Refresh expired SAML Token for Sharepoint

Question

I am using Map Network Drive in Windows Explorer to add a Sharepoint folder. This link is supposed to be valid for the lifetime of the security token that Sharepoint returns. When the token expires, the only way to access the mapped drive is by re-logging on to Sharepoint. Is there a way to refresh the token pre or post expiration that avoids this re-logon step, say through a console app that a user can run?

Answer 1

You can try several approaches.

1. Configure expiration time to be long and create simple app or powershell script and run it with scheduler on predefined time period.
2. Modify Global.asax to neverending session.

Check this

http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2010/08/09/setting-the-login-token-expiration-correctly-for-sharepoint-2010-saml-claims-users.aspx

http://blogs.southworks.net/fboerr/2011/04/15/sliding-sessions-in-sharepoint-2010/

http://jasear.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/sharepoint-2010-set-session-timout-on-a-fba-enabled-site/