Formal Trust and Authentication
Malcolm Gin, Security Response Team Coordinator, Macromedia Corp., notes that secure Web application design is not product-specific: it is helpful in securely designing and implementing any Web application, regardless of the platform. This article, part of a series of security-related columns for the DevCenter, is primarily intended for developers and application architects, but many of these concepts are relevant to any application development cycle, including non-Web applications.
Formal Trust and Authentication (Allaire/Macromedia Article)