# Session Management

A session is a fundamental part of any authentication system. At a high level, a session is a way to remember that a user has logged in to your application. Sessions are typically created when a user logs in and are used to validate the user on subsequent requests.

PropelAuth allows you to manage sessions in several ways, including setting the **Login Duration** and managing individual user sessions.

## [User Login Duration](https://docs.propelauth.com/overview/user-management/session-management?ref=propelauth.mymidnight.blog#user-login-duration)

You can control the length of user sessions by configuring the **Login Duration** setting found in the **Signup / Login** page of the PropelAuth Dashboard. You can choose between ending a session after a fixed amount of time or having it stay open as long as the user remains active.

PropelAuth offers more granular session duration options, such as [setting the session duration for Enterprise SSO users](https://docs.propelauth.com/overview/authentication/saml#setting-session-durations-for-enterprise-sso-users) or setting the maximum session duration for individual organizations. You can find this setting by navigating to the organization's page, selecting the **Settings** tab, and scrolling down to the **Advanced Security Settings** section.

## [Enabling Session Management](https://docs.propelauth.com/overview/user-management/session-management?ref=propelauth.mymidnight.blog#enabling-session-management)

Enabling the Session Management feature allows you and your users to view and manage sessions. This feature is available in the PropelAuth Dashboard in the **Project Settings** page.

## [Managing Individual User Sessions](https://docs.propelauth.com/overview/user-management/session-management?ref=propelauth.mymidnight.blog#managing-individual-user-sessions)

You can manage individual user sessions by navigating to the **Users** page in the PropelAuth Dashboard. From there, select a user and then scroll down to the **User Sessions** section. Here, you can view and manage the sessions for each user, including ending them manually if necessary.

PropelAuth also provides the session's details - including the user agent, country, IP address, and when the session was last active. A session is active when a new [access token](https://docs.propelauth.com/recipes/access-tokens) is issued for that session.

Your customers can also view and manage their own sessions in the [User Account Hosted Page](https://docs.propelauth.com/overview/basics/hosted-pages#user-account-page).