Hiding the database password

I'm dealing with a problem and I wanted to get a few opinions on how to approach it. Basically we have a web app that uses many database calls to do its' work. Over time our we've setup many configuration type files that have the database user password in it. The end result is to take the database password out of all the configuration files so users that user who have access to those config files can use them but not be able to connect to the database. Is there anyway of getting the password out of these files but still enable the web app to get the password from some protected area and use it for its needs? Rich Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.