Why are concurrent logins bad?

Why are concurrent logins bad?

It increases the ability of users to share their credentials, as there is no consequence on their own access to the network. Or even worse, students can disclose their credentials to unauthorized third parties. It can very easily corrupt roaming profiles and create versioning conflicts for offline files.

What is concurrent session control?

Concurrent session control for our use case amounts to controlling the number of sessions a user can have at the same time. Normally, each user has its own account, so it’s logical that a user can be logged in only once at a time.

How do I set session timeout in spring boot security?

1. Spring Boot version 1.0: server.session.timeout=1200.
2. Spring Boot version 2.0: server.servlet.session.timeout=10m. NOTE: If a duration suffix is not specified, seconds will be used.

Is it safe to allow multiple login at different times?

If your users are never going to connect more than one simultaneous session, disallowing it would reduce the risk of attack (as an attacker would not be able to conduct their attack while the user was logged in.) If, however, your users may expect to use multiple sessions, then you’ll have to have this functionality.

Can you use more than one browser at a time?

You can use even more than two browsers if you want to divide your browsing activities into more categories. For example, using Google Chrome to access all Google services, Firefox for Facebook, and Brave for browsing. Incognito browsing mode gives a false sense of security.

What happens when everyone uses the same computer?

If you use a single user account on your computer, everyone will share the same application settings, files, and system permissions. Application Settings: When you use a single user account, everyone using the computer will use the same browser. Files: With multiple people sharing a single user account, no one really has any private files.

Is it safe to have multiple Google Mail accounts?

Now, you can add the same feature as Google Mail : Listing all the current connected session for the user. Doing so, if an user account is hacked and accessed by someplace else, it will be possible to see it, the IP behind it, etc. It won’t be more secured, but it will provide some relief for your users.