Installing and Configuring ColdFusion Server
Basic ColdFusion Server Administration

Basic Security

The Basic Security section of the Administrator provides these pages to configure ColdFusion Server basic security:

Page	Description
CF Admin Password	Lets you assign and change passwords for the ColdFusion Administrator
Tag Restrictions	Lets you restrict the use of specific tag and tag attributes
CF Studio Password	Lets you assign and change passwords for ColdFusion Studio

CF Admin Password

You use the CF Admin Password of the Administrator page to enable and disable password-restricted access to the Administrator, and to change the Administrator password.

To set or change the Administrator password:

1. Ensure Use a ColdFusion Administrator Password is checked.
2. In the New Password text box, enter a new password. In the Confirmation text box, enter the password again.
3. Click Submit Changes.

Tag Restrictions

You use the Tag Restrictions page of the Administrator to enable and disable tags and tag attributes, and to specify a directory where tag restrictions are not enforced. Tag restrictions can be useful to ColdFusion Server hosting providers by preventing developers from executing tags that could save, change, or delete files on the server.

By default, all tags are enabled when ColdFusion Server is installed. To disable a tag, clear its check box.

To specify a directory in which otherwise blocked tags can be executed, enter the file path in the Unsecured Tags Directory text field. The default directory is the Administrator.

You can restrict access to the following tags:

• cfcontent
• cfdirectory
• cffile
• cfobject
• cfregistry
• cfadminsecurity
• cfexecute
• cfftp
• cflog
• cfmail

You can restrict access to the following tag attributes:

• DBTYPE=DYNAMIC
• CONNECTSTRING

CF Studio Password

You use the CF Studio Password page to enable and disable password-restricted access to server resources within ColdFusion Studio using Remote Development Services (RDS), and to change the password.

Enabling Use ColdFusion Administration Authentication or Use ColdFusion Studio Authentication in the Advanced Security page disables the passwords set in the Basic Security page.

To set or change the ColdFusion Studio password:

1. On the CF Studio Password page, ensure that the Use a ColdFusion Studio Password is checked.
2. In the New Password text box, enter a new password. In the Confirmation text box, enter the password again.
3. Click Submit Changes.

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