How do I store passwords for the entire application

theedryden wrote: I am using the cfmail tag and am required to use a user name and password.  I'd like to centralize this login information in a single place to simplify the code and allow me to change the password often.  Can anyone recommend a way to do this?

You should normally store variables that are needed application-wide in application scope in the onApplicationStart method. For example,

<cfset application.adminUsername = "BKBK">

<cfset application.adminPassword = "kB43kB21">

<cfset application.datasource = "myDSN">

This occurs once only. You may then use application.adminUsername, application.adminPassword, etc., anywhere in the application.

Set the user name and password for the mail server in the mail settings in the ColdFusion Administrator.

http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/basiconfig_11.html#1139855