Create an Advanced Security framework

No matter what kinds of Advanced Security features you decide to use, you perform the same basic tasks to create a security framework. Use the following steps as a guide. You can add, edit, and modify various security components as you develop your framework.

 

  1. Set up a security server. For details, see Configure Advanced Security.

  2. Define user directories in the form of an NT domain, LDAP directory, or an ODBC data source. For details, see Connect user directories.

  3. Create security contexts. For details, see Register security contexts.

  4. Specify individual resources to protect. For details, see Secure resources.

  5. Secure resources by creating rules that specify the actions to be taken on resources, the users who can access the resource, and the policies that match rules and users with protected resources. For details, see Manage rules for a security context, Manage policies for a security context, and Manage user directories for a security context.

 

As you build your Advanced Security framework, you can view and print a security map as a reference guide to further security development. For details, see View your security map.

 

Note: A set of help topics provides an example scenario for creating a security framework for ColdFusion Studio. These topics may help you feel more confident in working with Advanced Security features. To begin the scenario, see Example of ColdFusion Studio security.

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