Bump version to 0.3.0-SNAPSHOT [skip ci]

pom.xml: parent -> 2.2.1
pom.xml: qqq.version: 4.1.0-RC.22 -> 4.1.0-RC.26
pom.xml: qbit-redis.version: 0.1.0-RC.1 -> 0.2.0-RC.1

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 version: 2.1
 setup: true
 orbs:
-  qqq-orb: kingsrook/qqq-orb@0.7.18
+  qqq-orb: kingsrook/qqq-orb@0.8
 workflows:
   setup:
     jobs:
     - qqq-orb/generate_pipeline:
-        orb_version: 0.7.18
+        orb_version: '0.8'
         filters:
           branches:
             ignore: automation/qbit-rc-pending
           tags:
-            only:
-            - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
-            - /publish.*/
+            only: /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/

.gitea/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name: build
+on:
+  push:
+jobs:
+  maven:
+    uses: self:KofTwentyTwo/ci-workflows/.gitea/workflows/maven.yaml@v1
+    secrets: inherit

.qqq-ci.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 profile: qbit
-orb_version: 0.7.18
+orb_version: '0.8'
 default_branch: develop
 java_version: '21'
 browsers: true
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ release_tag_policy: stable
 test_branch_policy: non-release
 publish:
   snapshot: true
-  feature: true
   release_candidate: true
   release: true
   asciidoc: false

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased] - 0.1.0-SNAPSHOT
+## [Unreleased] - 0.1.0
+
+First published release. Version numbers are assigned by the shared Gitea
+Maven workflow from the branch or tag that publishes (see README "Releasing");
+the `revision` property on `develop` stays `0.1.0-SNAPSHOT` until the release
+merges back.
 
 ### Added
 - In-memory session store provider with LRU eviction
@@ -15,3 +20,22 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Sliding expiration (configurable per-provider)
 - Scheduled cleanup process for expired sessions
 - QBit producer for declarative configuration
+- `SHARED_REDIS` provider: application-scoped shared sessions on the pool owned
+  by the optional `qbit-redis` QBit, with explicit deployment/application/
+  authentication-domain namespacing, bounded payloads, atomic GETEX touch, and a
+  runtime service that releases registrations on stop and rebuilds them on
+  restart (`docs/SESSION-REGISTRATION.md`)
+- Explicit `QInstance` overloads on `QSessionStoreQBitContext` and
+  application-scoped registration through
+  `QSessionStoreRegistry.getInstance(qInstance)`; two applications in one JVM
+  no longer see each other's sessions
+- Health check reports the target application selected by `HealthCheckInput`
+
+### Changed
+- Depends on published QQQ core `4.1.0-RC.22` (the first release-line core with
+  `QSessionStoreRegistry.getInstance(QInstance)`) and `qbit-redis 0.1.0-RC.1`;
+  the snapshot coordinates used while the shared-session work was in flight
+  (`4.1.0-collab-33464d37e-SNAPSHOT`, `0.1.0-redis-7fe5492-SNAPSHOT`) are gone
+- Jedis 7.2.0, Testcontainers 2.0.3, AssertJ 3.27.7 (GHSA-rqfh-9r24-8c9r)
+- Hosts that register a provider with core outside a request context must use
+  the explicit `QSessionStoreRegistry.getInstance(qInstance)` overload

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,21 @@ Every QQQ request authenticates and builds a `QSession` containing security keys
 
 ## Project Status
 
-**0.1.0-SNAPSHOT** -- under active development. API may change before 1.0.
+**0.1.0** is the first published release line (release candidates publish as
+`0.1.0-RC.N`). API may change before 1.0. See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
+
+## Compatibility
+
+| qbit-session-store | QQQ core (`qqq-bom-pom`) | qbit-redis (optional, `SHARED_REDIS` only) |
+|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
+| 0.1.0 line         | 4.1.0-RC.22 or later 4.1 | 0.1.0-RC.1 or later 0.1                    |
+
+The `SHARED_REDIS` provider and application-scoped registration call
+`QSessionStoreRegistry.getInstance(QInstance)` and `clearIfSame`, which core
+added after 4.1.0-RC.21; this QBit does not compile against RC.21 or earlier.
+Artifacts publish to the Gitea Maven registry
+(`https://git.kof22.com/api/packages/QRun-IO/maven`), which requires an
+authenticated read.
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -35,7 +49,7 @@ Add the dependency to your project:
 <dependency>
    <groupId>com.kingsrook.qbits</groupId>
    <artifactId>qbit-session-store</artifactId>
-   <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>0.1.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -227,6 +241,26 @@ provider.remove(sessionUuid);
 
 See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
 
+## Releasing
+
+Versions are computed by the shared `KofTwentyTwo/ci-workflows` Maven workflow
+(`.gitea/workflows/build.yaml`) from what is pushed; the `revision` property on
+`develop` stays `0.1.0-SNAPSHOT` and is never hand-edited for a release.
+
+| Push                       | Published version        | Side effects                                                  |
+|----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `develop`                  | `0.1.0-SNAPSHOT`         | none                                                          |
+| branch `release/0.1`       | `0.1.0-RC.1`, `RC.2`, .. | commits "Bump version to X [skip ci]" to the branch, tags `vX` |
+| tag `v0.1.0`               | `0.1.0`                  | pushes the version bump to `main`                             |
+| tag `publish-<name>`       | `0.1.0-<feature>-<sha>-SNAPSHOT` | none                                                  |
+
+To cut the first release: merge this release preparation into `develop`, create
+`release/0.1` from `develop` and push it (publishes `0.1.0-RC.1`), qualify the
+candidate, then tag the bumped `release/0.1` head `v0.1.0` and push the tag
+(publishes `0.1.0`). Merge `release/0.1` back into `develop`; the workflow then
+advances `develop` to `0.2.0-SNAPSHOT`. Record the date in `CHANGELOG.md` when
+tagging. GitHub is a read-only shadow; never push there.
+
 ## License
 
 Apache-2.0 - See [LICENSE](LICENSE)

pom.xml

@@ -18,17 +18,24 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
    <properties>
-      <revision>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+      <revision>0.3.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
       <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
       <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+      <argLine></argLine>
       <jedis.version>7.2.0</jedis.version>
-      <qqq.snapshot.version>4.1.0-collab-33464d37e-SNAPSHOT</qqq.snapshot.version>
+      <!-- Published QQQ 4.1 core. 4.1.0-RC.22 is the first release-line core that carries
+           QSessionStoreRegistry.getInstance(QInstance) and clearIfSame, which the
+           application-scoped SHARED_REDIS provider requires (RC.21 and earlier do not compile). -->
+      <qqq.version>4.1.0-RC.26</qqq.version>
+      <!-- Published qbit-redis release candidate whose public api (RedisAccess, RedisCache,
+           RedisNamespace) the SHARED_REDIS provider is built against. -->
+      <qbit-redis.version>0.2.0-RC.1</qbit-redis.version>
    </properties>
 
    <parent>
       <groupId>com.kingsrook</groupId>
       <artifactId>qbit-build-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.0</version>
+      <version>2.2.1</version>
    </parent>
 
    <groupId>com.kingsrook.qbits</groupId>
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
             <artifactId>qqq-bom-pom</artifactId>
-            <version>${qqq.snapshot.version}</version>
+            <version>${qqq.version}</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>import</scope>
          </dependency>
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qbits</groupId>
          <artifactId>qbit-redis</artifactId>
-         <version>0.1.0-redis-7fe5492-SNAPSHOT</version>
+         <version>${qbit-redis.version}</version>
          <optional>true</optional>
       </dependency>
 
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
          <artifactId>qqq-middleware-javalin</artifactId>
-         <version>${qqq.snapshot.version}</version>
+         <version>${qqq.version}</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -119,6 +126,11 @@
          <artifactId>qqq-backend-module-rdbms</artifactId>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
+         <artifactId>qqq-backend-module-postgres</artifactId>
+         <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
          <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-         <version>3.27.3</version>
+         <version>3.27.7</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
 
@@ -186,6 +198,9 @@
                   <include>**/*IntegrationTest.java</include>
                   <include>**/*IT.java</include>
                </includes>
+               <!-- PostgreSQL instants (TableBasedSessionStorePostgresIT) are only correct under a UTC JVM.
+                    @{argLine} keeps the JaCoCo agent that prepare-agent puts in the argLine property. -->
+               <argLine>@{argLine} -Duser.timezone=UTC</argLine>
             </configuration>
             <executions>
                <execution>

