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What is the default session timeout value in ASP.NET?

splattne
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It is 20 Minutes according to MSDN

From MSDN:

Optional TimeSpan attribute.

Specifies the number of minutes a session can be idle before it is abandoned. The timeout attribute cannot be set to a value that is greater than 525,601 minutes (1 year) for the in-process and state-server modes. The session timeout configuration setting applies only to ASP.NET pages. Changing the session timeout value does not affect the session time-out for ASP pages. Similarly, changing the session time-out for ASP pages does not affect the session time-out for ASP.NET pages. The default is 20 minutes.

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Steven Lyons
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It depends on either the configuration or programmatic change.
Therefore the most reliable way to check the current value is at runtime via code.

See the HttpSessionState.Timeout property; default value is 20 minutes.

You can access this propery in ASP.NET via HttpContext:

this.HttpContext.Session.Timeout // ASP.NET MVC controller
Page.Session.Timeout // ASP.NET Web Forms code-behind
HttpContext.Current.Session.Timeout // Elsewhere
Bart Verkoeijen
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  • i am able to get the value 20 while checking `int check = this.HttpContext.Session.Timeout;` but can i set session timeout with key ? and check session timeout for particular key like: `Session["mykey"]` ? – Shaiju T Nov 14 '15 at 12:35
  • for those of you who didn't click the MSDN link, the `Timeout` property value is in minutes – kmdsax Mar 08 '21 at 16:31
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  1. The Default Expiration Period for Session is 20 Minutes.
  2. The Default Expiration Period for Cookie is 30 Minutes.
  3. Maximum Size of ViewState is 25% of Page Size
Charan Ghate
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The default is 20 minutes. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h6bb9cz9(v=vs.80).aspx

<sessionState 
mode="[Off|InProc|StateServer|SQLServer|Custom]"
timeout="number of minutes"
cookieName="session identifier cookie name"
cookieless=
     "[true|false|AutoDetect|UseCookies|UseUri|UseDeviceProfile]"
regenerateExpiredSessionId="[True|False]"
sqlConnectionString="sql connection string"
sqlCommandTimeout="number of seconds"
allowCustomSqlDatabase="[True|False]"
useHostingIdentity="[True|False]"
stateConnectionString="tcpip=server:port"
stateNetworkTimeout="number of seconds"
customProvider="custom provider name">
<providers>...</providers>
</sessionState>
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The Default Expiration Period for Session is 20 Minutes.

You can update sessionstate and configure the minutes under timeout 

<sessionState 
timeout="30">
</sessionState>
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