---
title: ToolRouter — Use Case
description: Step-by-step guide for a real-world ToolRouter use case with agent-specific instructions.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/pentest/use-cases/test-session-management
---
# Test Session Management Security

Session management is the mechanism that keeps users logged in between requests. When it is implemented poorly, attackers can hijack active sessions, fix session IDs to known values, or steal session tokens through insecure transmission. A compromised session gives the attacker full access to the victim's account without needing their password.

Session security testing examines how your application creates, maintains, and destroys sessions. It checks for predictable session IDs, missing secure and HttpOnly cookie flags, insufficient session expiration, lack of session invalidation on logout and password change, and vulnerability to session fixation attacks.

This testing is critical for any application where sessions protect access to sensitive data or actions. E-commerce sites, banking applications, admin panels, and any multi-user platform need robust session management. Even if your authentication is strong, weak session handling negates those protections by giving attackers a backdoor past the login form.

**Tool:** [Pentest](https://toolrouter.com/tools/pentest)
**Skills:** scan_vulnerabilities

## Agent Guides

- [How to Test Session Management with Claude](https://toolrouter.com/tools/pentest/use-cases/test-session-management/claude): Guide for Claude
- [How to Test Session Management with ChatGPT](https://toolrouter.com/tools/pentest/use-cases/test-session-management/chatgpt): Guide for ChatGPT
- [How to Test Session Management with Copilot](https://toolrouter.com/tools/pentest/use-cases/test-session-management/copilot): Guide for Copilot
- [How to Test Session Management with OpenClaw](https://toolrouter.com/tools/pentest/use-cases/test-session-management/openclaw): Guide for OpenClaw
