diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f9cbd72b..fc2aac8b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dist/
 
 # Specific files
 /config.yml
+/config.test.yml
 
 example/ldap/private.ldif
 
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index e0400f53..20079953 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         args: ['--colors', '--compilers', 'ts:ts-node/register', '--recursive', 'client/test']
       },
       "test-int": {
-        cmd: "./node_modules/.bin/cucumber-js",
-        args: ["--colors", "--compiler", "ts:ts-node/register", "./test/features"]
+        cmd: "./scripts/run-cucumber.sh",
+        args: ["./test/features"]
       },
       "docker-build": {
         cmd: "docker",
diff --git a/config.template.yml b/config.template.yml
index 5505e2f2..a712a672 100644
--- a/config.template.yml
+++ b/config.template.yml
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ session:
   # The time in ms before the cookie expires and session is reset.
   expiration: 3600000 # 1 hour
 
+  # The inactivity time in ms before the session is reset.
+  inactivity: 300000 # 5 minutes
+
   # The domain to protect.
   # Note: the authenticator must also be in that domain. If empty, the cookie
   # is restricted to the subdomain of the issuer. 
diff --git a/config.test.yml b/config.test.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d1597db..00000000
--- a/config.test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-###############################################################
-#                   Authelia configuration                    #
-###############################################################
-
-# The port to listen on
-port: 80
-
-# Log level
-#
-# Level of verbosity for logs
-logs_level: debug
-
-# LDAP configuration
-#
-# Example: for user john, the DN will be cn=john,ou=users,dc=example,dc=com
-ldap:
-  # The url of the ldap server
-  url: ldap://openldap
-
-  # The base dn for every entries
-  base_dn: dc=example,dc=com
-
-  # An additional dn to define the scope to all users
-  additional_users_dn: ou=users
-
-  # The users filter. 
-  # {0} is the matcher replaced by username.
-  # 'cn={0}' by default.
-  users_filter: cn={0}
-
-  # An additional dn to define the scope of groups
-  additional_groups_dn: ou=groups
-
-  # The groups filter used for retrieving groups of a given user.
-  # {0} is a matcher replaced by username.
-  # {dn} is a matcher replaced by user DN.
-  # 'member={dn}' by default.
-  groups_filter: (&(member={dn})(objectclass=groupOfNames))
-
-  # The attribute holding the name of the group
-  group_name_attribute: cn
-
-  # The attribute holding the mail address of the user
-  mail_attribute: mail
-
-  # The username and password of the admin user.
-  user: cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
-  password: password
-
-# Authentication methods
-#
-# Authentication methods can be defined per subdomain.
-# There are currently two available methods: "basic_auth" and "two_factor"
-#
-# Note: by default a domain uses "two_factor" method.
-#
-# Note: 'per_subdomain_methods' is a dictionary where keys must be subdomains and
-# values must be one of the two possible methods.
-#
-# Note: 'per_subdomain_methods' is optional.
-authentication_methods:
-  default_method: two_factor
-  per_subdomain_methods:
-    basicauth.test.local: basic_auth
-
-# Access Control
-#
-# Access control is a set of rules you can use to restrict the user access.
-# Default (anyone), per-user or per-group rules can be defined.
-#
-# If 'access_control' is not defined, ACL rules are disabled and a default policy
-# is applied, i.e., access is allowed to anyone. Otherwise restrictions follow 
-# the rules defined below.
-# If no rule is provided, all domains are denied.
-#
-# One can use the wildcard * to match any subdomain. 
-# Note 1: It must stand at the beginning of the pattern. (example: *.mydomain.com)
-# Note 2: You must put the pattern in simple quotes when using the wildcard.
-access_control:
-  # Default policy can either be `allow` or `deny`.
-  # It is the policy applied to any resource if it has not been overriden
-  # in the `any`, `groups` or `users` category.
-  default_policy: deny
-
