Definition and practical significance of @SessionScoped

Question

I would like to understand the full meaning of annotation @SessionScopedin JSF ManagedBean.

I suppose this is due to the http session , but still this is not very clear to me when it starts, when it ends, and if it can be interrupted.

• If I leave the browser open, without activity, for 2 hours. Is the session open?
• Is the session split between browser tabs
• Does the session perform an identity in Firefox, IE, or Safari?
• ...

Answer 1

• no, session timeout if no activity
• yes, the session is divided between browser tabs
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