ColdFusion Sandbox Security

ColdFusion 8 provides a set of features called Sandbox Security (also called Resource Security), which takes the place of the Advanced Security system present in previous versions of ColdFusion. Advanced Security attempted to provide a unified system that could be used internally by CFML developers in their applications, and also by hosting companies needing to be able to turn off certain parts of ColdFusion for individual developers. It included the <cfauthenticate> and <cfimpersonate> tags, and a number of specialized CFML functions. Many people complained that this system, while very powerful, was too complex.

Aimed mostly at Internet Service Providers and hosting companies, the Sandbox Security system in ColdFusion ...

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