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Session (computer networking)

In computer science and networking, a session is a two-way link, a relatively high layer in the OSI stack enabling interactive information exchange between two or more communication devices or ends – be they computers, automated systems, or live active users (see login session). A session is established at a certain point in time, and then 'torn down' -…

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Session affinity

HTTP session token

Session management

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Session (computer networking)

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples5
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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session information server http client state management sessions web id communication data cookie application example may layer established see protocol

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information about the user's preferences or authorization level.Maintaining session continuity between HTTP requests requires a session IDinstance ofa HTTP exchange between a browser and a remote host that includes a HTTP cookie with a unique session ID may identify a state0.80text
a distributed file system or a global file systeminstance ofstoring session information on a shared file system0.80text
or storing the session information outside the cluster in a database.If session information is considered transientinstance ofstoring session information on a shared file system0.80text
volatile data that is not required for non-repudiation of transactionsinstance ofstoring session information on a shared file system0.80text
does not contain data that is subject to compliance auditinginstance ofstoring session information on a shared file system0.80text

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