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Chapter 1: Introduction to ColdFusion 5
Complete security
ColdFusion provides a foundation for building secure applications through the
following features:
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Integration with existing authentication systems including Windows NT
domain and LDAP directory servers, and proprietary user and group databases.
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Advanced access control so that server administrators can control developers’
access to files and data sources.
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Support for existing database security.
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Server sandbox security for protecting multiple applications on a single server
(Enterprise Edition only).
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Support for existing Web server authentication, security, and encryption.
For detailed information on security, refer to Administering ColdFusion Server. Also, for
the latest publications from Allair on security, visit the Security Zone at
http://
www.allaire.com/developer/securityzone/ . For a complete feature list and more
detailed information, refer to the ColdFusion product pages, http://www.allaire.com/
coldfusion .
ColdFusion Components
ColdFusion applications rely on several core components:
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ColdFusion Studio
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ColdFusion application pages
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ColdFusion Server
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ColdFusion Administrator
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ODBC data sources and other data sources
ColdFusion application pages look somewhat like HTML pages, but, as you will see, are
much more dynamic and powerful. You will probably want to use ColdFusion Studio to
create the application pages, although you can use the editor of your choice.
ColdFusion Server processes the ColdFusion application pages. For example, you may
access a data source from your application pages.
In addition to the core components, as you become more familiar with ColdFusion
and build more complex applications, you can use ColdFusion Extensions to extend its
capabilities.