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# Java SE 8 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

- JDK 8 Security Enhancements
- JDK 7 Security Enhancements
- JDK 6 Security Enhancements
- Blacklist Jar Feature
- Signature Timestamp Support

## 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
- Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Standard Algorithm Name Documentation for JDK 8
- Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Oracle Providers Documentation for JDK 8
- Policy Permissions
- Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax
- API for Privileged Blocks
- Setting the Security Level of the Java Client
- Troubleshooting Security

### Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)

- JAAS Reference Guide
- JAAS Tutorials
- JAAS `LoginModule` Developer's Guide

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

- Java GSS-API and JAAS Tutorials for Use with Kerberos
- Single Sign-on Using Kerberos in Java
- Java Generic Security Services (JGSS) and Kerberos
- Java GSS Advanced Security Programming
- The Kerberos 5 GSS-API Mechanism

### Java PKCS#11 Reference Guide

- Java PKCS#11 Reference Guide

### Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE)

- JSSE Reference Guide
- Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Overview
- TLS Application Layer Protocol Negotiation
- Client-Driven OCSP and OCSP Stapling
- Transport Layer Security (TLS) Renegotiation Issue

### 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

### Java API for XML Processing (JAXP)

- Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) Security Guide

## 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
- javax.rmi.ssl 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
- keytool (for Solaris, Linux or Mac OS X) (for Windows)
- jarsigner (for Solaris, Linux or Mac OS X) (for Windows)
- policytool (for Solaris, Unix, or Mac OS X) (for Windows)
- kinit (for Windows)
- klist (for Windows)
- ktab (for Windows)

## Tutorials

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

## More Information

- The Java SE Security Home Page

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