Session timeout skillbuilders question

Application security attributes settings
Session Timeout Maximum Session Length in Seconds   60
On session timeout direct to this URL   <url>
Maximum Session Idle Time in Seconds   45
On session idle time timeout direct to this URL   <url>
Session timeout component settings
Name: SkillBuilders Session Timeout (1.0.1) [Plug-in]
*Session Timeout Action Alert
*Session Timeout Message Application will timeout shortly
*Mask Browser Screen on Timeout No
*Session Idle Warning Yes
*Session Idle Title      Idle message Warning ( I cannot see this displayed but when I copied that area this came)
*Session Idle Message    This application session will expire shortly! If you want to continue working please click ok on the alert.
*Show Warning Seconds Before 40
*Keep Session Alive           Yes
So the moment I start my application and the login page is displayed i get the idle message displayed on the screen. So my application should timeout in 1 minute. I should be alerted after 45 seconds.
Are the settings correct?
Murali

Please keep in mind that maximum session length and idle time are two different things. The following configuration should satisfy your requirements
Configure the following application attributes:
"Maximum Session Length in Seconds" = ??? -- you did not specify how long your session can last, if left blank it will revert to the instance level setting which defaults to 8 hours
"Maximum Session Idle Time in Seconds" = 10800 -- the maximum amount of time the user as to interact with the server again
Configure plugin settings:
"Session Timeout Action" = ALERT
"Session Timeout Message" = <your message>
"Session Idle Warning" = Yes
"Session Idle Title" = <your title>
"Session Idle Message" = <your message>
"Show Warning Seconds Before" = 900 -- 15 min x 60 seconds
"Keep Session Alive" = Yes -- this will renew the session if the user interacts with the idle warning
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Good Luck!
Tyson

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1.     package adf.sample;
2.
3.     import java.io.IOException;
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5.     import javax.servlet.Filter;
6.     import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
7.     import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
8.     import javax.servlet.ServletException;
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10.     import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
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14.
15.     public class ApplicationSessionExpiryFilter implements Filter {
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17.
18.         public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
19.             _filterConfig = filterConfig;
20.         }
21.
22.         public void destroy() {
23.             _filterConfig = null;
24.         }
25.
26.         public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response,
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28.
29.
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47.     }
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