Where to store database credentials in a web app?

Question

I\'m wondering what techniques you use to store the database credentials for your application. I\'m specifically concerned with java webapps, but I don\'t think there\'s any ne

Answer 1

For asp.net:

I store global parameters such as the connection string and repository paths in the Registry and then a reference to the registry entry in the web.config.

The main reason being that I often find I have to write a stand alone executable to run background tasks and other automated features that require access to the same parameters. Therefore keeping everything that is truly global in one easily accessible place makes for an easier life.