Variables put into Session are stored wherever the configured
The default
Application variables are stored in
SessionStateProvider
is configured to store them. The default
SessionStateProvider
uses what's referred to as In Process (InProc
) Session and the storage location for this is
in server memory, inside the memory space of the ASP.NET worker process.
You can configure your own SessionStateProvider
to store Session variables elsewhere, such as out of process, in a database.Application variables are stored in
ApplicationState
which is also stored in the memory space of the ASP.NET worker process.
Unlike Session State, Application State applies to all users and
sessions. As far as I am aware, There is no configuration to store
ApplicationState elsewhere; if you need to store lots of application
data then you may want to look at ASP.NET Caching.ASP.NET session state supports several storage options for session variables. Each option is identified as a session-state Mode type. The default behavior is to store session variables in the memory space of the ASP.NET worker process. However, you can also specify that session state should be stored in a separate process, in a SQL Server database, or in a custom data source. If you do not want session state enabled for your application, you can set the session mode to Off.