How do I store passwords for the entire application

[Guest]

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?

[ilssac]

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

[BKBK]

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.