-  # The rules that apply to anyone.
-  # The value is a list of rules.
-  any:
-    - domain: public.test.local
-      policy: allow
-  
-  # Group-based rules. The key is a group name and the value
-  # is a list of rules.
-  groups:
-    admin:
-      # All resources in all domains
-      - domain: '*.test.local'
-        policy: allow
-      # Except mx2.mail.test.local (it restricts the first rule)
-      - domain: 'mx2.mail.test.local'
-        policy: deny
-    dev:
-      - domain: dev.test.local
-        policy: allow
-        resources:
-          - '^/groups/dev/.*$'
-  
-  # User-based rules. The key is a user name and the value
-  # is a list of rules.
-  users:
-    john:
-      - domain: dev.test.local
-        policy: allow
-        resources:
-          - '^/users/john/.*$' 
-    harry:
-      - domain: dev.test.local
-        policy: allow
-        resources:
-          - '^/users/harry/.*$'
-    bob:
-      - domain: '*.mail.test.local'
-        policy: allow
-      - domain: 'dev.test.local'
-        policy: allow
-        resources:
-          - '^/users/bob/.*$'
-
-# Configuration of session cookies
-# 
-# The session cookies identify the user once logged in.
-session:
-  # The secret to encrypt the session cookie.
-  secret: unsecure_secret
-  
-  # The time before the cookie expires.
-  expiration: 10000
-
-  # The domain to protect.
-  # Note: the authenticator must also be in that domain. If empty, the cookie
-  # is restricted to the subdomain of the issuer. 
-  domain: test.local
-  
-  # The redis connection details
-  redis:
-    host: redis
-    port: 6379
-
-# Configuration of the authentication regulation mechanism.
-#
-# This mechanism prevents attackers from brute forcing the first factor.
-# It bans the user if too many attempts are done in a short period of
-# time.
-regulation:
-  # The number of failed login attempts before user is banned. 
-  # Set it to 0 for disabling regulation.
-  max_retries: 3
-
-  # The length of time between login attempts before user is banned.
-  find_time: 15 
-
-  # The length of time before a banned user can login again.
-  ban_time: 4 
-
-# Configuration of the storage backend used to store data and secrets.
-#
-# You must use only an available configuration: local, mongo
-storage:
-  # The directory where the DB files will be saved
-  # local: /var/lib/authelia/store
-  
-  # Settings to connect to mongo server
-  mongo:
-    url: mongodb://mongo/authelia
-
-# Configuration of the notification system.
-#
-# Notifications are sent to users when they require a password reset, a u2f
-# registration or a TOTP registration.
-# Use only an available configuration: filesystem, gmail
-notifier:
-  # Use your email account to send the notifications. You can use an app password.
-  # List of valid services can be found here: https://nodemailer.com/smtp/well-known/  
-  # email:
-  #   username: user@example.com
-  #   password: yourpassword
-  #   sender: admin@example.com
-  #   service: gmail
-  
-  # Use a SMTP server for sending notifications
-  smtp:
-    username: test
-    password: test
-    secure: false
-    host: 'smtp'
-    port: 1025
-    sender: admin@example.com
diff --git a/scripts/run-cucumber.sh b/scripts/run-cucumber.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..af64ff08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-cucumber.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+./node_modules/.bin/cucumber-js --colors --compiler ts:ts-node/register $*
diff --git a/server/src/lib/AuthenticationSession.ts b/server/src/lib/AuthenticationSession.ts
index ad692f96..93317132 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/AuthenticationSession.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/AuthenticationSession.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface AuthenticationSession {
   userid: string;
   first_factor: boolean;
   second_factor: boolean;
-  last_activity_datetime: Date;
+  last_activity_datetime: number;
   identity_check?: {
     challenge: string;
     userid: string;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function reset(req: express.Request): void {
   req.session.auth = Object.assign({}, INITIAL_AUTHENTICATION_SESSION, {});
 
