You can - look at the ExpirationPolicy under Eviction Policies in the User Guide. (JBC 2.X only though) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4161720#4161720 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4161720