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title: Why is automatic logout required?
description: "Automatic session logout helps **SMS Gateway Center** meet common security and compliance expectations, including: - Reducing exposure when a user forgets to log out - Limiting misuse of an unattended or unlocked session - Supporting security assessments that require enforced…"
url: "https://www.smsgatewaycenter.com/blog/kb/why-is-automatic-logout-required/"
updated: "2026-06-11"
category: Security / Session Management
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# Why is automatic logout required?

Automatic session logout helps **SMS Gateway Center** meet common security and compliance expectations, including:

- Reducing exposure when a user forgets to log out
- Limiting misuse of an unattended or unlocked session
- Supporting security assessments that require enforced session expiry
- Aligning with best practices for web application session management

This applies to the web user panel. API access using API keys follows separate authentication rules and is not affected by browser session idle timeout in the same way.

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