Glossary term
What is Session?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Session" means: The site's memory that you are logged in, usually kept with a cookie that holds a random token. It is taught in Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals. Related terms include Authentication and authorization, Multi-factor authentication (MFA), Cross-site scripting (XSS) and Log. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Session?
The site's memory that you are logged in, usually kept with a cookie that holds a random token.
Where is Session taught?
Session is defined in Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals.
Which lessons cover Session?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals, lesson 5.2: Fix Access Control and Sessions
Which terms are related to Session?
Next to Session in the course glossaries: Authentication and authorization, Multi-factor authentication (MFA), Cross-site scripting (XSS), Log, SQL injection, Patch, Phishing and Least privilege.
Authentication and authorizationMulti-factor authentication (MFA)Cross-site scripting (XSS)LogSQL injectionPatchPhishingLeast privilege
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Session?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals: No security, networking or programming experience is needed.