Configure connection timeout for broadcast events

We can control the maximum amount of time that WebSEAL keeps its connection open and waits for a broadcast event from the distributed session cache cluster.

Some clustered server architectures may implement a firewall between the WebSEAL cluster members and the appliance that runs the distributed session cache. Firewalls often restrict the flow of communication to one direction. WebSEAL communicates through the firewall to send session information to the distributed session cache.

To additionally receive broadcast events from the distributed session cache, WebSEAL must open another connection through the firewall. The firewall timeout policy can shut down this connection while WebSEAL is waiting for broadcast events from the distributed session cache. Use the response-by stanza entry in the [dsess-cluster] stanza of the WebSEAL configuration file to specify the length of time (in seconds) that WebSEAL keeps a connection open to the distributed session cache for receiving broadcast events for the distributed session cache cluster. When the timeout value is reached, WebSEAL recreates a new connection.

To ensure the most optimal conditions for keeping this connection open, set the response-by stanza entry value to be less than the internal firewall timeout value.

Parent topic: Communication timeout configuration for the distributed session cache