Chapter 2. The Importance of Securing Web Services

Look at you; you have made it to Chapter 2; congratulations! This chapter is quite important because it is related to a concept that is implicit in software, which is security. This is very important because software is used by companies and people like us. Sometimes, we share very important and confidential information through software, and that is why this topic becomes so important for everybody.

In this chapter, we will take you through the basic aspects related to the management of security in computer systems.

We will explore and implement each of the different security mechanisms and scenarios in which they can be used.

Also, you'll learn how to use a protocol analyzer. This will allow us to demonstrate how an attack can be performed and determine the impact of this attack when it achieves its target, in this case, our information. Also, you will be able to imagine more options to implement security in web services.

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