elastic/kibana

Option to continue session if browser / tab is closed

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#36,573 opened on May 15, 2019

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Feature:Security/AuthenticationTeam:Securityenhancementgood first issue

Description

With xpack.security.sessionTimeout, you can extend the session timeout but it will always log out if the tab or browser window is closed. There are many systems (Slack, Skype, etc.) that connect via SSO that will keep the connectivity because the login credentials are kept by the system.

The original user making this request is hooking up Kibana/Elastic to SAML, and are finding that browser restarts always invalidate their sessions. This is as-designed per https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/security-settings-kb.html, but this user would like to have that behavior changed or changeable.

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Tech stack
typescriptreactnodejs
Domain
backendsecurityauthentication
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Understanding of Kibana session managementKnowledge of SAML authentication
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Review the current session timeout implementation in Kibana, specifically the xpack.security.sessionTimeout setting and how SAML sessions are handled. Investigate how other systems like Slack persist sessions across browser restarts. Check linked issues and comments for any proposed solutions or related work.