# Implementing ColdFusion RDS Security

ColdFusion RDS security provides security services to developers working in ColdFusion Studio. See "Securing Resources with RDS Security" to learn about RDS security concepts.

In order to implement RDS security, you must use the ColdFusion Administrator to:

1. Set up the security server. See "Setting Up a Security Server" for more information.
2. Set up user directories to authenticate against an NT domain, an LDAP directory, or an ODBC data source. See "Defining User Directories" for more information.
3. Create a security context for the application. See "Defining a Security Context" for more information.
4. Specify individual resources to protect and set up policies that match secured resources with authorized users and groups.. See "Specifying Resources to Protect" for more information.
5. Select the Use ColdFusion Studio Authentication check box in the ColdFusion Administrator's Advanced Server Security page and select the security context you created in step 3 from the drop-down list.

Now developers working in ColdFusion Studio connect to the ColdFusion Server and access resources such as files and data sources according to the rules and policies associated with their logins.

For more information about configuring RDS in ColdFusion Studio, see Developing Web Applications with ColdFusion.