Original Post: Sessions – MFA Caveat
The importance of session management in addition to multi-factor authentication (MFA) for security is highlighted in the context of the recent Okta breach. Sessions are crucial for identifying users in a stateless protocol like HTTP, and can be stored in the form of session cookies or tokens. However, if these tokens are compromised, attackers can hijack user sessions, even if MFA was used during authentication. To mitigate this risk, it is recommended to associate session tokens with specific devices or IP addresses, set session timeouts, and periodically change the value of tokens. Improving session management is essential to strengthen overall security measures and protect against session hijacking.
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