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Security is a key element in the development of any non-trivial application. The Spring Security Framework provides a comprehensive set of functionalities to implement industry-standard authentication and authorization mechanisms for Java applications.

Pro Spring Security will be a reference and advanced tutorial that will do the following:

Guides you through the implementation of the security features for a Java web application by presenting consistent examples built from the ground-up.
Demonstrates the different authentication and authorization methods to secure enterprise-level applications by using the Spring Security Framework.
Provides you with a broader look into Spring security by including up-to-date use cases such as building a security layer for RESTful web services and Grails applications.

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1. The Scope of Security
2. Introducing Spring Security
3. Spring Security Architecture and Design
4. Web Security
5. Securing the Service Layer
6. Configuring Alternative Authentication Providers
7. Business Objects Security with ACLs
8. Customizing and Extending Web Security
9. Integrating Spring Security with Other Frameworks and Languages

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