RESTful Java Web Services Security - Couverture souple

Enriquez, Rene; C., Andres Salazar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1783980109 ISBN 13 : 9781783980109

Editeur : Packt Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

A sequential and easy-to-follow guide which allows you to understand the concepts related to securing web apps/services quickly and efficiently, since each topic is explained and described with the help of an example and in a step-by-step manner, helping you to easily implement the examples in your own projects. This book is intended for web application developers who use RESTful web services to power their websites. Prior knowledge of RESTful is not mandatory, but would be advisable.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Secure your RESTful applications against common vulnerabilities

About This Book

• Learn how to use, configure, and set up tools for applications that use RESTful web services to prevent misuse of resources
• Get to know and fix the most common vulnerabilities of RESTful web services APIs
• A step-by-step guide portraying the importance of securing a RESTful web service with simple examples applied to real-world scenarios

Who This Book Is For

This book is intended for web application developers who use RESTful web services to power their websites. Prior knowledge of RESTful is not mandatory, but would be advisable.

What You Will Learn

• Set up, implement, and personalize your development and test environment
• Learn, understand, and assimilate concepts inherent to security management on RESTful applications and the importance of these concepts
• Implement and test security on your applications that use RESTful web services with the most useful techniques and interpret the test results
• Apply and configure secure protocols on your application
• Implement, configure, and integrate other technologies such as OAuth or SSO with RESTful applications
• Learn and assimilate security concepts at JEE application and container level
• Understand digital signatures and message encryption through descriptive examples

In Detail

This book will serve as a practical companion for you to learn about common vulnerabilities when using RESTful services, and will provide you with an indispensable knowledge of the tools you can use to implement and test security on your applications. It will cover the fine details of setting up RESTful services such as implementing RESTEasy and securing transmission protocols such as the OAuth protocol and its integration with RESTEasy. Furthermore, it also explains the implementation of digital signatures and the integration of the Doseta framework with RESTEasy.

With this book, you will be able to design your own security implementation or use a protocol to grant permissions over your RESTful applications with OAuth. You will also gain knowledge about the working of other features such as configuring and verifying HTTP and HTTPS protocols, certificates, and securing protocols for data transmission. By the end of this book, you will have comprehensive knowledge that will help you to detect and solve vulnerabilities.

Biographie de l'auteur

Rene Enriquez

Rene Enriquez is currently a software architect for a multinational company headquartered in India. He has previously worked on many projects related to security implementation using frameworks such as JAAS and Spring Security to integrate many platforms based on the Web, BPM, CMS, and web services for government and private sector companies. He is a technology and innovation enthusiast, and he is currently working with several programming languages. He has achieved the following certifications: · Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer · Microsoft Technology Associate · Cisco Network Operating Systems Over the past few years, he has worked as a software consultant on various projects for private and government companies and as an instructor of courses to build enterprise and mobile applications. He is also an evangelist of best practices for application development and integration.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Packt Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1783980109
• ISBN 13: 9781783980109
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible