>>> Hubert Rabago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08-Dec-00 3:57:01 PM >>>
>I had no previous background on Java security. Can
>anybody suggest sites or docs which will help me better
>understand how Java security works for web apps?
When we talk about security and webapps we're generally talking about
web security, ie: http authentication, blocking access to resource,
etc...
This is different from Java security which is generally about
creating sandboxes within the JVM.
It's particularly confusing because Java Security is also used within
servlet containers, to retrict a servlet from saving files on a hard
drive for example (maybe in a servlet hosting environment).
So in answer to your question: Java Security is *not* as relevant to
servlet environment but anything you learn about sandboxes and class
loaders is relevant.
Nic Ferrier
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