asp.net cookie timeout

[krithika.sridhar]

I want my asp.net application to create a non persisitent cookie that
will timeout after 20 minutes.

I want the cookie to expire when the bowser is closed AND timeout if
the user has been inactive (sliding expiration)

How can I accomplish this?
If i set the expiration time on the cookie, it ceases to be non
persistent, and the user stays logged in if the browser was closed and
re-opened in under 20 minutes.

Thanks.

[S. Justin Gengo [MCP]]

Sridhar,

I just answered the same questions for Belle below...

MyCookie.Expires = Now.Add.Minutes(20)

And then make certain to use the forms authentication object's redirect:

FormsAuthentication.RedirectFromLoginPage(username .Text, false)

Setting the second parameter lets you specify if a cookie is persistent.

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Sincerely,

S. Justin Gengo, MCP
Web Developer / Programmer

www.aboutfortunate.com

"Out of chaos comes order."
Nietzsche
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I want my asp.net application to create a non persisitent cookie that
will timeout after 20 minutes.

I want the cookie to expire when the bowser is closed AND timeout if
the user has been inactive (sliding expiration)

How can I accomplish this?
If i set the expiration time on the cookie, it ceases to be non
persistent, and the user stays logged in if the browser was closed and
re-opened in under 20 minutes.

Thanks.

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

I'm not totally sure on this, but I believe you are asking too much of the
HTTP cookie specification.
Peter

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"kr**************@gmail.com" wrote:

I want my asp.net application to create a non persisitent cookie that
will timeout after 20 minutes.

I want the cookie to expire when the bowser is closed AND timeout if
the user has been inactive (sliding expiration)

How can I accomplish this?
If i set the expiration time on the cookie, it ceases to be non
persistent, and the user stays logged in if the browser was closed and
re-opened in under 20 minutes.

Thanks.

[krithika.sridhar]

and that fixes it!

thanks, Justin.

[S. Justin Gengo [MCP]]

YW :-)

--
Sincerely,

S. Justin Gengo, MCP
Web Developer / Programmer

www.aboutfortunate.com

"Out of chaos comes order."
Nietzsche
<kr**************@gmail.com> wrote in message
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and that fixes it!

thanks, Justin.