---
title: Session properties
description: Session settings are inherited by default.
component: pingam
version: 8.1
page_id: pingam:setup:server-session
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8.1/setup/server-session.html
page_aliases: ["setup-guide:server-session.adoc"]
section_ids:
  server-limits: Session limits
  server-statistics: Statistics
  server-notification: Notification
  server-validation: Validation
---

# Session properties

Session settings are inherited by default.

## Session limits

The following properties are available under the Sessions Limits tab:

* Maximum Session Cache Size

  Specifies the maximum number of sessions to cache in the AM server's internal session cache.

  Default: `5000`

  Property: `org.forgerock.openam.session.service.access.persistence.caching.maxsize`

* Invalidate Session Max Time

  Specifies the time in minutes after which invalid [server-side](../am-sessions/cts-based-sessions.html) sessions are removed from the session table.

  Default: `3` (minutes)

  Property: `com.iplanet.am.session.invalidsessionmaxtime`

## Statistics

The following properties are available under the Statistics tab:

* Logging Interval (in seconds)

  Specifies the time in seconds AM delays between logging [server-side](../am-sessions/cts-based-sessions.html) session statistics. Any value lower than `5` is interpreted as `5` seconds.

  Default: `60`

  Property: `com.iplanet.am.stats.interval`

* State

  Specifies whether to write statistics to a `File`, to the `Console`, or to turn recording `Off`.

  Default: `File`

  Property: `com.iplanet.services.stats.state`

* Directory

  The path where AM writes statistic files, for example, `/path/to/am/var/stats`.

  Default: `%BASE_DIR%/%SERVER_URI%/var/stats`

  Property: `com.iplanet.services.stats.directory`

* Enable Host Lookup

  When enabled, AM performs host lookup during server-side session logging.

  Default: `Disabled`

  Property: `com.sun.am.session.enableHostLookUp`

## Notification

The following properties are available under the Notification tab:

* Notification Pool Size

  Specifies the number of threads in the session change notification thread pool. Session notification applies to server-side sessions only.

  Default: `10`

  Property: `com.iplanet.am.notification.threadpool.size`

* Notification Thread Pool Threshold

  Specifies the maximum number of tasks in the queue for serving session change notification threads. Session notification applies to server-side sessions only.

  Default: `5000`

  Property: `com.iplanet.am.notification.threadpool.threshold`

## Validation

The following properties are available under the Validation tab:

* Case Insensitive client DN comparison

  When enabled, AM performs case-insensitive distinguished name comparison.

  Default: `Enabled`

  Property: `com.sun.am.session.caseInsensitiveDN`