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/SessionCodec.java

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Kingsrook, LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore;
+
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.security.MessageDigest;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.util.HexFormat;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Shared at-rest rules for every persistent provider.
+ **
+ ** A session id is the credential that resumes the session (the cookie value of a
+ ** native login), so it is never written to a table, Redis key, log line or the
+ ** stored JSON.  Providers address a session by {@link #key(String)} (a one-way
+ ** digest) and store {@link #encode(String, QSession)}, an envelope whose session
+ ** has its own uuid and id reference removed; {@link #decode(String, String)}
+ ** restores them from the id the caller presented.  A reader that does not hold
+ ** the id therefore cannot resume anything from a copy of the store, and an
+ ** envelope read under another id is refused.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public final class SessionCodec
+{
+   private static final String KEY_DOMAIN = "qbit-session-store:v1:";
+   private static final int    VERSION    = 1;
+   private static final int    LOG_LENGTH = 12;
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Utility class.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private SessionCodec()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The storage key for a session id: lower-case hex SHA-256 of a domain
+    ** separated id.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String key(String sessionId)
+   {
+      Objects.requireNonNull(sessionId, "Session id is required");
+      if(sessionId.isBlank())
+      {
+         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Session id is required");
+      }
+      try
+      {
+         return HexFormat.of().formatHex(MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256").digest((KEY_DOMAIN + sessionId).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
+      }
+      catch(NoSuchAlgorithmException e)
+      {
+         throw new IllegalStateException("SHA-256 is unavailable", e);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A short non-reversible tag for log lines.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String logTag(String sessionId)
+   {
+      return sessionId == null || sessionId.isBlank() ? "none" : key(sessionId).substring(0, LOG_LENGTH);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Serialize a session for storage under the given id, without the id.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String encode(String sessionId, QSession session)
+   {
+      Objects.requireNonNull(session, "Session is required");
+      JSONObject stored        = new JSONObject(JsonUtils.toJson(session));
+      boolean    uuidStripped  = sessionId.equals(stored.optString("uuid", null));
+      boolean    refStripped   = sessionId.equals(stored.optString("idReference", null));
+      if(uuidStripped)
+      {
+         stored.remove("uuid");
+      }
+      if(refStripped)
+      {
+         stored.remove("idReference");
+      }
+      return new JSONObject()
+         .put("v", VERSION)
+         .put("keyDigest", key(sessionId))
+         .put("uuidIsId", uuidStripped)
+         .put("idReferenceIsId", refStripped)
+         .put("session", stored)
+         .toString();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Restore a stored envelope for the id the caller presented; anything that
+    ** is not an envelope for exactly this id is refused.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static QSession decode(String sessionId, String json) throws IOException
+   {
+      JSONObject envelope;
+      try
+      {
+         envelope = new JSONObject(json);
+      }
+      catch(RuntimeException e)
+      {
+         throw new IOException("Stored session is not readable", e);
+      }
+      if(envelope.optInt("v", -1) != VERSION || !envelope.has("session") || !key(sessionId).equals(envelope.optString("keyDigest", null)))
+      {
+         throw new IOException("Stored session does not belong to the presented id");
+      }
+      JSONObject stored = envelope.getJSONObject("session");
+      if(envelope.optBoolean("uuidIsId"))
+      {
+         stored.put("uuid", sessionId);
+      }
+      if(envelope.optBoolean("idReferenceIsId"))
+      {
+         stored.put("idReference", sessionId);
+      }
+      return JsonUtils.toObject(stored.toString(), QSession.class);
+   }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/StoredSessionSchema.java

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Kingsrook, LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore;
+
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.UnaryOperator;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.metadata.StoredSessionTableMetaDataProducer;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.model.StoredSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** The PostgreSQL schema of the TABLE_BASED provider, derived from the very table
+ ** metadata the producer installs, so the two cannot drift apart.  A migration
+ ** identity (the schema owner) applies it once; the provider itself only ever does
+ ** DML and needs no DDL, history or ownership rights.
+ **
+ ** QQQ quotes every identifier, so by default the physical names are exactly the
+ ** metadata names (quoted).  An application that maps the table onto another naming
+ ** rule (for example snake_case through RDBMSTableBackendDetails and field backend
+ ** names) passes that rule as the naming function, and gets the matching DDL.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public final class StoredSessionSchema
+{
+   private static final UnaryOperator<String> EXACT = UnaryOperator.identity();
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Utility class.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private StoredSessionSchema()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The physical table name (exact metadata name).
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String physicalTableName(QSessionStoreQBitConfig config)
+   {
+      return physicalTableName(config, EXACT);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The physical table name under a naming rule.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String physicalTableName(QSessionStoreQBitConfig config, UnaryOperator<String> naming)
+   {
+      return naming.apply(config.applyPrefix(config.getTableName()));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The physical column names (exact metadata names).
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static List<String> physicalColumnNames(QSessionStoreQBitConfig config)
+   {
+      return physicalColumnNames(config, EXACT);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The physical column names under a naming rule.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static List<String> physicalColumnNames(QSessionStoreQBitConfig config, UnaryOperator<String> naming)
+   {
+      List<String> names = new ArrayList<>();
+      for(QFieldMetaData field : table(config).getFields().values())
+      {
+         names.add(naming.apply(field.getName()));
+      }
+      return names;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Idempotent DDL with exact names.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String postgresDdl(QSessionStoreQBitConfig config)
+   {
+      return postgresDdl(config, EXACT);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Idempotent DDL under a naming rule: the table, its unique key on the
+    ** session-key digest and an index serving expiry cleanup.  Identifiers are
+    ** always quoted, as QQQ quotes them in its own statements.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String postgresDdl(QSessionStoreQBitConfig config, UnaryOperator<String> naming)
+   {
+      QTableMetaData table = table(config);
+      String         name  = physicalTableName(config, naming);
+      String         key   = naming.apply(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID);
+      String         exp   = naming.apply(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT);
+      List<String>   lines = new ArrayList<>();
+      for(QFieldMetaData field : table.getFields().values())
+      {
+         lines.add("   " + quote(naming.apply(field.getName())) + " " + type(table, field));
+      }
+      lines.add("   CONSTRAINT " + quote("uq_" + name + "_" + key) + " UNIQUE (" + quote(key) + ")");
+
+      return "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " + quote(name) + " (\n" + String.join(",\n", lines) + "\n);\n"
+         + "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS " + quote("ix_" + name + "_" + exp) + " ON " + quote(name) + " (" + quote(exp) + ");\n";
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Quote an identifier.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String quote(String identifier)
+   {
+      return "\"" + identifier.replace("\"", "\"\"") + "\"";
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The producer's table, built in a scratch instance.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static QTableMetaData table(QSessionStoreQBitConfig config)
+   {
+      QInstance scratch = new QInstance();
+      StoredSessionTableMetaDataProducer.produce(scratch, config);
+      return scratch.getTable(config.applyPrefix(config.getTableName()));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Column type and constraints of one field.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static String type(QTableMetaData table, QFieldMetaData field)
+   {
+      if(field.getName().equals(table.getPrimaryKeyField()))
+      {
+         return "INTEGER GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY";
+      }
+      String base = switch(field.getType())
+      {
+         case STRING, PASSWORD -> field.getMaxLength() == null ? "TEXT" : "VARCHAR(" + field.getMaxLength() + ")";
+         case TEXT, HTML -> "TEXT";
+         case DATE_TIME -> "TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE";
+         default -> throw new IllegalStateException("Unsupported stored-session field type " + field.getType());
+      };
+      return base + (Boolean.TRUE.equals(field.getIsRequired()) ? " NOT NULL" : "");
+   }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/metadata/StoredSessionTableMetaDataProducer.java

@@ -22,12 +22,19 @@ import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.model.StoredSession;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.permissions.DenyBehavior;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.permissions.PermissionLevel;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.permissions.QPermissionRules;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.UniqueKey;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Metadata producer for the StoredSession table.
+ **
+ ** The table is internal: hidden, and protected by its own permission set that no
+ ** role is given (the provider reads and writes it as the system user).  Its rows
+ ** are session-key digests and id-free envelopes, never session ids.
  *******************************************************************************/
 public class StoredSessionTableMetaDataProducer
 {
@@ -42,6 +49,11 @@ public class StoredSessionTableMetaDataProducer
       QTableMetaData table = new QTableMetaData()
          .withName(tableName)
          .withLabel("Stored Session")
+         .withIsHidden(true)
+         .withPermissionRules(new QPermissionRules()
+            .withLevel(PermissionLevel.READ_INSERT_EDIT_DELETE_PERMISSIONS)
+            .withPermissionBaseName(tableName)
+            .withDenyBehavior(DenyBehavior.HIDDEN))
          .withBackendName(config.getBackendName())
          .withPrimaryKeyField(StoredSession.FIELD_ID)
          .withRecordLabelFormat("%s")
@@ -49,10 +61,10 @@ public class StoredSessionTableMetaDataProducer
          .withUniqueKey(new UniqueKey(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID))
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData(StoredSession.FIELD_ID, QFieldType.INTEGER).withIsEditable(false))
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, QFieldType.STRING)
-            .withLabel("Session UUID")
+            .withLabel("Session Key (digest)")
             .withIsRequired(true)
             .withIsEditable(false)
-            .withMaxLength(36))
+            .withMaxLength(64))
          .withField(new QFieldMetaData(StoredSession.FIELD_USER_ID, QFieldType.STRING)
             .withLabel("User ID")
             .withIsEditable(false))

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/InMemorySessionStoreProvider.java

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreProviderInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitConfig;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SessionCodec;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
@@ -57,6 +58,24 @@ public class InMemorySessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterf
 
 
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A request that mutates its session must not change what another request
+    ** will load, so the store holds and returns copies.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static QSession copy(QSession session)
+   {
+      try
+      {
+         return session.clone();
+      }
+      catch(CloneNotSupportedException e)
+      {
+         throw new IllegalStateException("Session cannot be copied", e);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /***************************************************************************
     ** Configure the provider.
     ***************************************************************************/
@@ -99,8 +118,8 @@ public class InMemorySessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterf
    {
       Duration effectiveTtl = ttl != null ? ttl : defaultTtl;
       Instant expiresAt = Instant.now().plus(effectiveTtl);
-      cache.put(sessionUuid, new CachedSession(session, expiresAt));
-      LOG.debug("Stored session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("expiresAt", expiresAt));
+      cache.put(sessionUuid, new CachedSession(copy(session), expiresAt));
+      LOG.debug("Stored session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), logPair("expiresAt", expiresAt));
    }
 
