Java Security Training

Delivery Options

• Customized Onsite Training (3 days): Request a Proposal

Class Description

Class Overview

Class Goals

• Design and implement security policies for Java applications, servers, and components.
• Manage keys and certificates for a Java application, and sign code sources as necessary.
• Practice secure design and coding, and balance usability with security in UI and API.
• Sign and verify application data and messages using the JCA, and encrypt/decrypt using the JCE.
• Incorporate JAAS authentication into an application.
• Implement a JAAS LoginModule to connect to your own application data.
• Secure Java EE applications by URL and role, and integrate JAAS authentication.
• Avoid common pitfalls of Java web applications, including SQL injection and cross-site-scripting attacks.

Class Outline

1. Java SE Security
   1. Holistic Security Practices
   2. Threats to the User
   3. The Class Loader and Bytecode Verifier
   4. System Classes and the Core API
   5. SecurityManager and AccessController
   6. Permissions
   7. Implication
   8. CodeSources
   9. Policies
   10. Configuring Java SE Security
   11. Dynamic Policies
   12. Privileged Actions
2. Code Signature and Key Management
   1. Encryption and Digital Signature
   2. Keystores
   3. Keys and Certificates
   4. Certificate Authorities
   5. The KeyStore API
   6. Signing JARs
   7. Signed CodeSources
   8. Additional Policy Semantics
3. Secure Development Practices: Java SE
   1. Code Injection
   2. Final Classes and Methods
   3. Singletons, Factories, and Flyweights
   4. Methods, Collections, and Data Hiding
   5. Sealing JARs
   6. Code Obfuscation
   7. Object Serialization
4. Cryptography
   1. Threats to Identity and Privacy
   2. The Java Cryptography Extensions
   3. The Signature Class
   4. SignedObjects
   5. The Java Cryptography Extensions
   6. SecretKeys and KeyGenerator
   7. The Cipher Class
   8. Dangerous Practices
   9. HTTP and JSSE
5. JAAS
   1. Pluggable Authentication Logic
   2. JAAS
   3. Packages and Interfaces
   4. Subjects and Principals
   5. ANDs and ORs
   6. Impersonation Methods
   7. Permissions for JAAS Use
   8. LoginContext and LoginModule
   9. Configuring JAAS
   10. CallbackHandler and Callbacks
   11. Implementing a JAAS Client
   12. Implementing a LoginModule
6. Java EE Security
   1. Java EE Servers as Code Hosts
   2. Tomcat Security Configuration
   3. Declaring Roles
   4. Securing URLs
   5. HTTP Authentication Schemes
   6. Securing EJBs
   7. Programmatic Security
   8. JAAS in Java EE
   9. Realms and LoginModules
   10. JAAS in Tomcat
   11. JACC
   12. Certifying a Java EE Application
   13. HTTPS Configuration
7. Secure Development Practices: Java EE
   1. Presentation-Tier Vulnerabilities
   2. User Accounts
   3. MVC and Security
   4. Validating User Input
   5. SQL Injection
   6. Cross-Site Scripting
   7. Reflected XSS
   8. Defeating XSS
   9. OWASP
   10. Penetration Testing
   11. Error Handling and Information Leakage
   12. Logging and Auditing

Class Materials

All students receive a course manual or book and all the class examples.

Students in private onsite classes will also receive:

• Technical Reference Library

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• Solid Java programming experience is assumed
• Though extensive practical experience with Java EE development is not necessary, some knowledge of Java EE architecture and development is also recommended

Technical Requirements

Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away.

• Course technical requirements and setup instructions.

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