Hi folks,

Today, I’m gonna talk about how we can limit multiple active user sessions in WSO2 Identity Server.

Why though?

Let’s take a simple use-case. Assume, you want to limit the number of maximum active user sessions for any user belonging to the admin role. How can we achieve this?

How?

The latest version of WSO2 IS facilitates the above mentioned requirement. There are two approaches that we can take.

• Using the Active Sessions Limit handler
• Using adaptive authentication JavaScript functions

Now, I’ll walk you through both of these approaches.

1. Using the Active Sessions Limit handler

Step 1: Configure a Service Provider (e.g. Travelocity, Pickup Dispatch) in WSO2 Identity Server. You can refer to the official documentation form here. For the purpose of this demo, I have configured the Pickup Dispatch application as a Service Provider. …