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title: Configuring application sessions
description: You can configure and override the default timeout limits for application sessions in the PingFederate administrative console.
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version: 13.1
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revdate: July 5, 2022
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---

# Configuring application sessions

You can configure and override the default timeout limits for application sessions in the PingFederate administrative console.

## Steps

1. Go to **Authentication > Policies > Sessions**.

2. (Optional) On the **Sessions** window, override the default timeout values under **Application Sessions**.

   | Field                 | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
   | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   | Idle Timeout (Minute) | Modify the default inactivity timeout value in the **Idle Timeout (Minute)** field.You can enter an integer between `1` and `1576800`, representing a range of one minute to 1,095 days. You can also empty the value to indicate that the inactivity timeout value should match the maximum lifetime.The default value is `60` minutes.                                                                                                                                                                            |
   | Max Timeout (Minutes) | Modify the default maximum lifetime of an authentication session in the **Max Timeout (Minutes)** field.You can enter an integer between `1` and `1576800`, representing a range of one minute to 1,095 days. You can also empty the value to indicate that the authentication sessions do not expire until they are removed from the system.The value of the **Max Timeout (Minutes)** field cannot be less than that of the **Idle Timeout (Minute)** field.The default value is `480` minutes, which is 8 hours. |

3. To keep your configuration, click **Save**.