   // Initialize last activity with current time
-  req.session.auth.last_activity_datetime = new Date();
+  req.session.auth.last_activity_datetime = new Date().getTime();
 }
 
 export function get(req: express.Request): BluebirdPromise<AuthenticationSession> {
diff --git a/server/src/lib/configuration/Configuration.d.ts b/server/src/lib/configuration/Configuration.d.ts
index cda35e14..7582ea0f 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/configuration/Configuration.d.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/configuration/Configuration.d.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export interface SessionRedisOptions {
 interface SessionCookieConfiguration {
     secret: string;
     expiration?: number;
+    inactivity?: number;
     domain?: string;
     redis?: SessionRedisOptions;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/lib/configuration/ConfigurationParser.ts b/server/src/lib/configuration/ConfigurationParser.ts
index bbbe9acf..186ce5da 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/configuration/ConfigurationParser.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/configuration/ConfigurationParser.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function adaptFromUserConfiguration(userConfiguration: UserConfiguration)
       domain: ObjectPath.get<object, string>(userConfiguration, "session.domain"),
       secret: ObjectPath.get<object, string>(userConfiguration, "session.secret"),
       expiration: get_optional<number>(userConfiguration, "session.expiration", 3600000), // in ms
+      inactivity: get_optional<number>(userConfiguration, "session.inactivity", undefined),
       redis: ObjectPath.get<object, SessionRedisOptions>(userConfiguration, "session.redis")
     },
     storage: {
diff --git a/server/src/lib/routes/verify/get.ts b/server/src/lib/routes/verify/get.ts
index 1afb5385..13a86c0f 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/routes/verify/get.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/routes/verify/get.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Util = require("util");
 import { DomainExtractor } from "../../utils/DomainExtractor";
 import { ServerVariables } from "../../ServerVariables";
 import { AuthenticationMethodCalculator } from "../../AuthenticationMethodCalculator";
+import { IRequestLogger } from "../../logging/IRequestLogger";
 
 const FIRST_FACTOR_NOT_VALIDATED_MESSAGE = "First factor not yet validated";
 const SECOND_FACTOR_NOT_VALIDATED_MESSAGE = "Second factor not yet validated";
@@ -20,17 +21,48 @@ const SECOND_FACTOR_NOT_VALIDATED_MESSAGE = "Second factor not yet validated";
 const REMOTE_USER = "Remote-User";
 const REMOTE_GROUPS = "Remote-Groups";
 
+function verify_inactivity(req: express.Request,
+  authSession: AuthenticationSession.AuthenticationSession,
+  configuration: AppConfiguration, logger: IRequestLogger)
+  : BluebirdPromise<void> {
+
+  const lastActivityTime = authSession.last_activity_datetime;
+  const currentTime = new Date().getTime();
+  authSession.last_activity_datetime = currentTime;
+
+  // If inactivity is not specified, then inactivity timeout does not apply
+  if (!configuration.session.inactivity) {
+    return BluebirdPromise.resolve();
+  }
+
+  const inactivityPeriodMs = currentTime - lastActivityTime;
+  logger.debug(req, "Inactivity period was %s s and max period was %s.",
+    inactivityPeriodMs / 1000, configuration.session.inactivity / 1000);
+  if (inactivityPeriodMs < configuration.session.inactivity) {
+    return BluebirdPromise.resolve();
+  }
+
+  logger.debug(req, "Session has been reset after too long inactivity period.");
+  AuthenticationSession.reset(req);
+  return BluebirdPromise.reject(new Error("Inactivity period exceeded."));
+}
+
 function verify_filter(req: express.Request, res: express.Response,
   vars: ServerVariables): BluebirdPromise<void> {
+  let _authSession: AuthenticationSession.AuthenticationSession;
+  let username: string;
+  let groups: string[];
 
   return AuthenticationSession.get(req)
     .then(function (authSession) {
+      _authSession = authSession;
+      username = _authSession.userid;
+      groups = _authSession.groups;
+
       res.set("Redirect", encodeURIComponent("https://" + req.headers["host"] +
         req.headers["x-original-uri"]));
 
-      const username = authSession.userid;
-      const groups = authSession.groups;
-      if (!authSession.userid)
+      if (!_authSession.userid)
         return BluebirdPromise.reject(
           new exceptions.AccessDeniedError(FIRST_FACTOR_NOT_VALIDATED_MESSAGE));
 
