I also like to setup restrict data sources. I don't like having the user name & password on the server. I hope the system I have shown is acceptable. Fortunately accessing a cfc directly through a browser throws a 403 error in IIS, and ftp requires authenication.
Matt, I see by your title you are a business owner too, the "Janitor" is a dead give away. >I think the idea behind doing this sort of thing (requiring U & P in >the code) is its easier to hack the CF stuff -- which often resides in >a known location, for example -- than it is to get at the templates >themselves. And if they get at the templates you're through anyway. > >One thing I make a point of doing wherever I have the control to do it >is set up a datasource that is restricted to the bone. SQL Server >only allows it to get to certain tables. CF has all unnecessary >operations disabled (stuff like ALTER, DROP, GRANT). I only enable >CREATE or DROP when I am doing that operation and then I disable it >again. > >-- >--mattRobertson-- >Janitor, MSB Web Systems >mysecretbase.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:227195 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
