In this chapter, we worked with digital signatures and learned how to use them in RESTful web services. These days, digital signatures are often used because they guarantee message integrity, and information cannot be compromised while it is traveling from the sender to the receptor. We already know that information can be modified in transit, but when you're verifying the signed information, the receiver can notice it and take the actions that he/she believes are appropriate. For example, they can send another request to avoid working with corrupt information. At the end of this chapter, we worked with message body encryption, and we saw the difference between using these encryptions and HTTPS. Finally, we saw how the receiver, using the key, figured out the message body to make use of the information according to their needs.
Restful Java Web Services Security
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Restful Java Web Services Security
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Overview of this book
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
RESTful Java Web Services Security
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Setting Up the Environment
The Importance of Securing Web Services
Security Management with RESTEasy
RESTEasy Skeleton Key
Digital Signatures and Encryption of Messages
Index
Customer Reviews