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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:
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Installation Prerequisites
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Install ColdFusion
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Check for, and install any ColdFusion hotfixes.
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Create dedicated user account(s) for ColdFusion to run as.
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Create dedicated user account(s) for IIS Application Pool Identities.
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Configure file system permissions.
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Run the web server configuration tool to connect ColdFusion to IIS
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Configure IIS
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Update the JVM
Installation Prerequisites
Before you begin the installation process perform the following steps:
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Configure a network firewall (and / or configure Windows firewall) to block all incoming public
traffic during installation.
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Read the Microsoft Windows Security Compliance Manager guidelines and documentation:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16776
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Create a separate partition / drive for ColdFusion Installation and website assets. This mitigates
the successfulness of path traversal attacks.
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Remove or disable any software on the server that is not required.
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Run Windows Update and ensure all software running on the server is fully patched.
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Ensure that all partitions use NTFS to allow for fine grained access control.
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Download ColdFusion from adobe.com
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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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