Thanks Doug and Charlie. I will try to define and use the JNDI datasources. One question. If I define a JNDI datasource with the user name and password while defining, then do I need to reenter user name and password again in CFAdmin when I define the datasource as J2EE datasource type?
Jay Jayaraman Central Billing Services Financial Management and Planning (404) 498-8453 (W) (404) 273-7131 (C) "Douglas Knudsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/02/2008 01:15 PM Please respond to [email protected] To [email protected] cc Subject Re: [ACFUG Discuss] can external java app use datasources defined in Coldfusion? I've used the approach Charlie outlined before. In both the JMC and CFAdmin tools the dsn password is encrypted in the xml file. DK On 4/2/08, Dean H. Saxe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But of course any of those configs is vulnerable to the password being > stolen. Its an interesting problem for production boxes and one I > hope to see a whitepaper from Foundstone on soon... ;-) > > There are some products out there that allow credentials to be > "checked out" when needed (think like source control), but I have not > yet looked into them. > > -dhs > > > Dean H. Saxe, CISSP, CEH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that > they are extreme, but that they are intolerant." > -- Robert F. Kennedy, 1964 > > > On Apr 2, 2008, at 9:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > We have some java application using its own datasource to > > connect to the database. This requires either hardcoding username > > and password or put it in a config file. Is there a way for this > > jav app to use datasources defined in Coldfusion so that java app > > can share the same db connection pool? > > > > > > Jay Jayaraman > > Central Billing Services > > Financial Management and Planning > > (404) 498-8453 (W) > > (404) 273-7131 (C) > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Annual Sponsor - Figleaf Software > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > > List hosted by FusionLink > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it? ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
