// Save and get a request-scoped value req.setAttribute("com.mycompany.req-param", "req-value"); Object value = req.getAttribute("com.mycompany.req-param"); // Save and get a session-scoped value HttpSession session = req.getSession(false); if (session != null) { session.setAttribute("com.mycompany.session-param", "session-value"); value = session.getAttribute("com.mycompany.session-param"); } // Save and get an application-scoped value getServletContext().setAttribute("com.mycompany.app-param", "app-value"); value = getServletContext().getAttribute("com.mycompany.app-param");