@@ -44,23 +76,27 @@ function verify_filter(req: express.Request, res: express.Response,
       vars.logger.debug(req, "domain=%s, path=%s, user=%s, groups=%s", domain, path,
         username, groups.join(","));
 
-      if (!authSession.first_factor)
+      if (!_authSession.first_factor)
         return BluebirdPromise.reject(
           new exceptions.AccessDeniedError(FIRST_FACTOR_NOT_VALIDATED_MESSAGE));
 
+      if (authenticationMethod == "two_factor" && !_authSession.second_factor)
+        return BluebirdPromise.reject(
+          new exceptions.AccessDeniedError(SECOND_FACTOR_NOT_VALIDATED_MESSAGE));
+
       const isAllowed = vars.accessController.isAccessAllowed(domain, path, username, groups);
       if (!isAllowed) return BluebirdPromise.reject(
         new exceptions.DomainAccessDenied(Util.format("User '%s' does not have access to '%s'",
           username, domain)));
-
-      if (authenticationMethod == "two_factor" && !authSession.second_factor)
-        return BluebirdPromise.reject(
-          new exceptions.AccessDeniedError(SECOND_FACTOR_NOT_VALIDATED_MESSAGE));
-
+      return BluebirdPromise.resolve();
+    })
+    .then(function () {
+      return verify_inactivity(req, _authSession,
+        vars.config, vars.logger);
+    })
+    .then(function () {
       res.setHeader(REMOTE_USER, username);
       res.setHeader(REMOTE_GROUPS, groups.join(","));
-
-      return BluebirdPromise.resolve();
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/server/test/SessionConfigurationBuilder.test.ts b/server/test/SessionConfigurationBuilder.test.ts
index c5a8cd91..6273382f 100644
--- a/server/test/SessionConfigurationBuilder.test.ts
+++ b/server/test/SessionConfigurationBuilder.test.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ describe("test session configuration builder", function () {
         domain: "example.com",
         expiration: 3600,
         secret: "secret",
+        inactivity: 4000,
         redis: {
           host: "redis.example.com",
           port: 6379
diff --git a/server/test/configuration/ConfigurationParser.test.ts b/server/test/configuration/ConfigurationParser.test.ts
index 4134cec3..c31e18b6 100644
--- a/server/test/configuration/ConfigurationParser.test.ts
+++ b/server/test/configuration/ConfigurationParser.test.ts
@@ -61,17 +61,35 @@ describe("test config parser", function () {
     });
   });
 
-  it("should get the session attributes", function () {
-    const yaml_config = buildYamlConfig();
-    yaml_config.session = {
-      domain: "example.com",
-      secret: "secret",
-      expiration: 3600
-    };
-    const config = ConfigurationParser.parse(yaml_config);
-    Assert.equal(config.session.domain, "example.com");
-    Assert.equal(config.session.secret, "secret");
-    Assert.equal(config.session.expiration, 3600);
+  describe("test session configuration", function() {
+    it("should get the session attributes", function () {
+      const yaml_config = buildYamlConfig();
+      yaml_config.session = {
+        domain: "example.com",
+        secret: "secret",
+        expiration: 3600,
+        inactivity: 4000
+      };
+      const config = ConfigurationParser.parse(yaml_config);
+      Assert.equal(config.session.domain, "example.com");
+      Assert.equal(config.session.secret, "secret");
+      Assert.equal(config.session.expiration, 3600);
+      Assert.equal(config.session.inactivity, 4000);
+    });
+
+    it("should be ok not specifying inactivity", function () {
+      const yaml_config = buildYamlConfig();
+      yaml_config.session = {
+        domain: "example.com",
+        secret: "secret",
+        expiration: 3600
+      };
+      const config = ConfigurationParser.parse(yaml_config);
+      Assert.equal(config.session.domain, "example.com");
+      Assert.equal(config.session.secret, "secret");
+      Assert.equal(config.session.expiration, 3600);
+      Assert.equal(config.session.inactivity, undefined);
+    });
   });
 
