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title: Sessions
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# Sessions

These topics cover concepts and implementation procedures to manage sessions in your AM environment.

This information is written for administrators configuring AM's authentication and authorization components.

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#### [Introduction to sessions](about-sessions.html)

Learn about the different types of sessions in AM.

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#### [Session upgrade](session-upgrade.html)

Discover how AM performs step-up authentication.

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#### [Compare sessions](session-state-use-cases.html)

Decide where sessions should be stored in each realm.

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#### [The session cookie](session-state-cookies.html)

Learn about the session cookie, and why you must secure it.

## Name changes for ForgeRock products

Product names changed when ForgeRock became part of Ping Identity.

The following name changes have been in effect since early 2024:

| Old name                      | New name                        |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| ForgeRock Identity Cloud      | PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud |
| ForgeRock Access Management   | PingAM                          |
| ForgeRock Directory Services  | PingDS                          |
| ForgeRock Identity Management | PingIDM                         |
| ForgeRock Identity Gateway    | PingGateway                     |
| ForgeRock Identity Platform   | Ping Advanced Identity Software |

Learn more about the name changes in [New names for ForgeRock products](https://support.pingidentity.com/s/article/New-names-for-ForgeRock-products) in the Knowledge Base.