IIS Session Timeout vs ASP.NET Session Timeout
They are not the same. The IIS session timeout is for clasic ASP pages. The web.config one is for asp.net.
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Detecting user inactivity over a browser – purely through javascript [duplicate]
The problem with the approach you suggest is that the session will time out, even if the user is moving the mouse or typing in an input. So if you have a session timeout set to 20 minutes, and the user keeps typing for 21 minutes, the session will still time out, even though they … Read more
Session timeouts in PHP: best practices
I spent some time looking for a good answer to how the php.ini server settings make sessions expire. I found a lot of info but it took a while to figure out why the settings work the way they do. If you’re like me, this might be helpful to you: Sessions are stored as cookies … Read more
What is the best approach to handle session timeouts in asp.net
The best approach to handle sessions timeouts. I say that there is 2 basic cases. One is when the users enter little or no data, and just read reports, or do small thinks with his mouse. In this case there is not easy way to inform him that the session is going to expire. If … Read more
ASP.NET Push Redirect on Session Timeout
Usually, you set the session timeout, and you can additionally add a page header to automatically redirect the current page to a page where you clear the session right before the session timeout. From http://aspalliance.com/1621_Implementing_a_Session_Timeout_Page_in_ASPNET.2 namespace SessionExpirePage { public partial class Secure : System.Web.UI.MasterPage { public int SessionLengthMinutes { get { return Session.Timeout; } } … Read more
Logout/Session timeout catching with spring security
I’ve got a simpler solution. This works for both logout and session timeout. @Component public class LogoutListener implements ApplicationListener<SessionDestroyedEvent> { @Override public void onApplicationEvent(SessionDestroyedEvent event) { List<SecurityContext> lstSecurityContext = event.getSecurityContexts(); UserDetails ud; for (SecurityContext securityContext : lstSecurityContext) { ud = (UserDetails) securityContext.getAuthentication().getPrincipal(); // … } } } web.xml: <listener> <listener-class>org.springframework.security.web.session.HttpSessionEventPublisher</listener-class> </listener>
How to handle session expiration and ViewExpiredException in JSF 2?
To handle the exception whenever the user invokes a synchronous POST request on a page while the HTTP session has been expired and the JSF view state saving method is set to server, add an <error-page> to the web.xml which catches the JSF ViewExpiredException and shows the home page. <error-page> <exception-type>javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException</exception-type> <location>/home.xhtml</location> </error-page> To handle … Read more
SessionTimeout: web.xml vs session.maxInactiveInterval()
Now, i’m being told that this will terminate the session (or is it all sessions?) in the 15th minute of use, regardless their activity. This is wrong. It will just kill the session when the associated client (webbrowser) has not accessed the website for more than 15 minutes. The activity certainly counts, exactly as you … Read more
Session timeout and ViewExpiredException handling on JSF/PrimeFaces ajax request
Exceptions which are thrown during ajax requests have by default totally no feedback in the client side. Only when you run Mojarra with project stage set to Development and use <f:ajax>, then you will get a bare JavaScript alert with the exception type and message. But other than that, and in PrimeFaces, there’s by default … Read more
How to change the session timeout in PHP?
Session timeout is a notion that has to be implemented in code if you want strict guarantees; that’s the only way you can be absolutely certain that no session ever will survive after X minutes of inactivity. If relaxing this requirement a little is acceptable and you are fine with placing a lower bound instead … Read more