What does the Socket Timeout control?

• A. Sets maximum time to establish a connection.
• B. Determines how long a session can stay idle.
• C. Sets maximum time Confluence will wait for data.
• D. Limits the number of concurrent sockets.

Answer: (C)

Socket timeout defines how long Confluence will wait for data to arrive on a socket after a request is made. It prevents blocking indefinitely when the other end is slow or unresponsive. The option that matches this behavior states that Confluence will wait for data up to a maximum amount of time. This differs from a connection timeout, which is about establishing the initial link; an idle session timeout, which governs how long a session can sit unused; and a limit on concurrent sockets, which is a resource cap rather than a wait time for data. In short, it’s the maximum wait time for data to be received after a request.