   it("should get the log level", function () {
diff --git a/server/test/routes/verify/get.test.ts b/server/test/routes/verify/get.test.ts
index cc89a2fe..61c8e053 100644
--- a/server/test/routes/verify/get.test.ts
+++ b/server/test/routes/verify/get.test.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe("test /verify endpoint", function () {
   }
 
   describe("given user tries to access a 2-factor endpoint", function () {
-    before(function() {
+    before(function () {
       mocks.accessController.isAccessAllowedMock.returns(true);
     });
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe("test /verify endpoint", function () {
           second_factor: false,
           email: undefined,
           groups: [],
-          last_activity_datetime: new Date()
+          last_activity_datetime: new Date().getTime()
         });
       });
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe("test /verify endpoint", function () {
           second_factor: true,
           email: undefined,
           groups: [],
-          last_activity_datetime: new Date()
+          last_activity_datetime: new Date().getTime()
         });
       });
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe("test /verify endpoint", function () {
           second_factor: false,
           email: undefined,
           groups: [],
-          last_activity_datetime: new Date()
+          last_activity_datetime: new Date().getTime()
         });
       });
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe("test /verify endpoint", function () {
           second_factor: false,
           email: undefined,
           groups: [],
-          last_activity_datetime: new Date()
+          last_activity_datetime: new Date().getTime()
         });
       });
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe("test /verify endpoint", function () {
               userid: "user",
               groups: ["group1", "group2"],
               email: undefined,
-              last_activity_datetime: new Date()
+              last_activity_datetime: new Date().getTime()
             });
           });
       });
@@ -191,5 +191,53 @@ describe("test /verify endpoint", function () {
         });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("inactivity period", function () {
+    it("should update last inactivity period on requests on /verify", function () {
+      mocks.config.session.inactivity = 200000;
+      mocks.accessController.isAccessAllowedMock.returns(true);
+      const currentTime = new Date().getTime() - 1000;
+      AuthenticationSession.reset(req as any);
+      return AuthenticationSession.get(req as any)
+        .then(function (authSession: AuthenticationSession.AuthenticationSession) {
+          authSession.first_factor = true;
+          authSession.second_factor = true;
+          authSession.userid = "myuser";
+          authSession.groups = ["mygroup", "othergroup"];
+          authSession.last_activity_datetime = currentTime;
+          return VerifyGet.default(vars)(req as express.Request, res as any);
+        })
+        .then(function () {
+          return AuthenticationSession.get(req as any);
+        })
+        .then(function (authSession) {
+          Assert(authSession.last_activity_datetime > currentTime);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("should reset session when max inactivity period has been reached", function () {
+      mocks.config.session.inactivity = 1;
+      mocks.accessController.isAccessAllowedMock.returns(true);
+      const currentTime = new Date().getTime() - 1000;
+      AuthenticationSession.reset(req as any);
+      return AuthenticationSession.get(req as any)
+        .then(function (authSession: AuthenticationSession.AuthenticationSession) {
+          authSession.first_factor = true;
+          authSession.second_factor = true;
+          authSession.userid = "myuser";
+          authSession.groups = ["mygroup", "othergroup"];
+          authSession.last_activity_datetime = currentTime;
+          return VerifyGet.default(vars)(req as express.Request, res as any);
+        })
+        .then(function () {
+          return AuthenticationSession.get(req as any);
+        })
+        .then(function (authSession) {
+          Assert.equal(authSession.first_factor, false);
+          Assert.equal(authSession.second_factor, false);
+          Assert.equal(authSession.userid, undefined);
+        });
+    });
+  });
 });
 
diff --git a/test/features/redirection.feature b/test/features/redirection.feature
index 12fba93b..1693357c 100644
--- a/test/features/redirection.feature
+++ b/test/features/redirection.feature
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ Feature: User is correctly redirected
     And I visit "https://admin.test.local:8080/secret.html"
     Then I get an error 403
 
