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Limit UI active session life span

The glide.ui.active.session.life_span property enforces max lifespan on active authenticated HTTP sessions irrespective of inactive timeout.

The glide.ui.active.session.life_span system property enforces a maximum lifespan on active HTTP sessions irrespective of inactive timeout. The configured value is in minutes and the value of 0 will disable timing out the active sessions. This particular property is limited to UI session timeout.

Set the glide.ui.active.session.life_span to a value between 1 and 720. This value represents the time in minutes that HTTP sessions can remain active.

Note: The glide.ui.active.session.life_span is limited to UI session timeout.

More information

AttributeDescription
Configuration nameglide.ui.active.session.life_span
Configuration typeSystem Properties \(/sys\_properties\_list.do\)
Data typeinteger
Recommended value1-720
Default value<none>
Fallback value0
CategorySession management
Security risk- Severity score: 4.2 - CVSS score: Medium - Security risk details: A larger maximum lifespan could allow an attacker to remain in a stolen session longer, increasing the possibility of a security incident.
Dependencies and prerequisitesNone
Functional impactEnforces max life-span on active authenticated HTTP sessions irrespective of inactive timeout. The configured value is in minutes. A value of zero will disable timing out the active sessions. The max life-span should be more than inactive timeout glide.ui.session_timeout (default 30 minutes).

Parent Topic:Session management