Security

Documentation Contents

• Security enhancements in JDK 5.0

General Security

• Security Architecture
• Cryptography Architecture
• How to Implement a Provider for the Java Cryptography Architecture
• Policy Permissions
• Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax
• API for Privileged Blocks
• X.509 Certificates and Certificate Revocation Lists
• Security Managers and the J2SE Development Kit

Certification Path

• Java Certification Path API Programmer's Guide

Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)

• JAAS Reference Guide
• See the JAAS Tutorials.
• JAAS white paper
• JAAS LoginModule Developer's Guide

Java Generic Security Services (Java GSS-API)

• See the Java GSS-API and JAAS Tutorials for Use with Kerberos.
• Single Sign-on Using Kerberos in Java

Java Cryptography Extension (JCE)

• JCE Reference Guide
• How to Implement a Provider for the Java Cryptography Extension
• Java PKCS#11 Reference Guide

Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE)

• JSSE Reference Guide

Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)

• The Java SASL API Programming and Deployment Guide

General Security

• java.security Package
• java.security.cert Package
• java.security.interfaces Package
• java.security.spec Package

Certification Path

• java.security.cert Package

JAAS

• javax.security.auth Package
• javax.security.auth.callback Package
• javax.security.auth.kerberos Package
• javax.security.auth.login Package
• javax.security.auth.spi Package
• javax.security.auth.x500 Package
• com.sun.security.auth Package
• com.sun.security.auth.callback Package
• com.sun.security.auth.login Package
• com.sun.security.auth.module Package

Java GSS-API

• org.ietf.jgss Package
• com.sun.security.jgss Package

JCE

• javax.crypto Package
• javax.crypto.interfaces Package
• javax.crypto.spec Package

JSSE

• javax.net Package
• javax.net.ssl Package
• javax.security.cert Package

Java SASL

• javax.security.sasl Package

SSL/TLS-based RMI Socket Factories

• javax.rmi.ssl Package

• Security Tools Summary
• keytool (for Solaris/Linux) (for Windows)
• jarsigner (for Solaris/Linux) (for Windows)
• policytool (for Solaris/Linux) (for Windows)
• kinit (for Linux) (for Windows)
• klist (for Linux) (for Windows)
• ktab (for Linux) (for Windows)

• The Java^TM 2 Platform Security trail of the Java Tutorial
• JAAS Tutorials.
• Java GSS-API and JAAS Tutorials for Use with Kerberos.

• The Security Home Page

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