Session information management

Introduction to session management

The SuperMap GIS server supports configuring a centralized session. Centralized session means that the session information is saved to a third-party database and can be obtained directly from the database when it is necessary to establish the same session again.

For GIS servers, a centralized session means that when users use the same browser to access multiple addresses without having to log in again. Relatively speaking, if it does not open a centralized session, that means that each user needs to log in every time when visiting a GIS server, even for the same user, which will increase the duplication of work.

The SuperMap GIS server supports the storage of session information through the Redis database.

Configure a centralized session

Prior to opening a centralized session, your need to prepare available Redis database service. How to use a centralized session:

• You need to enable a centralized session in the GIS server
• You need to store the session to the same Redis database server

To enable a centralized session for a GIS server, you need to do the following operation on the Security Configuration page:

1. Enable centralized session and check Enable
2. Redis service address: Redis database service address used to store session information, such as: 192.168.17.116: 6379
3. Click "Save" to make the configuration take effect

In addition, you can also set up a centralized session by configuring the file, as described in the iServer configuration file.