Security: Resources for learning

 

+

Search Tips   |   Advanced Search

 

Use the following links to find relevant supplemental information about Securing applications and their environment. The information resides on IBM and non-IBM Internet sites, whose sponsors control the technical accuracy of the information.

These links are provided for convenience. Often, the information is not specific to the IBM WAS product, but is useful in all or part for understanding the product. When possible, links are provided to technical papers and Redbooks that supplement the broad coverage of the release documentation with in-depth examinations of particular product areas.

• Planning, business scenarios and IT architecture
• Programming model and decisions
• Programming specifications
• Administration
• Tutorials

 

Planning, business scenarios and IT architecture

• WAS Library
• WAS Support
• WAS V6 Security Redbook
• Accessing the Samples (Samples Gallery)
• WAS security: Presentation series
• WAS V5 advanced security and system hardening

 

Programming model and decisions

• IBM Software Development Kit resource packages and documentation

  This Web site contains documentation, example code, and ancillary files relating to the IBM Software Development Kits (SDK). You can obtain information about the IBM implementation of Java Secure Sockets Extension (JSSE), Java Cryptography Extension (JCE), Java Generic Security Services (JGSS), iKeyman, and so on.

• Federated Identity Management and Web Services Security with IBM Tivoli Security Solutions

 

Programming specifications

• J2EE Specifications

• EJB Specifications

• Servlet Specifications

• Common Secure Interoperability V2 (CSIv2) Specification

• JAAS Specification
  • login.html - LoginModule Developer's Guide
  • api.html - Developer's Guide (JAAS JavaDoc)
  • HelloWorld.tar - Sample JAAS Application

• Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v5.0 API Specification

• Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JSR 115) Specification

• The Kerberos Network Authentication Service V5

• The Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism

• Kerberos: The Network Authentication Protocol

 

Administration

• WAS V6: Security Handbook

  This is a redpiece or a draft version of WebSphere Application Server V6 Security handbook. It is designed to help programmers, administrators, and architects understand the features available in WebSphere Application Server V6. WAS V6 Migration Guide

• IBM WebSphere V5.0 Security

  This IBM Redbook provides an overview of WAS V5 Security, including J2EE security and programmatic security techniques. It also provides information about end-to-end security solutions that include WAS V5 as part of an e-business solution.

• IBM HTTP Server Support and Documentation

• IBM Directory Server Support and Documentation

• IBM developer kits

  This Web site provides access to the IBM developer kits that are provided by the IBM Centre for Java Technology Development. Using this Web site, you can find various security and diagnostic information including information on the Federal Information Processing Standard, Java V1.4.1, Java V1.4.2, the iKeyman tool, and the Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS).

• IBM cryptographic hardware devices

• Supported hardware, software and APIs prerequisite Web site

• IBM Education Assistant

• Understanding LDAP - Design and Implementation

• WebSphere security fundamentals

• Advanced authentication in WAS

 

Tutorials

• IBM Education Assistant: Enabling security best practices tutorials

  See these tutorials for overview information about WebSphere Application Server security.

---

 

Related concepts

Overview and new features for securing applications and their environment

 

Related tasks

Task overview: Securing resources