Sessions overview
The Sessions section provides real-time, live visibility into the data plane, showing every active, established connection in the NetFoundry network. A session represents the secure, authorized tunnel that exists between an identity and a service.
Console reference
Sessions table
The Sessions tab lists all active data plane connections. This is a powerful troubleshooting tool used to verify that your service policies are working correctly and that data is flowing as expected.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The unique, system-generated identifier for the specific session. |
| Service Name | The user-defined name of the service (application resource) that's being accessed or hosted by the session. |
| Service ID | The unique identifier (UUID) assigned to the service by the controller. |
| Edge Routers | Lists the routers being used by the session to transport the data across the network fabric. |
| Type | Indicates the role of the identity participating in the session: Dial (the client identity is accessing the service) or Bind (the host identity is making the service available). |
| Is System | Indicates if the identity initiating or hosting the session is a system component (e.g., a core router identity) rather than a user-defined client. |
| Created At | The time and date when this session was successfully established and authorized by the controller. |
API sessions table
The API Sessions tab lists all active connections made directly to the controller's API. These sessions are established by administrative users, integrations, or automation tools (like CLI scripts) performing network management tasks.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The unique, system-generated identifier for the specific API session. |
| Identity Name | The name of the identity (user or automation script) that initiated the API connection. |
| Identity ID | The unique, machine-readable ID of the connecting identity. |
| IP Address | The external IP address from which the API connection originated. |
| MFA Required | Indicates whether Multi-Factor Authentication was required for this specific identity to establish the session. |
| MFA Complete | Indicates whether the required Multi-Factor Authentication steps were successfully completed for this session. |
| Last Activity | The time of the most recent interaction or request made through this active API session. |
| Created At | The time and date when this API session was successfully established with the controller. |