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# DB Rules

If you have your security rules in a database, then cbsecurity can read the rules from the database for you.  Just **make** **the `rules` key  equal to `db`** and fill out the extra configuration keys shown below:

| Property       | Type   | Required | Default                   | Description                                                                                                                                                   |
| -------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `rulesDSN`     | string | true     | ---                       | The dsn to use if the rules are coming from a database                                                                                                        |
| `rulesTable`   | string | true     | ---                       | The table where the rules are                                                                                                                                 |
| `rulesSQL`     | string | false    | `select* from rulesTable` | The custom SQL statement to use to retrieve the rules according to the rulesTable property. If not set, the default of select\* from rulesTable will be used. |
| `rulesOrderBy` | string | false    | ---                       | The column to order the rules by. If not chosen, the interceptor will not order the query, just select it.                                                    |

{% code title="config/Coldbox.cfc" %}

```javascript
moduleSettings = {
	// CB Security
	cbSecurity : {
		rules        : "db", // Rules are in the database
		rulesDSN     : "myDatasource", // The datasource
		rulesTable   : "securityRules", // The table that has the rules
		rulesOrderBy : "order asc" // An optional ordering
	}
};
```

{% endcode %}


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