The document provides an introduction to secure coding in Java. It discusses the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) and its mission to improve software security. It then covers 10 simple principles for writing secure code, such as input validation, output encoding, and parameterized queries. Examples of SQL injection and LDAP injection vulnerabilities are shown, along with ways to avoid them through parameterization and input sanitization. The importance of using security mechanisms from trusted libraries rather than reimplementing them is also stressed.