Entitlement management · Access security
Stop password sharing with session controls
Limit how many sessions and devices a subscriber can use at once, so a shared login can't be used everywhere. Fewer shared accounts, more paid subscriptions.
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How session controls work
See concurrent sessions in action
Pick a scenario. See the active sessions and what happens when the limit is reached. The data is illustrative.
- 1Sign inA subscriber signs in across their devices.
- 2LimitPelcro enforces a limit on concurrent sessions and devices.
- 3BlockSessions beyond the limit are blocked or signed out.
- 4ConvertHeavy sharers are nudged toward their own subscription.
Concurrent sessionsLimit 2
2 of 2 sessions
AllowedBoth of the subscriber's own devices are allowed.
Illustrative. Example sessions, not live data.
Who it's for
Who it's for
- Publishers losing revenue to shared accounts
- Subscription teams protecting paid access
- Ops teams that want control without blocking real readers
Features
What it does
- Concurrent session limits
- Cap how many sessions a single subscriber can run at the same time.
- Device controls
- Limit and manage the devices signed in to an account.
- Block or sign out extras
- Sessions beyond the limit are blocked or ended, so one login isn't used everywhere.
- Tied to the subscription
- Controls apply per subscriber, alongside their plan and entitlements.
- Curb shared logins
- Make a shared password impractical to use in many places at once.
- Turn sharers into subscribers
- Prompt heavy sharers toward buying their own paid plan.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- How do I stop password sharing on my subscriptions?
- You can't technically stop two people sharing a password, but you can make it impractical. Pelcro limits the concurrent sessions and devices on an account, so a shared login can't be used in many places at once, which curbs sharing and recovers subscriptions. See entitlement management
- What is a concurrent session limit?
- A concurrent session limit caps how many sessions a single subscriber can have active at the same time. Set it low and a shared account can only be used on one or two devices at once.
- Does Pelcro limit devices per account?
- Yes. Alongside session limits, Pelcro offers device controls so you can limit and manage the devices signed in to a subscription.
- Will session limits block legitimate subscribers?
- Set sensibly, a limit allows a real subscriber's own devices while stopping an account from being used across many unrelated ones. You choose the threshold.
- Does stopping password sharing increase subscriptions?
- It can. When a shared login stops working everywhere, heavy sharers are prompted to buy their own subscription, which recovers revenue you were giving away.
- Is this the same as a paywall?
- No. A paywall decides who can start reading; session and device controls decide how widely one paid account can be used. They work together. See paywall software
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Curb password sharing with Pelcro
Limit concurrent sessions and devices per subscriber, and turn shared logins into paid subscriptions.
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