Session management basics for web applications

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Session identifiers must be random, long, cookie-scoped with Secure/HttpOnly/SameSite, regenerated on login, expired on the server, and revocable; store state server-side or in signed tokens with short lifetimes.

What it is

A session ties a sequence of requests to an authenticated principal. OWASP's cheat sheet sets the properties of a session identifier (at least 64 bits of entropy, meaningless content, transmitted only in cookies with protective attributes) and the lifecycle rules (regenerate on privilege change, absolute and idle timeouts, server-side invalidation on logout).

Why it matters

A guessable, long-lived or leaked session id is equivalent to the password. Most account-takeover paths in web applications go through sessions, not through cryptography.

How to apply

Generate ids with a cryptographic random source; store them hashed if the store could leak.
Set Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite, a narrow Path and no Domain wider than needed.
Regenerate the id at login and at role changes; invalidate all sessions on password change.
Enforce idle and absolute timeouts server-side; a client-side expiry alone is not a control.
For APIs used by agents, prefer bearer keys or short-lived tokens over cookies; they do not need CSRF handling.

Pitfalls

Session ids in URLs are logged and shared. Stateless signed tokens cannot be revoked before expiry unless a revocation list exists; keep their lifetime short. Remember-me tokens need the same care as passwords.

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