🔐 Session Management in Java Web Applications In modern web applications, users expect a seamless experience. Whether they're shopping online, accessing banking portals, booking tickets, or working inside enterprise applications, they expect the system to remember who they are and what they're doing. But here's the challenge: HTTP, the foundation of the web, is stateless. Every request sent from a browser to a server is treated as an entirely new request. The server has no built-in memory of previous interactions. So how does an application remember that a user has logged in? How does an e-commerce website keep items in a shopping cart? How does a banking portal maintain authentication throughout a session? The answer lies in Session Management . In this article, we'll explore session management in Java web applications from both beginner and enterprise perspectives, covering concepts, implementation techniques, security considerations, best practices, and real-world architecture patterns.…