 
@@ -120,11 +139,11 @@ public class InMemorySessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterf
       if(cached.isExpired())
       {
          cache.remove(sessionUuid);
-         LOG.debug("Session expired", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid));
+         LOG.debug("Session expired", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)));
          return Optional.empty();
       }
 
-      return Optional.of(cached.session());
+      return Optional.of(copy(cached.session()));
    }
 
 
@@ -136,7 +155,7 @@ public class InMemorySessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterf
    public void remove(String sessionUuid)
    {
       cache.remove(sessionUuid);
-      LOG.debug("Removed session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid));
+      LOG.debug("Removed session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)));
    }
 
 
@@ -152,7 +171,7 @@ public class InMemorySessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterf
       {
          Instant newExpiresAt = Instant.now().plus(defaultTtl);
          cache.put(sessionUuid, new CachedSession(cached.session(), newExpiresAt));
-         LOG.debug("Touched session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("newExpiresAt", newExpiresAt));
+         LOG.debug("Touched session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), logPair("newExpiresAt", newExpiresAt));
       }
    }
 
@@ -184,7 +203,7 @@ public class InMemorySessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterf
       if(cached.isExpired())
       {
          cache.remove(sessionUuid);
-         LOG.debug("Session expired", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid));
+         LOG.debug("Session expired", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)));
          return Optional.empty();
       }
 
@@ -193,9 +212,9 @@ public class InMemorySessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterf
       //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       Instant newExpiresAt = Instant.now().plus(defaultTtl);
       cache.put(sessionUuid, new CachedSession(cached.session(), newExpiresAt));
-      LOG.debug("Loaded and touched session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("newExpiresAt", newExpiresAt));
+      LOG.debug("Loaded and touched session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), logPair("newExpiresAt", newExpiresAt));
 
-      return Optional.of(cached.session());
+      return Optional.of(copy(cached.session()));
    }
 
 

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/RedisSessionStoreProvider.java

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreProviderInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitConfig;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SessionCodec;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 import redis.clients.jedis.Jedis;
 import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPool;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class RedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterface
     ***************************************************************************/
    private String buildKey(String sessionUuid)
    {
-      return keyPrefix + sessionUuid;
+      return keyPrefix + SessionCodec.key(sessionUuid);
    }
 
 
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ public class RedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterface
       {
          Duration effectiveTtl = ttl != null ? ttl : defaultTtl;
          String key = buildKey(sessionUuid);
-         String sessionJson = JsonUtils.toJson(session);
+         String sessionJson = SessionCodec.encode(sessionUuid, session);
 
          jedis.setex(key, effectiveTtl.toSeconds(), sessionJson);
-         LOG.debug("Stored session in Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("ttlSeconds", effectiveTtl.toSeconds()));
+         LOG.debug("Stored session in Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), logPair("ttlSeconds", effectiveTtl.toSeconds()));
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to store session in Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to store session in Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
       }
    }
 
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ public class RedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterface
             return Optional.empty();
          }
 
-         QSession session = JsonUtils.toObject(sessionJson, QSession.class);
+         QSession session = SessionCodec.decode(sessionUuid, sessionJson);
          return Optional.of(session);
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to load session from Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to load session from Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
          return Optional.empty();
       }
    }
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ public class RedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterface
       {
          String key = buildKey(sessionUuid);
          jedis.del(key);
-         LOG.debug("Removed session from Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid));
+         LOG.debug("Removed session from Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)));
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to remove session from Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to remove session from Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
       }
    }
 
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ public class RedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterface
       {
          String key = buildKey(sessionUuid);
          jedis.expire(key, defaultTtl.toSeconds());
-         LOG.debug("Touched session in Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("newTtlSeconds", defaultTtl.toSeconds()));
+         LOG.debug("Touched session in Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), logPair("newTtlSeconds", defaultTtl.toSeconds()));
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to touch session in Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to touch session in Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
       }
    }
 
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ public class RedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterface
             return Optional.empty();
          }
 
-         QSession session = JsonUtils.toObject(sessionJson, QSession.class);
-         LOG.debug("Loaded and touched session in Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("newTtlSeconds", defaultTtl.toSeconds()));
+         QSession session = SessionCodec.decode(sessionUuid, sessionJson);
+         LOG.debug("Loaded and touched session in Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), logPair("newTtlSeconds", defaultTtl.toSeconds()));
          return Optional.of(session);
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to load and touch session in Redis", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to load and touch session in Redis", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
          return Optional.empty();
       }
    }

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/SharedRedisSessionStoreProvider.java

@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import com.kingsrook.qbits.redis.api.RedisCache;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.redis.api.RedisNamespace;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreProviderInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitConfig;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SessionCodec;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SharedRedisSessionStoreSettings;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public final class SharedRedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProvi
    @Override
    public void store(String id, QSession session, Duration ttl)
    {
-      cache().put(id, JsonUtils.toJson(Objects.requireNonNull(session)).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), validTtl(ttl == null ? defaultTtl : ttl));
+      cache().put(SessionCodec.key(id), SessionCodec.encode(id, Objects.requireNonNull(session)).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), validTtl(ttl == null ? defaultTtl : ttl));
    }
 
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public final class SharedRedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProvi
    @Override
    public Optional<QSession> load(String id)
    {
-      return decode(cache().get(id));
+      return decode(id, cache().get(SessionCodec.key(id)));
    }
 
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public final class SharedRedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProvi
    @Override
    public void remove(String id)
    {
-      cache().remove(id);
+      cache().remove(SessionCodec.key(id));
    }
 
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public final class SharedRedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProvi
    @Override
    public void touch(String id)
    {
-      cache().touch(id, defaultTtl);
+      cache().touch(SessionCodec.key(id), defaultTtl);
    }
 
 
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ public final class SharedRedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProvi
    @Override
    public Optional<QSession> loadAndTouch(String id)
    {
-      return decode(sliding ? cache().getAndTouch(id, defaultTtl) : cache().get(id));
+      String key = SessionCodec.key(id);
+      return decode(id, sliding ? cache().getAndTouch(key, defaultTtl) : cache().get(key));
    }
 
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ public final class SharedRedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProvi
    /***************************************************************************
     ** Bound decoded payloads and never include session contents in error messages.
     ***************************************************************************/
-   private Optional<QSession> decode(Optional<byte[]> value)
+   private Optional<QSession> decode(String id, Optional<byte[]> value)
    {
       return value.map(bytes ->
       {
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public final class SharedRedisSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProvi
          }
          try
          {
-            return Objects.requireNonNull(JsonUtils.toObject(new String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), QSession.class));
+            return Objects.requireNonNull(SessionCodec.decode(id, new String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
          }
          catch(IOException | RuntimeException e)
          {

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/TableBasedSessionStoreProvider.java

@@ -16,23 +16,26 @@
 package com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.providers;
 
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreProviderInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitConfig;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SessionCodec;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.model.StoredSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.CountAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.DeleteAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.GetAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.InsertAction;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.QueryAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.UpdateAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.count.CountInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.delete.DeleteInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.get.GetInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.get.GetOutput;
@@ -40,19 +43,22 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.insert.InsertInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QFilterCriteria;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryInput;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.update.UpdateInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSystemUserSession;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Table-based session store provider using QQQ table actions.
  ** Best for: multi-instance deployments, persistence across restarts.
+ **
+ ** Rows are addressed by {@link SessionCodec#key(String)} and hold an envelope that
+ ** does not contain the session id, so the table never holds a credential that
+ ** resumes a session.  Storing a session that is already present replaces its data:
+ ** a stale copy (old permissions, old tenant keys) is never left in place, and when
+ ** a store cannot complete the previous copy is removed.
  *******************************************************************************/
 public class TableBasedSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInterface
 {
@@ -61,6 +67,7 @@ public class TableBasedSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInte
    private QSessionStoreQBitConfig config;
    private String                  tableName;
    private Duration                defaultTtl;
+   private boolean                 sliding;
 
 
 
@@ -73,85 +80,196 @@ public class TableBasedSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInte
       this.config = config;
       this.tableName = config.applyPrefix(config.getTableName());
       this.defaultTtl = config.getDefaultTtl();
+      this.sliding = !Boolean.FALSE.equals(config.getEnableSlidingExpiration());
       LOG.info("TableBased session store configured", logPair("tableName", tableName));
    }
 
 
 
    /***************************************************************************
-    ** Store a session with the given TTL.
+    ** Store a session with the given TTL, replacing any existing copy.
     ***************************************************************************/
    @Override
    public void store(String sessionUuid, QSession session, Duration ttl)
    {
+      String key = SessionCodec.key(sessionUuid);
       try
       {
          Duration effectiveTtl = ttl != null ? ttl : defaultTtl;
-         Instant expiresAt = Instant.now().plus(effectiveTtl);
-         String sessionJson = JsonUtils.toJson(session);
-
-         QRecord record = new QRecord()
-            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, sessionUuid)
-            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_USER_ID, session.getUser() != null ? session.getUser().getIdReference() : null)
-            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_DATA, sessionJson)
-            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT, expiresAt);
+         Instant  expiresAt    = Instant.now().plus(effectiveTtl);
+         String   stored       = SessionCodec.encode(sessionUuid, session);
+         String   userId       = session.getUser() != null ? session.getUser().getIdReference() : null;
 
          runWithSystemSession(() ->
          {
-            InsertInput insertInput = new InsertInput();
-            insertInput.setTableName(tableName);
-            insertInput.setRecords(List.of(record));
-            new InsertAction().execute(insertInput);
+            try
+            {
+               upsert(key, userId, stored, expiresAt);
+            }
+            catch(QException e)
+            {
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               // two instances storing the same new session race on the unique key: //
+               // the loser retries once, as an update                               //
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               upsert(key, userId, stored, expiresAt);
+            }
             return null;
          });
 
