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Sandbox security

In ColdFusion Enterprise, sandbox security lets you apply different sets of rules to different directory structures. You can use it to partition a shared hosting environment, so that a number of applications with different purposes, and possibly different owners, run securely on a single server. When multiple applications share a host, you set up a separate directory structure for each application, and apply rules that allow each application to access only its own data sources and files.

Sandbox security also lets you structure and partition an application to reflect the access rights that are appropriate to different functional components. For example, if your application has both employee inquiry functions and HR functions that include creating, accessing, and modifying sensitive data, you could structure the application as follows:

HR pages go in one directory with access rules that enable most activities.
Employee pages go in another directory whose rules limit the files they can modify and the tags they can use.
Pages required for both HR and employee functions go in a third directory with appropriate access rules.


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