Java Security Solutions

In This Chapter

The Kerberos Authentication System has been around for more than 20 years and is the basis for many authentication systems. In order to understand security in general and JAAS security in particular, you must understand its underlying layers, of which Kerberos is one. The goal of this chapter is to present to you the major elements behind Kerberos and give you an understanding of its services and how they affect security including Java.