-         LOG.debug("Stored session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("expiresAt", expiresAt));
+         LOG.debug("Stored session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), logPair("expiresAt", expiresAt));
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to store session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to store session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
+         remove(sessionUuid);
       }
    }
 
 
 
    /***************************************************************************
-    ** Load a session by UUID.
+    ** Insert or update the one row for a key.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private void upsert(String key, String userId, String stored, Instant expiresAt) throws QException
+   {
+      QRecord existing = get(key);
+      if(existing == null)
+      {
+         InsertInput insertInput = new InsertInput();
+         insertInput.setTableName(tableName);
+         insertInput.setRecords(List.of(new QRecord()
+            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, key)
+            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_USER_ID, userId)
+            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_DATA, stored)
+            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT, expiresAt)));
+         requireNoErrors(new InsertAction().execute(insertInput).getRecords());
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         UpdateInput updateInput = new UpdateInput();
+         updateInput.setTableName(tableName);
+         updateInput.setRecords(List.of(new QRecord()
+            .withValue("id", existing.getValue("id"))
+            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_USER_ID, userId)
+            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_DATA, stored)
+            .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT, expiresAt)));
+         requireNoErrors(new UpdateAction().execute(updateInput).getRecords());
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A record-level error (unique key, constraint) is a failed store.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static void requireNoErrors(List<QRecord> records) throws QException
+   {
+      for(QRecord record : records)
+      {
+         if(record.getErrors() != null && !record.getErrors().isEmpty())
+         {
+            throw new QException("Session store write was rejected");
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The stored row for a storage key, or null.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private QRecord get(String key) throws QException
+   {
+      GetInput getInput = new GetInput();
+      getInput.setTableName(tableName);
+      getInput.setUniqueKey(Map.of(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, key));
+      GetOutput getOutput = new GetAction().execute(getInput);
+      return getOutput.getRecord();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Load a session by id.
     ***************************************************************************/
    @Override
    public Optional<QSession> load(String sessionUuid)
    {
+      return read(sessionUuid, false);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Load a session and, when sliding expiration is on, renew it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public Optional<QSession> loadAndTouch(String sessionUuid)
+   {
+      return read(sessionUuid, sliding);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Shared read: expired, unreadable and mismatched rows are removed and
+    ** reported as a miss.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private Optional<QSession> read(String sessionUuid, boolean touch)
+   {
+      String key = SessionCodec.key(sessionUuid);
       try
       {
-         QRecord record = runWithSystemSession(() ->
+         return runWithSystemSession(() ->
          {
-            GetInput getInput = new GetInput();
-            getInput.setTableName(tableName);
-            getInput.setUniqueKey(Map.of(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, sessionUuid));
-            GetOutput getOutput = new GetAction().execute(getInput);
-            return getOutput.getRecord();
+            QRecord record = get(key);
+            if(record == null)
+            {
+               return Optional.<QSession>empty();
+            }
+
+            Instant expiresAt = record.getValueInstant(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT);
+            if(expiresAt != null && Instant.now().isAfter(expiresAt))
+            {
+               deleteByKey(key);
+               LOG.debug("Session expired", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)));
+               return Optional.<QSession>empty();
+            }
+
+            QSession session;
+            try
+            {
+               session = SessionCodec.decode(sessionUuid, record.getValueString(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_DATA));
+               String storedUser  = record.getValueString(StoredSession.FIELD_USER_ID);
+               String sessionUser = session.getUser() != null ? session.getUser().getIdReference() : null;
+               if(!Objects.equals(storedUser, sessionUser))
+               {
+                  throw new IOException("Stored session identity does not match its row");
+               }
+            }
+            catch(IOException | RuntimeException e)
+            {
+               deleteByKey(key);
+               LOG.warn("Discarded an unreadable stored session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)));
+               return Optional.<QSession>empty();
+            }
+
+            if(touch)
+            {
+               UpdateInput updateInput = new UpdateInput();
+               updateInput.setTableName(tableName);
+               updateInput.setRecords(List.of(new QRecord()
+                  .withValue("id", record.getValue("id"))
+                  .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT, Instant.now().plus(defaultTtl))));
+               new UpdateAction().execute(updateInput);
+            }
+            return Optional.of(session);
          });
-
-         if(record == null)
-         {
-            return Optional.empty();
-         }
-
-         Instant expiresAt = record.getValueInstant(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT);
-         if(expiresAt != null && Instant.now().isAfter(expiresAt))
-         {
-            remove(sessionUuid);
-            LOG.debug("Session expired", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid));
-            return Optional.empty();
-         }
-
-         String sessionJson = record.getValueString(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_DATA);
-         QSession session = JsonUtils.toObject(sessionJson, QSession.class);
-         return Optional.of(session);
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to load session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to load session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
          return Optional.empty();
       }
    }
@@ -159,7 +277,7 @@ public class TableBasedSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInte
 
 
    /***************************************************************************
-    ** Remove a session by UUID.
+    ** Remove a session by id.
     ***************************************************************************/
    @Override
    public void remove(String sessionUuid)
@@ -168,26 +286,35 @@ public class TableBasedSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInte
       {
          runWithSystemSession(() ->
          {
-            DeleteInput deleteInput = new DeleteInput();
-            deleteInput.setTableName(tableName);
-            deleteInput.setQueryFilter(new QQueryFilter()
-               .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, sessionUuid)));
-            new DeleteAction().execute(deleteInput);
+            deleteByKey(SessionCodec.key(sessionUuid));
             return null;
          });
-
-         LOG.debug("Removed session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid));
+         LOG.debug("Removed session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)));
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to remove session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to remove session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
       }
    }
 
 
 
    /***************************************************************************
-    ** Touch a session to reset its TTL.
+    ** Delete the row for a storage key.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private void deleteByKey(String key) throws QException
+   {
+      DeleteInput deleteInput = new DeleteInput();
+      deleteInput.setTableName(tableName);
+      deleteInput.setQueryFilter(new QQueryFilter()
+         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, key)));
+      new DeleteAction().execute(deleteInput);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Touch a session to reset its TTL; never recreates a missing session.
     ***************************************************************************/
    @Override
    public void touch(String sessionUuid)
@@ -198,33 +325,24 @@ public class TableBasedSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInte
 
          runWithSystemSession(() ->
          {
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            // First get the record to find its primary key               //
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            GetInput getInput = new GetInput();
-            getInput.setTableName(tableName);
-            getInput.setUniqueKey(Map.of(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, sessionUuid));
-            GetOutput getOutput = new GetAction().execute(getInput);
-
-            if(getOutput.getRecord() != null)
+            QRecord record = get(SessionCodec.key(sessionUuid));
+            if(record != null)
             {
-               QRecord updateRecord = new QRecord()
-                  .withValue("id", getOutput.getRecord().getValue("id"))
-                  .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT, newExpiresAt);
-
                UpdateInput updateInput = new UpdateInput();
                updateInput.setTableName(tableName);
-               updateInput.setRecords(List.of(updateRecord));
+               updateInput.setRecords(List.of(new QRecord()
+                  .withValue("id", record.getValue("id"))
+                  .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT, newExpiresAt)));
                new UpdateAction().execute(updateInput);
             }
             return null;
          });
 
-         LOG.debug("Touched session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("newExpiresAt", newExpiresAt));
+         LOG.debug("Touched session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), logPair("newExpiresAt", newExpiresAt));
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to touch session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
+         LOG.warn("Failed to touch session", logPair("session", SessionCodec.logTag(sessionUuid)), e);
       }
    }
 
@@ -241,83 +359,6 @@ public class TableBasedSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInte
 
 
 
