CHAPTER 14Adding Security

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

—Ben Franklin (1706–1790), Poor Richard’s Almanack (1733)

We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.

—Dwight David Eisenhower (1890–1969)

Data is the lifeblood of an organization. Decisions are made; customers and clients are served; and careers are made because of data. Therefore, securing data from unauthorized access is an important requirement for any database system. This chapter briefly examines the security needs of a J2EE web application. It then explores one strategy for implementing security and follows with a hands-on practice that demonstrates how to incorporate this strategy (container-managed security) into the TUHRA sample application. ...

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