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glide.guest.active.session.life_span

The glide.guest.active.session.life_span property sets a maximum duration for active guest HTTP sessions. Admins should configure this value to ensure sessions do not exceed a specified time, enhancing security while managing user experience.

Default: 0 Type: integer Application: Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property enforces a maximum lifespan for active guest sessions, overriding the inactive timeout setting.
What area does it affect? Guest session management
What does the default mean? The default value is "0", which sets the baseline numeric behavior for this property.
When should you review it? Review this property when adjusting session timeout settings or enhancing security protocols.

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Property name glide.guest.active.session.life_span
Sys ID 1d8786e14306211015820c65c9b8f27e
Type integer
Application Global
Default value 0
Description This configuration will enforce max life-span on active guest http sessions irrespective of inactive timeout. The configured value is in minutes and the value of zero will disable timing out the active sessions. The max life-span should be more than inactive timeout glide.guest.session_timeout (default 30 minutes).
Updated 2024-05-25 04:30:05

Sources

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... Property [sys_properties] table glide.glidesoap.proxy_port Specifies the port number for the proxy server for SOAP clients. • Type: string • Default value: value of glide.http.proxy_port • Location: System Property [sys_properties] table glide.guest.active.session.life_span Sets the maximum session time for a guest session regardless of user activity, in minutes. • Type: integer • Default value: 0 • Location: System Property [sys_properties] table glide.guest.session_timeout Sets ...
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... of this time interval is dependent on additional properties representing differing use cases. glide.ui.active.session.life_span: The value of this property defines the time, in minutes, before a UI session is invalidated. glide.guest.active.session.life_span: © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc., in the United States and/or other ...
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