So I'm just starting to learn Java, I'm fumbling my way through my first program that isn't some version of Hello World. The program is actually working, there are a few other sections, but in ...

If you've written many full-blown applications in Java, especially ones in which input is accepted from a Web form or a Swing GUI, you've probably spent some time writing validation code -- that ...

Customized validation routines are the norm in Indian organizations for fixing vulnerabilities. OWASP’s ESAPI framework may prove to be a better option.

However, without proper input validation and safeguards in place, your application can be vulnerable to unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities.

Read the whole “Validation with Java and XML Schema” series: Part 1. Learn the value of data validation and why pure Java isn’t the complete solution for handling it Part 2.