On Monday 21 Jun 2010 15:33:30 Glyn Jackson wrote: > So I want to know the best way forward in terms of a webservice, basic html > posts? how would you open this up?
If you make a CFC-based interface to it, these are automatically available as standard WSDL-based web services that should work OK with anything. > what about security? how do I restrict others from acccess this as it needs > to be open over https? The standard approach would be to have a login() method that returns a time- limited (and/or locked to IP address) token, and then each other method accepts and validates the token. ColdSpring's "AOP" can help here, see for instance http://www.rachaelandtom.info/content/slides-and-files-my-scotch-road-talk- sotr09 for a quick ready-to-run demo Don't forget things like http://www.rachaelandtom.info/content/protecting- coldfusion-applications-common-attacks though ! -- Tom Chiverton Helping to continuously develop guinine cutting-edge channels as part of the IT team of the year 2010, '09 and '08 **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at Halliwells LLP, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office together with a list of those non members who are referred to as partners. We use the word “partner” to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 2500. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.co ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:334681 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
