Why session getting expired when using the application in .NET core 6 MVC

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Hi,

I am working on .Net Core 6(MVC) web application, i set the idle timeout for 2 minutes, when i am moving from one page to another page then the session is working correctly, but when i am staying on any particular page and i am moving the cursor on page or filling the form then the session getting expired in 2 minutes, please see the below code what i am doing wrong and how to fix it.

Thanks

What I have tried:

program.cs code:

builder.Services.AddSession(options =>
{
    options.IdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);
    options.Cookie.HttpOnly = true;
    options.Cookie.IsEssential = true;
   
});

Login code:

await _signInManager.SignInAsync(
user,
new AuthenticationProperties
{
    ExpiresUtc = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(2),
    AllowRefresh = true,
    IsPersistent = true
});

Posted 15-Apr-24 7:13am

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2024-04-15T08:03:00

Quote:
i set the idle timeout for 2 minutes, ... then the session getting expired in 2 minutes

It's doing exactly what you told it to do! You said expire the session in 2 minutes, so the session is expiring in 2 minutes. What did you think was going on?

From your own code:

C#

builder.Services.AddSession(options =>
{
    options.IdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);        <---- Here's your 2 minute timeout.
    options.Cookie.HttpOnly = true;
    options.Cookie.IsEssential = true;
   
});

If the user doesn't request a new page inside of 2 minutes, the session times out.

OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2024-04-15T19:26:00

To add to what Dave has said, the session is a Server side construct, not Client - so it's expiration is unrelated to user input unless that input directly causes the Client browser to send (or request) information from the server.
Just moving about a form or filling in details in form controls does not do that, it is entirely local to the Client computer.

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