Can ASP access the server's registry? 1

[Nevermoor]

I read somewhere that security conscious ASP sites are better off storing the SQL connection string in the system registry than in the global file.

Since all of my previous work has been in intranet programming which is far less security conscious, and the site I'm working on should be as ironclad as possible, I'd like to make that change to my code.

The problem is that I can't find any explanation of how to do this that doesn't include ASP.NET code.

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Sheco]

Maybe you meant the IIS Metabase registry?

 

[Sheco]

Is this what you are trying to find?

 

[Nevermoor]

Well... I was working from

http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020514.htm,

but that link looks like it'll take care of everything I need.

Thanks!

 

[JSpicolli]

Is there a way to access the Global.asa file if you do not have physical access to the machine or authentication credentials?

Typically, MY DAC is Encapsulated in VB6 COM+ biz objects, so accessing / storing data in the Registry or Typically with connection string in the COM+ components constructor is no problem.

It just seems like storing data in the registry when you are only using a 2 tiered model is an extra level of abrstraction for no real reason to me?