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# Security

Java™ security technology includes a large set of APIs, tools, and implementations of commonly-used security algorithms, mechanisms, and protocols. The Java security APIs span a wide range of areas, including cryptography, public key infrastructure, secure communication, authentication, and access control. Java security technology provides the developer with a comprehensive security framework for writing applications, and also provides the user or administrator with a a set of tools to securely manage applications.

## Enhancements

- Java™ SE 6 Security Enhancements

## Programmer's Guides

### General Security

- Java Security Overview
- Security Architecture
- Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide
- How to Implement a Provider for the Java Cryptography Architecture
- Standard Algorithm Names
- SUN Providers Documentation
- Policy Permissions
- Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax
- API for Privileged Blocks
- Security Managers and the Java SE Development Kit

### Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)

- JAAS Reference Guide
- See the JAAS Tutorials.
- JAAS white paper
- JAAS `LoginModule` Developer's Guide

### Java Cryptography Extension (JCE)

> (The JCE documentation has been combined with the corresponding JCA documentation. Please see:)

- Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide
- How to Implement a Provider for the Java Cryptography Architecture

### Java Generic Security Services (Java GSS-API)

- See the Java GSS-API and JAAS Tutorials for Use with Kerberos.
- Single Sign-on Using Kerberos in Java
- Java GSS Security Features
- Java GSS Advanced Security Programming

### Java PKCS#11 Reference Guide

- Java PKCS#11 Reference Guide

### Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE)

- JSSE Reference Guide

### Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

- Java PKI Programmer's Guide
- X.509 Certificates and Certificate Revocation Lists

### Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)

- The Java SASL API Programming and Deployment Guide

### XML Digital Signature

- The XML Digital Signature API Specification
- The XML Digital Signature API Reference and Tutorial

## API Specification

> ### General Security

> - java.security Package
> - javax.crypto Package
> - java.security.cert Package
> - java.security.spec Package
> - javax.crypto.spec Package
> - java.security.interfaces Package
> - javax.crypto.interfaces Package

> ### Certification Path

> - java.security.cert Package

> ### JAAS

> - javax.security.auth Package
> - javax.security.auth.callback Package
> - javax.security.auth.kerberos Package
> - javax.security.auth.login Package
> - javax.security.auth.spi Package
> - javax.security.auth.x500 Package
> - com.sun.security.auth Package
> - com.sun.security.auth.callback Package
> - com.sun.security.auth.login Package
> - com.sun.security.auth.module Package

> ### Java GSS-API

> - org.ietf.jgss Package
> - com.sun.security.jgss Package

> ### JSSE

> - javax.net Package
> - javax.net.ssl Package
> - javax.security.cert Package (Denigrated, use java.security.cert instead)

> ### Java SASL

> - javax.security.sasl Package

> ### SSL/TLS-based RMI Socket Factories

> - javax.rmi.ssl Package

> ### XML Digital Signature

> - javax.xml.crypto Package
> - javax.xml.crypto.dom Package
> - javax.xml.crypto.dsig Package
> - javax.xml.crypto.dsig.dom Package
> - javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo Package
> - javax.xml.crypto.dsig.spec Package

> ### Smart Card I/O

> - javax.smartcardio Package

## Tools

- Security Tools Summary
- keytool (for Solaris/Linux) (for Windows)
- jarsigner (for Solaris/Linux) (for Windows)
- policytool (for Solaris/Linux) (for Windows)
- kinit (for Windows)
- klist (for Windows)
- ktab (for Windows)

## Tutorials

- The Java™ SE 6 Platform Security trail of the Java Tutorial
- JAAS Tutorials.
- Java GSS-API and JAAS Tutorials for Use with Kerberos.
- Policytool User's Guide

## More Information

- The Security Home Page

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