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Setting a custom session length for teammates on your workspace
Setting a custom session length for teammates on your workspace

How to force teammates to re-authenticate after a set period of time.

Beth-Ann Sher avatar
Written by Beth-Ann Sher
Updated over 4 months ago

By default, Intercom web sessions are designed to remain active as long as there is activity within a 4-day period. While this provides convenience and uninterrupted access for teammates, it may not align with the security requirements of your organization.

Longer session durations can pose a security risk, especially if a teammate's device is lost, stolen, or compromised. Custom session lengths minimize this risk by shortening the window in which a session can be hijacked by unauthorized users.

Enable custom session lengths

You can set up custom session lengths in your Workspace Security Settings under Settings > Workspace > Security > Workspace Security Settings.

Toggle the setting on via the "Force teammates to re-authenticate after a set period of time" switch under Workspace access restrictions.

Choose a preferred session length from the dropdown menu and click Save to apply the changes.

Important

  • If a teammate belongs to multiple workspaces with different session timeouts, the shortest timeout will be applied even if some workspaces do not have the setting enabled.

  • For workspaces utilizing SAML for authentication, the session timeout set by the identity provider will be prioritized, with the custom session length serving as a fallback.

  • The "Keep me signed in" option on the login page will be overridden if any workspace the teammate is part of has a custom session length set.


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