How do you avoid storing passwords in version control?

Question

What strategy do you use to avoid storing passwords in version control?

Currently, I have development/test/production passwords saved in three different files and th

Answer 1

Instead of not storing them, you could store them in encrypted form. So you dont have the pain of sending credentials files via IM or EMail all the time a new developer starts ... You just need to tell them the project specific master-password once so they can encrypt the credentials.