Register security sandboxes

Use the Security Sandboxes page to add, edit or delete a security sandbox.

 

Notes

 

To add a new security sandbox:

  1. In the ColdFusion Administrator navigation frame, click Security>Security Configuration to see the Advanced Security page, then click Security Sandboxes. The Security Sandboxes page appears with existing sandboxes listed in the table, as shown in the following example:


     

  2. In the Security Sandbox field, enter the path and name, using forward slashes, of the directory whose contents you want to protect.

  3. Select the type of sandbox to create from the Type drop-down list:

    Operating System
    to protect OS-level resources based on privileges assigned through a Windows NT domain.

    ColdFusion
    to protect resources based on privileges assigned through a security context.
     

  4. Click Add. The New Security Sandbox page appears. Fields you see depend on the selected  type.  

  5. Complete the fields as described in the appropriate table: Operating System or ColdFusion.

 

Operating System

 

 

Field

Description

Default

Location

This field displays the path and name of the directory that you entered on the Register Security Sandbox page.

Filled

NT Domain

Enter the Windows NT domain to authenticate against in the NT Domain box.

Blank

Username

Enter the username for the user whose privileges you want applied to the sandbox. This user must be a member of the NT domain.

Blank

User Password

Enter the password for the user.

Blank

 

ColdFusion

 

 

Field

Description

Default

Location

This field displays the path and name of the directory that you entered on the Register Security Sandbox page.

Filled

Security Context

From the drop-down list, select one of your existing security contexts. Contexts appear in alphabetic order.

First in list

Username

Enter the username for the user whose privileges you want applied to the sandbox. This user must be a member of the security context.

Blank

Password

Enter the password for the user.

Blank

 

  1. Click Add. The Register Security Sandbox page appears with the new sandbox.

 

To edit or delete a security sandbox:

  1. Access the Security Sandboxes page.

  2. In the Security Sandbox table, click the name of the security sandbox. The Edit Security Sandbox page appears. The fields you see depend on the selected type: Operating System or ColdFusion.

  3. To edit the security sandbox, modify the fields as described in the appropriate table: Operating System or ColdFusion, then click Apply. The Register Security Sandbox page appears.

  4. To delete the security sandbox, click Delete. The Security Sandboxes page displays; the deleted sandbox no longer appears in the table.

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