Think of patterns as best practices for new designs! Security patterns join our extensive knowledge about security with a universally employed structure. They provide guidelines for secure system design to programmers and software architects in a language they understand. Ed Fernandez explains the structure and purpose of security patterns, not only providing an extensive, up-to-date catalog of these patterns, but also illustrating their use with the help of detailed implementation advice, numerous code samples and descriptions in UML. Find out how to build in security from the conceptual stage and read on for tips on Authentication, Authorization, Role-based Access Control, Firewalls, Wireless Networks, Middleware, VoIP, Web Services Security and much more... Learn how to develop a secure system stage by stage with this iterative and incremental approach!