RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Examples of How NOT to Code in ColdFusion?

2010-01-05 Thread axunderwood
My biggest pet peeve: CFQueries inline in a CF template. I'm not a stickler for complete object oriented or you have to do things exactly a particular way...that being said, I have two reasons why I like to see cfqueries or cfstoredproc calls in a cfc or a cfm template that can be called as a

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Examples of How NOT to Code in ColdFusion?

2010-01-05 Thread Derrick Peavy
(looking forward to being told how wrong I am here and being raked over the community coals for my heresy.) Something that is clear from this thread - the needs of some types of apps are different than others. Size and business does dictate coding. For someone at UPS or another large

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Examples of How NOT to Code in ColdFusion?

2010-01-05 Thread Douglas Knudsen
one of my favs http://www.cubicleman.com/2005/05/23/best-waste-of-code/ Use the API Luke! Why I usually live in livedocs.adobe.com DK Douglas Knudsen douglasknud...@gmail.com On Jan 4, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: Since the topic of the next ACFUG meeting is how NOT to code

RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Examples of How NOT to Code in ColdFusion?

2010-01-05 Thread Shane Heasley
I'll make a short reply to Derrick's post as my posts usually seem to end up in the bit bucket. I like commenting, and CFC's, and I feel strongly about defining what the objects are in the application and THEN building the DB and components. I vote for MVC every chance I get, but Code is

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Examples of How NOT to Code in ColdFusion?

2010-01-05 Thread Teddy R. Payne
I agree that the amount of concurrent users and traffic do determine how much preparation, planning, and code design is necessary. We can definitely run into scope creep or analysis paralysis over a simple problem. Remember that peeve is a subjective and personal condition. It does not mean

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Examples of How NOT to Code in ColdFusion?

2010-01-05 Thread Teddy R. Payne
I can remember something anal and small that irks me. I am a big fan of closing tags and scoping variable. I think it looks more neat and adheres to an XHTML type mind set. Example: cfset foo = 1 This would ping my OCD part of brain and want to reach out and do: cfset variables.foo = 1 / I

[ACFUG Discuss] Security Tests for ColdFusion site

2010-01-05 Thread Ajas Mohammed
Hi, I have heard of http://www.coresecurity.com/ who do security testing for web applications etc. Does anyone know of this company or any similar companies who do security/penetration tests for web applications. Needless to say, our applications are CF based. Is there anything to worry about or

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Security Tests for ColdFusion site

2010-01-05 Thread Dean H. Saxe
I spent the past 5 years doing pen testing for a living and there are many, many companies out there performing this service. You get what you pay for! So ask yourself this question: What do I want to know from a test? Do you want to know what can be found by a machine running automated scans,

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Security Tests for ColdFusion site

2010-01-05 Thread Ajas Mohammed
Thanks Dean. As always, your input is much appreciated. :-) Ajas Mohammed / http://ajashadi.blogspot.com We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are. No matter what, find a way. Because thats what winners do. You can't improve what you don't measure. Quality is never an accident;

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] portcullis update

2010-01-05 Thread Dean H. Saxe
A WAF won't by itself help you pass PCI. That said, mod_security and the F5 ASM are good products. -dhs -- Dean H. Saxe A true conservationist is a person who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children. -- John James Audubon On Jan 5, 2010, at 6:58

RE: [ACFUG Discuss] portcullis update

2010-01-05 Thread Wes Byrd
Thanks Dean. Yes, I have done much with firewalls and server modifications (such as disabling SSLv2 and weak ciphers) and even web application and database vulnerability defenses. I've been able to pass all PCI Compliance scans for several hosted shopping carts but needed to address the WAP