Mohammad-Ali A'râbi on JAVAPRO International

The Whispering JAR: Java Security Lessons Hidden in a Fantasy Tale

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:00:01 +0000

It’s December 29th, 1865, and a woman is walking down Salzstraße in the city of Freiburg in the Duchy of Baden. She has a green cloak on, and her face is not very visible in the thick fog. She enters a small alley and knocks. A man walks to the door and asks, “What’s in the jar?” The woman replies, “Java beans.”

Woman with a hood and red hair and a plate armor walking in the streets of Freiburg in 1865

10 Docker Commandos: Docker Commands to Hunt the Predator

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:01 +0000

Whose day is it on Tuesday?

I mean, Wednesday is Odin’s day, Thursday is Thor’s day, and Friday is Frigg’s day, or Freya’s, depending on who you ask. But what about Tuesday? Who is the god of Tuesday?

Odin = Wednesday Thor = Thursday Frigg = Friday

It’s Týr, the god of war and justice. In Norse mythology, Týr is known for his bravery and sacrifice, as he lost his hand to the monstrous wolf Fenrir.

How to Containerize a Java Application Securely

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:00:01 +0000

TL;DR

Containerization or Dockerization is the process of packaging an application and its dependencies into a Docker image.
It’s beneficial to containerize your Java application as it provides a consistent environment for development, testing, and deployment.
Java is a compiled language, so your Docker image will only contain the compiled Java bytecode and the Java runtime environment.
Supply-chain security is the process of checking the dependencies in your application for vulnerabilities.
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is a list of all the dependencies in your application.
It’s a good practice to generate an SBOM when building your Docker image and push it to a registry for later reference.

Technical Requirements

In this article, we will use the following tools: