The Evolution of Web Applications
In the early days of the Internet, the World Wide Web consisted only of web sites. These were essentially information
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Web Application (In)security
There is no doubt that web application security is a current and very news-worthy subject. For all concerned, the stakes
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A Bytecode Example Though you may not realize it, you have already seen an example of bytecode or at least
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We said that the constant pool contains a great deal of information. In fact it contains an interesting mixture of
Read moreThe Java 2 Class File Format
The class file contains a lot more information than its cousin, the executable file. Of course, it still contains the
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Moving back to the world of Java, we see that it is a high-level programming language and that bytecode is
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The Traditional Development Life Cycle Java is a compiled language. That is, source code is written in a high-level language
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Understanding how the various components of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) cooperate to provide a secure execution environment will enable
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In this article we show you how to apply the security features of Java 2 to applets and applications running
Read moreKernel Modules Versus Applications
Before we go further, it’s worth underlining the various differences between a kernel module and an application. Whereas an application
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