Canvas session timeout

[JatinBhavsar]

When a user signs in to Canvas , after how much time of inactivity will the user be automatically logged out ?

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

@JatinBhavsar ...

I could be wrong about this, but I believe this will depend on how your school handles their login process.  Not all schools use the same login interface...as some schools use a SSO (Single Sign-On) process to log users into Canvas.  I'd recommend checking with your school's Canvas administrator and/or your school's IT team ... as they may have information for you on this topic.  Good luck!

[JatinBhavsar]

Hello Chris,

Our school uses SAML across several systems including Canvas. The SSO piece doesn't control a users' session timeout, in the event the user is inactive.

In our previous LMS, we had the ability to set a value that would control a user's session time out value which I don't see in Canvas. 

Users are signed into Canvas even when there is no activity.