Change the token lifetime for an application

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

The token lifetime for an Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) Web application indicates the time during which the security token contained in an ADFS authentication cookie remains in effect for the application. You can change this value in the application properties.

Perform this procedure on a resource federation server.

Administrative credentials

To complete this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.

To change the token lifetime for an application

  1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Federation Services.

  2. Double-click Trust Policy, double-click My Organization, and then double-click Applications.

  3. Right-click the application whose token lifetime you want to change, and then click Properties.

  4. On the Advanced tab, in the Token lifetime (minutes) box, type or scroll to a new number of minutes, and then click OK.

See Also

Concepts

Change the token lifetime for a Federation Service