2026-01-28

Sessions & Security: Why Revocation Matters

Short-lived tokens are great, but without server-side session state you can’t respond fast to compromise.

Stateless JWTs are convenient, but immediate revocation is hard.

A practical approach is a session record as the source of truth plus short-lived access tokens for APIs.

The goal is simple: if an account is compromised, you can terminate access immediately and confidently.