Remote Development Services (RDS) Security

ColdFusion RDS security provides security services to developers working in ColdFusion Studio. RDS security is at the core of the security framework in a team-oriented ColdFusion development environment in which groups of developers, working in ColdFusion Studio, require different levels of access to ColdFusion files and data sources.

When you are working in ColdFusion Studio, you access these ColdFusion resources remotely, opening *.cfm files or accessing data sources. RDS security authenticates you and grants access only to the resources appropriate to your login. Authentication is carried out against the Windows NT domain server, an ODBC data source, or an LDAP directory specified in the ColdFusion Administrator as part of a security context.

There are two ways to implement RDS security services:

Basic Security Requires developers in ColdFusion Studio to supply a password which, when authenticated, permits access to RDS Services, such as browsing, editing, database operations, debugging, and so on.
Advanced Security Lets ColdFusion administrators restrict or permit access to file systems and data sources based on security contexts and policies established on the Advanced Security page of the ColdFusion Administrator.

Your company or ISP ColdFusion Server administrator configures RDS security so that it best meets the needs of your group.

For detailed information about setting up RDS security, see Advanced ColdFusion Administration.

Developing ColdFusion Applications
Application Security