-
-
   Scenario: Redirection URL is propagated from restricted page to first factor
     When I visit "https://public.test.local:8080/secret.html"
     Then I'm redirected to "https://auth.test.local:8080/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.test.local%3A8080%2Fsecret.html"
diff --git a/test/features/regulation.feature b/test/features/regulation.feature
index 69e5a69b..baac96a2 100644
--- a/test/features/regulation.feature
+++ b/test/features/regulation.feature
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+@needs-regulation-config
 Feature: Authelia regulates authentication to avoid brute force
 
-  @needs-test-config
   @need-registered-user-blackhat
   Scenario: Attacker tries too many authentication in a short period of time and get banned
     Given I visit "https://auth.test.local:8080/"
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Feature: Authelia regulates authentication to avoid brute force
     And I click on "Sign in"
     Then I get a notification of type "error" with message "Authentication failed. Please check your credentials."
 
-  @needs-test-config
   @need-registered-user-blackhat
   Scenario: User is unbanned after a configured amount of time
     Given I visit "https://auth.test.local:8080/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.test.local%3A8080%2Fsecret.html"
diff --git a/test/features/session-timeout.feature b/test/features/session-timeout.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebf429a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/session-timeout.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+@needs-inactivity-config
+Feature: Session is closed after a certain amount of time
+
+  @need-authenticated-user-john
+  Scenario: An authenticated user is disconnected after a certain inactivity period
+    Given I have access to:
+      | url                                                    |
+      | https://public.test.local:8080/secret.html             |
+    When I sleep for 6 seconds
+    And I visit "https://public.test.local:8080/secret.html"
+    Then I'm redirected to "https://auth.test.local:8080/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.test.local%3A8080%2Fsecret.html"
+
+  @need-authenticated-user-john
+  Scenario: An authenticated user is disconnected after session expiration period
+    Given I have access to:
+      | url                                                    |
+      | https://public.test.local:8080/secret.html             |
+    When I sleep for 4 seconds
+    And I visit "https://public.test.local:8080/secret.html"
+    And I sleep for 4 seconds
+    And I visit "https://public.test.local:8080/secret.html"
+    And I sleep for 4 seconds
+    And I visit "https://public.test.local:8080/secret.html"
+    Then I'm redirected to "https://auth.test.local:8080/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.test.local%3A8080%2Fsecret.html"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/features/step_definitions/hooks.ts b/test/features/step_definitions/hooks.ts
index b8dcddfc..b2ff9f75 100644
--- a/test/features/step_definitions/hooks.ts
+++ b/test/features/step_definitions/hooks.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { UserDataStore } from "../../../server/src/lib/storage/UserDataStore";
 import { CollectionFactoryFactory } from "../../../server/src/lib/storage/CollectionFactoryFactory";
 import { MongoConnector } from "../../../server/src/lib/connectors/mongo/MongoConnector";
 import { IMongoClient } from "../../../server/src/lib/connectors/mongo/IMongoClient";
-import { TOTPGenerator } from "../../../server/src/lib/TOTPGenerator";
+import { TotpHandler } from "../../../server/src/lib/authentication/totp/TotpHandler";
 import Speakeasy = require("speakeasy");
 
 Cucumber.defineSupportCode(function ({ setDefaultTimeout }) {
@@ -14,19 +14,46 @@ Cucumber.defineSupportCode(function ({ setDefaultTimeout }) {
 });
 
 Cucumber.defineSupportCode(function ({ After, Before }) {
-  const exec = BluebirdPromise.promisify(ChildProcess.exec);
+  const exec = BluebirdPromise.promisify<any, any>(ChildProcess.exec);
 
   After(function () {
     return this.driver.quit();
   });
 
-  Before({ tags: "@needs-test-config", timeout: 20 * 1000 }, function () {
-    return exec("./scripts/example-commit/dc-example.sh -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d authelia && sleep 2");
-  });
+  function createRegulationConfiguration(): BluebirdPromise<void> {
+    return exec("\
+    cat config.template.yml | \
+    sed 's/find_time: [0-9]\\+/find_time: 15/' | \
+    sed 's/ban_time: [0-9]\\+/ban_time: 4/' > config.test.yml \
+    ");
+  }
 