-   /***************************************************************************
-    ** Load a session and touch it in a single operation.
-    **
-    ** Optimized to perform both load and TTL update in one database round-trip
-    ** by updating the expiresAt during the same get+update operation.
-    ***************************************************************************/
-   @Override
-   public Optional<QSession> loadAndTouch(String sessionUuid)
-   {
-      try
-      {
-         return runWithSystemSession(() ->
-         {
-            GetInput getInput = new GetInput();
-            getInput.setTableName(tableName);
-            getInput.setUniqueKey(Map.of(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, sessionUuid));
-            GetOutput getOutput = new GetAction().execute(getInput);
-
-            QRecord record = getOutput.getRecord();
-            if(record == null)
-            {
-               return Optional.empty();
-            }
-
-            Instant expiresAt = record.getValueInstant(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT);
-            if(expiresAt != null && Instant.now().isAfter(expiresAt))
-            {
-               ///////////////////////////////
-               // Session is expired, clean up //
-               ///////////////////////////////
-               DeleteInput deleteInput = new DeleteInput();
-               deleteInput.setTableName(tableName);
-               deleteInput.setQueryFilter(new QQueryFilter()
-                  .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_UUID, QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, sessionUuid)));
-               new DeleteAction().execute(deleteInput);
-               LOG.debug("Session expired", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid));
-               return Optional.<QSession>empty();
-            }
-
-            ///////////////////////////////
-            // Update expiresAt (touch)  //
-            ///////////////////////////////
-            Instant newExpiresAt = Instant.now().plus(defaultTtl);
-            QRecord updateRecord = new QRecord()
-               .withValue("id", record.getValue("id"))
-               .withValue(StoredSession.FIELD_EXPIRES_AT, newExpiresAt);
-
-            UpdateInput updateInput = new UpdateInput();
-            updateInput.setTableName(tableName);
-            updateInput.setRecords(List.of(updateRecord));
-            new UpdateAction().execute(updateInput);
-
-            ///////////////////////////////
-            // Return the session        //
-            ///////////////////////////////
-            String sessionJson = record.getValueString(StoredSession.FIELD_SESSION_DATA);
-            try
-            {
-               QSession session = JsonUtils.toObject(sessionJson, QSession.class);
-               LOG.debug("Loaded and touched session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), logPair("newExpiresAt", newExpiresAt));
-               return Optional.of(session);
-            }
-            catch(java.io.IOException e)
-            {
-               throw new QException("Failed to deserialize session", e);
-            }
-         });
-      }
-      catch(Exception e)
-      {
-         LOG.warn("Failed to load and touch session", logPair("sessionUuid", sessionUuid), e);
-         return Optional.empty();
-      }
-   }
-
-
-
    /***************************************************************************
     ** Clean up expired sessions.
     ***************************************************************************/
@@ -356,11 +397,9 @@ public class TableBasedSessionStoreProvider implements QSessionStoreProviderInte
       {
          long count = runWithSystemSession(() ->
          {
-            QueryInput queryInput = new QueryInput();
-            queryInput.setTableName(tableName);
-            queryInput.setFilter(new QQueryFilter());
-            QueryOutput queryOutput = new QueryAction().execute(queryInput);
-            return (long) queryOutput.getRecords().size();
+            CountInput countInput = new CountInput();
+            countInput.setTableName(tableName);
+            return new CountAction().execute(countInput).getCount().longValue();
          });
          return "TableBased: " + count + " sessions in " + tableName;
       }

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/SessionCodecTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Kingsrook, LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore;
+
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Set;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QUser;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Unit tests for the at-rest rules shared by the persistent providers.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class SessionCodecTest
+{
+   private static final String ID = "3f1b6d3c-6b0e-4f2d-9d52-0a7d9ad1c001";
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The key is a stable one-way digest that does not contain the id.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testKeyIsStableDigestWithoutId()
+   {
+      String key = SessionCodec.key(ID);
+      assertThat(key).matches("[0-9a-f]{64}").doesNotContain(ID).isEqualTo(SessionCodec.key(ID)).isNotEqualTo(SessionCodec.key(ID + "x"));
+      assertThat(SessionCodec.logTag(ID)).hasSize(12).doesNotContain(ID);
+      assertThat(SessionCodec.logTag(null)).isEqualTo("none");
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> SessionCodec.key(" ")).isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> SessionCodec.key(null)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The stored text never contains the id, and decoding restores it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testEncodeRemovesIdAndDecodeRestoresIt() throws IOException
+   {
+      QSession session = new QSession();
+      session.setUuid(ID);
+      session.setIdReference(ID);
+      session.setUser(new QUser().withIdReference("alice"));
+      session.setPermissions(Set.of("p.read"));
+      session.setValue("tenant", "t-1");
+
+      String stored = SessionCodec.encode(ID, session);
+      assertThat(stored).doesNotContain(ID).contains("alice").contains("p.read");
+
+      QSession decoded = SessionCodec.decode(ID, stored);
+      assertThat(decoded.getUuid()).isEqualTo(ID);
+      assertThat(decoded.getIdReference()).isEqualTo(ID);
+      assertThat(decoded.getUser().getIdReference()).isEqualTo("alice");
+      assertThat(decoded.getPermissions()).containsExactly("p.read");
+      assertThat(decoded.getValue("tenant")).isEqualTo("t-1");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A session whose id reference differs from its uuid keeps its own value.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testDifferingIdReferenceIsKept() throws IOException
+   {
+      QSession session = new QSession();
+      session.setUuid(ID);
+      session.setIdReference("alice@example.com");
+
+      QSession decoded = SessionCodec.decode(ID, SessionCodec.encode(ID, session));
+      assertThat(decoded.getUuid()).isEqualTo(ID);
+      assertThat(decoded.getIdReference()).isEqualTo("alice@example.com");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** An envelope read under another id, a legacy plain session, and junk are all refused.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testForeignLegacyAndJunkAreRefused()
+   {
+      String stored = SessionCodec.encode(ID, new QSession().withValue("k", "v"));
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> SessionCodec.decode(ID + "other", stored)).isInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> SessionCodec.decode(ID, JsonUtils.toJson(new QSession().withValue("k", "v")))).isInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> SessionCodec.decode(ID, "not json")).isInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+      assertThatThrownBy(() -> SessionCodec.decode(ID, stored.replace("\"v\":1", "\"v\":2"))).isInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+   }
+
+}

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/FixtureEndpoint.java

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.providers;
+
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectContainerResponse;
+import org.testcontainers.DockerClientFactory;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Where a disposable test container is reachable FROM THIS JVM.
+ **
+ ** The original behavior is Testcontainers' own: the host it reports and the
+ ** published port. That is kept everywhere except one measured topology: a JVM
+ ** inside a build container that shares the daemon's default bridge with the
+ ** fixture (the full Linux verify, which talks to the host daemon through its
+ ** socket). On the Docker Desktop runner the published port is reached through
+ ** the host-gateway hop; measured on an idle machine that path showed round trips
+ ** of about 1 ms with stalls of 0.3 s and about 2 s, against about 0.13 ms and
+ ** no stalls when dialing the sibling directly on the bridge. These tests use
+ ** 250 ms to 1 s socket timeouts, so such stalls can expire them; that is a
+ ** plausible contributor, not shown to be the only cause of the observed
+ ** "Read timed out" failures. In that one topology the fixture is dialed on its
+ ** bridge address and its own port.
+ **
+ ** The choice is made from the daemon's own description of the build container's
+ ** networks (no connection probing). If the build container cannot be identified
+ ** or is not on the default bridge (a job network, host networking, a remote
+ ** daemon), the original published endpoint is used unchanged. Timeouts,
+ ** scenarios, assertions and server configuration are unchanged.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+final class FixtureEndpoint
+{
+   private static final String DEFAULT_BRIDGE = "bridge";
+
+   private static final Pattern MOUNTINFO_CONTAINER_ID = Pattern.compile("/docker/containers/([0-9a-f]{64})/");
+
+   private static volatile Boolean buildContainerOnDefaultBridge;
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Host and port to dial.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   record Address(String host, int port)
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Utility class.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private FixtureEndpoint()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Host this JVM must dial for the container.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   static String host(GenericContainer<?> container)
+   {
+      return (choose(onBridgeWithBuildContainer(), bridgeIp(container), 6379, container.getHost(), publishedPort(container)).host());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Port matching {@link #host(GenericContainer)}.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   static int port(GenericContainer<?> container)
+   {
+      return (choose(onBridgeWithBuildContainer(), bridgeIp(container), 6379, container.getHost(), publishedPort(container)).port());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A container that lives only on a custom test network is also attached to the
+    ** default bridge when (and only when) the build container is on that bridge, so
+    ** that the build container can reach it directly. The test network, and therefore
+    ** every partition scenario between the fixture servers, is untouched: attach only
+    ** the container the test client dials, never one whose reachability the test cuts
+    ** or whose peers must stay isolated from it. No-op in every other topology.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   static void attachToDefaultBridgeWhenInsideContainer(GenericContainer<?> container)
+   {
+      if(!onBridgeWithBuildContainer())
+      {
+         return;
+      }
+      var docker = container.getDockerClient();
+      var networks = docker.inspectContainerCmd(container.getContainerId()).exec().getNetworkSettings().getNetworks();
+      if(networks == null || !networks.containsKey(DEFAULT_BRIDGE))
+      {
+         docker.connectToNetworkCmd().withContainerId(container.getContainerId()).withNetworkId(DEFAULT_BRIDGE).exec();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Whether this JVM runs in a container that the daemon reports on the default
+    ** bridge. Decided once per JVM from the daemon's description of this container.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static boolean onBridgeWithBuildContainer()
+   {
+      Boolean known = buildContainerOnDefaultBridge;
+      if(known == null)
+      {
+         known = decideBuildContainerOnDefaultBridge();
+         buildContainerOnDefaultBridge = known;
+      }
+      return (known);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Inspect the build container; anything that cannot be established means the
+    ** original published endpoint (false).
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static boolean decideBuildContainerOnDefaultBridge()
+   {
+      if(!Files.exists(Path.of("/.dockerenv")))
+      {
+         return (false);
+      }
+      try
+      {
+         String id = ownContainerId(Files.readString(Path.of("/proc/self/mountinfo")), System.getenv("HOSTNAME"));
+         if(id == null)
+         {
+            return (false);
+         }
+         var networks = DockerClientFactory.instance().client().inspectContainerCmd(id).exec().getNetworkSettings().getNetworks();
+         return (networks != null && networks.containsKey(DEFAULT_BRIDGE));
+      }
+      catch(Exception e)
+      {
+         return (false);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The id of the container this JVM runs in: from the mount table when it names
+    ** the container directory, otherwise the host name (the container id unless
+    ** overridden); null when neither exists.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   static String ownContainerId(String mountInfo, String hostName)
+   {
+      Matcher matcher = MOUNTINFO_CONTAINER_ID.matcher(mountInfo == null ? "" : mountInfo);
+      if(matcher.find())
+      {
+         return (matcher.group(1));
+      }
+      return (hostName == null || hostName.isBlank() ? null : hostName.trim());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The container's address on the default bridge, or null when it has none.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static String bridgeIp(GenericContainer<?> container)
+   {
+      if(!onBridgeWithBuildContainer())
+      {
+         return (null);
+      }
+      InspectContainerResponse inspected = container.getDockerClient().inspectContainerCmd(container.getContainerId()).exec();
+      var networks = inspected.getNetworkSettings().getNetworks();
+      return (networks == null || networks.get(DEFAULT_BRIDGE) == null ? null : networks.get(DEFAULT_BRIDGE).getIpAddress());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Testcontainers' published port for the Redis port, or null when the build
+    ** container dials the bridge (so the published port is not consulted).
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static Integer publishedPort(GenericContainer<?> container)
+   {
+      return (onBridgeWithBuildContainer() ? null : container.getMappedPort(6379));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Pure decision, separately tested. With the build container on the default
+    ** bridge: the sibling's bridge address and its own port. Otherwise the published
+    ** endpoint exactly as Testcontainers reports it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   static Address choose(boolean buildContainerOnDefaultBridge, String bridgeIp, int internalPort, String publishedHost, Integer publishedPort)
+   {
+      if(buildContainerOnDefaultBridge)
+      {
+         if(bridgeIp == null || bridgeIp.isBlank())
+         {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("FIXTURE_ENDPOINT_NO_BRIDGE_ADDRESS: the build container cannot reach a sibling without its bridge address");
+         }
+         return (new Address(bridgeIp, internalPort));
+      }
+      if(publishedHost == null || publishedHost.isBlank() || publishedPort == null)
+      {
+         throw new IllegalStateException("FIXTURE_ENDPOINT_NOT_PUBLISHED: no published endpoint to dial");
+      }
+      return (new Address(publishedHost, publishedPort));
+   }
+
+}

