Name
CFAUTHENTICATE
Synopsis
<CFAUTHENTICATE>
Authenticates a user within a given security context.
Attributes
-
SECURITYCONTEXT="
security_context
"
The name of the security context to authenticate the user within. Required. Security contexts are defined in the ColdFusion Administrator.
-
USERNAME="
username
"
The name of the user being authenticated. Required.
-
PASSWORD="
password
"
The password of the user being authenticated. Required.
-
SETCOOKIE="Yes|No"
If set to
Yes
, ColdFusion sets an encrypted cookie on the user’s browser that contains the username, security context, browser’s remote address, and HTTP user agent. Optional. The default isYes
.-
THROWONFAILURE="Yes|No"
Determines if ColdFusion should throw an exception if authentication fails. Optional. The default is
Yes
.
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