Chapter 8. Programmatic security

Programmatic security comes in handy when the application server provided security infrastructure cannot provide all the functionalities needed for the application.

Using the Java APIs for security can be the way to implement security for the whole application without using the application server security functions at all.

Programmatic security also gives you the option to implement dynamic security rules for your applications.

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