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/FixtureEndpointTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.providers;
+
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** The topology decision of the sibling-container fixtures.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class FixtureEndpointTest
+{
+   private static final String CONTAINER_ID = "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef";
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Build container on the default bridge: dial the sibling bridge IP and its own port, never the published port.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void buildContainerOnTheBridgeUsesTheBridgeAddress()
+   {
+      assertEquals(new FixtureEndpoint.Address("172.17.0.9", 6379), FixtureEndpoint.choose(true, "172.17.0.9", 6379, "localhost", 41111));
+      assertEquals(new FixtureEndpoint.Address("172.17.0.9", 6379), FixtureEndpoint.choose(true, "172.17.0.9", 6379, null, null));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Every other topology (JVM on the Docker host, remote daemon, job network, host networking, unidentified
+    ** build container) keeps the original Testcontainers host and published port exactly, whatever the host is.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void everyOtherTopologyKeepsTheOriginalPublishedEndpoint()
+   {
+      assertEquals(new FixtureEndpoint.Address("localhost", 41111), FixtureEndpoint.choose(false, "172.17.0.9", 6379, "localhost", 41111));
+      assertEquals(new FixtureEndpoint.Address("docker.example.test", 32768), FixtureEndpoint.choose(false, null, 6379, "docker.example.test", 32768));
+      assertEquals(new FixtureEndpoint.Address("host.docker.internal", 40000), FixtureEndpoint.choose(false, null, 6379, "host.docker.internal", 40000));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** An unknown endpoint is an error, never a guessed address.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void missingEndpointFailsClosed()
+   {
+      assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> FixtureEndpoint.choose(true, null, 6379, "localhost", 41111));
+      assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> FixtureEndpoint.choose(true, " ", 6379, "localhost", 41111));
+      assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> FixtureEndpoint.choose(false, "172.17.0.9", 6379, "localhost", null));
+      assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> FixtureEndpoint.choose(false, "172.17.0.9", 6379, " ", 41111));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The build container id comes from the mount table when present, else the host name.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void ownContainerIdPrefersTheMountTableThenTheHostName()
+   {
+      String mountInfo = "700 699 0:50 /docker/containers/" + CONTAINER_ID + "/hostname /etc/hostname rw,relatime - ext4 /dev/sda1 rw";
+      assertEquals(CONTAINER_ID, FixtureEndpoint.ownContainerId(mountInfo, "unrelated"));
+      assertEquals("abc123", FixtureEndpoint.ownContainerId("no container mounts here", " abc123 "));
+      assertNull(FixtureEndpoint.ownContainerId("", null));
+      assertNull(FixtureEndpoint.ownContainerId(null, " "));
+   }
+
+}

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/SharedRedisSessionStoreProviderIT.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreProviderType;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitConfig;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitContext;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitProducer;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SessionCodec;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SharedRedisSessionStoreRuntimeService;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SharedRedisSessionStoreSettings;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
@@ -45,6 +46,115 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
  *******************************************************************************/
 class SharedRedisSessionStoreProviderIT
 {
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Observed replicated sessions and revocations survive controlled promotion.
+    ** This does not claim survival of writes lost before asynchronous replication.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void replicatedSessionsAndRevocationsSurviveControlledPromotion() throws Exception
+   {
+      QInstance original = QContext.getQInstance();
+      try(var network = org.testcontainers.containers.Network.newNetwork();
+          var primary = new GenericContainer<>("redis:7.4-alpine").withNetwork(network).withNetworkAliases("primary").withExposedPorts(6379);
+          var replica = new GenericContainer<>("redis:7.4-alpine").withNetwork(network).withExposedPorts(6379)
+             .withCommand("redis-server", "--replicaof", "primary", "6379"))
+      {
+         primary.start();
+         replica.start();
+         FixtureEndpoint.attachToDefaultBridgeWhenInsideContainer(primary);
+         FixtureEndpoint.attachToDefaultBridgeWhenInsideContainer(replica);
+         QInstance first = host(primary, "promotion", true);
+         QInstance second = host(replica, "promotion", false);
+         QInstance third = host(replica, "promotion", true);
+         var firstRuntime = new RedisRuntimeService();
+         var secondRuntime = new RedisRuntimeService();
+         var thirdRuntime = new RedisRuntimeService();
+         try
+         {
+            firstRuntime.start(first);
+            secondRuntime.start(second);
+            thirdRuntime.start(third);
+            var a = QSessionStoreQBitContext.getProvider(first);
+            var b = QSessionStoreQBitContext.getProvider(second);
+            var c = QSessionStoreQBitContext.getProvider(third);
+            a.store("active", new QSession().withValue("owner", "alice"), Duration.ofSeconds(60));
+            a.store("revoked", new QSession().withValue("owner", "bob"), Duration.ofSeconds(60));
+            assertTimeoutPreemptively(Duration.ofSeconds(15), () ->
+            {
+               while(true)
+               {
+                  try
+                  {
+                     if(b.load("revoked").isPresent())
+                     {
+                        break;
+                     }
+                  }
+                  catch(redis.clients.jedis.exceptions.JedisConnectionException initialSync)
+                  {
+                     // Initial replica loading can temporarily block reads; the outer deadline stays bounded.
+                  }
+                  Thread.sleep(25);
+               }
+            });
+            assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> b.store("replica-write", new QSession(), null));
+            a.remove("revoked");
+            // Seeing a later write proves this test's deletion reached the replica.
+            a.store("barrier", new QSession(), Duration.ofSeconds(60));
+            assertTimeoutPreemptively(Duration.ofSeconds(5), () ->
+            {
+               while(b.load("barrier").isEmpty())
+               {
+                  Thread.sleep(25);
+               }
+            });
+            assertTrue(b.load("revoked").isEmpty());
+            primary.stop();
+            assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> a.load("active"));
+            var promoted = replica.execInContainer("redis-cli", "REPLICAOF", "NO", "ONE");
+            assertEquals(0, promoted.getExitCode());
+            assertEquals("OK", promoted.getStdout().trim());
+            assertEquals("alice", b.load("active").orElseThrow().getValue("owner"));
+            assertTrue(c.loadAndTouch("revoked").isEmpty());
+            c.touch("revoked");
+            assertTrue(b.load("revoked").isEmpty());
+            b.store("new", new QSession().withValue("owner", "carol"), Duration.ofSeconds(1));
+            assertEquals("carol", c.loadAndTouch("new").orElseThrow().getValue("owner"));
+            var namespace = new RedisNamespace("test", "promotion", "authentication", "session-store");
+            var client = RedisRuntimeService.connection(second, "sessions").client();
+            assertTrue(client.pttl(namespace.key(SessionCodec.key("new"))) > 20000);
+            c.remove("active");
+            assertTrue(b.load("active").isEmpty());
+            b.store("expires", new QSession(), Duration.ofMillis(200));
+            assertTimeoutPreemptively(Duration.ofSeconds(3), () ->
+            {
+               while(b.load("expires").isPresent())
+               {
+                  Thread.sleep(25);
+               }
+            });
+            c.touch("expires");
+            assertTrue(c.loadAndTouch("expires").isEmpty());
+         }
+         finally
+         {
+            for(var runtime : List.of(firstRuntime, secondRuntime, thirdRuntime))
+            {
+               runtime.stop();
+               runtime.afterApplicationStop();
+            }
+            for(var instance : List.of(first, second, third))
+            {
+               QSessionStoreQBitContext.clear(instance);
+               QSessionStoreRegistry.getInstance(instance).clear();
+            }
+            QContext.setQInstance(original);
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /***************************************************************************
     ** Separate nodes share one app's sessions while other apps remain isolated.
     ***************************************************************************/
@@ -85,10 +195,11 @@ class SharedRedisSessionStoreProviderIT
             var client = RedisRuntimeService.connection(first, "sessions").client();
             a.store("sliding", new QSession(), Duration.ofSeconds(1));
             assertTrue(a.loadAndTouch("sliding").isPresent());
-            assertTrue(client.pttl(scope.key("sliding")) > 20000);
+            assertTrue(client.pttl(scope.key(SessionCodec.key("sliding"))) > 20000);
+            assertEquals(-2L, client.pttl(scope.key("sliding")), "the raw session id must never be a Redis key");
             a.store("fixed", new QSession(), Duration.ofMillis(200));
             assertTrue(b.loadAndTouch("fixed").isPresent());
-            assertTrue(client.pttl(scope.key("fixed")) <= 200);
+            assertTrue(client.pttl(scope.key(SessionCodec.key("fixed"))) <= 200);
             long deadline = System.nanoTime() + Duration.ofSeconds(3).toNanos();
             while(b.load("fixed").isPresent() && System.nanoTime() < deadline)
             {
@@ -100,7 +211,7 @@ class SharedRedisSessionStoreProviderIT
             assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
                () -> a.store("large", new QSession().withValue("large", "x".repeat(70000)), null));
             RedisAccess.cache(first, "sessions", scope, 65536)
-               .put("broken", "test-secret-not-json".getBytes(java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8), Duration.ofSeconds(5));
+               .put(SessionCodec.key("broken"), "test-secret-not-json".getBytes(java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8), Duration.ofSeconds(5));
             var malformed = assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> a.load("broken"));
             assertFalse(malformed.toString().contains("test-secret"));
             assertNull(malformed.getCause());
@@ -426,7 +537,7 @@ class SharedRedisSessionStoreProviderIT
       instance.addTable(new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData().withName("record").withBackendName("memory").withPrimaryKeyField("id")
          .withField(new com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData("id", com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType.INTEGER)));
       new RedisQBitProducer().withQBitConfig(new RedisQBitConfig().withConnection("sessions",
-         new RedisConnectionConfig().withHost(redis.getHost()).withPort(redis.getMappedPort(6379))
+         new RedisConnectionConfig().withHost(FixtureEndpoint.host(redis)).withPort(FixtureEndpoint.port(redis))
             .withTls(false).withSocketTimeoutMillis(300).withConnectionTimeoutMillis(300)))
          .produce(instance);
       new QSessionStoreQBitProducer().withConfig(new QSessionStoreQBitConfig()

