MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 5-ADVANCED ADMINISTRATION, Manual

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Setting Up a Security Server 89
Setting Up a Security Server
The first step to implementing Advanced security is setting up a security server. In a
non-clustered environment, the security server is the server hosting ColdFusion,
where your ColdFusion programming resources, files, data sources, custom tags,
Verity collections and so on, are stored. In a clustered environment, you can define a
single security server in the cluster to handle all security authentication and
authorization. In this case, the other servers in the cluster all point to the security
server to authenticate and authorize users and groups.
You can only administer Advanced security from the security server. You can’t
administer it from a client or from another server in a cluster.
Note
It’s a good idea to take the ColdFusion server offline while you’re configuring
Advanced security.
To set up a security server:
1 Open the ColdFusion Administrator and click the Security link at the top of the
navigation bar. Then click the Security Configuration link under Advanced
Security in the navigation bar.
You see the Advanced Security page.
2 Select the Use Advanced Server Security check box. This enables you to set up a
security context with policies, rules, and users. Click Submit Changes.
3 In the configuration page that appears, enter information for the following
advanced security configuration areas:
•
Security Server Connection Settings
•
Security Server Caching Settings