Carlos Mendes - 163 - Dec 19, 2013

ServiceStack Sessions
1

How can I add an expiration date to the authentication cookies?

I can set the session expiration for each AuthProvider but I can’t find a way to set the expiration date for the auth cookies. 

plugins.Add(new AuthFeature(() => new UserAuthSession(),
               new IAuthProvider[]
                {
                    new BasicAuthProvider() {SessionExpiry = new TimeSpan(1,0,0,0)},
                    new CredentialsAuthProvider() {SessionExpiry = new TimeSpan(1,0,0,0)}, 
                }, htmlRedirect: “/login”));

Thanks

2

You can either set the static property: 
SessionFeature.DefaultSessionExpiry =  TimeSpan.FromDays(7 * 2);

Or register an instance property:
Plugins.Add(new SessionFeature { SessionExpiry = TimeSpan.FromDays(7 * 2) });

These both need to be done before registering the AuthFeature, which otherwise would register the SessionFeature with the default expiry of 14 days.