OWA timeout (5 mins instead 6 hours by default)

Evgeny Shupik 191

Hello everybody! :-) Need some help with OWA timeout - I changed the settings but still no effect: ------before changes---------- C:\Windows\system32>Get-OrganizationConfig |Fl Activity* ActivityBasedAuthenticationTimeoutEnabled : True ActivityBasedAuthenticationTimeoutInterval : 06:00:00 ActivityBasedAuthenticationTimeoutWithSingleSignOnEnabled : True

Set-OrganizationConfig -ActivityBasedAuthenticationTimeoutInterval 00:05:00

after changes-------------------
Get-OrganizationConfig |Fl Activity*
ActivityBasedAuthenticationTimeoutEnabled : True
ActivityBasedAuthenticationTimeoutInterval : 00:05:00
ActivityBasedAuthenticationTimeoutWithSingleSignOnEnabled : True
But after all of these changes if I go to the mailbox through OWA, after 5 minutes I am not thrown out of the session (as it should be). Tel me please, what else shoud I check? Thank you.

Jame Xu-MSFT 4,176 Reputation points

2023-01-09T06:11:18.61+00:00

Hi @Evgeny Shupik ,
What is the version of Exchange? Do your settings not take effect at all or do they take effect on a delayed basis (such as set for five minutes but take effect in 15-20 minutes).
If you are O365, you may refer to: Description of the Activity-Based Authentication Timeout for OWA in Office 365
Evgeny Shupik 191 Reputation points

2023-01-09T08:08:23.53+00:00

Hi, Version 15.2 ‎(Build 1118.7)‎ Enterprise (Exchange 2019 CU12). So even after full server reboot changes did not take effect... What else should I change?
Jame Xu-MSFT 4,176 Reputation points

2023-01-11T09:34:15.11+00:00
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OWA timeout (5 mins instead 6 hours by default)

Set-OrganizationConfig -ActivityBasedAuthenticationTimeoutInterval 00:05:00

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