[[_sp-idp-allowedclockskew]]

===== IDP AllowedClockSkew sub element

The `AllowedClockSkew` optional sub element defines the allowed clock skew between IDP and SP.
The default value is 0.

[source,xml]
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<AllowedClockSkew unit="MILLISECONDS">3500</AllowedClockSkew>
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unit::
  It is possible to define the time unit attached to the value for this element.
  Allowed values are MICROSECONDS, MILLISECONDS, MINUTES, NANOSECONDS and SECONDS.
  This is _OPTIONAL_.
  The default value is `SECONDS`.


