Sessions move from the in-memory map to a `sessions` table (migration
0002), so a restart, a redeploy or a restore from a full backup no longer
signs the administrator out. The row holds a SHA-256 of the token rather
than the token itself: a stolen database file or backup archive cannot be
replayed into a login, while the browser that still holds the cookie keeps
working across a restore.
The 12-hour absolute TTL becomes a sliding 7-day idle window, configurable
through PANEL_SESSION_IDLE_DAYS (whole days, mirroring
SEND_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS). No absolute cap: for an administrator who visits
regularly the session lasts indefinitely, which is the accepted trade-off.
The four `every 5s` monitoring fragments deliberately do not renew it —
otherwise a forgotten open tab would hold the session open forever and the
window would mean "seven days without an open tab" rather than "seven days
without the administrator".
Decision only; no code yet.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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