About security contexts

Think of a security context as a container for a logical set of resources grouped together from an administrative perspective. It does not necessarily correspond to a ColdFusion application or resource name. You use a security context to establish a context in which authentication and authorization actions happen. You can set up as many security contexts as your environment requires.

 

For example, you could create a security context for a particular application development effort. Within this context, you define users, groups, and rules that apply to the developers who are working on the project.

 

 

 

Consider these guidelines as you decide how to use security contexts in your environment:

 

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