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/TableBasedSessionStorePostgresIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,491 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Kingsrook, LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.providers;
+
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.DriverManager;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Statement;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreProviderFactory;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreProviderInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreProviderType;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitConfig;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.QSessionStoreQBitProducer;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.SessionCodec;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.StoredSessionSchema;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.QueryAction;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QInstanceValidator;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QAuthenticationType;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.authentication.QAuthenticationMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QUser;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.postgres.model.metadata.PostgreSQLBackendMetaData;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** The TABLE_BASED provider on a real PostgreSQL 17, with the production
+ ** separation of identities: a schema OWNER applies the DDL once, and the
+ ** provider runs as a DML-only role that owns nothing and cannot create or alter
+ ** anything.  Two application instances (separate QInstances and providers)
+ ** share the one database, as replicas of the host would.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class TableBasedSessionStorePostgresIT
+{
+   private static final String OWNER   = "qbit_owner";
+   private static final String RUNTIME = "qbit_runtime";
+   private static final String BACKEND = "sessionsPg";
+   private static final String TABLE   = "qbitSessionStoreEntry";
+
+   private static GenericContainer<?> postgres;
+   private static String              host;
+   private static int                 port;
+
+   private QSessionStoreQBitConfig config;
+   private QInstance               instanceA;
+   private QInstance               instanceB;
+   private QSessionStoreProviderInterface providerA;
+   private QSessionStoreProviderInterface providerB;
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** One PG17, owner-created schema, DML-only runtime role.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @BeforeAll
+   static void startDatabase() throws Exception
+   {
+      postgres = new GenericContainer<>("postgres:17-alpine")
+         .withEnv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "super-synthetic")
+         .withExposedPorts(5432)
+         .waitingFor(Wait.forLogMessage(".*database system is ready to accept connections.*\\n", 2).withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2)));
+      postgres.start();
+      host = postgres.getHost();
+      port = postgres.getMappedPort(5432);
+
+      try(Connection admin = connect("postgres", "super-synthetic", "postgres"); Statement statement = admin.createStatement())
+      {
+         statement.execute("CREATE ROLE " + OWNER + " LOGIN PASSWORD 'owner-synthetic'");
+         statement.execute("CREATE ROLE " + RUNTIME + " LOGIN PASSWORD 'runtime-synthetic'");
+         statement.execute("CREATE DATABASE sessions OWNER " + OWNER);
+         statement.execute("REVOKE ALL ON DATABASE sessions FROM PUBLIC");
+         statement.execute("GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE sessions TO " + RUNTIME);
+      }
+      try(Connection owner = connect(OWNER, "owner-synthetic", "sessions"); Statement statement = owner.createStatement())
+      {
+         statement.execute("REVOKE ALL ON SCHEMA public FROM PUBLIC");
+         statement.execute("GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO " + RUNTIME);
+         String ddl = StoredSessionSchema.postgresDdl(configFor());
+         statement.execute(ddl);
+         statement.execute(ddl); // idempotent
+         String table = StoredSessionSchema.physicalTableName(configFor());
+         statement.execute("GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON " + StoredSessionSchema.quote(table) + " TO " + RUNTIME);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Stop the database.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @AfterAll
+   static void stopDatabase()
+   {
+      if(postgres != null)
+      {
+         postgres.stop();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Fresh table content and two runtime instances per test.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @BeforeEach
+   void setUp() throws Exception
+   {
+      try(Connection owner = connect(OWNER, "owner-synthetic", "sessions"); Statement statement = owner.createStatement())
+      {
+         statement.execute("DELETE FROM " + StoredSessionSchema.quote(StoredSessionSchema.physicalTableName(configFor())));
+      }
+      config = configFor();
+      instanceA = instance();
+      instanceB = instance();
+      QContext.init(instanceA, new QSession());
+      providerA = QSessionStoreProviderFactory.createProvider(instanceA, config);
+      QContext.init(instanceB, new QSession());
+      providerB = QSessionStoreProviderFactory.createProvider(instanceB, config);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Clear the context.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @AfterEach
+   void tearDown()
+   {
+      QContext.clear();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Store and load as the DML-only role; a second instance sees it, and a
+    ** removal on either instance revokes it on both.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testSharedAcrossInstancesAndRevocation()
+   {
+      String id = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(id, session(id, "alice", "tenant-a", "orders.read"), Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
+
+      QSession seen = on(instanceB, () -> providerB.load(id)).orElseThrow();
+      assertThat(seen.getUuid()).isEqualTo(id);
+      assertThat(seen.getUser().getIdReference()).isEqualTo("alice");
+      assertThat(seen.getValue("tenant")).isEqualTo("tenant-a");
+      assertThat(seen.getPermissions()).containsExactly("orders.read");
+
+      run(instanceB, () -> providerB.remove(id));
+      assertThat(on(instanceA, () -> providerA.load(id))).isEmpty();
+      assertThat(on(instanceA, () -> providerA.loadAndTouch(id))).isEmpty();
+      assertThat(rows()).isEmpty();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Re-storing a session replaces what was cached: narrower permissions or a
+    ** different tenant never survive as a stale copy; one row remains.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testRestoreReplacesStaleCopy()
+   {
+      String id = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(id, session(id, "alice", "tenant-a", "orders.write", "orders.read"), Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
+      run(instanceB, () -> providerB.store(id, session(id, "alice", "tenant-b", "orders.read"), Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
+
+      QSession seen = on(instanceA, () -> providerA.load(id)).orElseThrow();
+      assertThat(seen.getValue("tenant")).isEqualTo("tenant-b");
+      assertThat(seen.getPermissions()).containsExactly("orders.read");
+      assertThat(rows()).hasSize(1);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Sessions of different actors and tenants stay separate, and a session id
+    ** that was never stored loads nothing.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testActorAndTenantSeparation()
+   {
+      String idAlice = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      String idBob   = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(idAlice, session(idAlice, "alice", "tenant-a", "a.read"), Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(idBob, session(idBob, "bob", "tenant-b", "b.read"), Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
+
+      QSession alice = on(instanceB, () -> providerB.load(idAlice)).orElseThrow();
+      QSession bob   = on(instanceB, () -> providerB.load(idBob)).orElseThrow();
+      assertThat(alice.getUser().getIdReference()).isEqualTo("alice");
+      assertThat(alice.getValue("tenant")).isEqualTo("tenant-a");
+      assertThat(bob.getUser().getIdReference()).isEqualTo("bob");
+      assertThat(bob.getValue("tenant")).isEqualTo("tenant-b");
+      assertThat(on(instanceB, () -> providerB.load(UUID.randomUUID().toString()))).isEmpty();
+      assertThat(on(instanceB, () -> providerB.load(idAlice.toUpperCase()))).isEmpty();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The database holds no session id and no id-bearing JSON: only digests.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testDatabaseHoldsNoSessionId() throws Exception
+   {
+      String id = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(id, session(id, "alice", "tenant-a", "orders.read"), Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
+
+      List<String> columns = StoredSessionSchema.physicalColumnNames(config);
+      try(Connection owner = connect(OWNER, "owner-synthetic", "sessions"); Statement statement = owner.createStatement();
+         ResultSet rs = statement.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM " + StoredSessionSchema.quote(StoredSessionSchema.physicalTableName(config))))
+      {
+         assertThat(rs.next()).isTrue();
+         for(String column : columns)
+         {
+            String value = rs.getString(column);
+            assertThat(value == null ? "" : value).as(column).doesNotContain(id);
+         }
+         assertThat(rs.getString("sessionUuid")).isEqualTo(SessionCodec.key(id));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** An expired row is a miss and is removed; cleanup deletes only expired rows.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testExpiryAndCleanup() throws Exception
