RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread paul smith
OK. So on CF5, what needs to be done to "properly secure a CF server" - against the evils of CFFILE, or anything else? best, paul At 11:55 AM 1/30/03 -0500, you wrote: > > Yes true, on properly configured CF server, which as > > you know Dave, are not very common :-) > >Yes, which is why I fee

RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread Dave Watts
> But Dave if you tell everyone that, who will hire us? :-) I'd be happy to do something else, actually, if everyone set up their servers correctly. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~

RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread webguy
But Dave if you tell everyone that, who will hire us? :-) Dave said: > > Yes true, on properly configured CF server, which as > > you know Dave, are not very common :-) > > Yes, which is why I feel compelled to harp on it so much, I guess. This is WG ~

RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread Dave Watts
> Yes true, on properly configured CF server, which as > you know Dave, are not very common :-) Yes, which is why I feel compelled to harp on it so much, I guess. This is especially true with CFMX - it's a lot easier to secure on Windows than CF 5 was. You create a user, give the user the "log on

RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread webguy
Yes true , on properly configured CF server, which as you know Dave, are not very common :-) WG > > becuase you can do this > > > > > > While that's true, it's worth noting that on a properly configured CF > server, the CF user account generally shouldn't have rights to read that > file or other

Re: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread Zac Spitzer
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RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread Dave Watts
> becuase you can do this > > While that's true, it's worth noting that on a properly configured CF server, the CF user account generally shouldn't have rights to read that file or other non-CF files. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 79

RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread paul smith
O! That's handy ;-) At 03:35 PM 1/30/03 +, you wrote: >becuase you can do this > > > > >WG > > > -Original Message- > > From: paul smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 30 January 2003 15:13 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subj

RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread webguy
becuase you can do this WG > -Original Message- > From: paul smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 30 January 2003 15:13 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up > > > Since file upload is part of the http protocol why is

RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread paul smith
Since file upload is part of the http protocol why is CFFILE considered such a security risk? best, paul At 02:24 PM 1/30/03 +, you wrote: >Hi, > > > Follow-up yesterday's thread of trying to screen files before > > uploading with > > cffile: > >I didn't comment on this tread yesterday..so.

Re: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread E. Keith Dodd
Thanks for the extra insight. There is s much to know! Keith - Original Message - From: "webguy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:24 AM Subject: RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: F

RE: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread webguy
Hi, > Follow-up yesterday's thread of trying to screen files before > uploading with > cffile: I didn't comment on this tread yesterday..so... > Just did some comparing of the MX behavior with CF5, to see if could glean > any valuable info from initial form before uploading using cffile > using

Re: Screening files before CFFile upload: Follow-up

2003-01-30 Thread E. Keith Dodd
Follow-up yesterday's thread of trying to screen files before uploading with cffile: Just did some comparing of the MX behavior with CF5, to see if could glean any valuable info from initial form before uploading using cffile using CF5: If did a cfdump of the form (initial form with file to uploa