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October 14, 2026

## Infrastructure applications support a configurable session duration

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[Infrastructure applications](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/access-controls/applications/non-http/infrastructure-apps/) now have a configurable session duration with a default value of 24 hours. You can set the session duration when creating or editing an infrastructure application in the dashboard or via the API.

![Session duration setting in infrastructure application configuration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=2824,height=522,format=webp/_astro/infrastructure-ssh-session-duration.DI7ApX89.png)

When the session duration elapses, any active SSH connections through that application will be closed, and users will need to reconnect. Previously, infrastructure applications did not enforce a session duration limit. Sessions could persist beyond 24 hours in some cases, but were never guaranteed beyond 10 hours due to [Gateway connection limits](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/access-controls/troubleshooting/#long-lived-ssh-sessions-disconnect).

When a target matches multiple infrastructure applications, the shortest session duration applies.

For more information, refer to [Session duration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/connectors/cloudflare-tunnel/use-cases/ssh/ssh-infrastructure-access/#session-duration).

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