# I am using Lock, is there a way to require re-authentication or to set maxage?

**URL:** <https://community.auth0.com/t/i-am-using-lock-is-there-a-way-to-require-re-authentication-or-to-set-maxage/8239>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** lock\
**Created:** [September 19, 2017, 7:50am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/i-am-using-lock-is-there-a-way-to-require-re-authentication-or-to-set-maxage/8239 "2017-09-19T07:50:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![aaron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/aaron/32/6318_2.png) [@aaron](https://community.auth0.com/u/aaron)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 7:50am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/i-am-using-lock-is-there-a-way-to-require-re-authentication-or-to-set-maxage/8239/1 "2017-09-19T07:50:05Z")

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I have an Angular 4 application using lock, and on a few sections I want to verify the user on a shared computer. I would like to force re-authentication on these section OR set the maxage per the OpenID Connect spec. I don’t see how to do either with Lock.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/b/5/b560f266932fcce5d57f09a6595bd50518cae3f3.jpeg) [@system](https://community.auth0.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/i-am-using-lock-is-there-a-way-to-require-re-authentication-or-to-set-maxage/8239/2 "2018-03-02T05:56:34Z")

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