The timeout warning should appear 5 minutes before the timeout is due to occur.įollow the session timeout pattern to ensure your timeout is well designed.
Use this component to warn users that their session is about to time out.Ī timeout warning helps services meet WCAG 2.0 success criterion 2.2.1 - that services warn users before a timeout occurs and allow them to extend it. The below proposes guidance for the above mentioned timeout warning component that was tested Draft guidance for Timeout warning component Context: The Patterns and Components team (now GOV.UK Design System team) built a prototype timeout warning component for user research and for exploring what it would take to publish a production ready component.Ĭode for prototype that the team tested with.
