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ColdFusion on Windows
This section covers the installation and configuration of ColdFusion 11 on a Windows 2012 server. If you
are running Linux you may skip to section 3.
In this section we will perform the following:
Installation Prerequisites
Install ColdFusion
Check for, and install any ColdFusion hotfixes.
Create dedicated user account(s) for ColdFusion to run as.
Create dedicated user account(s) for IIS Application Pool Identities.
Configure file system permissions.
Run the web server configuration tool to connect ColdFusion to IIS
Configure IIS
Update the JVM
Installation Prerequisites
Before you begin the installation process perform the following steps:
Configure a network firewall (and / or configure Windows firewall) to block all incoming public
traffic during installation.
Read the Microsoft Windows Security Compliance Manager guidelines and documentation:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16776
Create a separate partition / drive for ColdFusion Installation and website assets. This mitigates
the successfulness of path traversal attacks.
Remove or disable any software on the server that is not required.
Run Windows Update and ensure all software running on the server is fully patched.
Ensure that all partitions use NTFS to allow for fine grained access control.
Download ColdFusion from adobe.com
Verify that the MD5 checksum listed on adobe.com
download page matches the file you
downloaded. To use the Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV) utility, download
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841290 and run the following in a Command Prompt: FCIV
-md5 installer-file-name.exe
ColdFusion Installation
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