Environment
- CB Response Server: All Supported Versions
Objective
How to change the amount of time before a user is sent back to the UI Login page from the default of 3600 second (1 hour).
Resolution
- Backup the master cb.conf file
cp /etc/cb/cb.conf /etc/cb/cb.conf.bakDATE
- Edit the /etc/cb/cb.conf file
- Add or update the following configuration setting, updating the parameter to the value needed
SessionTimeout=<Timeout in Number of Seconds>
- Save the changes made
- Restart the services as described in this KB article
Additional Notes
Increasing the session timeout above the default setting does create a security risk. For more information you can review
CWE-613