Security · Session Management
Every session visible, every session revocable
We tune Keycloak's session lifetimes to your risk profile, wire up logout so revoking a session actually reaches your apps, and give admins and users the controls to end access the moment it's needed.
- SSO, client and offline session policy
- Back-channel logout to every app
- Runs on upstream Keycloak 26.x
Standards & integrations
- OpenID Connect
- OIDC Back-Channel Logout
- OIDC Front-Channel Logout
- SAML Single Logout
- Offline Tokens
- Refresh Token Rotation
Overview
Why session policy deserves real design
A Keycloak session outlives the login that created it: it backs refresh tokens, offline tokens and the SSO cookie that signs users into the next app. Left at defaults, lifetimes rarely match your risk profile, logout reaches only some applications, and nobody is sure what happens to active users after a password reset. We define session policy deliberately, per realm and per client, and make sure revocation reaches every place a session is used.
What we deliver
- Session policy document per realm and client
- SSO, client and offline session settings as code
- Back-channel and SAML logout verified per application
- Concurrent session limits in authentication flows
- Sign-out-everywhere procedure for admins and users
- Runbook for incident-driven session revocation
Capabilities
What Session Management covers
Configured, tested and documented on upstream Keycloak — then handed over or operated by us.
Timeouts that fit the risk
SSO session idle and max, remember-me lifetimes and per-client session settings tuned so a payments app and an internal wiki don't share the same rules.
Offline access, handled carefully
Offline sessions for mobile apps and background jobs, with idle and maximum lifetimes set and a clear, tested way to revoke them.
Sessions that survive restarts
Keycloak 26 persists user sessions to the database by default. We configure and test that store so rolling upgrades and node restarts don't sign users out.
Logout that reaches every app
Back-channel logout URLs registered for each OIDC client and SAML single logout where supported, tested against each app's logout endpoint.
Concurrent session limits
The user session count limiter authenticator caps sessions per user across the realm or per client, either denying the new login or ending the oldest session.
Revocation on demand
Admins end a user's sessions from the admin console, users sign out other devices from the account console, and a password update can sign out everywhere else.
How it works
From first call to production
Agree the session policy
We map each application's risk and usage — browser, mobile, machine-to-machine — to idle, max and offline lifetimes you can defend.
Configure and wire logout
Realm and client session settings are applied as code, logout endpoints are registered for every client, and session limits are added to authentication flows.
Prove revocation works
We test sign-out, password reset, admin revocation and node restarts in staging, and confirm each application reacts the way you expect.
Use cases
Where teams put it to work
Regulated customer portals
Short idle timeouts and re-authentication for sensitive actions, with long-lived sessions reserved for low-risk applications.
Offboarding and incident response
When an account is compromised or an employee leaves, every session and offline token is ended from one place and logout is pushed to connected apps.
Subscription and seat-based products
Limit concurrent sessions per user to discourage credential sharing on paid products and licensed tools.
FAQ
Session Management questions, answered
Do users get signed out when Keycloak restarts or upgrades?
Not with persistent user sessions, which Keycloak 26 enables by default and which store online sessions in the database. We configure and test this so rolling restarts and upgrades keep users signed in.
Does changing a user's roles end their current session?
Not automatically. New roles appear the next time a token is issued or refreshed. We keep access tokens short-lived and, where a change must take effect immediately, revoke the user's sessions through the Admin REST API or an event-listener hook.
Can we stop people sharing one account?
Yes. Keycloak's user session count limiter can be added to the browser flow to cap sessions per user, either rejecting a new login or ending the oldest session.
What's the difference between online and offline sessions?
Online sessions back normal browser SSO and expire with the idle and max timeouts. Offline sessions back offline tokens used by mobile apps and background jobs, and have their own lifetimes and revocation controls.
Ready to roll out Session Management?
Walk us through your requirements on a free strategy call. We'll come back with an architecture, a delivery plan and a fixed scope.