> I've started to put some config and other data in XML files > for our applications and have no idea how to secure the > information, especially on a shared server. Has any of y'all > come up with a good way to do this?
There's nothing inherently different about securing XML files, as opposed to any other sort of files. They're just text files. If you're concerned about people being able to download them from your web site, don't put them in a public web directory. If you're concerned about people with filesystem access being able to read them, use filesystem permissions to prevent that if possible. If you're concerned about people with the ability to write programs in CF that could read your files, and who can store those programs on this shared server, your server administrator will need to use the security sandbox functionality provided in CFMX, or the Advanced Security functionality in CF 4-5. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
