Acknowledgement
Before we get started, I would like to extend my thanks to those who helped me make this book possible. First, I would like to thank Peter Mularien, for recommending me to Packt Publishing to write the second edition of his book Spring Security 3 , Packt Publishing . It was very useful to have such a sound foundation to start Spring Security 3.1.
Writing a book is a very involved process and there were many that played a key part in the book's success. I would like to thank all the members of the team at Packt Publishing for making this possible. To Usha Iyer, for guiding me through the process; to Theresa Chettiar, for ensuring that I stayed focused and on time; and to Susmita Panda, for her diligence in reviewing the book. Thank you to my technical reviewers Peter Mularien, Marten Deinum, Brian Relph, and Bryan Kelly. Your feedback was critical in ensuring this book's success.
This book, the Spring Security Framework, and the Spring Framework are all made possible by the large and active community. Thank you to all of those who contribute to the Spring Framework through patches, JIRA submissions, and answering other user's questions. Thanks to Ben Alex for creating Spring Security. I'd like to extend my special thanks to Luke Taylor for his leadership of Spring Security. It was through his mentoring that I have grown into a leader in the Spring Security community.
Thank you to my friends and family for your continued support. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank my wife, Amanda. Without your love, patience, and encouragement, I would have never been able to finish this book. Thank you for taking such good care of me and reminding me to eat.
Peter Mularien is an experienced software architect and engineer, and the author of the book Spring Security 3 , Packt Publishing . Peter currently works for a large financial services company and has over 12 years consulting and product experience in Java, Spring, Oracle, and many other enterprise technologies. He is also the reviewer of this book.
About the Reviewers
Marten Deinum is a Java/software consultant working for Conspect. He has developed and architected software, primarily in Java, for small and large companies. He is an enthusiastic open source user and longtime fan, user, and advocate of the Spring Framework. He has held a number of positions including Software Engineer, Development Lead, Coach, and also as a Java and Spring Trainer. When not working or answering questions on the Spring Framework forums, he can be found in the water training for the triathlon or under the water diving or guiding other people around.
Brian Relph is currently a Software Engineer at Google, with a focus on web application development. In the past, he has worked as a Software Architect at Cerner, the largest provider of electronic medical systems in the U.S. Throughout his career, he has developed hands on experience in integrating Spring and Spring Security with an array of Java standards (that is, LDAP, CAS, OAuth, and so on), and other open source frameworks (Hibernate, Struts, and so on). He has also worked as an independent Web Contractor.
Bryan Kelly is currently a Software Architect at Cerner Corporation, the largest provider of electronic medical systems in the U.S. At Cerner, his primary responsibility is designing and implementing solutions that use the Spring Framework, Spring Security, and Hibernate for Web Applications and RESTful Web Services. Previously, he has worked as a Software Developer for CJK Software Consultants. Throughout his career, he has developed hands on experience in integrating Spring Security with an array of security standards (that is, LDAP, SAML v1 and v2, CAS, OAuth, OpenID, and so on).
I would like to personally thank Rob Winch for the opportunity to be a technical reviewer of this book. I would like to thank my wife Melinda Kelly for her unwavering support while I used my personal time to review this book. I would also like to thank John Krzysztow of CJK Software Consultants for giving a high schooler a chance at professional software development.
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