Release 090626
The following improvements will be released to the Demo environment on Tuesday 2 June. They will then be released to production on Tuesday 9 June. No action is required. These changes were outlined in the Beacon Newsletter earlier in May.
Consistent application of session timeout settings
In some situations, following an automatic logout, it was possible for users to open a new tab or window and be logged in without using their credentials. This has been resolved. Users who have been logged, out due to session inactivity, will now always have to enter their credentials to log in again.
Session timeout increased
The session timeout setting of 20 minutes has now been increased to 40 minutes. Inactivity of 40 minutes or more will result in the user being automatically logged out. This has been set as the default duration but can be reduced in Personal preferences under Misc on the Beacon dashboard.
The interface of this setting has also been improved to clarify the timeout setting. This had previously made it appear that it might be possible to set the timeout to 99 minutes.