# Session A session represents a secure, time-bound interaction between a user and the emSigner platform. Sessions manage authentication context, signing state, and user actions during document execution. Session controls help prevent unauthorized access, replay attacks, and incomplete or abandoned transactions. emSigner platform has been configured with the **15 minutes session timeouts** and also pops up the session extender before the session timeout to prevent the discontinuity of signing activity. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://support.emsigner.com/key-concepts/session.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.