When you access a CFC directly with a web browser without specifying a component method, the following chain of events occurs:

1. The request is redirected to the cfcexplorer.cfc file, which is located in the cf_root/wwwroot/CFIDE/componentutils directory.
2. The cfcexplorer component prompts users for the ColdFusion RDS or Administrator password, if necessary.
3. The cfcexplorer component renders an HTML description and returns it to the browser.