, and then is
decrypted upon receipt and before processing. Both the browser and the server encrypt all
traffic before sending any data. For more information, see
service of most web servers will not run unless a digital certificate has been installed. Digital
certificates have already been created for the Application Server.
demonstrate adding security to existing web applications:
enterprise bean: