Question

I was considering using <sessionState mode="InProc" timeout="45" /> because some users are repeatedly logging in, and I would like to save them some time. However, before I add this to my web.config file, I wanted to make sure there would be no side affects.

I read up on sessionState versions, although I already am fairly aware of what goes on, I was curious to know what the default setting for an asp.net mvc 3 application was as there is no defined sessionState inside of my system.web at this time.

I know that the application has access to Session["key"] without the declaration, although I try to avoid putting that type of load on the Session. I would assume that there is a setting in IIS 7 which my application is inheriting (This application is on a shared hosting environment).

I understand that there could be issues if I was using a dedicated database or server for the Session, but this is just a basic setup as far as that goes, nothing fancy.

Is there a default sessionState for asp.net mvc 3? Is it just being inherited? Will there be side affects from overriding it in my web.config if it is defined elsewhere in IIS?

Answer 1

As of now the default Timeout = 20 minutes.

These are the default values for .Net Framework 4. I think they don’t change because of MVC 3.