docs: explain default session expiration

openedx · Jan 16, 2025 · 2af9ab9 · 2af9ab9
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@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   SESSION_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_IN_SECS = 300
 
 This was taken from StackOverflow (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14830669/how-to-expire-django-session-in-5minutes)
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+If left unset, session expiration will be handled by Django's SESSION_COOKIE_AGE,
+which defauts to 1209600 (2 weeks, in seconds).
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