diff --git a/WorkFlow.API/Program.cs b/WorkFlow.API/Program.cs
index 09f5062..951cde6 100644
--- a/WorkFlow.API/Program.cs
+++ b/WorkFlow.API/Program.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ builder.Services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationSc
         options.Cookie.SameSite = SameSiteMode.Strict; // Protects against CSRF attacks by restricting how cookies are sent with requests from external sites
         options.LoginPath = "/api/auth/login";
         options.LogoutPath = "/api/auth/logout";
+        options.ExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(60); // timeout.
+        options.SlidingExpiration = true; //refreshes the expiration time on each request.
+        options.Cookie.Name = "AuthSession";
     });
 
 builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
diff --git a/WorkFlow.API/appsettings.json b/WorkFlow.API/appsettings.json
index f5166d5..89037e4 100644
--- a/WorkFlow.API/appsettings.json
+++ b/WorkFlow.API/appsettings.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   },
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "Default": "Server=SDD-VMP04-SQL17\\DD_DEVELOP01;Database=DD_ECM;User Id=g+2edXEbMbujCUjh7INZRQ==;Password=Bz/n9pu8EyzlVqicaMRQGQ==;Encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=True;"
+    "Default": "Server=SDD-VMP04-SQL17\\DD_DEVELOP01;Database=DD_ECM;User Id=sa;Password=dd;Encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=True;"
   },
   "DirectorySearchOptions": {
     "ServerName": "DD-VMP01-DC01",