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Re: secure storage of sensitive data in J2EE

from [exon] Network Security [Permanent Link]
Subject: Re: secure storage of sensitive data in J2EE
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:24:13 +0100
Michael Silk wrote: 
Comments inline.


-----Original Message-----
From: exon [mailto:exon@home.se] Sent: Friday, 11 February 2005 9:33 AM
To: webappsec@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: secure storage of sensitive data in J2EE

Michael Silk wrote:

Exon said:


Because it's supposed to be encrypted when it arrives over the network.


And how can that happen in such a way that an application

listening to 

the incoming information can't get at it first?


It can't, but protecting pieces of memory from prying eyes was what this discussion was about. 


Yes, and the sub-discussion with Michael Howard was about the
usefulness of SecureString (this is the discussion where you responded
to me).


SecureString (whatever that is) would, if it works as the name suggests, be useful for keeping the key to decrypt the incoming packets. If data is to be sent in plaintext it's naturally of no use at all.

-- Michael



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