Idle Session Timeout
Idle session timeout is a great feature which automatically
signs user out of the office apps after a period of inactivity. Turning this
feature “ON” will add the extra layer of security into your organization, especially,
in those organization where the employees are using the shared devices or non-company
devices. If any of the user matches the idle time set in the policy the user is
notified of being signed out where if the user selects to stay signed then the
user is not signed out if no action is performed then the user gets signed out from
all Microsoft 365 web apps.
Below are the steps on how to configure the Idle session timeout
On the admin center, Click on the “Org settings”. The “Idle
session timeout” option is available inside the “Security & privacy” tab. Click on it.
Select the option available.
On selecting the checkbox, you will be asked to “Select an option” where you have to set
the time.
Choose the time or you can add the custom time.
In this demonstration I have chosen 1 hour, which mean after
an hour of inactivity, the user will gets signed out from all the web apps. After
setting the time, save the configuration.
The configuration is saved. Now, the user will get signed
out when they remain idle for an hour.
