keeping connection string in session is a good practice or not.?

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i am using a class file for creating connections and also for executing queries. from the class file am assigning the connection string in session. is it a wrong practice or not? is it lead to hacking the database or not?

i am using mysql database driver 3.5

Posted 4-Feb-15 23:18pm

Sujith Karivelil

Updated 4-Feb-15 23:19pm

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nagendrathecoder · Answer 1 · 2015-02-04T23:23:00

Solution 1

Is there any specific requirement for storing connection string in session?
I don't think anyone would do that.
Best place to keep connection strings are configuration files.

Posted 4-Feb-15 23:23pm

nagendrathecoder

Santosh K. Tripathi · Answer 2 · 2015-02-05T00:04:00

Solution 3

Hi,
This will helpful to understand about hack risk related with connection string.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/89211k9b(v=vs.110).aspx[^]

http://forums.asp.net/t/372447.aspx?What+is+the+best+place+to+store+connection+string+[^]

Posted 5-Feb-15 0:04am

Santosh K. Tripathi

Peter Leow · Answer 3 · 2015-02-04T23:25:00

Solution 2

connection string is global to the whole web app, just keep it inside the web.config, refer: Store connection string in web.config[^]

Posted 4-Feb-15 23:25pm

Peter Leow

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Thanks7872 5-Feb-15 7:19am

This answer has nothing to do with question. I don't know who voted 5 for this.