+   {
+      String live    = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      String expired = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      String lazy    = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(live, session(live, "alice", "t", "p"), Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(expired, session(expired, "bob", "t", "p"), Duration.ofMillis(1)));
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(lazy, session(lazy, "carol", "t", "p"), Duration.ofMillis(1)));
+      Thread.sleep(50);
+
+      assertThat(on(instanceB, () -> providerB.load(lazy))).isEmpty();
+      assertThat(rows()).hasSize(2);
+
+      run(instanceB, providerB::cleanExpired);
+      assertThat(rows()).hasSize(1);
+      assertThat(on(instanceA, () -> providerA.load(live))).isPresent();
+      assertThat(on(instanceA, () -> providerA.load(expired))).isEmpty();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A row whose identity column no longer matches its envelope is discarded
+    ** rather than served.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testTamperedRowIsDiscarded() throws Exception
+   {
+      String id = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+      run(instanceA, () -> providerA.store(id, session(id, "alice", "tenant-a", "orders.read"), Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
+      try(Connection owner = connect(OWNER, "owner-synthetic", "sessions"); Statement statement = owner.createStatement())
+      {
+         statement.execute("UPDATE " + StoredSessionSchema.quote(StoredSessionSchema.physicalTableName(config)) + " SET \"userId\" = 'mallory'");
+      }
+      assertThat(on(instanceB, () -> providerB.load(id))).isEmpty();
+      assertThat(rows()).isEmpty();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The runtime identity can do DML only: no DDL, no other relation, and the
+    ** schema it was given is not its own.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testRuntimeRoleHasNoDdlOrOwnership() throws Exception
+   {
+      try(Connection runtime = connect(RUNTIME, "runtime-synthetic", "sessions"); Statement statement = runtime.createStatement())
+      {
+         assertThatThrownBy(() -> statement.execute("CREATE TABLE intruder (id int)")).isInstanceOf(SQLException.class).hasMessageContaining("permission denied");
+         assertThatThrownBy(() -> statement.execute("ALTER TABLE " + StoredSessionSchema.quote(StoredSessionSchema.physicalTableName(config)) + " ADD COLUMN x int")).isInstanceOf(SQLException.class);
+         assertThatThrownBy(() -> statement.execute("DROP TABLE " + StoredSessionSchema.quote(StoredSessionSchema.physicalTableName(config)))).isInstanceOf(SQLException.class);
+         assertThatThrownBy(() -> statement.execute("TRUNCATE " + StoredSessionSchema.quote(StoredSessionSchema.physicalTableName(config)))).isInstanceOf(SQLException.class);
+         try(ResultSet rs = statement.executeQuery("SELECT count(*) FROM pg_class c JOIN pg_roles r ON r.oid = c.relowner WHERE r.rolname = '" + RUNTIME + "'"))
+         {
+            rs.next();
+            assertThat(rs.getInt(1)).isZero();
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The table is internal: hidden, and a signed-in user session, however
+    ** privileged elsewhere, cannot query it through the core actions.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testTableIsInternal() throws Exception
+   {
+      QSessionStoreQBitConfig produced = configFor();
+      QInstance instance = baseInstance();
+      new QSessionStoreQBitProducer().withConfig(produced).produce(instance, "");
+      new QInstanceValidator().validate(instance);
+      assertThat(instance.getTable(TABLE).getIsHidden()).isTrue();
+
+      QSession user = new QSession();
+      user.setUser(new QUser().withIdReference("alice"));
+      user.setPermissions(Set.of("everything.read"));
+      QContext.init(instance, user);
+      assertThatThrownBy(() ->
+      {
+         QueryInput input = new QueryInput();
+         input.setTableName(TABLE);
+         new QueryAction().execute(input);
+      }).isInstanceOf(QException.class);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** DDL is derived from the producer's metadata, idempotent, and names every
+    ** field.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testDdlMatchesMetadata()
+   {
+      String ddl = StoredSessionSchema.postgresDdl(configFor());
+      assertThat(ddl).contains("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS \"qbitSessionStoreEntry\"").contains("\"sessionUuid\" VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL")
+         .contains("GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY").contains("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS");
+      assertThat(StoredSessionSchema.physicalColumnNames(configFor())).containsExactlyInAnyOrder("id", "sessionUuid", "userId", "sessionData", "expiresAt", "createDate", "modifyDate");
+
+      String snake = StoredSessionSchema.postgresDdl(configFor(), com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QInstanceEnricher::inferBackendName);
+      assertThat(snake).contains("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS \"qbit_session_store_entry\"").contains("\"session_uuid\" VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL").contains("\"expires_at\" TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Run something with the given instance as the QQQ context, as one
+    ** application replica would.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static <T> T on(QInstance instance, java.util.function.Supplier<T> action)
+   {
+      QContext.init(instance, new QSession());
+      return action.get();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** Void variant.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static void run(QInstance instance, Runnable action)
+   {
+      QContext.init(instance, new QSession());
+      action.run();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The row count, read as the owner.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private List<String> rows()
+   {
+      List<String> keys = new ArrayList<>();
+      try(Connection owner = connect(OWNER, "owner-synthetic", "sessions"); Statement statement = owner.createStatement();
+         ResultSet rs = statement.executeQuery("SELECT \"sessionUuid\" FROM " + StoredSessionSchema.quote(StoredSessionSchema.physicalTableName(config))))
+      {
+         while(rs.next())
+         {
+            keys.add(rs.getString(1));
+         }
+      }
+      catch(SQLException e)
+      {
+         throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+      }
+      return keys;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A synthetic session.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static QSession session(String id, String user, String tenant, String... permissions)
+   {
+      QSession session = new QSession();
+      session.setUuid(id);
+      session.setIdReference(id);
+      session.setUser(new QUser().withIdReference(user));
+      session.setPermissions(Set.of(permissions));
+      session.setValue("tenant", tenant);
+      return session;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The provider configuration.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static QSessionStoreQBitConfig configFor()
+   {
+      return new QSessionStoreQBitConfig()
+         .withProviderType(QSessionStoreProviderType.TABLE_BASED)
+         .withBackendName(BACKEND)
+         .withTableName(TABLE)
+         .withDefaultTtl(Duration.ofMinutes(30))
+         .withEnableCleanupProcess(false);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A runtime application instance on the DML-only role, enriched and
+    ** validated the way a started server is.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static QInstance instance() throws QException
+   {
+      QInstance instance = baseInstance();
+      com.kingsrook.qbits.sessionstore.metadata.StoredSessionTableMetaDataProducer.produce(instance, configFor());
+      new QInstanceValidator().validate(instance);
+      return instance;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** The application without the qbit: enforcement on, native PG backend as the
+    ** DML-only role.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static QInstance baseInstance()
+   {
+      QInstance instance = new QInstance();
+      instance.setEnforcePermissionsInCoreActions(true);
+      instance.withInstanceDefaultAuthentication(new QAuthenticationMetaData().withName("anonymous").withType(QAuthenticationType.FULLY_ANONYMOUS));
+      PostgreSQLBackendMetaData backend = new PostgreSQLBackendMetaData();
+      backend.setName(BACKEND);
+      backend.setHostName(host);
+      backend.setPort(port);
+      backend.setDatabaseName("sessions");
+      backend.setUsername(RUNTIME);
+      backend.setPassword("runtime-synthetic");
+      instance.addBackend(backend);
+      return instance;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** A JDBC connection as a named role.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static Connection connect(String user, String password, String database) throws SQLException
+   {
+      return DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:postgresql://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + database, user, password);
+   }
+
+}

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/sessionstore/providers/TableBasedSessionStoreProviderIT.java

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class TableBasedSessionStoreProviderIT
          conn.createStatement().execute("""
             CREATE TABLE `storedSession` (
                `id` INTEGER AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-               `sessionUuid` VARCHAR(36) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+               `sessionUuid` VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
                `userId` VARCHAR(255),
                `sessionData` TEXT,
                `expiresAt` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,