Global ConfigurationSession Management (tab)

The SERVERS > Global Configuration > Session Management tab contains global configuration settings for the management of administrative sessions.

Table: Global ConfigurationSession Management tab
Field name Description
Administration Session
Max. Concurrent Sessions

The maximum number of administration sessions allowed to run at one time.

Default value: 20

Max Session Time

The maximum time span an administration session is allowed to run. This value is given in seconds. When the session time expires the session will automatically log off. The lower the value, the lower Max Concurrent Sessions can be set.

Default value: 86400

Idle Timeout

The time span before the session logs off when it is not being used. This value is given in seconds.

Default value: 900

If you want the timeout to exceed 1,200 seconds and you are using Apache Tomcat, you need to adapt the <session-timeout> setting in web.xml. If you are running Web Administration Service on the embedded Apache Tomcat, this file is located in %PROGRAMFILES%\VASCO\IAS Web Administration\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF on Windows, and in /opt/vasco/iaswas/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF on Linux.

<session-config>

  <session-timeout>20</session-timeout>

  <tracking-mode>COOKIE</tracking-mode>

</session-config>

The default value of the <session-timeout> setting is 20 (in minutes).