-  After({ tags: "@needs-test-config", timeout: 20 * 1000 }, function () {
-    return exec("./scripts/example-commit/dc-example.sh up -d authelia && sleep 2");
-  });
+  function createInactivityConfiguration(): BluebirdPromise<void> {
+    return exec("\
+    cat config.template.yml | \
+    sed 's/expiration: [0-9]\\+/expiration: 10000/' | \
+    sed 's/inactivity: [0-9]\\+/inactivity: 5000/' > config.test.yml \
+    ");
+  }
+
+  function declareNeedsConfiguration(tag: string, cb: () => BluebirdPromise<void>) {
+    Before({ tags: "@needs-" + tag + "-config", timeout: 20 * 1000 }, function () {
+      return cb()
+        .then(function () {
+          return exec("./scripts/example-commit/dc-example.sh -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d authelia && sleep 1");
+        })
+    });
+
+    After({ tags: "@needs-" + tag + "-config", timeout: 20 * 1000 }, function () {
+      return exec("rm config.test.yml")
+        .then(function () {
+          return exec("./scripts/example-commit/dc-example.sh up -d authelia && sleep 1");
+        });
+    });
+  }
+
+  declareNeedsConfiguration("regulation", createRegulationConfiguration);
+  declareNeedsConfiguration("inactivity", createInactivityConfiguration);
 
   function registerUser(context: any, username: string) {
     let secret: Speakeasy.Key;
@@ -36,7 +63,7 @@ Cucumber.defineSupportCode(function ({ After, Before }) {
         const collectionFactory = CollectionFactoryFactory.createMongo(mongoClient);
         const userDataStore = new UserDataStore(collectionFactory);
 
-        const generator = new TOTPGenerator(Speakeasy);
+        const generator = new TotpHandler(Speakeasy);
         secret = generator.generate();
         return userDataStore.saveTOTPSecret(username, secret);
       })
@@ -56,7 +83,10 @@ Cucumber.defineSupportCode(function ({ After, Before }) {
   }
 
   function needAuthenticatedUser(context: any, username: string): BluebirdPromise<void> {
-    return context.visit("https://auth.test.local:8080/")
+    return context.visit("https://auth.test.local:8080/logout")
+      .then(function () {
+        return context.visit("https://auth.test.local:8080/");
+      })
       .then(function () {
         return registerUser(context, username);
       })
@@ -66,7 +96,7 @@ Cucumber.defineSupportCode(function ({ After, Before }) {
       .then(function () {
         return context.useTotpTokenHandle("REGISTERED");
       })
-      .then(function() {
+      .then(function () {
         return context.clickOnButton("TOTP");
       });
   }
diff --git a/test/features/step_definitions/resilience.ts b/test/features/step_definitions/resilience.ts
index ad75a143..50930841 100644
--- a/test/features/step_definitions/resilience.ts
+++ b/test/features/step_definitions/resilience.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import BluebirdPromise = require("bluebird");
 Cucumber.defineSupportCode(function ({ Given, When, Then }) {
   When(/^the application restarts$/, {timeout: 15 * 1000}, function () {
     const exec = BluebirdPromise.promisify(ChildProcess.exec);
-    return exec("./scripts/example-commit/dc-example.sh restart authelia && sleep 2");
+    return exec("./scripts/example-commit/dc-example.sh restart authelia && sleep 1");
   });
 });
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diff --git a/test/features/step_definitions/session-timeout.ts b/test/features/step_definitions/session-timeout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98131274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/step_definitions/session-timeout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import Cucumber = require("cucumber");
+import seleniumWebdriver = require("selenium-webdriver");
+
+Cucumber.defineSupportCode(function ({ Given, When, Then }) {
+  When("I sleep for {number} seconds", function (seconds: number) {
+    return this.driver.sleep(seconds * 1000);
+  });
+});
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