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Re: Timeout for Learning Management Systems
From: Robert J Russo <rrusso () LSU EDU>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 15:00:27 +0000
We set ours to 60 minutes for editing a single post and 4hrs of inactivity for session timeout. Thank you for everything you do. -- Robert Russo Moodle Project Manager User Interface Designer User Support & Student IT Enablement Louisiana State University 200 Frey Computing Services Center, Baton Rouge, La 70726 office 225-578-0022<tel:225-578-0022> | mobile 225-910-8253<tel:225-910-8253> rrusso () lsu edu<mailto:rrusso () lsu edu> | lsu.edu<http://www.lsu.edu/> On Oct 9, 2015, at 9:26 AM, Mike Budzik <mikeb () PURDUE EDU<mailto:mikeb () purdue edu>> wrote: I can definitely picture students taking 25 minutes to type up a discussion post or read an article in a course. By the time they submit their post or finish that article their session has expired if you have a 15 or 20 minute timeout. Does the post get lost if the user session timed out while they were writing it? We have a 90 minute inactivity timeout in our LMS. Mike B Mike Budzik Interim Manager, Student Systems and Web Services Admin IT Infrastructure - Purdue University On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Sue Contarino <scontari () harpercollege edu<mailto:scontari () harpercollege edu>> wrote: We have a 15 minute timeout across the board that was implemented about a year and a half ago. We had a lot of push back the first month, I haven't heard a peep since. Sue Contarino Director, Client Services Information Technology Phone: 847 925 6200<tel:847%20925%206200> Fax: 847 925 6030<tel:847%20925%206030> 1200 W. Algonquin Road Palatine, Illinois 60067 From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU<mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>] On Behalf Of Miguel Hernandez Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 5:42 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU<mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> Subject: [SECURITY] Timeout for Learning Management Systems Colleagues, My team has been receiving some pushback lately for our 20 minute inactivity timeout for our LMS (Instructure Canvas) and was wondering what timeout values you are using. While it is common practice to see 10,15 or even 20 minute timeout values for endpoints, I'm trying to get a feeling if our 20 minute timeout is too short, too long, or just right. Thanks in advance. [Maricopa Community Colleges. The college of you.]<http://www.maricopa.edu/> Miguel Hernandez IV, Ph.D, CISSP, CISA Associate Vice Chancellor ITS, Chief Information Security Officer "Information Security is Everybody's Responsibility" This message contains information which may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender, delete and do not use or disseminate this information.
Current thread:
- Timeout for Learning Management Systems Miguel Hernandez (Oct 08)
- Re: Timeout for Learning Management Systems Sue Contarino (Oct 09)
- Re: Timeout for Learning Management Systems Mike Budzik (Oct 09)
- Re: Timeout for Learning Management Systems Robert J Russo (Oct 09)
- Re: Timeout for Learning Management Systems Mike Budzik (Oct 09)
- Re: Timeout for Learning Management Systems Sue Contarino (Oct 09)