The tutorial provides an overview about the Java security application programming interfaces (APIs) and the security technologies they implement. As such, the primary goal of the tutorial is to provide the background information that is required to understand what is going on behind the scenes and to properly make use of the Java security APIs.

None. The security technologies that are implemented in the Java security APIs are explained from scratch.

This tutorial is indeed for researchers and practitioners who want to get a more thorough understanding of the security technologies that are implemented in the Java security APIs.

Rolf Oppliger, Ph.D., is the founder and owner of eSECURITY Technologies (http://www.esecurity.ch ). In addition, he works for the Swiss Federal Strategy Unit for Information Technology (FSUIT) and teaches at the University of Zürich. He has authored eight books, including, for example, Security Technologies for the World Wide Web (Artech House, 2000), and the second edition of Internet and Intranet Security (Artech House, 2002), frequently speaks at security-related conferences, and regularly publishes papers and articles in scientific magazines and journals. He is the current editor of Artech House's book series on computer security (http://www.esecurity.ch/serieseditor.html).