What are the limitations of using session IDs to identify multiple user accounts in a PHP forum?

Using session IDs to identify multiple user accounts in a PHP forum can lead to security vulnerabilities as session IDs can be easily stolen or manipulated. To address this issue, it is recommended to use a combination of session IDs and user authentication tokens to ensure secure identification and authentication of users. 

// Generate a unique authentication token for each user
$token = bin2hex(random_bytes(16));

// Store the token in the user's session
$_SESSION['auth_token'] = $token;

// Verify the user's authentication token before granting access
if ($_SESSION['auth_token'] !== $user['auth_token']) {
    // Redirect user to login page
    header("Location: login.php");
    exit;
}

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