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<ttlInSeconds> Element

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Specifes, in seconds, how long issued SecurityContextToken security tokens are valid.

<microsoft.web.services3> Element
  <tokenIssuer> Element

<ttlInSeconds value="Time-to-live in seconds." />

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute Description

value

Specifes, in seconds, how long issued SecurityContextToken security tokens are valid. The default value is 14400 (4 hours).

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element Description

<tokenIssuer> Element

Specifies the settings for a security token service.

Remarks

To override the default 4-hour duration, add a <ttlInSeconds> element to the configuration file for the security token service.

Before adding the <ttlInSeconds> element to a configuration file, you must add the microsoft.web.services3 configuration section handler to the configuration file. For details about adding the microsoft.web.services3 configuration section handler, see <section> Element.

Example

The following code example sets the duration that issued SecurityContextToken security tokens issued are valid to 1 hour (3600 seconds).

<configuration>
  <microsoft.web.services3>
    <tokenIssuer>
      <ttlInSeconds value="3600" />
    </tokenIssuer><
  </microsoft.web.services3>
</configuration>

See Also

Reference

<tokenIssuer> Element
SecurityContextToken

Other Resources

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