<CFAUTHENTICATE SECURITYCONTEXT="context" USERNAME="user ID" PASSWORD="password" SETCOOKIE="yes/no" THROWONFAILURE="yes/no">
The CFAUTHENTICATE tag authenticates a user, setting a security context for the application. See the descriptions of the functions IsAuthenticated and AuthenticatedContext.
Required. Security context with which the specified user is authenticated. This context must have been previously defined in the security system.
Required. User to be authenticated.
Required. Password for the user.
Optional. Default is Yes. Indicates whether ColdFusion sets a cookie to contain authentication information. This cookie is encrypted and its contents include user name, security context, browser remote address, and the HTTP user agent.
Optional. Default is Yes. Indicates whether ColdFusion throws an exception (of type SECURITY) if authentication fails.