diff --git a/includes/session.inc b/includes/session.inc
index 9589e06..67ba14e 100644
--- a/includes/session.inc
+++ b/includes/session.inc
@@ -87,19 +87,21 @@ function _drupal_session_read($sid) {
   // Otherwise, if the session is still active, we have a record of the
   // client's session in the database. If it's HTTPS then we are either have
   // a HTTPS session or we are about to log in so we check the sessions table
-  // for an anonymous session with the non-HTTPS-only cookie.
+  // for an anonymous session with the non-HTTPS-only cookie. The session ID
+  // that is in the user's cookie is hashed before being stored in the database
+  // as a security measure. Thus, we have to hash it to match the database.
   if ($is_https) {
-    $user = db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.ssid = :ssid", array(':ssid' => $sid))->fetchObject();
+    $user = db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.ssid = :ssid", array(':ssid' => drupal_hash_base64($sid)))->fetchObject();
     if (!$user) {
       if (isset($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name])) {
         $user = db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = :sid AND s.uid = 0", array(
-        ':sid' => $_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name]))
+        ':sid' => drupal_hash_base64($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name])))
         ->fetchObject();
       }
     }
   }
   else {
-    $user = db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = :sid", array(':sid' => $sid))->fetchObject();
+    $user = db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = :sid", array(':sid' => drupal_hash_base64($sid)))->fetchObject();
   }
 
   // We found the client's session record and they are an authenticated,
@@ -185,17 +187,18 @@ function _drupal_session_write($sid, $value) {
       // Use the session ID as 'sid' and an empty string as 'ssid' by default.
       // _drupal_session_read() does not allow empty strings so that's a safe
       // default.
-      $key = array('sid' => $sid, 'ssid' => '');
+      $key = array('sid' => drupal_hash_base64($sid), 'ssid' => '');
       // On HTTPS connections, use the session ID as both 'sid' and 'ssid'.
       if ($is_https) {
-        $key['ssid'] = $sid;
+        $key['ssid'] = drupal_hash_base64($sid);
         // The "secure pages" setting allows a site to simultaneously use both
         // secure and insecure session cookies. If enabled and both cookies are
-        // presented then use both keys.
+        // presented then use both keys. The session ID from the cookie is
+        // hashed before being stored in the database as a security measure.
         if (variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
           $insecure_session_name = substr(session_name(), 1);
           if (isset($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name])) {
-            $key['sid'] = $_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name];
+            $key['sid'] = drupal_hash_base64($_COOKIE[$insecure_session_name]);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -378,18 +381,18 @@ function drupal_session_regenerate() {
     $params = session_get_cookie_params();
     $expire = $params['lifetime'] ? REQUEST_TIME + $params['lifetime'] : 0;
     setcookie(session_name(), session_id(), $expire, $params['path'], $params['domain'], $params['secure'], $params['httponly']);
-    $fields = array('sid' => session_id());
+    $fields = array('sid' => drupal_hash_base64(session_id()));
     if ($is_https) {
-      $fields['ssid'] = session_id();
+      $fields['ssid'] = drupal_hash_base64(session_id());
       // If the "secure pages" setting is enabled, use the newly-created
       // insecure session identifier as the regenerated sid.
       if (variable_get('https', FALSE)) {
-        $fields['sid'] = $session_id;
+        $fields['sid'] = drupal_hash_base64($session_id);
       }
     }
     db_update('sessions')
       ->fields($fields)
-      ->condition($is_https ? 'ssid' : 'sid', $old_session_id)
+      ->condition($is_https ? 'ssid' : 'sid', drupal_hash_base64($old_session_id))
       ->execute();
   }
   elseif (isset($old_insecure_session_id)) {
@@ -397,8 +400,8 @@ function drupal_session_regenerate() {
     // secure site but a session was active on the insecure site, update the
     // insecure session with the new session identifiers.
     db_update('sessions')
-      ->fields(array('sid' => $session_id, 'ssid' => session_id()))
-      ->condition('sid', $old_insecure_session_id)
+      ->fields(array('sid' => drupal_hash_base64($session_id), 'ssid' => drupal_hash_base64(session_id())))
+      ->condition('sid', drupal_hash_base64($old_insecure_session_id))
       ->execute();
   }
   else {
@@ -430,7 +433,7 @@ function _drupal_session_destroy($sid) {
 
   // Delete session data.
   db_delete('sessions')
-    ->condition($is_https ? 'ssid' : 'sid', $sid)
+    ->condition($is_https ? 'ssid' : 'sid', drupal_hash_base64($sid))
     ->execute();
 
   // Reset $_SESSION and $user to prevent a new session from being started
diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/session.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/session.test
index 097503b..2558b02 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/session.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/session.test
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ class SessionHttpsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   protected function assertSessionIds($sid, $ssid, $assertion_text) {
     $args = array(
-      ':sid' => $sid,
-      ':ssid' => $ssid,
+      ':sid' => drupal_hash_base64($sid),
+      ':ssid' => !empty($ssid) ? drupal_hash_base64($ssid) : '',
     );
     return $this->assertTrue(db_query('SELECT timestamp FROM {sessions} WHERE sid = :sid AND ssid = :ssid', $args)->fetchField(), $assertion_text);
   }
diff --git a/modules/system/system.install b/modules/system/system.install
index 43c7383..04fef31 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/modules/system/system.install
@@ -1485,13 +1485,13 @@ function system_schema() {
         'not null' => TRUE,
       ),
       'sid' => array(
-        'description' => "A session ID. The value is generated by Drupal's session handlers.",
+        'description' => "A session ID (hashed). The value is generated by Drupal's session handlers.",
         'type' => 'varchar',
         'length' => 128,
         'not null' => TRUE,
       ),
       'ssid' => array(
-        'description' => "Secure session ID. The value is generated by Drupal's session handlers.",
+        'description' => "Secure session ID (hashed). The value is generated by Drupal's session handlers.",
         'type' => 'varchar',
         'length' => 128,
         'not null' => TRUE,
@@ -3151,6 +3151,13 @@ function system_update_7079() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Truncate the session table with the unsecured (not hashed) session ids.
+ */
+function system_update_7080() {
+  db_truncate('sessions')->execute();
+}
+
+/**
  * @} End of "defgroup updates-7.x-extra".
  * The next series of updates should start at 8000.
  */