Does asp.net MVC have Application variables?
Yes, you can access Application variables from .NET MVC. Here's how:
System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Application.Lock();
System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Application["Name"] = "Value";
System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Application.UnLock();
Session state or the Cache are better choices. They are mockable in MVC and are designed to store session and application-scoped data.
Static classes seems like a popular choice here. However static classes create dependencies between your types and make versioning/testing harder. Its also a bit of an odd pattern to use in a framework that is designed to break apart these kinds of dependencies. For instance, the standard ASP.NET framework is riddled with statics and sealed types. These are all replaced with mock-able instances.
"Secure" is a bit unclear in this context. Exactly what do you mean by "secure?"