# About this guide

For general information about the Derby documentation, such as a complete list of books, conventions, and further reading, see Getting Started with Derby.

For more information about Derby, visit the Derby website at http://db.apache.org/derby/. The website provides pointers to the Derby Wiki and other resources, such as the derby-users mailing list, where you can ask questions about issues not covered in the documentation.

- Purpose of this guide
  This guide provides information on securing Derby databases.
- Audience
  This guide is intended for software developers who already know some SQL and Java.
- How this guide is organized
  This guide includes the following two parts.