***

title: "AuthenticatedSession"
generated: true
---------------

<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/core/src/entity/session/authenticated-session.entity.ts" sourceLine="14" packageName="@vendure/core" />

An AuthenticatedSession is created upon successful authentication.

```ts title="Signature"
class AuthenticatedSession extends Session {
    constructor(input: DeepPartial<AuthenticatedSession>)
    @Index()
    @ManyToOne(type => User, user => user.sessions)
    user: User;
    @Column()
    authenticationStrategy: string;
}
```

* Extends: [`Session`](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/session#session)

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### user

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/user#user'>User</a>`}   />

The [User](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/user#user) who has authenticated to create this session.

### authenticationStrategy

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`string`}   />

The name of the [AuthenticationStrategy](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/auth/authentication-strategy#authenticationstrategy) used when authenticating
to create this session.

</div>