Hacking Exposed J2ee & Java Book

	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Introduction	xv
	Case Study	xxi
Part I	J2EE Architecture and Technology Introduction
1	The Java Basics: Security from the Ground Up	3
	Java Then and Now	4
	Java Language Architecture	5
	The Java Virtual Machine	5
	An Interpreted Language: Java Bytecodes	6
	The Java Class Loader and Built-in Security	6
	Other Language Features	7
	Java Security Architecture	7
	Protection Domains	8
	Security Controls for Java Class Loading	10
	Java Permissions	12
	Java Security Policies	13
	The Java Security Properties File	14
	The Java Security Policy File	15
	Security Manager Checking	18
	Java Principals and Subjects	19
	Summary	20
2	Introduction to JAAS, JCE, and JSSE	21
	Java Authentication and Authorization Services (JAAS)	22
	JAAS Architecture	23
	JAAS Authentication	24
	JAAS Authorization	38
	Java Encryption	41
	Encryption Fundamentals	41
	Java Cryptography Extension (JCE)	43
	The Keytool Utility	46
	Java Secure Sockets Extension (JSSE)	48
	SSL Fundamentals	48
	Library and Certificate Installation	49
	JSSE Demonstration Program	50
	Securing JAR Files	56
	The jarsigner Utility	57
	The Sealed Directive	57
	Summary	58
3	J2EE Architecture and Security	59
	Middleware and Distributed Software Components	60
	Middleware Development	60
	Multitiered Application Development	61
	The Multitiered Environment	62
	J2EE Multitiered Technologies	63
	Web Tier Components: Servlets and JSP	65
	Servlets	65
	JSP	69
	JSP Use	70
	Business Tier Components: EJBs	71
	Services Provided by the EJB Container	71
	Types of EJBs	73
	EJB Deployment	75
	Development Roles with J2EE	75
	EJB Development	78
	Other J2EE APIs	85
	EJB Security Architecture	87
	Principals and Roles	87
	Declarative Security and Programmatic Security	88
	System-Level Security	89
	Security on the Presentation Tier	89
	Security on the Business Tier	92
	Defining Security Roles	92
	Mapping Roles	93
	Assigning Principals to Roles	94
	Security for Resources	95
	Summary	97
Part II	Java Application and Network Security
4	Using Encryption and Authentication to Protect an Application	101
	Application Security: The Process	102
	System-level versus Application-level Security	102
	Application Security Techniques	103
	The Dangers of Storing Data Locally	104
	Summary	134
5	Software Piracy and Code Licensing Schemes	137
	The Dangers of Code Misuse	138
	Another Licensing Strategy	147
	Secret Key Storage	148
	Summary	156
6	The Exposure of Bytecodes	157
	The Dangers of Reverse-Engineering	158
	The Dangers of Embedded Strings	178
	Summary	180
7	Hacking Java Client-Server Applications: Another Tier to Attack	181
	The Client-Server Implementation	182
	The Dangers of A Client-Server Architecture	183
	Watching the Basket: Application Database Security	185
	Securing the Database Connection	187
	Protecting the Client-Tier	201
	Protecting Applet-based Clients	213
	Protecting WebStart-based Clients	227
	Summary	233
8	Java Network Applications: Potential Security Flaw Attacks	235
	The Dangers of RMI	236
	The Original RMI Application	236
	Encrypting the Account Number and Balance	245
	Using an SSL Connection between the Client and Server	252
	Implementing Challenge/Response Authentication	257
	Using an Authenticated Communications Channel	260
	The Dangers of Loading Class and JAR Files Remotely	274
	Summary	276
Part III	J2EE Security on the Web and Business Tiers
9	This is .WAR: Exploiting Java Web Tier Components	279
	The Sample Application: Web-Enabled	281
	Implementing our Cache-Control Strategy	315
	Summary	319
10	Shaking the Foundation: Web Container Strengths and Weaknesses	321
	The Effects of Directory Listing	322
	The Invoker Servlet	324
	Stealing a Session	328
	Generating a Server Key	331
	Enabling HTTPS in Tomcat	332
	Testing the Installation	333
	Adding a Transport Guarantee	334
	Client Certificate Authentication	335
	Configuring Tomcat to use SSL with Client Authentication	336
	Container Authentication Using a Client Certificate	337
	Dealing with Overlapping Application Roles	342
	Summary	345
11	Java Web Services Security	347
	Web Services in Java	348
	Web Services Technologies	349
	The Web Services Developer Pack	350
	The Web Services-Enabled Application Implementation	351
	The Retirement Web Services Suite: Server Side	352
	The Retirement Web Services Suite: Client Side	355
	Web Services Application Vulnerabilities	358
	Requiring SSL Connections	361
	Implementing HTTP Authentication	366
	Disabling WSDL Distribution	368
	Enabling Programmatic Authorization	370
	Passing Database Passwords As Context Parameters	373
	Web Services Workflow Security	374
	The Future of Web Services Security	378
	SOAP Security Extensions: Digital Signature	378
	WS-Security	379
	Summary	380
12	Enterprise Java Beans: Security for the Business Tier	381
	The EJB Application Implementation	382
	The EJB Persistence Service	383
	The Get and Set Balance Methods	384
	The Beans	385
	EJB Application Vulnerabilities	389
	Common Pitfalls When Using Message-Driven Beans	400
	The Message-Driven Bean Implementation	401
	Summary	411
	Index	413