diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7399f6f9e..6a0d55873 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.3.1
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/hrw v1.0.9
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go v0.95.1
-	github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go v1.27.0
+	github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go v1.27.1-0.20210607102659-cc1163fd5797
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-crypto v0.3.0
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go v0.0.0-20210520210714-9dee13f0d556
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/tzhash v1.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2d7b4a8d3..3c19f2f7e 100644
Binary files a/go.sum and b/go.sum differ
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 89e6ff537..fe2cf89a1 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cfg *viper.Viper) (*Server, error
 		FeeProvider:       server.feeConfig,
 		ContainerClient:   cnrClient,
 		NeoFSIDClient:     neofsIDClient,
+		NetworkState:      nmClient,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/common.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/common.go
index 98e953aff..562e780e2 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/common.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/common.go
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ func (cp *Processor) checkSessionToken(token *session.Token) error {
 		return errors.New("invalid signature")
 	}
 
+	// check lifetime
+	err := cp.checkTokenLifetime(token)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// check token owner's key ownership
 
 	key, err := keys.NewPublicKeyFromBytes(token.Signature().Key(), elliptic.P256())
@@ -149,3 +155,27 @@ func checkTokenContextWithCID(tok *session.Token, id *cid.ID, verbAssert verbAss
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (cp *Processor) checkTokenLifetime(token *session.Token) error {
+	curEpoch, err := cp.netState.Epoch()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not read current epoch: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	nbf := token.Nbf()
+	if curEpoch < nbf {
+		return fmt.Errorf("token is not valid yet: nbf %d, cur %d", nbf, curEpoch)
+	}
+
+	iat := token.Iat()
+	if curEpoch < iat {
+		return fmt.Errorf("token is issued in future: iat %d, cur %d", iat, curEpoch)
+	}
+
+	exp := token.Exp()
+	if curEpoch >= exp {
+		return fmt.Errorf("token is expired: exp %d, cur %d", exp, curEpoch)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/processor.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/processor.go
index d68fed242..dcee3ae2e 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/processor.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type (
 		feeProvider       *config.FeeConfig
 		cnrClient         *wrapper.Wrapper // notary must be enabled
 		idClient          *neofsid.ClientWrapper
+		netState          NetworkState
 	}
 
 	// Params of the processor constructor.
@@ -43,9 +44,20 @@ type (
 		FeeProvider       *config.FeeConfig
 		ContainerClient   *wrapper.Wrapper
 		NeoFSIDClient     *neofsid.ClientWrapper
+		NetworkState      NetworkState
 	}
 )
 
+// NetworkState is an interface of a component
+// that provides access to network state.
+type NetworkState interface {
+	// Epoch must return number of the current epoch.
+	//
+	// Must return any error encountered
+	// which did not allow reading the value.
+	Epoch() (uint64, error)
+}
+
 const (
 	putNotification    = "containerPut"
 	deleteNotification = "containerDelete"
@@ -68,6 +80,8 @@ func New(p *Params) (*Processor, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("ir/container: Container client is not set")
 	case p.NeoFSIDClient == nil:
 		return nil, errors.New("ir/container: NeoFS ID client is not set")
+	case p.NetworkState == nil:
+		return nil, errors.New("ir/container: network state is not set")
 	}
 
 	p.Log.Debug("container worker pool", zap.Int("size", p.PoolSize))
@@ -86,6 +100,7 @@ func New(p *Params) (*Processor, error) {
 		feeProvider:       p.FeeProvider,
 		cnrClient:         p.ContainerClient,
 		idClient:          p.NeoFSIDClient,
+		netState:          p.NetworkState,
 	}, nil
 }