The Java SE 6 documentation on Object Serialization states the following about the uses of Java serialization: Serialization is used for lightweight persistence and for communication via sockets or ...

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Last month, Oracle's chief architect, Mark Reinhold, said during a conference Q&A that one of Oracle's long-term goals is to change the way Java handles object serialization. In fact, he called the ...

Oracle's chief architect says his company intends to remove serialization from Java -- eventually. Answering a question during a live-streamed session at the recent Devoxx UK 2018 conference called ...

Researchers from Foxglove Security have reportedly discovered a remote code execution hole in the widely used Apache Commons library, thanks to the insecure method in which Java unserializes objects, ...

The Singleton pattern is deceptively simple, even and especially for Java developers. In this classic JavaWorld article, David Geary demonstrates how Java developers implement singletons, with code ...

A recent blog post by FoxGlove Security that described remotely executable exploits against several major middleware products including WebSphere, WebLogic, and JBoss has focused attention on what ...

PayPal has fixed a serious vulnerability in its back-end management system that could have allowed attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server and potentially install a backdoor. The ...